-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, TGCCvs4R2BsId8AjLT6/KVxnNt5y91vYDJX5RBPSkqsAvyWBB44AQ9bxRND8iZt1 RdJqepRcWGXzvf92RLCHCA== 0001193125-08-097332.txt : 20080430 0001193125-08-097332.hdr.sgml : 20080430 20080430165214 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-08-097332 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 4 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20080424 ITEM INFORMATION: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement ITEM INFORMATION: Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant ITEM INFORMATION: Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20080430 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20080430 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: GeoPharma, Inc. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001098315 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS [2834] IRS NUMBER: 592600232 STATE OF INCORPORATION: FL FISCAL YEAR END: 0331 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-16185 FILM NUMBER: 08790486 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 6950 BRYAN DAIRY RD CITY: LARGO STATE: FL ZIP: 33777 BUSINESS PHONE: 7275448866 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 6950 BRYAN DAIRY RD CITY: LARGO STATE: FL ZIP: 33777 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: Geopharma, Inc. DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20040707 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: INNOVATIVE COMPANIES INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20030703 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: INNOVATIVE COS INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20030627 8-K 1 d8k.htm FORM 8K Form 8K

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest reported event): April 24, 2008

 

 

GEOPHARMA, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

 

 

Florida   001-16185   59-2600232

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

  (Commission File Number)  

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

6950 Bryan Dairy Road, Largo, Florida   33777
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (727) 544-8866

 

 

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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

¨ 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

As previously reported, on April 5, 2007, GeoPharma, Inc. (the “Company”) and Whitebox Pharmaceutical Growth Fund, Ltd. (“Whitebox”) entered into a Secured Convertible Note Purchase Agreement, dated as of April 5, 2007 (the “Original Note Purchase Agreement”), and certain other transaction documents described in the Original Note Purchase Agreement, including two registration rights agreements, also dated April 5, 2007 (the “Original Registration Rights Agreements”). The Original Note Purchase Agreement provided for the issuance of a $10,000,000 8% Secured Convertible Promissory Note, dated as of April 5, 2007 (the “Original Note”), with up to $5,000,000 of Additional Notes and $5,000,000 of Subsequent Notes issuable under the Original Note Purchase Agreement upon the satisfaction of the terms and conditions set forth in the Original Note Purchase Agreement.

On April 24, 2008, the Company and Whitebox entered into an Amended and Restated Note Purchase Agreement (the “Restated Note Purchase Agreement”), Amended and Restated Convertible Promissory Note (the “Restated Note”), and Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement (the “Restated Registration Rights Agreement” and collectively with the “Restated Note Purchase Agreement and “Restated Note,” the “Restated Agreements”), all of which collectively serve to amend and restate the Original Note, Original Note Purchase Agreement and the Original Registration Rights Agreements. The material amendments contained in the Restated Agreements include the following:

 

   

The Additional Notes contemplated by the Original Note Purchase Agreement have been eliminated and replaced by adding the principal amount of the Additional Notes ($5,000,000) to the Restated Note, thus increasing the total principal amount of the Restated Note to $15,000,000.

 

   

The terms and conditions necessary to satisfy the issuance of the Subsequent Notes contemplated by the Original Note Purchase Agreement have been modified so that Whitebox is now required to make such loan upon the Company’s acquisition of the real estate related to its Beta-Lactam facility (which it currently leases) in Baltimore, Maryland and the satisfaction or waiver of certain other closing conditions related thereto.

 

   

All interest that had accrued on the Original Note from its original issue date (April 5, 2007) through April 24, 2008, in the amount of $865,058, has been converted by Whitebox into a total of 389,666 shares of the Company’s Common Stock in full satisfaction of such accrued interest.

 

   

The interest rate on the Restated Note from and after April 24, 2008 has been increased to 12%, but all of such interest may now be paid, at the option of the Company in shares of common stock of the Company valued at 95% of the volume weighted average market price of the shares during the 5 trading days immediately preceding the payment of interest, provided that certain “Equity Conditions” (as defined in the Restated Note) have been satisfied. If the Company does not meet the Equity Conditions, and if funds are legally available for the payment of interest, then the Company must pay such interest in cash.

 

   

All requirements that the Company meet certain minimum EBITDA targets have been deleted and replaced by a requirement that the Company’s Current Assets (defined as the sum of (w) 100% of the Company’s cash, plus (x) 100% of the Company’s net accounts receivables plus (y) 50% of the Company’s net inventory plus (z) 30% of the Company’s net property, plant and equipment) exceeds the Company’s Total Debt (defined as indebtedness of the Company and its subsidiaries (x) to Whitebox, (y) under the $4,000,000 revolving promissory note with Wachovia Bank, National Association and (z) under the $5,000,000 promissory note with First Community Bank of America.) If the Company fails to satisfy the foregoing Current Assets Test as of the required date for filing any Form 10-K or Form 10-Q, as applicable (the “Current Assets Test Measurement Date”), Whitebox may


 

require the Company to redeem up to $2,000,000 of the principal amount of the Restated Note as of such Current Assets Test Measurement Date. In addition, if the Company’s Total Debt exceeds the Company’s Current Assets by more than $2,000,000 as of the Current Assets Test Measurement Date, such shortfall will constitute an Event of Default under the Restated Note, in which case the entire outstanding principal amount (including any Accreted Principal or Make-Whole Amounts (as defined by the Restated Note)) under the Restated Note will be due and payable on the 30th day after the occurrence of such default if the Company is unable to cure such default within such thirty (30) day period.

 

   

The provision of the Original Note Purchase Agreement that allowed Whitebox to put 1/10th of the outstanding principal amount of the Original Note (including any accreted interest) to the Company at par if (A) the sum of the Company’s (i) net accounts receivable, plus (ii) cash and cash equivalents, plus (iii) marketable securities at the end of any quarterly period were less than $7,000,000, or (B) the Company’s revenues were less than $5,000,000 for the most recently reported quarterly period, has been deleted.

 

   

The Company agreed to register all of the shares issuable pursuant to the Restated Note (whether as a result of a conversion or otherwise) to the extent permitted by the SEC in accordance with its rules and regulations.

In connection with the foregoing Restated Agreements, (a) Jugal K. Taneja (the Company’s Chairman of the Board) and certain other purchasers agreed to purchase from Whitebox 373,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, and 260,384 accompanying warrants, issued to Whitebox in connection with the Original Note Purchase Agreement, at a price of $2.22 per share, on or prior to May 7, 2008, and (b) the Company paid to Whitebox a $1,400,000 financing fee in cash. As of the date of the filing of this Form 8-K, the foregoing stock purchase has not been completed.

The offering and sale of the Restated Note (as well as the Original Note and the shares issuable to Whitebox pursuant thereto) were deemed to be exempt under Rule 506 of Regulation D and Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. No advertising or general solicitation was employed in offering the securities. The offering and sale were made only to one accredited investor, and transfer of the securities has been restricted in accordance with the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933. The Company received written representations from Whitebox regarding, among other things, its accredited-investor status and investment intent.

A copy of all of the foregoing agreements are attached hereto. The forgoing summary is qualified by reference to the attached agreements.

 

ITEM 2.03. Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation

See Item 1.01.

 

ITEM 3.02. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities

See Item 1.01.

 

ITEM 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

(a) Financial Statements of Business Acquired.

Not applicable.


(b) Pro Forma Financial Information.

Not applicable.

(c) Exhibits.

 

10.1   Restated Note Purchase Agreement dated April 24, 2008
10.2   Restated Convertible Promissory Note dated April 24, 2008
10.3   Restated Registration Rights Agreement dated April 24, 2008


SIGNATURES

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 authorize

 

    GEOPHARMA, INC.

Date: April 30, 2008

   
   

/s/ Mihir K. Taneja

    Mihir K. Taneja,
    Chief Executive Officer
   

/s/ Carol Dore-Falcone

    Carol Dore-Falcone,
    Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
EX-10.1 2 dex101.htm RESTATED NOTE PURCHASE AGREEMENT Restated Note Purchase Agreement

Exhibit 10.1

EXECUTION COPY

GEOPHARMA, INC.

AMENDED AND RESTATED

SECURED CONVERTIBLE NOTE

PURCHASE AGREEMENT

April 24, 2008


AMENDED AND RESTATED

SECURED CONVERTIBLE NOTE PURCHASE AGREEMENT

THIS AMENDED AND RESTATED SECURED CONVERTIBLE NOTE PURCHASE AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”) is made effective as of April 24, 2008, by and between GeoPharma, Inc., a Florida corporation (the “Company”), and Whitebox Pharmaceutical Growth Fund, Ltd., a British Virgin Islands business company (the “Investor”), with respect to the following recitals.

RECITALS

A. The Company and the Investor previously entered into a Secured Convertible Note Purchase Agreement, dated as of April 5, 2007 (the “Original Note Purchase Agreement”), which provided for the issuance of a $10,000,000 8% Secured Convertible Promissory Note, dated as of April 5, 2007 (the “Original Note”), and the execution of a Security Agreement, dated as of April 5, 2007, which granted a security interest in all assets of the Company as collateral to further secure the performance of the Company’s obligations under the Original Note (the “Security Agreement”), and certain other transaction documents described in the Original Note Purchase Agreement;

B. The Original Note issued under the Original Note Purchase Agreement provided for the issuance of a $10,000,000 note upon the closing of the transactions contemplated by the Original Note Purchase Agreement, with up to $5,000,000 of Additional Notes and $5,000,000 of Subsequent Notes issuable under the Original Note Purchase Agreement upon the satisfaction of the terms and conditions set forth in the Original Note Purchase Agreement;

C. The Company and the Investor now desire to amend the terms of the Original Note and the Original Note Purchase Agreement pursuant to the terms of this Agreement and the accompanying $15,000,000 12% Amended and Restated Secured Convertible Promissory Note in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “Amended and Restated Note”);

D. The Company and the Investor have agreed that, as of the date hereof, the accreted interest under the Original Note is $820,000, all of which is being voluntarily converted by the Investor into a total of 369,369 shares of the Company’s Common Stock in full satisfaction of such interest;

E. The Company and the Investor hereby contemplate that this Agreement and the Amended and Restated Note attached hereto is designed to, among other things, eliminate the Additional Notes and Subsequent Notes from the Original Note Purchase Agreement and replace those amounts pursuant to this Agreement and the accompanying Amended and Restated Note by (1) adding the principal amount of the Additional Notes ($5,000,000) to the Amended and Restated Note and (2) changing the terms and conditions necessary to satisfy the issuance of the Subsequent Notes; and

F. The Company and the Investor desire to enter into this Agreement to set forth the terms and conditions relating to the issuance of the Amended and Restated Note and the transactions contemplated by the related Transaction Documents.


AGREEMENT

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the respective representations, warranties, covenants and agreements contained herein, and for other valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS

Section 1.1 Specific Definitions. As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth or as referenced below:

Action” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.10.

Additional Notes” means the option the Investor had, pursuant to the terms set forth in the Original Note Purchase Agreement, to purchase an additional $5,000,000 of Notes.

Affiliate” of a specified person (natural or juridical) means a person that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls, or is controlled by, or is under common control with, that person, as such terms are used in and construed under Rule 405 under the Securities Act. With respect to the Investor, any investment fund or managed account that is managed on a discretionary basis by the same investment manager as the Investor will be deemed to be an Affiliate of the Investor.

Agreement” means this Agreement and all Exhibits and Schedules hereto.

Amended and Restated Note” has the meaning ascribed to such term in the recitals to this Agreement.

Baltimore Facility’ shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 2.2.

BOSS” or the “BOSS Subsidiaries” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 6.17.

Closing” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1.

Closing Date” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1.

Code” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.38.

Common Stock” means the Company’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share.

Conversion Price” means the conversion price in effect on any given date, which initially shall be equal to $4.36 but which shall be subject to adjustment as described herein and in the Note.

Common Stock Equivalents” means any securities of the Company or the Subsidiaries which would entitle the holder thereof to acquire at any time Common Stock, including, without

 

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limitation, any debt, preferred stock, rights, options, warrants or other instrument that is at any time convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for, or otherwise entitles the holder thereof to receive, Common Stock.

Company” shall have the meaning ascribed to such terms in the opening paragraph of this Agreement.

Control” shall mean ownership of more than 50% of the shares of stock entitled to vote for the election of directors in the case of a corporation, and more than 50% of the voting power in the case of a business entity other than a corporation.

Conversion Shares” or “Shares” means the shares of Common Stock issued or issuable upon conversion of any of the Convertible Notes.

Convertible Note,” “Note” or “Amended and Restated Note” means the promissory note, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A, to be issued by the Company to the Investor.

Convertible Security” means any warrant, option, convertible preferred or any other security that is or shall be convertible into Common Stock (other than employee stock options outstanding as of the date of this Agreement).

Current Assets” means (i) the sum of (w) 100% of the Company’s cash, plus (x) 100% of the Company’s net accounts receivables plus (y) 50% of the Company’s net inventory plus (z) 30% of the Company’s net property plant and equipment (cumulatively, the “Current Assets”), in each case as such amounts are reflected in the Company’s financial statements contained in its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q or Annual Report on Form 10-K (or any other SEC Reports that the Company is required to file with the SEC).

Current Assets Default” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 6.23.

Current Assets Test” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 6.23.

Current Assets Test Measurement Date” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 6.23.

Disclosure Schedules” means the Disclosure Schedules of the Company delivered concurrently herewith.

Environmental Laws or Regulations” means any federal, state or local statute, law, ordinance or regulation that relates to or deals with hazardous substances, human health or the environment, and all regulations promulgated by a regulatory body pursuant to any of the foregoing statutes, laws, regulations, or ordinances.

ERISA” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.38.

Evaluation Date” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.18.

Exchange Act” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended to date.

 

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Exempt Issuance” means the issuance of (a) shares of Common Stock or options to employees, officers, consultants or directors of the Company pursuant to the Company’s 1999 Employee Stock Option Plan, 1999 Non-Employee Director Stock Option Plan, Treasury Stock Repurchase Plan and Annual Performance Incentive Plan (provided that any such issuances shall not exceed 10% of the Company’s outstanding shares and/or options, in the aggregate, in any twelve-month period), (b) securities upon the exercise or exchange of or conversion of any securities issued pursuant to the Purchase Agreement and/or other securities exercisable or exchangeable for or convertible into shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding on the date of this Agreement, provided that such securities have not been amended since the date of this Agreement to increase the number of such securities or to decrease the exercise, exchange or conversion price of such securities, and (c) securities issued pursuant to acquisitions or strategic transactions approved by a majority of the disinterested directors of the Company, provided any such issuance shall only be to a person which is, itself or through its subsidiaries, an operating company in a business synergistic with or complementary to the business of the Company and in which the Company receives benefits in addition to the investment of funds, but shall not include a transaction in which the Company is issuing securities primarily for the purpose of raising capital or to an entity whose primary business is investing in securities.

FDA” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.36.

FDCA” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.36.

Financial Statements” means the Company’s audited financial statements as of and for the year ended March 31, 2007 and any unaudited quarterly financial statements of the Company for the quarters ended June 30, 2007, September 30, 2007 and December 31, 2007.

GAAP” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.8.

Guaranty” means that certain Guaranty, dated as April 5, 2007, by the Company and certain of its Affiliates in favor of the Investor in the form attached to the Original Note Purchase Agreement, as the same may be amended from time to time.

GeoPharma Entities” means the Company and each of its direct and indirect Subsidiaries.

Hazardous Substances” means any and all substances (whether solid, liquid or gas) defined, listed, or otherwise classified as hazardous wastes, hazardous substances, hazardous materials, extremely hazardous wastes, toxic substances, toxic pollutants, contaminants, pollutants or words of similar meaning or regulatory effect under any Environmental Laws or Regulations or that may have a negative impact on human health or the environment or the presence of which on, in or under any property, is prohibited under Environmental Law, including petroleum and petroleum products, asbestos and asbestos-containing materials, polychlorinated biphenyls, lead and radon, and compounds containing them (including gasoline, diesel fuel, oil and lead-based paint), and radioactive materials, flammables and explosives and compounds containing them.

 

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Indebtedness” means, with respect to each of the GeoPharma Entities, at the time of any determination, without duplication, all of the following obligations of the GeoPharma Entities, contingent or otherwise, of such entity: (a) all obligations of the GeoPharma Entities for borrowed money (including non-recourse obligations), (b) all obligations of the GeoPharma Entities evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or other similar instruments, (c) all obligations of the GeoPharma Entities upon which interest charges are customarily paid or accrued, (d) all obligations of the GeoPharma Entities under conditional sale or other title retention agreements relating to property purchased by the GeoPharma Entities, (e) all obligations of others secured by any Lien on property owned or acquired by the GeoPharma Entities, whether or not the obligations secured thereby have been assumed, (f) all obligations of the GeoPharma Entities in respect of interest rate swap agreements, cap or collar agreements, interest rate futures or option contracts, currency swap agreements, currency futures or option agreements and other similar contracts (g) all obligations of the GeoPharma Entities, actual or contingent, as an account party in respect of letters of credit or bankers’ acceptances, (h) all obligations of any partnership or joint venture as to which any of the GeoPharma Entities is or may become personally liable and (i) all contingent obligations of the GeoPharma Entities.

Indemnifiable Losses” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 9.1.

Investor” shall have the meaning ascribed to such terms in the opening paragraph of this Agreement.

Investor Shares” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.24.

Investor Warrants” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.24.

Intellectual Property” means (i) all proprietary rights, privileges and priorities provided under U.S., state and foreign law relating to U.S. and foreign patents and patent applications, trademarks, service marks and registrations thereof and applications therefor, copyrights and copyright registrations and applications, mask works and registrations thereof, know-how, and trade secrets; (ii) proprietary inventions, discoveries, ideas, technology, data, information, and processes; (iii) proprietary drawings, designs, licenses, computer programs and software, and technical information including but not limited to proprietary information embodied in material specifications, processing instructions, equipment specifications, product specifications, confidential data, electronic files, research notebooks, invention disclosures, research and development reports and the like related thereto; and (iv) all amendments, modifications, and improvements to any of the foregoing.

Intellectual Property Rights” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.15.

Knowledge” means actual knowledge of a fact or the knowledge which such person could reasonably be expected to have based on reasonable inquiry. The knowledge of an entity shall include the knowledge of the individuals who are executive officers of such entity at the time in question.

Legend Removal Date” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 6.12(c).

 

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Liens” means liens, mortgages, charges, security interests, claims, voting trusts, pledges, encumbrances, options, assessments, restrictions, or third-party or spousal interests of any nature.

Material Adverse Effect” means any effect that may be materially adverse to (a) the business, operations, results of operations, prospects, assets (including intangible assets), liabilities or condition (financial or otherwise) of the Company and the other GeoPharma Entities, taken as a whole, or (b) the ability of the Company or any other GeoPharma Entity to perform its obligations under this Agreement or any of the Transaction Documents or any other agreement or instrument to be entered into in connection with this Agreement.

Material Permits” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.13.

Midsummer Purchase Agreement” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 6.11(a).

Mortgage” means a first mortgage on the Company’s Real Property.

Notes” shall mean the Original Note and the Amended and Restated Note.

Note Conversion Closing” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 2.3.

Notice of Acceptance” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 6.11(b).

Offer” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 6.11(b).

Offered Securities” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 6.11(b).

Original Note” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the Recitals to this Agreement.

Original Note Purchase Agreement” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the Recitals to this Agreement.

Person” means an individual or corporation, partnership, trust, incorporated or unincorporated association, joint venture, limited liability company, joint stock company, government (or an agency or subdivision thereof) or other entity of any kind.

Phase I Report” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 2.2.

Plan” or “Plans” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.38.

Pledge Agreement” means the Pledge Agreement between the parties hereto in the form attached to the Original Note Purchase Agreement.

Proceeding” means an action, claim, suit, investigation or proceeding (including, without limitation, an informal investigation or partial proceeding, such as a deposition), whether commenced or threatened.

 

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Product Liability” means any liability, claim or expense, including but not limited to attorneys’ fees and medical expenses, arising in whole or in part out of a breach of any express or implied product warranty by the Company, strict liability in tort, negligent manufacture of product, negligent provision of services, product recall, or any other allegation of liability arising from the design, testing, manufacture, packaging, labeling (including instructions for use), or sale of products.

Purchase Price” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 2.1.

Purchased Securities” means the Convertible Notes and the Conversion Shares.

Real Property” means the Company’s property located at 6950 Bryan Dairy Road, Largo, Florida 33777, or any subsequent location that may become the Company’s headquarters.

Refused Securities” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 6.11(b).

Registration Rights Agreement” means the Registration Rights Agreement, as amended, among the Company and the Investor in the form attached hereto as Exhibit E.

Registration Statement” means a registration statement meeting the requirements set forth in the Registration Rights Agreement and covering the resale by the Investor of the Conversion Shares.

Required Approvals” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.5.

Required Minimum” means, as of any date, the maximum aggregate number of shares of Common Stock then issued or potentially issuable in the future pursuant to the Transaction Documents, including any Conversion Shares issuable upon exercise or conversion in full of all Notes, ignoring any conversion or exercise limits set forth therein.

Rule 144” means Rule 144 promulgated by the Commission pursuant to the Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended from time to time, or any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the Commission having substantially the same effect as such Rule.

Schedule of Exceptions” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Article 4.

SEC” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission or any other federal agency at the time administering the Securities Act.

SEC Reports” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.8.

Securities Act” means the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and all regulations promulgated thereunder.

Security Agreement” means the security agreement among the Company and the Investor in the form attached to the Original Note Purchase Agreement, as the same may be amended from time to time.

 

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Short Sales” means all “short sales” as defined in Rule 200 of Regulation SHO under the Exchange Act (but shall not be deemed to include the location and/or reservation of borrowable shares of Common Stock).

Stock Purchase Agreement” means that certain Stock Purchase Agreement, dated the date hereof, by and among the Investor, Jugal K. Taneja and certain other purchasers whereby such purchasers shall agree to purchase from the Investor the Investor Shares and the Investor Warrants.

Subsequent Notes” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 2.2.

Subsequent Placement” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 6.11(a).

Subsequent Placement Agreement” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 6.11(b).

Subsequent Placement Documents” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 6.11(b).

Subsidiary” means any subsidiary of any GeoPharma Entity as set forth on Schedule 4.1 and shall, where applicable, include any entity in which a GeoPharma Entity owns, directly or indirectly, any ownership interest, including any such entity that may be formed or acquired after the date hereof.

Total Debt” means the Indebtedness of the GeoPharma Entities (x) to the Investor, (y) under the $4,000,000 revolving promissory note with Wachovia Bank, National Association and (z) under the $5,000,000 promissory note with First Community Bank of America.

Trading Day” means a day on which the Nasdaq Stock Market (or such other Trading Market on which the Company’s Common Stock is then traded) is open for trading.

Trading Market” means the following markets or exchanges on which the Common Stock is listed or quoted for trading on the date in question: the American Stock Exchange, the Nasdaq Capital Market, the Nasdaq Global Market, the Nasdaq Global Select Market, the New York Stock Exchange or the OTC Bulletin Board.

Transaction Documents” means the Notes, the Security Agreement, the Pledge Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement, the Guaranty, the Mortgage, the Assignment of Leases and Rents, any intercreditor agreement and such other documents, instruments and agreements executed in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereunder or under the Original Note Purchase Agreement.

VWAP” means, for any date, the price determined by the first of the following clauses that applies: (a) if the Common Stock is then listed or quoted on a Trading Market, the daily volume weighted average price of the Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on the Trading Market on which the Common Stock is then listed or quoted for trading as reported by Bloomberg L.P. (based on a Trading Day from 9:30 a.m. (New York City time) to 4:02 p.m. (New York City time); (b) if the OTC Bulletin Board is not a Trading Market, the

 

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volume weighted average price of the Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on the OTC Bulletin Board; (c) if the Common Stock is not then quoted for trading on the OTC Bulletin Board and if prices for the Common Stock are then reported in the “Pink Sheets” published by Pink Sheets, LLC (or a similar organization or agency succeeding to its functions of reporting prices), the most recent bid price per share of the Common Stock so reported; or (d) in all other cases, the fair market value of a share of Common Stock as determined by an independent appraiser selected in good faith by the Holder and reasonably acceptable to the Company.

Wachovia” shall mean Wachovia Bank, National Association.

Wachovia Facility” means that certain $4,000,000 revolving promissory note facility by and among Bob O’Leary Health Food Distributor Co., Inc., Dynamic Marketing I, Inc. and Wachovia, including any extensions thereof or successors thereto; provided, however, that any extensions shall be with Wachovia and any successors shall either be with (i) another commercial bank organized under the laws of the United States, or any state thereof, and having total assets in excess of $1,000,000,000, or any affiliate of such a bank, or (ii) a savings and loan association or savings bank organized under the laws of the United States, or any state thereof, and having total assets in excess of $1,000,000,000.

Section 1.2 Definitional Provisions.

(a) The words “hereof,” “herein,” and “hereunder” and words of similar import, when used in this Agreement, shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provisions of this Agreement.

(b) The terms defined in the singular shall have a comparable meaning when used in the plural, and vice versa. Terms referring to a masculine gender shall be deemed to refer to the feminine or neuter genders, as applicable.

(c) References to an “Exhibit” or to a “Schedule” are, unless otherwise specified, to one of the Exhibits or Schedules attached to or referenced in this Agreement, and references to an “Article” or a “Section” are, unless otherwise specified, to one of the Articles or Sections of this Agreement.

(d) The term “person” includes any individual, partnership, joint venture, corporation, limited liability company, trust, entity, unincorporated organization or government or any department or agency thereof.

(e) The term “dollars” or “$” shall refer to the currency of the United States of America.

(f) All references to time shall refer to Minneapolis, Minnesota time.

 

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ARTICLE II

PURCHASE AND SALE OF CONVERTIBLE NOTES

Section 2.1 Purchase and Sale of Notes. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, (i) the Company agrees to issue to the Investor the Amended and Restated Note, in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit A, in exchange for the Original Note and the Investor’s additional investment of $5,000,000, which represents the purchase price for the additional $5,000,000 of notes represented by the Amended and Restated Note. The Original Note was, and the Amended and Restated Note will be, secured pursuant to the existing Security Agreement and Pledge Agreement, and the Transaction Documents shall apply with respect to the Original Note and the Amended and Restated Note.

Section 2.2 Purchase and Sale of Subsequent Notes. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, if (i) the Company has consummated its acquisition of the land and buildings located at 6110 Robinwood Road, Baltimore, Maryland 21225 (collectively, the “Baltimore Facility”), (ii) no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing (or would occur with the passage of time) under the Amended and Restated Note or the related Transaction Documents at the time of the acquisition of the Baltimore Facility, (iii) the Investor is able to obtain a secured interest in the land and buildings, or the ground lease and building, associated with the Baltimore Facility, as well as Abbreviated New Drug Applications associated with the Baltimore Facility, (iv) a Phase I Environmental Site Assessment Report (the “Phase I Report”) shall have been completed on the Baltimore Facility, which Phase I Report shall not identify or otherwise indicate that there are any liabilities under or violations of any applicable law, governmental authorization or governmental order relating to pollution, contamination, hazardous materials or protection of the environment, or any other environmental issues associated with the Baltimore Facility; provided, however, that if any potential environmental liabilities or other issues have been identified in connection with the Phase I Report or any other environmental assessment of the Baltimore Facility, then the Company shall either complete a Phase II Environmental Site Assessment Report or obtain an insurance policy covering any and all such environmental issues and potential liabilities with respect to the Baltimore Facility, which insurance policy shall name the Investor as the insured party; and (v) there has not been a Material Adverse Effect (including but not limited to any material adverse effect associated with the manufacturing, distribution and pharmaceutical business lines of the Company), then the Investor shall agree to invest an additional $5,000,000 in Notes (the “Subsequent Notes”) on the same terms and conditions specified in this Agreement with respect to the Amended and Restated Note. The Subsequent Notes will be issued to the Investor in the original principal amount of $5,000,000, at a purchase price equal to 100% of the principal amount thereof. The Subsequent Notes will also be secured pursuant to the Security Agreement.

Section 2.3 Note Conversion. The Company shall issue shares of its Common Stock to the Investor upon the Investor’s exercise of its option to convert amounts outstanding under the Amended and Restated Note (including any Accreted Principal or Make-Whole Payments as may be specified under the terms of the Amended and Restated Note) into shares of Common Stock at the Conversion Price specified in the Amended and Restated Note (in each case, a “Note Conversion Closing”). At each Note Conversion Closing, the Company shall issue certificates representing any shares purchased under this Section 2.3 in a form acceptable to the Investor and Investor’s counsel, and the Investor shall pay the Conversion Price of $4.36 per share (subject to adjustment as provided in the Amended and Restated Note) for such shares by surrendering the applicable Note(s) to the Company.

