-----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, IVySL5W0v2rOlfuCzA0Iu/AKZda2oBquowPlRRP2JxmYrgAwIgru0fXp53rqDhQ+ 3GDimXjDJE55oXivtzWJXA== 0000950137-05-008422.txt : 20050706 0000950137-05-008422.hdr.sgml : 20050706 20050706164137 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000950137-05-008422 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 4 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20050629 ITEM INFORMATION: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement ITEM INFORMATION: Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers ITEM INFORMATION: Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20050706 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20050706 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: HALOZYME THERAPEUTICS INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001159036 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTS (NO DIAGNOSTIC SUBSTANCES) [2836] IRS NUMBER: 880488686 STATE OF INCORPORATION: NV FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-32335 FILM NUMBER: 05941214 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 11588 SORRENTO VALLEY ROAD STREET 2: SUITE 17 CITY: SAN DIEGO STATE: CA ZIP: 92121 BUSINESS PHONE: (858) 794-8889 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: GLOBAL YACHT SERVICES INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20010912 8-K 1 a10497e8vk.htm FORM 8-K e8vk
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of
The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

June 29, 2005

HALOZYME THERAPEUTICS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
         
Nevada   000-49616   88-0488686
     
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
  (Commission
File Number)
  (IRS Employer
Identification No.)
     
11588 Sorrento Valley Road, Suite 17, San Diego, California   92121
     
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (858) 794-8889

Not Applicable

 
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers
Item 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
SIGNATURES
EXHIBIT 10.1
EXHIBIT 99.1
EXHIBIT 99.2


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     Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

     Outside Director Compensation

     On June 29, 2005, the Board of Directors of Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”) (i) approved an outside director equity compensation plan effective as of June 29, 2005 and (ii) amended the Company’s cash compensation policy for outside directors effective as of July 1, 2005.

     2005 Outside Directors’ Stock Plan

     The Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc. 2005 Outside Directors’ Stock Plan (the “2005 Plan”) was adopted by the Board of Directors (the “Board”) on June 28, 2005, and provides for the automatic issuance of both stock options and restricted stock grants to the Company’s outside directors in connection with their service as Board members. An aggregate of 500,000 shares of Company Common Stock are reserved under the 2005 Plan. Upon joining the Board, an outside director will receive an initial option grant of 10,000 shares of Common Stock and an initial restricted stock grant of 15,000 shares of Common Stock under the 2005 Plan. The initial option grant will vest upon the later of: (a) the six month anniversary of the date of grant or (b) the date of the first annual meeting following the grant of the initial option. The initial restricted stock grant will vest upon the later of: (a) the first day that the outside director may trade Company stock in compliance with the Company’s Insider Trading Policy that occurs after the six month anniversary of the date of grant or (b) the first day that the outside director may trade Company stock in compliance with the Company’s Insider Trading Policy that occurs after the date of the first annual meeting following the initial restricted stock grant. Outside directors that served on the Board prior to June 28, 2005 will not receive initial stock options or restricted stock grants in connection with the adoption of the 2005 Plan.

     Furthermore, each outside director will receive an annual option grant of 10,000 shares of Common Stock and a restricted stock grant of 15,000 shares of Common Stock immediately following future annual meetings of the Company’s stockholders. The annual option grant will vest and become exercisable on the date immediately preceding the date of the annual meeting following the date of grant. The annual restricted stock grant will vest on the first day that the outside director may trade Company stock in compliance with the Company’s Insider Trading Policy that occurs after the date immediately preceding the annual meeting following the date of grant. Outside directors that served on the Board prior to June 28, 2005 will receive annual stock options and restricted stock grants in connection with the adoption of the 2005 Plan.

     In order for a stock option or restricted stock grant issued under the 2005 Plan to become vested, an outside director must still be a member of the Board on the date of vesting. Stock options and restricted stock grants issued under the 2005 Plan will accelerate in the event of a change in control of the Company. The 2005 Plan has not been approved by the Company’s stockholders, but the Company plans on soliciting stockholder approval for the 2005 Plan in connection with the annual meeting of stockholders which will occur in 2006. In the event that the 2005 Plan is not approved by the Company’s stockholders, no stock options granted under the 2005 Plan will vest and no restricted stock grants will be granted. The 2005 Plan is attached to this Form 8-K as Exhibit 10.1.

     Outside Director Cash Compensation

     Effective July 1, 2005, outside directors will receive an annual retainer of $10,000 for service on the Board as well as an annual retainer of $5,000 for service on any committee of the Board, provided that the chairman of the Board’s Audit Committee will receive an annual retainer of $10,000 and the chairmen of the Board’s Nominating and Governance Committee and Compensation Committee will receive an annual retainer of $7,500 for their service on these committees.

     Adoption of Compensation Parameters

     On January 27, 2005, the Board, upon recommendation of the Board’s Compensation Committee, adopted cash and equity compensation parameters (the “Compensation Parameters”) applicable to both the base compensation and bonus compensation for the Company’s executive officers and employees. The Compensation Parameters are not contained in a formal written plan, but a summary of the material terms of the Compensation Parameters are as follows:

Senior Management Compensation

     The Compensation Parameters set the annual salaries for the Company’s Chief Executive Officer as well as for the other members of senior management. The approved annual salaries for 2005 are as follows:

         
Jonathan E. Lim (President and Chief Executive Officer)
  $ 200,000  
Richard Yocum (Vice President-Clinical Development)
  $ 190,000  
Gregory I. Frost (Chief Scientific Officer)
  $ 160,000  
David A. Ramsay (Chief Financial Officer)
  $ 150,000  
Don A. Kennard (Vice President-Regulatory Affairs)
  $ 150,000  

Senior Management Bonus Program

     In addition to establishing annual salaries as set forth above, the Board also approved a cash bonus structure for the Company’s executive officers and vice presidents. The Chief Executive Officer is eligible for a bonus of up to $100,000 and the other executive officers and vice presidents are each eligible for a bonus of up to $50,000. In determining specific bonus amounts for 2005, the Board will evaluate a number of criteria related to the Company’s operational, clinical and financial performance in 2005. The Company is not contractually obligated to issue these, or any other, bonuses.

 


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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers.

