UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): April 23, 2013
TRANZYME, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
DELAWARE |
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001-35119 |
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63-1192270 |
(State or other jurisdiction of |
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(Commission File Number) |
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(I.R.S. Employer |
5001 South Miami Boulevard, Suite 300 Durham, NC |
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27703 |
(Address of principal executive offices) |
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(Zip Code) |
Registrants telephone number, including area code (919) 474-0020
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:
o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
x Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On April 23, 2013, Tranzyme, Inc., a Delaware corporation (Tranzyme or the Company) entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger and Reorganization (the Merger Agreement) with Ocera Therapeutics, Inc., a Delaware corporation (Ocera), a privately held biopharmaceutical company developing novel therapeutics for liver diseases, and Terrapin Acquisition, Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of Tranzyme (the Merger Subsidiary).
Upon the terms and subject to the satisfaction of the conditions described in the Merger Agreement, including approval of the transaction by the Tranzyme stockholders, upon the consummation of the merger, the Merger Subsidiary will be merged with and into Ocera (the Merger), with Ocera surviving the Merger as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Tranzyme. The Merger is intended to qualify as a tax-free reorganization for U.S. federal income tax purposes.
At the effective time of the Merger, all outstanding shares of Oceras common stock (including shares of Ocera common stock to be issued on conversion of the convertible notes and preferred stock that Ocera has outstanding) would be converted into and exchanged for shares of Tranzymes common stock, par value $0.00001 per share (Common Stock), and each outstanding Ocera option and warrant would become options and warrants to purchase Tranzymes Common Stock.
Under the exchange ratio formula in the Merger Agreement, as of immediately after the Merger but before the Financing (as defined and described below), the former Ocera stockholders are expected to own approximately 72.6% of Tranzymes Common Stock and the former Tranzyme stockholders are expected to own approximately 27.4% of Tranzymes Common Stock. The final number of shares will be subject to adjustments at the closing of the Merger based on each companys cash levels and other matters at closing.
Following the Merger, Dr. Vipin K. Garg, Tranzymes President and Chief Executive Officer, will depart the Company to pursue other interests and the Companys chief executive officer will be Linda Grais, M.D., the current President and Chief Executive Officer of Ocera. The corporate headquarters will be located in San Diego, California. Clinical and regulatory operations will be led by Franck S. Rousseau, M.D., Chief Medical Officer of Tranzyme, in the existing office in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina. The board of directors will be comprised of representatives from both the existing Ocera and Tranzyme companies, including Drs. Grais and Rousseau.
The Merger Agreement contains customary representations, warranties and covenants made by Tranzyme and Ocera, including covenants relating to obtaining the requisite approvals of the stockholders of Tranzyme and Ocera, indemnification of directors and officers, and Tranzymes and Oceras conduct of their respective businesses between the date of signing the Merger Agreement and the closing of the Merger.
The issuance of Common Stock in the Merger and in the Financing described below, amendments of the Tranzyme charter related to the reverse stock split described below and other
transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement are subject to approval by Tranzymes stockholders. The Merger is subject to other customary closing conditions, including, among other things, the accuracy of the representations and warranties, subject to an overall material adverse effect qualification, compliance by the parties with their respective covenants, no existence of any law or order preventing the Merger and related transactions and Tranzyme and Ocera receiving opinions from their respective legal advisors to the effect that, on the basis of the facts, representations and assumptions set forth or referred to in such opinion, the Merger will constitute a tax-free reorganization.
The Merger Agreement contains certain termination rights for both Tranzyme and Ocera, and provides for the payment of a termination fee of $500,000 by each of Tranzyme and Ocera to the other party upon termination of the Merger Agreement under specified circumstances.
Voting Agreements
Concurrently with the execution of the Merger Agreement, certain Tranzyme stockholders, owning in the aggregate approximately 11.1% of Tranzymes outstanding common stock, and certain Ocera stockholders, owning in the aggregate approximately 32.5% of Oceras outstanding capital stock, entered into voting agreements with Tranzyme and Ocera. The voting agreements provide, among other things, that the parties to the voting agreements will vote the shares of Tranzyme and Ocera held by them in favor of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, and grants a proxy to vote such shares in favor of the transactions. In addition, the voting agreements place restrictions on the transfer of the shares of Tranzyme and Ocera shares held by the respective signatory stockholders.
Oceras stockholders adopted the Merger Agreement on April 23, 2013.
Reverse Stock Split
The Merger Agreement contemplates that Tranzyme will seek approval from its stockholders to effect a reverse stock split intended to increase its trading price to above the minimum requirements of NASDAQ for allowing the company to remain listed following the transaction. Whether Tranzyme will remain listed following the transaction depends on whether Tranzyme will satisfy all of the applicable NASDAQ requirements for listing.
Financing
On April 23, 2013, Tranzyme entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement (the Financing Agreement) with certain existing Ocera stockholders (as described below under Important Information and Where to Find It). Pursuant to the Financing Agreement, subject to and promptly after the consummation of the Merger, Tranzyme will issue approximately $20 million in shares of Common Stock (the Financing) to these existing Ocera stockholders at a purchase price equal to the volume weighted average closing price for Tranzymes Common Stock for the 10 trading days ending the day prior to the closing of the Merger. The Financing is conditioned on the closing of the Merger and customary closing conditions as detailed in the Financing Agreement, and contains customary representations, warranties, covenants and
indemnities. The Financing will be accomplished in a private placement exempt from registration under Section 4(2) and Regulation D under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules promulgated thereunder. In connection with the Financing, Tranzyme will enter into a Registration Rights Agreement (the Registration Rights Agreement) that grants customary registration rights to the Ocera investors. Tranzyme intends to use the proceeds from the Financing to help fund a Phase IIb clinical trial for Oceras OCR-002 product candidate, for working capital and general corporate purposes.
The foregoing description of the Merger Agreement, the Financing Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement is not complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Merger Agreement, the Financing Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement, which are filed hereto as Exhibit 2.1, Exhibit 10.1 and Exhibit 10.2, respectively, and are incorporated herein by reference.
The Merger Agreement and Financing Agreement have been included to provide investors and security holders with information regarding their terms. The Merger Agreement and Financing Agreement are not intended to provide any other factual information about Tranzyme or Ocera. The Merger Agreement contains representations and warranties of Tranzyme, Ocera and the Merger Subsidiary, and the Financing Agreement contains representations and warranties of Tranzyme and the investors entering into the Financing Agreement, made to each other as of specific dates. The assertions embodied in those representations and warranties were made solely for purposes of the contracts among Tranzyme, the Merger Subsidiary, Ocera and such investors, as applicable, and may be subject to important qualifications and limitations agreed to by Tranzyme, the Merger Subsidiary, Ocera and such investors, as applicable, in connection with the negotiated terms. Moreover, some of those representations and warranties may not be accurate or complete as of any specified date, may be subject to a contractual standard of materiality different from those generally applicable to stockholders or may have been used for purposes of allocating risk among Tranzyme, the Merger Subsidiary, Ocera and such investors rather than establishing matters as facts.
Item 3.02 Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities.
Pursuant to the Merger, Tranzyme will issue shares of its Common Stock. The number of shares to be issued, the nature of the transaction and the nature and amount of consideration received by Tranzyme are described in Item 1.01 of this Form 8-K, which is incorporated by reference into this Item 3.02.
In addition, pursuant to the Financing Agreement, at the closing of the transactions contemplated thereby, Tranzyme will issue shares of its common stock at a price per share equal to the volume weighted average closing price for Tranzymes Common Stock for the 10 trading days ending the day prior to the closing of the Merger. The aggregate offering price will be $19,995,499.90, and the total number of shares to be issued will be $19,995,499.90 divided by the purchase price per share. There will be no underwriting discounts or commissions paid in connection with the Financing.
The shares to be issued by Tranzyme in the Merger and in the Financing will be issued in a private placement exempt from registration under Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act), because the offer and sale of such securities does not involve a public offering as defined in Section 4(2) of the Securities Act, and other applicable requirements were met.
Item 5.01 Changes in Control of Registrant.
The Merger and the Financing, taken together, would constitute a change in control of Tranzyme. The Merger and the Financing are described in Item 1.01 of this Form 8-K, which is incorporated by reference into this Item 5.01.
Item 5.02 Departure of Directors of Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
The Merger Agreement provides that at and immediately after the effective time of the Merger, the officers of Tranzyme shall include Linda Grais and Dana S. McGowan. Accordingly, upon completion of the Merger, Dr. Vipin K. Garg, Tranzymes President and Chief Executive Officer, and Rhonda L. Stanley, Tranzymes Principal Financial and Accounting Officer, will depart the Company. Following the departure of Dr. Garg and Ms. Stanley, Dr. Linda Grais, the current President and Chief Executive Officer of Ocera, will assume the role of Tranzymes Chief Executive Officer and the duties of Principal Financial and Accounting Officer will be performed by Dana S. McGowan, the current Chief Financial Officer and Secretary of Ocera.
Linda S. Grais, M.D., age 56, has served as a member of the Board of Directors of Ocera since January 2008 and as President and Chief Executive Officer of Ocera since June 2012. Prior to her employment by Ocera, Dr. Grais served as a Managing Member at InterWest Partners, a venture capital firm from May 2005 until February 2011. From July 1998 to July 2003, Dr. Grais was a founder and Executive Vice President of SGX Pharmaceuticals Inc., a drug discovery company focusing on new treatments for cancer. Prior to that, she was a corporate attorney at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, where she practiced in such areas as venture financings, public offerings and strategic partnerships. Before practicing law, Dr. Grais worked as an assistant clinical professor of Internal Medicine and Critical Care at the University of California, San Francisco. Dr. Grais received a B.A. from Yale University, magna cum laude, and Phi Beta Kappa, an M.D. from Yale Medical School and a J.D. from Stanford Law School. Dr. Grais currently serves on the Board of Directors of Arca Biopharma, Inc.
Dana S. McGowan, age 54, has served as the Chief Financial Officer and Secretary of Ocera since September 2005 and September 2006, respectively. Prior to her employment with Ocera, Ms. McGowan was V.P. Finance and Administration and Chief Financial Officer for MedVantx, a healthcare technology company, from 2001 to 2004. She held similar roles at Kinzan, Inc. (Kinzan), an internet company, and DepoTech Corporation (DepoTech), a public drug delivery company. She has also held various financial positions with Cytel Corporation (Cytel), a public biotechnology company, and at SAIC, a public Fortune 500 technical services company. Her experience at Kinzan, DepoTech and Cytel included initial
public offerings and secondary offerings. She has been responsible for venture and debt financing, mergers and acquisitions, financial strategy, planning and operations. She received her B.S. in Business Administration from San Diego State University and is a certified public accountant.
Important Information and Where to Find It
Tranzyme and Ocera and certain of their directors and executive officers may become participants in the solicitation of proxies from Tranzyme stockholders in connection with the proposed transactions. Additional information regarding persons who may, under the rules of the SEC, be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of the Tranzyme stockholders in connection with the proposed merger, and who have interests, whether as security holders, directors or employees of Tranzyme or Ocera or otherwise, which may be different from those of Tranzyme stockholders generally, can be found in the Form 8-K filed by Tranzyme on April 24, 2013, and will otherwise be provided in the proxy statement and other materials to be filed with the SEC.
This Current Report on Form 8-K does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities . A definitive proxy statement and a proxy card will be filed with the SEC and will be mailed to Tranzymes stockholders seeking any required stockholder approvals in connection with the proposed transactions. BEFORE MAKING ANY VOTING OR INVESTMENT DECISION, INVESTORS AND STOCKHOLDERS ARE URGED TO READ THE PROXY STATEMENT (INCLUDING ANY AMENDMENTS OR SUPPLEMENTS THERETO) AND ANY OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS THAT TRANZYME MAY FILE WITH THE SEC WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROPOSED TRANSACTIONS. Stockholders may obtain, free of charge, copies of the definitive proxy statement and any other documents filed by Tranzyme with the SEC in connection with the proposed transactions at the SECs website (http://www.sec.gov), at Tranzymes website (http://ir.tranzyme.com), or by writing to the Secretary, Tranzyme, Inc. at 5001 South Miami Boulevard, Suite 300, Durham, North Carolina 27703.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit No. |
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Description |
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2.1 (1) |
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Agreement and Plan of Merger and Reorganization, dated as of April 23, 2013, by and among Tranzyme, Inc., Terrapin Acquisition, Inc. and Ocera Therapeutics, Inc. |
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10.1 |
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Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of April 23, 2013, by and among Tranzyme, Inc. and certain shareholders of Ocera Therapeutics, Inc. named therein. |
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10.2 |
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Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of April 23, 2013, by and among Tranzyme, Inc. and certain shareholders of Ocera Therapeutics, Inc. named therein. |
(1) The exhibits and schedules to the Merger Agreement have been omitted from this filing pursuant to Item 601(b)(2) of Regulation S-K. The Company agrees to furnish copies of any such exhibits or schedules to the SEC upon request.
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.
Date: April 29, 2013 |
Tranzyme, Inc. | |
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By: |
/s/ Vipin K. Garg, Ph.D. |
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Vipin K. Garg, Ph.D. |
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President and Chief Executive Officer |
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. |
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Description |
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2.1 (1) |
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Agreement and Plan of Merger and Reorganization, dated as of April 23, 2013, by and among Tranzyme, Inc., Terrapin Acquisition, Inc. and Ocera Therapeutics, Inc. |
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10.1 |
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Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of April 23, 2013, by and among Tranzyme, Inc. and certain shareholders of Ocera Therapeutics, Inc. named therein. |
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10.2 |
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Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of April 23, 2013, by and among Tranzyme, Inc. and certain shareholders of Ocera Therapeutics, Inc. named therein. |
(1) The exhibits and schedules to the Merger Agreement have been omitted from this filing pursuant to Item 601(b)(2) of Regulation S-K. The Company agrees to furnish copies of any such exhibits or schedules to the SEC upon request.
Exhibit 2.1
EXECUTION
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AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER
AND REORGANIZATION
among:
TRANZYME, INC.,
a Delaware corporation;
TERRAPIN ACQUISITION, INC.,
a Delaware corporation; and
OCERA THERAPEUTICS, INC.,
a Delaware corporation
Dated as of April 23, 2013
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Section 1. |
DESCRIPTION OF TRANSACTION |
8 | |
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1.1 |
Structure of the Merger |
8 |
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1.2 |
Effects of the Merger |
8 |
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1.3 |
Closing; Effective Time |
8 |
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1.4 |
Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws; Directors and Officers |
9 |
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1.5 |
Conversion of Shares and Issuance of Warrants |
9 |
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1.6 |
Closing of the Companys Transfer Books |
11 |
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1.7 |
Surrender of Certificates |
11 |
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1.8 |
Appraisal Rights |
13 |
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1.9 |
Further Action |
14 |
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1.10 |
Tax Consequences |
14 |
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1.11 |
Adjusted Cash |
14 |
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Section 2. |
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY |
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2.1 |
Subsidiaries; Due Organization; Etc. |
15 |
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2.2 |
Certificate of Incorporation; Bylaws; Charters and Codes of Conduct |
16 |
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2.3 |
Capitalization, Etc. |
16 |
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2.4 |
Financial Statements |
17 |
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2.5 |
Absence of Changes |
18 |
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2.6 |
Title to Assets |
20 |
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2.7 |
Real Property; Leasehold |
20 |
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2.8 |
Intellectual Property |
20 |
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2.9 |
Agreements, Contracts and Commitments |
22 |
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2.10 |
Liabilities |
23 |
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2.11 |
Compliance; Permits; Restrictions |
24 |
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2.12 |
Tax Matters |
25 |
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2.13 |
Employee and Labor Matters; Benefit Plans |
27 |
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2.14 |
Environmental Matters |
31 |
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2.15 |
Insurance |
31 |
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2.16 |
Legal Proceedings; Orders |
32 |
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2.17 |
Authority; Binding Nature of Agreement |
33 |
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2.18 |
Inapplicability of Anti-takeover Statutes |
33 |
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2.19 |
Vote Required |
33 |
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2.20 |
Non-Contravention; Consents |
33 |
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2.21 |
No Financial Advisor |
34 |
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2.22 |
Disclosure |
34 |
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Section 3. |
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF TRANZYME AND MERGER SUB |
35 | |
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3.1 |
Subsidiaries; Due Organization; Etc. |
35 |
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3.2 |
Certificate of Incorporation; Bylaws; Charters and Codes of Conduct |
36 |
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3.3 |
Capitalization, Etc. |
36 |
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3.4 |
SEC Filings; Financial Statements |
37 |
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3.5 |
Absence of Changes |
38 |
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3.6 |
Title to Assets |
40 |
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3.7 |
Real Property; Leasehold |
41 |
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3.8 |
Intellectual Property |
41 |
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3.9 |
Agreements, Contracts and Commitments |
42 |
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3.10 |
Liabilities |
44 |
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3.11 |
Compliance; Permits; Restrictions |
44 |
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3.12 |
Tax Matters |
46 |
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3.13 |
Employee and Labor Matters; Benefit Plans |
48 |
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3.14 |
Environmental Matters |
52 |
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3.15 |
Insurance |
52 |
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3.16 |
Transactions with Affiliates |
53 |
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3.17 |
Legal Proceedings; Orders |
53 |
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3.18 |
Authority; Binding Nature of Agreement |
53 |
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3.19 |
Inapplicability of Anti-takeover Statutes |
54 |
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3.20 |
Vote Required |
54 |
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3.21 |
Non-Contravention; Consents |
54 |
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3.22 |
No Financial Advisor |
55 |
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3.23 |
Disclosure |
55 |
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3.24 |
Valid Issuance |
56 |
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Section 4. |
CERTAIN COVENANTS OF THE PARTIES |
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4.1 |
Access and Investigation |
56 |
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4.2 |
Operation of Tranzymes Business |
57 |
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4.3 |
Operation of the Companys Business |
58 |
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4.4 |
Negative Obligations |
59 |
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4.5 |
No Solicitation |
63 |
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Section 5. |
ADDITIONAL AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES |
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5.1 |
Proxy Statement |
64 |
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5.2 |
Company Stockholder Written Consent |
64 |
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5.3 |
Tranzyme Stockholders Meeting |
66 |
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5.4 |
Regulatory Approvals |
67 |
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5.5 |
Company Options, Company Warrants and Convertible Notes |
67 |
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5.6 |
Indemnification of Officers and Directors |
69 |
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5.7 |
Additional Agreements |
70 |
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5.8 |
Disclosure |
71 |
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5.9 |
Listing |
71 |
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5.10 |
Tax Matters |
71 |
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5.11 |
Cooperation |
72 |
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5.12 |
Directors and Officers |
72 |
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5.13 |
Section 16 Matters |
73 |
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5.14 |
Investment Letters |
73 |
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5.15 |
Preferred Stock and Convertible Note Conversion |
73 |
Section 6. |
CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO OBLIGATIONS OF EACH PARTY |
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6.1 |
No Restraints |
73 |
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6.2 |
Stockholder Approval |
73 |
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6.3 |
No Governmental Proceedings Relating to Contemplated Transactions or Right to Operate Business |
73 |
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6.4 |
Determination of Adjusted Cash |
74 |
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Section 7. |
ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO OBLIGATIONS OF TRANZYME AND MERGER SUB |
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7.1 |
Accuracy of Representations |
74 |
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7.2 |
Performance of Covenants |
74 |
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7.3 |
Consents |
74 |
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7.4 |
Agreements and Other Documents |
75 |
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7.5 |
FIRPTA Certificate |
75 |
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7.6 |
No Company Material Adverse Effect |
75 |
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7.7 |
Preferred Stock and Note Conversion |
75 |
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Section 8. |
ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO OBLIGATION OF THE COMPANY |
75 | |
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8.1 |
Accuracy of Representations |
75 |
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8.2 |
Performance of Covenants |
76 |
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8.3 |
Consents |
76 |
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8.4 |
Documents |
76 |
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8.5 |
Board of Directors |
76 |
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8.6 |
No Tranzyme Material Adverse Effect |
76 |
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Section 9. |
TERMINATION |
76 | |
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9.1 |
Termination |
76 |
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9.2 |
Effect of Termination |
78 |
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9.3 |
Expenses; Termination Fees |
78 |
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Section 10. |
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS |
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10.1 |
Non-Survival of Representations and Warranties |
79 |
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10.2 |
Amendment |
79 |
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10.3 |
Waiver |
79 |
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10.4 |
Entire Agreement; Counterparts; Exchanges by Facsimile |
80 |
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10.5 |
Applicable Law; Jurisdiction |
80 |
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10.6 |
Attorneys Fees |
80 |
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10.7 |
Assignability |
80 |
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10.8 |
Notices |
81 |
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10.9 |
Cooperation |
81 |
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10.10 |
Severability |
82 |
INDEX OF DEFINED TERMS
Acquisition Inquiry |
A-1 |
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Company Third Party Intellectual Property |
20 |
Acquisition Proposal |
A-1 |
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Company Triggering Event |
A-4 |
Acquisition Transaction |
A-1 |
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Company Warrants |
A-4 |
Adjusted Cash |
A-1 |
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Confidentiality Agreement |
A-4 |
Adjusted Cash Statement |
A-2 |
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Consent |
A-4 |
Adjusted Cash Statements |
14 |
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Contemplated Transactions |
A-4 |
Adjustment Factor |
A-2 |
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Contract |
A-4 |
Agreement |
7 |
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Convertible Notes |
A-5 |
Business Day |
A-2 |
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D&O Indemnified Parties |
69 |
Canadian Law |
A-2 |
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DGCL |
A-5 |
Certifications |
38 |
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Dissenting Shares |
13 |
Closing |
8 |
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Effective Time |
9 |
Closing Adjusted Cash Statement |
A-2 |
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Encumbrance |
A-5 |
Closing Adjusted Cash Statements |
14 |
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Entity |
A-5 |
Closing Date |
8 |
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Environmental Law |
A-5 |
COBRA |
A-2 |
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ERISA |
A-5 |
Code |
A-2 |
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ERISA Affiliate |
A-5 |
Company |
7 |
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Excess Shares |
10 |
Company Adjusted Cash Target |
A-2 |
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Exchange Act |
A-5 |
Company Associate |
A-2 |
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Exchange Agent |
11 |
Company Board Recommendation |
65 |
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Exchange Fund |
11 |
Company Capital Stock |
A-2 |
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Exchange Ratio |
A-5 |
Company Closing Adjusted Cash |
A-2 |
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Existing Company D&O Policies |
32 |
Company Common Stock |
A-2 |
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Existing Tranzyme D&O Policies |
52 |
Company Contract |
A-2 |
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FDA |
24 |
Company Disclosure Schedule |
15 |
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Fully Diluted Basis |
61 |
Company Employee Plan |
28 |
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Fully-Diluted Basis |
A-6 |
Company Financials |
17 |
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GAAP |
A-6 |
Company Financing |
A-3 |
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Governmental Authority |
A-6 |
Company Intellectual Property |
20 |
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Governmental Authorization |
A-6 |
Company IP Rights |
A-3 |
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Governmental Body |
A-6 |
Company Material Adverse Effect |
A-3 |
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Grant Date |
28 |
Company Material Contract |
23 |
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Hazardous Materials |
A-6 |
Company Options |
A-4 |
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Independent Accountant |
14 |
Company Preferred Stock |
A-4 |
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Intellectual Property |
A-6 |
Company Products |
24 |
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IRS |
A-7 |
Company Public Company Financials |
A-4 |
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Key Employee |
A-7 |
Company Stock Certificate |
11 |
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Knowledge |
A-7 |
Company Stock Option Plan |
17 |
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Legal Proceeding |
A-7 |
Company Stock Plans |
28 |
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Legal Requirement |
A-7 |
Company Stockholder Approval |
33 |
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Liability |
23 |
Company Stockholder Written Consents |
64 |
|
Liens |
34 |
Company Stockholders Written Consent |
A-4 |
|
Merger |
7 |
Merger Sub |
7 |
|
Transfer Taxes |
72 |
Multiemployer Plan |
A-7 |
|
Tranzyme |
7 |
Ordinary Course of Business |
A-7 |
|
Tranzyme Adjusted Cash Target |
A-10 |
Parties |
A-7 |
|
Tranzyme Associate |
A-9 |
Party |
A-7 |
|
Tranzyme Board Recommendation |
66 |
Person |
A-7 |
|
Tranzyme Closing Adjusted Cash |
A-9 |
Pre-Closing Period |
56 |
|
Tranzyme Common Stock |
A-9 |
Preferred Stock and Note Conversion |
73 |
|
Tranzyme Contract |
A-9 |
Proposed Closing Date |
14 |
|
Tranzyme Disclosure Schedule |
35 |
Proxy Statement |
A-7 |
|
Tranzyme Employee Plan |
48 |
Reed Smith Opinion |
71 |
|
Tranzyme Intellectual Property |
41 |
Representatives |
A-8 |
|
Tranzyme IP Rights |
A-9 |
Required Company Stockholder Vote |
33 |
|
Tranzyme Material Adverse Effect |
A-9 |
Required Tranzyme Stockholder Vote |
54 |
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Tranzyme Material Contract |
44 |
Reverse Stock Split |
A-8 |
|
Tranzyme Options |
A-10 |
Sarbanes-Oxley Act |
A-8 |
|
Tranzyme Products |
44 |
SEC |
A-8 |
|
Tranzyme SEC Documents |
37 |
Securities Act |
A-8 |
|
Tranzyme Stock Plans |
37 |
Shareholder |
A-8 |
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Tranzyme Stockholder Approval |
54 |
Skadden Opinion |
71 |
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Tranzyme Stockholders Meeting |
66 |
Superior Offer |
A-8 |
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Tranzyme Third Party Intellectual Property |
41 |
Surviving Corporation |
8 |
|
Tranzyme Triggering Event |
A-10 |
Tax |
A-9 |
|
Treasury Regulations |
A-10 |
Tax Representation Letters |
72 |
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Voting Agreements |
8 |
Tax Return |
A-9 |
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WARN Act |
31 |
Transaction Expenses |
A-10 |
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AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER AND REORGANIZATION
THIS AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER AND REORGANIZATION (this Agreement) is made and entered into as of April 23, 2013, by and among TRANZYME, INC., a Delaware corporation (Tranzyme); TERRAPIN ACQUISITION, INC., a Delaware corporation (Merger Sub), and OCERA THERAPEUTICS, INC., a Delaware corporation (the Company). Certain capitalized terms used in this Agreement are defined in Exhibit A.
RECITALS
A. Tranzyme and the Company intend to merge Merger Sub with and into the Company (the Merger) in accordance with this Agreement and the DGCL. Upon consummation of the Merger, Merger Sub will cease to exist, and the Company will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Tranzyme.
B. For U.S. federal income tax purposes, Tranzyme, Merger Sub and the Company intend that the Merger will qualify as a reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code, that this Agreement will constitute a plan of reorganization for purposes of Section 354 and 361 of the Code, and that Tranzyme, Merger Sub and the Company will each be a party to the reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(b) of the Code.
C. The Board of Directors of Tranzyme (i) has determined that the Merger is advisable and fair to, and in the best interests of, Tranzyme and its stockholders, (ii) has approved this Agreement, the Merger, the issuance of shares of Tranzyme Common Stock to the stockholders of the Company pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, and the other actions contemplated by this Agreement and has deemed this Agreement advisable and (iii) has determined to recommend that the stockholders of Tranzyme vote to approve the issuance of shares of Tranzyme Common Stock to the stockholders of the Company pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, and such other actions as contemplated by this Agreement.
D. The Board of Directors of Merger Sub (i) has determined that the Merger is advisable and fair to, and in the best interests of, Merger Sub and its sole stockholder, (ii) has approved this Agreement, the Merger, and the other actions contemplated by this Agreement and has deemed this Agreement advisable and (iii) has determined to recommend that the stockholder of Merger Sub vote to approve the Merger and such other actions as contemplated by this Agreement.
E. The Board of Directors of the Company (i) has determined that the Merger is advisable and fair to, and in the best interests of, the Company and its stockholders, (ii) has approved this Agreement, the Merger and the other actions contemplated by this Agreement and has deemed this Agreement advisable and (iii) has approved and determined to recommend the approval and adoption of this Agreement and the approval of the Merger to the stockholders of the Company.
F. In order to induce Tranzyme to enter into this Agreement and to cause the Merger to be consummated, certain stockholders of the Company listed on Schedule 1(B) hereto, are executing voting agreements in favor of Tranzyme concurrently with the execution and delivery
of this Agreement in the form substantially attached hereto as Exhibit B (the Voting Agreements).
G. In order to induce the Company to enter into this Agreement and to cause the Merger to be consummated, certain stockholders of Tranzyme listed on Schedule 1(C) hereto are executing the Voting Agreements in favor of the Company concurrently with the execution and delivery of this Agreement.
AGREEMENT
The parties to this Agreement, intending to be legally bound, agree as follows:
Section 1. DESCRIPTION OF TRANSACTION
1.1 Structure of the Merger.
(a) Merger of Merger Sub into the Company. Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, at the Effective Time (as defined in Section 1.3), Merger Sub shall be merged with and into the Company, and the separate existence of Merger Sub shall cease. The Company will continue as the surviving corporation in the Merger (the Surviving Corporation).
(b) Alternative Structures. The parties agree to reasonably cooperate in the consideration and implementation of alternative structures to effect the business combination contemplated by this Agreement as long as any such alternative structure does not (a) impose any material delay on, or condition to, the consummation of the Merger, (b) cause any condition set forth in Sections 6, 7 and 8 to not be capable of being satisfied (unless duly waived by the party entitled to the benefits thereof), or (c) adversely affect any of the parties hereto or either of the parties stockholders.
1.2 Effects of the Merger. The Merger shall have the effects set forth in this Agreement and in the applicable provisions of the DGCL. As a result of the Merger, the Company will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Tranzyme.
1.3 Closing; Effective Time. Unless this Agreement is earlier terminated pursuant to the provisions of Section 9.1 of this Agreement, and subject to the satisfaction or waiver of the conditions set forth in Sections 6, 7 and 8 of this Agreement, the consummation of the Merger (the Closing) shall take place at the offices of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, 525 University Avenue, Palo Alto, California, as promptly as practicable (but in no event later than the second Business Day following the satisfaction or waiver of the last to be satisfied or waived of the conditions set forth in Sections 6, 7 and 8, other than those conditions that by their nature are to be satisfied at the Closing, but subject to the satisfaction or waiver of each of such conditions), or at such other time, date and place as Tranzyme and the Company may mutually agree in writing, provided that if all the conditions set forth in Sections 6, 7 and 8 shall not have been satisfied or waived on such second Business Day, then the Closing shall take place on the first subsequent Business Day on which all such conditions shall have been satisfied or waived. The date on which the Closing actually takes place is referred to as the Closing
Date. At the Closing, the Parties hereto shall cause the Merger to be consummated by executing and filing with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware a Certificate of Merger with respect to the Merger, satisfying the applicable requirements of the DGCL and in a form reasonably acceptable to Tranzyme and the Company. The Merger shall become effective at the time of the filing of such Certificate of Merger with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware or at such later time as may be specified in such Certificate of Merger with the consent of Tranzyme and the Company (the time as of which the Merger becomes effective being referred to as the Effective Time).
1.4 Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws; Directors and Officers. At the Effective Time:
(a) the Certificate of Incorporation of the Surviving Corporation shall be amended in its entirety to read as set forth on Exhibit D, until thereafter amended as provided by the DGCL and such Certificate of Incorporation;
(b) the Certificate of Incorporation of Tranzyme shall be the Certificate of Incorporation of Tranzyme immediately prior to the Effective Time, until thereafter amended as provided by the DGCL and such Certificate of Incorporation; provided, however, that at the Effective Time, Tranzyme shall file an amendment to its certificate of incorporation to change the name of Tranzyme to Ocera Therapeutics, Inc.;
(c) the Bylaws of the Surviving Corporation shall be amended and restated in its entirety to read identically to the Bylaws of Merger Sub as in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time, until thereafter amended as provided by the DGCL and such Bylaws;
(d) the directors and officers of Tranzyme shall be as set forth in Section 5.12; and
(e) the directors and officers of the Surviving Corporation, each to hold office in accordance with the Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws of the Surviving Corporation, shall be the directors and officers of Tranzyme as set forth in Section 5.12.
1.5 Conversion of Shares and Issuance of Warrants.
(a) At the Effective Time, by virtue of the Merger and without any further action on the part of Tranzyme, Merger Sub, the Company or any stockholder of the Company:
(i) any shares of Company Common Stock or Company Preferred Stock held as treasury stock or held or owned by the Company, Merger Sub or any Subsidiary of the Company immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be canceled and retired and shall cease to exist, and no consideration shall be delivered in exchange therefor; and
(ii) subject to Section 1.5(c), each share of Company Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time (excluding shares to be canceled pursuant to Section 1.5(a)(i) and excluding Dissenting
Shares) shall be converted solely into the right to receive a number of shares of Tranzyme Common Stock equal to the Exchange Ratio.
(b) If any shares of Company Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time are unvested or are subject to a repurchase option or the risk of forfeiture or under any applicable restricted stock purchase agreement or other agreement with the Company (other than those shares (if any) which, as a result of the Merger, shall, by the terms of the agreements applicable thereto, vest or for which any such repurchase options or other such restrictions or risks of forfeiture shall lapse), then the shares of Tranzyme Common Stock issued in exchange for such shares of Company Common Stock will to the same extent be unvested and subject to the same repurchase option or risk of forfeiture, and the certificates representing such shares of Tranzyme Common Stock shall accordingly be marked with appropriate legends. The Company shall take all action that may be necessary to ensure that, from and after the Effective Time, Tranzyme is entitled to exercise any such repurchase option or other right set forth in any such restricted stock purchase agreement or other agreement in accordance with its terms.
(c) No fractional shares of Tranzyme Common Stock shall be issued in connection with the Merger as a result of the conversion provided for in Section 1.5(a)(ii), and no certificates or scrip for any such fractional shares shall be issued. Any holder of Company Common Stock who would otherwise be entitled to receive a fraction of a share of Tranzyme Common Stock (after aggregating all fractional shares of Tranzyme Common Stock issuable to such holder) shall, in lieu of such fraction of a share and upon surrender of such holders Company Stock Certificate(s) (as defined in Section 1.6), be entitled to receive, from the Exchange Agent (as defined in Section 1.7) in accordance with the provisions of this Section 1.5, a cash payment in lieu of such fractional shares representing such holders proportionate interest, if any, in the proceeds from the sale by the Exchange Agent (reduced by any fees of the exchange agent attributable to such sale) in one or more transactions of shares of Tranzyme Common Stock equal to the excess of (i) the aggregate number of shares of Tranzyme Common Stock to be delivered to the Exchange Agent by Tranzyme pursuant to Section 1.7(a) over (ii) the aggregate number of whole shares of Tranzyme Common Stock to be distributed to holders of Company Stock Certificates pursuant to Section 1.7(b) (such excess being, the Excess Shares). The Parties acknowledge that payment of the cash consideration in lieu of issuing fractional shares was not separately bargained-for consideration but merely represents a mechanical rounding off for purposes of avoiding the expense and inconvenience to Tranzyme that would otherwise be caused by the issuance of fractional shares. As soon as practicable after the Effective Time, the Exchange Agent, as agent for the holders of the certificates representing shares of Tranzyme Common Stock that would otherwise receive fractional shares, shall sell the Excess Shares at then prevailing prices on the NASDAQ Global Market (or such other NASDAQ market which the Tranzyme Common Stock then trades).
(d) All Company Options outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time under the Company Stock Option Plan and all Company Warrants outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be exchanged for options to purchase Tranzyme Common Stock or warrants to purchase Tranzyme Common Stock, as applicable, in accordance with Section 5.5.
(e) Each share of Common Stock, $0.0001 par value per share, of Merger Sub issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be converted into and exchanged for one validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable share of Common Stock, $0.0001 par value per share, of the Surviving Corporation. Each stock certificate of Merger Sub evidencing ownership of any such shares shall, as of the Effective Time, evidence ownership of such shares of Common Stock of the Surviving Corporation.
(f) If, between the date of this Agreement and the Effective Time, the outstanding shares of Company Capital Stock or Tranzyme Common Stock shall have been changed into, or exchanged for, a different number of shares or a different class, by reason of any stock dividend, subdivision, reclassification, recapitalization, split, combination or exchange of shares, the Exchange Ratio shall be correspondingly adjusted to provide the holders of Company Common Stock, Company Preferred Stock, Company Options and Company Warrants the same economic effect as contemplated by this Agreement prior to such event.
1.6 Closing of the Companys Transfer Books. At the Effective Time, the stock transfer books of the Company shall be closed with respect to all shares of Company Common Stock and Company Preferred Stock outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time. No further transfer of any such shares of Company Common Stock or Company Preferred Stock shall be made on such stock transfer books after the Effective Time. If, after the Effective Time, a valid certificate previously representing any shares of Company Common Stock or Company Preferred Stock outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time (a Company Stock Certificate) is presented to the Exchange Agent (as defined in Section 1.7) or to the Surviving Corporation, such Company Stock Certificate shall be canceled and shall be exchanged as provided in Sections 1.5 and 1.7.