 

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Section 2.4 Use of Proceeds. The Company shall use the cash proceeds of the sale of the Notes (a) for the Company’s working capital needs, (b) to pay to Investor a financing fee of $1.4 million; provided, that the Company shall not be responsible for any other fees and expenses incurred by the Investor in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents, and (c) to pay up to $2 million for the purchase of the Baltimore Facility and the settlement of litigation related thereto.

Section 2.5 Issuance of Additional Notes. If (x) any event of default shall occur under the Wachovia Facility or (y) the Investor otherwise determines, in its sole discretion, to pay off the Wachovia Facility, the Investor shall have the right, but not the obligation, to pay off the Wachovia Facility by (i) on or prior to September 1, 2008, issuing additional Notes on substantially the same terms as the Amended and Restated Notes issued hereunder and (ii) after September 1, 2008, providing financing to the Company on substantially the same terms as those offered under the Wachovia Facility.

ARTICLE III

THE CLOSING

Section 3.1 Closing. The purchase and sale of the Notes shall take place at the offices of the Company, at 10:00 a.m., on April 24, 2008, or such other time as may be designated by the Company in writing (the “Closing”). At the Closing, the Company shall deliver to the Investor the Amended and Restated Note against delivery to the Company by the Investor of a check or wire transfer in the amount of $5,000,000.00 payable to the Company’s order (or by wire of funds in such amount to the Company’s designated bank account) (the “Purchase Price”). Upon delivery of the Purchase Price, the Original Note will be canceled, ad the Amended and Restated Note shall be delivered to the Investor.

Section 3.2 Closing Deliveries.

(a) Company Deliveries. On the Closing Date, the Company shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Investor the following:

(i) this Agreement duly executed by the Company;

(ii) the Amended and Restated Note registered in the name of the Investor in the principal amount of $15,000,000;

(iii) a Reaffirmation of the Security Agreement, in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit B;

(iv) a First Amendment to the Pledge Agreement, in substantially the form attached hereto to as Exhibit C;

(v) a Reaffirmation of the Guaranty, in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit D;

 

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(vi) an Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement in the form attached hereto as Exhibit E;

(vii) 369,369 shares of the Company’s Common Stock, representing the Company’s accreted interest of $820,000 under the Original Note;

(viii) a financing fee in the aggregate amount of $1.4 million;

(ix) a first Mortgage on the Real Property to Investor, with an accompanying Assignment of Leases and Rents and opinion of counsel to the Company;

(x) a security interest in favor of Investor in the existing intercompany loan between the Company and the BOSS Subsidiaries; and

(xi) such Officer’s Certificates or Secretary’s Certificates and accompanying resolutions as may be reasonably requested by the Investor.

(b) Investor Deliveries. On the Closing Date, the Investor shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Company the following:

(i) this Agreement duly executed by the Investor;

(ii) the payment of the Purchase Price by the Investor, in the manner specified in Section 3.1 above; and

(iii) the Investor Shares and the Investor Warrants.

ARTICLE IV

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY

Attached hereto as Schedule A is the Schedule of Exceptions containing sections numbered to correspond to the sections of this Article 4 (the “Schedule of Exceptions”). Except as specifically set forth in the corresponding section of such Schedule of Exceptions (or in any other section of the Schedule of Exceptions so long as the applicability of such disclosure to the particular representation and warranty which such disclosure is intended to modify is reasonably apparent), the Company represents and warrants, on behalf of itself and each GeoPharma Entity, to the Investor as follows as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date:

Section 4.1 Subsidiaries. All of the direct and indirect Subsidiaries of the Company are set forth on Schedule 4.1. The Company (or, as applicable, such GeoPharma Entity) owns, directly or indirectly, all of the capital stock or other equity interests of each such Subsidiary free and clear of any Liens, and all of the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of each such Subsidiary are validly issued and are fully paid, non-assessable and free of preemptive and similar rights to subscribe for or purchase securities.

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the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization (as applicable), with the requisite power and authority to own and use its properties and assets and to carry on its business as currently conducted. Neither any GeoPharma Entity nor any Subsidiary of such entity is in violation or default of any of the provisions of its respective certificate or articles of incorporation, bylaws or other organizational or charter documents. Each of the GeoPharma Entities is duly qualified to conduct business and is in good standing as a foreign corporation or other entity in each jurisdiction in which the nature of the business conducted or property owned by it makes such qualification necessary, except where the failure to be so qualified or in good standing, as the case may be, could not have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, and no Proceeding has been instituted in any such jurisdiction revoking, limiting or curtailing or seeking to revoke, limit or curtail such power and authority or qualification.

Section 4.3 Authorization; Enforcement. Each of the GeoPharma Entities has the requisite corporate power and authority to enter into and to consummate the transactions contemplated by each of the Transaction Documents and otherwise to carry out its obligations hereunder and thereunder. The execution and delivery of each of the Transaction Documents by such GeoPharma Entity and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of such GeoPharma Entity and no further action is required by such GeoPharma Entity, its board of directors or its shareholders in connection therewith other than in connection with the Required Approvals (as defined in Section 4.5 below). Each Transaction Document has been (or upon delivery will have been) duly executed by each applicable GeoPharma Entity and, when delivered in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof, will constitute the valid and binding obligation of such GeoPharma Entity, enforceable against such GeoPharma Entity in accordance with its terms, except (i) as limited by general equitable principles and applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other laws of general application affecting enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, (ii) as limited by laws relating to the availability of specific performance, injunctive relief or other equitable remedies and (iii) insofar as indemnification and contribution provisions may be limited by applicable law.

Section 4.4 No Conflicts. The execution, delivery and performance of the Transaction Documents by each applicable GeoPharma Entity, the issuance and sale of the Purchased Securities and the consummation by the GeoPharma Entities of the other transactions contemplated hereby and thereby do not and will not (i) conflict with or violate any provision of any GeoPharma Entity’s certificate or articles of incorporation, bylaws or other organizational or charter documents, or (ii) conflict with, or constitute a default (or an event that with notice or lapse of time or both would become a default) under, result in the creation of any Lien upon any of the properties or assets of any GeoPharma Entity, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation (with or without notice, lapse of time or both) of, any agreement, credit facility, debt or other instrument (evidencing any debt or otherwise of any GeoPharma Entity) or other understanding to which any GeoPharma Entity is a party or by which any property or asset of any GeoPharma Entity is bound or affected, or (iii) subject to the Required Approvals (as defined in Section 4.5 below), conflict with or result in a violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment, injunction, decree or other restriction of any court or governmental authority to which any GeoPharma Entity is subject (including federal and state securities laws and regulations), or by which any property or asset of GeoPharma Entity is bound or affected; except in the case of each of clauses (ii) and (iii), such as could not have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

 

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Section 4.5 Filings, Consents and Approvals. No GeoPharma Entity is required to obtain any consent, waiver, authorization or order of, give any notice to, or make any filing or registration with, any court or other federal, state, local or other governmental authority or other Person in connection with the execution, delivery and performance by such GeoPharma Entity of the Transaction Documents, other than (i) filings required pursuant to Section 6.13 of this Agreement, (ii) application(s) to each applicable Trading Market for the listing of the Securities for trading thereon in the time and manner required thereby, and (iii) the filing of Form D with the Commission and such filings as are required to be made under applicable state securities laws (collectively, the “Required Approvals”).

Section 4.6 Issuance of the Securities. The Purchased Securities are duly authorized and, when issued and paid for in accordance with the applicable Transaction Documents, will be duly and validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, free and clear of all Liens imposed by the Company or any other GeoPharma Entity other than restrictions on transfer provided for in the Transaction Documents. The Conversion Shares, when issued in accordance with the terms of the Transaction Documents, will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, free and clear of all Liens imposed by the Company other than restrictions on transfer provided for in the Transaction Documents. The Company has reserved from its duly authorized capital stock the maximum number of shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents.

Section 4.7 Capitalization. The capitalization of the Company is as set forth on the Schedule of Exceptions, which Schedule of Exceptions shall also include the number of shares of Common Stock owned of record, and, to the knowledge of the Company, beneficially, by Subsidiaries or Affiliates of the Company as of the date hereof. None of the GeoPharma Entities has issued any capital stock since the Company’s most recently filed periodic report under the Exchange Act, other than pursuant to the exercise of employee stock options under the Company’s stock option plans, the issuance of shares of Common Stock to employees pursuant to the Company’s employee stock purchase plans and pursuant to the conversion or exercise of Common Stock Equivalents outstanding as of the date of the Company’s most recently filed periodic report under the Exchange Act. No Person has any right of first refusal, preemptive right, right of participation, or any similar right to participate in the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents. Except as set forth on the Schedule of Exceptions or as a result of the purchase and sale of the Purchased Securities, there are no outstanding options, warrants, scrip rights to subscribe to, calls or commitments of any character whatsoever relating to, or securities, rights or obligations convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for, or giving any Person any right to subscribe for or acquire, any shares of Common Stock, or contracts, commitments, understandings or arrangements by which the Company or any other GeoPharma Entity is or may become bound to issue additional shares of Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents. The issuance and sale of the Purchased Securities will not obligate the Company or any other GeoPharma Entity to issue shares of Common Stock or other securities to any Person (other than the Investor) and will not result in a right of any holder of securities of any GeoPharma Entity to adjust the exercise, conversion, exchange or reset price under any of such securities. All of the outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company and each other

 

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GeoPharma Entity are validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, have been issued in compliance with all federal and state securities laws, and none of such outstanding shares was issued in violation of any preemptive rights or similar rights to subscribe for or purchase securities. No further approval or authorization of any shareholder, the Board of Directors of the Company or any other GeoPharma Entity is required for the issuance and sale of the Purchased Securities. There are no stockholder agreements, voting agreements or other similar agreements with respect to the Company’s or any other GeoPharma Entity’s capital stock to which the Company or any other GeoPharma Entity is a party (other than those contemplated in connection with the Transaction Documents) or, to the knowledge of the Company, between or among any of the Company’s or any GeoPharma Entity’s shareholders.

Section 4.8 SEC Reports; Financial Statements. The Company has filed all reports, schedules, forms, statements and other documents required to be filed by the Company under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, including pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) thereof, for the two years preceding the date hereof (or such shorter period as the Company was required by law or regulation to file such material) (the foregoing materials, including the exhibits thereto and documents incorporated by reference therein, being collectively referred to herein as the “SEC Reports”) on a timely basis or has received a valid extension of such time of filing and has filed any such SEC Reports prior to the expiration of any such extension. As of their respective dates, the SEC Reports complied in all material respects with the requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, as applicable, and none of the SEC Reports, when filed, contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The financial statements of the Company included in the SEC Reports comply in all material respects with applicable accounting requirements and the rules and regulations of the Commission with respect thereto as in effect at the time of filing. Such financial statements have been prepared in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles applied on a consistent basis during the periods involved (“GAAP”), except as may be otherwise specified in such financial statements or the notes thereto and except that unaudited financial statements may not contain all footnotes required by GAAP, and fairly present in all material respects the financial position of the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries as of and for the dates thereof and the results of operations and cash flows for the periods then ended, subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to normal, immaterial, year-end audit adjustments.

Section 4.9 Material Changes; Undisclosed Events, Liabilities or Developments. Since the date of the latest audited financial statements included within the SEC Reports, except as specifically disclosed in a subsequent SEC Report filed prior to the date hereof, (i) there has been no event, occurrence or development that has had or that could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, (ii) none of the GeoPharma Entities has incurred any liabilities (contingent or otherwise) other than (A) trade payables and accrued expenses incurred in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice and (B) liabilities not required to be reflected in the Company’s financial statements pursuant to GAAP or disclosed in filings made with the Commission, (iii) the Company has not altered its method of accounting, (iv) no GeoPharma Entity has declared or made any dividend or distribution of cash or other property to its shareholders or purchased, redeemed or made any agreements to purchase or redeem any shares of its capital stock and (v) no GeoPharma Entity has issued any equity securities to any

 

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officer, director or Affiliate, except pursuant to existing Company stock option plans. The Company does not have pending before the Commission any request for confidential treatment of information. Except for the issuance of the Purchased Securities contemplated by this Agreement or as set forth on Schedule 4.9, no event, liability or development has occurred or exists with respect to the Company or any other GeoPharma Entity or their respective business, properties, operations or financial condition, that would be required to be disclosed by the Company under applicable securities laws at the time this representation is made or deemed made that has not been publicly disclosed at least 1 Trading Day prior to the date that this representation is made.

Section 4.10 Litigation. Except as set forth in the Schedule of Exceptions, there is no action, suit, inquiry, notice of violation, proceeding or investigation pending or, to the knowledge of the GeoPharma Entities, threatened against or affecting any GeoPharma Entity or any of their respective properties before or by any court, arbitrator, governmental or administrative agency or regulatory authority (federal, state, county, local or foreign) (collectively, an “Action”) which (i) adversely affects or challenges the legality, validity or enforceability of any of the Transaction Documents or the Purchased Securities or (ii) could, if there were an unfavorable decision, have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. No GeoPharma Entity, nor any director or officer thereof, is or has been the subject of any Action which has resulted in a final judgment involving a claim of violation of or liability under federal or state securities laws or a claim of breach of fiduciary duty. There has not been, and to the knowledge of each GeoPharma Entity there is not pending or contemplated, any investigation by the Commission involving the Company or any other GeoPharma Entity or any current or former director or officer of the Company or any such GeoPharma Entity. The Commission has not issued any stop order or other order suspending the effectiveness of any registration statement filed by the Company or any other GeoPharma Entity under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act.

Section 4.11 Labor Relations. No material labor dispute exists or, to the knowledge of the GeoPharma Entities, is imminent with respect to any of the employees of any GeoPharma Entity which could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. None of the employees of any GeoPharma Entity is a member of a union that relates to such employee’s relationship with such GeoPharma Entity, no GeoPharma Entity is a party to a collective bargaining agreement, and each GeoPharma Entity believes that its relationships with its employees are good. No executive officer, to the knowledge of each GeoPharma Entity, is, or is now expected to be, in violation of any material term of any employment contract, confidentiality, disclosure or proprietary information agreement or non-competition agreement, or any other contract or agreement or any restrictive covenant in favor of any third party, and the continued employment of each such executive officer does not subject any GeoPharma Entity to any liability with respect to any of the foregoing matters. Each of the GeoPharma Entities is in compliance with all U.S. federal, state, local and foreign laws and regulations relating to employment and employment practices, terms and conditions of employment and wages and hours, except where the failure to be in compliance could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 4.12 Compliance. No GeoPharma Entity (i) is in default under or in violation of (and no event has occurred that has not been waived that, with notice or lapse of time or both, would result in a default by such GeoPharma Entity under), nor has any GeoPharma Entity

 

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received notice of a claim that it is in default under or that it is in violation of, any indenture, loan or credit agreement or any other agreement or instrument to which it is a party or by which it or any of its properties is bound (whether or not such default or violation has been waived), arising out of any existing agreements or as a result of this Agreement and the related Transaction Documents, (ii) is in violation of any order of any court, arbitrator or governmental body, or (iii) is or has been in violation of any statute, rule or regulation of any governmental authority, including without limitation all foreign, federal, state and local laws applicable to its business and all such laws that affect the environment, except in each case as could not have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 4.13 Regulatory Permits. Each of the GeoPharma Entities possesses all certificates, authorizations and permits issued by the appropriate federal, state, local or foreign regulatory authorities necessary to conduct their respective businesses as described in the SEC Reports, except where the failure to possess such permits could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect (“Material Permits”), and no GeoPharma Entity has received any notice of proceedings relating to the revocation or modification of any Material Permit.

Section 4.14 Title to Assets. Each of the GeoPharma Entities has good and marketable title in fee simple to all real property owned by them and good and marketable title in all personal property owned by them that is material to the business of such GeoPharma Entity, in each case free and clear of all Liens, except for (i) Liens that do not materially affect the value of such property and do not materially interfere with the use made and proposed to be made of such property by such GeoPharma Entity and (ii) Liens for the payment of federal, state or other taxes, the payment of which is neither delinquent nor subject to penalties. Any real property and facilities held under lease by such GeoPharma Entity are held by them under valid, subsisting and enforceable leases with which such GeoPharma Entity is in compliance in all material respects.

Section 4.15 Patents and Trademarks. Each of the GeoPharma Entities has, or has rights to use, all patents, patent applications, trademarks, trademark applications, service marks, trade names, trade secrets, inventions, copyrights, licenses and other intellectual property rights and similar rights necessary or material for use in connection with their respective businesses as described in the SEC Reports and which the failure to so have could have a Material Adverse Effect (collectively, the “Intellectual Property Rights”). No GeoPharma Entity has received a notice (written or otherwise) that any of the Intellectual Property Rights used by such GeoPharma Entity violates or infringes upon the rights of any Person. To the knowledge of the GeoPharma Entities, all such Intellectual Property Rights are enforceable and there is no existing infringement by another Person of any of the Intellectual Property Rights. Each GeoPharma Entity has taken reasonable security measures to protect the secrecy, confidentiality and value of all of its intellectual properties, except where failure to do so could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 4.16 Insurance. Each of the GeoPharma Entities is insured by insurers of recognized financial responsibility against such losses and risks and in such amounts as are prudent and customary in the businesses in which such GeoPharma Entity are engaged, including, but not limited to, directors and officers insurance coverage at least equal to the aggregate Subscription Amount. No GeoPharma Entity has any reason to believe that it will not

 

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be able to renew its existing insurance coverage as and when such coverage expires or to obtain similar coverage from similar insurers as may be necessary to continue its business without a significant increase in cost.

Section 4.17 Transactions With Affiliates and Employees. Except as set forth in the SEC Reports, none of the officers or directors of any GeoPharma Entity and, to the knowledge of the Company, none of the employees of any GeoPharma Entity is presently a party to any transaction with any GeoPharma Entity (other than for services as employees, officers and directors), including any contract, agreement or other arrangement providing for the furnishing of services to or by, providing for rental of real or personal property to or from, or otherwise requiring payments to or from any officer, director or such employee or, to the knowledge of such GeoPharma Entity, any entity in which any officer, director, or any such employee has a substantial interest or is an officer, director, trustee or partner, in each case in excess of $100,000 other than for (i) payment of salary or consulting fees for services rendered, (ii) reimbursement for expenses incurred on behalf of such GeoPharma Entity and (iii) other employee benefits, including stock option agreements under any stock option plan of such GeoPharma Entity.

Section 4.18 Sarbanes-Oxley; Internal Accounting Controls. The Company is in material compliance with all provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 which are applicable to it as of the Closing Date. Each of the GeoPharma Entities maintains a system of internal accounting controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurance that (i) transactions are executed in accordance with management’s general or specific authorizations, (ii) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP and to maintain asset accountability, (iii) access to assets is permitted only in accordance with management’s general or specific authorization, and (iv) the recorded accountability for assets is compared with the existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences. Each of the GeoPharma Entities has established disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the Commission’s rules and forms. The Company’s certifying officers have evaluated the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by the Company’s most recently filed periodic report under the Exchange Act (such date, the “Evaluation Date”). The Company presented in its most recently filed periodic report under the Exchange Act the conclusions of the certifying officers about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures based on their evaluations as of the Evaluation Date. Since the Evaluation Date, there have been no changes in the Company’s (or any other GeoPharma Entity’s) internal control over financial reporting (as such term is defined in the Exchange Act) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s (or, as applicable, any other GeoPharma Entity’s) internal control over financial reporting.

Section 4.19 Certain Fees. No brokerage or finder’s fees or commissions are or will be payable by any GeoPharma Entity to any broker, financial advisor or consultant, finder, placement agent, investment banker, bank or other Person with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents. The Investor shall have no obligation with respect to any fees or with respect to any claims made by or on behalf of other Persons for fees of a type contemplated in this Section that may be due in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents.

 

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Section 4.20 Private Placement. Assuming the accuracy of the Investor representations and warranties set forth in Article 5, no registration under the Securities Act is required for the offer and sale of the Purchased Securities by the Company to the Investor as contemplated hereby. The issuance and sale of the Purchased Securities hereunder will not contravene the rules and regulations of the Trading Market.

Section 4.21 Investment Company. None of the GeoPharma Entities is, and immediately after receipt of payment for the Securities will not be or be an Affiliate of, an “investment company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. Each of the GeoPharma Entities shall conduct its business in a manner so that it will not become subject to the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

Section 4.22 Registration Rights. Other than the rights of the Investor hereunder, no Person has any right to cause the Company to effect the registration under the Securities Act of any securities of the Company or any other GeoPharma Entity, other than registration statements which have already been filed and declared effective by the SEC.

Section 4.23 Listing and Maintenance Requirements. The Company’s Common Stock is registered pursuant to Section 12(b) or 12(g) of the Exchange Act, and the Company has taken no action designed to, or which to its knowledge is likely to have the effect of, terminating the registration of the Common Stock under the Exchange Act, nor has the Company received any notification that the Commission is contemplating terminating such registration. The Company has not, in the 12 months preceding the date hereof, received notice from any Trading Market on which the Common Stock is or has been listed or quoted to the effect that the Company is not in compliance with the listing or maintenance requirements of such Trading Market. The Company is, and has no reason to believe that it will not in the foreseeable future continue to be, in compliance with all such listing and maintenance requirements.

Section 4.24 Application of Takeover Protections. The Company and each applicable GeoPharma Entity and its respective board of directors have taken all necessary action, if any, in order to render inapplicable any control share acquisition, business combination, poison pill (including any distribution under a rights agreement) or other similar anti-takeover provision under the Company’s (or such GeoPharma Entity’s) articles or certificate of incorporation (or similar charter documents) or the laws of its state of incorporation that is or could become applicable to the Investor as a result of the Investor and the GeoPharma Entities fulfilling their obligations or exercising their rights under the Transaction Documents, including without limitation as a result of the Company’s issuance of the Purchased Securities and the Investor’s ownership of the Purchased Securities.

Section 4.25 Disclosure. Except with respect to the material terms and conditions of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents, the Company confirms, on behalf of itself and each GeoPharma Entity, that neither it nor any other Person acting on its behalf has provided the Investor or its agents or counsel with any information that it believes constitutes or might constitute material, non-public information. The Company and each GeoPharma Entity

 

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understands and confirms that the Investor will rely on the foregoing representation in effecting transactions in securities of the Company. All disclosure furnished by or on behalf of the Company and each GeoPharma Entity to the Investor regarding the Company or such GeoPharma Entity, its business and the transactions contemplated hereby, including the SEC Reports and the Disclosure Schedules to this Agreement, is true and correct and does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements made therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The press releases and the SEC Reports filed or disseminated by the Company (or any applicable GeoPharma Entity) during the twelve months preceding the date of this Agreement taken as a whole do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made and when made, not misleading. The Company and each GeoPharma Entity acknowledges and agrees that the Investor is not making and has not made any representations or warranties with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby other than those specifically set forth in Article 5 below.

Section 4.26 No Integrated Offering. Assuming the accuracy of the Investor’s representations and warranties set forth in Article 5, neither the GeoPharma Entities nor any of its Affiliates, nor any Person acting on its or their behalf has, directly or indirectly, made any offers or sales of any security or solicited any offers to buy any security, under circumstances that would cause this offering of the Purchased Securities to be integrated with prior offerings by the Company or any other GeoPharma Entity for purposes of (i) the Securities Act which would require the registration of any such securities under the Securities Act, or (ii) any applicable shareholder approval provisions of any Trading Market on which any of the securities of the Company are listed or designated.

Section 4.27 Solvency. Based on the consolidated financial condition of the Company (including its consolidated Subsidiaries) as of the Closing Date, after giving effect to the receipt by the Company of the proceeds from the sale of the Purchased Securities hereunder, (i) the fair saleable value of the Company’s assets exceeds the amount that will be required to be paid on or in respect of the Company’s existing debts and other liabilities (including known contingent liabilities) as they mature; (ii) the Company’s assets do not constitute unreasonably small capital to carry on its business as now conducted and as proposed to be conducted, including its capital needs, taking into account the particular capital requirements of the business conducted by the Company and the GeoPharma Entities, and projected capital requirements and capital availability thereof; and (iii) the current cash flow of the Company and the GeoPharma Entities, together with the proceeds the Company and the GeoPharma Entities would receive, were it to liquidate all of its respective assets, after taking into account all anticipated uses of the cash, would be sufficient to pay all amounts on or in respect of its liabilities when such amounts are required to be paid. Neither the Company nor any GeoPharma Entity intends to incur debts beyond its ability to pay such debts as they mature (taking into account the timing and amounts of cash to be payable on or in respect of its debt). Neither the Company nor any GeoPharma Entity has any knowledge of any facts or circumstances which lead it to believe that it will file for reorganization or liquidation under the bankruptcy or reorganization laws of any jurisdiction within one year from the Closing Date. Schedule 4.27 sets forth as of the date thereof all outstanding secured and unsecured Indebtedness of the Company and each of the GeoPharma Entities, or for which any GeoPharma Entity or Affiliate has commitments. No GeoPharma Entity is in default with respect to any Indebtedness.

 

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Section 4.28 Tax Status. Except for matters that would not, individually or in the aggregate, have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, each GeoPharma Entity has filed all necessary federal, state and foreign income and franchise tax returns and has paid or accrued all taxes shown as due thereon, and no GeoPharma Entity has any knowledge of a tax deficiency which has been asserted or threatened against any GeoPharma Entity.

Section 4.29 No General Solicitation. Neither the Company nor any of the GeoPharma Entities nor any person acting on behalf of the Company or any of such GeoPharma Entities has offered or sold any of the Purchased Securities by any form of general solicitation or general advertising. The Company has offered the Securities for sale only to the Investor and certain other “accredited investors” within the meaning of Rule 501 under the Securities Act.

Section 4.30 Foreign Corrupt Practices. No GeoPharma Entity, nor to the knowledge of the GeoPharma Entities, any agent or other person acting on behalf of the GeoPharma Entities, has (i) directly or indirectly, used any funds for unlawful contributions, gifts, entertainment or other unlawful expenses related to foreign or domestic political activity, (ii) made any unlawful payment to foreign or domestic government officials or employees or to any foreign or domestic political parties or campaigns from corporate funds, (iii) failed to disclose fully any contribution made by any GeoPharma Entity (or made by any person acting on its behalf of which any GeoPharma Entity is aware) which is in violation of law, or (iv) violated in any material respect any provision of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended.

Section 4.31 Accountants. The Company’s accounting firm is set forth on Schedule 4.31 of the Disclosure Schedule. To the knowledge and belief of the Company, such accounting firm (i) is a registered public accounting firm as required by the Exchange Act and (ii) shall express its opinion with respect to the financial statements to be included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the year ending March 31, 2008.

Section 4.32 No Disagreements with Accountants and Lawyers. There are no disagreements of any kind presently existing, or reasonably anticipated by the Company or any GeoPharma Entity to arise, between the Company or such GeoPharma Entity and the accountants and lawyers formerly or presently employed by the Company or such GeoPharma Entity which could affect the Company’s or such GeoPharma Entity’s ability to perform any of its obligations under any of the Transaction Documents, and the Company and each GeoPharma Entity is current with respect to any fees owed to its accountants and lawyers.

Section 4.33 Acknowledgment Regarding Investor’s Purchase of Securities. The Company and each GeoPharma Entity acknowledges and agrees that the Investor is acting solely in the capacity of an arm’s-length purchaser with respect to the Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated thereby. The Company and each GeoPharma Entity further acknowledges that the Investor is not acting as a financial advisor or fiduciary of the Company or any such GeoPharma Entity (or in any similar capacity) with respect to the Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated thereby and any advice given by the Investor or

 

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any of its representatives or agents in connection with the Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated thereby is merely incidental to the Investor’s purchase of the Purchased Securities. The Company and each GeoPharma Entity further represents to the Investor that the Company’s (and such GeoPharma Entity’s) decision to enter into this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents has been based solely on the independent evaluation of the transactions contemplated hereby by the Company (and each GeoPharma Entity) and its representatives.

Section 4.34 Acknowledgement Regarding Investor’s Trading Activity. Anything in this Agreement or elsewhere herein to the contrary notwithstanding, it is understood and acknowledged by the Company and each GeoPharma Entity (i) that the Investor has not been asked by the Company or any such GeoPharma Entity to agree, nor has the Investor agreed, to desist from purchasing or selling, long and/or short, securities of the Company, or “derivative” securities based on securities issued by the Company or to hold the Purchased Securities for any specified term; (ii) that past or future open market or other transactions by the Investor, including Short Sales, and specifically including, without limitation, Short Sales or “derivative” transactions, before or after the closing of this or future private placement transactions, may negatively impact the market price of the Company’s publicly traded securities; (iii) that the Investor, and counter-parties in “derivative” transactions to which the Investor is a party, directly or indirectly, presently may have a “short” position in the Common Stock, and (iv) that the Investor shall not be deemed to have any affiliation with or control over any arm’s-length counter-party in any “derivative” transaction. The Company and each GeoPharma Entity further understands and acknowledges that (a) the Investor may engage in hedging activities at various times during the period that the Purchased Securities are outstanding, including, without limitation, during the periods that the value of the Conversion Shares deliverable with respect to the Notes are being determined and (b) such hedging activities (if any) could reduce the value of the existing shareholders’ equity interests in the Company at and after the time that the hedging activities are being conducted. The Company and each GeoPharma Entity acknowledges that such aforementioned hedging activities do not constitute a breach of any of the Transaction Documents.