     On June 29, 2005, the Board of Directors of Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”), pursuant to the Nevada Revised Statutes and the Bylaws of the Company, approved an increase in the authorized size of the Company’s Board of Directors from five (5) directors to six (6) directors, designating the newly created vacancy as a Class II directorship. On the same date, the Board elected Steven T. Thornton to fill the newly created vacancy on the Board as a Class II director. Mr. Thornton is also expected to serve as a member on the Company’s Nomination and Governance Committee and Compensation Committee, subject to his formal election to those committees. In connection with Mr. Thornton’s election, he will receive the compensation and benefits payable to a non-employee director serving as a director and committee member pursuant to the Company’s 2005 Stock Plan and as further discussed in Item 1.01 above.

     The Company issued a press release announcing the election of Mr. Thornton on July 6, 2005. The press release is attached to this Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.

     On June 29, 2005, the Board of Directors of Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”), pursuant to the Nevada Revised Statutes and the Bylaws of the Company, approved an amendment to the Company’s Bylaws increasing the authorized size of the Company’s Board of Directors from five (5) directors to six (6) directors. The text of the revised language is attached to this Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.2. No other terms of the Bylaws were amended or revised.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

     (c) Exhibits.

     
Exhibit No.   Description
10.1
  Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc. 2005 Outside Directors’ Stock Plan
 
   
99.1
  Press Release issued July 6, 2005.
 
   
99.2
  Revised Section 3.2 to Amended and Restated Bylaws.

 


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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 authorized.

     
         
  Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc.
 
 
July 6, 2005  By:   /s/ David A. Ramsay    
    David A. Ramsay   
    Secretary and Chief Financial Officer   
 

 