1.7 Surrender of Certificates.
(a) On or prior to the Closing Date, Tranzyme and the Company shall agree upon and select a reputable bank, transfer agent or trust company to act as exchange agent in the Merger (the Exchange Agent). At or promptly following the Effective Time, Tranzyme shall deposit with the Exchange Agent: (i) certificates representing the shares of Tranzyme Common Stock issuable pursuant to Section 1.5 in exchange for the outstanding shares of Company Common Stock and Company Preferred Stock pursuant to this Section 1.7. The shares of Tranzyme Common Stock and any dividends or distributions received by the Exchange Agent with respect to such shares, are referred to collectively as the Exchange Fund.
(b) Promptly after the Effective Time, the Parties shall cause the Exchange Agent to mail to the Persons who were record holders of Company Stock Certificates immediately prior to the Effective Time: (i) a letter of transmittal in customary form and containing such provisions as Tranzyme may reasonably specify (including a provision confirming that delivery of Company Stock Certificates shall be effected, and risk of loss and title to Company Stock Certificates shall pass, only upon delivery of such Company Stock Certificates to the Exchange Agent); and (ii) instructions for use in effecting the surrender of Company Stock Certificates in exchange for certificates representing Tranzyme Common Stock. Upon surrender of a Company Stock Certificate to the Exchange Agent for exchange, together with a duly executed letter of transmittal and such other documents as may be reasonably
required by the Exchange Agent or Tranzyme: (A) the holder of such Company Stock Certificate shall be entitled to receive in exchange therefor a certificate representing the number of whole shares of Tranzyme Common Stock that such holder has the right to receive (and cash in lieu of any fractional share of Tranzyme Common Stock) pursuant to the provisions of Section 1.5; and (B) the Company Stock Certificate so surrendered shall be canceled. Until surrendered as contemplated by this Section 1.7(b), each Company Stock Certificate shall be deemed, from and after the Effective Time, to represent only the right to receive shares of Tranzyme Common Stock (and cash in lieu of any fractional share of Tranzyme Common Stock). If any Company Stock Certificate shall have been lost, stolen or destroyed, Tranzyme may, in its discretion and as a condition precedent to the delivery of any shares of Tranzyme Common Stock, require the owner of such lost, stolen or destroyed Company Stock Certificate to provide an applicable affidavit with respect to such Company Stock Certificate and post a bond indemnifying Tranzyme against any claim suffered by Tranzyme related to the lost, stolen or destroyed Company Stock Certificate or any Tranzyme Common Stock issued in exchange therefor as Tranzyme may reasonably request.
(c) No dividends or other distributions declared or made with respect to Tranzyme Common Stock with a record date after the Effective Time shall be paid to the holder of any unsurrendered Company Stock Certificate with respect to the shares of Tranzyme Common Stock that such holder has the right to receive in the Merger until such holder surrenders such Company Stock Certificate (or complies with the lost stock provisions) in accordance with this Section 1.7 (at which time such holder shall be entitled, subject to the effect of applicable abandoned property, escheat or similar laws, to receive all such dividends and distributions, without interest).
(d) Any portion of the Exchange Fund that remains undistributed to holders of Company Stock Certificates as of the date 180 days after the Closing Date shall be delivered to Tranzyme upon demand, and any holders of Company Stock Certificates who have not theretofore surrendered their Company Stock Certificates in accordance with this Section 1.7 shall thereafter look only to Tranzyme for satisfaction of their claims for Tranzyme Common Stock, cash in lieu of fractional shares of Tranzyme Common Stock and any dividends or distributions with respect to shares of Tranzyme Common Stock.
(e) Each of Tranzyme, Merger Sub, the Company, the Surviving Corporation and the Exchange Agent shall be entitled to deduct and withhold, from any consideration payable or otherwise deliverable under this Agreement to any holder of record of any Company Capital Stock immediately prior to the Effective Time or any other Person who is entitled to receive merger consideration pursuant to this Section 1, such amounts as are required to be withheld or deducted under the Code or any other state, local or foreign Tax Legal Requirement with respect to the making of such payment and shall be entitled to request any reasonably appropriate Tax forms, including Form W-9 (or the appropriate Form W-8, as applicable) from any recipient of merger consideration hereunder. To the extent that amounts are so withheld or deducted, such withheld or deducted amounts shall be treated for all purposes of this Agreement as having been paid to the Person(s) to whom such amounts would otherwise have been paid.
(f) No party to this Agreement shall be liable to any holder of any Company Stock Certificate or to any other Person with respect to any shares of Tranzyme Common Stock (or dividends or distributions with respect thereto) or for any cash amounts, delivered to any public official pursuant to any applicable abandoned property law, escheat law or similar Legal Requirement.
1.8 Appraisal Rights.
(a) Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, shares of Company Capital Stock that are outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time and which are held by stockholders who have exercised and perfected appraisal rights or dissenters rights for such shares of Company Capital Stock in accordance with the DGCL or California Corporations Code, if and to the extent applicable (collectively, the Dissenting Shares) shall not be converted into or represent the right to receive the per share amount of the merger consideration described in Section 1.5 attributable to such Dissenting Shares. Such stockholders shall be entitled to receive payment of the appraised value of such shares of Company Capital Stock held by them in accordance with the DGCL or California Corporations Code (if and to the extent applicable), unless and until such stockholders fail to perfect or effectively withdraw or otherwise lose their appraisal rights under the DGCL or their or dissenters under the California Corporations Code (if any). All Dissenting Shares held by stockholders who shall have failed to perfect or who effectively shall have withdrawn or lost their right to appraisal of such shares of Company Capital Stock under the DGCL and California Corporations Code (if applicable) shall thereupon be deemed to be converted into and to have become exchangeable for, as of the Effective Time, the right to receive the per share amount of the merger consideration attributable to such Dissenting Shares upon their surrender in the manner provided in Section 1.5.
(b) The Company shall give Tranzyme prompt written notice of any demands by dissenting stockholders received by the Company, withdrawals of such demands and any other instruments served on the Company and any material correspondence received by the Company in connection with such demands.
1.9 Further Action. If, at any time after the Effective Time, any further action is determined by the Surviving Corporation to be necessary or desirable to carry out the purposes of this Agreement or to vest the Surviving Corporation with full right, title and possession of and to all rights and property of the Company, then the officers and directors of the Surviving Corporation shall be fully authorized, and shall use their commercially reasonable efforts (in the name of the Company, in the name of Merger Sub and otherwise) to take such action.
1.10 Tax Consequences. For U.S. federal income tax purposes, the Merger is intended to qualify as a reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code and the Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder. The parties to this Agreement adopt this Agreement as a plan of reorganization within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Sections 1.368-2(g) and 1.368-3(a).
1.11 Adjusted Cash.
(a) On each Friday prior to the Closing Date at or before 8:00 pm New York City time on that day, Tranzyme shall deliver to the Company and the Company shall deliver to Tranzyme its best current estimate of its Adjusted Cash as of such date, and as of immediately prior to the Effective Time on the Closing Date, specifying the estimated Closing Date being assumed for these purposes (the Adjusted Cash Statements).
(b) On the third Business Day prior to the proposed closing date of the Merger, Tranzyme shall deliver to the Company and the Company shall deliver to Tranzyme its best current estimate of its Adjusted Cash as of immediately prior to the Effective Time on the Closing Date (the Closing Adjusted Cash Statements).
(c) The Adjusted Cash Statements and Closing Adjusted Cash Statements shall be unaudited but each line item therein shall be determined in accordance with GAAP, and each of Tranzyme and the Company shall provide reasonable and prompt access to the other pursuant to Section 4.1 for purposes of verifying the others Adjusted Cash Statements and Closing Adjusted Cash Statements.
(d) If either Tranzyme or the Company objects to the others Closing Adjusted Cash Statements and Tranzyme and the Company are unable to reach agreement with respect to such Closing Adjusted Cash Statements on or prior to the proposed date for the closing of the Merger (the Proposed Closing Date), they shall on the next Business Day after the Proposed Closing Date refer all unresolved disputed items in connection with the Closing Adjusted Cash Statements to Pricewater-houseCoopers LLP (the Independent Accountant). Tranzyme and the Company acknowledge that they have discussed their past contacts, if any, with the Independent Accountant, and that neither party shall have the right to object to the Independent Accountants service in such role by reason of non-disclosure of past contacts, conflicts of interest, or any other reason. The Independent Accountant shall deliver a written report to each of Tranzyme and the Company with its determination with respect to what the amount of each unresolved disputed line item was as of 5:00 pm New York City time on the Proposed Closing Date within thirty (30) days after its engagement by the Parties, and the report of the Independent Accountant shall be final and binding on the Parties and their Representatives
and all other concerned parties. Each of Tranzyme and the Company shall pay one-half of all the costs incurred in connection with the engagement of the Independent Accountant.
(e) The Company Closing Adjusted Cash and the Tranzyme Closing Adjusted Cash shall mean the Closing Adjusted Cash of the Company or Tranzyme, respectively (i) as set forth on the applicable Closing Adjusted Cash Statement, (ii) if there was a dispute as to a Closing Adjusted Cash Statement and Tranzyme and the Company were unable to agree on the Closing Adjusted Cash Statement on or prior to the Proposed Closing Date, as determined by the Independent Accountant, or (iii) as otherwise agreed in writing by Tranzyme and the Company.
Section 2. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY
The Company represents and warrants to Tranzyme and Merger Sub as follows, except as set forth in the written disclosure schedule delivered by the Company to Tranzyme (the Company Disclosure Schedule). The Company Disclosure Schedule shall be arranged in parts and subparts corresponding to the numbered and lettered sections and subsections contained in this Section 2. The disclosures in any part or subpart of the Company Disclosure Schedule shall qualify other sections and subsections in this Section 2 to the extent it is reasonably clear from a reading of the disclosure that such disclosure is applicable to such other sections and subsections. The inclusion of any information in the Company Disclosure Schedule (or any update thereto) shall not be deemed to be an admission or acknowledgment, in and of itself, that such information is required by the terms hereof to be disclosed, is material, has resulted in or would reasonably be expected to result in a Company Material Adverse Effect, or is outside the Ordinary Course of Business.
2.1 Subsidiaries; Due Organization; Etc.
(a) The Company has no Subsidiaries, except for the Entities identified in Part 2.1(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule; and neither the Company nor any of the other Entities identified in Part 2.1(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule owns any capital stock of, or any equity interest of any nature in, any other Entity, other than the Entities identified in Part 2.1(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule. The Company has not agreed nor is obligated to make, nor is bound by any Contract under which it may become obligated to make, any future investment in or capital contribution to any other Entity. The Company has not, at any time, been a general partner of, or has otherwise been liable for any of the debts or other obligations of, any general partnership, limited partnership or other Entity.
(b) The Company and each Subsidiary of the Company is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation and has all necessary power and authority to conduct its business in the manner in which its business is currently being conducted.
(c) The Company and each Subsidiary of the Company is qualified to do business as a foreign corporation, and is in good standing, under the laws of all jurisdictions where the nature of its business requires such qualification other than in jurisdictions where the
failure to be so qualified individually or in the aggregate has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect.
2.2 Certificate of Incorporation; Bylaws; Charters and Codes of Conduct. The Company has delivered or made available to Tranzyme accurate and complete copies of the certificate of incorporation, bylaws and other charter and organizational documents, including all currently effective amendments thereto for the Company and each of its Subsidiaries. Part 2.2 of the Company Disclosure Schedule lists, and the Company has delivered or made available to Tranzyme, accurate and complete copies of: (a) the charters of all committees of the Companys and its Subsidiaries boards of directors; and (b) any code of conduct or similar policy adopted by the Company, Subsidiaries of the Company, or by their respective boards of directors, or any committees of their respective boards of directors. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary of the Company has taken any action in breach or violation of any of the provisions of its certificate of incorporation, bylaws and other charter and organizational documents nor is in breach or violation of any of the material provisions of their respective certificates of incorporation, bylaws and other charter and organizational documents, except as has not had, and would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect.
2.3 Capitalization, Etc.
(a) The authorized capital stock of the Company consists of (i) Fifty-Five Million Two Hundred Seventy Thousand (55,270,000) shares of Company Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share, of which Five Million Three Hundred Seventy Seven Thousand Six Hundred Sixty (5,377,660) shares are issued and outstanding as of the date of this Agreement; and (ii) Forty-Two Million Two Hundred Twelve Thousand (42,212,000) shares of Company Preferred Stock, with a par value of $0.001 per share, of which (A) Fourteen Million Seven Hundred Twenty Thousand (14,720,000) shares are designated as Series A Preferred Stock, of which Fourteen Million Five Hundred Thousand (14,500,000) shares are issued and outstanding, (B) Eight Million Six Hundred Thousand (8,600,000) shares are designated as Series B Preferred Stock, all of which shares are issued and outstanding, and (C) Eighteen Million Eight Hundred Ninety-Two Thousand (18,892,000) shares are designated as Series C Preferred Stock, of which Seventeen Million Three Hundred Thirty-Nine Thousand One Hundred Twelve (17,339,112) shares are issued and outstanding. The Company does not hold any shares of its capital stock in its treasury. All of the outstanding shares of Company Common Stock and Company Preferred Stock have been duly authorized and validly issued, and are fully paid and non-assessable. Except as set forth in Part 2.3(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, none of the outstanding shares of Company Common Stock or Company Preferred Stock is entitled or subject to any preemptive right, right of participation, right of maintenance or any similar right and none of the outstanding shares of Company Common Stock or Company Preferred Stock is subject to any right of first refusal in favor of the Company. Except as contemplated herein or as set forth in the Company Disclosure Schedule, there is no Company Contract relating to the voting or registration of, or restricting any Person from purchasing, selling, pledging or otherwise disposing of (or granting any option or similar right with respect to), any shares of Company Common Stock or Company Preferred Stock. The Company is not under any obligation, nor is bound by any Contract pursuant to which it may become obligated, to repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any outstanding shares of Company Common Stock or other securities. Part
2.3(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule accurately and completely describes all repurchase rights held by the Company with respect to shares of Company Common Stock (including shares issued pursuant to the exercise of stock options) and Company Preferred Stock. Each share of Company Preferred Stock is convertible into one share of Company Common Stock. The Company and the holders of Company Preferred Stock shall have taken all actions necessary to effect the conversion of the Company Preferred Stock into Company Common Stock pursuant to the Company Stockholder Written Consent prior to the Closing Date.
(b) Except for the Company stock option plans identified in Part 2.3(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule (the Company Stock Option Plan), the Company does not have any stock option plan or any other plan, program, agreement or arrangement providing for any equity or equity-based compensation for any Person. Part 2.3(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth the aggregate number of Company Options outstanding and a weighted average exercise price of such options. The Company has made available to Tranzyme accurate and complete copies of all stock option plans pursuant to which the Company has ever granted stock options, and the forms of all stock option agreements evidencing such options.
(c) Except for the outstanding Convertible Notes, Company Options, Company Warrants or as set forth on Part 2.3(c) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, there is no: (i) outstanding subscription, option, call, warrant or right (whether or not currently exercisable) to acquire any shares of the capital stock or other securities of the Company; (ii) outstanding security, instrument or obligation that is or may become convertible into or exchangeable for any shares of the capital stock or other securities of the Company; (iii) stockholder rights plan (or similar plan commonly referred to as a poison pill) or Contract under which the Company is or may become obligated to sell or otherwise issue any shares of its capital stock or any other securities; or (iv) condition or circumstance that may give rise to or provide a basis for the assertion of a claim by any Person to the effect that such Person is entitled to acquire or receive any shares of capital stock or other securities of the Company. There are no outstanding or authorized stock appreciation, phantom stock, profit participation or other similar rights with respect to the Company.
(d) All outstanding shares of Company Common Stock, Company Preferred Stock, options, warrants and other securities of the Company have been issued and granted in material compliance with (i) all applicable securities laws and other applicable Legal Requirements, and (ii) all requirements set forth in applicable Contracts. The Company has delivered or made available to Tranzyme accurate and complete copies of all Company Warrants.
2.4 Financial Statements.
(a) Part 2.4(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule includes true and complete copies of the Companys draft audited balance sheet at December 31, 2012, and the Companys draft audited statements of income, cash flow and shareholders equity for the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011 and the Companys audited statements of income, cash flow and shareholders equity for the year ended December 31, 2010 (collectively, the Company Financials). The Company Financials (and when delivered, the Company Public Company Financials) (i) were (or in the case of the Company Public Company Financials will have been)
prepared in accordance with GAAP applied on a consistent basis (unless otherwise noted therein) throughout the periods indicated and (ii) fairly present the financial condition and operating results of the Company as of the dates and for the periods indicated therein.
(b) The Company and each Subsidiary of the Company maintains a system of internal accounting controls designed to provide reasonable assurance that: (i) transactions are executed in accordance with managements general or specific authorizations; (ii) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles and to maintain asset accountability; (iii) access to assets is permitted only in accordance with managements 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. The Company and each Subsidiary of the Company maintains internal control over financial reporting that provides reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting purposes.
(c) Since January 1, 2010, neither the Company nor its independent auditors have identified (i) any significant deficiency or material weakness in the system of internal accounting controls utilized by the Company and its Subsidiaries, (ii) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves the Companys management or other employees who have a role in the preparation of financial statements or the internal accounting controls utilized by the Company and its Subsidiaries or (iii) any claim or allegation regarding any of the foregoing.
2.5 Absence of Changes. Since December 31, 2012, there has not been any Company Material Adverse Effect or any event or development that would, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect. Except as set forth on Part 2.5 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, after December 31, 2012 and on or before the date hereof:
(a) There has not been any material loss, damage or destruction to, or any material interruption in the use of, any of the assets or business of the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company (whether or not covered by insurance);
(b) Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary of the Company has (i) declared, accrued, set aside or paid any dividend or made any other distribution in respect of any shares of capital stock; or (ii) repurchased, redeemed or otherwise reacquired any shares of capital stock or other securities, other than from former employees, directors and consultants in accordance with agreements providing for the repurchase of shares in connection with any termination of services to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries;
(c) Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary of the Company has sold, issued or granted, or authorized the issuance of: (i) any capital stock or other security (except for Company Common Stock issued upon the valid exercise of outstanding Company Options); (ii) any option, warrant or right to acquire any capital stock or any other security (except for Company Options identified in Part 2.3(c) of the Company Disclosure Schedule); or (iii) any instrument convertible into or exchangeable for any capital stock or other security except for the
repurchase or reacquisition of shares pursuant to the Companys rights arising upon an individuals termination as an employee, director or consultant;
(d) There has been no amendment to the certificate of incorporation, bylaws or other charter or organizational documents of the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company and neither the Company nor any Subsidiary of the Company has effected or been a party to any merger, consolidation, share exchange, business combination, recapitalization, reclassification of shares, stock split, reverse stock split or similar transaction;
(e) Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary of the Company has amended or waived any of its rights under, or exercised its discretion to permit the acceleration of vesting under any provision of: (i) the Company Stock Option Plan; (ii) any Company Option or any Contract evidencing or relating to any Company Option; (iii) any restricted stock purchase agreement; or (iv) any other Contract evidencing or relating to any equity award (whether payable in cash or stock);
(f) Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary of the Company has formed any Subsidiary or acquired any equity interest or other interest in any other Entity;
(g) Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary of the Company has: (i) lent money to any Person; (ii) incurred or guaranteed any indebtedness; (iii) issued or sold any debt securities or options, warrants, calls or other rights to acquire any debt securities; (iv) guaranteed any debt securities of others; or (v) made any capital expenditure or commitment in excess of $25,000;
(h) Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary of the Company has changed any of its accounting methods, principles or practices;
(i) Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary of the Company has made, changed or revoked any material Tax election, filed any material amendment to any Tax Return, adopted or changed any accounting method in respect of Taxes, changed any annual Tax accounting period, entered into any Tax allocation agreement, Tax sharing agreement or Tax indemnity agreement, other than commercial contracts entered into in the Ordinary Course of Business with vendors, customers or landlords, entered into any closing agreement with respect to any Tax, settled or compromised any claim, notice, audit report or assessment in respect of material Taxes, applied for or entered into any ruling from any Tax authority with respect to Taxes, surrendered any right to claim a material Tax refund, or consented to any extension or waiver of the statute of limitations period applicable to any material Tax claim or assessment;
(j) Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary of the Company has commenced or settled any Legal Proceeding;
(k) Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary of the Company has entered into any material transaction outside the Ordinary Course of Business;
(l) Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary of the Company has acquired any material assets nor sold, leased or otherwise irrevocably disposed of any of its
material assets or properties, nor has any Encumbrance been granted with respect to such assets or properties, except as would not interfere in any material respect with the use of such assets or properties in the Ordinary Course of Business consistent with past practices;
(m) There has been no entry into, amendment or termination of any Company Material Contract; and
(n) Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary of the Company has negotiated, agreed or committed to take any of the actions referred to in clauses (c) through (m) above (other than negotiations between the Parties to enter into this Agreement).
2.6 Title to Assets. The Company and each Subsidiary of the Company owns, and has good and valid title to, or, in the case of leased properties and assets, valid leasehold interests in, all tangible properties or assets and equipment used or held for use in its business or operations or purported to be owned by it. All of said assets are owned by the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company free and clear of any Encumbrances, except for: (i) any lien for current Taxes not yet due and payable or for Taxes that are being contested in good faith and for which adequate reserves have been made on the Companys audited consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2012; (ii) minor liens that have arisen in the Ordinary Course of Business and that do not (in any case or in the aggregate) materially detract from the value of the assets subject thereto or materially impair the operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole; and (iii) liens described in Part 2.6 of the Company Disclosure Schedule.
2.7 Real Property; Leasehold. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary of the Company owns any real property or any interest in real property, except for the leaseholds created under the real property leases identified in Part 2.7 of the Company Disclosure Schedule which are in full force and effect and with no existing default thereunder.
2.8 Intellectual Property.
(a) To the Companys Knowledge, the Company and its Subsidiaries own, license, sublicense or otherwise possess legally enforceable rights to use all material Intellectual Property used in or necessary to conduct the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries as currently conducted (in each case excluding generally commercially available, off-the-shelf software programs).
(b) The execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Company and the Closing will not result in the breach of or loss of rights under, or create on behalf of any third party the right to terminate or modify, (i) any license, sublicense or other agreement relating to any Intellectual Property owned by the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company that conveys an exclusive license or is otherwise material to the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, as currently conducted (the Company Intellectual Property), or (ii) any license, sublicense or other agreement to which the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company is a party and pursuant to which the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company is authorized to use any third partys Intellectual Property on an exclusive basis or that is otherwise material to the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, as currently conducted, excluding generally commercially available, off-the-shelf software programs (the Company
Third Party Intellectual Property). The execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Company and the Closing will not, as a result of any Company Contract, result in Tranzyme, the Company or its Subsidiaries granting to any third party any rights or licenses to any Intellectual Property or the release or disclosure of any trade secrets that would not have been granted or released absent such execution or consummation.
(c) Part 2.8(c)(i) of the Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth a complete and accurate list of all material U.S. and foreign issued patents and pending patent applications and registered trademarks, service marks, copyrights and domain names owned or co-owned by the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company. Part 2.8(c)(ii)(A) of the Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth a complete and accurate list of all material U.S. and foreign issued patents and pending patent applications and registered trademarks, service marks, copyrights and domain names material to the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries as currently conducted, licensed to the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company, and Part 2.8(c)(ii)(B) of the Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth a complete and accurate list of all other licenses for Company Intellectual Property or Company Third Party Intellectual Property.
(d) All items of Intellectual Property set forth in Part 2.8(c)(i) of the Company Disclosure Schedule are subsisting and have not expired or been cancelled, all maintenance and renewal fees necessary to preserve such rights have been paid, and to the Companys Knowledge, all such rights are valid and enforceable. To the Companys Knowledge, all items of Intellectual Property set forth in Part 2.8(c)(ii)(A) of the Company Disclosure Schedule are subsisting and have not expired or been cancelled, all maintenance and renewal fees necessary to preserve such rights have been paid, and all such rights are valid and enforceable. To the Companys Knowledge, the Company and its Subsidiaries have implemented commercially reasonable measures to maintain the confidentiality of the Company Intellectual Property of a nature that the Company intends to keep confidential. To the Companys Knowledge, no third party is infringing, violating or misappropriating any of the Company Intellectual Property, except for infringements, violations or misappropriations that, individually or in the aggregate, have not had, and would not be reasonably likely to have, a Company Material Adverse Effect.
(e) To the Companys Knowledge, the conduct of the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries as currently conducted does not infringe, violate, conflict with or constitute a misappropriation of any Intellectual Property of any third party. Since January 1, 2010, neither the Company nor any Subsidiary of the Company has received any written claim or notice alleging any such infringement, violation or misappropriation.
(i) All former and current employees, consultants and contractors of the Company or its Subsidiaries who contribute or have contributed to the creation or development of any Intellectual Property for or on behalf of the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company have executed written instruments that assign to the Company or relevant Subsidiary all right, title and interest in and to any such contributions.
(ii) The Companys and each of its Subsidiaries collection, storage, use and dissemination of personally identifiable information is
and since January 1, 2010, has been in compliance in all material respects with all applicable Law, including Laws relating to privacy, data security and data protection, and all applicable privacy policies and terms of use or other contractual obligations applicable thereto. Since January 1, 2010, there have been no written allegations or claims received by the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company from any Governmental Body or any person of a breach of any such laws, policies or obligations. To the Companys Knowledge, since January 1, 2010, there have been no material losses or thefts of any such information.
2.9 Agreements, Contracts and Commitments. Part 2.9 of the Company Disclosure Schedule identifies, except for Company Contracts set forth in Part 2.13 of the Company Disclosure Schedule:
(a) each Company Contract in excess of $25,000 relating to the retention of, or the performance of services by any individual consultant or independent contractor, not terminable by the Company or its Subsidiaries on ninety (90) or fewer days notice without liability;
(b) each Company Contract relating to any agreement of indemnification or guaranty not entered into in the Ordinary Course of Business other than indemnification agreements between the Company, its Subsidiaries or any of its or their officers or directors;
(c) each Company Contract relating to any agreement, contract or commitment containing any covenant limiting the freedom of the Company, its Subsidiaries or the Surviving Corporation to engage in any line of business or compete with any Person;
(d) each Company Contract relating to any agreement, contract or commitment relating to capital expenditures and involving obligations after the date of this Agreement in excess of $25,000 and not cancelable without penalty;
(e) each Company Contract relating to any agreement, contract or commitment currently in force relating to the disposition or acquisition of material assets or any ownership interest in any Entity;
(f) each Company Contract relating to any mortgages, indentures, loans, notes or credit agreements, security agreements or other agreements or instruments relating to the borrowing of money or extension of credit in excess of $25,000 or creating any material Encumbrances with respect to any assets of the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company or any loans or debt obligations with officers or directors of the Company;
(g) each Company Contract in excess of $25,000 relating to (i) any distribution agreement (identifying any that contain exclusivity provisions); (ii) any agreement involving provision of services or products with respect to any pre-clinical or clinical development activities of the Company; (iii) any dealer, distributor, joint marketing, alliance, joint venture, cooperation, development or other agreement currently in force under which the Company or its Subsidiaries has continuing obligations to develop or market any product,
technology or service, or any agreement pursuant to which the Company or its Subsidiaries has continuing obligations to develop any Intellectual Property that will not be owned, in whole or in part, by the Company or such Subsidiary of the Company; or (iv) any Contract currently in force to license any third party to manufacture or produce any Company product, service or technology or any Contract currently in force to sell, distribute or commercialize any Company products or service except agreements with distributors or sales representatives in the Ordinary Course of Business;
(h) each Company Contract with any Person, including without limitation any financial advisor, broker, finder, investment banker or other Person, providing advisory services to the Company in connection with the Contemplated Transactions; or
(i) any other agreement, contract or commitment (i) which involves payment or receipt by the Company or its Subsidiaries under any such agreement, contract or commitment of $25,000 or more in the aggregate or obligations after the date of this Agreement in excess of $25,000 in the aggregate, or (ii) that is material to the business or operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries.
The Company has delivered or made available to Tranzyme accurate and complete (except for applicable redactions thereto) copies of all material written Company Contracts, including all amendments thereto. There are no material Company Contracts that are not in written form. Except as set forth on Part 2.9 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, neither the Company nor any Subsidiary of the Company has, nor to the Companys Knowledge, has any other party to a Company Material Contract (as defined below), breached, violated or defaulted under, or received notice that it has breached, violated or defaulted under, any of the terms or conditions of any of the agreements, contracts or commitments to which the Company or its Subsidiaries is a party or by which it is bound of the type described in clauses (a) through (i) above or any Company Contract listed in Part 2.13 of the Company Disclosure Schedule (any such agreement, contract or commitment, a Company Material Contract) in such manner as would permit any other party to cancel or terminate any such Company Material Contract, or would permit any other party to seek damages, which has had or would reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect. As to the Company and its Subsidiaries, as of the date of this Agreement, each Company Material Contract is valid, binding, enforceable and in full force and effect, subject to: (i) laws of general application relating to bankruptcy, insolvency and the relief of debtors; and (ii) rules of law governing specific performance, injunctive relief and other equitable remedies. The consummation of the Contemplated Transactions will not (either alone or upon the occurrence of additional acts or events) result in any material payment or payments becoming due from the Company, any Subsidiary of the Company, or the Surviving Corporation to any Person under any Company Contract or give any Person the right to terminate or alter the provisions of any Company Contract. No Person is renegotiating any material amount paid or payable to the Company under any Company Material Contract or any other material term or provision of any Company Material Contract.
2.10 Liabilities. As of the date hereof, neither the Company nor any Subsidiary of the Company has any liability, indebtedness, obligation, expense, claim, deficiency, guaranty or endorsement of any kind, whether accrued, absolute, contingent, matured, unmatured or other (whether or not required to be reflected in the financial statements
in accordance with GAAP) (each a Liability), individually or in the aggregate, except for: (a) Liabilities identified as such in the liabilities column of the Companys audited consolidated balance sheet; (b) normal and recurring current Liabilities that have been incurred by the Company or its Subsidiaries since the date of the Companys audited consolidated balance sheet in the Ordinary Course of Business and which are not in excess of $250,000 in the aggregate; (c) Liabilities for performance of obligations of the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company under contracts (other than for breach thereof); (d) Liabilities described in Part 2.10 of the Company Disclosure Schedule; and (e) Liabilities incurred in connection with the Contemplated Transactions.
2.11 Compliance; Permits; Restrictions.
(a) The Company and each Subsidiary of the Company is and, since January 1, 2010, has been in compliance with all Legal Requirements applicable to the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company, and, since January 1, 2010, has not violated or received any written notice alleging any violation with respect to any Legal Requirements, except as, individually or in the aggregate, has not had, and would not be reasonably likely to have, a Company Material Adverse Effect.
(b) Each of the current product candidates of the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company is identified in Part 2.11(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule (the Company Products). Each Company Product is being, and at all times has been, developed, tested, manufactured, marketed, sold, labeled and stored, as applicable, in compliance in all material respects with the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act and applicable regulations enforced by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (the FDA), including those requirements relating to current good manufacturing practices, good laboratory practices and good clinical practices, as applicable.
(c) Neither the Company, any Subsidiary of the Company, nor, to the Companys Knowledge, any of their respective directors, officers, employees, agents or distributors has, at any time since January 1, 2010, violated in any material respect any provision of the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977 or any comparable foreign law relating to anti-bribery or corruption matters. Since January 1, 2010, neither the Company nor any Subsidiary of the Company nor, to the Companys Knowledge, any of their respective directors, officers, employees, agents or distributors has paid or given, offered or promised to pay or give, or authorized or ratified the payment or giving, directly or indirectly, of any monies or anything of value to any national, provincial, municipal or other government official or employee or any political party or agent or candidate for political office or Governmental Body for the direct or indirect purpose of influencing any act or decision of such Person or of the Governmental Body to obtain or retain business, or direct business to any Person or to secure any other improper benefit or advantage that has or would be reasonably likely to result in a material violation of applicable Legal Requirements.
(d) To the Companys Knowledge, the clinical trials conducted by the Company or its Subsidiaries were, and if still pending, are, being conducted in all material respects in accordance with all applicable clinical protocols, informed consents and applicable requirements of the FDA and equivalent regulatory authorities outside of the United States,
including the applicable requirements of good clinical practice and all applicable requirements contained in Public Health Service Act § 402, 21 C.F.R. Parts 50 (Protection of Human Subjects), 54 (Financial Disclosure by Clinical Investigators), 56 (Institutional Review Boards) and 312 (Investigational New Drug Application).
(e) Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary of the Company is subject to any investigation that is pending and of which the Company has been notified or, to the Companys Knowledge, which has been threatened, in each case by (i) the FDA, (ii) the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General or Department of Justice pursuant to the Federal Healthcare Program Anti-Kickback Statute (42 U.S.C. Section 1320a-7b(b) or the Federal False Claims Act (31 U.S.C. Section 3729), or (iii) any regulatory authority outside of the U.S. pursuant to any equivalent statute of such jurisdiction.
(f) Neither the Company, any Subsidiary of the Company, nor, to the Companys Knowledge, any employee of the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company, has been convicted of any crime or engaged in any conduct for which debarment is mandated by 21 U.S.C. § 335a(a) or any similar Legal Requirements or authorized by 21 U.S.C. Section 335a(b) or any similar Legal Requirements, nor has the Company, any Subsidiary of the Company or, to the Companys Knowledge, any employee of the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company, been convicted of any crime or engaged in any conduct for which exclusion from participation in Medicare or State health care programs is mandated or authorized under 42 U.S.C. § 1320a-7, 42 C.F.R. part 1001 or any similar Legal Requirements.
(g) Since January 1, 2010, neither the Company nor any Subsidiary of the Company has initiated, conducted, or issued, or caused to be initiated, conducted or issued, any recall, market withdrawal or replacement, safety alert, warning, dear doctor letter, investigator notice or other notice relating to an alleged product defect or lack of safety or efficacy of any product or product candidate.
2.12 Tax Matters.
(a) The Company and each of its Subsidiaries (i) has timely filed (taking into account any extension of time within which to file) all Tax Returns required to have been filed by or with respect to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, and all such Tax Returns are true, correct and complete in all material respects and were prepared in compliance with all applicable Tax law in all material respects, (ii) has timely paid all Taxes required to have been paid, whether or not shown as due on such Tax Returns, except for those Taxes which, individually and in the aggregate, are not reasonably expected to be material, (iii) has adequate accruals and reserves, in accordance with GAAP, on the Companys audited consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2012, for all Taxes payable by the Company and its Subsidiaries for all taxable periods and portions thereof through the date of such financial statements and (iv) has not received written notice of any proposed or assessed deficiencies for any Tax from any taxing authority, against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries for which there are not adequate reserves on the Companys audited consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2012. Since December 31, 2012, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has incurred any liability for Taxes other than in the Ordinary Course of Business.
(b) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is the subject of any currently ongoing tax audit or other proceeding with respect to Taxes nor has any Tax audit or other proceeding with respect to Taxes been proposed against any of them in writing. No issues relating to Taxes of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries were raised by the relevant Tax authority in any completed audit or examination that would reasonably be expected to result in a material amount of Taxes in a later taxable period. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has waived any statute of limitations in respect of Taxes or agreed to any extension of time with respect to a Tax assessment or deficiency (other than pursuant to extensions of time to file Tax Returns obtained in the Ordinary Course of Business) in either case that is still outstanding. No claim has ever been made in writing by a taxing authority of a jurisdiction where the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has not filed Tax Returns claiming that the Company or such Subsidiary is or may be subject to taxation by that jurisdiction.
(c) The Company and each of its Subsidiaries has timely withheld and paid all Taxes required to have been withheld and paid in connection with amounts paid or owing to any employee, independent contractor, creditor, stockholder or other third party.
(d) There are no Encumbrances for Taxes (other than Taxes not yet due and payable or Taxes that are being contested in good faith and for which adequate reserves have been made on the Companys audited consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2012, in accordance with GAAP) on any of the assets of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
(e) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to or bound by any written Tax allocation, indemnification (including indemnification of Taxes with respect to service-providers) or sharing agreement (other than an agreement with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and other than customary indemnifications for Taxes contained in credit or other commercial agreements the primary purposes of which do not relate to Taxes). Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is or has been a member of an affiliated group (other than a group the common parent of which is the Company) filing a consolidated U.S. federal income Tax Return. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is liable under Treasury Regulations Section 1.1502-6 (or any similar provision of the Tax laws of any state, local or foreign jurisdiction), or as a transferee or successor, by contract, or otherwise, for any Tax of any Person other than the Company and its Subsidiaries.
(f) The Company has delivered or made available to Tranzyme complete and accurate copies of all U.S. federal income Tax and all other material Tax Returns of the Company and each of its Subsidiaries (and predecessors of each) for all taxable years remaining open under the applicable statute of limitations, and complete and accurate copies of all examination reports and statements of deficiencies assessed against or agreed to by the Company and each of its Subsidiaries (and predecessors of each), with respect to U.S. federal income Tax and all other material Taxes.