Section 4.35 Regulation M Compliance. Neither the Company nor any other GeoPharma Entity has, and to its knowledge no one acting on its behalf has, (i) taken, directly or indirectly, any action designed to cause or to result in the stabilization or manipulation of the price of any security of the Company to facilitate the sale or resale of any of the Purchased Securities, (ii) sold, bid for, purchased, or, paid any compensation for soliciting purchases of, any of the Purchased Securities, or (iii) paid or agreed to pay to any Person any compensation for soliciting another to purchase any other securities of the Company or any other GeoPharma Entity.

Section 4.36 FDA. As to each product subject to the jurisdiction of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) under the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, as amended, and the regulations thereunder (“FDCA”) that is manufactured, packaged, labeled, tested, distributed, sold, and/or marketed by the Company or any other GeoPharma Entity, such product is being manufactured, packaged, labeled, tested, distributed, sold and/or marketed by the Company in compliance with all applicable requirements under FDCA and similar laws, rules and regulations relating to registration, investigational use, premarket clearance, licensure, or application

 

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approval, good manufacturing practices, good laboratory practices, good clinical practices, product listing, quotas, labeling, advertising, record keeping and filing of reports, except where the failure to be in compliance would not have a Material Adverse Effect. There is no pending, completed or, to the knowledge of the Company or any other GeoPharma Entity, threatened, action (including any lawsuit, arbitration, or legal or administrative or regulatory proceeding, charge, complaint, or investigation) against the Company or any other GeoPharma Entity, and neither the Company nor any other GeoPharma Entity has received any notice, warning letter or other communication from the FDA or any other governmental entity, which (i) contests the premarket clearance, licensure, registration, or approval of, the uses of, the distribution of, the manufacturing or packaging of, the testing of, the sale of, or the labeling and promotion of any product, (ii) withdraws its approval of, requests the recall, suspension, or seizure of, or withdraws or orders the withdrawal of advertising or sales promotional materials relating to, any product, (iii) imposes a clinical hold on any clinical investigation by the Company or any GeoPharma Entity, (iv) enjoins production at any facility of the Company or any GeoPharma Entity, (v) enters or proposes to enter into a consent decree of permanent injunction with the Company or any GeoPharma Entity, or (vi) otherwise alleges any violation of any laws, rules or regulations by the Company or any GeoPharma Entity, and which, either individually or in the aggregate, would have a Material Adverse Effect. The properties, business and operations of the Company each other GeoPharma Entity has been and are being conducted in all material respects in accordance with all applicable laws, rules and regulations of the FDA. Neither the Company nor any other GeoPharma Entity has been informed by the FDA that the FDA will prohibit the marketing, sale, license or use in the United States of any product proposed to be developed, produced or marketed by the Company or any other GeoPharma Entity, nor has the FDA expressed any concern as to approving or clearing for marketing any product being developed or proposed to be developed by the Company or any other GeoPharma Entity.

Section 4.37 Form S-3 Eligibility. The Company is eligible to register the resale of the Securities for resale by the Investor on Form S-3 promulgated under the Securities Act.

Section 4.38 Employee Benefit Plans.

(a) Except as set forth in the Schedule of Exceptions, (i) neither the Company nor any other GeoPharma Entity maintains or contributes to or has any obligation to contribute to, or have any direct or indirect liability, whether contingent or otherwise, with respect to any plan, program, agreement, arrangement or commitment which is an employment, consulting or deferred compensation agreement, or an executive compensation, incentive bonus or other bonus, employee pension, profit-sharing, savings, retirement, stock option, stock purchase, severance pay, life, health, disability or accident insurance plan, or vacation, or other employee benefit plan, program, arrangement, agreement or commitment, whether or not subject to ERISA (as defined below) (including any funding mechanism now in effect or required in the future as a result of the transaction contemplated by this Agreement or otherwise), whether oral or written (individually a “Plan,” and collectively, the “Plans”); and (ii) neither the Company nor any other GeoPharma Entity nor any person who would be considered a single employer with the Company pursuant to Section 414(b), (c), (m) or (o) of the Code (as defined below) maintains or contributes to, or has had during the preceding six years maintained or contributed to, or has had during such period the obligation to maintain or contribute,

 

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or may have any liability with respect to, any Plan subject to Title IV of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code or any “multiple employer plan” within the meaning of the Code or ERISA. No Plan is (i) a nonqualified deferred compensation retirement plan, contract or arrangement; (ii) a qualified defined contribution plan (as defined in Section 3(34) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”), or Section 414(i) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”)); (iii) a qualified defined benefit plan (as defined in Section 3(35) of ERISA or Section 414(j) of the Code); or (iv) an employee welfare benefit plan (as defined in Section 3(1) of ERISA).

(b) To the extent required (either as a matter of law or to obtain the intended tax treatment and tax benefits), all employee benefit plans (as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA), which any GeoPharma Entity maintains or to which it contributes, comply in all material respects with the requirements of ERISA and the Code. With respect to the Plans, (i) all required contributions which are due have been made and a proper accrual has been made for all contributions due in the current fiscal year; (ii) there have been no prohibited transactions (as defined in Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code) and (iii) no event has occurred in connection with which any GeoPharma Entity or any Plan could be subject to any material liability under ERISA, the Code or otherwise.

(c) Neither the Company nor any other GeoPharma Entity contributes (and has not ever contributed or had any obligation to contribute) to any multi-employer plan, as defined in Section 3(37) of ERISA. No GeoPharma Entity has any actual or potential liabilities under Section 4201 of ERISA for any complete or partial withdrawal from a multi-employer plan. Neither the Company nor any other GeoPharma Entity has any actual or potential liability for death or medical benefits after separation from employment, other than (i) death benefits under the employee benefit plans or programs (whether or not subject to ERISA) set forth in the Schedule of Exceptions and (ii) health care continuation benefits described in Section 4980B of the Code.

(d) To the knowledge of the Company and the GeoPharma Entities, neither the Company nor any other GeoPharma Entity nor any of its directors, officers, employees or other “fiduciaries,” as such term is defined in Section 3(21) of ERISA, has committed any breach of fiduciary responsibility imposed by ERISA or any other applicable law with respect to the Plans which would subject the Company or any GeoPharma Entity or any of its respective directors, officers or employees to any liability under ERISA or any applicable law.

(e) Neither the Company nor any other GeoPharma Entity has incurred any liability for any tax or civil penalty or any disqualification of any employee benefit plan (as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA) imposed by Sections 4980B and 4975 of the Code and Part 6 of Title I and Section 502(i) of ERISA.

Section 4.39 Product Liability Claims. All products manufactured, distributed or sold by or on behalf of the Company or any other GeoPharma Entity were merchantable, free from defects in design, specifications, processing, manufacture, material or workmanship, and suitable for the purpose for which they were intended. Neither the Company nor any other GeoPharma

 

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Entity has incurred any uninsured or insured Product Liability, or received a claim based upon alleged Product Liability, and no basis for any such claim exists. Neither the Company nor any other GeoPharma Entity has any liability or obligation with respect to any Product Liability, whether or not heretofore asserted, or product recall. The Company and each GeoPharma Entity has maintained complete and accurate complaint histories regarding the Company’s and such GeoPharma Entity’s products.

Section 4.40 Outstanding Borrowing. The Schedule of Exceptions sets forth the amount of all indebtedness of the Company and each GeoPharma Entity as of the date hereof, the liens that relate to such indebtedness and that encumber the Company and such GeoPharma Entity’s assets and the name of each lender thereof. No holder of indebtedness of the Company or any other GeoPharma Entity is entitled to any voting rights in any matters voted upon by the holders of the Common Stock.

ARTICLE V

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE INVESTOR

The Investor represents and warrants to the Company for itself as follows:

Section 5.1 Authorization. The Investor has full power and authority to enter into and perform under this Agreement in accordance with its terms. This Agreement has been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of the Investor, has been duly executed and delivered by each the Investor, and is the valid and binding agreement of the Investor and is enforceable against the Investor in accordance with its terms, except as enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium, reorganization or other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and to judicial limitations on the remedy of specific enforcement and other equitable remedies.

Section 5.2 Purchase Entirely for Own Account. This Agreement is made with the Investor in reliance upon the Investor’s representation to the Company, which by the Investor’s execution of this Agreement the Investor hereby confirms, that the Purchased Securities will be acquired for investment for the Investor’s own account, not as a nominee or agent, and not with a view to the resale or distribution of any part thereof, and that the Investor has no present intention of selling, granting any participation in, or otherwise distributing the same. By executing this Agreement, the Investor further represents that the Investor does not have any contract, undertaking, agreement or arrangement with any third-party to sell, transfer or grant participations to such third-party or to any third-person, with respect to any of the Purchased Securities.

Section 5.3 Reliance Upon Investor’s Representations; Restrictions on Resale. The Investor understands that none of the Notes or Conversion Shares have been registered under the Securities Act or any state securities laws by reason of their contemplated issuance in transactions exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act pursuant to Section 4(2) thereof or Rule 505 or 506 promulgated under the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws, and that the reliance of the Company and others upon these exemptions is predicated in part upon this representation by the Investor. The Investor further understands that the Notes and the Conversion Shares may not be transferred or resold without (i) registration

 

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under the Securities Act and any applicable state securities laws, or (ii) an exemption from the requirements of the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws. The Investor also understands that any Conversion Shares will be issued without prior registration thereof under the Securities Act or applicable state securities laws in reliance upon Section 4(2) of the Securities Act and transactional exemptions from registration under applicable state securities laws based upon appropriate representations of the Investor. As such, the Conversion Shares will be subject to transfer restrictions similar to restrictions applicable to the Convertible Notes. The Investor understands (i) that an exemption from such registration is not presently available pursuant to Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act by the SEC and (ii) that in any event the Investor may not sell any securities acquired hereunder pursuant to Rule 144 prior to the expiration of a one-year period (or such shorter period as the Commission may hereafter adopt) after the Investor has acquired such securities. The Investor understands that any sales pursuant to Rule 144 can be made only in full compliance with the provisions of Rule 144.

Section 5.4 Receipt of Information. The Investor represents that the Company has provided the Investor at a reasonable time prior to the execution of this Agreement sufficient opportunity to ask questions and receive answers from the Company’s management concerning the Company’s business, management and financial affairs and the terms and conditions of the offering of the Purchased Securities and the Conversion Shares and to obtain any additional information (which the Company possesses or can acquire without unreasonable effort or expense) as may be necessary to verify the accuracy of information furnished to the Investor. The Investor has reviewed the representations concerning the Company contained in this Agreement. The foregoing, however, does not limit or modify the representations and warranties of the Company in this Agreement or the right of the Investor to rely thereon.

Section 5.5 Investment Experience. The Investor represents that it is experienced in evaluating and investing in securities of companies in the development stage and acknowledges that it is able to fend for itself, can bear the economic risk of its investment, and has such knowledge and experience in financial or business matters that it is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the investment in the Notes and the Conversion Shares. If other than an individual, Investor also represents it has not been organized for the purpose of acquiring the Notes and Conversion Shares.

Section 5.6 Accredited Investor. The Investor is an “accredited investor” within the meaning of SEC Rule 501 of Regulation D promulgated under the Act, as presently in effect.

Section 5.7 Legends. To the extent applicable, each certificate or other document evidencing any of the Purchased Securities shall be endorsed with the legends set forth below, and the Investor covenants that, except to the extent such restrictions are waived by the Company, the Investor shall not transfer the shares represented by any such certificate without complying with the restrictions on transfer described in the legends endorsed on such certificate:

“THE SHARES REPRESENTED HEREBY HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, AND MAY NOT BE SOLD, TRANSFERRED, ASSIGNED, PLEDGED, OR HYPOTHECATED ABSENT AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION THEREOF UNDER SUCH ACT OR COMPLIANCE WITH

 

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RULE 144 PROMULGATED UNDER SUCH ACT, OR UNLESS THE COMPANY HAS RECEIVED AN OPINION OF COUNSEL, SATISFACTORY TO THE COMPANY AND ITS COUNSEL, THAT SUCH REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED.”

The Company shall make a notation regarding the restrictions on transfer of the Conversion Shares or other Purchased Securities in its books and the Conversion Shares and other Purchased Securities shall be transferred on the books of the Company only if transferred or sold pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act covering the securities to be transferred or an opinion of counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Company that such registration is not required; provided, however, that (i) the Company will not require opinions of counsel for transactions made pursuant to Rule 144 except in unusual circumstances and (ii) the Company will not require opinions of counsel for transfers to affiliated entities managed by the same manager or managing partner or management company, or managed by an entity controlling, controlled by or under common control with such manager, managing partner or management company so long as the transferor certifies in writing to the Company that the transferor is not receiving any consideration in connection with the transfer and so long as the transferee will be subject to the terms of these restrictions to the same extent as if such transferee were an original Investor hereunder.

ARTICLE VI

COVENANTS

The Company covenants and agrees, on behalf of itself and each GeoPharma Entity, that for so long as any Notes remain outstanding:

Section 6.1 SEC Reports and Other Company Updates. The Company shall furnish to the Investor:

(a) promptly after filing with the SEC, all SEC Reports filed by the GeoPharma Entities, which SEC Reports shall be filed on a timely basis; provided, however, that such SEC Reports shall be deemed to be filed on a timely basis if the Company has received a valid extension of such time of filing and has filed any such SEC Reports prior to the expiration of such extension. Such SEC Reports shall comply in all material respects with the requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, as applicable, and none of the SEC Reports, when filed, shall contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading;

(b) promptly after the preparation thereof, any annual or quarterly financial statements or reports of the GeoPharma Entities to the extent such financial statements are not included or otherwise incorporated into such SEC Reports,

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(d) promptly, from time to time, such other information regarding the business, financial condition, operations, property or affairs of the Company and its subsidiaries as the Investor may reasonably request.

Section 6.2 Inspection, Consultation and Advice. The GeoPharma Entities shall permit the Investor and such persons as the Investor may designate, at the Investor’s expense, upon reasonable notice and at such times as the Investor may reasonably request to visit and inspect any of the properties of the Company, examine its books and records (including without limitation product complaint histories and related information) and take copies and extracts therefrom, discuss the affairs (including, without limitation, operations and relations with suppliers), finances and accounts of the Company with its officers, employees and public accountants (and the Company hereby authorizes said accountants to discuss with the Investor and any such designees such affairs, finances and accounts), and consult with the management of the Company as to such affairs, finances and accounts of the Company and its subsidiaries, all at reasonable times and upon reasonable notice.

Section 6.3 Transactions with Affiliates. Except for transactions contemplated by this Agreement or as otherwise approved by a majority of the disinterested directors on the Company’s Board of Directors, the Company shall not enter into any transaction with any director, officer, employee or holder of more than 5% of the outstanding capital stock of the Company, any member of the family of any such person, or any corporation, partnership, trust or other entity in which any such person, or member of the family of any such person, is a director, officer, trustee, partner or holder of more than 5% of the outstanding capital stock thereof, except for transactions on customary terms related to such person’s employment or service as a director of the Company. Except as specifically disclosed on Schedule 6.3 attached hereto, the Company shall not use any proceeds of Purchased Securities to make distributions or loans to any shareholders of the Company or repay existing indebtedness for borrowed money obligations.

Section 6.4 Conditions to Closing. The Company shall use best efforts to cause the conditions set forth in Article 8 to be satisfied with respect to the Closing as soon as practicable.

Section 6.5 Reserve for Shares. The Company shall at all times reserve and keep available such number of its duly authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock as is necessary to comply with the terms of this Agreement and the Convertible Notes and Conversion Shares. The Company shall at all times reserve and keep available out of its duly authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock such number of its duly authorized shares of Common Stock as is necessary to comply with the terms of this Agreement, the Articles of Incorporation, as amended, and the Conversion Shares. If at any time the number of shares of authorized but unissued Common Stock are not sufficient to comply with the terms of this Agreement, the Convertible Notes, and the Conversion Shares, the Company will promptly take such corporate action as may be necessary to increase its authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock to such number of shares of Common Stock as are sufficient for such purpose. The Company will obtain any authorization, consent, approval or other action by or make any filing with any court or administrative body that may be required under applicable securities laws in connection with the issuance of any shares issued by it in order to comply with the terms of this Agreement, the Convertible Notes, and the Conversion Shares.

 

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Section 6.6 Compliance with Law. The Company will conduct its business in compliance with all applicable laws, rules and regulations of the jurisdictions in which it is conducting business, including, without limitation, all applicable local, state and federal environmental laws and regulations, the failure to comply with which would have a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 6.7 Board of Directors Meetings. The Company shall use its best efforts to ensure that meetings of its Board of Directors are held at least four (4) times each year and at least once each quarter.

Section 6.8 Use of Proceeds. The Company shall use the cash proceeds of the Purchased Securities for the Company’s working capital needs and such other purposes as specified in Section 2.4 above and, except as provided in Section 2.4, shall not use such proceeds for the satisfaction of any portion of the Company’s debt (other than payment of trade payables in the ordinary course of the Company’s business and prior practices), or to redeem any Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents or to settle any outstanding litigation.

Section 6.9 Certain Actions Requiring Investor Approval. The Company shall not, without a vote or the written consent of the Investor, for so long as any of the Notes or any of the Purchased Securities remain outstanding:

(a) reduce the strike price of any warrant, option or other security convertible into the Company’s Common Stock;

(b) apply any of any GeoPharma Entity’s assets to the redemption, retirement, purchase or acquisition of, or dividends on, any shares of any class of equity or preferred security of the Company;

(c) issue any equity securities of any Subsidiary or Affiliate of the Company;

(d) pay any dividends on the Company’s Common Stock;

(e) redeem any series of the Company’s preferred stock (or any preferred stock of any other GeoPharma Entity) using cash or shares prior to the stated maturity of such preferred stock; or

(f) change the interest rate, conversion price, conversion ratio, stated principal amount, maturity date, method of interest payment, or any other economic term of any series of preferred stock of the Company or any other GeoPharma Entity.

Section 6.10 Subsidiaries. The Company will not, nor will it permit any other GeoPharma Entity to, form or acquire any person which would thereby become a Subsidiary or Affiliate of the Company except for any such formation or acquisition to which the Investor has given its written consent and except to the extent such person is or, in the case of a formed person, will be, engaged in the businesses engaged in by the Company or any other GeoPharma Entity and immediately after such formation or acquisition (i) the equity interests of the acquired or formed person are pledged to the Investor, and (ii) such person enters into documents requested by the Investor to provide that such person shall be obligated to repay the Notes and

 

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other amounts payable under the Transaction Documents, and to grant to the Investor a first priority security interest (and to perfect such interest) subject to no other Liens, in the assets of such person.

Section 6.11 Participation in Future Financings.

(a) From the date hereof until the date that the Notes are no longer outstanding, and subject to the rights granted to the purchasers pursuant to Section 4.13 of that certain Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of March 5, 2004 (the “Midsummer Purchase Agreement”), the Company will not, directly or indirectly (whether through its Subsidiaries, Affiliates or otherwise), offer, sell, grant any option to purchase, or otherwise dispose of (or announce any offer, sale, grant or any option to purchase or other disposition of) any of its or its Subsidiaries’ Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents, including without limitation any debt, preferred stock or other instrument or security that is, at any time during its life and under any circumstances, convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents (any such offer, sale, grant, disposition or announcement being referred to as a “Subsequent Placement”).

(b) From the date hereof until the date that the Notes are no longer outstanding, the Company will not, directly or indirectly (whether through its Subsidiaries, Affiliates or otherwise), effect any Subsequent Placement, unless the Company shall have first complied with Section 4.13 of the Midsummer Purchase Agreement and the requirements of this Section 6.11(b):

(i) The Company shall deliver to the Investor a written notice (the “Offer”) of any proposed or intended issuance or sale or exchange of the securities being offered (the “Offered Securities”) in a Subsequent Placement, which Offer shall (w) identify and describe the Offered Securities, (x) describe the price and other terms upon which they are to be issued, sold or exchanged, and the number or amount of the Offered Securities to be issued, sold or exchanged, (y) identify the Persons or entities to which or with which the Offered Securities are to be offered, issued, sold or exchanged and (z) offer to issue and sell to or exchange with each Investor the full amount of such Offered Securities upon the same price and other terms and conditions upon which they are to be issued, sold or exchanged.

(ii) To accept an Offer, the Investor must deliver a written notice to the Company prior to the end of the five (5) Business Day period of the Offer, setting forth the Investor’s election to purchase the Offered Securities (the “Notice of Acceptance”). If the Investor does not deliver such a written notice by the end of such five (5) Business Day period, then Investor shall be deemed to have rejected the Offer.

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Acceptance has not been given by the Investor (the “Refused Securities”), but only to the offerees described in the Offer and only upon terms and conditions (including, without limitation, number and price of shares, unit prices and interest rates, as applicable), taken as a whole, that are not more favorable to the acquiring Person or Persons or less favorable to the Company than those set forth in the Offer.

(iv) Upon the closing of the issuance, sale or exchange of the Offered Securities, the Investor shall acquire from the Company, and the Company shall issue to the Investor, the number or amount of Offered Securities specified in the Notice of Acceptance upon the terms and conditions specified in the Offer. The purchase by the Investor of any Offered Securities is subject in all cases to the preparation, execution and delivery by the Company and the Investor of a purchase agreement relating to such Offered Securities reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Investor, the Company and their respective counsel. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, if the Company does not consummate the closing of the issuance, sale or exchange of the Refused Securities within ten (10) Business Days of the expiration of the period set forth in Section 6.11(b)(ii) or if the terms of the Offer or the amount of the Offered Securities shall change prior to such closing, the Company shall provide the Investor with a second Offer setting forth the new terms of the Offered Securities, and the Investor shall have the same rights of participation with respect to such revised Offer as set forth in this Section 6.11(b).

(v) The Company and the Investor agree that if the Investor elects to participate in the Offer, (x) neither the agreement regarding the Subsequent Placement (the “Subsequent Placement Agreement”) with respect to such Offer nor any other transaction documents related thereto (collectively, the “Subsequent Placement Documents”) shall include any term or provision whereby the Investor shall be required to agree to any restrictions in trading as to any securities of the Company owned by the Investor prior to such Subsequent Placement, and (y) any registration rights set forth in such Subsequent Placement Documents shall be similar in all material respects to the registration rights contained in the Registration Rights Agreement entered into in connection herewith.

(vi) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 6.11 and unless otherwise agreed to by Investor, the Company shall either confirm in writing to the Investor that the transaction with respect to the Subsequent Placement has been abandoned or shall publicly disclose its intention to issue the Offered Securities, in either case in such a manner such that the Investor will not be in possession of material non-public information, by the 19th Business Day following delivery of the Offer. If by the 19th Business Day following delivery of the Offer no public disclosure regarding a transaction with respect to the Offered Securities has been made, and no notice regarding the abandonment of such transaction has been received by the Investor, such transaction shall be deemed to have been abandoned and the Investor shall not be deemed to be in possession of any material, non-public information with respect to the Company. Should the

 

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Company decide to pursue such transaction with respect to the Offered Securities, the Company shall provide the Investor with another Offer and the Investor will again have the right of participation set forth in this Section 6.11. The Company shall not be permitted to deliver more than one such Offer to the Investor in any sixty (60) day period.

(vii) Any Offered Securities not acquired by the Investor or other Persons in accordance with this Section 6.11(b) above may not be issued, sold or exchanged until they are again offered to the Investor under the procedures specified in this Agreement.

(c) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the restrictions contained in paragraph (b) of this Section 6.11 shall not apply to the issuance of Common Stock (A) pursuant to any Exempt Issuance (provided that such exercise or conversion occurs in accordance with the terms thereof, without amendment or modification, and that the applicable exercise or conversion price or ratio is described in such schedule) or otherwise pursuant to any employee benefit plan described in Section 4.38 above or hereafter adopted by the Company and approved by its shareholders, (B) pursuant to a bona fide firm commitment underwritten public offering with a nationally recognized underwriter (excluding any equity lines) in an aggregate offering amount greater than $15,000,000, or (C) in connection with a bona fide joint venture, acquisition, merger, strategic partnership, or strategic alliance the primary purpose of which is not to raise cash.

Section 6.12 Transfer Restrictions.

(a) The Conversion Shares may only be disposed of in compliance with state and federal securities laws. In connection with any transfer of Conversion Shares other than pursuant to an effective registration statement or Rule 144, to the Company or to an Affiliate of a Investor or in connection with a pledge as contemplated in Section 6.12(b), the Company may require the transferor thereof to provide to the Company an opinion of counsel selected by the transferor and reasonably acceptable to the Company, the form and substance of which opinion shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Company, to the effect that such transfer does not require registration of such transferred Conversion Shares under the Securities Act. As a condition of transfer of Conversion Shares other than pursuant to an effective registration statement or Rule 144, any such transferee shall agree in writing to be bound by the terms of this Agreement and shall have the rights of an Investor under this Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement.

(b) The Investor agrees to the imprinting, so long as is required by this Section 6.12, of a legend on any of the Conversion Shares in the following form:

[NEITHER] THIS SECURITY [NOR THE SECURITIES INTO WHICH THIS SECURITY IS [EXERCISABLE] [CONVERTIBLE]] HAS [NOT] BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR THE SECURITIES COMMISSION OF ANY STATE IN RELIANCE UPON AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933,

 

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AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), AND, ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS AS EVIDENCED BY A LEGAL OPINION OF COUNSEL TO THE TRANSFEROR TO SUCH EFFECT, THE SUBSTANCE OF WHICH SHALL BE REASONABLY ACCEPTABLE TO THE COMPANY. THIS SECURITY [AND THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON [EXERCISE] [CONVERSION] OF THIS SECURITY] MAY BE PLEDGED IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT OR OTHER LOAN SECURED BY SUCH SECURITIES.

The Company acknowledges and agrees that the Investor may from time to time pledge pursuant to a bona fide margin agreement with a registered broker-dealer or grant a security interest in some or all of the Conversion Shares to a financial institution that is an “accredited investor” as defined in Rule 501(a) under the Securities Act and who agrees to be bound by the provisions of this Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement and, if required under the terms of such arrangement, the Investor may transfer pledged or secured Conversion Shares to the pledgees or secured parties. Such a pledge or transfer would not be subject to approval of the Company, and no legal opinion of legal counsel of the pledgee, secured party or pledgor shall be required in connection therewith. Further, no notice shall be required of such pledge. At the Investor’s expense, the Company will execute and deliver such reasonable documentation as a pledgee or secured party of Conversion Shares may reasonably request in connection with a pledge or transfer of the Conversion Shares, including, if the Conversion Shares are subject to registration pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement, the preparation and filing of any required prospectus supplement under Rule 424(b)(3) under the Securities Act or other applicable provision of the Securities Act to appropriately amend the list of Selling Shareholders thereunder.

(c) Certificates evidencing the Conversion Shares shall not contain any legend (including the legend set forth in Section 6.12(b) hereof): (i) while a registration statement (including the Registration Statement) covering the resale of such security is effective under the Securities Act, or (ii) following any sale of such Conversion Shares pursuant to Rule 144, or (iii) if such Underlying Shares are eligible for sale under Rule 144(k), or (iv) if such legend is not required under applicable requirements of the Securities Act (including judicial interpretations and pronouncements issued by the staff of the Commission). The Company (or its counsel) shall have issued a legal opinion to its transfer agent (if required by the transfer agent) to effect the removal of the legend hereunder. If all or any portion of a Note is converted or exercised (as applicable) at a time when there is an effective registration statement to cover the resale of the Conversion Shares, or if such Conversion Shares may be sold under Rule 144(k) or if such legend is not otherwise required under applicable requirements of the Securities Act (including judicial interpretations and pronouncements issued by the staff of the Commission) then such Conversion Shares shall be issued free of all legends. The Company agrees that following the effective date of the Registration Statement or at such

 

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time as such legend is no longer required under this Section 6.12(c), it will, no later than seven Trading Days following the delivery by the Investor to the Company or the Transfer Agent of a certificate representing Conversion Shares, as applicable, issued with a restrictive legend (such third Trading Day, the “Legend Removal Date”), deliver or cause to be delivered to the Investor a certificate representing such shares that is free from all restrictive and other legends. The Company may not make any notation on its records or give instructions to the transfer agent that enlarge the restrictions on transfer set forth in this Section. Certificates for Conversion Shares subject to legend removal hereunder shall be transmitted by the transfer agent to the Investor by crediting the account of the Investor’s prime broker with the Depository Trust Company System.