EX-10.1 2 a10497exv10w1.txt EXHIBIT 10.1 Exhibit 10.1 HALOZYME THERAPEAUTICS, INC. 2005 OUTSIDE DIRECTORS' STOCK PLAN 1. ESTABLISHMENT, PURPOSE AND TERM OF PLAN. 1.1 ESTABLISHMENT. The Halozyme Therapeautics, Inc. 2005 Outside Directors' Stock Plan (the "PLAN") is adopted by the Board of Directors as of June 29, 2005 (the "EFFECTIVE DATE"). 1.2 PURPOSE. The purpose of the Plan is to advance the interests of the Company and its stockholders by providing an incentive to attract, retain and reward persons performing services as Outside Directors of the Company and by motivating such persons to contribute to the growth and profitability of the Company. The Plan seeks to achieve this purpose by providing Awards in the form of Options and Restricted Stock. 1.3 TERM OF PLAN. The Plan shall continue in effect until terminated by the Board or the date on which all of the shares of Stock available for issuance under the Plan have been issued and all restrictions on such shares under the terms of the Plan and the agreements evidencing Awards granted under the Plan have lapsed. However, all Awards shall be granted, if at all, within ten (10) years from the Effective Date. 2. DEFINITIONS AND CONSTRUCTION. 2.1 DEFINITIONS. Whenever used herein, the following terms shall have their respective meanings set forth below: (a) "AWARD" means any Option or Restricted Stock granted under the Plan. (b) "AWARD AGREEMENT" means a written agreement between the Company and a Participant setting forth the terms, conditions and restrictions of the Award granted to the Participant. An Award Agreement may be an "Option Agreement" or a "Restricted Stock Agreement." (c) "BOARD" means the Board of Directors of the Company. If one or more Committees have been appointed by the Board to administer the Plan, "BOARD" also means such Committee(s). (d) "CHANGE IN CONTROL" means, unless such term or an equivalent term is otherwise defined with respect to an Award by the Participant's Award Agreement or written contract of employment or service, the occurrence of any of the following: (i) an Ownership Change Event or a series of related Ownership Change Events (collectively, a "TRANSACTION") in which the shareholders of the 1 Company immediately before the Transaction do not retain immediately after the Transaction, in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of shares of the Company's voting stock immediately before the Transaction, direct or indirect beneficial ownership of more than fifty percent (50%) of the total combined voting power of the outstanding voting securities of the Company or, in the case of an Ownership Change Event described in Section 2.1(p)(iii), the entity to which the assets of the Company were transferred (the "TRANSFEREE"), as the case may be; or (ii) the liquidation or dissolution of the Company. For purposes of the preceding sentence, indirect beneficial ownership shall include, without limitation, an interest resulting from ownership of the voting securities of one or more corporations or other business entities which own the Company or the Transferee, as the case may be, either directly or through one or more subsidiary corporations or other business entities. The Board shall have the right to determine whether multiple sales or exchanges of the voting securities of the Company or multiple Ownership Change Events are related, and its determination shall be final, binding and conclusive. (e) "CODE" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and any applicable regulations promulgated thereunder. (f) "COMMITTEE" means the compensation committee or other committee of one or members of the Board duly appointed to administer the Plan and having such powers as shall be specified by the Board. Unless the powers of the Committee have been specifically limited, the Committee shall have all of the powers of the Board granted herein, including, without limitation, the power to amend or terminate the Plan at any time, subject to the terms of the Plan and any applicable limitations imposed by law. (g) "COMPANY" means Halozyme Therapeautics, Inc. a Nevada corporation, or any successor corporation thereto. (h) "CONSULTANT" means a person engaged to provide consulting or advisory services (other than as an Employee or a Director) to a Participating Company. (i) "DIRECTOR" means a member of the Board or of the board of directors of any other Parent Corporation or Subsidiary Corporation. (j) "DISABILITY" means the permanent and total disability of the Participant within the meaning of Section 22(e)(3) of the Code. (k) "EMPLOYEE" means any person treated as an employee (including an officer of the Company or a Director who is also treated as an employee) in the records of a Participating Company; provided, however, that neither service as a Director nor payment of a director's fee shall be sufficient to constitute employment for purposes of the Plan. 2 (l) "EXCHANGE ACT" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. (m) "FAIR MARKET VALUE" means, as of any date, the value of a share of Stock or other property as determined by the Board, in its discretion, or by the Company, in its discretion, if such determination is expressly allocated to the Company herein, subject to the following: (i) If, on such date, the Stock is listed on a national or regional securities exchange or market system, the Fair Market Value of a share of Stock shall be the closing price of a share of Stock (or the closing bid price of a share of Stock if the Stock is so quoted instead) as quoted on the American Stock Exchange or such other national or regional securities exchange or market system constituting the primary market for the Stock, as reported in The Wall Street Journal or such other source as the Company deems reliable. If the relevant date does not fall on a day on which the Stock has traded on such securities exchange or market system, the date on which the Fair Market Value shall be established shall be the last day on which the Stock was so traded prior to the relevant date, or such other appropriate day as shall be determined by the Board, in its discretion. (ii) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Board may, in its discretion, determine the Fair Market Value on the basis of the opening, closing, high, low or average sale price of a share of Stock or the actual sale price of a share of Stock received by a Participant, on such date, the preceding trading day or the next succeeding trading day or an average determined over a period of trading days. The Board may vary its method of determination of the Fair Market Value as provided in this Section for different purposes under the Plan. (iii) If, on such date, the Stock is not listed on a national or regional securities exchange or market system, the Fair Market Value of a share of Stock shall be as determined by the Board in good faith without regard to any restriction other than a restriction which, by its terms, will never lapse. (n) "OPTION" means a right to purchase Stock (subject to adjustment as provided in Section 4.2) pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Plan. Each Option shall be a nonstatutory stock option; that is, an option not intended to qualify as an incentive stock option within the meaning of Section 422(b) of the Code. (o) "OUTSIDE DIRECTOR" means a Director of the Company who is not an Employee or Consultant and who has not been an Employee or Consultant during the preceding twelve months. (p) "OWNERSHIP CHANGE EVENT" means the occurrence of any of the following with respect to the Company: (i) the direct or indirect sale or exchange in a single or series of related transactions by the shareholders of the Company of more than fifty percent (50%) of the voting stock of the Company; (ii) a merger or consolidation in which the Company 3 is a party; or (iii) the sale, exchange, or transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company. (q) "PARENT CORPORATION" means any present or future "parent corporation" of the Company, as defined in Section 424(e) of the Code. (r) "PARTICIPANT" means a person who has been granted one or more Awards. (s) "PARTICIPATING COMPANY" means the Company or any Parent Corporation or Subsidiary Corporation. (t) "PARTICIPATING COMPANY GROUP" means, at any point in time, all corporations collectively which are then Participating Companies. (u) "RESTRICTED STOCK" means Stock granted to a Participant pursuant to Section 7 of the Plan. (v) "RULE 16b-3" means Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act, as amended from time to time, or any successor rule or regulation. (w) "SECURITIES ACT" means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. (x) "SERVICE" means a Participant's employment or service with the Participating Company Group, whether in the capacity of an Employee, a