(g) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries was a distributing corporation or controlled corporation in a transaction intended to qualify under Section 355 of the Code within the past two (2) years or otherwise as part of a plan that includes the Merger.
(h) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries will be required to include any item of income in, or exclude any item of deduction from, taxable income for a taxable period ending after the Closing Date of as a result of any (i) adjustment pursuant to Section 481 of the Code (or any analogous provision of state, local or foreign law) for a taxable period ending on or before the Closing Date, (ii) closing agreement as described in Section 7121 of the Code (or any analogous provision of state, local or foreign Law) executed on or prior to the Closing Date, (iii) installment sale or open transaction disposition made on or prior to the Closing Date, (iv) prepaid amount received on or prior to the Closing Date or (v) election by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries under Section 108(i) of the Code.
(i) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has entered into any transaction identified as a listed transaction within the meaning of Sections 1.6011-4(b)(2) or 301.6111-2(b)(2) of the Treasury Regulations.
(j) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has taken or agreed to take any action or knows of any fact or circumstance that could reasonably be expected to prevent or impede the Merger from qualifying as a reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code.
2.13 Employee and Labor Matters; Benefit Plans.
(a) The employment of each of the Company and Company Subsidiary employees is terminable by the Company or the applicable Subsidiary of the Company at will (or otherwise in accordance with general principles of wrongful termination law). The Company has made available to Tranzyme accurate and complete copies of all employee manuals and handbooks, disclosure materials, policy statements and other materials relating to the employment of Company Associates to the extent currently effective and material.
(b) To the Knowledge of the Company and except as may be contemplated by this Agreement, no officer or Key Employee of the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company intends to terminate his or her employment with the Company or the applicable Subsidiary of the Company, nor has any such officer or Key Employee threatened or expressed in writing any intention to do so.
(c) Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary of the Company is a party to, bound by, nor has a duty to bargain under, any collective bargaining agreement or other Contract with a labor organization representing any of its employees, and there are no labor organizations representing, purporting to represent or, to the Knowledge of the Company, seeking to represent any employees of the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company.
(d) There has never been, nor, to the Knowledge of the Company, has there been any threat of, any strike, slowdown, work stoppage, lockout, job action, union, organizing activity, question concerning representation or any similar union activity or dispute, affecting the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company.
(e) Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary of the Company is or has been engaged in any unfair labor practice within the meaning of the National Labor Relations
Act. There is no Legal Proceeding, claim, labor dispute or grievance pending or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened or reasonably anticipated relating to any employment contract, privacy right, labor dispute, wages and hours, leave of absence, plant closing notification, workers compensation policy, long-term disability policy, harassment, retaliation, immigration, employment statute or regulation, safety or discrimination matter involving any Company Associate, including charges of unfair labor practices or discrimination complaints. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary of the Company is a party to any conciliation agreement, consent decree or any other agreement or order with any Governmental Body with respect to employment practices.
(f) Part 2.13(f) of the Company Disclosure Schedule lists all written and describes all non-written employee benefit plans (as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA, whether or not subject to ERISA) and all bonus, equity-based, incentive, deferred compensation, pension, retirement or supplemental retirement, profit sharing, severance, change in control, golden parachute, vacation, cafeteria, dependent care, medical care, employee assistance program, education or tuition assistance programs and other similar fringe or employee benefit plans, programs or arrangements, including any employment or executive compensation or severance agreements, for the benefit of any present or former employee or director of the Company or any ERISA Affiliate which is maintained by, administered or contributed to by, or required to be contributed to by, the Company, or any ERISA Affiliate, or under which the Company or any ERISA Affiliate has any current or may incur liability after the date hereof (each, a Company Employee Plan).
(g) With respect to Company Options granted pursuant to the stock-based compensation plans of the Company (the Company Stock Plans), (i) each Company Option intended to qualify as an incentive stock option under Section 422 of the Code so qualifies, (ii) each grant of a Company Option was duly authorized no later than the date on which the grant of such Company Option was by its terms to be effective (the Grant Date) by all necessary corporate action, including, as applicable, approval by the board of directors of the Company (or a duly constituted and authorized committee thereof) and any required stockholder approval by the necessary number of votes or written consents, and the award agreement governing such grant (if any) was duly executed and delivered by each party thereto, (iii) each Company Option grant was made in accordance with the terms of the Company Stock Plans and all other applicable laws and regulatory rules or requirements, (iv) the per share exercise price of each Company Option was equal to or greater than the fair market value of a share of Company Common Stock on the applicable Grant Date and (v) each such Company Option grant was properly accounted for in accordance with GAAP in the financial statements (including the related notes) of the Company.
(h) Each Company Employee Plan that is intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code has received a favorable determination with respect to such qualified status from the Internal Revenue Service. To the Knowledge of the Company, nothing has occurred that would reasonably be expected to adversely affect the qualified status of any such Company Employee Plan or the exempt status of any related trust.
(i) Each Company Employee Plan has been maintained in compliance, in all material respects, with its terms and, both as to form and operation, with all applicable Legal Requirements, including without limitation, the Code and ERISA.
(j) No Company Employee Plan is subject to Title IV or Section 302 of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code, and neither the Company nor any Subsidiary of the Company or ERISA Affiliate has ever maintained, contributed to or partially or completely withdrawn from, or incurred any obligation or liability with respect to, any such plan. No Company Employee Plan is a Multiemployer Plan, and neither the Company nor any Subsidiary of the Company or ERISA Affiliate has ever contributed to or had an obligation to contribute, or incurred any liability in respect of a contribution, to any Multiemployer Plan.
(k) No Company Employee Plan (other than to the extent set forth in an employment, retention, change in control, deferred compensation or severance agreement or arrangement between the Company and any present or former employee or director disclosed hereunder) provides for medical or death benefits beyond termination of service or retirement, other than (i) pursuant to COBRA or an analogous state law requirement or (ii) death or retirement benefits under a Company Employee Plan qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code.
(l) With respect to each Company Employee Plan, the Company has made available to Tranzyme a true and complete copy of, to the extent applicable, (i) such Company Employee Plan, (ii) the three (3) most recent annual reports (Form 5500) as filed with the Internal Revenue Service, (iii) each currently effective trust agreement related to such Company Employee Plan, (iv) the most recent summary plan description for each Company Employee Plan for which such description is required, along with all summaries of material modifications, amendments, resolutions and all other material plan documentation related thereto in the possession of Tranzyme, and (v) the most recent Internal Revenue Service determination or opinion letter or analogous ruling under foreign law issued with respect to any Company Employee Plan.
(m) There is no contract, agreement, plan or arrangement to which the Company or any ERISA Affiliate is a party or by which it is bound to compensate any employee for excise taxes paid pursuant to Section 4999 of the Code. The consummation of the Contemplated Transactions will not, either alone or in combination with another event, (i) entitle any current or former employee or officer of the Company or any ERISA Affiliate to severance pay, unemployment compensation or any other payment, or (ii) accelerate the time of payment or vesting, or increase the amount of compensation due to any such employee or officer. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary of the Company is a party to any Contract that has resulted or would reasonably be expected to result, separately or in the aggregate, in the payment of (i) any excess parachute payment within the meaning of Section 280G of the Code and (ii) any amount the deduction for which would be disallowed under Section 162(m) of the Code.
(n) To the Knowledge of the Company, no payment pursuant to any Company Employee Plan or other arrangement to any service provider (as such term is defined in Section 409A of the Code and the United States Treasury Regulations and IRS guidance thereunder) to the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company, including the grant, vesting or
exercise of any stock option, would subject any Person to tax pursuant to Section 409A(1) of the Code, whether pursuant to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or otherwise.
(o) Company and each Subsidiary of the Company has complied in all material respects with all state and federal laws applicable to employees, including but not limited to COBRA, FMLA, CFRA, HIPAA, the Womens Health and Cancer Rights Act of 1998, the Newborns and Mothers Health Protection Act of 1996, and any similar provisions of state law applicable to its employees. To the extent required under HIPAA and the regulations issued thereunder, to the Knowledge of the Company, the Company and each Subsidiary of the Company has, prior to the date of this Agreement, performed all obligations under the medical privacy rules of HIPAA (45 C.F.R. Parts 160 and 164), the electronic data interchange requirements of HIPAA (45 C.F.R. Parts 160 and 162), and the security requirements of HIPAA (45 C.F.R. Part 142). To the Knowledge of the Company, the Company and each Subsidiary of the Company has no unsatisfied obligations to any employees or qualified beneficiaries pursuant to COBRA, HIPAA or any state law governing health care coverage or extension.
(p) To the Knowledge of the Company, the Company and each Subsidiary of the Company is in material compliance with all applicable foreign, federal, state and local laws, rules and regulations respecting terms and conditions of employment, worker classification, tax withholding, prohibited discrimination, equal employment, fair employment practices, meal and rest periods, immigration status, employee safety and health, wages (including overtime wages), compensation, and hours of work, and in each case, with respect to employees: (i) has withheld and reported all amounts required by law or by agreement to be withheld and reported with respect to wages, salaries and other payments to employees, (ii) is not liable for any arrears of wages, severance pay or any Taxes or any penalty for failure to comply with any of the foregoing, and (iii) is not liable for any payment to any trust or other fund governed by or maintained by or on behalf of any Governmental Body, with respect to unemployment compensation benefits, social security or other benefits or obligations for employees (other than routine payments to be made in the normal course of business and consistent with past practice).
(q) There are no actions, suits, claims or administrative matters pending, or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened or reasonably anticipated against the Company and its Subsidiaries, or any of their employees relating to the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company, any employment agreement with the Company or any Subsidiary or any Company Employee Plan.
(r) There are no pending or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened or reasonably anticipated claims or actions against the Company, any Subsidiary of the Company, any Company trustee or any trustee of any Subsidiary under any workers compensation policy or long-term disability policy. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is party to a conciliation agreement, consent decree or other agreement or order with any Governmental Body with respect to employment practices.
(s) Part 2.13(s) of the Company Disclosure Schedule lists all liabilities of the Company and its Subsidiaries to any employee thereof that would result from the termination by the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company of such employees employment
or provision of services, a change of control of the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company, or a combination thereof. To the Knowledge of the Company, neither the Company nor any Subsidiary of the Company has any material liability with respect to any misclassification of: (a) any Person as an independent contractor rather than as an employee, (b) any employee leased from another employer, or (c) any employee currently or formerly classified as exempt from overtime wages.
(t) Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary of the Company has taken any action which would constitute a plant closing or mass layoff within the meaning of the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (the WARN Act) or similar state or local law or issued any notification of a plant closing or mass layoff required by the WARN Act or similar state or local law in the ninety (90) day period ending on the date of this Agreement, or incurred any liability or obligation under WARN Act or any similar state or local law that remains unsatisfied. No terminations prior to the Closing by the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company would trigger any notice or other obligations under the WARN Act or similar state or local law.
2.14 Environmental Matters. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries are in compliance with all applicable Environmental Laws, which compliance includes the possession by the Company of all permits and other Governmental Authorizations required under applicable Environmental Laws and compliance with the terms and conditions thereof, except as has not had, and would not reasonably be expected to have, a Company Material Adverse Effect. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary of the Company has received since January 1, 2010 any written notice or other communication (in writing or otherwise), whether from a Governmental Body, citizens group, employee or otherwise, that alleges that the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company is not in compliance with any Environmental Law, and, to the Knowledge of the Company, there are no circumstances that may prevent or interfere with the Companys compliance with any Environmental Law in the future. To the Knowledge of the Company: (i) no current or prior owner of any property leased or controlled by the Company has received since January 1, 2010 any written notice or other communication relating to property owned or leased at any time by the Company, whether from a Governmental Body, citizens group, employee or otherwise, that alleges that such current or prior owner or the Company is not in compliance with or violated any Environmental Law relating to such property and (ii) it has no material liability under any Environmental Law.
2.15 Insurance.
(a) The Company has delivered or made available to Tranzyme accurate and complete copies of all material insurance policies and all material self-insurance programs and arrangements relating to the business, assets, liabilities and operations of the Company and each of its Subsidiaries. Each of such insurance policies is in full force and effect and Company and each of its Subsidiaries are in compliance with the terms thereof. Other than customary end of policy notifications from insurance carriers, since January 1, 2010, neither the Company nor any Subsidiary of the Company has received any notice or other communication regarding any actual or possible: (i) cancellation or invalidation of any insurance policy; (ii) refusal or denial of any coverage, reservation of rights or rejection of any material claim under any insurance policy; or (iii) material adjustment in the amount of the premiums payable with respect to any insurance
policy. There is no pending workers compensation or other claim under or based upon any insurance policy of the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company. All information provided to insurance carriers (in applications and otherwise) on behalf of the Company and each of its Subsidiaries was, as of the date of such provision, accurate and complete. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries have provided timely written notice to the appropriate insurance carrier(s) of each Legal Proceeding pending or threatened against Company or any Subsidiary of the Company, and no such carrier has issued a denial of coverage or a reservation of rights with respect to any such Legal Proceeding, or informed the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company of its intent to do so.
(b) The Company has delivered or made available to Tranzyme accurate and complete copies of the existing policies (primary and excess) of directors and officers liability insurance maintained by the Company and each of its Subsidiaries as of the date of this Agreement (the Existing Company D&O Policies). Part 2.15(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule accurately sets forth the most recent annual premiums paid by the Company and each of its Subsidiaries with respect to the Existing Company D&O Policies.
2.16 Legal Proceedings; Orders.
(a) Except as set forth on Part 2.16 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, there is no pending Legal Proceeding, and (to the Knowledge of the Company) no Person has threatened in writing to commence any Legal Proceeding: (i) that involves the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company, any Company Associate (in his or her capacity as such) or any of the material assets owned or used by the Company or its Subsidiaries; or (ii) that challenges, or that may have the effect of preventing, delaying, making illegal or otherwise interfering with, the Merger or any of the other Contemplated Transactions. To the Knowledge of the Company, no event has occurred, and no claim, dispute or other condition or circumstance exists, that will, or that would reasonably be expected to, give rise to or serve as a basis for the commencement of any such Legal Proceeding. With regard to any Legal Proceeding set forth on Part 2.16 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, the Company has provided Tranzyme or its counsel all pleadings and material written correspondence related to such Legal Proceeding, all insurance policies and material written correspondence with brokers and insurers related to such Legal Proceedings and other information material to an assessment of such Legal Proceeding. The Company has an insurance policy or policies that is expected to cover such Legal Proceeding and has complied with the requirements of such insurance policy or policies to obtain coverage with respect to such Legal Proceeding under such insurance policy or policies.
(b) There is no order, writ, injunction, judgment or decree to which the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company, or any of the material assets owned or used by the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company, is subject. To the Knowledge of the Company, no officer or other Key Employee of the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company is subject to any order, writ, injunction, judgment or decree that prohibits such officer or other employee from engaging in or continuing any conduct, activity or practice relating to the business of the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company or to any material assets owned or used by the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company.
2.17 Authority; Binding Nature of Agreement. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries has all necessary corporate power and authority to enter into and to perform its obligations under this Agreement. The Board of Directors of the Company (at one or more meetings duly called and held) has: (a) determined that the Merger is advisable and fair to and in the best interests of the Company and its stockholders; (b) duly authorized and approved by all necessary corporate action, the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Merger; and (c) recommended the adoption and approval of this Agreement by the holders of Company Common Stock and Company Preferred Stock and directed that this Agreement and the Merger be submitted for consideration by the Companys stockholders in connection with the seeking of the Company Stockholder Approval (as defined below). This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Company and assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery by Tranzyme and Merger Sub, constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, subject to: (i) laws of general application relating to bankruptcy, insolvency and the relief of debtors; and (ii) rules of law governing specific performance, injunctive relief and other equitable remedies. Prior to the execution of the Voting Agreements by the Companys stockholders, the Board of Directors of the Company approved the Voting Agreements and the transactions contemplated thereby.
2.18 Inapplicability of Anti-takeover Statutes. The Board of Directors of the Company has taken and will take all actions necessary to ensure that the restrictions applicable to business combinations contained in Section 203 of the DGCL are, and will be, inapplicable to the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the Voting Agreements and to the consummation of the Merger and the other Contemplated Transactions. No other state takeover statute or similar Legal Requirement applies or purports to apply to the Merger, this Agreement, the Voting Agreements or any of the other Contemplated Transactions.
2.19 Vote Required. The affirmative vote (or action by written consent) (the Company Stockholder Approval) of (i) the holders of a majority of the Company Common Stock and Company Preferred Stock, voting together as a single class (on an as-converted to Company Common Stock basis), and (ii) the holders of at least sixty-seven percent (67%) of the outstanding shares of the Company Preferred Stock, voting together as a single class (on an as-converted to Company Common Stock basis) (the Required Company Stockholder Vote), is the only vote or consent of the holders of any class or series of Company Capital Stock necessary to adopt or approve this Agreement, and approve the Merger, the Preferred Stock and Note Conversion, the Contemplated Transactions and the other matters set forth in Section 5.2(a) of this Agreement.
2.20 Non-Contravention; Consents.
(a) Except as set forth in Part 2.20(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Company does not, and the consummation by the Company of the Contemplated Transactions will not, (i) conflict with, or result in any violation or breach of, any provision of the Certificate of Incorporation or By-laws of the Company or of the charter, by-laws, or other organizational document of any Subsidiary of the Company, (ii) conflict with, or result in any violation or breach of, or constitute (with or without notice or lapse of time, or both) a default (or give rise to a right of termination,
cancellation or acceleration of any obligation or loss of any material benefit) under, require a consent or waiver under, constitute a change in control under, require the payment of a penalty under or result in the imposition of any mortgage, security interest, pledge, lien, charge or encumbrance of any nature (Liens) on the Companys or any of its Subsidiaries assets under, any of the terms, conditions or provisions of any note, bond, mortgage, indenture, lease, license, contract or other agreement, instrument or obligation to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or by which any of them or any of their properties or assets may be bound, or (iii) subject to obtaining the Company Stockholder Approval and subject to the consents, approvals and authorizations specified in clauses (i) through (v) of Section 2.20(b) having been obtained prior to the Effective Time and all filings and notifications described in Section 2.20(b) having been made, conflict with or violate any Legal Requirement applicable to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any of its or their properties or assets, except in the case of clauses (ii) and (iii) of this Section 2.20(a) for any such conflicts, violations, breaches, rights of termination, Liens, penalties, defaults, terminations, cancellations, accelerations or losses that have not had, and would not reasonably be expected to result in, a Company Material Adverse Effect. Part 2.20(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule lists all consents, waivers and approvals under any of the Companys or any of its Subsidiaries agreements, licenses or leases required to be obtained in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, the absence of which has not had, and would not reasonably be expected to result in, a Company Material Adverse Effect.
(b) No consent, approval, license, permit, order or authorization of, or registration, declaration, notice or filing with, any Governmental Body is required by or with respect to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Company or the consummation by the Company of the Contemplated Transactions, except for (i) obtaining the Company Stockholder Approval, (ii) the filing of the Certificate of Merger with the Delaware Secretary of State and appropriate corresponding documents with the appropriate authorities of other states in which the Company is qualified as a foreign corporation to transact business, (iii) any filings required to be made with the SEC in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, (iv) such consents, approvals, orders, authorizations, registrations, declarations, notices and filings as may be required under applicable state securities laws, the rules and regulations of The NASDAQ Stock Market and the U.S. Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, as amended, and (v) such other consents, licenses, permits, orders, authorizations, filings, approvals and registrations which, if not obtained or made, have not had, and would not reasonably be expected to result in, a Company Material Adverse Effect.
2.21 No Financial Advisor. Except as set forth on Part 2.21 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, no broker, finder or investment banker is entitled to any brokerage fee, finders fee, opinion fee, success fee, transaction fee or other fee or commission in connection with the Merger or any of the other Contemplated Transactions based upon arrangements made by or on behalf of the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company.
2.22 Disclosure. The (i) representations, warranties and other statements made by the Company in this Agreement (including all exhibits and schedules hereto), as of the date of this Agreement, (ii) items in clause (i) above, together with any other document delivered by or
on behalf of the Company in connection herewith, as of the date such other document is delivered, and (iii) information supplied by the Company and each of its Subsidiaries for inclusion in the Proxy Statement (including any Company Public Company Financials), as of the date of the Proxy Statement, in each case will not, taken as a whole (X) contain any statement that is inaccurate or misleading with respect to any material facts, or (Y) omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make such information, in the light of the circumstances under which such information will be provided, not false or misleading.
Section 3. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF TRANZYME AND MERGER SUB
Tranzyme and Merger Sub represent and warrant to the Company as follows, except as set forth in (x) the Tranzyme SEC Documents filed prior to the date hereof or (y) the written disclosure schedule delivered by Tranzyme to the Company (the Tranzyme Disclosure Schedule). The Tranzyme Disclosure Schedule shall be arranged in parts and subparts corresponding to the numbered and lettered sections and subsections contained in this Section 3. The disclosures in any part or subpart of the Tranzyme Disclosure Schedule shall qualify other sections and subsections in this Section 3 to the extent it is reasonably clear from a reading of the disclosure that such disclosure is applicable to such other sections and subsections. The inclusion of any information in the Tranzyme Disclosure Schedule (or any update thereto) shall not be deemed to be an admission or acknowledgment, in and of itself, that such information is required by the terms hereof to be disclosed, is material, has resulted in or would reasonably be expected to result in a Tranzyme Material Adverse Effect, or is outside the Ordinary Course of Business.
3.1 Subsidiaries; Due Organization; Etc.
(a) Tranzyme has no Subsidiaries, except for Merger Sub and the Entities identified in Part 3.1(a) of the Tranzyme Disclosure Schedule; and neither Tranzyme nor any Subsidiary of Tranzyme identified in Part 3.1(a) of the Tranzyme Disclosure Schedule owns any capital stock or any equity interest of any nature in, any other Entity, other than the Subsidiaries identified in Part 3.1(a) of the Tranzyme Disclosure Schedule. Neither Tranzyme nor any of its Subsidiaries has agreed nor is such entity obligated to make, nor is such entity bound by any Contract under which it may become obligated to make, any future investment in or capital contribution to any other Entity. Neither Tranzyme nor any of its Subsidiaries has, at any time, been a general partner of, or has otherwise been liable for any of the debts or other obligations of, any general partnership, limited partnership or other Entity.
(b) Tranzyme, Merger Sub and each other Subsidiary of Tranzyme is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation and has all necessary power and authority to conduct its business in the manner in which its business is currently being conducted.
(c) Tranzyme, Merger Sub and each other Subsidiary of Tranzyme is qualified to do business as a foreign corporation, and is in good standing, under the laws of all jurisdictions where the nature of its business requires such qualification other than in
jurisdictions where the failure to be so qualified individually or in the aggregate has not had and would not be reasonably expected to have a Tranzyme Material Adverse Effect.
3.2 Certificate of Incorporation; Bylaws; Charters and Codes of Conduct. Tranzyme has delivered or made available to the Company accurate and complete copies of the certificate of incorporation, bylaws and other charter and organizational documents, including all amendments thereto, for Tranzyme and each of its Subsidiaries. Part 3.2 of the Tranzyme Disclosure Schedule lists, and Tranzyme has delivered or made available to the Company, accurate and complete copies of: (a) the charters of all committees of Tranzymes and its Subsidiaries boards of directors; and (b) any code of conduct or similar policy adopted by Tranzyme, Subsidiaries of Tranzyme, or by their respective boards of directors, or any committee of their respective boards of directors, of Tranzyme. Neither Tranzyme nor any Subsidiary of Tranzyme has taken any action in breach or violation of any of the provisions of its certificate of incorporation, bylaws and other charter and organizational documents nor is in breach or violation of any of the material provisions of their respective certificates of incorporation, bylaws and other charter and organizational documents, except as has not had, and would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Tranzyme Material Adverse Effect.
3.3 Capitalization, Etc.
(a) The authorized capital stock of Tranzyme consists of (i) 100,000,000 shares of Tranzyme Common Stock, par value $0.00001 per share, of which 27,600,437 shares have been issued and are outstanding as of this Agreement and (ii) 5,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock, par value $0.00001 per share of which no shares have been issued and are outstanding. Tranzyme does not hold any shares of its capital stock in its treasury. All of the outstanding shares of the capital stock of each Subsidiary of Tranzyme is held beneficially and of record by Tranzyme. All of the outstanding shares of Tranzyme Common Stock and each of its Subsidiaries have been duly authorized and validly issued, and are fully paid and nonassessable. None of the outstanding shares of Tranzyme Common Stock or any of its Subsidiaries is entitled or subject to any preemptive right, right of participation, right of maintenance or any similar right. None of the outstanding shares of Tranzyme Common Stock is subject to any right of first refusal in favor of Tranzyme. Except as contemplated herein or as set forth in the Tranzyme Disclosure Schedule, there is no Tranzyme Contract relating to the voting or registration of, or restricting any Person from purchasing, selling, pledging or otherwise disposing of (or granting any option or similar right with respect to), any shares of Tranzyme Common Stock. Neither Tranzyme nor any of its Subsidiaries is under any obligation, nor is bound by any Contract pursuant to which such entity may become obligated, to repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any outstanding shares of Tranzyme Common Stock or other securities of Tranzyme or shares of the capital stock of any of the Subsidiaries of Tranzyme. Part 3.3(a) of the Tranzyme Disclosure Schedule accurately and completely describes all repurchase rights held by Tranzyme with respect to shares of Tranzyme Common Stock (including shares issued pursuant to the exercise of stock options), and specifies each holder of Tranzyme Common Stock, the date of purchase of such Tranzyme Common Stock, the number of shares of Tranzyme Common Stock subject to such repurchase rights, the purchase price paid by such holder, the vesting schedule under which such repurchase rights lapse, and whether the holder of such Tranzyme Common Stock filed an
election under Section 83(b) of the Code with respect to such Tranzyme Common Stock within thirty (30) days of purchase.
(b) Except for the Tranzyme 2011 Stock Option and Incentive Plan, the Amended and Restated 2004 Stock Option Plan of Tranzyme Pharma Inc., the 2003 Stock Option Plan of Tranzyme, the 2001 Non-Employee Stock Option Plan of Tranzyme and the 2001 Employee Stock Option Plan of Tranzyme (collectively, the Tranzyme Stock Plans), or except as set forth on Part 3.3(b) of the Tranzyme Disclosure Schedule, neither Tranzyme nor any of its Subsidiaries has any stock option plan or any other plan, program, agreement or arrangement providing for any equity or equity-based compensation for any Person. Part 3.3(b) of the Tranzyme Disclosure Schedule sets forth the aggregate number of Tranzyme Options outstanding and a weighted average exercise price of such options. Tranzyme has made available to the Company accurate and complete copies of all stock option plans pursuant to which Tranzyme has ever granted stock options, and the forms of all stock option agreements evidencing such options.
(c) There is no: (i) outstanding subscription, option, call, warrant or right (whether or not currently exercisable) to acquire any shares of the capital stock or other securities of Tranzyme or any of its Subsidiaries; (ii) outstanding security, instrument or obligation that is or may become convertible into or exchangeable for any shares of the capital stock or other securities of Tranzyme or any of its Subsidiaries; (iii) stockholder rights plan (or similar plan commonly referred to as a poison pill) or Contract under which Tranzyme or any of its Subsidiaries is or may become obligated to sell or otherwise issue any shares of its capital stock or any other securities; or (iv) condition or circumstance that may give rise to or provide a basis for the assertion of a claim by any Person to the effect that such Person is entitled to acquire or receive any shares of capital stock or other securities of Tranzyme or any of its Subsidiaries. There are not outstanding or authorized stock appreciation, phantom stock, profit participating or other similar rights with respect to Tranzyme or any of its Subsidiaries.
(d) All outstanding shares of Tranzyme Common Stock and options, warrants and other securities of Tranzyme have been issued and granted in compliance with (i) all applicable securities laws and other applicable Legal Requirements, and (ii) all requirements set forth in applicable Contracts. Tranzyme has delivered or made available to the Company accurate and complete copies of all Tranzyme Warrants.
3.4 SEC Filings; Financial Statements.
(a) Tranzyme has delivered or made available to the Company accurate and complete copies of all registration statements, proxy statements, Certifications (as defined below) and other statements, reports, schedules, forms and other documents filed by Tranzyme with the SEC since January 1, 2011 (the Tranzyme SEC Documents), other than such documents that can be obtained on the SECs website at www.sec.gov. Except as set forth on Part 3.4 of the Tranzyme Disclosure Schedule, all material statements, reports, schedules, forms and other documents required to have been filed by Tranzyme or its officers with the SEC have been so filed on a timely basis. As of the time it was filed with the SEC (or, if amended or superseded by a filing prior to the date of this Agreement, then on the date of such filing), each of the Tranzyme SEC Documents complied in all material respects with the applicable
requirements of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act (as the case may be) and, to Tranzymes Knowledge, as of the time they were filed, none of the Tranzyme SEC Documents 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 certifications and statements required by (A) Rule 13a-14 under the Exchange Act and (B) 18 U.S.C. §1350 (Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act) relating to the Tranzyme SEC Documents (collectively, the Certifications) are accurate and complete and comply as to form and content with all applicable Legal Requirements. As used in this Section 3, the term file and variations thereof shall be broadly construed to include any manner in which a document or information is furnished, supplied or otherwise made available to the SEC.
(b) The consolidated financial statements (including any related notes) contained or incorporated by reference in the Tranzyme SEC Documents: (i) complied as to form in all material respects with the published rules and regulations of the SEC applicable thereto; (ii) were prepared in accordance with GAAP (except as may be indicated in the notes to such financial statements or, in the case of unaudited financial statements, as permitted by Form 10-Q of the SEC, and except that the unaudited financial statements may not contain footnotes and are subject to normal and recurring year-end adjustments that are not reasonably expected to be material in amount) applied on a consistent basis unless otherwise noted therein throughout the periods indicated; and (iii) fairly present the consolidated financial position of Tranzyme as of the respective dates thereof and the consolidated results of operations and cash flows of Tranzyme for the periods covered thereby.
(c) Tranzymes auditor has at all times since April 1, 2011 been: (i) a registered public accounting firm (as defined in Section 2(a)(12) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act); (ii) to the Knowledge of Tranzyme, independent with respect to Tranzyme within the meaning of Regulation S-X under the Exchange Act; and (iii) to the Knowledge of Tranzyme, in compliance with subsections (g) through (l) of Section 10A of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC and the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board thereunder.
(d) From January 1, 2012, through the date hereof, Tranzyme has not received any comment letter from the SEC or the staff thereof or any correspondence from The NASDAQ Stock Market or the staff thereof relating to the delisting or maintenance of listing of the Tranzyme Common Stock on the NASDAQ Global Market, other than such documents that can be obtained on the SECs website at www.sec.gov.
3.5 Absence of Changes. Since December 31, 2012, there has not been any Tranzyme Material Adverse Effect or any event or development that would, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Tranzyme Material Adverse Effect. Except as set forth on Part 3.5 of the Tranzyme Disclosure Schedule, after December 31, 2012 and on or before the date hereof:
(a) There has not been any material loss, damage or destruction to, or any material interruption in the use of, any of the assets or business of Tranzyme or any Subsidiary of Tranzyme (whether or not covered by insurance);
(b) Neither Tranzyme nor any of its Subsidiaries has: (i) declared, accrued, set aside or paid any dividend or made any other distribution in respect of any shares of capital stock (other than intercompany transfers or dividends paid or payable to Tranzyme by its Subsidiaries); or (ii) repurchased, redeemed or otherwise reacquired any shares of capital stock or other securities, other than from former employees, directors and consultants in accordance with agreements providing for the repurchase of shares in connection with any termination of services to Tranzyme or any of its Subsidiaries;
(c) Neither Tranzyme nor any of its Subsidiaries has sold, issued or granted, or authorized the issuance of: (i) any capital stock or other security (except for Tranzyme Common Stock issued upon the valid exercise of outstanding Tranzyme Options); (ii) any option, warrant or right to acquire any capital stock or any other security (except for Tranzyme Options identified in Part 3.3(b) of the Tranzyme Disclosure Schedule); or (iii) any instrument convertible into or exchangeable for any capital stock or other security except for the repurchase or reacquisition of shares pursuant to Tranzyme rights arising upon an individuals termination as an employee, director or consultant;
(d) Neither Tranzyme nor any of its Subsidiaries has amended or waived any of its rights under, or exercised its discretion to permit the acceleration of vesting under any provision of: (i) any of the Tranzyme Stock Plans; (ii) any Tranzyme Option or any Contract evidencing or relating to any Tranzyme Option; (iii) any restricted stock purchase agreement; or (iv) any other Contract evidencing or relating to any equity award (whether payable in cash or stock);
(e) There has been no amendment to the certificate of incorporation, bylaws or other charter or organizational documents of Tranzyme or any Subsidiary of Tranzyme and neither Tranzyme nor any Subsidiary of Tranzyme has effected or been a party to any merger, consolidation, share exchange, business combination, recapitalization, reclassification of shares, stock split, reverse stock split or similar transaction;
(f) Neither Tranzyme nor any Subsidiary of Tranzyme has formed any Subsidiary other than Merger Sub or acquired any equity interest or other interest in any other Entity;
(g) Neither Tranzyme nor any Subsidiary of Tranzyme has: (i) lent money to any Person; or (ii) incurred or guaranteed any indebtedness; or (iii) issued or sold any debt securities or options, warrants, calls or other rights to acquire any debt securities; (iii) guaranteed any debt securities of others; or (iv) made any capital expenditure or commitment in excess of $25,000;
(h) Neither Tranzyme nor any Subsidiary of Tranzyme has, other than in the Ordinary Course of Business: (i) adopted, established or entered into any Tranzyme Employee Plan; (ii) caused or permitted any Tranzyme Employee Plan to be amended other than as required by law; or (iii) paid any bonus or made any profit-sharing or similar payment to, or increased the amount of the wages, salary, commissions, fringe benefits or other compensation or remuneration payable to, any of its directors or employees;
(i) Neither Tranzyme nor any Subsidiary of Tranzyme has made, changed or revoked any material Tax election, filed any material amendment to any Tax Return, adopted or changed any accounting method in respect of Taxes, changed any annual Tax accounting period, entered into any Tax allocation agreement, Tax sharing agreement or Tax indemnity agreement, other than commercial contracts entered into in the Ordinary Course of Business with vendors, customers or landlords, entered into any closing agreement with respect to any Tax, settled or compromised any claim, notice, audit report or assessment in respect of material Taxes, applied for or entered into any ruling from any Tax authority with respect to Taxes, surrendered any right to claim a material Tax refund, or consented to any extension or waiver of the statute of limitations period applicable to any material Tax claim or assessment;
(j) Neither Tranzyme nor any Subsidiary of Tranzyme has commenced or settled any Legal Proceeding;
(k) Neither Tranzyme nor any Subsidiary of Tranzyme has entered into any material transaction outside the Ordinary Course of Business;
(l) Neither Tranzyme nor any Subsidiary of Tranzyme has acquired any material asset nor sold, leased or otherwise irrevocably disposed of any of its material assets or properties, nor has any Encumbrance been granted with respect to such assets or properties, except as would not interfere in any material respect with the use of such assets or properties in the Ordinary Course of Business consistent with past practices;
(m) There has been no entry into, amendment or termination of any Tranzyme Material Contract; and
(n) Neither Tranzyme nor any Subsidiary of Tranzyme has negotiated, agreed or committed to take any of the actions referred to in clauses (c) through (m) above (other than negotiations between the Parties to enter into this Agreement).
3.6 Title to Assets. Each of Tranzyme and its Subsidiaries owns, and has good and valid title to, or, in the case of leased properties and assets, valid leasehold interests in, all tangible properties or assets and equipment used or held for use in its business or operations or purported to be owned by it. All of said assets are owned by Tranzyme or a Tranzyme Subsidiary free and clear of any Encumbrances, except for: (i) any lien for current Taxes not yet due and payable or for Taxes that are being contested in good faith and for which adequate reserves have been made on Tranzymes audited consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2012; (ii) minor liens that have arisen in the Ordinary Course of Business and that do not (in any case or in the aggregate) materially detract from the value of the assets subject thereto or materially impair the operations of Tranzyme and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole; and (iii) liens described in Part 3.6 of the Tranzyme Disclosure Schedule.
3.7 Real Property; Leasehold. Neither Tranzyme nor any Subsidiary of Tranzyme owns any real property or any interest in real property, except for the leaseholds created under the real property leases identified in Part 3.7 of the Tranzyme Disclosure Schedule which are in full force and effect and with no existing default thereunder.
3.8 Intellectual Property.
(a) To Tranzymes Knowledge, Tranzyme and its Subsidiaries own, license, sublicense or otherwise possess legally enforceable rights to use all material Intellectual Property used in or necessary to conduct the business of Tranzyme and its Subsidiaries as currently conducted (in each case excluding generally commercially available, off-the-shelf software programs).