(d) In addition to the Investor’s other available remedies, the Company shall pay to the Investor, in cash, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, for each $1,000 of Conversion Shares (based on the VWAP of the Common Stock on the date such Conversion Shares are submitted to the transfer agent) delivered for removal of the restrictive legend and subject to Section 6.12(c), $10 per Trading Day (increasing to $20 per Trading Day 5 Trading Days after such damages have begun to accrue) for each Trading Day after the second Trading Day following the Legend Removal Date until such certificate is delivered without a legend. Nothing herein shall limit the Investor’s right to pursue actual damages for the Company’s failure to deliver certificates representing any Conversion Shares as required by the Transaction Documents, and the Investor shall have the right to pursue all remedies available to it at law or in equity including, without limitation, a decree of specific performance and/or injunctive relief.

(e) The Investor agrees that the removal of the restrictive legend from certificates representing Conversion Shares as set forth in this Section 6.12 is predicated upon the Company’s reliance that the Investor will sell any Conversion Shares pursuant to either the registration requirements of the Securities Act, including any applicable prospectus delivery requirements, or an exemption therefrom, and that if Conversion Shares are sold pursuant to a Registration Statement, they will be sold in compliance with the plan of distribution set forth therein.

Section 6.13 Securities Law Disclosure; Publicity. The Company shall, by 12:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the fourth Trading Day following the date hereof (or such shorter time period as shall be required by Form 8-K or otherwise agreed to by the parties), issue a Current Report on Form 8-K disclosing the material terms of the transactions contemplated hereby and attaching the applicable Transaction Documents as exhibits thereto. The Company and the Investor shall consult with each other in issuing any other press releases with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby, and neither the Company nor the Investor shall issue any such press release or otherwise make any such public statement without the prior consent of the Company, with respect to any press release of the Investor, or without the prior consent of the Investor, with respect to any press release of the Company, which consent shall not unreasonably be withheld or delayed, except if such disclosure is required by law, in which case the disclosing party shall promptly provide the other party with prior notice of such public statement or communication. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall not include the name of the Investor in any filing with the Commission or any regulatory agency or Trading Market, without the prior written consent of the Investor, except (i) as required by federal securities law in

 

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connection with (A) any registration statement contemplated by the Registration Rights Agreement and (B) the filing of final Transaction Documents (including signature pages thereto) with the Commission and (ii) to the extent such disclosure is required by law or Trading Market regulations, in which case the Company shall provide the Investor with prior notice of such disclosure permitted under this clause (ii).

Section 6.14 Form D; Blue Sky Filings. The Company agrees to timely file a Form D with respect to the offering described herein as required under Regulation D and to provide a copy thereof, promptly upon request of the Investor. The Company shall take such action as the Company shall reasonably determine is necessary in order to obtain an exemption for, or to qualify the Notes and Conversion Shares for, sale to the Investor at the Closing under applicable securities or “Blue Sky” laws of the states of the United States, and shall provide evidence of such actions promptly upon request of the Investor.

Section 6.15 Reservation and Listing of Shares.

(a) The Company shall maintain a reserve from its duly authorized shares of Common Stock for issuance pursuant to the Transaction Documents in such amount as may be required to fulfill its obligations in full under the Transaction Documents (including any and all Conversion Shares as shall be issuable under the Amended and Restated Note or any other Subsequent Notes or other securities convertible into shares of Common Stock hereunder).

(b) The Company shall, if applicable: (i) in the time and manner required by the principal Trading Market, prepare and file with such Trading Market an additional shares listing application covering a number of shares of Common Stock at least equal to the Required Minimum on the date of such application, (ii) take all steps necessary to cause such shares of Common Stock to be approved for listing on such Trading Market as soon as possible thereafter, (iii) provide to the Investor evidence of such listing, and (iv) maintain the listing of such Common Stock on any date at least equal to the Required Minimum on such date on such Trading Market or another Trading Market; provided that such listing shall include any additional shares that may be issuable under the Note as a result of any adjustments to the Conversion Price that would affect the number of Conversion Shares issuable to the Investor.

Section 6.16 Limitation on Indebtedness. None of the GeoPharma Entities shall incur, create, issue, assume or suffer to exist any Indebtedness, except (a) any obligations arising under this Agreement, (b) Indebtedness existing on the date of this Agreement and disclosed on Schedule 4.40 hereto, but not including any extension or refinancing thereof, (c) Indebtedness secured by Liens permitted under this Agreement (which shall include purchase money security interests), (d) additional Indebtedness in an amount not to exceed the amount by which the Company’s Current Assets exceed the Company’s Total Debt, in each case as such amounts are reflected in the Company’s financial statements contained in its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q or Annual Report on Form 10-K (or any other SEC Reports that the Company is required to file with the SEC); provided, however, that any Indebtedness permitted under this Section 6.16(d) shall be subordinated to any indebtedness of the Company or other GeoPharma Entities to the Investor arising under this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents and (e) other Indebtedness expressly consented to in writing by the Investor prior to the incurrence of such Indebtedness.

 

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Section 6.17 Security Interest; Consent. Following the payoff of the Wachovia Facility, and in any event not later than September 1, 2008, the Company shall grant to the Investor a first priority perfected security interest in and to the assets of Dynamic Health Products, Inc., a Florida corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (“Dynamic Health”), along with Dynamic Health’s wholly owned subsidiaries Online Meds Rx, Inc., Herbal Health Products, Inc., Dynamic Marketing I, Inc., Pharma Labs Rx, Inc., and Bob O’Leary Health Food Distributor Co., Inc. (together with Dynamic Health, collectively the “BOSS Subsidiaries”) and any subsidiaries of any such BOSS Subsidiary; provided, however, that if the Company extends or refinances the Wachovia Facility in accordance with the terms set forth in this Agreement beyond August 31, 2008, the Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to (i) grant to the Investor a second priority perfected security interest in and to the assets of the BOSS Subsidiaries and (ii) enter into an intercreditor agreement by and between Wachovia and the Investor in connection with the extension of the Wachovia Facility. In addition, the Investor may request at any time that the Company use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain, within thirty (30) days of the receipt of such request, such consent or intercreditor agreement from Wachovia as shall be necessary for the Company and the BOSS Subsidiaries to grant to the Investor a security interest in and to the assets of the BOSS Subsidiaries. Furthermore, if the Investor exercises its option, pursuant to Section 2.5 hereof, to pay off the Wachovia Facility, the Company shall grant Investor a first priority perfect security interest in and to the assets of the BOSS Subsidiaries upon the closing of such purchase of Additional Notes.

Section 6.18 Registration of Additional Shares. The Company shall file a Form S-3 registration statement with the SEC not later than June 30, 2008, which registration statement shall register such additional shares of Common Stock as shall be issuable upon conversion of the Notes or payable as interest or make-whole payments on the Notes (or conversions thereunder). The Company shall register as many shares of Common Stock as shall be permitted by the SEC upon the filing of such registration statement; provided, however, that the Company shall not be required to register more than the maximum number of Conversion Shares issuable pursuant to the terms of the Transaction Documents.

Section 6.19 Limitations on Conversion Price. The Conversion Price is not, and shall not be at any time while any of the Purchased Securities remain outstanding, higher than the exercise or strike price of any of the Company’s outstanding Convertible Securities. To the extent that any Convertible Security is issued with an exercise price lower than the then-current Conversion Price, the Conversion Price shall be immediately adjusted in the manner specified in the Amended and Restated Note.

Section 6.20 Restrictions on Intercompany Loans or Other Distributions. No GeoPharma Entity may transfer cash or loan money (or other similar obligations) to any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates, except for (i) any cash raised in connection with equity financings by such GeoPharma Entity or its Subsidiaries or Affiliates; provided, however, that such GeoPharma Entity shall have provided notice to the Investor of the terms of such equity financing; and (ii) intercompany loans or other transfers in an aggregate amount not to exceed $2,000,000 (whether in one transaction or a series of transactions) to any consolidated Subsidiary

 

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of such GeoPharma Entity for so long as any of the Notes remain outstanding; provided, however, that neither the Company nor any other GeoPharma Entity may transfer cash or cash equivalents or loan money to (or create any other monetary obligations of) any Subsidiary that is not a consolidated Subsidiary of the Company or the applicable GeoPharma Entity. With respect to the current intercompany loan between the Company and the BOSS Subsidiaries described in Schedule 6.20 hereto, the Company agrees to grant a security interest in such loan to the Investor as of the date hereof.

Section 6.21 Limitations on Acquisitions. After the date hereof and for so long as any of the Purchased Securities remain outstanding, neither the Company nor any of the GeoPharma Entities may purchase, acquire, dispose of or otherwise engage in the acquisition or disposition of any other companies or entities, whether by merger, acquisition, consolidation, combination or otherwise, without the prior written consent of the Investor, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld.

Section 6.22 Effect of Failure to File SEC Reports. If the Company (or, as applicable, any other GeoPharma Entity) fails to file any SEC Reports on a timely basis (or receive a valid extension of such time for filing and subsequently file any such SEC Reports prior to the expiration of any such extension), the Investor shall be entitled to receive a 1% penalty per month (or portion thereof) for which such SEC Reports are not timely filed.

Section 6.23 Current Assets Test. For each quarter beginning with the quarter ending June 30, 2008, the Company’s Current Assets shall be greater than or equal to the Company’s Total Debt (the “Current Assets Test”), in each case as such amounts are reflected in the Company’s financial statements contained in its Form 10-K, Form 10-Q or any other SEC Reports that the Company is required to file with the SEC. If the Company fails to satisfy the Current Assets Test as of the required date for filing such Form 10-K or Form 10-Q, as applicable (the “Current Assets Test Measurement Date”), the Investor shall have the right to require the Company to redeem up to $2,000,000 of the principal amount of the Notes as of such Current Assets Test Measurement Date. In addition, if the Company’s Total Debt exceeds the Company’s Current Assets by more than $2,000,000 as of the Current Assets Test Measurement Date, such shortfall shall constitute an Event of Default under the Notes (the “Current Assets Default”), in which case the entire outstanding principal amount (including any Accreted Principal or Make-Whole Amounts) under the Notes shall be due and payable on the 30th day after the occurrence of such Current Assets Default if the Company is unable to cure such Current Assets Default within such thirty (30) day period.

Section 6.24 Stock Purchase. Within five (5) days of the Closing Date, the Investor, Jugal K. Taneja and certain other purchasers shall have completed the transactions contemplated by the Stock Purchase Agreement, whereby such purchasers shall agree to purchase 373,000 shares of the Company’s Common Stock (the “Investor Shares”), and 260,384 accompanying warrants at an exercise price of $5.20 per share (the “Investor Warrants”), from the Investor at a price of $2.22 per share, together with payment therefor in the aggregate amount of $828,060.

 

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ARTICLE VII

CONDITIONS TO OBLIGATION OF THE COMPANY

The obligation of the Company to sell Purchased Securities to the Investor at the Closing is subject to the satisfaction, on or before the Closing, of the conditions set forth in this Article 7.

Section 7.1 Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties contained in Article 5 shall be true, complete and correct as of the date hereof and, as of the Closing Date as though such representations and warranties had been made on and as of such date.

Section 7.2 Performance. The Investor shall have performed and complied in all material respects with all agreements contained herein, and in the agreements, documents and instruments contemplated hereby which are required to be performed or complied with by them prior to or at the date of the Closing.

Section 7.3 Required Consents. The Company shall have obtained the written consent or approval of each person whose consent or approval is required in connection with this Agreement.

Section 7.4 Litigation. No suit, action or other proceeding shall be pending or, to the knowledge of Company or any other GeoPharma Entity, threatened by any third party or by or before any court or governmental agency in which it is sought to restrain or prohibit or to obtain damages or other relief in connection with this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, and no investigation that might result in any such suit, action or other proceeding shall be pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened.

Section 7.5 Legislation. No statute, rule, regulation, order, or interpretation shall have been enacted, entered or deemed applicable by any domestic or foreign government or governmental or administrative agency or court which would make the transactions contemplated by this Agreement illegal.

ARTICLE VIII

CONDITIONS TO THE OBLIGATIONS OF INVESTOR

The obligation of the Investor to purchase the Purchased Securities at the Closing is subject to the satisfaction, on or before the Closing, of the conditions set forth in this Article 7.

Section 8.1 Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties contained in Article 4 shall be true, complete and correct as of the date hereof and, as of the Closing Date (as though such representations and warranties had been made on and as of such date), and the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of the Company shall have certified to such effect to the Investor in writing.

Section 8.2 Performance. The Company and each other GeoPharma Entity shall have performed and complied in all material respects with all agreements contained herein, and in the agreements, documents and instruments contemplated hereby which are required to be performed or complied with by it prior to or at the date of the Closing, and the Chief Executive Officer and

 

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Chief Financial Officer of the Company shall have certified to the Investor in writing to such effect and to the further effect that all of the conditions set forth in this Article 8 have been satisfied.

Section 8.3 All Proceedings to be Satisfactory. All corporate and other proceedings to be taken by the Company or other GeoPharma Entity in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby and all documents incident thereto shall be reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Investor and their counsel, and the Investor and their counsel shall have received all such counterpart originals or certified or other copies of such documents as they reasonably may request.

Section 8.4 Supporting Documents.

(a) The Company shall have delivered to the Investor an opinion of counsel in form and content reasonably satisfactory to the Investor.

(b) The Investor and their counsel shall have received copies of the following documents:

(i) a certificate of the Secretary of State of the state of incorporation of the Company and each of its Affiliates dated as of a date within three days prior to the Closing Date as to the corporate existence of the Company and each of its Affiliates and listing all documents of the Company and each of its Affiliates on file with such Secretary of State;

(ii) a certificate of the Secretary of the Company dated the Closing Date and certifying: (A) the Company’s and each GeoPharma Entity’s then-current Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws; (B) that attached thereto is a true and complete copy of all resolutions adopted by the Board of Directors of the Company (and, as applicable, any other GeoPharma Entity)authorizing the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the Transaction Documents, and the issuance, sale and delivery of the Purchased Securities and the Conversion Shares, and that all such resolutions are in full force and effect and are all the resolutions adopted in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Transaction Documents; and (C) to the incumbency and specimen signature of each officer of the Company and, as applicable, any other GeoPharma Entity executing this Agreement, the Transaction Documents, and any certificate or instrument furnished pursuant hereto, and a certification by another officer of the Company and, as applicable, any other GeoPharma Entity as to the incumbency and signature of the officer signing the certificate referred to in this subsection (ii); and

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Section 8.5 Required Consents. The Company shall have obtained the written consent or approval, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Investor, of each person whose consent or approval is required in connection with this Agreement.

Section 8.6 Litigation. No suit, action or other proceeding shall be pending or, to the knowledge of the Company or any other GeoPharma Entity, threatened by any third party or by or before any court or governmental agency in which it is sought to restrain or prohibit or to obtain damages or other relief in connection with this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, and no investigation that might result in any such suit, action or other proceeding shall be pending or, to the knowledge of Company or any other GeoPharma Entity, threatened.

Section 8.7 Legislation. No statute, rule, regulation, order, or interpretation shall have been enacted, entered or deemed applicable by any domestic or foreign government or governmental or administrative agency or court which would make the transactions contemplated by this Agreement illegal.

Section 8.8 No Material Adverse Changes. Since the date of this Agreement, no events shall have occurred or circumstances arisen which are reasonably expected, individually or in the aggregate, to have or result in a Material Adverse Effect upon the Company (including its Subsidiaries and Affiliates). The Company shall fully cooperate as reasonably requested by the Investor to enable the Investor to determine that this condition has been satisfied.

Section 8.9 Liens. There shall exist as of the Closing no Liens, other than Permitted Liens, on any assets or properties of the Company.

Section 8.10 Transaction Documents. The Company (and, as applicable, each GeoPharma Entity) and the Investor shall have executed and delivered each of the Transaction Documents to which it is a party. Each such document or agreement shall constitute the valid and binding obligation of such party, enforceable against such party in accordance with its terms.

Section 8.11 Prior Preemptive Rights. All of the Company’s (and any other GeoPharma Entity’s) obligations regarding pre-emptive or first refusal rights with respect to the issuance of its securities shall have been terminated in their entirety or duly waived pursuant to a written instrument in form and content satisfactory to the Investor and the Investor’s counsel with respect to (a) the issuance of the Purchased Securities and (b) the issuance of the Conversion Shares.

Section 8.12 No Default. Since the date hereof, no default (or event which, with the passage of time and/or the giving of notice, would constitute a default) of the Company or any other GeoPharma Entity shall have occurred under this Agreement or any of the Transaction Documents.

ARTICLE IX

INDEMNIFICATION

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and against and in respect of any and all demands, claims, actions or causes of action, assessments, losses, damages, liabilities, interest and penalties, costs and expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable legal fees and disbursements incurred in connection therewith and in seeking indemnification therefor, and any amounts or expenses required to be paid or incurred in connection with any action, suit, proceeding, claim, appeal, demand, assessment or judgment) (“Indemnifiable Losses”), resulting from, arising out of, or imposed upon or incurred by any person to be indemnified hereunder by reason of any breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement of the Company contained in this Agreement or any agreement, certificate contemplated by this Agreement or any agreement, certificate, or document executed and delivered by the Company pursuant hereto or in connection with any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

Section 9.2 Indemnification of the Company. The Investor shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Company and each of its subsidiaries, officers, directors and stockholders from and against and in respect of any and all Indemnifiable Losses resulting from, arising out of, or imposed upon or incurred by any person to be indemnified hereunder by reason of any breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement by the Investor contained in this Agreement or any agreement, certificate or document executed and delivered by the Investor pursuant hereto or in connection with any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

Section 9.3 Third-Party Claims. If a claim by a third party is made against an indemnified party and if the indemnified party intends to seek indemnity with respect thereto under this Article 9, such indemnified party shall promptly notify the indemnifying party of such claim; provided, however, that failure to give timely notice shall not affect the rights of the indemnified party so long as the failure to give timely notice does not adversely affect the indemnifying party’s ability to defend such claim against a third party. The indemnified party shall not settle such claim without the consent of the indemnifying party, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. If the indemnifying party acknowledges in writing its indemnity obligations for Indemnifiable Losses resulting therefrom, the indemnifying party may participate at its own cost and expense in the settlement or defense of any claim for which indemnification is sought.

Section 9.4 Cooperation as to Indemnified Liability. Each party hereto shall cooperate fully with the other parties with respect to access to books, records, or other documentation within such party’s control, if deemed reasonably necessary or appropriate by any party in the defense of any claim which may give rise to indemnification hereunder.

ARTICLE X

TERMINATION AND DEFAULT

Section 10.1 Termination. The obligation of the parties hereto to consummate the remaining transactions contemplated hereby may be terminated and abandoned at any time at or before the Closing if any of the following events occurs:

(a) by and at the written option of the Investor or the Company if the Closing shall not have occurred on or before April 30, 2008, provided that the terminating party shall not have breached in any material respect its obligations under this Agreement in any manner that shall have been the proximate cause of or resulted in, the failure to complete the Closing by such date; or

 

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(b) by Investor if there shall have occurred any event that would constitute a Material Adverse Effect; or

(c) by the mutual written consent of each of the parties; or

(d) by and at the option of the Investor or the Company if any governmental authority shall have issued an order, decree, or ruling or taken any other action restraining, enjoining or otherwise prohibiting in any material respects the transactions contemplated hereby and such order, decree, ruling or other action shall have become final and nonappealable.

Section 10.2 Effect.

(a) Upon termination of this Agreement, the Investor’s rights and obligations to purchase any Convertible Notes or Conversion Shares pursuant to Article 2 hereof shall terminate.

(b) Termination of this Agreement by a party shall not relieve any other party hereto of any liability for breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement by such other parties, including liability for monetary damages and/or specific performance.

ARTICLE XI

OTHER PROVISIONS

Section 11.1 Further Assurances. At such time and from time to time on and after the date hereof upon request by the Investor, the Company (and any other GeoPharma Entity) will execute, acknowledge and deliver, or will cause to be done, executed, acknowledged and delivered, all such further acts, certificates and assurances that may be reasonably required for the better conveying, transferring, assigning, delivering, assuring and confirming to the Investor, or to the Investor’s respective successors and assigns, all of the Conversion Shares or to otherwise carry out the purposes of this Agreement and the agreements, documents and instruments contemplated hereby.

Section 11.2 Complete Agreement. The Schedules and Exhibits to this Agreement shall be construed as an integral part of this Agreement to the same extent as if they had been set forth verbatim herein. This Agreement and the Schedules and Exhibits hereto constitute the entire agreement between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matters hereof and thereof and supersede all prior agreements whether written or oral relating hereto.

Section 11.3 Survival of Representations, Warranties and Agreements. The representations, warranties, covenants and agreements contained herein shall survive the Closing and remain in full force and effect; provided, however, that the representations and warranties shall expire on the second anniversary of the date of the Closing hereunder. No independent investigation of the Company or any other GeoPharma Entity by the Investor, its counsel, or any of its agents or employees shall in any way limit or restrict the scope of the representations and warranties made by the Company or any other GeoPharma Entity in this Agreement.

 

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Section 11.4 Consent, Waiver, Amendment, Etc. The failure of any party hereto to enforce at any time any of the provisions of this Agreement shall not, absent an express written waiver signed by the party making such waiver specifying the provision being waived, be construed to be a waiver of any such provision, nor in any way to affect the validity of this Agreement or any part thereof or the right of the party thereafter to enforce each and every such provision. No waiver of any breach of this Agreement shall be held to be a waiver of any other or subsequent breach. Except as otherwise specifically provided herein, in each case in which approval of the Investor is required by the terms of this Agreement, such requirement shall be satisfied by a vote or the written consent of the Investor. With the written consent of the Investor, the obligations of the Company under this Agreement may be waived (either generally or in a particular instance and either retroactively or prospectively), and with the same approval the Company may amend or eliminate any of the provisions of this Agreement; provided, however, that no such waiver or amendment shall, without the written consent of the holders of all Purchased Securities at the time outstanding, amend this Section 11.4. Written notice of any such waiver, amendment, or consent shall be given to the record holders of the Purchased Securities who have not previously consented thereto in writing. Neither this Agreement nor any provision hereof may be changed, waived, discharged or terminated orally, but only by a statement in writing signed by the party against which enforcement of the change, waiver, discharge or termination is sought, except to the extent provided in this Section 11.4.

Section 11.5 Notices. All notices or other communications to a party required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing and shall be delivered personally or by facsimile (receipt confirmed electronically) to such party (or, in the case of any entity, to an executive officer of such party) or shall be sent by a reputable express delivery service or by certified mail, postage prepaid with return receipt requested, addressed as follows:

if to the Investor to:

Whitebox Pharmaceutics Growth Fund, LLC

Suite 300

3033 Excelsior Boulevard

Minneapolis, MN 55416

Attn: Dale Willenbring

with a copy to:

Theodore C. Cadwell, Jr., Esq.

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

50 South 6th Street

Suite 1500

Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402

 

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if to the Company to:

GeoPharma, Inc.

6950 Bryan Dairy Road

Largo, Florida 33777

Attn: Jugal K. Taneja and Carol Dore-Falcone

with a copy to:

Julio C. Esquivel, Esq.

Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP

101 East Kennedy Boulevard

Suite 2800

Tampa, FL 33602-5151

Any party may change the above-specified recipient and/or mailing address by notice to all other parties given in the manner herein prescribed. All notices shall be deemed given on the day when actually delivered as provided above (if delivered personally or by facsimile) or on the day shown on the return receipt (if delivered by mail or delivery service).

Section 11.6 Public Announcement. In the event any party proposes to issue any press release or public announcement concerning any provisions of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby, such party shall so advise the other parties hereto, and the parties shall thereafter use their reasonable best efforts to cause a mutually agreeable release or announcement to be issued. No party will publicly disclose or divulge any provisions of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby without the other parties’ written consent, except as may be required by applicable law (including applicable rules and regulations of the SEC) or stock exchange regulation, and except for communications to employees.

Section 11.7 Governing Law. All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the internal laws of the State of Minnesota, without regard to the principles of conflicts of law thereof. Each party agrees that all legal proceedings concerning the interpretations, enforcement and defense of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and any other Transaction Documents (whether brought against a party hereto or its respective affiliates, directors, officers, shareholders, employees or agents) shall be commenced exclusively in the state and federal courts sitting in the State of Minnesota. Each party hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts sitting in the State of Minnesota for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection herewith or with any transaction contemplated hereby or discussed herein (including with respect to the enforcement of any of the Transaction Documents), and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any suit, action or proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of any such court, that such suit, action or proceeding is improper or is an inconvenient venue for such proceeding. If either party shall commence an action or proceeding to enforce any provisions of the Transaction Documents, then the prevailing party in such action or proceeding shall be reimbursed by the other party for its reasonable attorneys’ fees and other costs and expenses incurred with the investigation, preparation and prosecution of such action or proceeding.

 

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Section 11.8 Titles and Headings; Construction. The titles and headings to the Articles and Sections herein are inserted for the convenience of reference only and are not intended to be a part of or to affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement. This Agreement shall be construed without regard to any presumption or other rule requiring construction hereof against the party causing this Agreement to be drafted.

Section 11.9 Benefit. Nothing in this Agreement, expressed or implied, is intended to confer on any person other than the parties hereto or their respective successors or assigns, any rights, remedies, obligations or liabilities under or by reason of this Agreement.

Section 11.10 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed as original and all of which together shall constitute one instrument.

Section 11.11 Parties in Interest. All representations, covenants and agreements contained in this Agreement by or on behalf of any of the parties hereto shall bind and inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the respective successors and assigns of the parties hereto, whether so expressed or not, and, in particular, shall inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the holder or holders at the time of any of the Purchased Securities.

Section 11.12 Severability. If any provision of this Agreement is held invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, the remaining provisions shall nonetheless be enforceable according to their terms. Further, if any provision is held to be overbroad as written, such provision shall be deemed amended to narrow its application to the extent necessary to make the provision enforceable according to applicable law and shall be enforced as amended.

Section 11.13 Release. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, each of the Company and Investor hereby release each other from any and all liabilities, claims, demands and causes of action, either in law or in equity, known or unknown, liquidated or unliquidated, which have arisen or may arise out of or are in any way connected with the Original Note Purchase Agreement, the Original Note and the Transaction Documents arising prior to the date hereof.

[SIGNATURE PAGES FOLLOW]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Agreement to be effective as of the date first written above.

 

GEOPHARMA, INC.
a Florida corporation
By:  

 

Name:  
Title:  

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Agreement to be effective as of the date first written above.

 

INVESTOR:
WHITEBOX PHARMACEUTICAL GROWTH FUND, LTD.
By:  

 

Name:  
Title:  
Address:       Suite 300
      3033 Excelsior Boulevard
      Minneapolis, MN 55415

 

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EX-10.2 3 dex102.htm RESTATED CONVERTIBLE PROMISSORY NOTE Restated Convertible Promissory Note

Exhibit 10.2

NEITHER THIS SECURITY NOR THE SECURITIES INTO WHICH THIS SECURITY IS CONVERTIBLE HAVE BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR THE SECURITIES COMMISSION OF ANY STATE IN RELIANCE UPON AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), AND, ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS AS EVIDENCED BY A LEGAL OPINION OF COUNSEL TO THE TRANSFEROR TO SUCH EFFECT, THE SUBSTANCE OF WHICH SHALL BE REASONABLY ACCEPTABLE TO THE COMPANY. THIS SECURITY AND THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON CONVERSION OF THIS SECURITY MAY BE PLEDGED IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT OR OTHER LOAN SECURED BY SUCH SECURITIES.

THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED HEREBY ARE SUBJECT TO AN AMENDED AND RESTATED SECURED CONVERTIBLE NOTE PURCHASE AGREEMENT, DATED AS OF APRIL 24, 2008, BY AND BETWEEN THE COMPANY AND THE INVESTOR REFERRED TO THEREIN (THE “NOTE PURCHASE AGREEMENT”), AND THE HOLDER OF THE NOTE, BY ACCEPTANCE OF THIS NOTE, AGREES TO BE BOUND BY ALL APPLICABLE PROVISIONS OF THE PURCHASE AGREEMENT. THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED HEREBY ARE ALSO SUBJECT TO AN AMENDED AND RESTATED REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT, DATED AS OF APRIL 24, 2008, BY AND BETWEEN THE COMPANY AND THE INVESTOR REFERRED TO THEREIN (THE “REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT”) AND THE HOLDER OF THE NOTE, BY ACCEPTANCE OF THIS NOTE, AGREES TO BE BOUND BY ALL APPLICABLE PROVISIONS OF THE REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT.