Director, or a Consultant. A Participant's Service shall not be deemed to have terminated merely because of a change in the capacity in which the Participant renders Service to the Participating Company Group or a change in the Participating Company for which the Participant renders such Service, provided that there is no interruption or termination of the Participant's Service. Furthermore, a Participant's Service shall not be deemed to have terminated if the Participant takes any military leave, sick leave, or other bona fide leave of absence approved by the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, unless otherwise designated by the Company or required by law, a leave of absence shall not be treated as Service for purposes of determining vesting under a Participant's Award Agreement. A Participant's Service shall be deemed to have terminated either upon an actual termination of Service or upon the corporation for which the Participant performs Service ceasing to be a Participating Company. Subject to the foregoing, the Company, in its discretion, shall determine whether a Participant's Service has terminated and the effective date of such termination. (y) "STOCK" means the common stock of the Company, as adjusted from time to time in accordance with Section 4.2. (z) "SUBSIDIARY CORPORATION" means any present or future "subsidiary corporation" of the Company, as defined in Section 424(f) of the Code. 4 (aa) "VESTING CONDITIONS" mean those conditions established in accordance with Section 7 of the Plan prior to the satisfaction of which shares of Restricted Stock remain subject to forfeiture to the Company upon the Participant's termination of Service. 2.2 CONSTRUCTION. Captions and titles contained herein are for convenience only and shall not affect the meaning or interpretation of any provision of the Plan. Except when otherwise indicated by the context, the singular shall include the plural and the plural shall include the singular. Use of the term "or" is not intended to be exclusive, unless the context clearly requires otherwise. 3. ADMINISTRATION. 3.1 ADMINISTRATION BY THE BOARD. The Plan shall be administered by the Board. At any time that any class of equity security of the Company is registered pursuant to Section 12 of the Exchange Act, the Plan shall be administered in compliance with the requirements, if any, of Rule 16b-3. All questions of interpretation of the Plan or of any Award shall be determined by the Board, and such determinations shall be final and binding upon all persons having an interest in the Plan or such Award. 3.2 AUTHORITY OF OFFICERS. Any officer of the Company shall have the authority to act on behalf of the Company with respect to any matter, right, obligation, determination or election which is the responsibility of or which is allocated to the Company herein, provided the officer has apparent authority with respect to such matter, right, obligation, determination or election. 3.3 POWERS OF THE BOARD. In addition to any other powers set forth in the Plan and subject to the provisions of the Plan, the Board shall have the full and final power and authority, in its discretion: (a) to determine the Fair Market Value of shares of Stock or other property; (b) to determine the terms, conditions and restrictions applicable to each Award (which need not be identical) and any shares acquired pursuant thereto, including, without limitation, (i) the exercise or purchase price of shares purchased pursuant to any Award, (ii) the method of payment for shares purchased pursuant to any Award, (iii) the method for satisfaction of any tax withholding obligation arising in connection with Award, including by the withholding or delivery of shares of Stock, (iv) the timing, terms and conditions of the exercisability or vesting of any Award or any shares acquired pursuant thereto, (v) the time of the expiration of any Award, (vi) the effect of the Participant's termination of Service on any of the foregoing, and (vii) all other terms, conditions and restrictions applicable to any Award or shares acquired pursuant thereto not inconsistent with the terms of the Plan; (c) to approve one or more forms of Award Agreement; (d) to amend, modify, extend, cancel or renew any Award or to waive any restrictions or conditions applicable to any Award or any shares acquired pursuant thereto; 5 (e) to accelerate, continue, extend or defer the exercisability or vesting of any Award or any shares acquired pursuant thereto, including with respect to the period following a Participant's termination of Service; (f) to prescribe, amend or rescind rules, guidelines and policies relating to the plan, or to adopt sub-plans or supplements to, or alternative versions of, the Plan, including, without limitation, as the Board deems necessary or desirable to comply with the laws or regulations of or to accommodate the tax policy, accounting principles or custom of, foreign jurisdictions whose citizens may be granted Awards; and (g) to correct any defect, supply any omission or reconcile any inconsistency in the Plan or any Award Agreement and to make all other determinations and take such other actions with respect to the Plan or any Award as the Board may deem advisable to the extent not inconsistent with the provisions of the Plan or applicable law. 3.4 INDEMNIFICATION. In addition to such other rights of indemnification as they may have as members of the Board or Officers or employees of the Company, members of the Board and any Officers or employees of the Company to whom authority to act for the Board or the Company is delegated shall be indemnified by the Company against all reasonable expenses, including attorneys' fees, actually and necessarily incurred in connection with the defense of any action, suit or proceeding, or in connection with any appeal therein, to which they or any of them may be a party by reason of any action taken or failure to act under or in connection with the Plan, or any right granted hereunder, and against all amounts paid by them in settlement thereof (provided such settlement is approved by independent legal counsel selected by the Company) or paid by them in satisfaction of a judgment in any such action, suit or proceeding, except in relation to matters as to which it shall be adjudged in such action, suit or proceeding that such person is liable for gross negligence, bad faith or intentional misconduct in duties; provided, however, that within sixty (60) days after the institution of such action, suit or proceeding, such person shall offer to the Company, in writing, the opportunity at its own expense to handle and defend the same. 4. SHARES SUBJECT TO PLAN. 4.1 MAXIMUM NUMBER OF SHARES ISSUABLE. Subject to adjustment as provided in Section 4.2, the maximum aggregate number of shares of Stock that may be issued under the Plan shall be five hundred thousand (500,000) and shall consist of authorized but unissued or reacquired shares of Stock or any combination thereof. If an outstanding Award for any reason expires or is terminated or canceled without having been exercised or settled in full, or if shares of Stock acquired pursuant to an Award subject to forfeiture are forfeited, the shares of Stock allocable to the unexercised portion of such Award or such forfeiture shall again be available for issuance under the Plan. Shares of Stock shall not be deemed to have been issued pursuant to the Plan to the extent such shares are withheld in satisfaction of tax withholding obligations pursuant to Section 11. If the exercise price of an Option is paid by tender to the Company, or attestation to the ownership, of shares of Stock owned by the Participant, the number of shares available for issuance under the Plan shall be reduced by the net number of shares for which the Option is exercised. 6 4.2 ADJUSTMENTS FOR CHANGES IN CAPITAL STRUCTURE. Subject to any required action by the stockholders of the Company, in the event of any change in the Stock effected without receipt of consideration by the Company, whether through merger, consolidation, reorganization, reincorporation, recapitalization, reclassification, stock dividend, stock split, reverse stock split, split-up, split-off, spin-off, combination of shares, exchange of shares, or similar change in the capital structure of the Company, or in the event of payment of a dividend or distribution to the stockholders of the Company in a form other than Stock (excepting normal cash dividends) that has a material effect on the Fair Market Value of shares of Stock, appropriate adjustments shall be made in the number and kind of shares subject to the Plan and to any outstanding Awards, and in the exercise per share under any outstanding Award in order to prevent dilution or enlargement of Participants' rights under the Plan. For purposes of the foregoing, conversion of any convertible securities of the Company shall not be treated as "effected without receipt of consideration by the Company." Any fractional share resulting from an adjustment pursuant to this Section 4.2 shall be rounded down to the nearest whole number, and in no event may the exercise or purchase price under any Award be decreased to an amount less than the par value, if any, of the stock subject to such Award. The adjustments determined by the Board pursuant to this Section 4.2 shall be final, binding and conclusive. 