(b) The execution and delivery of this Agreement by Tranzyme and the Closing will not result in the breach of or loss of rights under, or create on behalf of any third party the right to terminate or modify, (i) any license, sublicense or other agreement relating to any Intellectual Property owned by Tranzyme or any Subsidiary of Tranzyme that conveys an exclusive license or is otherwise material to the business of Tranzyme and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, as currently conducted (the Tranzyme Intellectual Property), or (ii) any license, sublicense or other agreement to which Tranzyme or any Subsidiary of Tranzyme is a party and pursuant to which Tranzyme or any Subsidiary of Tranzyme is authorized to use any third partys Intellectual Property on an exclusive basis or that is otherwise material to the business of Tranzyme and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, as currently conducted, excluding generally commercially available, off-the-shelf software programs (the Tranzyme Third Party Intellectual Property). The execution and delivery of this Agreement by Tranzyme and the Closing will not, as a result of any Tranzyme Contract, result in Tranzyme, the Company or its Subsidiaries granting to any third party any rights or licenses to any Intellectual Property or the release or disclosure of any trade secrets that would not have been granted or released absent such execution or consummation.
(c) Part 3.8(c)(i) of the Tranzyme Disclosure Schedule sets forth a complete and accurate list of all material U.S. and foreign issued patents and pending patent applications and registered trademarks, service marks, copyrights and domain names owned or co-owned by Tranzyme or any Subsidiary of Tranzyme. Part 3.8(c)(ii)(A) of the Tranzyme Disclosure Schedule sets forth a complete and accurate list of all material U.S. and foreign issued patents and pending patent applications and registered trademarks, service marks, copyrights and domain names material to the business of Tranzyme and its Subsidiaries as currently conducted, licensed to Tranzyme or any Subsidiary of Tranzyme, and Part 3.8(c)(ii)(B) of the Tranzyme Disclosure Schedule sets forth a complete and accurate list of all other licenses for Tranzyme Intellectual Property or Tranzyme Third Party Intellectual Property.
(d) All items of Intellectual Property set forth in Part 3.8(c)(i) of the Tranzyme Disclosure Schedule are subsisting and have not expired or been cancelled, all maintenance and renewal fees necessary to preserve such rights have been paid, and to Tranzymes Knowledge, all such rights are valid and enforceable. To Tranzymes Knowledge all items of Intellectual Property set forth in Part 3.8(c)(ii)(A) of the Tranzyme Disclosure Schedule are subsisting and have not expired or been cancelled, all maintenance and renewal fees
necessary to preserve such rights have been paid, and all such rights are valid and enforceable. To Tranzymes Knowledge, Tranzyme and its Subsidiaries have implemented commercially reasonable measures to maintain the confidentiality of Tranzyme Intellectual Property of a nature that Tranzyme intends to keep confidential. To Tranzymes Knowledge, no third party is infringing, violating or misappropriating any of Tranzyme Intellectual Property, except for infringements, violations or misappropriations that, individually or in the aggregate, have not had, and would not be reasonably likely to have, a Tranzyme Material Adverse Effect.
(e) To Tranzymes Knowledge, the conduct of the business of Tranzyme and its Subsidiaries as currently conducted does not infringe, violate, conflict with or constitute a misappropriation of any Intellectual Property of any third party. Since January 1, 2010, neither Tranzyme nor any Subsidiary of Tranzyme has received any written claim or notice alleging any such infringement, violation or misappropriation.
(i) All former and current employees, consultants and contractors of Tranzyme or its Subsidiaries who contribute or have contributed to the creation or development of any Intellectual Property for or on behalf of Tranzyme or any Subsidiary of Tranzyme have executed written instruments that assign to Tranzyme or relevant Subsidiary all right, title and interest in and to any such contributions.
(ii) Tranzymes and each of its Subsidiaries collection, storage, use and dissemination of personally identifiable information is and since January 1, 2010, has been in compliance in all material respects with all applicable Law, including Laws relating to privacy, data security and data protection, and all applicable privacy policies and terms of use or other contractual obligations applicable thereto. Since January 1, 2010, there have been no written allegations or claims received by Tranzyme or any Subsidiary of Tranzyme from any Governmental Body or any person of a breach of any such laws, policies or obligations. To Tranzymes Knowledge, since January 1, 2010, there have been no material losses or thefts of any such information.
3.9 Agreements, Contracts and Commitments. Part 3.9 of the Tranzyme Disclosure Schedule identifies, except for Tranzyme Contracts set forth in Part 3.13 of the Tranzyme Disclosure Schedule:
(a) each Tranzyme Contract in excess of $25,000 relating to the retention of , or the performance of services by any individual consultant or independent contractor not terminable by Tranzyme or its Subsidiaries on ninety (90) or fewer days notice without liability;
(b) each Tranzyme Contract relating to any agreement of indemnification or guaranty not entered into in the Ordinary Course of Business other than indemnification agreements between Tranzyme and any of its officers or directors;
(c) each Tranzyme Contract relating to any agreement, contract or commitment containing any covenant limiting the freedom of Tranzyme, its Subsidiaries or the Surviving Corporation to engage in any line of business or compete with any Person;
(d) each Tranzyme Contract relating to any agreement, contract or commitment relating to capital expenditures and involving obligations after the date of this Agreement in excess of $25,000 and not cancelable without penalty;
(e) each Tranzyme Contract relating to any agreement, contract or commitment currently in force relating to the disposition or acquisition of material assets or any ownership interest in any Entity;
(f) each Tranzyme Contract relating to any mortgages, indentures, loans, notes or credit agreements, security agreements or other agreements or instruments relating to the borrowing of money or extension of credit in excess of $25,000 or creating any material Encumbrances with respect to any assets of Tranzyme or any Subsidiary of Tranzyme or any loans or debt obligations with officers or directors of Tranzyme;
(g) each Tranzyme Contract in excess of $25,000 relating to (i) any distribution agreement (identifying any that contain exclusivity provisions); (ii) any agreement involving provision of services or products with respect to any pre-clinical or clinical development activities of Tranzyme or its Subsidiaries, (iii) any dealer, distributor, joint marketing, alliance, joint venture, cooperation, development or other agreement currently in force under which Tranzyme or its Subsidiaries has continuing obligations to develop or market any product, technology or service, or any agreement pursuant to which Tranzyme or its Subsidiaries has continuing obligations to develop any Intellectual Property that will not be owned, in whole or in part, by Tranzyme or such Subsidiary of Tranzyme; or (iv) any Contract currently in force to license any third party to manufacture or produce any Tranzyme product, service or technology or any Contract currently in force to sell, distribute or commercialize any Tranzyme products or service except agreements with distributors or sales representatives in the Ordinary Course of Business;
(h) each Tranzyme Contract with any Person, including without limitation any financial advisor, broker, finder, investment banker or other Person, providing advisory services to Tranzyme in connection with the Contemplated Transactions; or
(i) any other agreement, contract or commitment (i) which involves payment or receipt by Tranzyme or its Subsidiaries under any such agreement, contract or commitment of $25,000 or more in the aggregate or obligations after the date of this Agreement in excess of $25,000 in the aggregate, or (ii) that is material to the business or operations of Tranzyme and its Subsidiaries.
Tranzyme has delivered or made available to the Company accurate and complete (except for applicable redactions thereto) copies of all material written Company Contracts, including all amendments thereto. There are no material Tranzyme Contracts that are not in written form. Except as set forth on Part 3.9 of the Tranzyme Disclosure Schedule, neither Tranzyme nor any Subsidiary of Tranzyme has, nor to Tranzymes Knowledge, has any other party to a Tranzyme
Material Contract (as defined below), breached, violated or defaulted under, or received notice that it has breached, violated or defaulted under, any of the terms or conditions of any of the agreements, contracts or commitments to which Tranzyme or its Subsidiaries is a party or by which it is bound of the type described in clauses (a) through (i) above or any Tranzyme Contract listed in Part 3.13 of the Tranzyme Disclosure Schedule (any such agreement, contract or commitment, a Tranzyme Material Contract) in such manner as would permit any other party to cancel or terminate any such Tranzyme Material Contract, or would permit any other party to seek damages, which has had or would reasonably be expected to have a Tranzyme Material Adverse Effect. As to Tranzyme and its Subsidiaries, as of the date of this Agreement, each Tranzyme Material Contract is valid, binding, enforceable and in full force and effect, subject to: (i) laws of general application relating to bankruptcy, insolvency and the relief of debtors; and (ii) rules of law governing specific performance, injunctive relief and other equitable remedies. The consummation of the Contemplated Transactions will not (either alone or upon the occurrence of additional acts or events) result in any material payment or payments becoming due from Tranzyme, any Subsidiary of Tranzyme, or the Surviving Corporation to any Person under any Tranzyme Contract or give any Person the right to terminate or alter the provisions of any Tranzyme Contract. No Person is renegotiating any material amount paid or payable to Tranzyme under any Tranzyme Material Contract or any other material term or provision of any Tranzyme Material Contract.
3.10 Liabilities. As of the date hereof, neither Tranzyme nor any Subsidiary of Tranzyme has Liability, individually or in the aggregate, except for: (a) Liabilities identified as such in the liabilities column of the Tranzymes audited consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2012; (b) normal and recurring current Liabilities that have been incurred by Tranzyme since the date of the Tranzymes audited consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2012 in the Ordinary Course of Business and which are not in excess of $250,000 in the aggregate; (c) Liabilities for performance of obligations of Tranzyme or any Subsidiary of Tranzyme under contracts (other than for breach thereof), (d) Liabilities described in Part 3.10 of the Tranzyme Disclosure Schedule and (e) Liabilities incurred in connection with the Contemplated Transactions.
3.11 Compliance; Permits; Restrictions.
(a) Tranzyme and each Subsidiary of Tranzyme is and, since January 1, 2010, has been in compliance with all Legal Requirements applicable to Tranzyme or any Subsidiary of Tranzyme, and, since January 1, 2010, has not violated or received any written notice alleging any violation with respect to any Legal Requirements, except as, individually or in the aggregate, has not had, and would not reasonably be expected to have, a Tranzyme Material Adverse Effect.
(b) Each of the current product candidates of Tranzyme or any Subsidiary of Tranzyme is identified in Part 3.11(b) of the Tranzyme Disclosure Schedule (the Tranzyme Products). Each Tranzyme Product is being, and at all times has been, developed, tested, manufactured, marketed, sold, labeled and stored, as applicable, in compliance in all material respects with the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act and applicable regulations
enforced by the FDA, including those requirements relating to current good manufacturing practices, good laboratory practices and good clinical practices, as applicable.
(c) Neither Tranzyme, any Subsidiary of Tranzyme, nor, to the Tranzymes Knowledge, any of their respective directors, officers, employees, agents or distributors has, at any time since January 1, 2010, violated in any material respect any provision of the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977 or any comparable foreign law relating to anti-bribery or corruption matters. Since January 1, 2010, neither Tranzyme nor any Subsidiary of Tranzyme nor, to Tranzymes Knowledge, any of their respective directors, officers, employees, agents or distributors has paid or given, offered or promised to pay or give, or authorized or ratified the payment or giving, directly or indirectly, of any monies or anything of value to any national, provincial, municipal or other government official or employee or any political party or agent or candidate for political office or Governmental Body for the direct or indirect purpose of influencing any act or decision of such Person or of the Governmental Body to obtain or retain business, or direct business to any Person or to secure any other improper benefit or advantage that has or would be reasonably likely to result in a material violation of applicable Legal Requirements.
(d) To Tranzymes Knowledge, the clinical trials conducted by the Tranzyme or its Subsidiaries were, and if still pending, are, being conducted in all material respects in accordance with all applicable clinical protocols, informed consents and applicable requirements of the FDA and equivalent regulatory authorities outside the United States, including the applicable requirements of good clinical practice and all applicable requirements contained in Public Health Service Act § 402, 21 C.F.R. Parts 50 (Protection of Human Subjects), 54 (Financial Disclosure by Clinical Investigators), 56 (Institutional Review Boards) and 312 (Investigational New Drug Application).
(e) Neither Tranzyme nor any Subsidiary of Tranzyme is subject to any investigation that is pending and of which Tranzyme has been notified or, to the Tranzymes Knowledge, which has been threatened, in each case by (i) the FDA, (ii) the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General or Department of Justice pursuant to the Federal Healthcare Program Anti-Kickback Statute (42 U.S.C. Section 1320a-7b(b) or the Federal False Claims Act (31 U.S.C. Section 3729), or (iii) any regulatory authority outside of the U.S. pursuant to any equivalent statute of such jurisdiction.
(f) Neither Tranzyme, any Subsidiary of Tranzyme, nor, to the Tranzymes Knowledge, any employee of Tranzyme or any Subsidiary of Tranzyme, has been convicted of any crime or engaged in any conduct for which debarment is mandated by 21 U.S.C. § 335a(a) or any similar Legal Requirements or authorized by 21 U.S.C. Section 335a(b) or any similar Legal Requirements, nor has Tranzyme, any of Subsidiary of Tranzyme or, to Tranzymes Knowledge, any employee of Tranzyme or any Subsidiary of Tranzyme, been convicted of any crime or engaged in any conduct for which exclusion from participation in Medicare or State health care programs is mandated or authorized under 42 U.S.C. § 1320a-7, 42 C.F.R. part 1001 or any similar Legal Requirements.
(g) Since January 1, 2010, neither Tranzyme nor any Subsidiary of Tranzyme has initiated, conducted, or issued, or caused to be initiated, conducted or issued, any
recall, market withdrawal or replacement, safety alert, warning, dear doctor letter, investigator notice or other notice relating to an alleged product defect or lack of safety or efficacy of any product or product candidate.
3.12 Tax Matters.
(a) Tranzyme and each of its Subsidiaries (i) has timely filed (taking into account any extension of time within which to file) all Tax Returns required to have been filed by or with respect to Tranzyme or any of its Subsidiaries, and all such Tax Returns are true, correct and complete in all material respects and were prepared in compliance with all applicable Tax law in all material respects, (ii) has timely paid all Taxes required to have been paid, whether or not shown as due on such Tax Returns, except for those Taxes which, individually and in the aggregate, are not reasonably expected to be material, (iii) has adequate accruals and reserves, in accordance with GAAP, on Tranzymes audited consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2012, for all Taxes payable by Tranzyme and its Subsidiaries for all taxable periods and portions thereof through the date of such financial statements and (iv) has not received written notice of any proposed or assessed deficiencies for any Tax from any taxing authority, against Tranzyme or any of its Subsidiaries for which there are not adequate reserves on Tranzymes audited consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2012. Since December 31, 2012, neither Tranzyme nor any of its Subsidiaries has incurred any liability for Taxes other than in the Ordinary Course of Business.
(b) Except as described in Part 3.12(b) of the Tranzyme Disclosure Schedule, neither Tranzyme nor any of its Subsidiaries is the subject of any currently ongoing tax audit or other proceeding with respect to Taxes nor has any Tax audit or other proceeding with respect to Taxes been proposed against any of them in writing. No issues relating to Taxes of Tranzyme or any of its Subsidiaries were raised by the relevant Tax authority in any completed audit or examination that would reasonably be expected to result in a material amount of Taxes in a later taxable period. Neither Tranzyme nor any of its Subsidiaries has waived any statute of limitations in respect of Taxes or agreed to any extension of time with respect to a Tax assessment or deficiency (other than pursuant to extensions of time to file Tax Returns obtained in the Ordinary Course of Business) in either case that is still outstanding. No claim has ever been made in writing by a taxing authority of a jurisdiction where Tranzyme or any of its Subsidiaries has not filed Tax Returns claiming that Tranzyme or such Subsidiary is or may be subject to taxation by that jurisdiction.
(c) Tranzyme and each of its Subsidiaries has timely withheld and paid all Taxes required to have been withheld and paid in connection with amounts paid or owing to any employee, independent contractor, creditor, stockholder or other third party.
(d) There are no Encumbrances for Taxes (other than Taxes not yet due and payable or Taxes that are being contested in good faith and for which adequate reserves have been made on Tranzymes audited consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2012, in accordance with GAAP) on any of the assets of Tranzyme or any of its Subsidiaries.
(e) Neither Tranzyme nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to or bound by any written Tax allocation, indemnification (including indemnification of Taxes with respect
to service-providers) or sharing agreement (other than an agreement with Tranzyme or any of its Subsidiaries and other than customary indemnifications for Taxes contained in credit or other commercial agreements the primary purposes of which do not relate to Taxes). Neither Tranzyme nor any of its Subsidiaries is or has been a member of an affiliated group (other than a group the common parent of which is Tranzyme) filing a consolidated U.S. federal income Tax Return. Neither Tranzyme nor any of its Subsidiaries is liable under Treasury Regulations Section 1.1502-6 (or any similar provision of the Tax laws of any state, local or foreign jurisdiction), or as a transferee or successor, by contract, or otherwise, for any Tax of any Person other than Tranzyme and its Subsidiaries.
(f) Tranzyme has delivered or made available to the Company complete and accurate copies of all U.S. federal income Tax and all other material Tax Returns of Tranzyme and each of its Subsidiaries (and predecessors of each) for all taxable years remaining open under the applicable statute of limitations, and complete and accurate copies of all examination reports and statements of deficiencies assessed against or agreed to by Tranzyme and each of its Subsidiaries (and predecessors of each), with respect to U.S. federal income Tax and all other material Taxes.
(g) Neither Tranzyme nor any of its Subsidiaries was a distributing corporation or controlled corporation in a transaction intended to qualify under Section 355 of the Code within the past two (2) years or otherwise as part of a plan that includes the Merger.
(h) Neither Tranzyme nor any of its Subsidiaries will be required to include any item of income in, or exclude any item of deduction from, taxable income for a taxable period ending after the Closing Date of as a result of any (i) adjustment pursuant to Section 481 of the Code (or any analogous provision of state, local or foreign law) for a taxable period ending on or before the Closing Date, (ii) closing agreement as described in Section 7121 of the Code (or any analogous provision of state, local or foreign Law) executed on or prior to the Closing Date, (iii) installment sale or open transaction disposition made on or prior to the Closing Date, (iv) prepaid amount received on or prior to the Closing Date or (v) election by Tranzyme or any of its Subsidiaries under Section 108(i) of the Code.
(i) Neither Tranzyme nor any of its Subsidiaries has entered into any transaction identified as a listed transaction within the meaning of Sections 1.6011-4(b)(2) or 301.6111-2(b)(2) of the Treasury Regulations.
(j) Neither Tranzyme nor any of its Subsidiaries has taken or agreed to take any action or knows of any fact or circumstance that could reasonably be expected to prevent or impede the Merger from qualifying as a reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code.
(k) The total book value of the U.S. real property interests held by Tranzyme is 25 percent or less than the aggregate book value of the following assets held directly by Tranzyme (and a proportionate share of such assets if such assets are held by Tranzyme through a partnership, trust, or estate or a domestic or foreign corporation in which Tranzyme holds a controlling interest): U.S. real property interests, interests in real property located outside the United States, and assets used or held for use in a trade or business (including
cash, stock, securities, receivables of all kinds, options or contracts to acquire any of the foregoing, and options or contracts to acquire commodities, but only to the extent that the amount of such assets equals 5 percent of the fair market value of other assets held for use in the trade or business).
3.13 Employee and Labor Matters; Benefit Plans.
(a) The employment of each of the Tranzyme and Subsidiary of Tranzyme employees is terminable by Tranzyme or the applicable Subsidiary of Tranzyme at will (or otherwise in accordance with general principles of wrongful termination law). Tranzyme has made available to the Company accurate and complete copies of all employee manuals and handbooks, disclosure materials, policy statements and other materials relating to the employment of Tranzyme Associates to the extent currently effective and material.
(b) To the Knowledge of Tranzyme and except as may be contemplated by this Agreement, no officer or Key Employee of Tranzyme or any Subsidiary of Tranzyme intends to terminate his or her employment with Tranzyme or the applicable Subsidiary of Tranzyme, nor has any such officer or Key Employee threatened or expressed in writing any intention to do so.
(c) Neither Tranzyme nor any Subsidiary of Tranzyme is a party to, bound by, nor has a duty to bargain under, any collective bargaining agreement or other Contract with a labor organization representing any of its employees, and there are no labor organizations representing, purporting to represent or, to the Knowledge of Tranzyme, seeking to represent any employees of Tranzyme or any Subsidiary of Tranzyme.
(d) Part 3.13(d) of the Tranzyme Disclosure Schedule lists all written and describes all non-written employee benefit plans (as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA, whether or not subject to ERISA) and all bonus, equity-based, incentive, deferred compensation, pension, retirement or supplemental retirement, profit sharing, severance, change in control, golden parachute, vacation, cafeteria, dependent care, medical care, employee assistance program, education or tuition assistance programs and other similar fringe or employee benefit plans, programs or arrangements, including any employment or executive compensation or severance agreements, for the benefit of any present or former employee or director of Tranzyme or any Subsidiary of Tranzyme or any ERISA Affiliate which is maintained by, administered or contributed to by, or required to be contributed to by, Tranzyme, any Subsidiary of Tranzyme or any ERISA Affiliate, or under which Tranzyme, any Subsidiary of Tranzyme or any ERISA Affiliate has any current or may incur liability after the date hereof (each, a Tranzyme Employee Plan).
(e) With respect to each Tranzyme Employee Plan, Tranzyme has made available to the Company a true and complete copy of, to the extent applicable, (i) such Tranzyme Employee Plan, (ii) the three (3) most recent annual reports (Form 5500) as filed with the Internal Revenue Service, and any analogous or comparable reports or forms required under Canadian Law, (iii) each currently effective trust agreement related to such Tranzyme Employee Plan, (iv) the most recent summary plan description for each Tranzyme Employee Plan for which such description is required, along with all summaries of material modifications, amendments,
resolutions and all other material plan documentation related thereto in the possession of Tranzyme, and (v) the most recent Internal Revenue Service determination or opinion letter or analogous ruling under foreign law issued with respect to any Tranzyme Employee Plan.
(f) Each Tranzyme Employee Plan that is intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code has received a favorable determination with respect to such qualified status from the Internal Revenue Service. To the Knowledge of Tranzyme, nothing has occurred that would reasonably be expected to adversely affect the qualified status of any such Tranzyme Employee Plan or the exempt status of any related trust.
(g) Each Tranzyme Employee Plan has been maintained in compliance, in all material respects, with its terms and, both as to form and operation, with all applicable Legal Requirements, including without limitation, the Code and ERISA.
(h) No Tranzyme Employee Plan is subject to Title IV or Section 302 of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code, and neither Tranzyme nor any Subsidiary of Tranzyme or ERISA Affiliate has ever maintained, contributed to or partially or completely withdrawn from, or incurred any obligation or liability with respect to, any such plan. No Tranzyme Employee Plan is a Multiemployer Plan, and neither Tranzyme nor any Subsidiary of Tranzyme or ERISA Affiliates has ever contributed to or had an obligation to contribute, or incurred any liability in respect of a contribution, to any Multiemployer Plan.
(i) No Tranzyme Employee Plan (other than to the extent set forth in an employment, retention, change in control, deferred compensation or severance agreement or arrangement between Tranzyme and any present or former employee or director disclosed hereunder) provides for medical or death benefits beyond termination of service or retirement, other than (i) pursuant to COBRA or an analogous Canadian Law (whether federal or provincial) or state law requirement, or (ii) death or retirement benefits under a Tranzyme Employee Plan qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code.
(j) With respect to Tranzyme Options granted pursuant to the Tranzyme Stock Plans, (i) each Tranzyme Option intended to qualify as an incentive stock option under Section 422 of the Code so qualifies, (ii) each grant of a Tranzyme Option was duly authorized no later than the Grant Date by all necessary corporate action, including, as applicable, approval by the board of directors of Tranzyme (or a duly constituted and authorized committee thereof) and any required stockholder approval by the necessary number of votes or written consents, and the award agreement governing such grant (if any) was duly executed and delivered by each party thereto, (iii) each Tranzyme Option grant was made in accordance with the terms of the Tranzyme Stock Plans, the Exchange Act and all other applicable laws and regulatory rules or requirements, including Canadian Law, the rules of the NASDAQ Global Market and any other exchange on which Tranzyme securities are traded, (iv) the per share exercise price of each Tranzyme Option was equal to the fair market value of a share of Tranzyme Common Stock on the applicable Grant Date and (v) each such Tranzyme Option grant was properly accounted for in accordance with GAAP in the financial statements (including the related notes) of Tranzyme and disclosed in Tranzyme filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission in accordance with the Exchange Act and all other applicable laws. Tranzyme has not knowingly granted, and there is no and has been no policy or practice of Tranzyme of granting, Tranzyme Options prior
to, or otherwise coordinate the grant of Tranzyme Options with, the release or other public announcement of material information regarding Tranzyme or its results of operations or prospects.
(k) To the Knowledge of Tranzyme, no payment pursuant to any Tranzyme Employee Plan or other arrangement to any service provider (as such term is defined in Section 409A of the Code and the United States Treasury Regulations and IRS guidance thereunder) to Tranzyme or any Subsidiary of Tranzyme, including the grant, vesting or exercise of any stock option, would subject any Person to tax pursuant to Section 409A(1) of the Code, whether pursuant to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or otherwise.
(l) Tranzyme and each Subsidiary of Tranzyme has complied in all material respects with Canadian Law and all state and federal laws applicable to employees, including but not limited to COBRA, FMLA, CFRA, HIPAA, the Womens Health and Cancer Rights Act of 1998, the Newborns and Mothers Health Protection Act of 1996, and any similar provisions of state law applicable to its employees. To the extent required under HIPAA and the regulations issued thereunder, to the Knowledge of Tranzyme, Tranzyme and each Subsidiary of Tranzyme has, prior to the date of this Agreement, performed all obligations under the medical privacy rules of HIPAA (45 C.F.R. Parts 160 and 164), the electronic data interchange requirements of HIPAA (45 C.F.R. Parts 160 and 162), and the security requirements of HIPAA (45 C.F.R. Part 142). To the Knowledge of Tranzyme, Tranzyme and each Subsidiary of Tranzyme has no unsatisfied obligations to any employees or qualified beneficiaries pursuant to COBRA, HIPAA or any state law governing health care coverage or extension.
(m) To the Knowledge of Tranzyme and each Subsidiary of Tranzyme, Tranzyme and each Subsidiary of Tranzyme is in material compliance with all applicable Canadian Laws, foreign, federal, state and local laws, rules and regulations respecting terms and conditions of employment, worker classification, tax withholding, prohibited discrimination, equal employment, fair employment practices, meal and rest periods, immigration status, employee safety and health, wages (including overtime wages), compensation, and hours of work, and in each case, with respect to employees: (i) has withheld and reported all amounts required by law or by agreement to be withheld and reported with respect to wages, salaries and other payments to employees, (ii) is not liable for any arrears of wages, severance pay or any Taxes or any penalty for failure to comply with any of the foregoing, and (iii) is not liable for any payment to any trust or other fund governed by or maintained by or on behalf of any Governmental Body, with respect to unemployment compensation benefits, social security or other benefits or obligations for employees (other than routine payments to be made in the normal course of business and consistent with past practice).
(n) There are no actions, suits, claims or administrative matters pending, or to the Knowledge of Tranzyme, threatened or reasonably anticipated against Tranzyme or its Subsidiaries, or any of their employees relating to Tranzyme or any Subsidiary of Tranzyme, any employment agreement with Tranzyme or any of its Subsidiaries or any Tranzyme Employee Plan.
(o) There are no pending or, to the Knowledge of Tranzyme, threatened or reasonably anticipated claims or actions against Tranzyme, any Subsidiary of Tranzyme, any
Tranzyme trustee or any trustee of any Subsidiary under any workers compensation policy or long-term disability policy. Neither Tranzyme nor any Subsidiary is party to a conciliation agreement, consent decree or other agreement or order with any Governmental Body with respect to employment practices.
(p) Part 3.13(p) of the Tranzyme Disclosure Schedule lists all liabilities of Tranzyme and its Subsidiaries to any employee thereof that would result from the termination by Tranzyme or any Subsidiary of Tranzyme of such employees employment or provision of services, a change of control of Tranzyme or any Subsidiary of Tranzyme, or a combination thereof. To the Knowledge of Tranzyme, neither Tranzyme nor any Subsidiary of Tranzyme has any material liability with respect to any misclassification of: (a) any Person as an independent contractor rather than as an employee, (b) any employee leased from another employer, or (c) any employee currently or formerly classified as exempt from overtime wages.
(q) Neither Tranzyme nor any Subsidiary of Tranzyme has taken any action which would constitute a plant closing or mass layoff within the meaning of the WARN Act or similar foreign, state or local law or issued any notification of a plant closing or mass layoff required by the WARN Act or similar foreign, state or local law in the ninety (90) day period ending on the date of this Agreement, or incurred any liability or obligation under the WARN Act or any similar foreign, state or local law that remains unsatisfied. No terminations prior to the Closing by Tranzyme or any of its Subsidiaries would trigger any notice or other obligations under the WARN Act or similar foreign, state or local law.
(r) There has never been, nor, to the Knowledge of Tranzyme or any Subsidiary of Tranzyme, has there been any threat of, any strike, slowdown, work stoppage, lockout, job action, union, organizing activity, question concerning representation or any similar activity or dispute, affecting Tranzyme or any Subsidiary of Tranzyme.
(s) Neither Tranzyme nor any Subsidiary of Tranzyme has been engaged in any unfair labor practice within the meaning of the National Labor Relations Act or any analogous or comparable Canadian Law. There is no Legal Proceeding, claim, labor dispute or grievance pending or, to the Knowledge of Tranzyme, threatened or reasonably anticipated relating to any employment contract, privacy right, labor dispute, wages and hours, leave of absence, plant closing notification, workers compensation policy, long-term disability policy, harassment, retaliation, immigration, employment statute or regulation, safety or discrimination matter involving any Tranzyme Associate, including charges of unfair labor practices or discrimination complaints. Neither Tranzyme nor any Subsidiary of Tranzyme is a party to any conciliation agreement, consent decree or any other agreement or order with any Governmental Body with respect to employment practices.
(t) There is no contract, agreement, plan or arrangement to which Tranzyme, any Subsidiary of Tranzyme or any ERISA Affiliate is a party or by which it is bound to compensate any employee for excise taxes paid pursuant to Section 4999 of the Code. The consummation of the Contemplated Transactions will not, either alone or in combination with another event, (i) entitle any current or former employee or officer of Tranzyme, any Subsidiary of Tranzyme or any ERISA Affiliate to severance pay, unemployment compensation or any other payment, or (ii) accelerate the time of payment or vesting, or increase the amount of
compensation due to any such employee or officer. Neither Tranzyme nor any Subsidiary of Tranzyme is a party to any Contract that has resulted or would reasonably be expected to result, separately or in the aggregate, in the payment of (i) any excess parachute payment within the meaning of Section 280G of the Code and (ii) any amount the deduction for which would be disallowed under Section 162(m) of the Code.
3.14 Environmental Matters. Tranzyme and each Subsidiary of Tranzyme is in compliance with all applicable Environmental Laws, which compliance includes the possession by Tranzyme of all permits and other Governmental Authorizations required under applicable Environmental Laws and compliance with the terms and conditions thereof, except as has not had, and would not reasonably be expected to have, a Tranzyme Material Adverse Effect. Neither Tranzyme nor any Subsidiary of Tranzyme has received since January 1, 2010 any written notice or other communication (in writing or otherwise), whether from a Governmental Body, citizens group, employee or otherwise, that alleges that Tranzyme or any Subsidiary of Tranzyme is not in compliance with any Environmental Law, and, to the Knowledge of Tranzyme, there are no circumstances that may prevent or interfere with Tranzymes compliance with any Environmental Law in the future. To the Knowledge of Tranzyme: (i) no current or prior owner of any property leased or controlled by Tranzyme has received since January 1, 2010 any written notice or other communication relating to property owned or leased at any time by Tranzyme, whether from a Governmental Body, citizens group, employee or otherwise, that alleges that such current or prior owner or Tranzyme is not in compliance with or violated any Environmental Law relating to such property and (ii) it has no material liability under any Environmental Law.
3.15 Insurance.
(a) Tranzyme has made available to the Company accurate and complete copies of all material insurance policies and all material self-insurance programs and arrangements relating to the business, assets, liabilities and operations of Tranzyme and each Subsidiary of Tranzyme. Each of such insurance policies is in full force and effect and Tranzyme and each Subsidiary of Tranzyme are in compliance with the terms thereof. Other than customary end of policy notifications from insurance carriers, since January 1, 2010, neither Tranzyme nor any Subsidiary of Tranzyme has received any notice or other communication regarding any actual or possible: (i) cancellation or invalidation of any insurance policy; (ii) refusal or denial of any coverage, reservation of rights or rejection of any material claim under any insurance policy; or (iii) material adjustment in the amount of the premiums payable with respect to any insurance policy. There is no pending workers compensation or other claim under or based upon any insurance policy of Tranzyme or any Subsidiary of Tranzyme. All information provided to insurance carriers (in applications and otherwise) on behalf of Tranzyme and each of its Subsidiaries was, as of the date of such provision, accurate and complete. Tranzyme and each of its Subsidiaries has provided timely written notice to the appropriate insurance carrier(s) of each Legal Proceeding pending or threatened in writing against Tranzyme or any Subsidiary of Tranzyme, and no such carrier has issued a denial of coverage or a reservation of rights with respect to any such Legal Proceeding, or informed Tranzyme or any Subsidiary of Tranzyme of its intent to do so.
(b) Tranzyme has made available to the Company accurate and complete copies of the existing policies (primary and excess) of directors and officers liability insurance maintained by Tranzyme and each of its Subsidiaries as of the date of this Agreement (the Existing Tranzyme D&O Policies). Part 3.15(b) of the Tranzyme Disclosure Schedule accurately sets forth the most recent annual premiums paid by Tranzyme with respect to the Existing Tranzyme D&O Policies.
3.16 Transactions with Affiliates. Except as set forth in the Tranzyme SEC Documents filed prior to the date of this Agreement, since the date of Tranzymes last proxy statement filed in 2012 with the SEC, no event has occurred that would be required to be reported by Tranzyme pursuant to Item 404 of Regulation S-K promulgated by the SEC. Part 3.16 of the Tranzyme Disclosure Schedule identifies each Person who is (or who may be deemed to be) an affiliate (as that term is used in Rule 12b-2 under the Exchange Act) of Tranzyme as of the date of this Agreement.
3.17 Legal Proceedings; Orders.
(a) Except as set forth in Part 3.17 of the Tranzyme Disclosure Schedule, there is no pending in writing Legal Proceeding, and (to the Knowledge of Tranzyme) no Person has threatened in writing to commence any Legal Proceeding: (i) that involves Tranzyme, any Subsidiary of Tranzyme or any Tranzyme Associate (in his or her capacity as such) or any of the material assets owned or used by Tranzyme and/or any Subsidiary; or (ii) that challenges, or that may have the effect of preventing, delaying, making illegal or otherwise interfering with, the Merger or any of the other Contemplated Transactions. To the Knowledge of Tranzyme, no event has occurred, and no claim, dispute or other condition or circumstance exists, that will, or that would reasonably be expected to, give rise to or serve as a basis for the commencement of any such Legal Proceeding. With regard to any Legal Proceeding set forth on Part 3.17 of the Tranzyme Disclosure Schedule, Tranzyme has provided the Company or its counsel all pleadings and material written correspondence related to such Legal Proceeding, all insurance policies and material written correspondence with brokers and insurers related to such Legal Proceedings and other information material to an assessment of such Legal Proceeding. Tranzyme has an insurance policy or policies that is expected to cover such Legal Proceeding and has complied with the requirements of such insurance policy or policies to obtain coverage with respect to such Legal Proceeding under such insurance policy or policies.
(b) There is no order, writ, injunction, judgment or decree to which Tranzyme or any Subsidiary of Tranzyme, or any of the assets owned or used by Tranzyme or any Subsidiary of Tranzyme, is subject. To the Knowledge of Tranzyme, no officer or other Key Employee of Tranzyme or any Subsidiary of Tranzyme is subject to any order, writ, injunction, judgment or decree that prohibits such officer or other employee from engaging in or continuing any conduct, activity or practice relating to the business of Tranzyme or any Subsidiary of Tranzyme or to any material assets owned or used by Tranzyme or any Subsidiary of Tranzyme.
3.18 Authority; Binding Nature of Agreement. Tranzyme and each of its Subsidiaries has all necessary corporate power and authority to enter into and to perform its obligations under this Agreement. Each of the Boards of Directors of Tranzyme and Merger Sub (at meetings duly called and held) has: (a) determined that the Merger is advisable and fair to and
in the best interests of such Party and its stockholders; (b) duly authorized and approved by all necessary corporate action, the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Merger; and (c) recommended the adoption and approval of this Agreement by the holders of Tranzyme Common Stock and directed that this Agreement and the issuance of shares of Tranzyme Common Stock in the Merger be submitted for consideration by Tranzymes stockholders at the Tranzyme Stockholders Meeting (as defined in Section 5.3). This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by Tranzyme and Merger Sub, and assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery by the Company constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of Tranzyme or Merger Sub (as applicable), enforceable against each of Tranzyme and Merger Sub in accordance with its terms, subject to: (i) laws of general application relating to bankruptcy, insolvency and the relief of debtors; and (ii) rules of law governing specific performance, injunctive relief and other equitable remedies. Prior to the execution of the Voting Agreements by Tranzymes stockholders, the Board of Directors of Tranzyme approved the Voting Agreements and the transactions contemplated thereby.