THIS NOTE AMENDS AND RESTATES AN EXISTING 8% SECURED CONVERTIBLE PROMISSORY NOTE DATED APRIL 5, 2007, IN THE ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF $10,000,000 (THE “PRIOR NOTE”) ISSUED BY THE UNDERSIGNED TO THE ORDER OF WHITEBOX PHARMACEUTICAL GROWTH FUND, LTD. (THE “HOLDER”). IT IS EXPRESSLY INTENDED, UNDERSTOOD AND AGREED THAT THIS NOTE SHALL REPLACE THE PRIOR NOTE AS EVIDENCE OF SUCH INDEBTEDNESS OF THE UNDERSIGNED TO THE HOLDER, AND SUCH INDEBTEDNESS OF THE UNDERSIGNED TO THE HOLDER HERETOFORE REPRESENTED BY THE PRIOR NOTE, AS OF THE DATE HEREOF, SHALL BE CONSIDERED OUTSTANDING HEREUNDER FROM AND AFTER THE DATE HEREOF AND SHALL NOT BE CONSIDERED PAID (NOR SHALL THE UNDERSIGNED’S OBLIGATION TO PAY THE SAME BE CONSIDERED DISCHARGED OR SATISFIED) AS A RESULT OF THE ISSUANCE OF THIS NOTE.

 

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Original Issue Date: April 5, 2007

Original Conversion Price (subject to adjustment herein): $4.36

 

April 24, 2008       $15,000,000

AMENDED AND RESTATED

12% SECURED CONVERTIBLE PROMISSORY NOTE

DUE APRIL 5, 2013

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, GeoPharma, Inc., a Florida corporation with its principal place of business at 6950 Bryan Dairy Road, Largo, Florida 33777 (the “Company”), hereby promises to pay in lawful money of the United States to the order of Whitebox Pharmaceutical Growth Fund, Ltd. or its registered successors or assigns (the “Holder”), at the office of the Holder at 3033 Excelsior Boulevard, Suite 300, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55416, or at such other place as the Holder may from time to time designate in writing, the principal sum of FIFTEEN MILLION AND NO/100 DOLLARS ($15,000,000) on April 5, 2013 (the “Maturity Date”) or such earlier date as this Note is required or permitted to be repaid as provided hereunder, and to pay interest to the Holder on the aggregate unconverted and then outstanding principal amount of this Note in accordance with the provisions hereof. This Note is being issued in connection with that certain Amended and Restated Secured Convertible Note Purchase Agreement, dated as of April 24, 2008, by and between the Company and the Holder (the “Purchase Agreement”). This Note is subject to the following additional provisions:

Section 1. Definitions. For the purposes hereof, in addition to the terms defined elsewhere in this Note, (a) capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in the Purchase Agreement and (b) the following terms shall have the following meanings:

Accreted Principal” means the amount of interest payable on each Interest Payment Date by adding such accrued interest to the principal amount of the Note.

Accreted Principal Amount” means, at any time, the outstanding principal amount of this Note, including all accretion amounts added thereto through such date, in each case computed on the basis of a 365-day year and the actual number of days elapsed in any year.

Alternate Consideration” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5(e).

Bankruptcy Event” means any of the following events: (a) the Company or any Significant Subsidiary (as such term is defined in Rule 1-02(w) of Regulation S-X)

 

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thereof commences a case or other proceeding under any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, adjustment of debt, relief of debtors, dissolution, insolvency or liquidation or similar law of any jurisdiction relating to the Company or any Significant Subsidiary thereof; (b) there is commenced against the Company or any Significant Subsidiary thereof any such case or proceeding that is not dismissed within 60 days after commencement; (c) the Company or any Significant Subsidiary thereof is adjudicated insolvent or bankrupt or any order of relief or other order approving any such case or proceeding is entered; (d) the Company or any Significant Subsidiary thereof suffers any appointment of any custodian or the like for it or any substantial part of its property that is not discharged or stayed within 60 calendar days after such appointment; (e) the Company or any Significant Subsidiary thereof makes a general assignment for the benefit of creditors; (f) the Company or any Significant Subsidiary thereof calls a meeting of its creditors with a view to arranging a composition, adjustment or restructuring of its debts; or (g) the Company or any Significant Subsidiary thereof, by any act or failure to act, expressly indicates its consent to, approval of or acquiescence in any of the foregoing or takes any corporate or other action for the purpose of effecting any of the foregoing.

Base Conversion Price” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5(b).

Business Day” means any day except Saturday, Sunday, any day which shall be a federal legal holiday in the United States or any day on which banking institutions in the State of New York are authorized or required by law or other governmental action to close.

Change in Control Date” shall mean the date on which a Change of Control Transaction shall occur.

Change in Control Optional Redemption” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(c).

Change in Control Put” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(a).

Change of Control Transaction” means the occurrence after the date hereof of any of (i) an acquisition after the date hereof by an individual or legal entity or “group” (as described in Rule 13d-5(b)(1) promulgated under the Exchange Act) of effective control (whether through legal or beneficial ownership of capital stock of the Company, by contract or otherwise) of in excess of 40% of the voting securities of the Company (other than by means of conversion or exercise of the Notes and the Securities issued together with the Notes), or (ii) the Company merges into or consolidates with any other Person, or any Person merges into or consolidates with the Company and, after giving effect to such transaction, the stockholders of the Company immediately prior to such transaction own less than 66% of the aggregate voting power of the Company or the

 

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successor entity of such transaction, or (iii) the Company sells or transfers all or substantially all of its assets to another Person and the stockholders of the Company immediately prior to such transaction own less than 66% of the aggregate voting power of the acquiring entity immediately after the transaction, or (iv) a replacement at one time or within a three-year period of more than one-half of the members of the Company’s board of directors which is not approved by a majority of those individuals who are members of the board of directors on the date hereof (or by those individuals who are serving as members of the board of directors on any date whose nomination to the board of directors was approved by a majority of the members of the board of directors who are members on the date hereof), or (v) the execution by the Company of an agreement to which the Company is a party or by which it is bound, providing for any of the events set forth in clauses (i) through (iv) above.

Common Stock” means the common stock, par value $.01 per share, of the Company and stock of any other class of securities into which such securities may hereafter be reclassified or changed into.

Conversion Amount” means the principal amount of the Note being converted pursuant to the terms of this Note.

Conversion Date” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4(a).

Conversion Price” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4(b).

Conversion Shares” means, collectively, the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of this Note in accordance with the terms hereof.

Current Assets” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(c).

Current Assets Redemption Option” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(c).

Current Assets Test” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(c).

Current Assets Test Measurement Date” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(c).

Dilutive Issuance” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5(b).

Dilutive Issuance Notice” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5(b).

Effectiveness Period” shall have the meaning set forth in the Registration Rights Agreement.

 

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Effective Date” shall mean the effective date of any registration statement filed with the SEC covering all or such portion of the Conversion Shares as may be specified in such registration statement.

Equity Conditions” shall mean, during the period in question, (i) the Company shall have duly honored all conversions and redemptions scheduled to occur or occurring by virtue of one or more Notices of Conversion of the Holder, if any, (ii) the Company shall have paid all liquidated damages and other amounts owing and then due to the Holder in respect of this Note, (iii) there is an effective Registration Statement pursuant to which the Holder is permitted to utilize the prospectus thereunder to resell such number of Conversion Shares of the Holder as shall be permitted or required to be registered under the terms of the Registration Rights Agreement (and the Company believes, in good faith, that such effectiveness will continue uninterrupted for the foreseeable future), (iv) the Common Stock is trading on a Trading Market and all of the shares issuable pursuant to the Transaction Documents are listed for trading on such Trading Market (and the Company believes, in good faith, that trading of the Common Stock on a Trading Market will continue uninterrupted for the foreseeable future), (v) there is a sufficient number of authorized but unissued and otherwise unreserved shares of Common Stock for the issuance of all of the shares issuable pursuant to the Transaction Documents, (vi) there is no existing Event of Default or no existing event which, with the passage of time or the giving of notice, would constitute an Event of Default, (vii) the issuance of the shares in question to the Holder would not violate the limitations set forth in Section 4(c)(i) herein, (viii) there has been no public announcement of a pending or proposed Fundamental Transaction or Change of Control Transaction that has not been consummated and (ix) the Holder is not in possession of any information provided by the Company that constitutes, or may constitute, material non-public information.

Event of Default” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.

Event of Default Notice” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8(b).

Event of Default Redemption Notice” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8(b).

Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

Exempt Issuance” means the issuance of (a) shares of Common Stock or options to employees, officers, consultants or directors of the Company pursuant to the Company’s 1999 Employee Stock Option Plan, 1999 Non-Employee Director Stock Option Plan, Treasury Stock Repurchase Plan or Annual Performance Incentive Plan

 

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(provided that any such issuances shall not exceed 10% of the Company’s outstanding shares and/or options, in the aggregate, in any twelve-month period), (b) securities upon the exercise or exchange of or conversion of any securities issued pursuant to the Purchase Agreement and/or other securities exercisable or exchangeable for or convertible into shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding on the date of this Agreement, provided that such securities have not been amended since the date of this Agreement to increase the number of such securities or to decrease the exercise, exchange or conversion price of such securities, and (c) securities issued pursuant to acquisitions or strategic transactions approved by a majority of the disinterested directors of the Company, provided any such issuance shall only be to a person which is, itself or through its subsidiaries, an operating company in a business synergistic with or complementary to the business of the Company and in which the Company receives benefits in addition to the investment of funds, but shall not include a transaction in which the Company is issuing securities primarily for the purpose of raising capital or to an entity whose primary business is investing in securities.

Forced Conversion” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(b).

Forced Conversion Date” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(b).

Forced Conversion Notice” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(b).

Forced Conversion Notice Date” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(b).

Fundamental Transaction” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5(e).

GeoPharma Entities” means the Company and each of its Subsidiaries.

Indebtedness” means, with respect to each of the GeoPharma Entities, at the time of any determination, without duplication, all of the following obligations of the GeoPharma Entities, contingent or otherwise, of such entity: (a) all obligations of the GeoPharma Entities for borrowed money (including non-recourse obligations), (b) all obligations of the GeoPharma Entities evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or other similar instruments, (c) all obligations of the GeoPharma Entities upon which interest charges are customarily paid or accrued, (d) all obligations of the GeoPharma Entities under conditional sale or other title retention agreements relating to property purchased by the GeoPharma Entities, (e) all obligations of others secured by any Lien on property owned or acquired by the GeoPharma Entities, whether or not the obligations secured thereby have been assumed, (f) all obligations of the GeoPharma Entities in respect of interest rate swap agreements, cap or collar agreements, interest rate futures or option contracts, currency swap agreements, currency futures or option agreements and other similar contracts (g) all obligations of the GeoPharma Entities, actual or contingent, as an

 

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account party in respect of letters of credit or bankers’ acceptances, (h) all obligations of any partnership or joint venture as to which any of the GeoPharma Entities is or may become personally liable and (i) all contingent obligations of the GeoPharma Entities.

Interest Payment Date” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2(a).

Make-Whole Amount” means, in connection with any conversion of this Note, the sum of each coupon that would have otherwise have been paid on the Notes, for the lesser of (x) three (3) years’ worth of such coupons or (y) the coupons otherwise payable between such Conversion Date and the Maturity Date of the Notes; provided, however, that any coupons payable in connection with the Make-Whole Amount shall be discounted at the Prime Rate from the date on which such coupons otherwise would have been payable to the Conversion Date; provided further, that the Company and the Investor shall agree upon the applicable Prime Rate and the calculation of the applicable discount.

Mandatory Default Amount” means the sum of (i) the greater of (A) 115% of the outstanding principal amount of this Note, plus all accrued and unpaid interest hereon, or (B) the outstanding principal amount of this Note, plus all accrued and unpaid interest hereon, divided by the Conversion Price on the date the Mandatory Default Amount is either (a) demanded (if demand or notice is required to create an Event of Default) or otherwise due or (b) paid in full, whichever has a lower Conversion Price, multiplied by the VWAP on the date the Mandatory Default Amount is either (x) demanded or otherwise due or (y) paid in full, whichever has a higher VWAP, and (ii) all other amounts, costs, expenses and liquidated damages due in respect of this Note.

Minnesota Courts” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9(d).

Note Register” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2(c).

Notice of Conversion” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4(a).

Original Issue Date” means the date of the first issuance of the Notes, regardless of any transfers of any Note and regardless of the number of instruments which may be issued to evidence such Notes.

Permitted Acquisition Indebtedness” means acquisition Indebtedness incurred by the Company or any of its subsidiaries (whether or not a Subsidiary on the Original Issue Date), whether by asset purchase, stock or similar purchase or by merger, through assumption of such Indebtedness in connection with such acquisition if by asset purchase or successor liability of such Indebtedness if by stock or similar purchase or by merger, if each of the conditions is satisfied: (i) such acquired Indebtedness will not be secured by any of the Collateral (as defined in the Security Agreement) other than the specific assets

 

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already financed thereby on the date of the acquisition and the identifiable cash proceeds thereof, and (b) the principal amount of such acquisition Indebtedness will not, at the time of the incurrence thereof, exceed the value of the property so acquired

Permitted Indebtedness” means, except as otherwise approved by the Holder, (a) the Indebtedness existing on the Original Issue Date and set forth in the Purchase Agreement, (b) any additional Indebtedness as permitted by the Purchase Agreement, (c) Permitted Purchase Money Indebtedness, (d) Permitted Acquisition Indebtedness and (e) additional non-equity linked Indebtedness incurred directly by the Company with a nationally recognized commercial lending institution whose primary business is not investing in securities to be incurred in connection with the replacement of the Company’s existing direct Indebtedness set forth in the Purchase Agreement.

Permitted Lien” means the individual and collective reference to the following: (a) Liens for taxes, assessments and other governmental charges or levies not yet due or Liens for taxes, assessments and other governmental charges or levies being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings for which adequate reserves (in the good faith judgment of the management of the Company) have been established in accordance with GAAP; (b) Liens imposed by law which were incurred in the ordinary course of the Company’s business, such as carriers’, warehousemen’s and mechanics’ Liens, statutory landlords’ Liens, and other similar Liens arising in the ordinary course of the Company’s business, and which (x) do not individually or in the aggregate materially detract from the value of such property or assets or materially impair the use thereof in the operation of the business of the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries or (y) are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings, which proceedings have the effect of preventing for the foreseeable future the forfeiture or sale of the property or asset subject to such Lien; (c) Liens incurred in connection with Permitted Indebtedness under clause (c) thereunder, to the extent such Permitted Indebtedness replaces Permitted Indebtedness described in clause (a) that is secured; (d) Liens incurred in connection with Permitted Indebtedness under clause (a) thereunder (to the extent such Indebtedness is secured); and (e) Liens incurred in connection with Permitted Indebtedness under clauses (b) and (c) thereunder, provided that such Liens are not secured by assets of the Company or its Subsidiaries other than the assets so acquired or leased.

Permitted Purchase Money Indebtedness” means purchase money or capital lease Indebtedness incurred by the Company or any of its subsidiaries (whether or not a Subsidiary on the Original Issue Date) from a source other than Holder to acquire any equipment if each of the conditions is satisfied: (i) such purchase money and capital lease Indebtedness will not be secured by any of the Collateral (as defined in the Security Agreement) other than the specific equipment financed thereby and the identifiable cash proceeds thereof, and (b) the principal amount of such purchase money and capital lease Indebtedness will not, at the time of the incurrence thereof, exceed the value of the property so acquired.

 

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Person” means an individual or corporation, partnership, trust, incorporated or unincorporated association, joint venture, limited liability company, joint stock company, government (or an agency or subdivision thereof) or other entity of any kind.

Purchase Agreement” means the Amended and Restated Secured Convertible Note Purchase Agreement, dated as of April 24, 2008, between the Company and the original Holder, as the same may be amended, modified or supplemented from time to time in accordance with its terms.

Redemption Premium” means a premium equal to 115% of the Conversion Amount elected to be redeemed by the Holder upon an Event of Default.

Registration Rights Agreement” means the Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of April 24, 2008, between the Company and the original Holder, as the same may be amended, modified or supplemented from time to time in accordance with its terms.

Registration Statement” means a registration statement that registers the resale of such number of Conversion Shares of the Holder as shall be permitted or required to be registered under the terms of the Registration Rights Agreement, names such Holder as a “selling stockholder” therein, and meets all other requirements of the Registration Rights Agreement.

SEC” shall mean the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.

SEC Reports” means all reports, schedules, forms, statements and other documents required to be filed by the Company under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, including pursuant to Section 13(a) and 15(d) thereof.

Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

Share Delivery Date” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4(d).

Securities Purchase Agreement” shall mean that certain Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of April 5, 2007, by and between the Company and the Holder, governing the issuance of certain shares of Common Stock and Warrants to the Holder by the Company.

Subsidiary” shall have the meaning set forth in the Purchase Agreement.

Threshold Period” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(b).

 

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Total Debt” means the Indebtedness of the GeoPharma Entities (x) to the Investor, (y) under the $4,000,000 revolving promissory note with Wachovia Bank, National Association and (z) under the $5,000,000 promissory note with First Community Bank of America.

Trading Day” means a day on which the Nasdaq Stock Market is open for trading.

Trading Market” means the following markets or exchanges on which the Common Stock is listed or quoted for trading on the date in question: the American Stock Exchange, the Nasdaq Capital Market, the Nasdaq Global Market, the Nasdaq Global Select Market, the New York Stock Exchange or the OTC Bulletin Board.

Transaction Documents” shall have the meaning set forth in the Purchase Agreement.

VWAP” means, for any date, the price determined by the first of the following clauses that applies: (a) if the Common Stock is then listed or quoted on a Trading Market, the daily volume weighted average price of the Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on the Trading Market on which the Common Stock is then listed or quoted for trading as reported by Bloomberg L.P. (based on a Trading Day from 9:30 a.m. (New York City time) to 4:02 p.m. (New York City time); (b) if the OTC Bulletin Board is not a Trading Market, the volume weighted average price of the Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on the OTC Bulletin Board; (c) if the Common Stock is not then quoted for trading on the OTC Bulletin Board and if prices for the Common Stock are then reported in the “Pink Sheets” published by Pink Sheets, LLC (or a similar organization or agency succeeding to its functions of reporting prices), the most recent bid price per share of the Common Stock so reported; or (d) in all other cases, the fair market value of a share of Common Stock as determined by an independent appraiser selected in good faith by the Holder and reasonably acceptable to the Company.

Warrants” means warrants issued to Holder by the Company on the date hereof pursuant to the terms of the Securities Purchase Agreement and accompanying Warrant.

 

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Section 2. Interest.

a) Payment of Interest. Between the Original Issue Date and April 24, 2008, interest shall accrue on the Accreted Principal Amount at the rate of 8% per annum. In connection with the execution of this Note, the Company and the Holder have agreed that the accrued interest between the Original Issue Date and April 24, 2008 is $865,058, all of which is being converted by the Holder as of the date hereof into a total of 389,666 shares of the Company’s Common Stock in full satisfaction of such accrued interest. Beginning on April 24, 2008, interest shall accrue on the Accreted Principal Amount at the rate of 12% per annum. Interest shall be payable on a quarterly basis on January 1, April 1, July 1 and October 1 of each year (if any such date is not a Business Day, then the applicable payment shall be due on the next succeeding Business Day) (each, an “Interest Payment Date”), beginning on the first such date after the Original Issue Date, on each Forced Conversion Date and on the Maturity Date (each such date, an “Interest Payment Date”). Interest shall be payable on each Interest Payment Date and on the Maturity Date. Interest shall be payable on each Interest Payment Date in the following order: (i) if funds are legally available for the payment of interest and the Equity Conditions have not been met, in cash only; (ii) if funds are legally available for the payment of interest and the Equity Conditions have been met, at the sole election of the Company, in cash or shares of Common Stock which shall be valued solely for such purpose at 95% of the average of the VWAP for the 5 Trading Days immediately prior to such Interest Payment Date; (iii) if funds are not legally available for the payment of interest and the Equity Conditions have been met, in shares of Common Stock which shall be valued at 95% of the average of the VWAP for the 5 Trading Days immediately prior to such Interest Payment Date; (iv) if funds are not legally available for the payment of interest and the Equity Conditions have been waived by the Holder, in shares of Common Stock which shall be valued at 95% of the average of the VWAP for the 5 Trading Days immediately prior to the Interest Payment Date; and (v) if funds are not legally available for the payment of interest and the Equity Conditions have not been met, then, at the election of the Holder, such interest payment shall accrue to the next interest payment date or shall be accreted to the outstanding Accreted Principal Amount. The Holder shall have the same rights and remedies with respect to the delivery of any such shares of Common Stock as if such shares were being issued pursuant to Section 4 below. The Company shall notify the Holder if at any time the Company shall become unable to lawfully pay interest in cash. If at any time the Company has the right to pay interest in cash or Common Stock in the manner specified in subsection (ii) above, the Company must provide the Holder with at least 10 Trading Days’ notice of its election to pay such interest payment in shares of Common Stock. Any interest payment, whether paid in cash or shares, that is not paid within three Trading Days following an Interest Payment Date must be paid in cash, at the rate of 18% per annum or the maximum rate permitted by applicable law, until such amount is paid in full. From and after the occurrence of an Event of Default, regardless when the knowledge of such an Event of Default is acquired by the Holder, interest shall accrue on the Accreted Principal Amount at the rate of 18%

 

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per annum. In the event that such Event of Default is subsequently cured or waived, the adjustment referred to in the preceding sentence shall cease to be effective as of the date of such cure; provided, however, that the interest as calculated at such increased rate during the continuance of such Event of Default shall continue to apply for the period from the initial occurrence of such Event of Default through and including the date of cure of such Event of Default. Any such additional interest accrued as a result of an Event of Default will be paid on the next Interest Payment Date.

b) Accrued Interest. Except as otherwise provided in this Note, the Company shall pay to the Holder of this Note all accrued interest (including any Accreted Principal Amount pursuant to Section 2(a)) on the final maturity date of this Note. Any accrued cash interest required to be paid in connection with the provisions of Section 2(c) below which, for any reason, has not theretofore been paid shall increase the Accreted Principal Amount of the Note and be paid in full on the date on which the final principal payment on this Note is made; provided, that any such reason shall not affect or waive any Event of Default that arises due to the failure to make such payment. Interest shall accrue on any principal payment due under this Note (including any Accreted Principal) until such time as payment therefor is actually delivered to the Holder of this Note.

c) Holder’s Election to Receive Interest Payments in Cash. Notwithstanding the terms set forth in Section 2(a) above, beginning with the financial results for the quarter ending March 31, 2010 (and for each quarterly period thereafter), in the event that (i) the Company fails to satisfy the Current Assets Test, or (ii) an event or condition that would constitute a Material Adverse Effect (as such term is defined in the Purchase Agreement) for the Company shall have occurred, or (iii) the Company shall not have filed its latest Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q or Annual Report on Form 10-K as applicable (or any other SEC Reports that the Company is required to file with the SEC) within the timeframes required by the SEC and the rules and regulations set forth in the Exchange Act with respect to such SEC Reports, then the Holder of this Note shall have the option, in its sole discretion, to require that any interest, for the next subsequent quarterly payment period, be paid in cash rather than as Accreted Principal. Such election by the Holder shall be made not less than five business days prior to the next subsequent payment date by written request to the Company; provided, however, that the Holder’s election to require that any quarterly interest payment be made in cash shall cease to be effective for any subsequent quarterly period for which the conditions set forth in (i)-(iv) above shall have been satisfied for such subsequent quarterly period.

d) Interest Calculations. Interest shall be calculated on the basis of a 365-day year, and shall accrue daily commencing on the Original Issue Date until payment in full of the principal sum, together with all accrued and unpaid interest, liquidated damages and other amounts (including any Accreted Principal Amount) which may become due hereunder, has been made. Interest shall cease to accrue with respect to any principal amount converted, provided that the Company actually delivers the Conversion Shares within the time period required by Section 4(d)(ii) herein. Interest hereunder will be paid

 

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to the Person in whose name this Note is registered on the records of the Company regarding registration and transfers of this Note (the “Note Register”). Except as otherwise provided herein, if at any time the Company pays interest in cash to the holders of the Notes (as required under Section 2(c) above), then such payment of cash shall be distributed ratably among the holders of the then-outstanding Notes based on their (or their predecessor’s) initial purchases of Notes pursuant to the Purchase Agreement.

e) Prepayment. Except for any Forced Conversion of the Notes by the Company in accordance with the terms set forth in Section 6(b) below, the Company may not prepay any portion of the principal amount of this Note without the prior written consent of the Holder.

Section 3. Registration of Transfers and Exchanges.

a) Different Denominations. This Note is exchangeable for an equal aggregate principal amount of Notes of different authorized denominations, as requested by the Holder surrendering the same. No service charge will be payable for such registration of transfer or exchange.

b) Investment Representations. This Note has been issued subject to certain investment representations of the original Holder set forth in the Purchase Agreement and may be transferred or exchanged only in compliance with the Purchase Agreement and applicable federal and state securities laws and regulations.

c) Reliance on Note Register. Prior to due presentment for transfer to the Company of this Note, the Company and any agent of the Company may treat the Person in whose name this Note is duly registered on the Note Register as the owner hereof for the purpose of receiving payment as herein provided and for all other purposes, whether or not this Note is overdue, and neither the Company nor any such agent shall be affected by notice to the contrary.

Section 4. Conversion.

a) Voluntary Conversion. At any time after the Original Issue Date until this Note is no longer outstanding, this Note shall be convertible, in whole or in part, into shares of Common Stock at the option of the Holder, at any time and from time to time (subject to the conversion limitations set forth in Section 4(c) hereof). The Holder shall effect conversions by delivering to the Company a Notice of Conversion, the form of which is attached hereto as Annex A (a “Notice of Conversion”), specifying therein the principal amount of this Note to be converted and the date on which such conversion shall be effected (such date, the “Conversion Date”). If no Conversion Date is specified in a Notice of Conversion, the Conversion Date shall be the date that such Notice of Conversion is deemed delivered hereunder. To effect conversions hereunder, the Holder

 

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shall not be required to physically surrender this Note to the Company unless the entire principal amount of this Note, plus all accrued and unpaid interest thereon, has been so converted. Conversions hereunder shall have the effect of lowering the outstanding principal amount of this Note in an amount equal to the applicable conversion. The Holder and the Company shall maintain records showing the principal amount(s) converted and the date of such conversion(s). The Holder, and any assignee by acceptance of this Note, acknowledges and agrees that, by reason of the provisions of this paragraph, following conversion of a portion of this Note, the unpaid and unconverted principal amount of this Note may be less than the amount stated on the face hereof.

b) Conversion Price. The conversion price in effect on any Conversion Date shall be equal to $4.36, subject to adjustment as described herein (the “Conversion Price”).

c) Conversion Limitations.

i. Holder’s Restriction on Conversion. The Company shall not effect any conversion of this Note, and a Holder shall not have the right to convert any portion of this Note, to the extent that after giving effect to the conversion set forth on the applicable Notice of Conversion, such Holder (together with such Holder’s Affiliates, and any other person or entity acting as a group together with such Holder or any of such Holder’s Affiliates) would beneficially own in excess of the Beneficial Ownership Limitation (as defined below). For purposes of the foregoing sentence, the number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by such Holder and its Affiliates shall include the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of this Note with respect to which such determination is being made, but shall exclude the number of shares of Common Stock which are issuable upon (A) conversion of the remaining, unconverted principal amount of this Note beneficially owned by such Holder or any of its Affiliates and (B) exercise or conversion of the unexercised or unconverted portion of any other securities of the Company subject to a limitation on conversion or exercise analogous to the limitation contained herein (including, without limitation, any other Notes) beneficially owned by such Holder or any of its Affiliates. Except as set forth in the preceding sentence, for purposes of this Section 4(c)(i), beneficial ownership shall be calculated in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. To the extent that the limitation contained in this Section 4(c)(i) applies, the determination of whether this Note is convertible (in relation to other securities owned by such Holder together with any Affiliates) and of which principal amount of this Note is convertible shall be in the sole discretion of such Holder, and the submission of a Notice of Conversion shall be deemed to be such Holder’s determination of whether this Note may be converted (in relation to

 

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other securities owned by such Holder together with any Affiliates) and which principal amount of this Note is convertible, in each case subject to such aggregate percentage limitations. To ensure compliance with this restriction, each Holder will be deemed to represent to the Company each time it delivers a Notice of Conversion that such Notice of Conversion has not violated the restrictions set forth in this paragraph, and the Company shall have no obligation to verify or confirm the accuracy of such determination. In addition, a determination as to any “group” status as contemplated above shall be determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. For purposes of this Section 4(c)(i), in determining the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock, a Holder may rely on the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock as stated in the most recent of the following: (A) the Company’s most recent Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q or Annual Report on Form 10-K, as the case may be; (B) a more recent public announcement by the Company; or (C) a more recent notice by the Company or the Company’s transfer agent setting forth the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding. Upon the written or oral request of a Holder, the Company shall within two Trading Days confirm orally and in writing to such Holder the number of shares of Common Stock then outstanding. In any case, the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock shall be determined after giving effect to the conversion or exercise of securities of the Company, including this Note, by such Holder or its Affiliates since the date as of which such number of outstanding shares of Common Stock was reported. The “Beneficial Ownership Limitation” shall be 4.99% of the number of shares of the Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to the issuance of shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of this Note held by the Holder. The Beneficial Ownership Limitation provisions of this Section 4(c)(i) may be waived by such Holder, at the election of such Holder, upon not less than 61 days’ prior notice to the Company, to change the Beneficial Ownership Limitation. The limitations contained in this paragraph shall apply to a successor holder of this Note. In no event shall the Beneficial Ownership Limitation exceed 9.99% of the number of shares of the Company’s Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to the issuance of shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of this Note (or any portion thereof) held by the Holder. The limitations contained in this paragraph shall apply to a successor holder of this Note.

d) Mechanics of Conversion.

i. Conversion Shares Issuable Upon Conversion of Principal Amount. The number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon a conversion hereunder shall be determined by the quotient obtained by dividing (x) the outstanding principal amount of this Note (which shall include any Accreted Principal) to be converted by (y) the Conversion Price; provided, that the amount

 

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of principal to be converted pursuant to clause (x) shall include any accrued interest (including any Accreted Principal) through the date of such conversion (based on the number of days in such interest period up to and including the date of such conversion).

ii. Delivery of Certificate Upon Conversion. Not later than seven Trading Days after each Conversion Date (the “Share Delivery Date”), the Company shall (1) deliver, or cause to be delivered, to the Holder a certificate or certificates representing the Conversion Shares to which the Holder shall be entitled, which (A) prior to the effective date of any Registration Statement with respect to such Conversion Shares shall contain such restrictive legends as may be required pursuant to the Securities Act and (B) on an after the effective date of such Registration Statement with respect to such Conversion Shares, shall be free of restrictive legends and (2) pay to the Holder the Make-Whole Amount in shares of the Common Stock to the Holder or such other Person in whose name this Note is registered in the Note Register. The number of shares will calculated by dividing the Make-Whole Amount by 95% of the average of the VWAP for the 5 Trading Days immediately prior to such Conversion Date; provided, however, that any such shares must be registered and must be free of restrictive legends and trading restrictions at the time of such issuance (to the extent permitted by the rules and regulations of the SEC and the applicable Trading Market). Such certificate or certificates shall represent the number of shares of Common Stock being acquired upon the conversion of this Note (including any Accreted Principal Amount to the date of such conversion) and any shares issued as payment for the Make-Whole Amount. On or after the Effective Date with respect to such Conversion Shares, the Company shall use its best efforts to deliver any certificate or certificates required to be delivered by the Company under this Section 4 electronically through the Depository Trust Company or another established clearing corporation performing similar functions.

iii. Failure to Deliver Certificates. If in the case of any Notice of Conversion such certificate or certificates are not delivered to or as directed by the applicable Holder by the seventh Trading Day after the Conversion Date, the Holder shall be entitled to elect by written notice to the Company at any time on or before its receipt of such certificate or certificates, to rescind such Conversion, in which event the Company shall promptly return to the Holder any original Note delivered to the Company and the Holder shall promptly return the Common Stock certificates representing the principal amount of this Note tendered for conversion to the Company.