5. ELIGIBILITY. Awards shall be granted only to those persons who, at the time of grant, are serving as Outside Directors. 6. TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF OPTIONS. Options shall be evidenced by Award Agreements specifying the number of shares of Stock subject to the Award, in such form as the Board shall from time to time establish. No Option Award or purported Option Award shall be a valid and binding obligation of the Company unless evidenced by a fully executed Award Agreement. Award Agreements evidencing Options may incorporate all or any of the terms of the Plan by reference and shall comply with and be subject to the following terms and conditions: 6.1 AUTOMATIC GRANT. Subject to the execution by an Outside Director of an appropriate Award Agreement, Options shall be granted automatically and without further action of the Board, as follows: (a) INITIAL OPTION. Each person who first becomes an Outside Director on or after the Effective Date shall be granted, on the date such person first becomes an Outside Director, an Option to purchase ten thousand (10,000) shares of Stock (an "INITIAL OPTION"). (b) ANNUAL OPTION. Immediately following each annual meeting of the stockholders of the Company which occurs on or after the Effective Date (an "ANNUAL MEETING"), each Outside Director shall automatically be granted an Option to purchase ten thousand (10,000) shares of Stock (an "ANNUAL OPTION"); provided, however, that an Outside Director 7 who has not served on the Board for six (6) full months prior to the date of such Board meeting shall not be granted an Annual Option; provided, further, that no Annual Option shall be granted under the Plan prior to the Company receiving stockholder approval of the Plan. (c) RIGHT TO DECLINE OPTION. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any person may elect not to receive an Option by delivering written notice of such election to the Board no later than the day prior to the date such Option would otherwise be granted. A person so declining an Option shall receive no payment or other consideration in lieu of such declined Option. A person who has declined an Option may revoke such election by delivering written notice of such revocation to the Board no later than the day prior to the date such Option would be granted pursuant to Section 6.1(a) or (b), as the case may be. 6.2 EXERCISE PRICE. The exercise price per share of Stock subject to an Option shall be the Fair Market Value of a share of Stock on the date of grant of the Option. Notwithstanding the foregoing, an Option may be granted with an exercise price lower than the minimum exercise price set forth above if such Option is granted pursuant to an assumption or substitution for another option in a manner qualifying under the provisions of Section 424(a) of the Code. 6.3 EXERCISABILITY AND TERM OF OPTIONS. Except as otherwise provided in the Plan or in the Award Agreement evidencing an Option and provided that the Participant's Service has not terminated prior to the relevant date, each Option shall vest and become exercisable as follows: (a) INITIAL OPTION. The Initial Option shall vest and become exercisable with respect to the total number of shares subject thereto on the later of: (a) the six month anniversary of the date of grant or (b) the date of the first Annual Meeting following the grant of the Initial Option, provided, however, that the terms of any Initial Option granted prior to stockholder approval of the Plan shall provide that such Initial Option shall not become exercisable until the Company receives stockholder approval of the Plan. (b) ANNUAL OPTION. The Annual Option shall vest and become exercisable with respect to the total number of shares subject thereto on the date immediately preceding the date of the Annual Meeting following the date of grant. (c) TERM OF OPTION. Unless earlier terminated in accordance with the terms of the Plan or the Award Agreement evidencing an Option, each Option shall terminate and cease to be exercisable on the tenth (10th) anniversary of the date of grant of the Option. 6.4 PAYMENT OF EXERCISE PRICE. (a) FORMS OF CONSIDERATION AUTHORIZED. Except as otherwise provided below, payment of the exercise price for the number of shares of Stock being purchased pursuant to any Option shall be made (i) in cash, by check or cash equivalent, (ii) by tender to the Company, or attestation to the ownership, of shares of Stock owned by the Participant having a Fair Market Value not less than the exercise price, (iii) by delivery of a properly executed 8 notice of exercise together with irrevocable instructions to a broker providing for the assignment to the Company of the proceeds of a sale or loan with respect to some or all of the shares being acquired upon the exercise of the Option (including, without limitation, through an exercise complying with the provisions of Regulation T as promulgated from time to time by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System) (a "CASHLESS EXERCISE"), (iv) by such other consideration as may be approved by the Board from time to time to the extent permitted by applicable law, or (v) by any combination thereof. The Board may at any time or from time to time, by approval of or by amendment to the standard forms of Award Agreement described in Section 8, or by other means, grant Options which do not permit all of the foregoing forms of consideration to be used in payment of the exercise price or which otherwise restrict one or more forms of consideration. (b) LIMITATIONS ON FORMS OF CONSIDERATION. (i) TENDER OF STOCK. Notwithstanding the foregoing, an Option may not be exercised by tender to the Company, or attestation to the ownership, of shares of Stock to the extent such tender or attestation would constitute a violation of the provisions of any law, regulation or agreement restricting the redemption of the Company's stock. Unless otherwise provided by the Board, an Option may not be exercised by tender to the Company, or attestation to the ownership, of shares of Stock unless such shares either have been owned by the Participant for more than six (6) months (and not used for another Option exercise by attestation during such period) or were not acquired, directly or indirectly, from the Company. (ii) CASHLESS EXERCISE. The Company reserves, at any and all times, the right, in the Company's sole and absolute discretion, to establish, decline to approve or terminate any program or procedures for the exercise of Options by means of a Cashless Exercise, including with respect to one or more Participants specified by the Company notwithstanding that such program or procedures may be available to other Participants. 6.5 EFFECT OF TERMINATION OF SERVICE. (a) OPTION EXERCISABILITY. Subject to earlier termination of the Option as otherwise provided herein and unless otherwise provided by the Board in the grant of an Option and set forth in the Award Agreement, an Option shall be exercisable after a Participant's termination of Service only during the applicable time period determined in accordance with this Section 6.5 and thereafter shall terminate: (i) DISABILITY. If the Participant's Service terminates because of the Disability of the Participant, the Option, to the extent unexercised and exercisable on the date on which the Participant's Service terminated, may be exercised by the Participant (or the Participant's guardian or legal representative) at any time prior to the expiration of twelve (12) months after the date on which the Participant's Service terminated, but in any event no later than the date of expiration of the Option's term as set forth in the Award Agreement evidencing such Option (the "OPTION EXPIRATION DATE"). 