3.19 Inapplicability of Anti-takeover Statutes. The Boards of Directors of Tranzyme and Merger Sub have taken and will take all actions necessary to ensure that the restrictions applicable to business combinations contained in Section 203 of the DGCL are, and will be, inapplicable to the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the Voting Agreements and to the consummation of the Merger and the other Contemplated Transactions. No other state takeover statute or similar Legal Requirement applies or purports to apply to the Merger, this Agreement, the Voting Agreements or any of the other Contemplated Transactions.
3.20 Vote Required. The affirmative vote (the Tranzyme Stockholder Approval) of the holders of a majority of the shares of Tranzyme Common Stock having voting power representing a majority of the outstanding Common Stock is the only vote of the holders of any class or series of Tranzymes capital stock necessary to approve the Merger and the issuance of Tranzyme Common Stock in the Merger (the Required Tranzyme Stockholder Vote).
3.21 Non-Contravention; Consents.
(a) The execution and delivery of this Agreement by Tranzyme and Merger Sub does not, and the consummation by Tranzyme and Merger Sub of the Contemplated Transactions will not, (i) conflict with, or result in any violation or breach of, any provision of the Certificate of Incorporation or By-laws of Tranzyme or of the charter, by-laws, or other organizational document of any Subsidiary of Tranzyme, (ii) conflict with, or result in any violation or breach of, or constitute (with or without notice or lapse of time, or both) a default (or give rise to a right of termination, cancellation or acceleration of any obligation or loss of any material benefit) under, require a consent or waiver under, constitute a change in control under, require the payment of a penalty under or result in the imposition of any mortgage, security interest, pledge, lien, charge or encumbrance of any nature (Liens) on Tranzymes or any of its Subsidiaries assets under, any of the terms, conditions or provisions of any note, bond, mortgage, indenture, lease, license, contract or other agreement, instrument or obligation to which Tranzyme or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or by which any of them or any of their
properties or assets may be bound, or (iii) subject to obtaining Tranzyme Stockholder Approval and subject to the consents, approvals and authorizations specified in clauses (i) through (v) of Section 3.21(b) having been obtained prior to the Effective Time and all filings and notifications described in Section 3.21(b) having been made, conflict with or violate any Legal Requirement applicable to Tranzyme or any of its Subsidiaries or any of its or their properties or assets, except in the case of clauses (ii) and (iii) of this Section 3.21(a) for any such conflicts, violations, breaches, rights of termination, Liens, penalties, defaults, terminations, cancellations, accelerations or losses that have not had, and would not reasonably be expected to result in, a Tranzyme Material Adverse Effect. Part 3.21(a) of the Tranzyme Disclosure Schedule lists all consents, waivers and approvals under any of Tranzymes or any of its Subsidiaries agreements, licenses or leases required to be obtained in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, the absence of which has not had, and would not reasonably be expected to result in, a Tranzyme Material Adverse Effect.
(b) No consent, approval, license, permit, order or authorization of, or registration, declaration, notice or filing with, any Governmental Body is required by or with respect to Tranzyme or any of its Subsidiaries in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement by Tranzyme and Merger Sub or the consummation by Tranzyme and Merger Sub of the Contemplated Transactions, except for (i) obtaining the Required Tranzyme Stockholder Vote, (ii) the filing of the Certificate of Merger with the Delaware Secretary of State and appropriate corresponding documents with the appropriate authorities of other states in which Tranzyme is qualified as a foreign corporation to transact business, (iii) any filings required to be made with the SEC in connection with Tranzyme Stockholders Meeting, this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, (iv) such consents, approvals, orders, authorizations, registrations, declarations, notices and filings as may be required under applicable state securities laws, the rules and regulations of The NASDAQ Stock Market and the U.S. Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, as amended, and (v) such other consents, licenses, permits, orders, authorizations, filings, approvals and registrations which, if not obtained or made, have not had, and would not reasonably be expected to result in, a Tranzyme Material Adverse Effect.
3.22 No Financial Advisor. Except as set forth on Part 3.22 of the Tranzyme Disclosure Schedule, no broker, finder or investment banker is entitled to any brokerage fee, finders fee, opinion fee, success fee, transaction fee or other fee or commission in connection with the Merger or any of the other Contemplated Transactions based upon arrangements made by or on behalf of Tranzyme or any Subsidiary of Tranzyme.
3.23 Disclosure. The (i) representations, warranties and other statements made by Tranzyme and Merger Sub in this Agreement (including all exhibits and schedules hereto, and the Tranzyme SEC Documents), as of the date of this Agreement, (ii) items in clause (i) above, together with any other document delivered by or on behalf of Tranzyme in connection herewith, as of the date such other document is delivered, and (iii) information supplied by Tranzyme and each of its Subsidiaries for inclusion in the Proxy Statement (including the consolidated financial statements of Tranzyme contained therein or incorporated by reference to the Tranzyme SEC Documents), as of the date of the Proxy Statement, in each case will not, taken as a whole, (X) contain any statement that is inaccurate or misleading with respect to any material facts, or (Y)
omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make such information, in the light of the circumstances under which such information will be provided, not false or misleading.
3.24 Valid Issuance. The Tranzyme Common Stock to be issued in the Merger will, when issued in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement, have been duly authorized, and be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable. The Tranzyme Common Stock that, effective upon closing, will be issuable upon exercise of Company Options and/or Company Warrants assumed in the Contemplated Transactions, pursuant to Section 5.5 of this Agreement, will have been duly authorized and reserved for issuance.
Section 4. CERTAIN COVENANTS OF THE PARTIES
4.1 Access and Investigation. Subject to the terms of the Confidentiality Agreement which the Parties agree will continue in full force following the date of this Agreement, during the period commencing on the date of this Agreement and ending at the earlier of the date of termination of this Agreement and the Effective Time (the Pre-Closing Period), upon reasonable notice, each Party shall, and shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Partys Representatives to: (a) provide the other Party and such other Partys Representatives with reasonable access during normal business hours to such Partys Representatives, personnel and assets and to all existing books, records, Tax Returns, work papers and other documents and information relating to such Party and its Subsidiaries; (b) provide the other Party and such other Partys Representatives with such copies of the existing books, records, Tax Returns, work papers, product data, and other documents and information relating to such Party and its Subsidiaries, and with such additional financial, operating and other data and information regarding such Party and its Subsidiaries as the other Party may reasonably request; and (c) permit the other Partys officers and other employees to meet, upon reasonable notice and during normal business hours, with the chief financial officer and other officers and managers of such Party responsible for such Partys financial statements and the internal controls of such Party to discuss such matters as the other Party may deem necessary or appropriate in order to enable the other Party to satisfy its obligations under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and the rules and regulations relating thereto. Without limiting the generality of any of the foregoing, during the Pre-Closing Period, each Party shall promptly make available to the other Party with copies of:
(i) the unaudited monthly consolidated balance sheets of such Party as of the end of each calendar month and the related unaudited monthly consolidated statements of operations, statements of stockholders equity and statements of cash flows for such calendar month, which shall be delivered within thirty (30) days after the end of such calendar month, or such longer periods as the Parties may agree to in writing;
(ii) all material operating and financial reports prepared by such Party for its senior management, including sales forecasts, marketing plans, development plans, discount reports, write-off reports, hiring reports and capital expenditure reports prepared for its management;
(iii) any written materials or communications sent by or on behalf of a Party to its stockholders;
(iv) any material notice, document or other communication sent by or on behalf of a Party to any party to any Tranzyme Material Contract or Company Material Contract, as applicable, or sent to a Party by any party to any Tranzyme Material Contract or Company Material Contract, as applicable (other than any communication that relates solely to routine commercial transactions between such Party and the other party to any such Tranzyme Material Contract or Company Material Contract, as applicable, and that is of the type sent in the Ordinary Course of Business and consistent with past practices);
(v) any notice, report or other document filed with or otherwise furnished, submitted or sent to any Governmental Body on behalf of a Party in connection with the Merger or any of the Contemplated Transactions;
(vi) any non-privileged notice, document or other communication sent by or on behalf of, or sent to, a Party relating to any pending or threatened Legal Proceeding involving or affecting such Party; and
(vii) any material notice, report or other document received by a Party from any Governmental Body.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, any Party may restrict the foregoing access to the extent that any Legal Requirement applicable to such party requires such Party to restrict or prohibit access to any such properties or information or as may be necessary to preserve the attorney-client privilege under any circumstances in which such privilege may be jeopardized by such disclosure or access.
4.2 Operation of Tranzymes Business.
(a) Except as set forth on Part 4.2 of the Tranzyme Disclosure Schedule, during the Pre-Closing Period: (i) Tranzyme shall conduct its business and operations: (A) in the Ordinary Course of Business; and (B) in compliance with all applicable Legal Requirements and the requirements of all Contracts that constitute Tranzyme Material Contracts; and (ii) Tranzyme shall promptly notify the Company of: (A) any notice or other communication from any Person alleging that the Consent of such Person is or may be required in connection with any of the Contemplated Transactions; (B) any Legal Proceeding against, relating to, involving or otherwise affecting Tranzyme that is commenced, or, to the Knowledge of Tranzyme, threatened in writing against, Tranzyme after the date of the Merger Agreement and (C) any notice or other communication from any Person alleging that any payment or other obligation is or will be owed to such party at any time before or after the date of this Agreement, except for invoices or other communications related to agreements or dealings in the Ordinary Course of Business, payments or obligations related to the Contemplated Transactions or payments or obligations identified in this Agreement, including the Tranzyme Disclosure Schedule.
(b) During the Pre-Closing Period, Tranzyme shall promptly notify the Company in writing, by delivering an updated Tranzyme Disclosure Schedule, of: (i) the discovery by Tranzyme of any event, condition, fact or circumstance that occurred or existed on or prior to the date of this Agreement and that caused or constitutes a material inaccuracy in any representation or warranty made by Tranzyme in this Agreement; (ii) any event, condition, fact or circumstance that occurs, arises or exists after the date of this Agreement and that would cause or constitute a material inaccuracy in any representation or warranty made by Tranzyme in this Agreement if: (A) such representation or warranty had been made as of the time of the occurrence, existence or discovery of such event, condition, fact or circumstance; or (B) such event, condition, fact or circumstance had occurred, arisen or existed on or prior to the date of this Agreement; (iii) any material breach of any covenant or obligation of Tranzyme; and (iv) any event, condition, fact or circumstance that could reasonably be expected to make the timely satisfaction of any of the conditions set forth in Sections 6, 7 and 8 impossible or materially less likely. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Tranzyme shall promptly advise the Company in writing of any Legal Proceeding or material, written claim threatened, commenced or asserted against or with respect to, or otherwise affecting, Tranzyme or (to the Knowledge of Tranzyme) any director, officer or Key Employee of Tranzyme. No notification given to the Company pursuant to this Section 4.2(b) shall change, limit or otherwise affect any of the representations, warranties, covenants or obligations of Tranzyme contained in this Agreement or the Tranzyme Disclosure Schedule for purposes of Section 8.1.
4.3 Operation of the Companys Business.
(a) Except as set forth on Part 4.3 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, during the Pre-Closing Period: (i) the Company and each Subsidiary of the Company shall conduct its business and operations: (A) in the Ordinary Course of Business; and (B) in compliance with all applicable Legal Requirements and the requirements of all Contracts that constitute Company Material Contracts; (ii) the Company and each Subsidiary of the Company shall preserve intact its current business organization, use reasonable efforts to keep available the services of its current Key Employees, officers and other employees and maintain its relations and goodwill with all suppliers, customers, landlords, creditors, licensors, licensees, employees and other Persons having business relationships with the Company or its Subsidiaries; and (iii) the Company shall promptly notify Tranzyme of: (A) any notice or other communication from any Person alleging that the Consent of such Person is or may be required in connection with any of the Contemplated Transactions; and (B) any Legal Proceeding against, relating to, involving or otherwise affecting the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company that is commenced, or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened against, the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company.
(b) During the Pre-Closing Period, the Company shall promptly notify Tranzyme in writing, by delivery of an updated Company Disclosure Schedule, of: (i) the discovery by the Company of any event, condition, fact or circumstance that occurred or existed on or prior to the date of this Agreement and that caused or constitutes a material inaccuracy in any representation or warranty made by the Company in this Agreement; (ii) any event, condition, fact or circumstance that occurs, arises or exists after the date of this Agreement and that would cause or constitute a material inaccuracy in any representation or warranty made by
the Company in this Agreement if: (A) such representation or warranty had been made as of the time of the occurrence, existence or discovery of such event, condition, fact or circumstance; or (B) such event, condition, fact or circumstance had occurred, arisen or existed on or prior to the date of this Agreement; (iii) any material breach of any covenant or obligation of the Company; and (iv) any event, condition, fact or circumstance that could reasonably be expected to make the timely satisfaction of any of the conditions set forth in Sections 6, 7 and 8 impossible or materially less likely. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company shall promptly advise Tranzyme in writing of any Legal Proceeding or material, written claim threatened in writing, commenced or asserted against or with respect to, or otherwise affecting, the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company or (to the Knowledge of the Company) any director, officer or Key Employee of the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company. No notification given to Tranzyme pursuant to this Section 4.3(b) shall change, limit or otherwise affect any of the representations, warranties, covenants or obligations of the Company contained in this Agreement or the Company Disclosure Schedule for purposes of Section 7.1.
4.4 Negative Obligations.
(a) Except (i) as expressly contemplated or permitted by this Agreement, (ii) as set forth in Part 4.4(a) of the Tranzyme Disclosure Schedule, (iii) as reasonably necessary to ensure that Tranzyme complies with Legal Requirements and pre-existing contractual obligations, or (iv) with the prior written consent of the Company (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld), at all times during the period commencing with the execution and delivery of this Agreement and continuing until the earlier to occur of the termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 9 and the Effective Time, Tranzyme shall not, nor shall it cause or permit any Subsidiary of Tranzyme to, do any of the following:
(i) declare, accrue, set aside or pay any dividend or make any other distribution in respect of any shares of capital stock; or repurchase, redeem or otherwise reacquire any shares of capital stock or other securities (except for shares of Tranzyme Common Stock from terminated employees of Tranzyme);
(ii) except for contractual commitments in place at the time of this Agreement and disclosed in Part 3.9 and/or Part 3.13 of the Tranzyme Disclosure Schedule, and other than as contemplated by the Contemplated Transactions or the Company Financing, sell, issue or grant, or authorize the issuance of: (i) any capital stock or other security (except for Tranzyme Common Stock issued upon the valid exercise of outstanding Tranzyme Options); (ii) any option, warrant or right to acquire any capital stock or any other security; or (iii) any instrument convertible into or exchangeable for any capital stock or other security;
(iii) amend the certificate of incorporation, bylaws or other charter or organizational documents of Tranzyme or any Subsidiary of Tranzyme, or effect or be a party to any merger, consolidation, share exchange, business combination, recapitalization, reclassification of shares, stock split,
reverse stock split or similar transaction except as related to the Contemplated Transactions;
(iv) form any new Subsidiary or acquire any equity interest or other interest in any other Entity;
(v) lend money to any Person; incur or guarantee any indebtedness for borrowed money; issue or sell any debt securities or options, warrants, calls or other rights to acquire any debt securities; guarantee any debt securities of others; or make any capital expenditure or commitment in excess of $25,000, other than in the Ordinary Course of Business or in connection with Tranzymes winding down of operations;
(vi) (A) adopt, establish or enter into any Tranzyme Employee Plan; (B) cause or permit any Tranzyme Employee Plan to be amended other than as required by law or in order to make amendments for the purposes of Section 409A of the Code, subject to prior review and approval (with such approval not to be unreasonably withheld) by the Company; (C) hire any new employee or consultant, (D) grant, make or pay any severance, bonus or profit-sharing or similar payment to, or increase the amount of the wages, salary, commissions, fringe benefits or other compensation or remuneration payable to, any of its directors, employees or consultants;
(vii) enter into any material transaction outside the Ordinary Course of Business;
(viii) acquire any material asset nor sell, lease or otherwise irrevocably dispose of any of its material assets or properties, nor grant any Encumbrance with respect to such assets or properties, except in the Ordinary Course of Business;
(ix) make, change or revoke any material Tax election; file any material amendment to any Tax Return; adopt or change any accounting method in respect of Taxes; change any annual Tax accounting period; enter into any Tax allocation agreement, Tax sharing agreement or Tax indemnity agreement, other than commercial contracts entered into in the Ordinary Course of Business with vendors, customers or landlords; enter into any closing agreement with respect to any Tax; settle or compromise any claim, notice, audit report or assessment in respect of material Taxes; apply for or enter into any ruling from any Tax authority with respect to Taxes; surrender any right to claim a material Tax refund; or consent to any extension or waiver of the statute of limitations period applicable to any material Tax claim or assessment;
(x) enter into, amend or terminate any Tranzyme Material Contract;
(xi) commence a lawsuit other than (A) for routine collection of bills, (B) in such cases as Tranzyme in good faith determines that failure to commence such lawsuit would result in the material impairment of a valuable aspect of Tranzymes and/or any Subsidiary of Tranzymes business, provided that Tranzyme consults with the Company prior to the filing of such lawsuit or (C) for a breach of this Agreement;
(xii) fail to make any material payment with respect to any of Tranzymes accounts payable or indebtedness in a timely manner in accordance with the terms thereof and consistent with past practice; or
(xiii) agree to take, take or permit any Subsidiary of Tranzyme to take or agree to take, any of the actions specified in clauses (i) through (xii) of this Section 4.4(a).
(b) Except (i) as expressly contemplated or permitted by this Agreement, (ii) as set forth in Part 4.4(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, (iii) as reasonably necessary to ensure that the Company complies with Legal Requirements and pre-existing contractual obligations, or (iv) with the prior written consent of Tranzyme (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld), at all times during the period commencing with the execution and delivery of this Agreement and continuing until the earlier to occur of the termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 9 and the Effective Time, the Company shall not, nor shall it cause or permit any Subsidiary of the Company to, do any of the following:
(i) Declare, accrue, set aside or pay any dividend or make any other distribution in respect of any shares of capital stock; or repurchase, redeem or otherwise reacquire any shares of capital stock or other securities (except for shares of Company Common Stock from terminated employees of the Company);
(ii) amend the certificate of incorporation, bylaws or other charter or organizational documents of the Company (other than to increase the number of authorized shares if required in connection with the Company Financing), or effect or be a party to any merger, consolidation, share exchange, business combination, recapitalization, reclassification of shares, stock split, reverse stock split or similar transaction;
(iii) except for contractual commitments in place at the time of this Agreement and disclosed in Part 2.9 and/or Part 2.13 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, sell, issue or grant, or authorize the issuance of, or make any commitments to do any of the foregoing, other than as contemplated by the Contemplated Transactions or the Company Financing: (i) any capital stock or other security (except for (a) Company Options or shares of Company Common Stock issued to Company employees or consultants or (b) shares of Company Common Stock issued upon the valid exercise of Company Options, each which shall be subject to the adjustments contemplated in the definition of Fully Diluted Basis); (ii) any option, warrant or right to acquire any capital stock or
any other security; or (iii) any instrument convertible into or exchangeable for any capital stock or other security;
(iv) form any Subsidiary or acquire any equity interest or other interest in any other Entity;
(v) other than in the Ordinary Course of Business, lend money to any Person; incur or guarantee any indebtedness for borrowed money; issue or sell any debt securities or options, warrants, calls or other rights to acquire any debt securities; guarantee any debt securities of others; or make any capital expenditure or commitment in excess of $25,000;
(vi) other than in the Ordinary Course of Business, and in observance of common practice for a similarly-situated company: (i) adopt, establish or enter into any Company Employee Plan; (ii) cause or permit any Company Employee Plan to be amended other than as required by law; or (iii) pay any bonus or made any profit-sharing or similar payment to, or increase the amount of the wages, salary, commissions, fringe benefits or other compensation or remuneration payable to, any of its directors, officers or employees;
(vii) enter into any material transaction outside the Ordinary Course of Business;
(viii) acquire any material asset nor sell, lease or otherwise irrevocably dispose of any of its assets or properties, nor grant any Encumbrance with respect to such assets or properties, except in the Ordinary Course of Business consistent with past practices;
(ix) make, change or revoke any material Tax election; file any material amendment to any Tax Return; adopt or change any accounting method in respect of Taxes; change any annual Tax accounting period; enter into any Tax allocation agreement, Tax sharing agreement or Tax indemnity agreement, other than commercial contracts entered into in the Ordinary Course of Business with vendors, customers or landlords; enter into any closing agreement with respect to any Tax; settle or compromise any claim, notice, audit report or assessment in respect of material Taxes; apply for or enter into any ruling from any Tax authority with respect to Taxes; surrender any right to claim a material Tax refund; or consent to any extension or waiver of the statute of limitations period applicable to any material Tax claim or assessment;
(x) enter into, amend or terminate any Company Material Contract;
(xi) commence a lawsuit other than (A) for routine collection of bills, (B) in such cases as the Company in good faith determines that failure to commence such lawsuit would result in the material impairment of a valuable aspect of the Companys business, provided that the Company consults
with Tranzyme prior to the filing of such lawsuit or (C) for a breach of this Agreement;
(xii) fail to make any material payment with respect to any of the Companys accounts payable or indebtedness in a timely manner in accordance with the terms thereof and consistent with past practices; or
(xiii) agree to take, take or permit any Subsidiary of the Company to take or agree to take, any of the actions specified in clauses (i) through (xi) of this Section 4.4(b).
4.5 No Solicitation.
(a) Each Party agrees that neither it nor any of its Subsidiaries shall, nor shall it nor any of its Subsidiaries authorize or permit any of the officers, directors, investment bankers, attorneys or accountants retained by it or any of its Subsidiaries to, and that it shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause its and its Subsidiaries non-officer employees and other agents not to (and shall not authorize any of them to) directly or indirectly: (i) solicit, initiate, encourage, induce or knowingly facilitate the communication, making, submission or announcement of any Acquisition Proposal or Acquisition Inquiry or take any action that could reasonably be expected to lead to an Acquisition Proposal or Acquisition Inquiry; (ii) furnish any information regarding such Party to any Person in connection with or in response to an Acquisition Proposal or Acquisition Inquiry; (iii) engage in discussions or negotiations with any Person with respect to any Acquisition Proposal or Acquisition Inquiry; (iv) approve, endorse or recommend any Acquisition Proposal (subject to Section 5.2); or (v) execute or enter into any letter of intent or similar document or any Contract contemplating or otherwise relating to any Acquisition Transaction; provided, however, that, notwithstanding anything contained in this Section 4.5(a), prior to obtaining the Company Stockholder Approval or the Required Tranzyme Stockholder Vote, as applicable, each Party may furnish nonpublic information regarding such Party to, and enter into discussions or negotiations with, any Person in response to a bona fide written Acquisition Proposal, which such Partys Board of Directors determines in good faith, after consultation with a nationally recognized independent financial advisor and its outside legal counsel, constitutes, or is reasonably likely to result in, a Superior Offer (and is not withdrawn) if: (A) neither such Party nor any Representative of such Party shall have breached this Section 4.5; (B) the Board of Directors of such Party concludes in good faith based on the advice of outside legal counsel, that the failure to take such action would be inconsistent with the fiduciary duties of the Board of Directors of such Party under applicable Legal Requirements; and (C) such Party receives from such Person an executed confidentiality agreement containing provisions (including nondisclosure provisions, use restrictions, non-solicitation provisions, no hire provisions and standstill provisions) at least as favorable to such Party as those contained in the Confidentiality Agreement. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each Party acknowledges and agrees that, in the event any Representative of such Party (whether or not such Representative is purporting to act on behalf of such Party) takes any action that, if taken by such Party, would constitute a breach of this Section 4.5 by such Party, the taking of such action by such Representative shall be deemed to constitute a breach of this Section 4.5 by such Party for purposes of this Agreement.
(b) If any Party or any Representative of such Party receives an Acquisition Proposal or Acquisition Inquiry at any time during the Pre-Closing Period, then such Party shall promptly (and in no event later than twenty-four (24) hours after such Party becomes aware of such Acquisition Proposal or Acquisition Inquiry) advise the other Party orally and in writing of such Acquisition Proposal or Acquisition Inquiry (including the material terms thereof). Such Party shall keep the other Party informed in all material respects with respect to the status and terms of any such Acquisition Proposal or Acquisition Inquiry and any modification or proposed modification thereto.
(c) Each Party shall immediately cease and cause to be terminated any existing discussions with any Person that relate to any Acquisition Proposal or Acquisition Inquiry as of the date of this Agreement.
Section 5. ADDITIONAL AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES
5.1 Proxy Statement.
(a) As promptly as practicable after the date of this Agreement, and in any event no later than one week after the Company shall have delivered the Company Public Company Financials to Tranzyme, Tranzyme shall prepare and cause to be filed with the SEC the Proxy Statement. Tranzyme shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Proxy Statement to comply with the applicable rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC, and to respond promptly to any comments of the SEC or its staff. Tranzyme shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Proxy Statement to be mailed to Tranzymes stockholders as promptly as practicable after the Proxy Statement has been filed with the SEC and either (i) the SEC has indicated either that it does not intend to review the Proxy Statement or that its review of the Proxy Statement has been completed, or (ii) at least ten (10) calendar days shall have passed since the Proxy Statement was filed with the SEC without receiving any correspondence from the SEC commenting on, or indicating that it intends to review, the Proxy Statement. Each Party shall promptly furnish to the other Party all information concerning such Party and such Partys subsidiaries and such Partys stockholders that may be required or reasonably requested in connection with any action contemplated by this Section 5.1. If any event relating to the Company occurs, or if the Company becomes aware of any information, that should be disclosed in an amendment or supplement to the Proxy Statement, then the Company shall promptly inform Tranzyme thereof and shall cooperate fully with Tranzyme in filing such amendment or supplement with the SEC and, if appropriate, in mailing such amendment or supplement to the stockholders of Tranzyme.
(b) Prior to the Effective Time, Tranzyme shall use commercially reasonable efforts to ensure that the issuance of the Tranzyme Common Stock in the Merger will be exempt from registration pursuant to Section 4(2) of the Securities Act and from registration or qualification requirements under applicable state securities laws.
5.2 Company Stockholder Written Consent.
(a) The Company shall use reasonable best efforts to obtain, as promptly as practicable, but in any event within 48 hours after the execution hereof, irrevocable actions by
written consent adopting this Agreement, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit C (each a Company Stockholder Written Consent and collectively, the Company Stockholder Written Consents) sufficient for the Required Company Stockholder Vote in lieu of a meeting pursuant to Section 228 of the DGCL, for purposes of (i) adopting this Agreement and approving the Merger, the Preferred Stock and Note Conversion and all other Contemplated Transactions, (ii) acknowledging that such adoption and approval of the Merger, the Preferred Stock and Note Conversion and the other Contemplated Transactions given thereby is irrevocable and that such stockholder is aware it may have the right to demand appraisal for its shares pursuant to Section 262 of the DGCL or dissenters rights pursuant to Chapter 13 of the California Corporations Code, if applicable, a copy of each of which was attached thereto, and that such stockholder has received and read a copy of Section 262 of the DGCL and Chapter 13 of the California Corporations Code, and (iii) acknowledging that by its approval of the Merger it is not entitled to appraisal or dissenters rights with respect to its shares in connection with the Merger and thereby waives any rights to receive payment of the fair value of its capital stock under the DGCL or California Corporations Code. Under no circumstances shall the Company assert that any other approval or consent is necessary by its stockholders to approve this Merger, the Preferred Stock and Note Conversion, the other Contemplated Transactions or this Agreement. The Company shall use reasonable best efforts to ensure that all Company Stockholder Written Consents are obtained in compliance with all applicable Legal Requirements, and shall not waive or revoke any Company Stockholder Written Consent except after the termination of this Agreement when permitted in accordance with its terms.
(b) The Company agrees that, subject to Section 5.2(c), (i) the Companys Board of Directors shall recommend that the holders of Company Common Stock and Company Preferred Stock take action by written consent to approve the Merger and shall use commercially reasonable efforts to solicit such approval within the timeframe set forth in Section 5.2(a) above, (ii) the statement or information provided to the holders of Company Common Stock and Company Preferred Stock shall include a statement to the effect that the Board of Directors of the Company recommends that the Companys stockholders take action by written consent to approve the Merger (the recommendation of the Companys Board of Directors that the Companys stockholders approve the Merger being referred to as the Company Board Recommendation); and (iii) the Company Board Recommendation shall not be withdrawn or modified in a manner adverse to Tranzyme, and no resolution by the Board of Directors of the Company or any committee thereof to withdraw or modify the Company Board Recommendation in a manner adverse to Tranzyme shall be adopted or proposed.
(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in Section 5.2(b), at any time prior to obtaining the Company Stockholder Approval, the Companys Board of Directors may withhold, amend, withdraw or modify the Company Board Recommendation in a manner adverse to Tranzyme if, but only if, the Companys Board of Directors determines in good faith, based on such matters as it deems relevant following consultation with its outside legal counsel, that the failure to withhold, amend, withdraw or modify such recommendation would be inconsistent with its fiduciary duties under applicable Legal Requirements.
(d) The Companys obligation to solicit the consent of its stockholders to sign the Company Stockholders Written Consent in accordance with Section 5.2(a) shall not
be limited or otherwise affected by the commencement, disclosure, announcement or submission of any Superior Offer or other Acquisition Proposal, or by any withdrawal or modification of the Company Board Recommendation.
(e) Promptly following obtaining the Company Stockholder Approval, the Company shall provide to its stockholders who did not execute a Company Stockholders Written Consent notice of the actions taken pursuant to the Company Stockholders Written Consent. The Company shall provide to its stockholders who did not execute a Company Stockholders Written Consent applicable and appropriate notices regarding their appraisal or dissenters rights under Section 262 of the DGCL and Chapter 13 of the California Corporations Code, if applicable, which notices shall comply with all applicable Legal Requirements.
5.3 Tranzyme Stockholders Meeting.
(a) Tranzyme shall take all action necessary under applicable Legal Requirements to call, give notice of and hold a meeting of the holders of Tranzyme Common Stock to vote on the Merger and the issuance of Tranzyme Common Stock in the Merger and the Company Financing and the Reverse Stock Split (such meeting, the Tranzyme Stockholders Meeting). The Tranzyme Stockholders Meeting shall be held as promptly as practicable after the Proxy Statement is filed with the SEC and either (i) the SEC has indicated either that it does not intend to review the Proxy Statement or that its review of the Proxy Statement has been completed, or (ii) at least ten (10) calendar days shall have passed since the Proxy Statement was filed with the SEC without receiving any correspondence from the SEC commenting on or indicating that it intends to review the Proxy Statement. Tranzyme shall take reasonable measures to ensure that all proxies solicited in connection with the Tranzyme Stockholders Meeting are solicited in compliance with all applicable Legal Requirements.
(b) Tranzyme agrees that, subject to Section 5.3(c): (i) Tranzymes Board of Directors shall recommend that the holders of Tranzyme Common Stock vote to approve the Merger and the issuance of Tranzyme Common Stock in the Merger and the Company Financing and Reverse Stock Split and shall use commercially reasonable efforts to solicit such approval within the timeframe set forth in Section 5.3(a) above, (ii) the Proxy Statement shall include a statement to the effect that the Board of Directors of Tranzyme recommends that Tranzymes stockholders vote to approve the Merger and the issuance of Tranzyme Common Stock in the Merger and the Company Financing and Reverse Stock Splits (the recommendation of Tranzymes Board of Directors that Tranzymes stockholders vote to approve the Merger and the issuance of Tranzyme Common Stock in the Merger and the Company Financing and Reverse Stock Split being referred to as the Tranzyme Board Recommendation); and (iii) the Tranzyme Board Recommendation shall not be withdrawn or modified in a manner adverse to the Company, and no resolution by the Board of Directors of Tranzyme or any committee thereof to withdraw or modify the Tranzyme Board Recommendation in a manner adverse to the Company shall be adopted or proposed.
(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in Section 5.3(b), at any time prior to the approval of the Merger and the issuance of Tranzyme Common Stock in the Merger and the Company Financing and Reverse Stock Split by the stockholders of Tranzyme by the Required Tranzyme Stockholder Vote, Tranzymes Board of Directors may
withhold, amend, withdraw or modify the Tranzyme Board Recommendation in a manner adverse to the Company if, but only if, Tranzymes Board of Directors determines in good faith, based on such matters as it deems relevant following consultation with its outside legal counsel, that the failure to withhold, amend, withdraw or modify such recommendation would be inconsistent with its fiduciary duties under applicable Legal Requirements.
(d) Tranzymes obligation to call, give notice of and hold the Tranzyme Stockholders Meeting in accordance with Section 5.3(a) shall not be limited or otherwise affected by any withdrawal or modification of the Tranzyme Board Recommendation.
(e) Nothing contained in this Agreement shall prohibit Tranzyme or its Board of Directors from complying with Rules 14d-9 and 14e-2(a) promulgated under the Exchange Act; provided however, that any disclosure made by Tranzyme or its Board of Directors pursuant to Rules 14d-9 and 14e-2(a) shall be limited to a statement that Tranzyme is unable to take a position with respect to the bidders tender offer unless Tranzymes Board of Directors determines in good faith, after consultation with its outside legal counsel, that such statement would result in a breach of its fiduciary duties under applicable Legal Requirements. Tranzyme shall not withdraw or modify in a manner adverse to the Company the Tranzyme Board Recommendation unless specifically permitted pursuant to the terms of Section 5.3(c).
5.4 Regulatory Approvals. Each Party shall use commercially reasonable efforts to file or otherwise submit, as soon as practicable after the date of this Agreement, all applications, notices, reports and other documents reasonably required to be filed by such Party with or otherwise submitted by such Party to any Governmental Body with respect to the Merger and the other Contemplated Transactions, and to submit promptly any additional information requested by any such Governmental Body. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Parties shall, promptly after the date of this Agreement, prepare and file any notification or other document required to be filed in connection with the Merger under any applicable foreign Legal Requirement relating to antitrust or competition matters. The Company and Tranzyme shall respond as promptly as is practicable to respond in compliance with: (i) any inquiries or requests received from the Federal Trade Commission or the Department of Justice for information or documentation; and (ii) any inquiries or requests received from any state attorney general, foreign antitrust or competition authority or other Governmental Body in connection with antitrust or competition matters.
5.5 Company Options, Company Warrants and Convertible Notes.
(a) At the Effective Time, each Company Option that is outstanding and unexercised immediately prior to the Effective Time, whether or not vested, shall be converted into and become an option to purchase Tranzyme Common Stock, and Tranzyme shall assume the Company Stock Option Plan and each such Company Option in accordance with its terms (as in effect as of the date of this Agreement). All rights with respect to Company Common Stock under Company Options assumed by Tranzyme shall thereupon be converted into rights with respect to Tranzyme Common Stock. Accordingly, from and after the Effective Time: (i) each Company Option assumed by Tranzyme may be exercised solely for shares of Tranzyme Common Stock; (ii) the number of shares of Tranzyme Common Stock subject to each Company Option assumed by Tranzyme shall be determined by multiplying (A) the number of shares of
Company Common Stock that were subject to such Company Option, as in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time by (B) the Exchange Ratio and rounding the resulting number down to the nearest whole number of shares of Tranzyme Common Stock; (iii) the per share exercise price for the Tranzyme Common Stock issuable upon exercise of each Company Option assumed by Tranzyme shall be determined by dividing (A) the per share exercise price of Company Common Stock subject to such Company Option, as in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time, by (B) the Exchange Ratio and rounding the resulting exercise price up to the nearest whole cent; and (iv) any restriction on the exercise of any Company Option assumed by Tranzyme shall continue in full force and effect and the term, exercisability, vesting schedule and other provisions of such Company Option shall otherwise remain unchanged; provided, however, that: (A) to the extent provided under the terms of a Company Option, such Company Option assumed by Tranzyme in accordance with this Section 5.5(a) shall, in accordance with its terms, be subject to further adjustment as appropriate to reflect any stock split, division or subdivision of shares, stock dividend, reverse stock split, consolidation of shares, reclassification, recapitalization or other similar transaction with respect to Tranzyme Common Stock subsequent to the Effective Time; and (B) Tranzymes Board of Directors or a committee thereof shall succeed to the authority and responsibility of Companys Board of Directors or any committee thereof with respect to each Company Option assumed by Tranzyme. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 5.5(a), the conversion of each Company Option (regardless of whether such option qualifies as an incentive stock option within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code) into an option to purchase shares of Tranzyme Common Stock shall be made in a manner consistent with Treasury Regulation Section 1.424-1, such that the conversion of a Company Option shall not constitute a modification of such Company Option for purposes of Section 409A or Section 424 of the Code.
(b) Tranzyme shall file with the SEC, promptly following the Effective Time, a registration statement on Form S-8, if available for use by Tranzyme, relating to the shares of Tranzyme Common Stock issuable with respect to Company Options assumed by Tranzyme in accordance with Section 5.5(a).