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irrespective of any action or inaction by the Holder to enforce the same, any waiver or consent with respect to any provision hereof, the recovery of any judgment against any Person or any action to enforce the same, or any setoff, counterclaim, recoupment, limitation or termination, or any breach or alleged breach by the Holder or any other Person of any obligation to the Company or any violation or alleged violation of law by the Holder or any other Person, and irrespective of any other circumstance which might otherwise limit such obligation of the Company to the Holder in connection with the issuance of such Conversion Shares; provided, however, that such delivery shall not operate as a waiver by the Company of any such action the Company may have against the Holder. In the event the Holder of this Note shall elect to convert any or all of the outstanding principal amount hereof, the Company may not refuse conversion based on any claim that the Holder or anyone associated or affiliated with the Holder has been engaged in any violation of law, agreement or for any other reason, unless an injunction from a court, on notice to Holder, restraining and or enjoining conversion of all or part of this Note shall have been sought and obtained, and the Company posts a surety bond for the benefit of the Holder in the amount of 150% of the outstanding principal amount of this Note, which is subject to the injunction, which bond shall remain in effect until the completion of arbitration/litigation of the underlying dispute and the proceeds of which shall be payable to such Holder to the extent it obtains judgment. In the absence of such injunction, the Company shall issue Conversion Shares upon a properly noticed conversion. If the Company fails for any reason to deliver to the Holder such certificate or certificates pursuant to Section 4(d)(i) by the seventh Trading Day after the Conversion Date and the Holder has not elected to rescind such conversion option as specified in Section 4(d)(ii) above, the Company shall pay to such Holder, in cash, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, for each $1,000 of principal amount being converted, $10 per Trading Day (increasing to $20 per Trading Day on the fifth Trading Day after such liquidated damages begin to accrue) for each Trading Day after such seventh Trading Day until such certificates are delivered. Nothing herein shall limit a Holder’s right to pursue actual damages or declare an Event of Default pursuant to Section 8 hereof for the Company’s failure to deliver Conversion Shares within the period specified herein, and such Holder shall have the right to pursue all remedies available to it hereunder, at law or in equity including, without limitation, a decree of specific performance and/or injunctive relief. The exercise of any such rights shall not prohibit the Holder from seeking to enforce damages pursuant to any other Section hereof or under applicable law.

v. [Reserved].

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and unissued shares of Common Stock for the sole purpose of issuance upon conversion of this Note and payment of interest on this Note, each as herein provided, free from preemptive rights or any other actual contingent purchase rights of Persons other than the Holder (and the other holders of the Notes), not less than such aggregate number of shares of the Common Stock as shall (subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Purchase Agreement) be issuable (taking into account the adjustments and restrictions of Section 5) upon the conversion of the outstanding principal amount of this Note and payment of interest hereunder. The Company covenants that all shares of Common Stock that shall be so issuable shall, upon issue, be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and shall be registered for public sale in accordance with the Registration Statement.

vii. Fractional Shares. Upon a conversion hereunder, the Company shall not be required to issue stock certificates representing fractions of shares of Common Stock, but may if otherwise permitted, make a cash payment in respect of any final fraction of a share based on the VWAP at such time. If the Company elects not, or is unable, to make such a cash payment, the Holder shall be entitled to receive, in lieu of the final fraction of a share, 1 whole share of Common Stock.

viii. Transfer Taxes. The issuance of certificates for shares of the Common Stock on conversion of this Note shall be made without charge to the Holder hereof for any documentary, stamp or similar taxes that may be payable in respect of the issue or delivery of such certificates, provided that the Company shall not be required to pay any tax that may be payable in respect of any transfer involved in the issuance and delivery of any such certificate upon conversion in a name other than that of the Holder of this Note so converted, and the Company shall not be required to issue or deliver such certificates unless or until the person or persons requesting the issuance thereof shall have paid to the Company the amount of such tax or shall have established to the satisfaction of the Company that such tax has been paid.

Section 5. Certain Adjustments.

a) Stock Dividends and Stock Splits. If the Company, at any time while this Note is outstanding: (A) pays a stock dividend or otherwise makes a distribution or distributions payable in shares of Common Stock on shares of Common Stock or any Common Stock Equivalents (which, for avoidance of doubt, shall not include any shares of Common Stock issued by the Company upon conversion of, or payment of interest on, the Notes); (B) subdivides outstanding shares of Common Stock into a larger number of shares; (C) combines (including by way of a reverse stock split) outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares; or (D) issues, in the event of a reclassification of shares of the Common Stock, any shares of capital stock of the

 

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Company, then the Conversion Price shall be multiplied by a fraction of which the numerator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock (excluding any treasury shares of the Company) outstanding immediately before such event and of which the denominator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after such event. Any adjustment made pursuant to this Section shall become effective immediately after the record date for the determination of shareholders entitled to receive such dividend or distribution and shall become effective immediately after the effective date in the case of a subdivision, combination or re-classification.

b) Subsequent Equity Sales. If, at any time while this Note is outstanding, the Company or any Subsidiary, as applicable, sells or grants any option, warrant or other right to purchase or sells or grants any right to reprice, or otherwise disposes of or issues, any Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents entitling any Person to acquire shares of Common Stock at an effective price per share that is lower than the then Conversion Price (such lower price, the “Base Conversion Price” and such issuances, collectively, a “Dilutive Issuance”) (if the holder of the Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents so issued shall at any time, whether by operation of purchase price adjustments, reset provisions, floating conversion, exercise or exchange prices or otherwise, or due to warrants, options or rights per share which are issued in connection with such issuance, be entitled to receive shares of Common Stock at an effective price per share that is lower than the Conversion Price, such issuance shall be deemed to have occurred for less than the Conversion Price on such date of the Dilutive Issuance), then the Conversion Price shall be reduced to the price (calculated to the nearest cent) determined by dividing (A) an amount equal to the sum of (1) the number of shares of the Company’s Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to such issue or sale multiplied by the then-existing Conversion Price and (2) the consideration, if any, received by the Company upon such issue or sale plus the consideration to be received by the Company upon the exercise of such stock purchase rights by (B) an amount equal to the sum of (1) the number of shares of its Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to such issue or sale and (2) the number of shares of its Common Stock thus issued or sold or saleable upon the exercise of such purchase rights or the conversion of such convertible securities. Such adjustment shall be made whenever such Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents are issued. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no adjustment will be made under this Section 5(b) in respect of an Exempt Issuance. The Company shall notify the Holder in writing, no later than five (5) Business Days following the issuance of any Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents subject to this Section 5(b), indicating therein the applicable issuance price, or applicable reset price, exchange price, Base Conversion Price and other pricing terms (such notice, the “Dilutive Issuance Notice”). For purposes of clarification, whether or not the Company provides a Dilutive Issuance Notice pursuant to this Section 5(b), upon the occurrence of any Dilutive Issuance, the Holder is entitled to receive a number of Conversion Shares based upon the Base Conversion Price on or after the date of such Dilutive Issuance in the manner calculated above, regardless of whether the Holder accurately refers to the Base Conversion Price in the Notice of Conversion.

 

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c) Subsequent Rights Offerings. If the Company, at any time while the Note is outstanding, shall issue rights, options or warrants to all holders of Common Stock (and not to Holders) entitling them to subscribe for or purchase shares of Common Stock at a price per share that is lower than the VWAP on the record date referenced below, then the Conversion Price shall be multiplied by a fraction of which the denominator shall be the number of shares of the Common Stock outstanding on the date of issuance of such rights or warrants plus the number of additional shares of Common Stock offered for subscription or purchase, and of which the numerator shall be the number of shares of the Common Stock outstanding on the date of issuance of such rights or warrants plus the number of shares which the aggregate offering price of the total number of shares so offered (assuming delivery to the Company in full of all consideration payable upon exercise of such rights, options or warrants) would purchase at such VWAP. Such adjustment shall be made whenever such rights or warrants are issued, and shall become effective immediately after the record date for the determination of shareholders entitled to receive such rights, options or warrants.

d) Pro Rata Distributions. If the Company, at any time while this Note is outstanding, distributes to all holders of Common Stock (and not to the Holders) evidences of its indebtedness or assets (including cash and cash dividends) or rights or warrants to subscribe for or purchase any security (other than the Common Stock, which shall be subject to Section 5(b)), then in each such case the Conversion Price shall be adjusted by multiplying such Conversion Price in effect immediately prior to the record date fixed for determination of stockholders entitled to receive such distribution by a fraction of which the denominator shall be the VWAP determined as of the record date mentioned above, and of which the numerator shall be such VWAP on such record date less the then fair market value at such record date of the portion of such evidence of indebtedness or assets (including cash and cash dividends) or rights or warrants to subscribe for or purchase any security (other than the Common Stock, which shall be subject to Section 5(b)) so distributed applicable to 1 outstanding share of the Common Stock as determined by the Board of Directors of the Company in good faith. In either case, the adjustments shall be described in a statement delivered to the Holder describing the portion of evidences of indebtedness or assets (including cash and cash dividends) or rights or warrants to subscribe for or purchase any security (other than the Common Stock, which shall be subject to Section 5(b)) so distributed or such subscription rights applicable to 1 share of Common Stock. Such adjustment shall be made whenever any such distribution is made and shall become effective immediately after the record date mentioned above.

e) Fundamental Transaction. If, at any time while this Note is outstanding, (A) the Company effects any merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another Person, (B) the Company effects any sale of all or substantially all of its assets in one transaction or a series of related transactions, (C) any tender offer or exchange offer (whether by the Company or another Person) is completed pursuant to which holders of

 

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Common Stock are permitted to tender or exchange their shares for other securities, cash or property, or (D) the Company effects any reclassification of the Common Stock or any compulsory share exchange pursuant to which the Common Stock is effectively converted into or exchanged for other securities, cash or property (in any such case, a “Fundamental Transaction”), then, upon any subsequent conversion of this Note, the Holder shall have the right to receive, for each Conversion Share that would have been issuable upon such conversion immediately prior to the occurrence of such Fundamental Transaction, the same kind and amount of securities, cash or property as it would have been entitled to receive upon the occurrence of such Fundamental Transaction if it had been, immediately prior to such Fundamental Transaction, the holder of one (1) share of Common Stock (the “Alternate Consideration”). For purposes of any such conversion, the determination of the Conversion Price shall be appropriately adjusted to apply to such Alternate Consideration based on the amount of Alternate Consideration issuable in respect of one (1) share of Common Stock in such Fundamental Transaction, and the Company shall apportion the Conversion Price among the Alternate Consideration in a reasonable manner reflecting the relative value of any different components of the Alternate Consideration. If holders of Common Stock are given any choice as to the securities, cash or property to be received in a Fundamental Transaction, then the Holder shall be given the same choice as to the Alternate Consideration it receives upon any conversion of this Note following such Fundamental Transaction. To the extent necessary to effectuate the foregoing provisions, any successor to the Company or surviving entity in such Fundamental Transaction shall issue to the Holder a new Note consistent with the foregoing provisions and evidencing the Holder’s right to convert such Note into Alternate Consideration. The terms of any agreement pursuant to which a Fundamental Transaction is effected shall include terms requiring any such successor or surviving entity to comply with the provisions of this Section 5(e) and ensuring that this Note (or any such replacement security) will be similarly adjusted upon any subsequent transaction analogous to a Fundamental Transaction.

f) Calculations. All calculations under this Section 5 shall be made to the nearest cent or the nearest 1/100th of a share, as the case may be. For purposes of this Section 5, the number of shares of Common Stock deemed to be issued and outstanding as of a given date shall be the sum of the number of shares of Common Stock (excluding any treasury shares of the Company) issued and outstanding.

g) Notice to the Holder.

i. Adjustment to Conversion Price. Whenever the Conversion Price is adjusted pursuant to any provision of this Section 5, the Company shall promptly mail to each Holder a notice setting forth the Conversion Price after such adjustment and setting forth a brief statement of the facts requiring such adjustment.

 

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ii. Notice to Allow Conversion by Holder. If (A) the Company shall declare a dividend (or any other distribution in whatever form) on the Common Stock, (B) the Company shall declare a special nonrecurring cash dividend on or a redemption of the Common Stock, (C) the Company shall authorize the granting to all holders of the Common Stock of rights or warrants to subscribe for or purchase any shares of capital stock of any class or of any rights, (D) the approval of any stockholders of the Company shall be required in connection with any reclassification of the Common Stock, any consolidation or merger to which the Company is a party, any sale or transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company, of any compulsory share exchange whereby the Common Stock is converted into other securities, cash or property or (E) the Company shall authorize the voluntary or involuntary dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the affairs of the Company, then, in each case, the Company shall cause to be filed at each office or agency maintained for the purpose of conversion of this Note, and shall cause to be delivered to the Holder at its last address as it shall appear upon the Note Register, at least 20 calendar days prior to the applicable record or effective date hereinafter specified, a notice stating (x) the date on which a record is to be taken for the purpose of such dividend, distribution, redemption, rights or warrants, or if a record is not to be taken, the date as of which the holders of the Common Stock of record to be entitled to such dividend, distributions, redemption, rights or warrants are to be determined or (y) the date on which such reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, transfer or share exchange is expected to become effective or close, and the date as of which it is expected that holders of the Common Stock of record shall be entitled to exchange their shares of the Common Stock for securities, cash or other property deliverable upon such reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, transfer or share exchange, provided that the failure to deliver such notice or any defect therein or in the delivery thereof shall not affect the validity of the corporate action required to be specified in such notice. The Holder is entitled to convert this Note during the 20-day period commencing on the date of such notice through the effective date of the event triggering such notice.

Section 6. Redemption and Forced Conversion.

a) Redemption Upon a Change in Control. At any time after the date hereof, in the event of a Change of Control Transaction, in addition to any other rights hereunder, the Holder shall have the right (the “Change in Control Optional Redemption”) to put the then-outstanding principal amount of the Note (including any Accreted Principal Amount) to the Company (the “Change in Control Put”). The Holder shall notify the Company of its exercise of the Change in Control put not less than 3 days prior to such Change in Control Date. Upon the exercise of the Change of Control Put, the Company shall be required to pay to the Holder an amount in cash equal to 100% multiplied by the greater of (i) the then-current Accreted Principal Amount or (ii) the VWAP for the 20 Trading Days preceding the Change in Control Date multiplied by the number of Conversion Shares into which this Note shall then be entitled to be converted.

 

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b) Forced Conversion. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if after the Effective Date, the VWAP for each of any 20 consecutive Trading Days, which period shall have commenced only after the Effective Date (such period, the “Threshold Period”), exceeds $8.72 for such Threshold Period (subject to adjustment for reverse and forward stock splits, stock dividends, stock combinations and other similar transactions of the Common Stock that occur after the Original Issue Date), the Company may, within one (1) Trading Day after the end of any such Threshold Period, deliver a written notice to the Holder (a “Forced Conversion Notice” and the date such notice is delivered to the Holder, the “Forced Conversion Notice Date”) to cause the Holder to convert (a “Forced Conversion”) all of the then-outstanding principal amount of this Note, plus Accreted Principal, liquidated damages and other amounts owing to the Holder under this Note (collectively, the “Forced Conversion Amount”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Accreted Principal Amount subject to Forced Conversion in any 30-day period shall be equal to the average weekly trading volume over the prior 20 Trading Days multiplied by the current Conversion Price. (For the avoidance of doubt, the foregoing provision means that if, for example, the average weekly trading volume over the past month is 150,000 shares of Common Stock, and $4.36 is the applicable Conversion Price, then the Company could call up to $657,000 of the Notes in any such 30-day period.) The “Conversion Date” for purposes of Section 4 shall be deemed to occur on the twentieth Trading Day following the Forced Conversion Notice Date (such twentieth Trading Day, the “Forced Conversion Date”). The Company may not deliver a Forced Conversion Notice, and any Forced Conversion Notice delivered by the Company shall not be effective, unless all of the Equity Conditions are met on each Trading Day occurring during the applicable Threshold Period through and including the later of the Forced Conversion Date and the Trading Day after the date such Conversion Shares pursuant to such conversion are delivered to the Holder. Any Forced Conversion shall be applied to the Holder based on its initial purchases of Notes pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, provided that any voluntary conversions by the Holder shall be applied against the Holder’s allocation, thereby decreasing the aggregate amount forcibly converted hereunder if only a portion of this Note is forcibly converted. For purposes of clarification, a Forced Conversion shall be subject to all of the provisions of Section 4, including, without limitation, the provision requiring payment of liquidated damages and limitations on conversions.

 

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c) Current Asset Redemption Option. Beginning with the financial results for the quarter ending June 30, 2008, in the event that (i) the sum of (w) 100% of the Company’s cash, plus (x) 100% of the Company’s net accounts receivables plus (y) 50% of the Company’s net inventory plus (z) 30% of the Company’s net property, plant and equipment (cumulatively, the “Current Assets”) on such date, shall be less than (ii) the Company’s Total Debt (the “Current Assets Test”) on such date, in each case as such amounts are reflected in the Company’s financial statements contained in its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q or Annual Report on Form 10-K, as applicable (or any other SEC Reports that the Company is required to file with the SEC) (the “Current Assets Test Measurement Date”), then the Holder of this Note shall have the option (the “Current Asset Redemption Option”), in its sole discretion, to require that $2,000,000 of the Accreted Principal Amount become immediately due and payable in cash upon 10 days’ notice of Holder’s election to redeem such amount pursuant to this Section 6(c).

d) Redemption Procedure. Any amounts required to be paid pursuant to Sections 6(a)-6(c) above shall be payable by the Company in cash on the date of such optional redemption or put set forth in the foregoing sections. If any portion of the payment(s) required to be paid pursuant to Sections 6(a)-6(c) shall not be paid by the Company by the applicable due date, interest shall accrue thereon at an interest rate equal to the lesser of 18% per annum or the maximum rate permitted by applicable law until such amount is paid in full. Notwithstanding anything herein contained to the contrary, if any portion of such payments remains unpaid after such date, the Holder may elect, by written notice to the Company given at any time thereafter, to invalidate such Change in Control Optional Redemption, Forced Conversion and Current Asset Redemption Option, ab initio, and, with respect to the Company’s failure to honor the Change in Control Optional Redemption, Forced Conversion and Current Asset Redemption Option, the Company shall have no further right to exercise such Change in Control Optional Redemption, Forced Conversion or Current Asset Redemption Option. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 6, any payments shall be applied ratably among the Holders of Notes. The Holder may elect to convert or exchange the outstanding Accreted Principal Amount pursuant to Section 4 prior to actual payment for any redemption under this Section 6 by the delivery of a Notice of Conversion or Notice of Exchange.

Section 7. Negative Covenants. As long as any portion of this Note remains outstanding, unless the Holder shall have otherwise given prior written consent, the Company shall not, and shall not permit any of its subsidiaries (whether or not a Subsidiary on the Original Issue Date) to, directly or indirectly:

a) other than Permitted Indebtedness, enter into, create, incur, assume, guarantee or suffer to exist any Indebtedness of any kind; provided, however, that any consent by Holder pursuant to this subsection 7(a) shall not be unreasonably withheld if such Indebtedness relates to Permitted Acquisition Indebtedness;

 

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b) other than Permitted Liens, enter into, create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Liens of any kind, on or with respect to any of its property or assets now owned or hereafter acquired or any interest therein or any income or profits therefrom; provided, however, that any consent by Holder pursuant to this subsection 7(b) shall not be unreasonably withheld if such Liens relate to acquisitions of a business whether through merger, asset purchase, stock purchase or similar purchase agreement;

c) amend its charter documents, including, without limitation, its certificate of incorporation and bylaws, in any manner that materially and adversely affects any rights of the Holder;

d) repay, repurchase or offer to repay, repurchase or otherwise acquire more than a de minimis number of shares of its Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents other than as to (i) the Conversion Shares as permitted or required under the Transaction Documents, (ii) repurchases of Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents of departing officers and directors of the Company, provided that such repurchases shall not exceed an aggregate of $100,000 for all officers and directors during the term of this Note and (iii) repurchases of shares of Common Stock in the open market to replenish shares in the Company’s 2005 Annual Performance Incentive Plan in the ordinary course of business; provided, however, that any such open-market purchases shall not exceed $1,000,000 in the aggregate in any calendar year.

e) pay cash dividends or distributions on any equity securities of the Company;

f) enter into any transaction with any Affiliate of the Company which would be required to be disclosed in any public filing with the Commission, unless such transaction is made on an arm’s-length basis and expressly approved by a majority of the disinterested directors of the Company (even if less than a quorum otherwise required for board approval); or

g) enter into any agreement with respect to any of the foregoing.

Section 8. Events of Default.

a) “Event of Default” means, wherever used herein, any of the following events (whatever the reason for such event and whether such event shall be voluntary or involuntary or effected by operation of law or pursuant to any judgment, decree or order of any court, or any order, rule or regulation of any administrative or governmental body):

i. any default in the payment of (A) the principal amount of any Note or (B) interest, liquidated damages and other amounts owing to a Holder on any

 

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Note, as and when the same shall become due and payable (whether on a Conversion Date or the Maturity Date or by acceleration or otherwise) which default, in the case of a principal payment or other default under (A) above or an interest payment or other default under clause (B) above, is not cured within 3 Trading Days;

ii. any GeoPharma Entity shall fail to observe or perform any other covenant or agreement contained in the Notes, the Purchase Agreement or the other Transaction Documents (other than a breach by the Company of its obligations to deliver shares of Common Stock to the Holder upon conversion, which breach is addressed in clause (x) below) which failure is not cured, if possible to cure, within the earlier to occur of (A) 10 Trading Days after notice of such failure sent by the Holder or by any other Holder and (B) 15 Trading Days after the Company or any other GeoPharma Entity has become or should have become aware of such failure;

iii. a default or event of default by the Company or any other GeoPharma Entity shall occur under (A) any of the Transaction Documents or (B) any other material agreement, lease, indebtedness, document or instrument to which the Company or any other GeoPharma Entity is obligated (and not covered by clause (vi) below), which default is not cured, if possible to cure, within the lesser of (a) thirty days from such default or event of default or (b) such lesser period as may be provided in the applicable agreement, document or instrument);

iv. any representation or warranty made in this Note, any other Transaction Documents, any written statement pursuant hereto or thereto or any other report, financial statement or certificate made or delivered to the Holder or any other Holder shall be untrue or incorrect in any material respect as of the date when made or deemed made;

v. the Company or any Significant Subsidiary shall be subject to a Bankruptcy Event;

vi. the Company or any other GeoPharma Entity shall default on any of its obligations under any mortgage, credit agreement or other facility, indenture agreement, factoring agreement or other instrument under which there may be issued, or by which there may be secured or evidenced, any indebtedness for borrowed money or money due under any long term leasing or factoring arrangement that (a) involves an obligation greater than $100,000, whether such indebtedness now exists or shall hereafter be created, and (b) results in such indebtedness becoming or being declared due and payable prior to the date on which it would otherwise become due and payable;

 

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vii. the Common Stock shall not be eligible for listing or quotation for trading on a Trading Market and shall not be eligible to resume listing or quotation for trading thereon within five Trading Days;

viii. the parties to the Stock Purchase Agreement (as defined in the Purchase Agreement) shall have failed to consummate the transactions contemplated under such Stock Purchase Agreement (including payment for the shares of Common Stock acquired thereunder) prior to the close of business on April 30, 2008;

ix. if, during the Effectiveness Period (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement), either (a) the effectiveness of the Registration Statement lapses for any reason or (b) the Holder shall not be permitted to resell Registrable Securities (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement) under the Registration Statement in accordance with the terms set forth in the Registration Rights Agreement; provided, however, that if the Company is negotiating a merger, consolidation, acquisition or sale of all or substantially all of its assets or a similar transaction and, in the written opinion of counsel to the Company, the Registration Statement would be required to be amended to include information concerning such pending transaction(s) or the parties thereto which information is not available or may not be publicly disclosed at the time, the Company shall be permitted an additional 10 consecutive Trading Days during any 12-month period pursuant to this Section 8(a)(ix);

x. the Company shall fail for any reason to deliver certificates to a Holder prior to the seventh Trading Day after a Conversion Date or any Forced Conversion Date pursuant to Section 4(d) or the Company shall provide at any time notice to the Holder, including by way of public announcement, of the Company’s intention to not honor requests for conversions of any Notes in accordance with the terms hereof;

xi. [reserved];

xii. any monetary judgment, writ or similar final process shall be entered or filed against the Company, any other GeoPharma Entity or any of their respective property or other assets for more than $50,000, and such judgment, writ or similar final process shall remain unvacated, unbonded or unstayed for a period of 45 calendar days;

xiii. the Company shall have failed to file any of its SEC Reports on a timely basis; provided, however, that such SEC Reports shall be deemed to be filed on a timely basis if the Company has received a valid extension of such time of filing and has filed any such SEC Reports prior to the expiration of such extension; or

 

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xiv. the Company or any GeoPharma Entity shall have incurred, created, issued, assumed or suffered to exist any Indebtedness, except (a) any obligations arising under this Agreement, (b) Indebtedness existing on the date of this Agreement and disclosed on Schedule 4.40 to the Purchase Agreement, but not including any extension or refinancing thereof, (c) Indebtedness secured by Liens permitted under the Purchase Agreement (which shall include purchase money security interests), (d) additional Indebtedness in an amount not to exceed the amount by which the Company’s Current Assets exceed the Company’s Total Debt, in each case as of the Current Assets Test Measurement Date; provided, however, that any Indebtedness permitted under this Section 8(a)(xiv) shall be subordinated to any indebtedness of the Company or other GeoPharma Entities to the Holder arising under this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents; and (e) other Indebtedness expressly consented to in writing by the Investor prior to the incurrence of such Indebtedness;

xv. the Company’s Total Debt shall exceed its Current Assets by $2,000,000 or more as of such Current Assets Test Measurement Date; provided, that the Company shall have 30 days following the occurrence of a default under this Section 8(a)(xv) to cure such shortfall;

xvi. the Company or any other GeoPharma Entity shall have purchased, acquired, disposed of or otherwise engaged in the acquisition or disposition of any other companies or entities, whether by merger, acquisition, consolidation, combination or otherwise, without the prior written consent of the Investor; or

xvii. the Company or any other GeoPharma Entity shall have transferred cash or loaned money (or transferred any other cash or cash equivalents or obligated any Subsidiary or Affiliate for any other monetary obligation) to any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates in violation of Section 6.20 of the Purchase Agreement.

b) Rights Upon Event of Default. Promptly after the occurrence of an Event of Default with respect to this Note, the Company shall deliver written notice thereof via facsimile and overnight courier (an “Event of Default Notice”) to the Holder. At any time after the earlier of the Holder’s receipt of an Event of Default Notice and the Holder becoming aware of an Event of Default, the Holder may require the Company to redeem all or any portion of this Note by delivering written notice thereof (the “Event of Default Redemption Notice”) to the Company, which Event of Default Redemption Notice shall indicate the portion of this Note the Holder is electing to redeem. Each portion of this Note subject to redemption by the Company pursuant to this Section 8(b) shall be redeemed by the Company for an amount in cash equal to the Conversion Amount to be redeemed and the Redemption Premium within 10 business days of receipt of such notice.