9 (ii) DEATH. If the Participant's Service terminates because of the death of the Participant, the Option, to the extent unexercised and exercisable on the date on which the Participant's Service terminated, may be exercised by the Participant's legal representative or other person who acquired the right to exercise the Option by reason of the Participant's death at any time prior to the expiration of twelve (12) months after the date on which the Participant's Service terminated, but in any event no later than the Option Expiration Date. The Participant's Service shall be deemed to have terminated on account of death if the Participant dies within three (3) months after the Participant's termination of Service. (iii) OTHER TERMINATION OF SERVICE. If the Participant's Service terminates for any reason, except Disability or death, the Option, to the extent unexercised and exercisable by the Participant on the date on which the Participant's Service terminated, may be exercised by the Participant at any time prior to the expiration of three (3) months after the date on which the Participant's Service terminated, but in any event no later than the Option Expiration Date. (b) EXTENSION IF EXERCISE PREVENTED BY LAW. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the exercise of an Option within the applicable time periods set forth in Section 6.5(a) is prevented by the provisions of Section 10 below, the Option shall remain exercisable until three (3) months after the date the Participant is notified by the Company that the Option is exercisable, but in any event no later than the Option Expiration Date. (c) EXTENSION IF PARTICIPANT SUBJECT TO SECTION 16(b). Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a sale within the applicable time periods set forth in Section 6.5(a) of shares acquired upon the exercise of the Option would subject the Participant to suit under Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act, the Option shall remain exercisable until the earliest to occur of (i) the tenth (10th) day following the date on which a sale of such shares by the Participant would no longer be subject to such suit, (ii) the one hundred and ninetieth (190th) day after the Participant's termination of Service, or (iii) the Option Expiration Date. 6.6 TRANSFERABILITY OF OPTIONS. During the lifetime of the Participant, an Option shall be exercisable only by the Participant or the Participant's guardian or legal representative. Prior to the issuance of shares of Stock upon the exercise of an Option, the Option shall not be subject in any manner to anticipation, alienation, sale, exchange, transfer, assignment, pledge, encumbrance, or garnishment by creditors of the Participant or the Participant's beneficiary, except transfer by will or by the laws of descent and distribution. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent permitted by the Board, in its discretion, and set forth in the Award Agreement evidencing such Option, an Option shall be assignable or transferable subject to the applicable limitations, if any, described in the General Instructions to Form S-8 Registration Statement under the Securities Act. 7. TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF RESTRICTED STOCK AWARDS. Restricted Stock Awards shall be evidenced by Award Agreements specifying the number of shares of Stock subject to the Award, in such form as the Board shall from time to time establish. No Restricted Stock Award or purported Restricted Stock Award shall be a valid 10 and binding obligation of the Company unless evidenced by a fully executed Award Agreement. Award Agreements evidencing Restricted Stock may incorporate all or any of the terms of the Plan by reference and shall comply with and be subject to the following terms and conditions: 7.1 AUTOMATIC GRANT. Subject to the execution by an Outside Director of an appropriate Award Agreement, Restricted Stock Awards shall be granted automatically and without further action of the Board, as follows: (a) INITIAL RESTRICTED STOCK AWARD. Each person who first becomes an Outside Director on or after the Effective Date shall be granted on the date such person first becomes an Outside Director a Restricted Stock Award for fifteen thousand (15,000) shares of Stock (an "INITIAL STOCK AWARD"); provided, however, that any person who first becomes an Outside Director prior to the stockholders of the Company approving the Plan will not be granted an Initial Stock Award until the date that the Company receives such stockholder approval. (b) ANNUAL RESTRICTED STOCK AWARD. Immediately after any Annual Meeting following the Effective Date, each Outside Director shall automatically be granted a Restricted Stock Award for fifteen thousand (15,000) shares of Stock (an "ANNUAL STOCK AWARD"); provided, however, that an Outside Director who has not served on the Board for six (6) full months prior to the date of such Board meeting shall not be granted an Annual Stock Award; provided, further, that no Annual Stock Award shall be granted under the Plan prior to the Company receiving stockholder approval of the Plan. (c) RIGHT TO DECLINE RESTRICTED STOCK AWARD. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any person may elect not to receive a Restricted Stock Award by delivering written notice of such election to the Board no later than the day prior to the date such Restricted Stock would otherwise be granted. A person so declining a Restricted Stock Award shall receive no payment or other consideration in lieu of such declined Restricted Stock. A person who has declined a Restricted Stock Award may revoke such election by delivering written notice of such revocation to the Board no later than the day prior to the date such Restricted Stock would be granted pursuant to Section 7.1(a) or (b), as the case may be. 7.2 PURCHASE PRICE. No monetary payment (other than applicable tax withholding, if any) shall be required as a condition of receiving shares of Restricted Stock, the consideration for which shall be services actually rendered to a Participating Company or for its benefit. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if required by applicable law, the Participant shall furnish consideration in the form of cash or past services rendered to a Participating Company or for its benefit having a value not less than the par value of the shares of Restricted Stock subject to such Award. 7.3 VESTING CONDITIONS AND RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER. Except as otherwise provided in the Plan or in the Award Agreement evidencing a Restricted Stock Award and provided that the Participant's Service has not terminated prior to the relevant date, each Restricted Stock Award shall be subject to the Vesting Conditions as follows: 11 (a) INITIAL STOCK AWARD. The Initial Stock Award shall vest and no longer be subject to forfeiture with respect to the total number of shares subject thereto on the later of: (a) the first day that Participant may trade Company stock in compliance with the Company's Insider Trading Policy that occurs after the six month anniversary of the date of grant or (b) the first day that Participant may trade Company stock in compliance with the Company's Insider Trading Policy that occurs after the date of the first Annual Meeting following the grant of the Initial Stock Award; provided, however, that if the Initial Stock Award for an Outside Director is delayed pending stockholder approval of the Plan pursuant to Section 7.1(a) above, such Initial Stock Award shall vest and no longer be subject to forfeiture with respect to the total number of shares subject thereto on the later of: (y) the first day that Participant may trade Company stock in compliance with the Company's Insider Trading Policy that occurs after the six month anniversary of the Outside Director joining the Board or (z) the first day that Participant may trade Company stock in compliance with the Company's Insider Trading Policy that occurs after the date of the first Annual Meeting following the date that the Outside Director joined the Board. (b) ANNUAL STOCK AWARD: The Annual Stock Award shall vest and no longer be subject to forfeiture with respect to the total number of shares subject thereto on the first day that Participant may trade Company stock in compliance with the Company's Insider Trading Policy that occurs after the date immediately preceding the date of the Annual Meeting following the date of grant. At any time the shares acquired pursuant to a Restricted Stock Award remain subject to Vesting Conditions, such shares may not be sold, exchanged, transferred, pledged, assigned or otherwise disposed of other than pursuant to an Ownership Change Event or as provided in Section 7.6 below. Upon request by the Company, each Participant shall execute any agreement evidencing such transfer restrictions prior to the receipt of shares of Restricted Stock hereunder and shall promptly present to the Company any and all certificates representing shares of Restricted Stock acquired hereunder for the placement on such certificates of appropriate legends evidencing any such transfer restrictions. 