(c) Subject to Section 5.5(d), at the Effective Time, each Company Warrant that is outstanding and unexercised immediately prior to the Effective Time, shall become converted into and become a warrant to purchase Tranzyme Common Stock and Tranzyme shall assume each such Company Warrant in accordance with its terms. All rights with respect to Company Common Stock or Company Preferred Stock under Company Warrants assumed by Tranzyme shall thereupon be converted into rights with respect to Tranzyme Common Stock. Accordingly, from and after the Effective Time: (i) each Company Warrant assumed by Tranzyme may be exercised solely for shares of Tranzyme Common Stock; (ii) the number of shares of Tranzyme Common Stock subject to each Company Warrant assumed by Tranzyme shall be determined by multiplying (A) the number of shares of Company Common Stock, or the number of shares of Company Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the shares of Company Preferred Stock issuable upon exercise of the Company Warrant, as applicable, that were subject to such Company Warrant immediately prior to the Effective Time by (B) the Exchange Ratio and rounding the resulting number down to the nearest whole number of shares of Tranzyme Common Stock; (iii) the per share exercise price for the Tranzyme Common Stock issuable upon exercise of each Company Warrant assumed by Tranzyme shall be
determined by dividing the effective per share exercise price of Company Common Stock or Company Preferred Stock, subject to such Company Warrant, as in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time, by the Exchange Ratio and rounding the resulting exercise price up to the nearest whole cent; and (iv) any restriction on any Company Warrant assumed by Tranzyme shall continue in full force and effect and the term and other provisions of such Company Warrant shall otherwise remain unchanged.
(d) Prior to the Effective Time, the Company shall take all actions that may be necessary (under the Company Stock Option Plan, any Company Warrants and otherwise) to effectuate the provisions of this Section 5.5 and to ensure that, from and after the Effective Time, holders of Company Options and Company Warrants have no rights with respect thereto other than those specifically provided in this Section 5.5.
5.6 Indemnification of Officers and Directors.
(a) From the Effective Time through the sixth anniversary of the date on which the Effective Time occurs, each of Tranzyme and the Surviving Corporation shall, jointly and severally, indemnify and hold harmless each person who is now, or has been at any time prior to the date hereof, or who becomes prior to the Effective Time, a director or officer of Tranzyme or the Company (the D&O Indemnified Parties), against all claims, losses, liabilities, damages, judgments, fines and reasonable fees, costs and expenses, including attorneys fees and disbursements , incurred in connection with any claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, arising out of or pertaining to the fact that the D&O Indemnified Party is or was a director or officer of Tranzyme or the Company, whether asserted or claimed prior to, at or after the Effective Time, to the fullest extent permitted under the DGCL for directors or officers of Delaware corporations. Each D&O Indemnified Party will be entitled to advancement of expenses incurred in the defense of any such claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation from each of Tranzyme and the Surviving Corporation, jointly and severally, upon receipt by Tranzyme or the Surviving Corporation from the D&O Indemnified Party of a request therefor; provided that any person to whom expenses are advanced provides an undertaking, to the extent then required by the DGCL or the laws of the state of California, as applicable, to repay such advances if it is ultimately determined that such person is not entitled to indemnification.
(b) The certificate of incorporation and bylaws of each of Tranzyme and the Surviving Corporation shall contain, and Tranzyme shall cause the certificate of incorporation and bylaws of the Surviving Corporation to so contain, provisions no less favorable with respect to indemnification, advancement of expenses and exculpation of present and former directors and officers of each of Tranzyme and the Company than are presently set forth in the certificate of incorporation and bylaws of Tranzyme and the Company, as applicable, which provisions shall not be amended, modified or repealed for a period of six years time from the Effective Time in a manner that would adversely affect the rights thereunder of individuals who, at or prior to the Effective Time, were officers or directors of Tranzyme or the Company.
(c) Each of Tranzyme and the Company shall purchase an insurance policy, with an effective date as of the Closing, which maintains in effect for six years from the Closing the current directors and officers liability insurance policies maintained by Tranzyme
and the Company (provided that each of Tranzyme and the Company may substitute therefor policies of at least the same coverage containing terms and conditions that are not less favorable in any material respect); provided, however, that in no event shall Tranzyme and the Company be required to expend pursuant to this Section 5.6(c) more than an amount equal to 200% of the respective current annual premiums paid by Tranzyme and the Company for such insurance.
(d) Tranzyme shall maintain directors and officers liability insurance policies, with an effective date as of the Closing, on commercially available terms and conditions and with coverage limits customary for U.S. public companies similarly situated to Tranzyme.
(e) Tranzyme shall pay all expenses, including reasonable attorneys fees, that may be incurred by the persons referred to in this Section 5.6 in connection with their enforcement of their rights provided in this Section 5.6 but only if and to the extent that such persons are successful on the merits of such enforcement action.
(f) The provisions of this Section 5.6 are intended to be in addition to the rights otherwise available to the current and former officers and directors of Tranzyme and the Company by law, charter, statute, bylaw or agreement, and shall operate for the benefit of, and shall be enforceable by, each of the D&O Indemnified Parties, their heirs and their representatives.
(g) In the event Tranzyme or the Surviving Corporation or any of their respective successors or assigns (i) consolidates with or merges into any other person and shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation or entity of such consolidation or merger, or (ii) transfers all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any person, then, and in each such case, proper provision shall be made so that the successors and assigns of Tranzyme or the Surviving Corporation, as the case may be, shall succeed to the obligations set forth in this Section 5.6. Tranzyme shall cause the Surviving Corporation to perform all of the obligations of the Surviving Corporation under this Section 5.6.
5.7 Additional Agreements.
(a) Subject to Section 5.7(b), the Parties shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause to be taken all actions necessary to consummate the Merger and make effective the other Contemplated Transactions. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, but subject to Section 5.7(b), each Party to this Agreement: (i) shall make all filings and other submissions (if any) and give all notices (if any) required to be made and given by such Party in connection with the Merger and the other Contemplated Transactions; (ii) shall use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain each Consent (if any) reasonably required to be obtained (pursuant to any applicable Legal Requirement or Contract, or otherwise) by such Party in connection with the Merger or any of the other Contemplated Transactions or for such Contract to remain in full force and effect; (iii) shall use commercially reasonable efforts to lift any injunction prohibiting, or any other legal bar to, the Merger or any of the other Contemplated Transactions; and (iv) shall use commercially reasonable efforts to satisfy the conditions precedent to the consummation of this Agreement.
(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, no Party shall have any obligation under this Agreement: (i) to dispose of or transfer or cause any of its Subsidiaries to dispose of or transfer any assets; (ii) to discontinue or cause any of its Subsidiaries to discontinue offering any product or service; (iii) to license or otherwise make available, or cause any of its Subsidiaries to license or otherwise make available to any Person any Intellectual Property; (iv) to hold separate or cause any of its Subsidiaries to hold separate any assets or operations (either before or after the Closing Date); (v) to make or cause any of its Subsidiaries to make any commitment (to any Governmental Body or otherwise) regarding its future operations; or (vi) to contest any Legal Proceeding or any order, writ, injunction or decree relating to the Merger or any of the other Contemplated Transactions if such Party determines in good faith that contesting such Legal Proceeding or order, writ, injunction or decree might not be advisable.
5.8 Disclosure. Without limiting any of either Partys obligations under the Confidentiality Agreement, each Party shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries or any Representative of such Party to, issue any press release or make any disclosure (to any customers or employees of such Party, to the public or otherwise) regarding the Merger or any of the other Contemplated Transactions unless: (a) the other Party shall have approved such press release or disclosure in writing; or (b) such Party shall have determined in good faith, upon the advice of outside legal counsel, that such disclosure is required by applicable Legal Requirements and, to the extent practicable, before such press release or disclosure is issued or made, such Party advises the other Party of, and consults with the other Party regarding, the text of such press release or disclosure; provided, however, that each of the Company and Tranzyme may make any public statement in response to specific questions by the press, analysts, investors or those attending industry conferences or financial analyst conference calls, so long as any such statements are consistent with previous press releases, public disclosures or public statements made by the Company or Tranzyme in compliance with this Section 5.8.
5.9 Listing. Tranzyme shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to maintain its existing listing on the NASDAQ Global Market (or else the NASDAQ Capital Market), and to cause the shares of Tranzyme Common Stock being issued in the Merger, including the shares of Tranzyme Common Stock issuable in connection with the assumption of Company Options and Company Warrants, to be approved for listing (subject to notice of issuance) on the NASDAQ Global Market (or NASDAQ Global Market) at or prior to the Effective Time.
5.10 Tax Matters.
(a) Tranzyme, Merger Sub and the Company shall use their respective commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Merger to qualify, and agree not to, and not to permit or cause any affiliate or any subsidiary to, take any actions or cause any action to be taken which would reasonably be expected to prevent the Merger from qualifying, as a reorganization under Section 368(a) of the Code.
(b) This Agreement is intended to constitute, and the parties hereto hereby adopt this Agreement as, a plan of reorganization within the meaning Treasury Regulation Sections 1.368-2(g) and 1.368-3(a). Tranzyme, Merger Sub and the Company shall
treat, and shall not take any tax reporting position inconsistent with the treatment of, the Merger as a reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code for U.S. federal, state and other relevant Tax purposes, unless otherwise required pursuant to a determination within the meaning of Section 1313(a) of the Code.
(c) The parties hereto shall cooperate and use their commercially reasonable efforts in order for the Company to obtain the opinion of Reed Smith LLP, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Company, dated as of the Closing (the Reed Smith Opinion), and Tranzyme to obtain the opinion of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to Tranzyme, dated as of the Closing (the Skadden Opinion) to the effect that, on the basis of the facts, representations and assumptions set forth or referred to in such opinions, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, the Merger will constitute a reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code. As a condition precedent to the rendering of such opinions, Tranzyme (and Merger Sub) and the Company shall, as of the Effective Time, execute and deliver to Reed Smith LLP and Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP tax representation letters, dated and executed as of the dates of such opinions, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, Reed Smith LLP, Tranzyme and the Company (the Tax Representation Letters), on which such Tax Representation Letters Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP and Reed Smith LLP shall be entitled to rely.
(d) All transfer, documentary, sales, use, stamp, registration and other such Taxes and fees (including any penalties and interest) incurred in connection with this Agreement (collectively, Transfer Taxes) shall be paid by the Shareholders when due, and the Shareholders will, at their own expense, file all necessary Tax Returns and other documentation with respect to all such Transfer Taxes, and, if required by applicable Law, Tranzyme will, and will cause its Affiliates to, join in the execution of any such Tax Returns and other documentation. The Shareholders shall provide Tranzyme with (A) evidence reasonably satisfactory to Tranzyme that such Transfer Taxes have been paid by the Shareholders and (B) a clearance certificate or similar documents which may be required by any Tax authority to relieve Tranzyme of any obligation to withhold any portion of the payments to the Shareholders pursuant to this Agreement.
5.11 Cooperation. Each Party shall cooperate reasonably with the other Party and shall provide the other Party with such assistance as may be reasonably requested for the purpose of facilitating the performance by each Party of their obligations under this Agreement and to enable the combined entity to continue to meet its obligations following the Closing.
5.12 Directors and Officers. Subject to any Legal Requirement, at and immediately after the Effective Time, the initial directors to serve on the board of directors of Tranzyme shall be Nina Kjellson, Linda Grais, Michael F. Powell, Pratik Shah, Eckard Weber, Lars Ekman, Jean-Paul Castaigne, Anne M. VanLent, and Franck Rousseau until their respective successors are duly elected or appointed and qualified or their earlier death, resignation or removal. At and immediately after the Effective Time, the officers of Tranzyme shall include Linda Grais, Franck Rousseau, and Dana S. McGowan.
5.13 Section 16 Matters. Prior to the Closing, each of Tranzyme and the Company shall use all reasonable efforts to approve in advance in accordance with the procedures set forth in Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act and the Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP SEC No-Action Letter (January 12, 1999) any dispositions of shares of Tranzyme Common Stock (including derivative securities with respect to Tranzyme Common Stock) or acquisitions of shares of Company Common Stock or Company Preferred Stock (and derivative securities with respect to shares of Company Common Stock or Company Preferred Stock) resulting from the transactions contemplated by this Agreement by each officer or director of Tranzyme or the Company who is subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act (or who will become subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act as a result of the transactions contemplated hereby) with respect to equity securities of Tranzyme or the Company.
5.14 Investment Letters. The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to obtain an investment representation letter from each holder of Company Capital Stock in the form attached as Exhibit E.
5.15 Preferred Stock and Convertible Note Conversion. The Company shall take all action required to effect the conversion of the Company Preferred Stock into Company Common Stock and the Convertible Notes into Series C Preferred Stock of the Company pursuant to the Company Stockholder Written Consent prior to the Closing Date (the Preferred Stock and Note Conversion).
Section 6. CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO OBLIGATIONS OF EACH PARTY
The obligations of each Party to effect the Merger and otherwise consummate the transactions to be consummated at the Closing are subject to the satisfaction or, to the extent permitted by applicable law, the written waiver by each of the Parties, at or prior to the Closing, of each of the following conditions:
6.1 No Restraints. No temporary restraining order, preliminary or permanent injunction or other order preventing the consummation of the Merger shall have been issued by any court of competent jurisdiction or other Governmental Body and remain in effect, and there shall not be any Legal Requirement which has the effect of making the consummation of the Merger illegal.
6.2 Stockholder Approval. This Agreement, the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall have been duly adopted and approved by the Required Company Stockholder Vote, and the issuance of the Tranzyme Common Stock in the Merger and the Company Financing, the Reverse Stock Split and the Merger shall have been duly approved by the Required Tranzyme Stockholder Vote.
6.3 No Governmental Proceedings Relating to Contemplated Transactions or Right to Operate Business. There shall not be any Legal Proceeding pending, or overtly threatened in writing, by an official of a Governmental Body in which such Governmental Body indicates that it intends to conduct any Legal Proceeding or taking any other action: (a) challenging or seeking to restrain or prohibit the consummation of the Merger; (b) relating to the Merger and seeking to obtain from Tranzyme, Merger Sub or the Company
any damages or other relief that may be material to Tranzyme or the Company; (c) seeking to prohibit or limit in any material and adverse respect a Partys ability to vote, transfer, receive dividends with respect to or otherwise exercise ownership rights with respect to the stock of Tranzyme; (d) that would materially and adversely affect the right or ability of Tranzyme or the Company to own the assets or operate the business of Tranzyme or the Company; or (e) seeking to compel the Company, Tranzyme or any Subsidiary of Tranzyme to dispose of or hold separate any material assets as a result of the Merger.
6.4 Determination of Adjusted Cash. No objection to the Closing Adjusted Cash Statements shall have been delivered by either Tranzyme or the Company on or prior to the Closing Date, or Tranzyme and the Company shall have agreed in writing upon the Closing Adjusted Cash Statements, or the Independent Accountant shall have delivered its report with respect to the Closing Adjusted Cash Statements.
Section 7. ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO OBLIGATIONS OF TRANZYME AND MERGER SUB
The obligations of Tranzyme and Merger Sub to effect the Merger and otherwise consummate the transactions to be consummated at the Closing are subject to the satisfaction or the written waiver by Tranzyme, at or prior to the Closing, of each of the following conditions:
7.1 Accuracy of Representations. The representations and warranties of the Company contained in this Agreement (a) shall have been true and correct as of the date of this Agreement, except for those representations and warranties which address matters only as of a particular date (which representations shall have been true and correct as of such particular date) and (b) shall be true and correct on and as of the Closing Date with the same force and effect as if made on the Closing Date, except in each case where the failure to be true and correct has not had, and would not reasonably be expected to have, a Company Material Adverse Effect, it being understood that, for purposes of determining the accuracy of such representations and warranties, any update of or modification to the Company Disclosure Schedule made or purported to have been made after the date of this Agreement shall be disregarded.
7.2 Performance of Covenants. Each of the covenants and obligations in this Agreement that the Company is required to comply with or to perform at or prior to the Closing shall have been complied with and performed by the Company in all material respects.
7.3 Consents.
(a) All of the Consents set forth on Part 7.3(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule shall have been obtained and shall be in full force and effect.
(b) Any Governmental Authorization or other Consent required to be obtained by the Company under any applicable antitrust or competition law or regulation or other Legal Requirement shall have been obtained and shall remain in full force and effect.
7.4 Agreements and Other Documents. Tranzyme shall have received the following agreements and other documents, each of which shall be in full force and effect:
(a) the Skadden Opinion dated as of the Closing Date and addressed to Tranzyme. The condition set forth in this Section 7.4(a) shall not be waivable by Tranzyme after receipt of the Company Stockholder Approval and the Tranzyme Stockholder Approval unless further stockholder approvals are obtained with appropriate disclosure;
(b) a certificate executed by the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of the Company confirming that the conditions set forth in Sections 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.5 and 7.6 have been duly satisfied; and
(c) certificates of good standing (or equivalent documentation) of the Company in its jurisdiction of organization and the various foreign jurisdictions in which it is qualified, certified charter documents, a certificate as to the incumbency of officers and the adoption of resolutions of the board of directors of the Company authorizing the execution of this Agreement and the consummation of the Contemplated Transactions to be performed by the Company hereunder.
7.5 FIRPTA Certificate. Tranzyme shall have received from the Company a form of notice to the Internal Revenue Service in accordance with the requirements of Treasury Regulation Section 1.897-2(h) and in form and substance reasonably acceptable to Tranzyme along with written authorization for Tranzyme to deliver such notice form to the Internal Revenue Service on behalf of the Company upon the closing of the Merger.
7.6 No Company Material Adverse Effect. Since the date of this Agreement, there shall not have occurred any Company Material Adverse Effect that is continuing.
7.7 Preferred Stock and Note Conversion. The Preferred Stock and Note Conversion shall have occurred.
Section 8. ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO OBLIGATION OF THE COMPANY
The obligations of the Company to effect the Merger and otherwise consummate the transactions to be consummated at the Closing are subject to the satisfaction or the written waiver by the Company, at or prior to the Closing, of each of the following conditions:
8.1 Accuracy of Representations. The representations and warranties of Tranzyme and Merger Sub contained in this Agreement (a) shall have been true and correct as of the date of this Agreement except for those representations and warranties which address matters only as of a particular date (which representations shall have been true and correct as of such particular date) and (b) shall be true and correct on and as of the Closing Date with the same force and effect as if made on the Closing Date, except in each case where the failure to be true and correct has not had, and would not reasonably be expected to have, a Tranzyme Material Adverse Effect, it being understood that, for purposes of determining the accuracy of such
representations and warranties, any update of or modification to the Tranzyme Disclosure Schedule made or purported to have been made after the date of this Agreement shall be disregarded.
8.2 Performance of Covenants. All of the covenants and obligations in this Agreement that Tranzyme or Merger Sub is required to comply with or to perform at or prior to the Closing shall have been complied with and performed in all material respects.
8.3 Consents.
(a) All the Consents set forth on Part 8.3 of the Tranzyme Disclosure Schedule shall have been obtained and shall be in full force and effect.
(b) Any Governmental Authorization or other Consent required to be obtained by Tranzyme under any applicable antitrust or competition law or regulation or other Legal Requirement shall have been obtained and shall remain in full force and effect.
8.4 Documents. The Company shall have received the following documents:
(a) the Reed Smith Opinion dated as of the Closing Date and addressed to the Company. The condition set forth in this Section 8.4(a) shall not be waivable by the Company after receipt of the Company Stockholder Approval and the Tranzyme Stockholder Approval unless further stockholder approvals are obtained with appropriate disclosure;
(b) a certificate executed by the Chief Executive Officer of Tranzyme confirming that the conditions set forth in Sections 8.1, 8.2, 8.3, 8.5, and 8.6 have been duly satisfied; and
(c) certificates of good standing of each of Tranzyme and Merger Sub in its jurisdiction of organization and the various foreign jurisdictions in which it is qualified, certified charter documents, certificates as to the incumbency of officers and the adoption of resolutions of its board of directors authorizing the execution of this Agreement and the consummation of the Contemplated Transactions to be performed by Tranzyme and Merger Sub hereunder.
8.5 Board of Directors. Tranzyme shall have caused the Board of Directors of Tranzyme to be constituted as set forth in Section 5.12 of this Agreement.
8.6 No Tranzyme Material Adverse Effect. Since the date of this Agreement, there shall not have occurred any Tranzyme Material Adverse Effect that is continuing.
Section 9. TERMINATION
9.1 Termination. This Agreement may be terminated prior to the Effective Time (whether before or after adoption of this Agreement by the Companys stockholders and whether before or after approval of the Merger and issuance of Tranzyme Common Stock in the Merger by Tranzymes stockholders, unless otherwise specified below):
(a) by mutual written consent of Tranzyme and the Company duly authorized by the Boards of Directors of Tranzyme and the Company;
(b) by either Tranzyme or the Company if the Merger shall not have been consummated by October 31, 2013; provided, however, that the right to terminate this Agreement under this Section 9.1(b) shall not be available to any Party whose action or failure to act has been a principal cause of the failure of the Merger to occur on or before such date and such action or failure to act constitutes a breach of this Agreement, provided, further, however, that, in the event that the Proxy Statement is still being reviewed or commented on by the SEC, either Party shall be entitled to extend the date for termination of this Agreement pursuant to this Section 9.1(b) for an additional sixty (60) days, provided, further, however, that in the event of any dispute with respect to the Closing Adjusted Cash Statements, the date for termination of this Agreement pursuant to this Section 9.1(b) shall be extended until five (5) Business Days after the Independent Accountant shall have provided its written report;
(c) by either Tranzyme or the Company if a court of competent jurisdiction or other Governmental Body shall have issued a final and nonappealable order, decree or ruling, or shall have taken any other action, having the effect of permanently restraining, enjoining or otherwise prohibiting the Merger;
(d) by Tranzyme if the Company Stockholder Approval shall not have been obtained within forty-eight (48) hours of the execution of this Agreement;
(e) by either Tranzyme or the Company if (i) the Tranzyme Stockholders Meeting (including any adjournments and postponements thereof) shall have been held and completed and Tranzymes stockholders shall have taken a final vote on the Merger, the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the issuance of shares of Tranzyme Common Stock in the Merger and (ii) the Merger, such transactions or any of the issuance of Tranzyme Common Stock in the Merger and the Company Financing and Reverse Stock Split shall not have been approved at the Tranzyme Stockholders Meeting (and shall not have been approved at any adjournment or postponement thereof) by the Required Tranzyme Stockholder Vote; provided, however, that the right to terminate this Agreement under this Section 9.1(e) shall not be available to Tranzyme where the failure to obtain the Required Tranzyme Stockholder Vote shall have been caused by the action or failure to act of Tranzyme and such action or failure to act constitutes a material breach by Tranzyme of this Agreement;
(f) by the Company (at any time prior to the approval of the issuance of Tranzyme Common Stock in the Merger by the Required Tranzyme Stockholder Vote) if a Tranzyme Triggering Event shall have occurred;
(g) by Tranzyme (at any time prior to obtaining the Company Stockholder Approval) if a Company Triggering Event shall have occurred;
(h) by the Company, upon a breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement on the part of Tranzyme or Merger Sub set forth in this Agreement, or if any representation or warranty of Tranzyme or Merger Sub shall have become inaccurate, in either case such that the conditions set forth in Section 8.1 or Section 8.2 would not be satisfied
as of the time of such breach or as of the time such representation or warranty shall have become inaccurate, provided that if such inaccuracy in Tranzymes or Merger Subs representations and warranties or breach by Tranzyme or Merger Sub is curable by Tranzyme or Merger Sub, then this Agreement shall not terminate pursuant to this Section 9.1(h) as a result of such particular breach or inaccuracy until the earlier of (i) the expiration of a 30 day period commencing upon delivery of written notice from Tranzyme or Merger Sub to the Company of such breach or inaccuracy and (ii) Tranzyme or Merger Sub (as applicable) ceasing to exercise commercially reasonable efforts to cure such breach (it being understood that this Agreement shall not terminate pursuant to this Section 9.1(h) as a result of such particular breach or inaccuracy if such breach by Tranzyme or Merger Sub is cured prior to such termination becoming effective); or
(i) by Tranzyme, upon a breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement on the part of the Company set forth in this Agreement, or if any representation or warranty of the Company shall have become inaccurate, in either case such that the conditions set forth in Section 7.1 or Section 7.2 would not be satisfied as of the time of such breach or as of the time such representation or warranty shall have become inaccurate, provided that if such inaccuracy in the Companys representations and warranties or breach by the Company is curable by the Company then this Agreement shall not terminate pursuant to this Section 9.1(i) as a result of such particular breach or inaccuracy until the earlier of (i) the expiration of a 30 day period commencing upon delivery of written notice from the Company to Tranzyme of such breach or inaccuracy and (ii) the Company ceasing to exercise commercially reasonable efforts to cure such breach (it being understood that this Agreement shall not terminate pursuant to this Section 9.1(i) as a result of such particular breach or inaccuracy if such breach by the Company is cured prior to such termination becoming effective).
9.2 Effect of Termination. In the event of the termination of this Agreement as provided in Section 9.1, this Agreement shall be of no further force or effect; provided, however, that (i) this Section 9.2, Section 9.3, and Section 10 shall survive the termination of this Agreement and shall remain in full force and effect, and (ii) the termination of this Agreement shall not relieve any Party from any liability for any material breach of any representation, warranty, covenant, obligation or other provision contained in this Agreement.
9.3 Expenses; Termination Fees.
(a) Except as set forth in this Section 9.3, all fees and expenses incurred in connection with this Agreement and the Contemplated Transactions shall be paid by the Party incurring such expenses, whether or not the Merger is consummated.
(b) (i) If this Agreement is terminated by Tranzyme or the Company pursuant to Section 9.1(e) or (f) and (1) at any time before the Tranzyme Stockholders Meeting an Acquisition Proposal with respect to Tranzyme shall have been publicly announced, disclosed or otherwise communicated to Tranzymes Board of Directors and (2) within 12 months of the date of termination of this Agreement, Tranzyme enters into a definitive agreement with respect to an Acquisition Transaction or consummates an Acquisition Transaction, Tranzyme shall pay to the Company, within ten (10) Business Days after consummation of an Acquisition Transaction, a nonrefundable fee in an amount equal to $500,000.
(ii) If this Agreement is terminated by Tranzyme pursuant to Section 9.1(d) or 9.1(g), and (1) at any time before such termination, an Acquisition Proposal with respect to the Company shall have been publicly announced, disclosed or otherwise communicated to the Companys Board of Directors, and (2) within 12 months of the date of termination of this Agreement, the Company enters into a definitive agreement with respect to an Acquisition Transaction or consummates an Acquisition Transaction, the Company shall pay to Tranzyme, within ten (10) Business Days after consummation of an Acquisition Transaction, a nonrefundable fee in an amount equal to $500,000.
(c) If either Party fails to pay when due any amount payable by such Party under Section 9.3(a) or 9.3(b), then (i) such Party shall reimburse the other Party for reasonable costs and expenses (including reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel) incurred in connection with the collection of such overdue amount and the enforcement by the other Party of its rights under this Section 9.3, and (ii) such Party shall pay to the other Party interest on such overdue amount (for the period commencing as of the date such overdue amount was originally required to be paid and ending on the date such overdue amount is actually paid to the other Party in full) at a rate per annum equal to the prime rate (as announced by Bank of America or any successor thereto) in effect on the date such overdue amount was originally required to be paid.
Section 10. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
10.1 Non-Survival of Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties of the Company, Merger Sub and Tranzyme contained in this Agreement or any certificate or instrument delivered pursuant to this Agreement shall terminate at the Effective Time, and only the covenants that by their terms survive the Effective Time and this Section 10 shall survive the Effective Time.
10.2 Amendment. This Agreement may be amended with the approval of the respective Boards of Directors of the Company and Tranzyme at any time (whether before or after the adoption and approval of this Agreement by the Companys stockholders or before or after the approval of the Merger or issuance of shares of Tranzyme Common Stock in the Merger); provided, however, that after any such adoption and approval of this Agreement by a Partys stockholders, no amendment shall be made which by law requires further approval of the stockholders of such Party without the further approval of such stockholders. This Agreement may not be amended except by an instrument in writing signed on behalf of each of the Company and Tranzyme.
10.3 Waiver.
(a) No failure on the part of any Party to exercise any power, right, privilege or remedy under this Agreement, and no delay on the part of any Party in exercising any power, right, privilege or remedy under this Agreement, shall operate as a waiver of such power, right, privilege or remedy; and no single or partial exercise of any such power, right, privilege or remedy shall preclude any other or further exercise thereof or of any other power, right, privilege or remedy.
(b) No Party shall be deemed to have waived any claim arising out of this Agreement, or any power, right, privilege or remedy under this Agreement, unless the waiver of such claim, power, right, privilege or remedy is expressly set forth in a written instrument duly executed and delivered on behalf of such Party; and any such waiver shall not be applicable or have any effect except in the specific instance in which it is given.
10.4 Entire Agreement; Counterparts; Exchanges by Facsimile. This Agreement and the other agreements referred to in this Agreement constitute the entire agreement and supersede all prior agreements and understandings, both written and oral, among or between any of the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof; provided, however, that the Confidentiality Agreement shall not be superseded and shall remain in full force and effect in accordance with its terms. This Agreement may be executed in several counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original and all of which shall constitute one and the same instrument. The exchange of a fully executed Agreement (in counterparts or otherwise) by all Parties by facsimile or electronic transmission via .pdf shall be sufficient to bind the Parties to the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
10.5 Applicable Law; Jurisdiction. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Delaware, regardless of the laws that might otherwise govern under applicable principles of conflicts of laws. In any action or proceeding between any of the parties arising out of or relating to this Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, each of the parties: (i) irrevocably and unconditionally consents and submits to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware or to the extent such court does not have subject matter jurisdiction, the Superior Court of the State of Delaware or the United States District Court for the District of Delaware, (ii) agrees that all claims in respect of such action or proceeding shall be heard and determined exclusively in accordance with clause (i) of this Section 10.5, (iii) waives any objection to laying venue in any such action or proceeding in such courts, (iv) waives any objection that such courts are an inconvenient forum or do not have jurisdiction over any party, and (v) agrees that service of process upon such party in any such action or proceeding shall be effective if notice is given in accordance with Section 10.8 of this Agreement.
10.6 Attorneys Fees. In any action at law or suit in equity to enforce this Agreement or the rights of any of the parties under this Agreement, the prevailing Party in such action or suit shall be entitled to receive a reasonable sum for its attorneys fees and all other reasonable costs and expenses incurred in such action or suit.
10.7 Assignability. This Agreement shall be binding upon, and shall be enforceable by and inure solely to the benefit of, the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns; provided, however, that neither this Agreement nor any of a Partys rights or obligations hereunder may be assigned or delegated by such Party without the prior written consent of the other Party, and any attempted assignment or delegation of this Agreement or any of such rights or obligations by such Party without the other Partys prior written consent shall be void and of no effect. Nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to or shall confer upon any Person (other than: (a) the parties hereto; and (b) the D&O Indemnified Parties to the extent of their respective rights pursuant to Section 5.6) any right, benefit or remedy of any nature whatsoever under or by reason of this Agreement.
10.8 Notices. Any notice or other communication required or permitted to be delivered to any Party under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed properly delivered, given and received when delivered by hand, by registered mail, by courier or express delivery service or by facsimile to the address or facsimile telephone number set forth beneath the name of such Party below (or to such other address or facsimile telephone number as such Party shall have specified in a written notice given to the other parties hereto):
if to Tranzyme or Merger Sub:
Tranzyme, Inc.
5001 South Miami Boulevard, Suite 200
Durham, NC 27703
Telephone: (919) 474-0020
Fax: (919) 474-0025
Attention: John H. Johnson
with a copy to:
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
One Beacon Street
Boston, Massachusetts
Telephone: (617) 573-4850
Fax: (617) 573-4822
Attention: Graham Robinson
if to the Company:
Ocera Therapeutics, Inc.
12651 High Bluff Drive, Suite 230
San Diego, CA 92130
Telephone: (858) 436-3900
Fax: (858) 436-3999
Attention: Linda Grais
with a copy to:
Reed Smith LLP
1901 Avenue of the Stars
Suite 700
Los Angeles, California 90067
Telephone: (310) 734-5232
Fax: (310) 734-5299
Attention: Michael Sanders
10.9 Cooperation. Each Party agrees to cooperate fully with the other Party and to execute and deliver such further documents, certificates, agreements and instruments and to take such other actions as may be reasonably requested by the other Party to evidence or
reflect the Contemplated Transactions and to carry out the intent and purposes of this Agreement.
10.10 Severability. Any term or provision of this Agreement that is invalid or unenforceable in any situation in any jurisdiction shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the remaining terms and provisions of this Agreement or the validity or enforceability of the offending term or provision in any other situation or in any other jurisdiction. If a final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction declares that any term or provision of this Agreement is invalid or unenforceable, the Parties hereto agree that the court making such determination shall have the power to limit such term or provision, to delete specific words or phrases or to replace such term or provision with a term or provision that is valid and enforceable and that comes closest to expressing the intention of the invalid or unenforceable term or provision, and this Agreement shall be valid and enforceable as so modified. In the event such court does not exercise the power granted to it in the prior sentence, the Parties hereto agree to replace such invalid or unenforceable term or provision with a valid and enforceable term or provision that will achieve, to the extent possible, the economic, business and other purposes of such invalid or unenforceable term or provision.
10.11 Other Remedies; Specific Performance. Except as otherwise provided herein, any and all remedies herein expressly conferred upon a Party will be deemed cumulative with and not exclusive of any other remedy conferred hereby, or by law or equity upon such Party, and the exercise by a Party of any one remedy will not preclude the exercise of any other remedy. The Parties hereto agree that irreparable damage would occur in the event that any of the provisions of this Agreement were not performed in accordance with their specific terms or were otherwise breached. It is accordingly agreed that the Parties shall be entitled to seek an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches of this Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions hereof in any court of the United States or any state having jurisdiction, this being the addition to any other remedy to which they are entitled at law or in equity.
10.12 Construction.
(a) For purposes of this Agreement, whenever the context requires: the singular number shall include the plural, and vice versa; the masculine gender shall include the feminine and neuter genders; the feminine gender shall include the masculine and neuter genders; and the neuter gender shall include masculine and feminine genders.
(b) The Parties hereto agree that any rule of construction to the effect that ambiguities are to be resolved against the drafting Party shall not be applied in the construction or interpretation of this Agreement.
(c) As used in this Agreement, the words include and including, and variations thereof, shall not be deemed to be terms of limitation, but rather shall be deemed to be followed by the words without limitation.
(d) Except as otherwise indicated, all references in this Agreement to Sections, Exhibits and Schedules are intended to refer to Sections of this Agreement and Exhibits and Schedules to this Agreement, respectively.
(e) The bold-faced headings contained in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only, shall not be deemed to be a part of this Agreement and shall not be referred to in connection with the construction or interpretation of this Agreement.
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Exhibit 10.1
EXECUTION
SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT
This Securities Purchase Agreement (this Agreement) is dated as of April 23, 2013 by and among Tranzyme, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the Company), and each purchaser identified on the Schedule of Purchasers attached as Schedule 1 hereto (each, including its successors and assigns, a Purchaser and collectively, the Purchasers).
RECITALS
A. The Company and each Purchaser is executing and delivering this Agreement in reliance upon the exemption from securities registration afforded by Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act), and Rule 506 of Regulation D (Regulation D) as promulgated by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the Commission) under the Securities Act.
B. Each Purchaser, severally and not jointly, wishes to purchase, and the Company wishes to sell, upon the terms and conditions stated in this Agreement, that aggregate number of shares of common stock (the Common Stock), of the Company, set forth opposite such Purchasers name on Schedule 1 hereto (which aggregate amount for all Purchasers together shall collectively referred to herein as the Shares).
C. Immediately prior to the closing of the sale of securities to the Purchasers hereunder, Terrapin Acquisition, Inc. (Merger Sub), a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, will merge with and into Ocera Therapeutics, Inc. (Ocera), upon which Ocera will become a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company.
D. Contemporaneously with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the parties hereto are executing and delivering a Registration Rights Agreement, substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (the Registration Rights Agreement), to be effective upon the Closing, pursuant to which, among other things, the Company will agree to provide certain registration rights with respect to the Shares under the Securities Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder and applicable state securities laws.
NOW, THEREFORE, IN CONSIDERATION of the mutual covenants contained in this Agreement, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the Company and the Purchasers hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE I.
DEFINITIONS
1.1 Definitions. In addition to the terms defined elsewhere in this Agreement, for all purposes of this Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated in this Section 1.1:
Action means any action, suit, inquiry, notice of violation, proceeding (including any partial proceeding such as a deposition) or investigation pending or, to the Companys Knowledge, threatened against the Company, any Subsidiary or any of their respective properties or any officer, director or employee of the Company or any Subsidiary acting in his or her capacity as an officer, director or employee before or by any federal, state, county, local or foreign court, arbitrator, governmental or administrative agency, regulatory authority, stock market, stock exchange or trading facility.