 

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c) Remedies Upon Event of Default. If an Event of Default arising under Section 8(a)(v) above shall have occurred, (i) the outstanding principal amount of this Note, plus accrued but unpaid interest, liquidated damages and other amounts owing in respect thereof through the date of acceleration, shall become immediately due and payable in cash at the Mandatory Default Amount and (ii) automatically upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, and commencing one (1) day after the occurrence of any Event of Default, regardless of when such Event of Default becomes known to the Holder, the interest rate on this Note shall accrue at an interest rate equal to the lesser of 18% per annum or the maximum rate permitted under applicable law. Upon the payment in full of the Mandatory Default Amount, the Holder shall promptly surrender this Note to or as directed by the Company. In connection with such acceleration described herein, the Holder need not provide, and the Company hereby waives, any presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, and the Holder may immediately and without expiration of any grace period enforce any and all of its rights and remedies hereunder and all other remedies available to it under applicable law. Such acceleration may be rescinded and annulled by Holder at any time prior to payment hereunder and the Holder shall have all rights as a holder of the Note until such time, if any, as the Holder receives full payment pursuant to this Section 8(c). No such rescission or annulment shall affect any subsequent Event of Default or impair any right consequent thereon. In the event of such rescission, interest at the default rate of 18% shall continue to accrue until such time as the Event of Default has been cured or waived, and such default interest has been paid in full.

Section 9. Miscellaneous.

a) Notices. Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries to be provided by the Holder hereunder, including, without limitation, any Notice of Conversion, shall be in writing and delivered personally, by facsimile, or sent by a nationally recognized overnight courier service, addressed to the Company, at the address set forth above, facsimile number (727) 544-4386, Attention: Carol Dore-Falcone or such other facsimile number or address as the Company may specify for such purpose by notice to the Holder delivered in accordance with this Section 9. Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries to be provided by the Company hereunder shall be in writing and delivered personally, by facsimile, or sent by a nationally recognized overnight courier service addressed to each Holder at the facsimile number or address of such Holder appearing on the books of the Company, or if no such facsimile number or address appears, at the principal place of business of the Holder. Any notice or other communication or deliveries hereunder shall be deemed given and effective on the earliest of (i) the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile at the facsimile number specified in this Section 9 prior to 5:30 p.m. (New York City time), (ii) the date immediately following the date of transmission, if such notice or

 

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communication is delivered via facsimile at the facsimile number specified in this Section 9 between 5:30 p.m. (New York City time) and 11:59 p.m. (New York City time) on any date, (iii) the second Business Day following the date of mailing, if sent by nationally recognized overnight courier service, or (iv) upon actual receipt by the party to whom such notice is required to be given.

b) Absolute Obligation. Except as expressly provided herein, no provision of this Note shall alter or impair the obligation of the Company, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay the principal of, liquidated damages and accrued interest, as applicable, on this Note at the time, place, and rate, and in the coin or currency, herein prescribed. This Note is a direct debt obligation of the Company. This Note ranks pari passu with all other Notes now or hereafter issued under the terms set forth herein.

c) Lost or Mutilated Note. If this Note shall be mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed, the Company shall execute and deliver, in exchange and substitution for and upon cancellation of a mutilated Note, or in lieu of or in substitution for a lost, stolen or destroyed Note, a new Note for the principal amount of this Note so mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed, but only upon receipt of evidence of such loss, theft or destruction of such Note, and of the ownership hereof, reasonably satisfactory to the Company.

d) Governing Law. All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Note shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the internal laws of the State of Minnesota, without regard to the principles of conflict of laws thereof. Each party agrees that all legal proceedings concerning the interpretation, enforcement and defense of the transactions contemplated by any of the Transaction Documents (whether brought against a party hereto or its respective Affiliates, directors, officers, shareholders, employees or agents) shall be commenced in the state and federal courts sitting in Minneapolis, Minnesota (the “Minnesota Courts”). Each party hereto hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Minnesota Courts for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection herewith or with any transaction contemplated hereby or discussed herein (including with respect to the enforcement of any of the Transaction Documents), and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any suit, action or proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of such Minnesota Courts, or such Minnesota Courts are improper or inconvenient venue for such proceeding. Each party hereto hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any and all right to trial by jury in any legal proceeding arising out of or relating to this Note or the transactions contemplated hereby. If either party shall commence an action or proceeding to enforce any provisions of this Note, then the prevailing party in such action or proceeding shall be reimbursed by the other party for its attorneys fees and other costs and expenses incurred in the investigation, preparation and prosecution of such action or proceeding.

 

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e) Waiver. Any waiver by the Company or the Holder of a breach of any provision of this Note shall not operate as or be construed to be a waiver of any other breach of such provision or of any breach of any other provision of this Note. The failure of the Company or the Holder to insist upon strict adherence to any term of this Note on one or more occasions shall not be considered a waiver or deprive that party of the right thereafter to insist upon strict adherence to that term or any other term of this Note. Any waiver by the Company or the Holder must be in writing.

f) Severability. If any provision of this Note is invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the balance of this Note shall remain in effect, and if any provision is inapplicable to any Person or circumstance, it shall nevertheless remain applicable to all other Persons and circumstances. If it shall be found that any interest or other amount deemed interest due hereunder violates the applicable law governing usury, the applicable rate of interest due hereunder shall automatically be lowered to equal the maximum rate of interest permitted under applicable law. The Company covenants (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) that it shall not at any time insist upon, plead, or in any manner whatsoever claim or take the benefit or advantage of, any stay, extension or usury law or other law which would prohibit or forgive the Company from paying all or any portion of the principal of or interest on this Note as contemplated herein, wherever enacted, now or at any time hereafter in force, or which may affect the covenants or the performance of this indenture, and the Company (to the extent it may lawfully do so) hereby expressly waives all benefits or advantage of any such law, and covenants that it will not, by resort to any such law, hinder, delay or impeded the execution of any power herein granted to the Holder, but will suffer and permit the execution of every such as though no such law has been enacted.

g) Next Business Day. Whenever any payment or other obligation hereunder shall be due on a day other than a Business Day, such payment shall be made on the next succeeding Business Day.

h) Headings. The headings contained herein are for convenience only, do not constitute a part of this Note and shall not be deemed to limit or affect any of the provisions hereof.

i) Assumption. Any successor to the Company or any surviving entity in a Fundamental Transaction shall (i) assume, prior to such Fundamental Transaction, all of the obligations of the Company under this Note and the other Transaction Documents pursuant to written agreements in form and substance satisfactory to the Holder (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) and (ii) issue to the Holder a new Note of such successor entity evidenced by a written instrument substantially similar in form and substance to this Note, including, without limitation, having a principal amount and interest rate equal to the principal amount and the interest rate of this Note and having similar ranking to this Note, which shall be satisfactory to the Holder (any such

 

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approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed). The provisions of this Section 9(i) shall apply similarly and equally to successive Fundamental Transactions and shall be applied without regard to any limitations of this Note.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Note to be duly executed by a duly authorized officer as of the date first above indicated.

 

GEOPHARMA, INC.

By:

 

 

Name:

 

Title:

 

 

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ANNEX A

NOTICE OF CONVERSION

The undersigned hereby elects to convert principal under the 12% Secured Convertible Note due April 5, 2013 of GeoPharma, Inc., a Florida corporation (the “Company”), into shares of common stock, par value $.01 per share (the “Common Stock”), of the Company according to the conditions hereof, as of the date written below. If shares of Common Stock are to be issued in the name of a person other than the undersigned, the undersigned will pay all transfer taxes payable with respect thereto and is delivering herewith such certificates and opinions as reasonably requested by the Company in accordance therewith. No fee will be charged to the holder for any conversion, except for such transfer taxes, if any.

By the delivery of this Notice of Conversion the undersigned represents and warrants to the Company that its ownership of the Common Stock does not exceed the amounts specified under Section 4 of this Note, as determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act.

The undersigned agrees to comply with the prospectus delivery requirements under the applicable securities laws in connection with any transfer of the aforesaid shares of Common Stock.

Conversion calculations:

 

  Date to Effect Conversion:
 

Principal Amount of Note to be Converted:

 

Payment of Interest in Common Stock      yes       no

 

        If yes, $             of Interest Accrued on Account of Conversion at Issue.

 

Number of shares of Common Stock to be issued:

 

Signature:

 

Name:

 

Address:

 

A-1


Schedule 1

CONVERSION SCHEDULE

The 12% Secured Convertible Notes due on April 5, 2013 in the aggregate principal amount of $15,000,000 are issued by GeoPharma, Inc. This Conversion Schedule reflects conversions made under Section 4 of the above referenced Note.

Dated:

 

Date of Conversion

(or for first entry, Original Issue Date)

  

Amount of Conversion

  

Aggregate Principal Amount
Remaining Subsequent

to Conversion

(or original Principal Amount)

  

Company Attest

        
        
EX-10.3 4 dex103.htm RESTATED REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT Restated Registration Rights Agreement

Exhibit 10.3

AMENDED AND RESTATED REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT

This Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement (this “Agreement”), made and entered into as of April 23, 2008, between GeoPharma, Inc., a Florida corporation (the “Company”), and Whitebox Pharmaceutical Growth Fund, Ltd., a British Virgin Islands business company (including its successors and assigns, the “Holder”), amends and restates the Prior Registration Rights Agreements (as defined below).

RECITALS:

A. The parties hereto previously entered into two Registration Rights Agreements dated April 5, 2007 (collectively, the “Prior Registration Rights Agreement”), one related to 573,395 shares of Common Stock of the Company owned by Holder (the “Prior Shares”) and the other related to the shares of Common Stock of the Company issuable upon conversion, or as payment of interest and principal with regard to, the $10,000,000 8% Secured Convertible Promissory Note dated April 5, 2007 (the “Prior Note”);

B. In compliance with the foregoing, the Company filed a registration statement (file no. 333-142369) with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) and caused it to become effective on December 7, 2007 (the “Existing Registration Statement”), pursuant to which the Company registered 1,931,395 shares, consisting of:

 

   

the Prior Shares;

 

   

up to 1,214,597 shares issuable upon the conversion of the Prior Note; and

 

   

up to 143,403 shares issuable upon the exercise of warrants owned by Rodman & Renshaw.

C. The number of shares registered under the Existing Registration Statement was the maximum number of shares the Commission would allow the Company to register at such time. Per SEC Guidance (as defined below), the maximum number of shares that can be registered at any one time on any single registration statement for selling shareholders is one-third of all outstanding shares held by persons other than directors, officers, 10% shareholders, the selling shareholders and their respective affiliates (the “Registration Cap”). The Existing Registration Statement was declared effective on December 7, 2007 and has not been withdrawn.

D. The parties hereto, effective as of the date hereof, have entered into an Amended and Restated Note (the “Restated Note”) and an Amended and Restated Note Purchase Agreement (the “Restated Purchase Agreement”), pursuant to which, among other things: (i) all accreted interest on the Prior Note through the date hereof (in the amount of $820,000) has been converted into 369,369 shares of Common Stock of the Company (the “Converted Shares”) and (ii) the principal amount of the Prior Note has been increased to $15,000,000 pursuant to the terms of the Restated Note and Restated Purchase Agreement.

E. The Prior Shares and the Converted Shares are covered by the Existing Registration Statement and may be sold pursuant thereto. If all such shares are sold pursuant thereto, the Holder will continue to have the ability to sell an additional 845,228 shares pursuant to the Existing Registration Statement.


F. Pursuant to the terms hereof, the parties wish to amend and restate the Prior Registration Rights Agreement so as to require the Company to register additional shares on behalf of Whitebox pursuant to the terms hereof.

AGREEMENT:

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the respective representations, warranties, covenants and agreements contained herein, and for other valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:

1. Definitions.

Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein that are defined in the Restated Purchase Agreement shall have the meanings given such terms in the Restated Purchase Agreement. As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

Advice” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(d).

Effectiveness Date” means, with respect to the Initial Registration Statement required to be filed hereunder, the 90th calendar day following the Filing Date (or, in the event of a “review” by the Commission, the 120th calendar day following the Filing Date) and with respect to any additional Registration Statements which may be required pursuant to Section 3(c), the 90th calendar day following the date on which an additional Registration Statement is required to be filed hereunder; provided, however, that in the event the Company is notified by the Commission that one of the above Registration Statements will not be reviewed or is no longer subject to further review and comments, the Effectiveness Date as to such Registration Statement shall be the fifth Trading Day following the date on which the Company is so notified if such date precedes the dates required above.

Effectiveness Period” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2(a).

Event” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2(b).

Event Date” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2(b).

Filing Date” means such dates as contemplated by Section 2(a) below.

Holder” or “Holders” means the holder or holders, as the case may be, from time to time of Registrable Securities.

Indemnified Party” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5(c).

Indemnifying Party” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5(c).

Initial Registration Statement” means the initial Registration Statement filed pursuant to this Agreement.

Losses” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5(a).

 

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Plan of Distribution” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2(a).

Prospectus” means the prospectus included in a Registration Statement (including, without limitation, a prospectus that includes any information previously omitted from a prospectus filed as part of an effective registration statement in reliance upon Rule 430A promulgated under the Securities Act), as amended or supplemented by any prospectus supplement, with respect to the terms of the offering of any portion of the Registrable Securities covered by a Registration Statement, and all other amendments and supplements to the Prospectus, including post-effective amendments, and all material incorporated by reference or deemed to be incorporated by reference in such Prospectus.

Registrable Securities” means (i) all of the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion in full of the Restated Note, (ii) all shares of Common Stock issuable as interest, principal or in payment of the Make-Whole Amount (as defined in the Restated Note) on the Restated Note assuming all permissible interest and principal payments are made in shares of Common Stock and the Restated Note is held until maturity, (iii) any additional shares of Common Stock issuable in connection with any anti-dilution provisions in the Restated Note (in each case, without giving effect to any limitations on conversion set forth in the Note) and (iv) any securities issued or issuable upon any stock split, dividend or other distribution, recapitalization or similar event with respect to the foregoing.

Registration Statement” means the registration statements required to be filed hereunder and any additional registration statements contemplated by Section 3(c), including (in each case) the Prospectus, amendments and supplements to such registration statement or Prospectus, including pre- and post-effective amendments, all exhibits thereto, and all material incorporated by reference or deemed to be incorporated by reference in such registration statement.

Rule 415” means Rule 415 promulgated by the Commission pursuant to the Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended from time to time, or any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the Commission having substantially the same purpose and effect as such Rule.

Rule 424” means Rule 424 promulgated by the Commission pursuant to the Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended from time to time, or any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the Commission having substantially the same purpose and effect as such Rule.

SEC Guidance” means (i) any publicly available written or oral guidance, comments, requirements or requests of the Commission staff and (ii) the Securities Act.

Selling Shareholder Questionnaire” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3(a).

 

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2. Shelf Registration.

(a) On or prior to June 30, 2008, the Company shall prepare and file with the Commission a Registration Statement covering the resale of as many Registrable Securities as shall be permitted pursuant to SEC Guidance that are not then (i) registered on the Existing Registration Statement or (ii) eligible to be sold without volume restrictions pursuant to Rule 144, as determined by the counsel to the Company pursuant to a written opinion letter to such effect, addressed and acceptable to the Company’s transfer agent and the affected Holder; provided, however, that, notwithstanding the Company’s good faith efforts to advocate for such Registration Statement as required pursuant hereto, if the Commission deems the filing of such Registration Statement to be premature, the Company shall be permitted to withdraw the Registration Statement so long as it refiles it as soon as permitted pursuant to SEC Guidance. Thereafter, as soon as permitted pursuant to SEC Guidance, but no more often than six months after the immediately preceding registration statement has been declared effective by the Commission, the Company shall prepare and file additional Registration Statements with the Commission, covering the resale of all or such portion of the Registrable Securities as permitted by SEC Guidance that are not then (i) registered on an effective Registration Statement for an offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 or (ii) eligible to be sold without volume restrictions pursuant to Rule 144, as determined by the counsel to the Company pursuant to a written opinion letter to such effect, addressed and acceptable to the Company’s transfer agent and the affected Holder; provided that no further Registration Statements need be filed from and after the date that any remaining unregistered shares held by the Holder may be sold without volume restrictions pursuant to Rule 144, as determined by the counsel to the Company pursuant to a written opinion letter to such effect, addressed and acceptable to the Company’s transfer agent and the affected Holder. In each such Registration Statement, the Company shall include as many shares as shall be permitted by SEC Guidance, and if the Commission disagrees as to the number of shares that may be registered after such Registration Statement has been filed, the Company may reduce the number of shares included in such Registration Statement so that it conforms with SEC Guidance. In each such case, the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to advocate with The Commission for the registration of as many shares as possible and as soon as possible. All Registration Statements shall be on Form S-3 (except if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Registrable Securities on Form S-3, in which case such registration shall be on another appropriate form in accordance herewith) and shall contain (unless otherwise directed by the Holder, or, if there are multiple Holders, by at least an 85% majority in interest of such Holders) substantially the “Plan of Distribution” attached hereto as Annex A; provided, that such Plan of Distribution section of the Registration Statement shall be amended to the extent required to respond to comments received by the Company from the Commission; and provided, further, that any such amendments shall be reasonably acceptable to the Holder. Subject to the terms of this Agreement, the Company shall use its best efforts to cause a Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as possible after the filing thereof, but in any event prior to the applicable Effectiveness Date, and shall use its best efforts to keep such Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until all Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement have been sold, or may be sold without volume restrictions pursuant to Rule 144, as determined by the counsel to the Company pursuant to a written opinion letter to such effect, addressed and acceptable to the Company’s transfer agent and the affected Holder (the “Effectiveness Period”). The Company shall telephonically request effectiveness of a Registration Statement as of 5:00 p.m. New York City time on a Trading Day. The Company shall immediately notify the Holder via facsimile of the effectiveness of a Registration Statement on the same Trading Day that the Company telephonically confirms effectiveness with the

 

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Commission, which shall be the date requested for effectiveness of a Registration Statement. The Company shall, by 12:00 p.m. (noon) New York City time on the Trading Day after the date the Registration Statement is declared effective by the Commission, file a final Prospectus with the Commission as required by Rule 424. Failure to so notify the Holder within 1 Trading Day of such notification of effectiveness or failure to file a final Prospectus as aforesaid shall be deemed an Event under Section 2(b).

(b) If: (i) the Initial Registration Statement is not filed on or prior to its Filing Date (if the Company files the Initial Registration Statement without affording the Holder the opportunity to review and comment on the same as required by Section 3(a) herein, the Company shall be deemed to have not satisfied this clause (i)), or (ii) the Company fails to file with the Commission a request for acceleration of a Registration Statement in accordance with Rule 461 promulgated under the Securities Act, within five Trading Days of the date that the Company is notified (orally or in writing, whichever is earlier) by the Commission that such Registration Statement will not be “reviewed,” or not subject to further review, or (iii) prior to the Effectiveness Date of a Registration Statement, the Company fails to file a pre-effective amendment and otherwise respond in writing to comments made by the Commission in respect of such Registration Statement within 15 calendar days after the receipt of comments by or notice from the Commission that such amendment is required in order for a Registration Statement to be declared effective, (iv) the Initial Registration Statement is not declared effective by the Commission by its Effectiveness Date, (v) all of the Registrable Securities required to be registered pursuant hereto are not registered for resale pursuant to one or more effective Registration Statements on or before the date the SEC Guidance allows all such shares to be registered for resale, or (vi) after the Effectiveness Date of a Registration Statement, such Registration Statement ceases for any reason to remain continuously effective as to all Registrable Securities for which it is required to be effective, or the Holder is otherwise not permitted to utilize the Prospectus therein to resell such Registrable Securities, for more than 15 consecutive calendar days or more than an aggregate of 30 calendar days during any 12-month period (which need not be consecutive calendar days) (any such failure or breach being referred to as an “Event,” and for purposes of clause (i), (iv) or (v) the date on which such Event occurs, or for purposes of clause (ii) the date on which such five Trading Day period is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (iii) the date which such 15 calendar day period is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (vi) the date on which such 15 or 30 calendar day period, as applicable, is exceeded being referred to as “Event Date”), then, in addition to any other rights the Holder may have hereunder or under applicable law, on each such Event Date and on each monthly anniversary of each such Event Date (if the applicable Event shall not have been cured by such date) until the applicable Event is cured, the Company shall pay to the Holder an amount, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, equal to 1% of the product of (A) the Registrable Securities to which such Event applies times (B) the applicable Conversion Price (as defined in the Restated Note) for such Registrable Securities, which amount shall be payable in such number of shares of Common Stock as shall be determined by dividing such amount by the VWAP (as defined in the Restated Purchase Agreement). The parties agree that (1) in no event shall the Company be liable for liquidated damages under this Agreement in excess of 1% of the aggregate original principal amount of the Restated Note of the Holder in any 30-day period and (2) the maximum aggregate liquidated damages payable to the Holder under this Agreement shall be 12% of the aggregate original principal amount of the Restated Note paid by such Holder pursuant to the Restated Purchase Agreement. If the Company fails to pay any liquidated damages pursuant to this

 

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Section in full within ten days after the date payable, the Company will pay interest thereon at a rate of 18% per annum (or such lesser maximum amount that is permitted to be paid by applicable law) to the Holder, accruing daily from the date such liquidated damages are due until such amounts, plus all such interest thereon, are paid in full. The liquidated damages pursuant to the terms hereof shall apply on a daily pro rata basis for any portion of a month prior to the cure of an Event.

3. Registration Procedures. In connection with the Company’s registration obligations hereunder, the Company shall:

(a) Not less than three Trading Days prior to the filing of each Registration Statement and not less than one Trading Day prior to the filing of any related Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto (including any document that would be incorporated or deemed to be incorporated therein by reference), the Company shall (i) furnish to each Holder copies of all such documents proposed to be filed, which documents (other than (A) those incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference and (B) prospectus supplements that contain nothing other than information that the Company has included or will include in its prior or simultaneous current or periodic report filings with the Commission) will be subject to the review of such Holder and (ii) cause its officers and directors, counsel and independent certified public accountants to respond to such inquiries as shall be necessary, in the reasonable opinion of respective counsel to the Holder, to conduct a reasonable investigation within the meaning of the Securities Act. The Company shall not file a Registration Statement or any such Prospectus or any amendments or supplements thereto to which the Holder shall reasonably object in good faith, provided that the Company is notified of such objection in writing no later than 3 Trading Days after the Holder has been so furnished copies of a Registration Statement or 1 Trading Day after the Holder has been so furnished copies of any related Prospectus or amendments or supplements thereto. The Holder agrees to (a) furnish to the Company a completed questionnaire in the form attached to this Agreement as Annex B (a “Selling Shareholder Questionnaire”) not less than two Trading Days prior to the Filing Date or by the end of the fourth Trading Day following the date on which such Holder receives draft materials in accordance with this Section and (b) notify the Company as soon as it has sold substantially all of the shares registered on the Existing Registration Statement or any subsequent Registration Statement if required pursuant to SEC Guidance.

(b) (i) Prepare and file with the Commission such amendments, including post-effective amendments, to a Registration Statement and the Prospectus used in connection therewith as may be necessary to keep a Registration Statement continuously effective as to the applicable Registrable Securities for the Effectiveness Period and prepare and file with the Commission such additional Registration Statements in order to register for resale under the Securities Act all of the Registrable Securities; (ii) cause the related Prospectus to be amended or supplemented by any required Prospectus supplement (subject to the terms of this Agreement), and, as so supplemented or amended, to be filed pursuant to Rule 424; (iii) respond as promptly as reasonably possible to any comments received from the Commission with respect to a Registration Statement or any amendment thereto and provide as promptly as reasonably possible to the Holder true and complete copies of all correspondence from and to the Commission relating to a Registration Statement (provided that the Company may excise any information contained therein which would constitute material non-public information as to any

 

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Holder which has not executed a confidentiality agreement with the Company); and (iv) comply in all material respects with the provisions of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act with respect to the disposition of all Registrable Securities covered by a Registration Statement during the applicable period in accordance (subject to the terms of this Agreement) with the intended methods of disposition by the Holder thereof set forth in such Registration Statement as so amended or in such Prospectus as so supplemented.

(c) If during the Effectiveness Period, the number of Registrable Securities at any time exceeds 100% of the number of shares of Common Stock then registered in a Registration Statement, then the Company shall file as soon as reasonably practicable, but (subject to SEC Guidance) in any case prior to the applicable Filing Date, an additional Registration Statement covering the resale by the Holder of not less than the number of such Registrable Securities.

(d) Notify the Holder of Registrable Securities to be sold (which notice shall, pursuant to clauses (iii) through (vi) hereof, be accompanied by an instruction to suspend the use of the Prospectus until the requisite changes have been made) as promptly as reasonably possible (and, in the case of (i)(A) below, not less than one Trading Day prior to such filing) and (if requested by any such Person) confirm such notice in writing no later than one Trading Day following the day (i)(A) when a Prospectus or any Prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment to a Registration Statement is proposed to be filed; (B) when the Commission notifies the Company whether there will be a “review” of such Registration Statement and whenever the Commission comments in writing on such Registration Statement; and (C) with respect to a Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment, when the same has become effective; (ii) of any request by the Commission or any other federal or state governmental authority for amendments or supplements to a Registration Statement or Prospectus or for additional information; (iii) of the issuance by the Commission or any other federal or state governmental authority of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of a Registration Statement covering any or all of the Registrable Securities or the initiation of any Proceedings for that purpose; (iv) of the receipt by the Company of any notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification or exemption from qualification of any of the Registrable Securities for sale in any jurisdiction, or the initiation or threatening of any Proceeding for such purpose; (v) of the occurrence of any event or passage of time that makes the financial statements included in a Registration Statement ineligible for inclusion therein or any statement made in a Registration Statement or Prospectus or any document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated therein by reference untrue in any material respect or that requires any revisions to a Registration Statement, Prospectus or other documents so that, in the case of a Registration Statement or the Prospectus, as the case may be, it will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; and (vi) the occurrence or existence of any pending corporate development with respect to the Company that the Company believes may be material and that, in the determination of the Company, makes it not in the best interest of the Company to allow continued availability of a Registration Statement or Prospectus, provided that any and all of such information shall remain confidential to each Holder until such information otherwise becomes public, unless disclosure by a Holder is required by law; provided, further, that notwithstanding each Holder’s agreement to keep such information confidential, such Holder makes no acknowledgement that any such information is material, non-public information.

 

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(e) Use its best efforts to avoid the issuance of, or, if issued, obtain the withdrawal of (i) any order suspending the effectiveness of a Registration Statement, or (ii) any suspension of the qualification (or exemption from qualification) of any of the Registrable Securities for sale in any jurisdiction, at the earliest practicable moment.

(f) Furnish to each Holder, without charge, at least one conformed copy of each such Registration Statement and each amendment thereto, including financial statements and schedules, all documents incorporated or deemed to be incorporated therein by reference to the extent requested by such Person, and all exhibits to the extent requested by such Person (including those previously furnished or incorporated by reference) promptly after the filing of such documents with the Commission.

(g) Subject to the terms of this Agreement, the Company hereby consents to the use of such Prospectus and each amendment or supplement thereto by the selling Holder in connection with the offering and sale of the Registrable Securities covered by such Prospectus and any amendment or supplement thereto, except after the giving of any notice pursuant to Section 3(d).

(h) The Company shall effect a filing with respect to the public offering contemplated by the Registration Statement (an “Issuer Filing”) with the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (“NASD”) Corporate Financing Department pursuant to NASD Rule 2710(b)(10)(A)(i) within one Trading Day of the date that the Registration Statement is first filed with the Commission and pay the filing fee required by such Issuer Filing. The Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to pursue the Issuer Filing until the NASD issues a letter confirming that it does not object to the terms of the offering contemplated by the Registration Statement. A copy of the Issuer Filing and all related correspondence with respect thereto shall be provided to Holder.