7.4 VOTING RIGHTS; DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS. Except as provided in this Section, Section 7.3 and any Award Agreement, during the period in which shares subject to a Restricted Stock Award are subject to Vesting Conditions, the Participant shall have all of the rights of a stockholder of the Company holding shares of Stock, including the right to vote such shares and to receive all dividends and other distributions paid with respect to such shares. However, in the event of a dividend or distribution paid in shares of Stock or any other adjustment made upon a change in the capital structure of the Company as described in Section 4.2, then any and all new, substituted or additional securities or other property (other than normal cash dividends) to which the Participant is entitled by reason of the Participant's Restricted Stock Award shall be immediately subject to the same Vesting Conditions as the shares subject to the Restricted Stock Award with respect to which such dividends or distributions were paid or adjustments were made. 7.5 EFFECT OF TERMINATION OF SERVICE. Unless otherwise provided by the Board in the grant of a Restricted Stock Award and set forth in the Award Agreement, if a 12 Participant's Service terminates for any reason, whether voluntary or involuntary (including the Participant's death or Disability), then the Participant shall forfeit to the Company any shares acquired by the Participant pursuant to a Restricted Stock Award which remain subject to Vesting Conditions as of the date of the Participant's termination of Service. 7.6 NONTRANSFERABILITY OF RESTRICTED STOCK AWARD RIGHTS. Prior to the issuance of shares of Stock pursuant to a Restricted Stock Award, rights to acquire such shares shall not be subject in any manner to anticipation, alienation, sale, exchange, transfer, assignment, pledge, encumbrance or garnishment by creditors of the Participant or the Participant's beneficiary, except transfer by will or the laws of descent and distribution. 8. STANDARD FORMS OF AWARD AGREEMENT. 8.1 AWARD AGREEMENT. Each Award shall comply with and be subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the appropriate form of Award Agreement approved by the Board and as amended from time to time. Any Award Agreement may consist of an appropriate form of Notice of Grant and a form of Agreement incorporated therein by reference, or such other form or forms as the Board may approve from time to time. 8.2 AUTHORITY TO VARY TERMS. The Board shall have the authority from time to time to vary the terms of any standard form of Award Agreement either in connection with the grant or amendment of an individual Award or in connection with the authorization of a new standard form or forms; provided, however, that the terms and conditions of any such new, revised or amended standard form or forms of Award Agreement are not inconsistent with the terms of the Plan. 9. CHANGE IN CONTROL. 9.1 EFFECT OF CHANGE IN CONTROL ON OPTIONS. (a) ACCELERATED VESTING. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan to the contrary, in the event of a Change in Control, each Option held by a Participant whose Service has not terminated prior to the date of such Change in Control shall become immediately exercisable and vested in full as of such date, subject to the consummation of the Change in Control. (b) ASSUMPTION OR SUBSTITUTION. In the event of a Change in Control, the surviving, continuing, successor, or purchasing entity or parent thereof, as the case may be (the "ACQUIROR"), may, without the consent of any Participant, either assume the Company's rights and obligations under outstanding Options or substitute for outstanding Options substantially equivalent options for the Acquiror's stock. Any Options which are not assumed by the Acquiror in connection with the Change in Control nor exercised as of the time of consummation of the Change in Control shall terminate and cease to be outstanding effective as of the time of consummation of the Change in Control. (c) CASH-OUT OF OPTIONS. The Board may, in its sole discretion and without the consent of any Participant, determine that, upon the occurrence of a Change in 13 Control, each or any Option outstanding immediately prior to the Change in Control shall be canceled in exchange for a payment with respect to each vested share of Stock subject to such canceled Option in (i) cash, (ii) stock of the Company or of a corporation or other business entity a party to the Change in Control, or (iii) other property which, in any such case, shall be in an amount having a Fair Market Value equal to the excess of the Fair Market Value of the consideration to be paid per share of Stock in the Change in Control over the exercise price per share under such Option (the "SPREAD "). In the event such determination is made by the Board, the Spread (reduced by applicable withholding taxes, if any) shall be paid to Participants in respect of their canceled Options as soon as practicable following the date of the Change in Control. 9.2 EFFECT OF CHANGE IN CONTROL ON RESTRICTED STOCK AWARDS. The Board may, in its discretion, provide in any Award Agreement evidencing a Restricted Stock Award that, in the event of a Change in Control, the lapsing of any Vesting Conditions applicable to the shares subject to the Restricted Stock Award held by a Participant whose Service has not terminated prior to such date shall be accelerated effective immediately prior to the consummation of the Change in Control to such extent as specified in such Award Agreement. Any acceleration of the lapsing of any Vesting Conditions that was permissible solely by reason of this Section 9.2 and the provisions of such Award Agreement shall be conditioned upon the consummation of the Change in Control. 10. COMPLIANCE WITH SECURITIES LAW. The grant of Awards and the issuance of shares of Stock pursuant to any Award shall be subject to compliance with all applicable requirements of federal, state and foreign law with respect to such securities and the requirements of any stock exchange or market system upon which the Stock may then be listed. In addition, no Award may be exercised or shares issued pursuant to an Award unless (i) a registration statement under the Securities Act shall at the time of such exercise or issuance be in effect with respect to the shares issuable pursuant to the Award or (ii) in the opinion of legal counsel to the Company, the shares issuable pursuant to the Award may be issued in accordance with the terms of an applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act. The inability of the Company to obtain from any regulatory body having jurisdiction the authority, if any, deemed by the Company's legal counsel to be necessary to the lawful issuance and sale of any shares hereunder shall relieve the Company of any liability in respect of the failure to issue or sell such shares as to which such requisite authority shall not have been obtained. As a condition to issuance of any Stock, the Company may require the Participant to satisfy any qualifications that may be necessary or appropriate, to evidence compliance with any applicable law or regulation and to make any representation or warranty with respect thereto as may be requested by the Company. 11. TAX WITHHOLDING. 11.1 TAX WITHHOLDING IN GENERAL. The Company shall have the right to deduct from any and all payments made under the Plan, or to require the Participant, through payroll withholding, cash payment or otherwise, including by means of a Cashless Exercise of an Option, to make adequate provision for, the federal, state, local and foreign taxes, if any, 14 required by law to be withheld by the Participating Company Group with respect to an Award or the shares acquired pursuant thereto. The Company shall have no obligation to deliver shares of Stock, to release shares of Stock from an escrow established pursuant to an Award Agreement, or to make any payment in cash under the Plan until the Participating Company Group's tax withholding obligations have been satisfied by the Participant. 11.2 WITHHOLDING IN SHARES. The Company shall have the right, but not the obligation, to deduct from the shares of Stock issuable to a Participant upon the exercise or settlement of an Award, or to accept from the Participant the tender of, a number of whole shares of Stock having a Fair Market Value, as determined by the Company, equal to all or any part of the tax withholding obligations of the Participating Company Group. The Fair Market Value of any shares of Stock withheld or tendered to satisfy any such tax withholding obligations shall not exceed the amount determined by the applicable minimum statutory withholding rates. 