Affiliate means, with respect to any Person, any other Person that, directly or indirectly
through one or more intermediaries, Controls, is controlled by or is under common control with such Person, as such terms are used in and construed under Rule 405 under the Securities Act, including without limitation any general partner, managing member, officer or director of such Person or any venture capital fund now or hereafter existing that is controlled by one or more general partners or managing members of, or shares the same management company with, such Person. With respect to a Purchaser, any investment fund or managed account that is managed on a discretionary basis by the same investment manager as such Purchaser will be deemed to be an Affiliate of such Purchaser.
Agreement has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.
Board of Directors means the board of directors of the Company.
Business Day means any day except Saturday, Sunday, any day which is a federal legal holiday in the United States or any day on which banking institutions in the State of New York or the State of California are authorized or required by law or other governmental action to close.
Closing means the closing of the purchase and sale of the Shares pursuant to this Agreement.
Closing Date means the Closing Date as defined in the Merger Agreement.
Commission has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
Common Stock has the meaning set forth in the Recitals, and also includes any other class of securities into which the Common Stock may hereafter be reclassified or changed into.
Common Stock Equivalents means any securities of the Company or any Subsidiary which would entitle the holder thereof to acquire at any time Common Stock, including, without limitation, any debt, preferred stock, rights, options, warrants or other instrument that is at any time convertible into or exchangeable for, or otherwise entitles the holder thereof to receive, Common Stock or other securities that entitle the holder to receive, directly or indirectly, Common Stock.
Company has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.
Company Deliverables has the meaning set forth in Section 2.2(a).
Companys Knowledge means with respect to any statement made to the Companys Knowledge, that the statement is based upon the knowledge of the executive officers of the Company having responsibility for the matter or matters that are the subject of the statement after a reasonable inquiry.
Control (including the terms controlling, controlled by or under common control with) means the possession, direct or indirect, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.
Disclosure Materials has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(h).
Disclosure Schedules has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1.
DTC has the meaning set forth in Section 4.1(c).
Environmental Laws has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(dd).
Evaluation Date has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(t).
Exchange Act means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or any successor statute, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
GAAP means U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, as applied by the Company.
Indebtedness has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(mm).
Intellectual Property Rights has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(p).
Legend Removal Date has the meaning set forth in Section 4.1(c).
Lien means any lien, charge, claim, encumbrance, security interest, right of first refusal, preemptive right or other restrictions of any kind.
Material Adverse Effect means a material adverse effect on the results of operations, assets, business or financial condition of the Company and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, except that any of the following, either alone or in combination, shall not be deemed a Material Adverse Effect: (i) effects caused by changes or circumstances affecting general market conditions in the U.S. economy or which are generally applicable to the industry in which the Company operates, provided that such effects are not borne disproportionately by the Company, (ii) effects resulting from or relating to the announcement or disclosure of the sale of the Shares or other transactions contemplated by this Agreement, or (iii) effects caused by any event, occurrence or condition resulting from or relating to the taking of any action in accordance with this Agreement.
Material Contract means any contract of the Company that has been filed or was required to have been filed as an exhibit to the SEC Reports pursuant to Item 601(b)(4) or Item 601(b)(10) of Regulation S-K.
Material Permits has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(n).
Merger means the closing of the merger of Merger Sub with and into Ocera pursuant to that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger and Reorganization to be entered into by and among the Company, Ocera and Merger Sub on or about the date hereof (the Merger Agreement).
New York Courts means the state and federal courts sitting in the City of New York, Borough of Manhattan.
OFAC has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(ll).
Outside Date means October 31, 2013.
Person means an individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, trust, business trust, association, joint stock company, joint venture, sole proprietorship, unincorporated organization, governmental authority or any other form of entity not specifically listed herein.
Press Release has the meaning set forth in Section 4.4.
Principal Trading Market means the Trading Market on which the Common Stock is primarily listed on and quoted for trading, which, as of the date of this Agreement, shall be the NASDAQ Global Market.
Proceeding means an action, claim, suit, investigation or proceeding (including, without limitation, an investigation or partial proceeding, such as a deposition), whether commenced or threatened.
Purchase Price means an amount per share equal to the volume-weighted average of the closing prices of the Common Stock over the ten (10) Trading Days ending the date prior to the Closing Date.
Purchaser or Purchasers has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
Purchaser Deliverables has the meaning set forth in Section 2.2(b).
Purchaser Party has the meaning set forth in Section 4.8.
Registration Rights Agreement has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
Regulation D has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
Required Approvals has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(e).
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.
SEC Reports has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(h).
Securities Act has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
Shares has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
Short Sales include, without limitation, (i) all short sales as defined in Rule 200 promulgated under Regulation SHO under the Exchange Act, whether or not against the box, and all types of direct and indirect stock pledges, forward sale contracts, options, puts, calls, short sales, swaps, put equivalent positions (as defined in Rule 16a-1(h) under the Exchange Act) and similar arrangements (including on a total return basis), and (ii) sales and other transactions through non-U.S. broker dealers or foreign regulated brokers (but shall not be deemed to include the location and/or reservation of borrowable shares of Common Stock).
Stock Certificates has the meaning set forth in Section 2.2(a)(ii).
Subscription Amount means, with respect to each Purchaser, the aggregate amount to be paid for the Shares purchased hereunder as indicated on Schedule 1 hereto beneath the heading Aggregate Purchase Price (Subscription Amount) in United States dollars and in immediately available funds.
Subsidiary means any subsidiary of the Company, and shall, where applicable, include any subsidiary of the Company formed or acquired after the date hereof.
Trading Affiliate has the meaning set forth in Section 3.2(h).
Trading Day means (i) a day on which the Common Stock is listed or quoted and traded on its Principal Trading Market (other than the OTC Bulletin Board), or (ii) if the Common Stock is not listed on a Trading Market (other than the OTC Bulletin Board), a day on which the Common Stock is traded in the over-the-counter market, as reported by the OTC Bulletin Board, or (iii) if the Common Stock is not
quoted on any Trading Market, a day on which the Common Stock is quoted in the over-the-counter market as reported in the pink sheets by Pink Sheets LLC (or any similar organization or agency succeeding to its functions of reporting prices); provided, that in the event that the Common Stock is not listed or quoted as set forth in (i), (ii) and (iii) hereof, then Trading Day shall mean a Business Day.
Trading Market means whichever of the New York Stock Exchange, the American Stock Exchange, the NASDAQ Global Select Market, the NASDAQ Global Market, the NASDAQ Capital Market or the OTC Bulletin Board on which the Common Stock is listed or quoted for trading on the date in question.
Transaction Documents means this Agreement, the schedules and exhibits attached hereto, the Registration Rights Agreement and any other documents or agreements explicitly contemplated hereunder.
Transfer Agent means Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Co., the current transfer agent of the Company, with a mailing address of 17 Battery Place, 8th Floor, New York, NY 10004 and a facsimile number of (212) 509-5150, or any successor transfer agent for the Company.
ARTICLE II.
PURCHASE AND SALE
2.1 Closing.
(a) Amount. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, at the Closing, the Company shall issue and sell to each Purchaser, and each Purchaser shall, severally and not jointly, purchase from the Company, such number of shares of Common Stock equal to the quotient resulting from dividing (i) the Subscription Amount for such Purchaser by (ii) the Purchase Price, rounded down to the nearest whole Share. The aggregate Subscription Amount for all Purchasers shall $19,995,499.90.
(b) Closing. The Closing of the purchase and sale of the Shares shall take place at the offices of Goodwin Procter LLP, Exchange Place, Boston, MA 02109, immediately after the closing of the Merger, on the Closing Date or at such other locations or remotely by facsimile transmission or other electronic means as the parties may mutually agree.
(c) Form of Payment. Except as may otherwise be agreed to among the Company and one or more of the Purchasers, on or prior to the Business Day immediately prior to the Closing Date, each Purchaser shall wire its Subscription Amount, in United States dollars and in immediately available funds, to Goodwin Procter LLP, for the benefit of the Company, as set forth on Exhibit B hereto. On the Closing Date, the Company shall irrevocably instruct the Transfer Agent to deliver to each Purchaser one or more stock certificates, free and clear of all restrictive and other legends (except as expressly provided in Section 4.1(b) hereof), evidencing the number of Shares such Purchaser is purchasing as is set forth on Schedule 1 hereto beneath the heading Number of Shares to be Acquired, within three (3) Trading Days after the Closing.
2.2 Closing Deliveries.
(a) On or prior to the Closing, the Company shall issue, deliver or cause to be delivered to each Purchaser the following (the Company Deliverables):
(i) this Agreement, duly executed by the Company;
(ii) facsimile copies of one or more stock certificates, free and clear of all
restrictive and other legends (except as provided in Section 4.1(b) hereof), evidencing the Shares subscribed for by such Purchaser hereunder, registered in the name of such Purchaser (the Stock Certificate), with the original Stock Certificates delivered within three (3) Trading Days of Closing;
(iii) the Registration Rights Agreement, duly executed by the Company;
(iv) a legal opinion of Goodwin Procter LLP, addressed to the Purchasers and dated the Closing Date, substantially in the form of Exhibit C attached hereto;
(v) an executed copy of an indemnification agreement with the director of the Company affiliated with each Purchaser with a representative on the Board of Directors of the Company; and
(vi) a certificate of the Secretary of the Company, dated as of the Closing Date, (A) certifying the resolutions adopted by the Board of Directors or a duly authorized committee thereof approving the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents and the issuance of the Shares, (B) certifying that the stockholders of the Company have adopted resolutions approving the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents and the issuance of the Shares, (C) certifying the current versions of the certificate of incorporation, as amended, and bylaws of the Company, and (D) certifying as to the signatures and authority of persons signing the Transaction Documents and related documents on behalf of the Company
(b) On or prior to the Closing, each Purchaser shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Company the following (the Purchaser Deliverables):
(i) this Agreement, duly executed by such Purchaser;
(ii) its Subscription Amount, in United States dollars and in immediately available funds, in the amount set forth as the Purchase Price indicated opposite such Purchasers name on Schedule 1 hereto under the heading Aggregate Purchase Price (Subscription Amount) by wire transfer to Goodwin Procter LLP, for the benefit of the Company, as set forth on Exhibit B attached hereto;
(iii) the Registration Rights Agreement, duly executed by such Purchaser; and
(iv) an executed copy of an indemnification agreement with the director of the Company affiliated with such Purchaser if such Purchaser has a representative on the Board of Directors of the Company.
2.3 Closing Conditions.
(a) Company Condition to Close. The obligations of the Company hereunder in connection with the Closing are subject to the condition that the Merger closes immediately prior to the Closing.
(b) Purchasers Conditions to Close. The respective obligations of the Purchasers hereunder in connection with the Closing are subject to the condition that the Merger closes immediately prior to the Closing.
ARTICLE III.
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
3.1 Representations and Warranties of the Company. Except (i) as set forth in the schedules delivered herewith (the Disclosure Schedules), which Disclosure Schedules shall be deemed a part hereof
and shall qualify any representation made herein to the extent of the disclosure contained in the corresponding section of the Disclosure Schedules, or (ii) disclosed in the SEC Reports, the Company hereby represents and warrants as of the date hereof and the Closing Date (except for the representations and warranties that speak as of a specific date, which shall be made as of such date), to each of the Purchasers as is set forth below. For purposes of this Article III, all references to the Company contained herein shall not include Ocera.
(a) Subsidiaries. The Company has no direct or indirect Subsidiaries other than those listed in Schedule 3.1(a) hereto. Except as disclosed in Schedule 3.1(a) hereto, the Company owns, directly or indirectly, all of the capital stock or comparable equity interests of each Subsidiary free and clear of any and all Liens, and all the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock or comparable equity interest of each Subsidiary are validly issued and are fully paid, non-assessable and free of preemptive and similar rights to subscribe for or purchase securities.
(b) Organization and Qualification. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries is an entity duly incorporated or otherwise organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization (as applicable), with the requisite corporate power and authority to own or lease and use its properties and assets and to carry on its business as currently conducted. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary 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. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries 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, would not have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, and no Proceeding has been instituted, is pending, or, to the Companys Knowledge, has been threatened in any such jurisdiction revoking, limiting or curtailing or seeking to revoke, limit or curtail such power and authority or qualification.
(c) Authorization; Enforcement; Validity. The Company has the requisite corporate power and authority to enter into and to consummate the transactions contemplated by each of the Transaction Documents to which it is a party and otherwise to carry out its obligations hereunder and thereunder. The Companys execution and delivery of each of the Transaction Documents to which it is a party and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby (including, but not limited to, the sale and delivery of the Shares) have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of the Company, and no further corporate action is required by the Company, its Board of Directors or its stockholders in connection therewith other than in connection with the Required Approvals. Each of the Transaction Documents to which it is a party has been (or upon delivery will have been) duly executed by the Company and is, or when delivered in accordance with the terms hereof, will constitute the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, except (i) as such enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, liquidation or similar laws relating to, or affecting generally the enforcement of, creditors rights and remedies or by other equitable principles of general application, (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.
(d) No Conflicts. The execution, delivery and performance by the Company of the Transaction Documents to which it is a party and the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby (including, without limitation, the issuance of the Shares) do not and will not (i) conflict with or violate any provisions of the Companys or any Subsidiarys certificate or articles of incorporation, bylaws or otherwise result in a violation of the organizational documents of the Company or any Subsidiary, (ii) conflict with, or constitute a default (or an event that with notice or lapse of time or both would result in a default) under, result in the creation of any Lien upon any of the properties or assets of the
Company or any Subsidiary or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation (with or without notice, lapse of time or both) of, any Material Contract, or (iii) subject to the Required Approvals, 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 the Company or a Subsidiary is subject (including federal and state securities laws and regulations and the rules and regulations, assuming the correctness of the representations and warranties made by the Purchasers herein, of any self-regulatory organization to which the Company or its securities are subject, including all applicable Trading Markets), or by which any property or asset of the Company or a Subsidiary is bound or affected, except in the case of clauses (ii) and (iii) such as would not, individually or in the aggregate, have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(e) Filings, Consents and Approvals. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries 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 the Company of the Transaction Documents (including the issuance of the Shares), other than (i) filings required by applicable state securities laws, (ii) the filing of a Notice of Sale of Securities on Form D with the Commission under Regulation D of the Securities Act, (iii) the filing of any requisite notices and/or application(s) to the Principal Trading Market for the issuance and sale of the Shares and the listing of the Shares for trading or quotation, as the case may be, thereon in the time and manner required thereby, (iv) the filings required in accordance with Section 4.4 of this Agreement and (v) those that have been made or obtained prior to the date of this Agreement (collectively, the Required Approvals).
(f) Issuance of the Shares. The Shares have been duly authorized and, when issued and paid for in accordance with the terms of the Transaction Documents, will be duly and validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and free and clear of all Liens, other than restrictions on transfer provided for in the Transaction Documents or imposed by applicable securities laws, and shall not be subject to preemptive or similar rights. Assuming the accuracy of the representations and warranties of the Purchasers in this Agreement, the Shares will be issued in compliance with all applicable federal and state securities laws.
(g) Capitalization. The number of shares and type of all authorized, issued and outstanding capital stock, options and other securities of the Company (whether or not presently convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for shares of capital stock of the Company) is set forth in Schedule 3.1(g) hereto. The Company has not issued any capital stock since the date of its most recently filed SEC Report other than to reflect stock option and warrant exercises that do not, individually or in the aggregate, have a material affect on the issued and outstanding capital stock, options and other securities. 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 that have not been effectively waived as of the Closing Date. Except as set forth on Schedule 3.1(g) or a result of the purchase and sale of the Shares, 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 Subsidiary is or may become bound to issue additional shares of Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents. The issuance and sale of the Shares will not obligate the Company to issue shares of Common Stock or other securities to any Person (other than the Purchasers) and will not result in a right of any holder of Company securities 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 are validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, have been issued in compliance with all applicable 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 stockholder, the Board of Directors or others is required for the
issuance and sale of the Shares. There are no stockholders agreements, voting agreements or other similar agreements with respect to the Companys capital stock to which the Company is a party or, to the Companys Knowledge, between or among any of the Companys stockholders.
(h) SEC Reports; Disclosure Materials. The Company has filed all reports, schedules, forms, statements and other documents required to be filed by it under 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, and the SEC Reports, together with the Disclosure Schedules, being collectively referred to as the Disclosure Materials) 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, except where the failure to file on a timely basis would not have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect (including, for this purpose only, any failure to qualify to register the Shares for resale on Form S-3 or which would prevent any Purchaser from using Rule 144 to resell any Shares). As of their respective filing dates, or to the extent corrected by a subsequent restatement, the SEC Reports complied in all material respects with the requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder, 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 light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The Company has never been an issuer subject to Rule 144(i) under the Securities Act. Each of the Material Contracts to which the Company or any Subsidiary is a party or to which the property or assets of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries are subject has been filed as an exhibit to the SEC Reports.
(i) Financial Statements. 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 (or to the extent corrected by a subsequent restatement). Such financial statements have been prepared in accordance with GAAP applied on a consistent basis during the periods involved, 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 taken as a whole 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.
(j) Material Changes. 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 or the transactions related to the Merger, (i) there have been no events, occurrences or developments that have had or would reasonably be expected to have, either individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect, (ii) the Company has not incurred any material 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 Companys financial statements pursuant to GAAP or disclosed in filings made with the Commission, (iii) the Company has not altered materially its method of accounting or the manner in which it keeps its accounting books and records, (iv) the Company has not declared or made any dividend or distribution of cash or other property to its stockholders or purchased, redeemed or made any agreements to purchase or redeem any shares of its capital stock (other than in connection with repurchases of unvested stock issued to employees of the Company), and (v) the Company has not issued any equity securities to any officer, director or Affiliate, except Common Stock issued in the ordinary course as dividends on outstanding preferred stock or issued pursuant to existing Company stock option or stock purchase plans or executive and director compensation arrangements disclosed in the SEC Reports. Except for the issuance of the Shares contemplated by this Agreement, no
event, liability or development has occurred or exists with respect to the Company or its Subsidiaries 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 that has not been publicly disclosed at least one (1) Trading Day prior to the date that this representation is made.
(k) Litigation. There is no Action which (i) adversely affects or challenges the legality, validity or enforceability of any of the Transaction Documents or the Shares or (ii) except as specifically disclosed in the SEC Reports, would, if there were an unfavorable decision, individually or in the aggregate, have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary, nor to the Companys Knowledge any director or officer thereof, is or has been the subject of any Action 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 Companys Knowledge there is not pending or contemplated, any investigation by the Commission involving the Company or any current or former director or officer of the Company. The Commission has not issued any stop order or other order suspending the effectiveness of any registration statement filed by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act.
(l) Employment Matters. No material labor dispute exists or, to the Companys Knowledge, is imminent with respect to any of the employees of the Company. None of the Companys or any Subsidiarys employees is a member of a union that relates to such employees relationship with the Company, and neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to a collective bargaining agreement, and the Company and each Subsidiary believes that its relationship with its employees is generally good. No executive officer of the Company (as defined in Rule 501(f) of the Securities Act) has notified the Company or any such Subsidiary that such officer intends to leave the Company or any such Subsidiary or otherwise terminate such officers employment with the Company or any such Subsidiary. To the Companys Knowledge, no employee is, or is now expected to be, in violation of any term 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 a third party, and to the Companys Knowledge, the continued employment of each such employee does not subject the Company or any Subsidiary to any liability with respect to any of the foregoing matters. The Company and its Subsidiaries are in compliance in all material respects 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.
(m) Compliance. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries (i) is in material default under or in material 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 material default by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries under), nor has the Company or any of its Subsidiaries received notice of a claim that it is in material default under or that it is in material violation of, any Material Contract (whether or not such material default or material violation has been waived), (ii) is in material violation of any order of any court, arbitrator or governmental body having jurisdiction over the Company or its properties or assets, or (iii) is in material violation of, or in receipt of notice that it is in material violation of, any statute, rule or regulation of any governmental authority applicable to the Company.
(n) Regulatory Permits. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries possess all certificates, authorizations and permits issued by the appropriate federal, state, local or foreign regulatory authorities necessary to conduct its respective business as currently conducted and as described in the SEC Reports, except where the failure to possess such permits, individually or in the aggregate, has not and would not have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect (Material Permits), and neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has received any notice of Proceedings relating to the revocation or modification of any such Material Permits.
(o) Title to Assets. The Company and its Subsidiaries have good and marketable title in fee simple to all real property owned by them. The Company and its Subsidiaries have good and marketable title to all tangible personal property owned by them that is material to the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as whole, in each case free and clear of all Liens except such as do not materially affect the value of such property and do not interfere with the use made and proposed to be made of such property by the Company and any of its Subsidiaries. Any real property and facilities held under lease by the Company and any of its Subsidiaries are held by them under valid, subsisting and enforceable leases with such exceptions as are not material and do not interfere with the use made and proposed to be made of such property and buildings by the Company and its Subsidiaries.
(p) Patents and Trademarks. The Company and the Subsidiaries own, possess, license or have other rights to use, all patents, patent applications, trade and service marks, trade and service mark applications and registrations, trade names, trade secrets, inventions, copyrights, licenses, technology, know-how and other intellectual property rights and similar rights described in the SEC Reports as necessary or material for use in connection with their respective businesses (collectively, the Intellectual Property Rights). Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has received a notice (written or otherwise) that any of the Intellectual Property Rights used by the Company or any Subsidiary violates or infringes upon the rights of any Person. There is no pending or, to the Companys Knowledge, threatened action, suit, proceeding or claim by any Person that the Companys business as now conducted infringes or otherwise violates any patent, trademark, copyright, trade secret or other proprietary rights of another. To the Companys Knowledge, there is no existing infringement by another Person of any of the Intellectual Property Rights. The Company and its Subsidiaries have taken reasonable security measures to protect the secrecy, confidentiality and value of all of their Intellectual Property Rights.
(q) Insurance. The Company and each of the Subsidiaries are insured by insurers of recognized financial responsibility against such losses and risks and in such amounts as the Company believes to be prudent and customary in the businesses and locations in which the Company and the Subsidiaries are engaged, including, but not limited to, directors and officers insurance coverage. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has received any notice of cancellation of any such insurance, nor, to the Companys Knowledge, will it or any Subsidiary be unable to renew their respective 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.
(r) Transactions With Affiliates and Employees. Except as set forth in the SEC Reports, none of the officers or directors of the Company and, to the Companys Knowledge, none of the employees of the Company is presently a party to any transaction with the Company or any Subsidiary (other than for services as employees, officers and directors), that would be required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404 of Regulation S-K promulgated under the Securities Act.
(s) Internal Accounting Controls. The Company maintains a system of internal accounting controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurance that (i) transactions are executed in accordance with managements general or specific authorizations, (ii) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP and to maintain asset and liability accountability, (iii) access to assets or incurrence of liabilities is permitted only in accordance with managements general or specific authorization, and (iv) the recorded accountability for assets and liabilities is compared with the existing assets and liabilities at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences.
(t) Sarbanes-Oxley; Disclosure Controls. The Company is in compliance in all material respects with all of the provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 which are applicable to it as of the Closing Date. The Company has established disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rule 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act) for the Company 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 Commissions rules and forms. The Companys certifying officers have evaluated the effectiveness of the Companys disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by the Companys 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 Companys 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 Companys internal control over financial reporting.
(u) Certain Fees. No Person will have, as a result of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, any valid right, interest or claim against or upon the Company or a Purchaser for any commission, fee or other compensation pursuant to any agreement, arrangement or understanding entered into by or on behalf of the Company. The Purchasers 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 paragraph (u) that may be due in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents. The Company shall indemnify, pay, and hold each Purchaser harmless against, any liability, loss or expense (including, without limitation, attorneys fees and out-of-pocket expenses) arising in connection with any such right, interest or claim.
(v) Private Placement. Assuming the accuracy of the Purchasers representations and warranties set forth in Section 3.2 of this Agreement, no registration under the Securities Act is required for the offer and sale of the Shares by the Company to the Purchasers under the Transaction Documents. The issuance and sale of the Shares hereunder does not contravene the rules and regulations of the Trading Market.
(w) Investment Company The Company is not, and immediately after receipt of payment for the Shares, will not be or be an investment company within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. The Company shall conduct its business in a manner so that it will not become subject to the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
(x) Registration Rights. Other than each of the Purchasers or as set forth in Schedule 3.1(x) hereto, no Person has any right to cause the Company to effect the registration under the Securities Act of any securities of the Company other than those securities which are currently registered on an effective registration statement on file with the Commission.
(y) Disclosure. The Company confirms that it has not provided, and to the Companys Knowledge, none of its officers or directors nor any other Person acting on its or their behalf has provided, any Purchaser or its respective agents or counsel with any information that it believes constitutes material, non-public information except insofar as the existence, provisions and terms of the Transaction Documents and the proposed transactions hereunder may constitute such information, all of which will be disclosed by the Company in the Press Release as contemplated by Section 4.4 hereof. The Company understands and confirms that the Purchasers will rely on the foregoing representations in effecting transactions in securities of the Company. All of the disclosure furnished by or on behalf of the Company to the Purchasers regarding the Company and its Subsidiaries, their businesses and the transactions contemplated hereby is true and correct in all material respects 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 the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The Company acknowledges and agrees that no Purchaser makes or has made any representations or warranties with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby other than those specifically set forth in Section 3.2.
(z) No Integrated Offering. Assuming the accuracy of the Purchasers representations and warranties set forth in Section 3.2, none of the Company, its Subsidiaries nor, to the Companys Knowledge, any of its Affiliates or any Person acting on its behalf has, directly or indirectly, at any time within the past six (6) months, made any offers or sales of any Company security or solicited any offers to buy any security under circumstances that would (i) eliminate the availability of the exemption from registration under Regulation D under the Securities Act in connection with the offer and sale by the Company of the Shares as contemplated hereby or (ii) cause the offering of the Shares pursuant to the Transaction Documents to be integrated with prior offerings by the Company for purposes of any applicable law, regulation or stockholder approval provisions, including, without limitation, under the rules and regulations of any Trading Market on which any of the securities of the Company are listed or designated.
(aa) Tax Matters. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries (i) has accurately and timely prepared and filed all foreign, federal and state income and all other tax returns, reports and declarations required by any jurisdiction to which it is subject, (ii) has paid all taxes and other governmental assessments and charges that are material in amount, shown or determined to be due on such returns, reports and declarations, except those being contested in good faith, with respect to which adequate reserves have been set aside on the books of the Company and (iii) has set aside on its books provisions reasonably adequate for the payment of all taxes for periods subsequent to the periods to which such returns, reports or declarations apply, except, in the case of clauses (i) and (ii) above, where the failure to so pay or file any such tax, assessment, charge or return would not have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. There are no unpaid taxes in any material amount claimed to be due by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries by the taxing authority of any jurisdiction.
(bb) Environmental Matters. To the Companys Knowledge, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries (i) is in violation of any statute, rule, regulation, decision or order of any governmental agency or body or any court, domestic or foreign, relating to the use, disposal or release of hazardous or toxic substances or relating to the protection or restoration of the environment or human exposure to hazardous or toxic substances (collectively, Environmental Laws), (ii) owns or operates any real property contaminated with any substance that is in violation of any Environmental Laws, (iii) is liable for any off-site disposal or contamination pursuant to any Environmental Laws, or (iv) is subject to any claim relating to any Environmental Laws; and there is no pending investigation or, to the Companys Knowledge, investigation threatened that might lead to such a claim.
(cc) No General Solicitation. Neither the Company nor, to the Companys Knowledge, any person acting on behalf of the Company has offered or sold any of the Shares by any form of general solicitation or general advertising.
(dd) Foreign Corrupt Practices. Neither the Company, nor to the Companys Knowledge, any agent or other person acting on behalf of the Company, 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 the Company (or made by any person acting on its behalf of which the Company 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.
(ee) Off Balance Sheet Arrangements. There is no transaction, arrangement, or other relationship between the Company (or any Subsidiary) and an unconsolidated or other off balance sheet entity that is required to be disclosed by the Company in SEC Reports and is not so disclosed.
(ff) Acknowledgment Regarding Purchasers Purchase of Shares. The Company acknowledges and agrees that each of the Purchasers is acting solely in the capacity of an arms length
purchaser with respect to the Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. The Company further acknowledges that no Purchaser is acting as a financial advisor or fiduciary of the Company (or in any similar capacity) with respect to the Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated thereby and any advice given by any Purchaser or any of their respective representatives or agents in connection with the Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated thereby is merely incidental to the Purchasers purchase of the Shares. The Company further represents to each Purchaser that the Companys 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 its representatives.
(gg) Regulation M Compliance. The Company has not, and to the Companys 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 Shares, (ii) sold, bid for, purchased, or paid any compensation for soliciting purchases of, any of the securities of the Company or (iii) paid or agreed to pay to any Person any compensation for soliciting another to purchase any other securities of the Company.
(hh) PFIC. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is or intends to become a passive foreign investment company within the meaning of Section 1297 of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
(ii) OFAC. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary nor, to the Companys Knowledge, any director, officer, agent, employee, Affiliate or Person acting on behalf of the Company or any Subsidiary is currently subject to any U.S. sanctions administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Treasury Department (OFAC); and the Company will not directly or indirectly use the proceeds of the sale of the Shares, or lend, contribute or otherwise make available such proceeds to any Subsidiary, joint venture partner or other Person or entity, towards any sales or operations in Cuba, Iran, Syria, Sudan, Myanmar or any other country sanctioned by OFAC or for the purpose of financing the activities of any Person currently subject to any U.S. sanctions administered by OFAC.
(jj) 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 of its Subsidiaries (each such product, a Pharmaceutical Product), such Pharmaceutical Product is being manufactured, packaged, labeled, tested, distributed, sold and/or marketed by the Company in material compliance with all applicable requirements under FDCA and similar laws, rules and regulations relating to registration, investigational use, premarket clearance, licensure, or application approval, good manufacturing practices, good laboratory practices, good clinical practices, product listing, quotas, labeling, advertising, record keeping and filing of reports. There is no pending, completed or, to the Companys Knowledge, threatened, action (including any lawsuit, arbitration, or legal or administrative or regulatory proceeding, charge, complaint, or investigation) against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, and none of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries 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 Pharmaceutical 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 Pharmaceutical Product, (iii) imposes a clinical hold on any clinical investigation by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (iv) enjoins production at any facility of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (v) enters or proposes to enter into a consent decree of permanent injunction with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or (vi) otherwise alleges any violation of any laws, rules or regulations by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries. The properties, business and operations of the Company have been and are being conducted in all material respects in accordance with all
applicable laws, rules and regulations of the FDA. The Company has not 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 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.
(kk) No Additional Agreements. The Company does not have any agreement or understanding with any Purchaser with respect to the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents other than as specified in the Transaction Documents.
(ll) Ocera Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties of Ocera contained in the Merger Agreement and related agreements are true and correct in all material respects.
3.2 Representations and Warranties of the Purchasers. Each Purchaser hereby, for itself and for no other Purchaser, represents and warrants as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date to the Company as follows (provided that nothing in this Section 3.2 shall modify, amend or affect such Purchasers right to rely on the truth, accuracy and completeness of the Disclosure Materials and the Companys representations and warranties contained in the Transaction Documents):
(a) Organization; Authority. Such Purchaser is an entity duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization with the requisite corporate or partnership power and authority to enter into and to consummate the transactions contemplated by the applicable Transaction Documents and otherwise to carry out its obligations hereunder and thereunder. The execution and delivery of this Agreement by such Purchaser and performance by such Purchaser of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate or, if such Purchaser is not a corporation, such partnership, limited liability company or other applicable like action, on the part of such Purchaser. Each Transaction document to which it is a party has been duly executed by such Purchaser, and when delivered by such Purchaser in accordance with the terms hereof, will constitute the valid and legally binding obligation of such Purchaser, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, liquidation or similar laws relating to, or affecting generally the enforcement of, creditors rights and remedies or by other equitable principles of general application.
(b) No Conflicts. The execution, delivery and performance by such Purchaser of this Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement and the consummation by such Purchaser of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby will not (i) result in a violation of the organizational documents of such Purchaser, (ii) conflict with, or constitute a default (or an event which with notice or lapse of time or both would become a default) under, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, any agreement, indenture or instrument to which such Purchaser is a party, or (iii) result in a violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree (including federal and state securities laws) applicable to such Purchaser, except in the case of clauses (ii) and (iii) above, for such conflicts, defaults, rights or violations which would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the ability of such Purchaser to perform its obligations hereunder.
(c) Investment Intent. Such Purchaser understands that the Shares are restricted securities and have not been registered under the Securities Act or any applicable state securities law and is acquiring the Shares as principal for its own account and not with a view to, or for distributing or reselling such Shares or any part thereof in violation of the Securities Act or any applicable state securities laws, provided, however, that by making the representations herein, such Purchaser does not agree to hold any of the Shares for any minimum period of time and reserves the right, subject to the provisions of this Agreement, at all times to sell or otherwise dispose of all or any part of such Shares pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act or under an exemption from such registration and in
compliance with applicable federal and state securities laws. Such Purchaser is acquiring the Shares hereunder in the ordinary course of its business. Such Purchaser does not presently have any agreement, plan or understanding, directly or indirectly, with any Person to distribute or effect any distribution of any of the Shares (or any securities which are derivatives thereof) to or through any person or entity; such Purchaser is not a registered broker-dealer under Section 15 of the Exchange Act or an entity engaged in a business that would require it to be so registered as a broker-dealer.
(d) Purchaser Status. At the time such Purchaser was offered the Shares, it was, and at the date hereof it is, an accredited investor as defined in Rule 501(a) under the Securities Act.
(e) General Solicitation. Such Purchaser is not purchasing the Shares as a result of any advertisement, article, notice or other communication regarding the Shares published in any newspaper, magazine or similar media or broadcast over television or radio or presented at any seminar or any other general advertisement.
(f) Experience of Such Purchaser. Such Purchaser, either alone or together with its representatives, has such knowledge, sophistication and experience in business and financial matters so as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the prospective investment in the Shares, and has so evaluated the merits and risks of such investment. Such Purchaser is able to bear the economic risk of an investment in the Shares and, at the present time, is able to afford a complete loss of such investment.
(g) Access to Information. Such Purchaser acknowledges that it has had the opportunity to review the Disclosure Materials and has been afforded (i) the opportunity to ask such questions as it has deemed necessary of, and to receive answers from, representatives of the Company concerning the terms and conditions of the offering of the Shares and the merits and risks of investing in the Shares; (ii) access to information about the Company and the Subsidiaries and their respective financial condition, results of operations, business, properties, management and prospects sufficient to enable it to evaluate its investment; and (iii) the opportunity to obtain such additional information that the Company possesses or can acquire without unreasonable effort or expense that is necessary to make an informed investment decision with respect to the investment. Neither such inquiries nor any other investigation conducted by or on behalf of such Purchaser or its representatives or counsel shall modify, amend or affect such Purchasers right to rely on the truth, accuracy and completeness of the Disclosure Materials and the Companys representations and warranties contained in the Transaction Documents. Such Purchaser has sought such accounting, legal and tax advice as it has considered necessary to make an informed decision with respect to its acquisition of the Shares.
(h) Certain Trading Activities. Other than with respect to the transactions contemplated herein, since the time that such Purchaser was first contacted by the Company or any other Person regarding the transactions contemplated hereby, neither the Purchaser nor any Affiliate of such Purchaser which (x) had knowledge of the transactions contemplated hereby, (y) has or shares discretion relating to such Purchasers investments or trading or information concerning such Purchasers investments, including in respect of the Shares, and (z) is subject to such Purchasers review or input concerning such Affiliates investments or trading (collectively, Trading Affiliates) has directly or indirectly, nor has any Person acting on behalf of or pursuant to any understanding with such Purchaser or Trading Affiliate, effected or agreed to effect any purchases or sales of the securities of the Company (including, without limitation, any Short Sales involving the Companys securities). Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the case of a Purchaser and/or Trading Affiliate that is, individually or collectively, a multi-managed investment bank or vehicle whereby separate portfolio managers manage separate portions of such Purchasers or Trading Affiliates assets and the portfolio managers have no direct knowledge of the investment decisions made by the portfolio managers managing other portions of such Purchasers or Trading Affiliates assets, the representation set forth above shall apply only with respect to the portion of assets managed by the portfolio manager that have knowledge about the financing transaction contemplated by this Agreement. Other than to other Persons party to this
Agreement or to any of such Purchasers employees, officers, directors, service providers, attorneys, accountants, consultants and other professionals, to the extent necessary to obtain their services in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, such Purchaser has maintained the confidentiality of all disclosures made to it in connection with this transaction (including the existence and terms of this transaction). Notwithstanding the foregoing, for avoidance of doubt, nothing contained herein shall constitute a representation or warranty, or preclude any actions, with respect to the identification of the availability of, or securing of, available shares to borrow in order to effect short sales or similar transactions in the future.
(i) Brokers and Finders. No Person will have, as a result of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, any valid right, interest or claim against or upon the Company or any Purchaser for any commission, fee or other compensation pursuant to any agreement, arrangement or understanding entered into by or on behalf of the Purchaser.