(i) Prior to any resale of Registrable Securities by a Holder, use its commercially reasonable efforts to register or qualify or cooperate with the selling Holder in connection with the registration or qualification (or exemption from the Registration or qualification) of such Registrable Securities for the resale by the Holder under the securities or Blue Sky laws of such jurisdictions within the United States as any Holder reasonably requests in writing, to keep each registration or qualification (or exemption therefrom) effective during the Effectiveness Period and to do any and all other acts or things reasonably necessary to enable the disposition in such jurisdictions of the Registrable Securities covered by each Registration Statement; provided, that the Company shall not be required to qualify generally to do business in any jurisdiction where it is not then so qualified, subject the Company to any material tax in any such jurisdiction where it is not then so subject or file a general consent to service of process in any such jurisdiction.

(j) If requested by any Holder, cooperate such Holder to facilitate the timely preparation and delivery of certificates representing Registrable Securities to be delivered to a transferee pursuant to a Registration Statement, which certificates shall be free, to the extent permitted by the Restated Purchase Agreement, of all restrictive legends, and to enable such Registrable Securities to be in such denominations and registered in such names as any such Holder may request.

 

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(k) Upon the occurrence of any event contemplated by this Section 3, as promptly as reasonably possible under the circumstances taking into account the Company’s good faith assessment of any adverse consequences to the Company and its shareholders of the premature disclosure of such event, prepare a supplement or amendment, including a post-effective amendment, to a Registration Statement or a supplement to the related Prospectus or any document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated therein by reference, and file any other required document so that, as thereafter delivered, neither a Registration Statement nor such Prospectus will contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. If the Company notifies the Holder in accordance with clauses (iii) through (vi) of Section 3(d) above to suspend the use of any Prospectus until the requisite changes to such Prospectus have been made, then the Holder shall suspend use of such Prospectus. The Company will use its best efforts to ensure that the use of the Prospectus may be resumed as promptly as is practicable. The Company shall be entitled to exercise its right under this Section 3(k) to suspend the availability of a Registration Statement and Prospectus, subject to the payment of liquidated damages pursuant to Section 2(b), for a period not to exceed 90 calendar days (which need not be consecutive days) in any 12-month period.

(l) Comply with all applicable rules and regulations of the Commission.

(m) The Company may require each selling Holder to furnish to the Company a certified statement as to the number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by such Holder and, if required by the Commission, the natural persons thereof that have voting and dispositive control over the Shares. During any periods that the Company is unable to meet its obligations hereunder with respect to the registration of the Registrable Securities solely because any Holder fails to furnish such information within three Trading Days of the Company’s request or a completed Selling Shareholder Questionnaire as described in Section 3(a) above, any liquidated damages that are accruing at such time as to such Holder only shall be tolled, and any Event that may otherwise occur solely because of such delay shall be suspended as to such Holder only, until such information is delivered to the Company, and the Company shall be permitted to exclude such Holder from the Registration Statement, provided that as soon as such information and/or questionnaire is furnished, the Company shall use its best efforts to include such Holder on the Registration Statement after filing.

4. Registration Expenses. All fees and expenses incident to the performance of or compliance with this Agreement by the Company shall be borne by the Company whether or not any Registrable Securities are sold pursuant to a Registration Statement. The fees and expenses referred to in the foregoing sentence shall include, without limitation, (i) all registration and filing fees (including, without limitation, fees and expenses) (A) with respect to filings required to be made with any Trading Market on which the Common Stock is then listed for trading, (B) in compliance with applicable state securities or Blue Sky laws reasonably agreed to by the Company in writing (including, without limitation, fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company in connection with Blue Sky qualifications or exemptions of the Registrable Securities) and (C) if not previously paid by the Company in connection with an Issuer Filing,

 

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with respect to any filing that may be required to be made by any broker through which a Holder intends to make sales of Registrable Securities with NASD Regulation, Inc. pursuant to NASD Rule 2710, so long as the broker is receiving no more than a customary brokerage commission in connection with such sale, (ii) printing expenses (including, without limitation, expenses of printing certificates for Registrable Securities), (iii) messenger, telephone and delivery expenses, (iv) fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company, (v) Securities Act liability insurance, if the Company so desires such insurance, and (vi) fees and expenses of all other Persons retained by the Company in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. In addition, the Company shall be responsible for all of its internal expenses incurred in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (including, without limitation, all salaries and expenses of its officers and employees performing legal or accounting duties), the expense of any annual audit and the fees and expenses incurred in connection with the listing of the Registrable Securities on any securities exchange as required hereunder. In no event shall the Company be responsible for any broker or similar commissions of any Holder or, except to the extent provided for in the Transaction Documents, any legal fees or other costs of the Holder.

5. Indemnification.

(a) Indemnification by the Company. The Company shall, notwithstanding any termination of this Agreement, indemnify and hold harmless each Holder, the officers, directors, members, partners, agents, brokers (including brokers who offer and sell Registrable Securities as principal as a result of a pledge or any failure to perform under a margin call of Common Stock), investment advisors and employees (and any other Persons with a functionally equivalent role of a Person holding such titles, notwithstanding a lack of such title or any other title) of each of them, each Person who controls any such Holder (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act) and the officers, directors, members, shareholders, partners, agents and employees (and any other Persons with a functionally equivalent role of a Person holding such titles, notwithstanding a lack of such title or any other title) of each such controlling Person, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, from and against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities, costs (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees) and expenses (collectively, “Losses”), as incurred, arising out of or relating to (1) any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in a Registration Statement, any Prospectus or any form of prospectus or in any amendment or supplement thereto or in any preliminary prospectus, or arising out of or relating to any omission or alleged omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein (in the case of any Prospectus or form of prospectus or supplement thereto, in light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading or (2) any violation or alleged violation by the Company of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or any state securities law, or any rule or regulation thereunder, in connection with the performance of its obligations under this Agreement, except to the extent, but only to the extent, that (i) such untrue statements or omissions are based solely upon information regarding such Holder furnished in writing to the Company by such Holder expressly for use therein, or to the extent that such information relates to such Holder or such Holder’s proposed method of distribution of Registrable Securities and was reviewed and expressly approved in writing by such Holder expressly for use in a Registration Statement, such Prospectus or such form of Prospectus or in any amendment or supplement thereto (it being understood that the Holder has approved Annex A hereto for this

 

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purpose) or (ii) in the case of an occurrence of an event of the type specified in Section 3(d)(iii)-(vi), the use by such Holder of an outdated or defective Prospectus after the Company has notified such Holder in writing that the Prospectus is outdated or defective and prior to the receipt by such Holder of the Advice contemplated in Section 6(d). The Company shall notify the Holder promptly of the institution, threat or assertion of any Proceeding arising from or in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement of which the Company is aware.

(b) Indemnification by Holder. The Holder shall (or, if there are multiple Holders, each Holder shall, severally and not jointly) indemnify and hold harmless the Company, its directors, officers, agents and employees, each Person who controls the Company (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act and Section 20 of the Exchange Act), and the directors, officers, agents or employees of such controlling Persons, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, from and against all Losses, as incurred, to the extent arising out of or based solely upon: (x) such Holder’s failure to comply with the prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act or (y) any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any Registration Statement, any Prospectus, or any form of prospectus, or in any amendment or supplement thereto or in any preliminary prospectus, or arising out of or relating to any omission or alleged omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading (i) to the extent, but only to the extent, that such untrue statement or omission is contained in any information so furnished in writing by such Holder to the Company specifically for inclusion in such Registration Statement or such Prospectus or (ii) to the extent that such information relates to such Holder’s proposed method of distribution of Registrable Securities and was reviewed and expressly approved in writing by such Holder expressly for use in a Registration Statement (it being understood that the Holder has approved Annex A hereto for this purpose), such Prospectus or such form of Prospectus or in any amendment or supplement thereto or (iii) in the case of an occurrence of an event of the type specified in Section 3(d)(iii)-(vi), the use by such Holder of an outdated or defective Prospectus after the Company has notified such Holder in writing that the Prospectus is outdated or defective and prior to the receipt by such Holder of the Advice contemplated in Section 6(d). In no event shall the liability of any selling Holder hereunder be greater in amount than the dollar amount of the net proceeds received by such Holder upon the sale of the Registrable Securities giving rise to such indemnification obligation.

(c) Conduct of Indemnification Proceedings. If any Proceeding shall be brought or asserted against any Person entitled to indemnity hereunder (an “Indemnified Party”), such Indemnified Party shall promptly notify the Person from whom indemnity is sought (the “Indemnifying Party”) in writing, and the Indemnifying Party shall have the right to assume the defense thereof, including the employment of counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Party and the payment of all fees and expenses incurred in connection with defense thereof; provided, that the failure of any Indemnified Party to give such notice shall not relieve the Indemnifying Party of its obligations or liabilities pursuant to this Agreement, except (and only) to the extent that it shall be finally determined by a court of competent jurisdiction (which determination is not subject to appeal or further review) that such failure shall have prejudiced the Indemnifying Party.

 

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An Indemnified Party shall have the right to employ separate counsel in any such Proceeding and to participate in the defense thereof, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such Indemnified Party or Parties unless: (1) the Indemnifying Party has agreed in writing to pay such fees and expenses; (2) the Indemnifying Party shall have failed promptly to assume the defense of such Proceeding and to employ counsel reasonably satisfactory to such Indemnified Party in any such Proceeding; or (3) the named parties to any such Proceeding (including any impleaded parties) include both such Indemnified Party and the Indemnifying Party, and counsel to the Indemnified Party shall reasonably believe that a material conflict of interest is likely to exist if the same counsel were to represent such Indemnified Party and the Indemnifying Party (in which case, if such Indemnified Party notifies the Indemnifying Party in writing that it elects to employ separate counsel at the expense of the Indemnifying Party, the Indemnifying Party shall not have the right to assume the defense thereof and the reasonable fees and expenses of no more than one separate counsel shall be at the expense of the Indemnifying Party). The Indemnifying Party shall not be liable for any settlement of any such Proceeding effected without its written consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. No Indemnifying Party shall, without the prior written consent of the Indemnified Party, effect any settlement of any pending Proceeding in respect of which any Indemnified Party is a party, unless such settlement includes an unconditional release of such Indemnified Party from all liability on claims that are the subject matter of such Proceeding.

Subject to the terms of this Agreement, all reasonable fees and expenses of the Indemnified Party (including reasonable fees and expenses to the extent incurred in connection with investigating or preparing to defend such Proceeding in a manner not inconsistent with this Section) shall be paid to the Indemnified Party, as incurred, within ten Trading Days of written notice thereof to the Indemnifying Party; provided, that the Indemnified Party shall promptly reimburse the Indemnifying Party for that portion of such fees and expenses applicable to such actions for which such Indemnified Party is judicially determined to be not entitled to indemnification hereunder.

(d) Contribution. If the indemnification under Section 5(a) or 5(b) is unavailable to an Indemnified Party or insufficient to hold an Indemnified Party harmless for any Losses, then each Indemnifying Party shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such Indemnified Party, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the Indemnifying Party and Indemnified Party in connection with the actions, statements or omissions that resulted in such Losses as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative fault of such Indemnifying Party and Indemnified Party shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether any action in question, including any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or omission or alleged omission of a material fact, has been taken or made by, or relates to information supplied by, such Indemnifying Party or Indemnified Party, and the parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such action, statement or omission. The amount paid or payable by a party as a result of any Losses shall be deemed to include, subject to the limitations set forth in this Agreement, any reasonable attorneys’ or other fees or expenses incurred by such party in connection with any Proceeding to the extent such party would have been indemnified for such fees or expenses if the indemnification provided for in this Section was available to such party in accordance with its terms.

 

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The parties hereto agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section 5(d) were determined by pro rata allocation or by any other method of allocation that does not take into account the equitable considerations referred to in the immediately preceding paragraph. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 5(d), the Holder shall not be required to contribute, in the aggregate, any amount in excess of the amount by which the net proceeds actually received by the Holder from the sale of the Registrable Securities subject to the Proceeding exceeds the amount of any damages that the Holder has otherwise been required to pay by reason of such untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission.

The indemnity and contribution agreements contained in this Section are in addition to any liability that the Indemnifying Parties may have to the Indemnified Parties.

6. Miscellaneous.

(a) Remedies. In the event of a breach by the Company or the Holder of any of their respective obligations under this Agreement, the Holder or the Company, as the case may be, in addition to being entitled to exercise all rights granted by law and under this Agreement, including recovery of damages, shall be entitled to specific performance of its rights under this Agreement. The Company and the Holder agree that monetary damages would not provide adequate compensation for any losses incurred by reason of a breach by it of any of the provisions of this Agreement and hereby further agrees that, in the event of any action for specific performance in respect of such breach, it shall not assert or shall waive the defense that a remedy at law would be adequate.

(b) No Piggyback on Registrations. Except as set forth on Schedule 6(b) attached hereto or as otherwise specified in Section 6(e) below, neither the Company nor any of its security holders (other than the Holder in such capacity pursuant hereto) may include securities of the Company in the Registration Statement(s) other than the Registrable Securities. Except for registration statements on Form S-4 or Form S-8 (or their successors) promulgated under the Securities Act, the Company shall not file any other registration statements under the Securities Act until all Registrable Securities are registered pursuant to a Registration Statement that is declared effective by the Commission, provided that this Section 6(b) shall not prohibit the Company from filing amendments to registration statements filed prior to the date of this Agreement; provided, however, that if a Registration Statement (including the Existing Registration Statement and any subsequent Registration Statements filed pursuant hereto) shall have been declared effective by the Commission and the then-current SEC Guidance shall not permit the filing of one or more registration statement(s) to register the remainder of the Registrable Securities (if any), then the Company may file any other registration statements it deems necessary or appropriate in the ordinary course of its business until such time as the then-current SEC Guidance permits the filing of one or more additional Registration Statement(s) to register the remainder of the Registrable Securities.

(c) Compliance. Each Holder covenants and agrees that it will comply with the prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act as applicable to it in connection with sales of Registrable Securities pursuant to a Registration Statement.

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the kind described in Section 3(d)(iii)—(vi), such Holder will forthwith discontinue disposition of such Registrable Securities under a Registration Statement until it is advised in writing (the “Advice”) by the Company that the use of the applicable Prospectus (as it may have been supplemented or amended) may be resumed. The Company will use its best efforts to ensure that the use of the Prospectus may be resumed as promptly as it practicable. The Company agrees and acknowledges that any periods during which the Holder is required to discontinue the disposition of the Registrable Securities hereunder shall be subject to the provisions of Section 2(b).

(e) Piggy-Back Registrations. If at any time during the Effectiveness Period there is not an effective Registration Statement covering all of the Registrable Securities and the Company shall determine to prepare and file with the Commission a registration statement relating to an offering for its own account or the account of others under the Securities Act of any of its equity securities, other than on Form S-4 or Form S-8 (each as promulgated under the Securities Act) or their then-equivalents relating to equity securities to be issued solely in connection with any acquisition of any entity or business or equity securities issuable in connection with the stock option or other employee benefit plans, then the Company shall send to each Holder a written notice of such determination and, if within fifteen days after the date of such notice, any such Holder shall so request in writing, the Company shall include in such registration statement all or any part of such Registrable Securities such Holder requests to be registered; provided, however, that the Company shall not be required to register any Registrable Securities pursuant to this Section 6(e) that are eligible for resale pursuant to Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act or that are the subject of a then effective Registration Statement.

(f) Amendments and Waivers. The provisions of this Agreement, including the provisions of this sentence, may not be amended, modified or supplemented, and waivers or consents to departures from the provisions hereof may not be given, unless the same shall be in writing and signed by the Company and the Holder, or if there are multiple Holders at such time, by Holders of 75% or more of the then outstanding Registrable Securities. To the extent applicable, if a Registration Statement does not register all of the Registrable Securities pursuant to a waiver or amendment done in compliance with the previous sentence, then the number of Registrable Securities to be registered for the Holder shall be reduced pro rata among the Holder and each such Holder shall have the right to designate which of its Registrable Securities shall be omitted from such Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a waiver or consent to depart from the provisions hereof with respect to a matter that relates exclusively to the rights of any given Holder and that does not directly or indirectly affect the rights of any other Holder may be given by Holder of all of the Registrable Securities to which such waiver or consent relates; provided, however, that the provisions of this sentence may not be amended, modified, or supplemented except in accordance with the provisions of the immediately preceding sentence.

(g) Notices. Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries required or permitted to be provided hereunder shall be delivered as set forth in the Restated Purchase Agreement.

(h) Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the successors and permitted assigns of each of the parties and shall inure to the benefit of each Holder. The Company may not assign (except by merger) its rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of all of the Holders of the then-outstanding Registrable Securities. The Holder may assign its or their respective rights hereunder in the manner and to the Persons as permitted under the Restated Purchase Agreement.

 

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(i) No Inconsistent Agreements. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has entered, as of the date hereof, nor shall the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, on or after the date of this Agreement, enter into any agreement with respect to its securities, that would have the effect of impairing the rights granted to the Holder in this Agreement or otherwise conflicts with the provisions hereof. Except as set forth on Schedule 6(i), neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has previously entered into any agreement granting any registration rights with respect to any of its securities to any Person that have not been satisfied in full.

(j) Execution and Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, all of which when taken together shall be considered one and the same agreement and shall become effective when counterparts have been signed by each party and delivered to the other party, it being understood that both parties need not sign the same counterpart. In the event that any signature is delivered by facsimile transmission or by e-mail delivery of a “.pdf” format data file, such signature shall create a valid and binding obligation of the party executing (or on whose behalf such signature is executed) with the same force and effect as if such facsimile or “.pdf” signature page were an original thereof.

(k) Governing Law. All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Agreement shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of the Restated Purchase Agreement.

(l) Cumulative Remedies. The remedies provided herein are cumulative and not exclusive of any other remedies provided by law.

(m) Severability. If any term, provision, covenant or restriction of this Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable, the remainder of the terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions set forth herein shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated, and the parties hereto shall use their commercially reasonable efforts to find and employ an alternative means to achieve the same or substantially the same result as that contemplated by such term, provision, covenant or restriction. It is hereby stipulated and declared to be the intention of the parties that they would have executed the remaining terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions without including any of such that may be hereafter declared invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable.

(n) Headings. The headings in this Agreement are for convenience only, do not constitute a part of the Agreement and shall not be deemed to limit or affect any of the provisions hereof.

(o) Independent Nature of Holders’ Obligations and Rights. If and to the extent there are multiple Holders hereunder, the obligations of each Holder hereunder are several and not joint with the obligations of any other Holder hereunder, and no Holder shall be responsible in any way for the performance of the obligations of any other Holder hereunder. Nothing contained herein or in any other agreement or document delivered at any closing, and no

 

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action taken by any Holder pursuant hereto or thereto, shall be deemed to constitute the Holders as a partnership, an association, a joint venture or any other kind of entity, or create a presumption that the Holders are in any way acting in concert with respect to such obligations or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Each Holder shall be entitled to protect and enforce its rights, including without limitation the rights arising out of this Agreement, and it shall not be necessary for any other Holder to be joined as an additional party in any proceeding for such purpose.

(p) Complete Agreement. The Schedules and Exhibits to this Agreement shall be construed as an integral part of this Agreement to the same extent as if they had been set forth verbatim herein. This Agreement and the Schedules and Exhibits hereto constitute the entire agreement between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof and supersede all prior agreements whether written or oral relating hereto, including without limitation the Prior Registration Rights Agreements.

(q) Release. Holder, on behalf of itself and its successors and assigns, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, hereby fully remises, releases, acquits, and forever discharges the Company of and from any and all rights, claims, demands, damages, actions, and causes of action, of any nature whatsoever, whether known or unknown, whether arising at law or in equity, and whether direct or indirect, which Holder may have had, may now have, or may hereafter have, against the Company by reason of any matter, cause, happening or thing arising prior to the date hereof related to or arising under the Prior Registration Rights Agreements, including without limitation any liquidated damages arising under the Prior Registration Rights Agreements.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Registration Rights Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

GEOPHARMA, INC.

By:

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE OF HOLDER FOLLOWS]

 

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[SIGNATURE PAGE OF HOLDER TO GEOPHARMA RRA]

Name of Holder: WHITEBOX PHARMACEUTICAL GROWTH FUND, LTD.

 

Signature of Authorized Signatory of Holder:

 

 

 

Name of Authorized Signatory:

 

 

   

Title of Authorized Signatory:

 

 

   

 

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ANNEX A

Plan of Distribution

The Selling Stockholder (the “Selling Stockholder”) of the common stock and any of their pledgees, assignees and successors-in-interest may, from time to time, sell any or all of their shares of common stock on the Nasdaq Global Market or any other stock exchange, market or trading facility on which the shares are traded or in private transactions. These sales may be at fixed or negotiated prices. The Selling Stockholder may use any one or more of the following methods when selling shares:

 

   

ordinary brokerage transactions and transactions in which the broker-dealer solicits purchasers;

 

   

block trades in which the broker-dealer will attempt to sell the shares as agent but may position and resell a portion of the block as principal to facilitate the transaction;

 

   

purchases by a broker-dealer as principal and resale by the broker-dealer for its account;

 

   

an exchange distribution in accordance with the rules of the applicable exchange;

 

   

privately negotiated transactions;

 

   

settlement of short sales entered into after the effective date of the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part;

 

   

broker-dealers may agree with the Selling Stockholder to sell a specified number of such shares at a stipulated price per share;

 

   

through the writing or settlement of options or other hedging transactions, whether through an options exchange or otherwise;

 

   

a combination of any such methods of sale; or

 

   

any other method permitted pursuant to applicable law.

The Selling Stockholder may also sell shares under Rule 144 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), if available, rather than under this prospectus.

Broker-dealers engaged by the Selling Stockholder may arrange for other brokers-dealers to participate in sales. Broker-dealers may receive commissions or discounts from the Selling Stockholder (or, if any broker-dealer acts as agent for the purchaser of shares, from the purchaser) in amounts to be negotiated, but, except as set forth in a supplement to this Prospectus, in the case of an agency transaction not in excess of a customary brokerage commission in compliance with NASDR Rule 2440; and in the case of a principal transaction a markup or markdown in compliance with NASDR IM-2440.

 

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In connection with the sale of the common stock or interests therein, the Selling Stockholder may enter into hedging transactions with broker-dealers or other financial institutions, which may in turn engage in short sales of the common stock in the course of hedging the positions they assume. The Selling Stockholder may also sell shares of the common stock short and deliver these securities to close out their short positions, or loan or pledge the common stock to broker-dealers that in turn may sell these securities. The Selling Stockholder may also enter into option or other transactions with broker-dealers or other financial institutions or the creation of one or more derivative securities which require the delivery to such broker-dealer or other financial institution of shares offered by this prospectus, which shares such broker-dealer or other financial institution may resell pursuant to this prospectus (as supplemented or amended to reflect such transaction).

The Selling Stockholder and any broker-dealers or agents that are involved in selling the shares may be deemed to be “underwriters” within the meaning of the Securities Act in connection with such sales. In such event, any commissions received by such broker-dealers or agents and any profit on the resale of the shares purchased by them may be deemed to be underwriting commissions or discounts under the Securities Act. Each Selling Stockholder has informed the Company that it does not have any written or oral agreement or understanding, directly or indirectly, with any person to distribute the Common Stock. In no event shall any broker-dealer receive fees, commissions and markups which, in the aggregate, would exceed eight percent (8%).

The Company is required to pay certain fees and expenses incurred by the Company incident to the registration of the shares. The Company has agreed to indemnify the Selling Stockholder against certain losses, claims, damages and liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act.

Because Selling Stockholder may be deemed to be “underwriters” within the meaning of the Securities Act, they will be subject to the prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act including Rule 172 thereunder. In addition, any securities covered by this prospectus which qualify for sale pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act may be sold under Rule 144 rather than under this prospectus. There is no underwriter or coordinating broker acting in connection with the proposed sale of the resale shares by the Selling Stockholder.

We agreed to keep this prospectus effective until the earlier of (i) the date on which the shares may be resold by the Selling Stockholder without registration and without regard to any volume limitations by reason of Rule 144 under the Securities Act or any other rule of similar effect or (ii) all of the shares have been sold pursuant to this prospectus or Rule 144 under the Securities Act or any other rule of similar effect. The resale shares will be sold only through registered or licensed brokers or dealers if required under applicable state securities laws. In addition, in certain states, the resale shares may not be sold unless they have been registered or qualified for sale in the applicable state or an exemption from the registration or qualification requirement is available and is complied with.

Under applicable rules and regulations under the Exchange Act, any person engaged in the distribution of the resale shares may not simultaneously engage in market making activities with respect to the common stock for the applicable restricted period, as defined in Regulation M, prior to the commencement of the distribution. In addition, the Selling Stockholder will be

 

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subject to applicable provisions of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder, including Regulation M, which may limit the timing of purchases and sales of shares of the common stock by the Selling Stockholder or any other person. We will make copies of this prospectus available to the Selling Stockholder and have informed them of the need to deliver a copy of this prospectus to each purchaser at or prior to the time of the sale (including by compliance with Rule 172 under the Securities Act).

 

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ANNEX B

GEOPHARMA, INC.

Selling Securityholder Notice and Questionnaire

The undersigned beneficial owner of common stock (the “Registrable Securities”) of GeoPharma, Inc., a Florida corporation (the “Company”), understands that the Company has filed or intends to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) a registration statement (the “Registration Statement”) for the registration and resale under Rule 415 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), of the Registrable Securities, in accordance with the terms of the Registration Rights Agreement (the “Registration Rights Agreement”) to which this document is annexed. A copy of the Registration Rights Agreement is available from the Company upon request at the address set forth below. All capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Registration Rights Agreement.

Certain legal consequences arise from being named as a selling securityholder in the Registration Statement and the related prospectus. Accordingly, holders and beneficial owners of Registrable Securities are advised to consult their own securities law counsel regarding the consequences of being named or not being named as a selling securityholder in the Registration Statement and the related prospectus.

NOTICE

The undersigned beneficial owner (the “Selling Securityholder”) of Registrable Securities hereby elects to include the Registrable Securities owned by it in the Registration Statement.

 

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The undersigned hereby provides the following information to the Company and represents and warrants that such information is accurate:

QUESTIONNAIRE

 

1. Name.

 

(a)    Full Legal Name of Selling Securityholder
  

 

(b)    Full Legal Name of Registered Holder (if not the same as (a) above) through which Registrable Securities are held:
  

 

(c)    Full Legal Name of Natural Control Person (which means a natural person who directly or indirectly alone or with others has power to vote or dispose of the securities covered by the questionnaire):
  

 

 

2. Address for Notices to Selling Securityholder:

 

 

 

 

Telephone:  

 

Fax:  

 

Contact Person:  

 

 

3. Broker-Dealer Status:

 

(a)    Are you a broker-dealer?
   Yes  ¨                    No  ¨

 

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(b)    If “yes” to Section 3(a), did you receive your Registrable Securities as compensation for investment banking services to the Company.
   Yes  ¨                    No  ¨
   Note: If no, the Commission’s staff has indicated that you should be identified as an underwriter in the Registration Statement.
(c)    Are you an affiliate of a broker-dealer?
   Yes  ¨                    No  ¨
(d)    If you are an affiliate of a broker-dealer, do you certify that you bought the Registrable Securities in the ordinary course of business, and at the time of the purchase of the Registrable Securities to be resold, you had no agreements or understandings, directly or indirectly, with any person to distribute the Registrable Securities?
   Yes  ¨                    No  ¨
Note:    If no, the Commission’s staff has indicated that you should be identified as an underwriter in the Registration Statement.

 

4. Beneficial Ownership of Securities of the Company Owned by the Selling Securityholder.

 

Except as set forth below in this Item 4, the undersigned is not the beneficial or registered owner of any securities of the Company other than the securities issuable pursuant to the Purchase Agreement.
(a)    Type and Amount of other securities beneficially owned by the Selling Securityholder:
  

 

  

 

 

5. Relationships with the Company:

Except as set forth below, neither the undersigned nor any of its affiliates, officers, directors or principal equity holders (owners of 5% of more of the equity securities of the undersigned) has held any position or office or has had any other material relationship with the Company (or its predecessors or affiliates) during the past three years.

 

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   State any exceptions here:
  

 

  

 

The undersigned agrees to promptly notify the Company of any inaccuracies or changes in the information provided herein that may occur subsequent to the date hereof at any time while the Registration Statement remains effective.

By signing below, the undersigned consents to the disclosure of the information contained herein in its answers to Items 1 through 5 and the inclusion of such information in the Registration Statement and the related prospectus and any amendments or supplements thereto. The undersigned understands that such information will be relied upon by the Company in connection with the preparation or amendment of the Registration Statement and the related prospectus.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF the undersigned, by authority duly given, has caused this Notice and Questionnaire to be executed and delivered either in person or by its duly authorized agent.

 

Dated:  

 

    Beneficial Owner:  

 

By:  

 

Name:  
Title:  

PLEASE FAX A COPY OF THE COMPLETED AND EXECUTED NOTICE AND QUESTIONNAIRE, AND RETURN THE ORIGINAL BY OVERNIGHT MAIL, TO:

 

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