12. TERMINATION OR AMENDMENT OF PLAN. The Board may amend, suspend or terminate the Plan at any time. However, without the approval of the Company's stockholders, there shall be (a) no increase in the maximum aggregate number of shares of Stock that may be issued under the Plan (except by operation of the provisions of Section 4.2) and (b) no other amendment of the Plan that would require approval of the Company's stockholders under any applicable law, regulation or rule. No amendment, suspension or termination of the Plan shall affect any then outstanding Award unless expressly provided by the Board. In any event, no amendment, suspension or termination of the Plan may adversely affect any then outstanding Award without the consent of the Participant unless necessary to comply with any applicable law, regulation or rule. 13. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS. 13.1 REPURCHASE RIGHTS. Shares issued under the Plan may be subject to one or more repurchase options, or other conditions and restrictions as determined by the Board in its discretion at the time the Award is granted. The Company shall have the right to assign at any time any repurchase right it may have, whether or not such right is then exercisable, to one or more persons as may be selected by the Company. Upon request by the Company, each Participant shall execute any agreement evidencing such transfer restrictions prior to the receipt of shares of Stock hereunder and shall promptly present to the Company any and all certificates representing shares of Stock acquired hereunder for the placement on such certificates of appropriate legends evidencing any such transfer restrictions. 13.2 PROVISION OF INFORMATION. Each Participant shall be given access to information concerning the Company equivalent to that information generally made available to the Company's common stockholders. 13.3 RIGHTS AS OUTSIDE DIRECTOR. No person, even though eligible pursuant to Section 5, shall have a right to be selected as a Participant, or, having been so selected, to be selected again as a Participant. Nothing in the Plan or any Award granted under the Plan shall 15 confer on any Participant a right to remain an Outside Director, or interfere with or limit in any way any right of a Participating Company to terminate the Participant's Service at any time. 13.4 FRACTIONAL SHARES. The Company shall not be required to issue fractional shares upon the exercise or settlement of any Award. 13.5 BENEFICIARY DESIGNATION. Subject to local laws and procedures, each Participant may file with the Company a written designation of a beneficiary who is to receive any benefit under the Plan to which the Participant is entitled in the event of such Participant's death before he or she receives any or all of such benefit. Each designation will revoke all prior designations by the same Participant, shall be in a form prescribed by the Company, and will be effective only when filed by the Participant in writing with the Company during the Participant's lifetime. If a married Participant designates a beneficiary other than the Participant's spouse, the effectiveness of such designation may be subject to the consent of the Participant's spouse. If a Participant dies without an effective designation of a beneficiary who is living at the time of the Participant's death, the Company will pay any remaining unpaid benefits to the Participant's legal representative. 13.6 RIGHTS AS A STOCKHOLDER. A Participant shall have no rights as a stockholder with respect to any shares covered by an Award until the date of the issuance of such shares (as evidenced by the appropriate entry on the books of the Company or of a duly authorized transfer agent of the Company). No adjustment shall be made for dividends, distributions or other rights for which the record date is prior to the date such shares are issued, except as provided in Section 4.2 or another provision of the Plan. 16 PLAN HISTORY June 29, 2005 Board adopts 2005 Outside Directors Stock Plan ("Plan") effective as of the Effective Date, with an initial reserve of 500,000 shares. __________, 2006 Stockholders approve Plan at annual meeting. EX-99.1 3 a10497exv99w1.txt EXHIBIT 99.1 Exhibit 99.1 [HALOZYME THERAPEUTICS LOGO] HALOZYME CONTACT INVESTOR RELATIONS CONTACTS David A. Ramsay Ina McGuinness / Bruce Voss Chief Financial Officer Lippert/Heilshorn & Associates (858) 794-8889 (310) 691-7100 dramsay@halozyme.com imcguinness@lhai.com MEDIA CONTACTS Kathy Sweeney / Joleen Schultz Mentus (858) 455-5500, x230/x215 kwitz@mentus.com jschultz@mentus.com HALOZYME THERAPEUTICS NAMES STEVE THORNTON TO BOARD OF DIRECTORS SAN DIEGO, JULY 6, 2005 - Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc. (AMEX: HTI), a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of recombinant human enzymes, today announced that Steve Thornton has been named to its Board of Directors. Mr. Thornton is President of SkyePharma, Inc., which develops and manufactures injectable, sustained-release therapeutic products. "We are thrilled to welcome Steve to our Board," said Jonathan Lim, MD, Halozyme's Chairman and CEO. "Steve brings over 27 years of broad experience working with branded and generic drugs, medical devices, and drug delivery technologies within both large and small pharmaceutical companies. Steve's career has taken him through a variety of sales and marketing positions culminating in managing fully integrated businesses in the US, Europe, and Australia. He will bring invaluable strategic and operational experience to Halozyme, especially as we commercialize our first products." As Executive Vice President of Business Development at Elan, and in his current role, Mr. Thornton has been involved in a significant number of business development activities and partnerships across the industry, with both major pharmaceutical and emerging biotechnology companies. As part of this role, he represented Elan on a number of joint venture boards with biotechnology partners, giving him insight into the workings of relatively early company organizations. He is highly experienced in the areas of in- and out-licensing of products and has been involved in a variety of start-up operations, joint ventures and acquisitions. Mr. Thornton has also held senior executive positions at Eli Lilly and Bayer. ABOUT HALOZYME THERAPEUTICS, INC. Halozyme is a development stage biopharmaceutical company dedicated to developing and commercializing recombinant human enzymes for the infertility, ophthalmology, and oncology communities. The company's portfolio of products under development is based on intellectual property covering the family of human enzymes known as hyaluronidases. Halozyme's recombinant human enzymes may replace current animal slaughterhouse-derived enzymes that carry potential risks of animal pathogen transmission and immunogenicity. The versatility of the first enzyme, rHuPH20, enables Halozyme to develop the product as a medical device, drug enhancement agent, and therapeutic biologic. SAFE HARBOR STATEMENT In addition to historical information, the statements set forth above include forward-looking statements (including, without limitation, statements concerning the progress towards commercializing its first products) that involve risk and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements are also identified through use of the words "believe," "enable," "may," "will," "could," "intends," "estimate," "anticipate," "plan," "predict," "probable," "potential," "possible," "should," "continue," and other words of similar meaning. Actual results could differ materially from the expectations contained in forward-looking statements as a result of several factors, including regulatory approval requirements and competitive conditions. These and other factors that may result in differences are discussed in greater detail in the company's reports on Forms 10-KSB, 10-QSB and other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. ### EX-99.2 4 a10497exv99w2.txt EXHIBIT 99.2 Exhibit 99.2 Section 3.2 of the Amended and Restated Bylaws of Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc. ("Halozyme") was amended in its entirety by the Halozyme Board of Directors on June 29, 2005 to read as follows: 3.2 NUMBER OF DIRECTORS. The Board of Directors shall consist of not fewer than four (4) nor more than nine (9) persons. The exact number of directors shall be six (6) until changed, within the limits specified above, by a bylaw amending this Section 3.2, duly adopted by the Board of Directors or by the stockholders. The indefinite number of directors may be changed, or a definite number may be fixed without provision for an indefinite number, by a duly adopted amendment to the Articles of Incorporation or by an amendment to this bylaw duly adopted by the vote or written consent of holders of a majority of the outstanding shares entitled to vote. No reduction of the authorized number of directors shall have the effect of removing any director before that director's term of office expires.
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