(j) Independent Investment Decision. Such Purchaser has independently evaluated the merits of its decision to purchase Shares pursuant to the Transaction Documents, and such Purchaser confirms that it has not relied on the advice of any other Purchasers business and/or legal counsel in making such decision. Such Purchaser understands that nothing in this Agreement or any other materials presented by or on behalf of the Company to the Purchaser in connection with the purchase of the Shares constitutes legal, tax or investment advice. Such Purchaser has consulted such legal, tax and investment advisors as it, in its sole discretion, has deemed necessary or appropriate in connection with its purchase of the Shares.
(k) Reliance on Exemptions. Such Purchaser understands that the Shares being offered and sold to it in reliance on specific exemptions from the registration requirements of United States federal and state securities laws and that the Company is relying in part upon the truth and accuracy of, and such Purchasers compliance with, the representations, warranties, agreements, acknowledgements and understandings of such Purchaser set forth herein in order to determine the availability of such exemptions and the eligibility of such Purchaser to acquire the Shares.
(l) No Governmental Review. Such Purchaser understands that no United States federal or state agency or any other government or governmental agency has passed on or made any recommendation or endorsement of the Shares or the fairness or suitability of the investment in the Shares nor have such authorities passed upon or endorsed the merits of the offering of the Shares.
(m) Regulation M. Such Purchaser is aware that the anti-manipulation rules of Regulation M under the Exchange Act may apply to sales of Common Stock and other activities with respect to the Common Stock by the Purchasers.
(n) Residency. Such Purchasers residence (if an individual) or offices in which its investment decision with respect to the Shares was made (if an entity) are located at the address immediately below such Purchasers name on its signature page hereto.
The Company and each of the Purchasers acknowledge and agree that no party to this Agreement has made or makes any representations or warranties with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby other than those specifically set forth in this Article III and the Transaction Documents.
ARTICLE IV.
OTHER AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES
4.1 Transfer Restrictions.
(a) Compliance with Laws. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Article IV, each Purchaser covenants that the Shares may be disposed of only pursuant to an effective registration
statement under, and in compliance with the requirements of, 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 compliance with any applicable state and federal securities laws. In connection with any transfer of the Shares other than (i) pursuant to an effective registration statement, (ii) to the Company, (iii) pursuant to Rule 144 (provided that the Purchaser provides the Company with reasonable assurances (in the form of seller and, if applicable, broker representation letters) that the securities may be sold pursuant to such rule), (iv) in connection with a bona fide pledge as contemplated in Section 4.1(b), or (v) to its Affiliates, 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 Shares under the Securities Act. As a condition of transfer, any such transferee shall agree in writing to be bound by the terms of this Agreement and shall have the rights of a Purchaser under this Agreement with respect to such transferred Shares.
(b) Legends. Certificates evidencing the Shares shall bear any legend as required by the blue sky laws of any state and a restrictive legend in substantially the following form, until such time as they are not required under Section 4.1(c):
THESE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE SECURITIES ACT), OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. THE SECURITIES MAY NOT BE OFFERED FOR SALE, SOLD, TRANSFERRED OR ASSIGNED (I) IN THE ABSENCE OF (A) AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT FOR THE SECURITIES UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR (B) 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 OR BLUE SKY LAWS AS EVIDENCED BY A LEGAL OPINION OF COUNSEL REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO THE COMPANY AND ITS TRANSFER AGENT OR (II) UNLESS SOLD PURSUANT TO RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT. NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING, THE SECURITIES MAY BE PLEDGED IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT OR OTHER LOAN OR FINANCING ARRANGEMENT SECURED BY THE SECURITIES.
The Company acknowledges and agrees that a Purchaser may from time to time pledge, and/or grant a security interest in, some or all of the legended Shares in connection with applicable securities laws, pursuant to a bona fide margin agreement in compliance with a bona fide margin loan. Such a pledge would not be subject to approval or consent of the Company and no legal opinion of legal counsel to the pledgee, secured party or pledgor shall be required in connection with the pledge, but such legal opinion shall be required in connection with a subsequent transfer or foreclosure following default by the Purchaser transferee of the pledge. No notice shall be required of such pledge, but Purchasers transferee shall promptly notify the Company of any such subsequent transfer or foreclosure. Each Purchaser acknowledges that the Company shall not be responsible for any pledges relating to, or the grant of any security interest in, any of the Shares or for any agreement, understanding or arrangement between any Purchaser and its pledgee or secured party. At the appropriate Purchasers expense, the Company will execute and deliver such reasonable documentation as a pledgee or secured party of Shares may reasonably request in connection with a pledge or transfer of the Shares, including the preparation and filing of any required prospectus supplement under Rule 424(b)(3) of the Securities Act or other applicable provision of the Securities Act to appropriately amend the list of Selling Stockholders thereunder. Each Purchaser acknowledges and agrees that, except as
otherwise provided in Section 4.1(c), any Shares subject to a pledge or security interest as contemplated by this Section 4.1(b) shall continue to bear the legend set forth in this Section 4.1(b) and be subject to the restrictions on transfer set forth in Section 4.1(a).
(c) Removal of Legends. The legend set forth in Section 4.1(b) above shall be removed and the Company shall issue a certificate without such legend or any other legend to the holder of the applicable Shares upon which it is stamped or issue to such holder by electronic delivery at the applicable balance account at the Depository Trust Company (DTC), if (i) such Shares are registered for resale under the Securities Act (provided that, if the Purchaser is selling pursuant to the effective registration statement registering the Shares for resale, the Purchaser agrees to only sell such Shares during such time that such registration statement is effective and not withdrawn or suspended, and only as permitted by such registration statement), (ii) such Shares are sold or transferred pursuant to Rule 144 (if the transferor is not an Affiliate of the Company), or (iii) such Shares are eligible for sale under Rule 144, without the requirement for the Company to be in compliance with the current public information required under Rule 144 as to such securities and without volume or manner-of-sale restrictions. Following the date in which a legend is no longer required for certain Shares, the Company will no later than three (3) Trading Days following the delivery by a Purchaser to the Company (with notice to the Company) of a legended certificate representing Shares (endorsed or with stock powers attached, signatures guaranteed, and otherwise in form necessary to affect the reissuance and/or transfer), and an opinion of counsel to the extent required by Section 4.1(a) (such third (3rd) Trading Day, the Legend Removal Date), deliver or cause to be delivered to such Purchaser 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 4.1(c). Certificates for Shares subject to legend removal hereunder may be transmitted by the Transfer Agent to the Purchasers by crediting the account of the Purchasers prime broker with DTC as directed by such Purchaser.
(d) Acknowledgement. Each Purchaser hereunder acknowledges its primary responsibilities under the Securities Act and accordingly will not sell or otherwise transfer the Shares or any interest therein without complying with the requirements of the Securities Act.
4.2 Furnishing of Information. In order to enable the Purchasers to sell the Shares under Rule 144, for a period of twelve (12) months from the Closing, the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to timely file (or obtain extensions in respect thereof and file within the applicable grace period) all reports required to be filed by the Company after the date hereof pursuant to the Exchange Act. During such twelve (12) month period, if the Company is not required to file reports pursuant to the Exchange Act, it will prepare and furnish to the Purchasers and make publicly available in accordance with Rule 144(c) such information as is required for the Purchasers to sell the Shares under Rule 144.
4.3 Integration. The Company shall not, and shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to ensure that no Affiliate of the Company shall, sell, offer for sale or solicit offers to buy or otherwise negotiate in respect of any security (as defined in Section 2 of the Securities Act) that will be integrated with the offer or sale of the Shares in a manner that would require the registration under the Securities Act of the sale of the Shares to the Purchasers, or that will be integrated with the offer or sale of the Shares for purposes of the rules and regulations of any Trading Market such that it would require stockholder approval prior to the closing of such other transaction unless stockholder approval is obtained before the closing of such subsequent transaction.
4.4 Securities Laws Disclosure; Publicity. The Company (a) may, on or after the date hereof, issue a press release reasonably acceptable to a majority in interest of the Purchasers disclosing the material terms of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (the Press Release) and may, on or after the date hereof file a Current Report on Form 8-K describing the terms of the Transaction Documents and including
the Press Release and the forms of the Transaction Documents, as exhibits thereto, with the Commission (the Press Release 8-K), and (b) shall file a Current Report on Form 8-K describing the terms of the Transaction Documents and including the Transaction Documents as exhibits thereto, with the Commission, no later than 9:00 A.M. Eastern time on the first (1st) Trading Day immediately following the Closing (the Closing 8-K). From and after the Closing, no Purchaser shall be in possession of any material, non-public information received from the Company or any of its officers, directors, employees or agents with respect to the material terms and conditions of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents. The Company and each Purchaser shall consult with each other in issuing any other press releases with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby, and, other than the Press Release, neither the Company nor any Purchaser shall issue any such press release nor otherwise make any such public statement without the prior consent of the Company, with respect to any press release of any Purchaser, or without the prior written consent of such Purchaser, with respect to any press release of the Company, which consent shall not unreasonably be withheld, conditioned 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 publicly disclose the name of any Purchaser, or include the name of any Purchaser in any filing with the Commission or any regulatory agency or Trading Market, without the prior written consent of such Purchaser, except (a) the filing of the Press Release and form of Transaction Documents, (b) as required by federal securities law in connection with the filing of the Closing 8-K and final Transaction Documents (including signature pages thereto) with the Commission after the Closing Date and (c) to the extent such disclosure is required by law or Trading Market regulations, in which case the Company shall provide the Purchasers with prior notice of such disclosure permitted under this clause (c).
4.5 Form D; Blue Sky. The Company agrees to timely file a Form D with respect to the Shares as required under Regulation D and to provide a copy thereof, promptly upon the written request of any Purchaser. The Company, on or before the Closing Date, shall take such action as the Company shall reasonably determine is necessary in order to obtain an exemption for or to qualify the Shares for sale to the Purchasers under applicable securities or Blue Sky laws of the states of the United States (or to obtain an exemption from such qualification) and shall provide evidence of such actions promptly upon the written request of any Purchaser.
4.6 Delivery of Shares After Closing. The Company shall deliver, or cause to be delivered, the respective Shares purchased by each Purchaser to such Purchaser within three (3) Trading Days of the Closing Date.
4.7 Short Sales and Confidentiality After The Date Hereof. Such Purchaser shall not, and shall cause its Trading Affiliates not to, engage, directly or indirectly, in any transactions in the Companys securities (including, without limitation, any Short Sales involving the Companys securities) during the period from the date hereof until the earlier of such time as (i) the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are first publicly announced as required by and described in Section 4.4 or (ii) this Agreement is terminated in full pursuant to Section 5.18. Each Purchaser, severally and not jointly with the other Purchasers, covenants that until such time as the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are publicly disclosed by the Company as described in Section 4.4, such Purchaser will maintain the confidentiality of the existence and terms of this transaction and the information included in the Transaction Documents and Disclosure Schedules. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Purchaser makes any representation, warranty or covenant hereby that it will not engage in Short Sales in the securities of the Company after the time that the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are first publicly announced as described in Section 4.4; provided, however, each Purchaser agrees, severally and not jointly with any Purchasers, that they will not enter into any Net Short Sales (as hereinafter defined) from the period commencing on the Closing Date and ending on the earliest of (x) the twenty-four (24) month anniversary of the Closing Date and (y) the date that such Purchaser no longer holds any Shares. For purposes of this Section 4.7, a Net Short Sale by any
Purchaser shall mean a sale of Common Stock by such Purchaser that is marked as a short sale and that is made at a time when there is no equivalent offsetting long position in Common Stock held by such Purchaser. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that a Purchaser is a multi-managed investment vehicle whereby separate portfolio managers manage separate portions of such Purchasers assets and the portfolio managers have no direct knowledge of the investment decisions made by the portfolio managers managing other portions of such Purchasers assets, the representation set forth above shall apply only with respect to the portion of assets managed by the portfolio manager that have knowledge about the financing transaction contemplated by this Agreement. Each Purchaser understands and acknowledges, severally and not jointly with any other Purchaser, that the Commission currently takes the position that covering a short position established prior to effectiveness of a resale registration statement with shares included in such registration statement would be a violation of Section 5 of the Securities Act, as set forth in Item 65, Section 5 under Section A, of the Manual of Publicly Available Telephone Interpretations, dated July 1997, compiled by the Office of Chief Counsel, Division of Corporation Finance.
4.8 Indemnification of Purchasers. Subject to the provisions of this Section 4.8, the Company will indemnify and hold each Purchaser and its directors, officers, stockholders, members, partners 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), each Person who controls such Purchaser (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act and Section 20 of the Exchange Act), and the directors, officers, stockholders, members, partners or 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 such controlling persons (each, a Purchaser Party) harmless from any and all losses, liabilities, obligations, claims, contingencies, damages, costs and expenses, including all judgments, amounts paid in settlements, court costs and reasonable attorneys fees and costs of investigation that any such Purchaser Party may suffer or incur as a result of or relating to (a) any breach of any of the representations, warranties, covenants or agreements made by the Company in this Agreement or in the other Transaction Documents or (b) any action instituted against a Purchaser in any capacity, or any of them or their respective Affiliates, by any stockholder of the Company who is not an Affiliate of such Purchaser, with respect to any of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents (unless such action is based upon (i) a breach of such Purchasers representations, warranties or covenants under the Transaction Documents or any agreements or understandings such Purchaser may have with any such stockholder, (ii) any violations by such Purchaser of state or federal securities laws or (iii) any conduct by such Purchaser which constitutes fraud, gross negligence, willful misconduct or malfeasance). If any action shall be brought against any Purchaser Party in respect of which indemnity may be sought pursuant to this Agreement, such Purchaser Party shall promptly notify the Company in writing, and the Company shall have the right to assume the defense thereof with counsel of its own choosing reasonably acceptable to the Purchaser Party. Any Purchaser Party shall have the right to employ separate counsel in any such action and participate in the defense thereof, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such Purchaser Party except to the extent that (A) the employment thereof has been specifically authorized by the Company in writing, (B) the Company has failed after a reasonable period of time to assume such defense and to employ counsel or (C) in such action there is, in the reasonable opinion of counsel, a material conflict on any material issue between the position of the Company and the position of such Purchaser Party, in which case the Company shall be responsible for the reasonable fees and expenses of no more than one such separate counsel. The Company will not be liable to any Purchaser Party under this Agreement (y) for any settlement by a Purchaser Party effected without the Companys prior written consent, which shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed; or (z) to the extent, but only to the extent that a loss, claim, damage or liability is attributable to any Purchaser Partys breach of any of the representations, warranties, covenants or agreements made by such Purchaser Party in this Agreement or in the other Transaction Documents. The indemnification required by this Section 4.8 shall be made by periodic payments of the amount thereof during the course of the investigation or defense, as and when bills are received or are incurred. The indemnity agreements contained herein shall be in addition to any cause of action or similar right of any Purchaser Party against the Company or others, and any liabilities
the Company may be subject to pursuant to law.
4.9 Preparation of the Proxy Statement and Companys Stockholders Meeting.
(a) The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to call, hold and convene a special meeting of its stockholders to vote on the approval of transactions contemplated by this Agreement, as required under the rules of the Trading Market, as soon as reasonable practicable after the date hereof but in any event not later than October 31, 2013 (the Company Stockholders Meeting). The board of directors of the Company shall recommend to the Company stockholders that the Company stockholders vote to approve the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, as required under the rules of the Trading Market (the Recommendation) and shall include such Recommendation in the proxy statement to be issued in connection with this Agreement (the Proxy Statement). In connection with the Companys Stockholders Meeting, the Company shall prepare and file with the Commission as soon as reasonably practicable, but in any event, not later than ten (10) days after the date hereof the Proxy Statement in preliminary form, and the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to respond as promptly as practicable to any comments of the Commission with respect thereto. The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to prepare and file with the Commission the definitive Proxy Statement and to cause the definitive Proxy Statement to be mailed to the Companys stockholders as promptly as practicable after the filing of the definitive Proxy Statement with the Commission. The Company shall take any action required to be taken under any applicable state securities laws in connection with this Agreement. The Company shall notify the legal counsel to the Purchasers promptly of the receipt of any written comments from the Commission or its staff and of any request by the Commission or its staff for amendments or supplements to the Proxy Statement or for additional information and shall supply the Purchasers with copies of all correspondence between the Company or any of its representatives, on the one hand, and the Commission or its staff, on the other hand, with respect to the Proxy Statement. Prior to filing or mailing the preliminary or definitive Proxy Statement (or any amendment or supplement thereto) or responding to the comments of the Commission with respect thereto, the Company (i) shall provide the Purchasers a reasonable opportunity to review such document or response and (ii) shall consider in good faith comments proposed by the Purchasers on such document or response.
(b) Until the Closing, the Company shall not, and shall instruct its directors, officers, managers, partners, financial advisors and other Representatives not to, directly or indirectly, knowingly encourage, solicit, initiate or continue any inquiries or proposals from, discuss or negotiate with, or provide any non-public information to, any person or entity concerning the sale of more than 2% of the outstanding shares of the Companys capital stock or enter into any agreement with respect thereto, and each of them shall terminate and cease any existing activities, discussions or negotiations with respect to the foregoing.
ARTICLE V.
MISCELLANEOUS
5.1 Fees and Expenses. Except as expressly set forth in this Section 5.1 to the contrary, the Company and the Purchasers shall each pay the fees and expenses of their respective advisers, counsel, accountants and other experts, if any, and all other expenses incurred by such party in connection with the negotiation, preparation, execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement. The Company shall pay all Transfer Agent fees, stamp taxes and other taxes and duties levied in connection with the sale and issuance of the Shares to the Purchasers. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall reimburse the reasonable and documented fees and disbursements of OMelveny & Myers LLP, in an amount not to exceed $50,000 in the aggregate.
5.2 Entire Agreement. The Transaction Documents, together with the exhibits and schedules thereto, contain the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede all prior agreements, understandings, discussions and representations, oral or written, with respect to such
matters, which the parties acknowledge have been merged into such documents, exhibits and schedules. At or after the Closing, and without further consideration, the Company and the Purchasers will execute and deliver to the other such further documents as may be reasonably requested in order to give practical effect to the intention of the parties under the Transaction Documents.
5.3 Notices. Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries required or permitted to be provided hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed given and effective on the earliest of (a) the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via electronic mail or facsimile (provided the sender receives a machine-generated confirmation of successful transmission) at the e-mail address or facsimile number specified in this Section 5.3 prior to 5:00 P.M., New York City time, on a Trading Day, (b) the next Trading Day after the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via electronic mail or facsimile at the e-mail address or facsimile number specified in this Section 5.3 on a day that is not a Trading Day or later than 5:00 P.M., New York City time, on any Trading Day, (c) the Trading Day following the date of mailing, if sent by U.S. nationally recognized overnight courier service with next day delivery specified, or (d) upon actual receipt by the party to whom such notice is required to be given. The address for such notices and communications shall be as follows:
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or such other address as may be designated in writing hereafter, in the same manner, by such Person.
5.4 Amendments; Waivers; No Additional Consideration. No provision of this Agreement may be waived, modified, supplemented or amended except in a written instrument signed, in the case of an amendment, by the Company and the Purchasers of at least a majority in interest of the Shares still held by Purchasers or, in the case of a waiver, by the party against whom enforcement of any such waiver is sought; provided, however, that, notwithstanding the foregoing, any change to the aggregate Subscription Amount
described in Section 2.1(a) shall require the written consent of all of the Purchasers. No waiver of any default with respect to any provision, condition or requirement of this Agreement shall be deemed to be a continuing waiver in the future or a waiver of any subsequent default or a waiver of any other provision, condition or requirement hereof, nor shall any delay or omission of either party to exercise any right hereunder in any manner impair the exercise of any such right. No consideration shall be offered or paid to any Purchaser to amend or consent to a waiver or modification of any provision of any Transaction Document unless the same consideration is also offered to all Purchasers who then hold Shares.
5.5 Construction. The headings herein are for convenience only, do not constitute a part of this Agreement and shall not be deemed to limit or affect any of the provisions hereof. The language used in this Agreement will be deemed to be the language chosen by the parties to express their mutual intent, and no rules of strict construction will be applied against any party. This Agreement shall be construed as if drafted jointly by the parties, and no presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring any party by virtue of the authorship of any provisions of this Agreement or any of the Transaction Documents.
5.6 Successors and Assigns. The provisions of this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties and their successors and permitted assigns. This Agreement, or any rights or obligations hereunder, may not be assigned by the Company without the prior written consent of each Purchaser. Any Purchaser may assign its rights hereunder in whole or in part to any Person to whom such Purchaser assigns or transfers any Shares in compliance with the Transaction Documents and applicable law, provided such transferee shall agree in writing to be bound, with respect to the transferred Shares, by the terms and conditions of this Agreement that apply to the Purchasers.
5.7 No Third-Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement is intended for the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns and is not for the benefit of, nor may any provision hereof be enforced by, any other Person, except that each Purchaser Party is an intended third party beneficiary of Section 4.8.
5.8 Governing Law. All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Agreement shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the internal laws of the State of New York, without regard to the principles of conflicts of law thereof. 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 AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.
5.9 Survival. Subject to applicable statute of limitations, the representations, warranties, agreements and covenants contained herein shall survive the Closing and the delivery of the Shares.
5.10 Execution. 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 signature page were an original thereof.
5.11 Severability. If any provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid or unenforceable in any respect, the validity and enforceability of the remaining terms and provisions of this Agreement shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby and the parties will attempt to agree upon a valid and enforceable provision that is a reasonable substitute therefor, and upon so agreeing, shall incorporate such substitute provision in this Agreement.
5.12 Rescission and Withdrawal Right. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in (and without limiting any similar provisions of) the Transaction Documents, whenever any Purchaser exercises a right, election, demand or option under a Transaction Document and the Company does not timely perform its related obligations within the periods therein provided, then such Purchaser may rescind or withdraw, in its sole discretion from time to time upon written notice to the Company, any relevant notice, demand or election in whole or in part without prejudice to its future actions and rights.
5.13 Replacement of Shares. If any certificate or instrument evidencing any Shares is mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed, the Company shall issue or cause to be issued in exchange and substitution for and upon cancellation thereof, or in lieu of and substitution therefor, a new certificate or instrument, but only upon receipt of evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Company and the Transfer Agent of such loss, theft or destruction and the execution by the holder thereof of a customary lost certificate affidavit of that fact and an agreement to indemnify and hold harmless the Company and the Transfer Agent for any losses in connection therewith or, if required by the Transfer Agent, a bond in such form and amount as is required by the Transfer Agent. The applicants for a new certificate or instrument under such circumstances shall also pay any reasonable third-party costs associated with the issuance of such replacement Shares. If a replacement certificate or instrument evidencing any Shares is requested due to a mutilation thereof, the Company may require delivery of such mutilated certificate or instrument as a condition precedent to any issuance of a replacement.
5.14 Remedies. In addition to being entitled to exercise all rights provided herein or granted by law, including recovery of damages, each of the Purchasers and the Company will be entitled to specific performance under the Transaction Documents. The parties agree that monetary damages may not be adequate compensation for any loss incurred by reason of any breach of obligations described in the foregoing sentence and hereby agree to waive in any action for specific performance of any such obligation (other than in connection with any action for a temporary restraining order) the defense that a remedy at law would be adequate.
5.15 Payment Set Aside. To the extent that the Company makes a payment or payments to any Purchaser pursuant to any Transaction Document or a Purchaser enforces or exercises its rights thereunder, and such payment or payments or the proceeds of such enforcement or exercise or any part thereof are subsequently invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or preferential, set aside, recovered from, disgorged by or are required to be refunded, repaid or otherwise restored to the Company, a trustee, receiver or any other person under any law (including, without limitation, any bankruptcy law, state or federal law, common law or equitable cause of action), then to the extent of any such restoration the obligation or part thereof originally intended to be satisfied shall be revived and continued in full force and effect as if such payment had not been made or such enforcement or setoff had not occurred.
5.16 Adjustments in Share Numbers and Prices. In the event of any stock split, subdivision, dividend or distribution payable in shares of Common Stock (or other securities or rights convertible into, or entitling the holder thereof to receive directly or indirectly shares of Common Stock), combination or other similar recapitalization or event occurring after the date hereof and prior to the Closing, including without limitation the reverse stock split expected to be effected by the Company in connection with the Merger if such reverse stock split is effected prior to the Closing, each reference in any Transaction Document to a number of shares or a price per share shall be adjusted to provide each Purchaser with the same percentage ownership of the outstanding Common Stock immediately following the Closing, and aggregate purchase price for such Purchasers Shares, that such Purchaser would have obtained if such Closing were to occur without such stock split, subdivision, dividend, distribution, combination or similar recapitalization or event occurring prior to the Closing.
5.17 Independent Nature of Purchasers Obligations and Rights. The obligations of each Purchaser under any Transaction Document are several and not joint with the obligations of any other Purchaser, and
no Purchaser shall be responsible in any way for the performance of the obligations of any other Purchaser under any Transaction Document. The decision of each Purchaser to purchase Shares pursuant to the Transaction Documents has been made by such Purchaser independently of any other Purchaser and independently of any information, materials, statements or opinions as to the business, affairs, operations, assets, properties, liabilities, results of operations, condition (financial or otherwise) or prospects of the Company or any Subsidiary which may have been made or given by any other Purchaser or by any agent or employee of any other Purchaser, and no Purchaser and any of its agents or employees shall have any liability to any other Purchaser (or any other Person) relating to or arising from any such information, materials, statement or opinions. Nothing contained herein or in any Transaction Document, and no action taken by any Purchaser pursuant thereto, shall be deemed to constitute the Purchasers as a partnership, an association, a joint venture or any other kind of entity, or create a presumption that the Purchasers are in any way acting in concert or as a group with respect to such obligations or the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents. Each Purchaser acknowledges that no other Purchaser has acted as agent for such Purchaser in connection with making its investment hereunder and that no Purchaser will be acting as agent of such Purchaser in connection with monitoring its investment in the Shares or enforcing its rights under the Transaction Documents. Each Purchaser shall be entitled to independently protect and enforce its rights, including without limitation the rights arising out of this Agreement or out of the other Transaction Documents, and it shall not be necessary for any other Purchaser to be joined as an additional party in any proceeding for such purpose. Each Purchaser has been represented by its own separate legal counsel in its review and negotiation of the Transaction Documents. The Company has elected to provide all Purchasers with the same terms and Transaction Documents for the convenience of the Company and not because it was required or requested to do so by any Purchaser.
5.18 Termination. This Agreement may be terminated and the sale and purchase of the Shares abandoned at any time prior to the Closing by either the Company or any Purchaser (with respect to itself only) upon written notice to the other, upon the earlier of (i) if the Closing has not been consummated on or prior to 5:00 P.M., New York City time, on the Outside Date and (ii) the date that the Merger Agreement is terminated in accordance with its terms; provided, however, that the right to terminate this Agreement under this Section 5.18 shall not be available to any Person whose failure to comply with its obligations under this Agreement has been the cause of or resulted in the failure of the Closing to occur on or before such time. Nothing in this Section 5.18 shall be deemed to release any party from any liability for any breach by such party of the terms and provisions of this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents or to impair the right of any party to compel specific performance by any other party of its obligations under this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents. In the event of a termination pursuant to this Section 5.18, the Company shall promptly notify all non-terminating Purchasers. Upon a termination in accordance with this Section 5.18, the Company and the terminating Purchaser(s) shall not have any further obligation or liability (including arising from such termination) to the other, and no Purchaser will have any liability to any other Purchaser under the Transaction Documents as a result therefrom except as a result of a willful breach of this Agreement.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Securities Purchase Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized signatures as of the date first indicated above.
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Name: Karey Barker | |
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Title: Managing Director | |
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Aggregate Purchase Price (Subscription Amount): $37,805 | |
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Tax ID No.: 20-4822534 | |
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150 Social Hall Ave | |
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Salt Lake City UT 84111 | |
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E-mail Address: ventureops@crosscreekadvisors.com | |
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DOMAIN PARTNERS VI L.P. BY: ONE PALMER SQUARE ASSOCIATES VI, L.L.C. | ||
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Name: Kathleen K. Schoemaker | |||
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Title: MANAGING MEMBER | |||
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Aggregate Purchase Price (Subscription Amount): $2,000,000 | |||
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Tax ID No.: 33-1073839 | |||
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Princeton, NJ 08542 | |||
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Telephone No.: 6096835656 | |||
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E-mail Address: schoemaker@domainve.com | |||
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Attention: kathleen K.Schoemaker | |||
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DOMAIN PARTNERS VIII, L.P. BY: ONE PALMER SQUARE ASSOCIATES VIII, L.L.C. | ||
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Name: Kathleen K. Schoemaker | |||
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Title: MANAGING MEMBER | |||
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Aggregate Purchase Price (Subscription Amount): $5,955,806.71 | |||
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Tax ID No.: 90-0451590 | |||
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DOMAIN ASSOCIATES LLC | |||
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One Palmer Square, Suite 515 | |||
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Princeton, NJ 08542 | |||
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Telephone No.: 6096835656 | |||
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Facsimile No.: 6096834581 | |||
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DP VIII ASSOCIATES, L.P. BY: ONE PALMER SQUARE ASSOCIATES VIII, L.L.C. | ||
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Name: Kathleen K. Schoemaker | |||
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Title: MANAGING MEMBER | |||
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Aggregate Purchase Price (Subscription Amount): $44,193.29 | |||
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Tax ID No.: 90-0451593 | |||
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DOMAIN ASSOCIATES LLC | |||
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Telephone No.: 6096835652 | |||
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Facsimile No.: 6096834581 | |||
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E-mail Address: Schoemaker@domainve.com | |||
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Greenspring Global Partners III, L.P . | |||
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Name: Eric Thompson | |||
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Title: Chief Financial Officer | |||
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Aggregate Purchase Price (Subscription Amount): $291,163.90 | |||
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Tax ID No.: 20-3905158 | |||
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Facsimile No.: 410-363-9075 | |||
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E-mail Address: finance@gspring.com | |||
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Attention: Eric Thompson | |||
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Greenspring Global Partners III-A, L.P . | |||
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Name: Eric Thompson | |||
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Title: Chief Financial Officer | |||
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Aggregate Purchase Price (Subscription Amount): $133,540.30 | |||
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Tax ID No.: 20-3905237 | |||
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Telephone No.: 410-363-2725 | |||
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E-mail Address: finance@gspring.com | |||
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Attention: Eric Thompson | |||
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Greenspring Global Partners III-B, L.P . | |||
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Name: Eric Thompson | |||
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Title: Chief Financial Officer | |||
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Aggregate Purchase Price (Subscription Amount): $421,249.60 | |||
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Tax ID No.: 20-3905284 | |||
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E-mail Address: finance@gspring.com | |||
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Name: Eric Thompson | |||
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Title: Chief Financial Officer | |||
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Aggregate Purchase Price (Subscription Amount): $304,046.20 | |||
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Tax ID No.: 39-2067914 | |||
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E-mail Address: finance@gspring.com | |||
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InterWest Partners IX, LP | ||
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Name: Glibert H. Kliman | |||
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Title: Managing Director | |||
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Aggregate Purchase Price (Subscription Amount): $2,600,000 | |||
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Tax ID No.: 20-2312479 | |||
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2710 Sand Hill Rd. | |||
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Suite 200 | |||
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Menlo Park CA 94025 | |||
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Telephone No.: 6508548585 | |||
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Facsimile No.: 650854-4706 | |||
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E-mail Address: nkjellson@interwest.com | |||
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SOFINNOVA VENTURE PARTNERS VI, L.P. | ||
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By: Sofinnova Management VI, LLC | ||
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Name: Michael F. Powell | ||
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Title: Managing Member | ||
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Aggregate Purchase Price (Subscription Amount): $1,945,377.93 | ||
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E-mail Address: Powell@sofinnova.com | ||
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SOFINNOVA VENTURE PARTNERS VI, GmbH Co. KG | ||
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Name: Michael F. Powell | ||
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Aggregate Purchase Price (Subscription Amount): $385,432.12 | ||
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Aggregate Purchase Price (Subscription Amount): $26,517.95 | ||
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NAME OF PURCHASER: TMP Nominee, LLC | |
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Title: Manager | |
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NAME OF PURCHASER: TMP Nominee, II, LLC | |
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NAME OF PURCHASER: TMP Associates, L.P | |
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NAME OF PURCHASER: Thomas, McNerney & Partners, L.P. | |
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Exhibit 10.2
EXECUTION
REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
This Registration Rights Agreement (this Agreement) is made and entered into as of April 23, 2013, by and among Tranzyme, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the Company), and the several purchasers signatory hereto (each a Investor and collectively, the Investors).
This Agreement is made pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of the date hereof between the Company and each Investor (the Purchase Agreement) and shall be effective as of the Closing (as defined in the Purchase Agreement).
NOW, THEREFORE, IN CONSIDERATION of the mutual covenants contained in this Agreement, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the Company and each of the Investors agree as follows:
1. Definitions. For purposes of this Agreement:
1.1 Affiliate means, with respect to any specified Person, any other Person who, directly or indirectly, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with such Person, including without limitation any general partner, managing member, officer or director of such Person or any venture capital fund now or hereafter existing that is controlled by one or more general partners or managing members of, or shares the same management company with, such Person. With respect to an Investor, any investment fund or managed account that is managed on a discretionary basis by the same investment manager as such Investor will be deemed to be an Affiliate of such Investor.
1.2 Common Stock means shares of the Companys common stock.
1.3 Damages means any loss, damage, claim or liability (joint or several) to which a party hereto may become subject under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, or other federal or state law, insofar as such loss, damage, claim or liability (or any action in respect thereof) arises out of or is based upon (i) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any registration statement of the Company, including any preliminary prospectus or final prospectus contained therein or any amendments or supplements thereto; (ii) an omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein, or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading; or (iii) any violation or alleged violation by the indemnifying party (or any of its agents or Affiliates) of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, any state securities law, or any rule or regulation promulgated under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, or any state securities law.
1.4 Exchange Act means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
1.5 Excluded Registration means (i) a registration relating to the sale of securities to employees of the Company or a subsidiary pursuant to a stock option, stock purchase, or similar plan; (ii) a registration relating to an SEC Rule 145 transaction; (iii) a registration on any form that does not include substantially the same information as would be required to be included in a registration statement covering the sale of the Registrable Securities; or (iv) a registration in which the only Common Stock being registered is Common Stock issuable upon conversion of debt securities that are also being registered.
1.6 Form S-1 means such form under the Securities Act as in effect on the date hereof or any successor registration form under the Securities Act subsequently adopted by the SEC.
1.7 Form S-3 means such form under the Securities Act as in effect on the date hereof or any registration form under the Securities Act subsequently adopted by the SEC that permits incorporation of substantial information by reference to other documents filed by the Company with the SEC.
1.8 Holder means any holder of Registrable Securities who is a party to this Agreement.
1.9 Immediate Family Member means a child, stepchild, grandchild, parent, stepparent, grandparent, spouse, sibling, mother-in-law, father-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law, including adoptive relationships, of a natural person referred to herein.
1.10 Initiating Holders means, collectively, Holders who properly initiate a registration request under this Agreement.
1.11 Person means any individual, corporation, partnership, trust, limited liability company, association or other entity.
1.12 Registrable Securities means (a) the Common Stock issued to the Investors pursuant to the Purchase Agreerment, (b) any other Common Stock held by the Investors as of the date hereof and (c) any securities issued or issuable upon any stock split, dividend or other distribution, recapitalization or similar event with respect to the foregoing, provided, that with respect to a particular Holder, such Holders shares shall cease to be Registrable Securities upon the earliest to occur of the following: (A) a sale pursuant to a Registration Statement or SEC Rule 144 (in which case, only such security sold by the Holder shall cease to be a Registrable Security); or (B) the date on which all such Registrable Securities may be freely sold publicly in a single quarter under SEC Rule 144 without the requirement for the Company to be in compliance with the current public information required thereunder and without volume or manner-of-sale restrictions.
1.13 Registrable Securities then outstanding means the number of shares determined by adding the number of shares of outstanding Common Stock that are Registrable Securities and the number of shares of Common Stock issuable (directly or indirectly) pursuant to then exercisable and/or convertible securities that are Registrable Securities.
1.14 Registration Statements means any one or more registration statements of the Company filed under the Securities Act that covers the resale of any of the Registrable Securities pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement, amendments and supplements to such Registration Statements, including post-effective amendments, all exhibits and all material incorporated by reference or deemed to be incorporated by reference in such Registration Statements.
1.15 SEC means the Securities and Exchange Commission.
1.16 SEC Rule 144 means Rule 144 promulgated by the SEC under the Securities Act.
1.17 SEC Rule 145 means Rule 145 promulgated by the SEC under the Securities Act.
1.18 Securities Act means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
1.19 Selling Expenses means all underwriting discounts, selling commissions, and stock transfer taxes applicable to the sale of Registrable Securities, and fees and disbursements of counsel for any Holder, except for the fees and disbursements of the Selling Holder Counsel borne and paid by the Company as provided in Subsection 2.6.
2. Registration Rights. The Company covenants and agrees as follows:
2.1 Demand Registration.
(a) If the Company receives a request from Holders of at least thirty percent (30%) of the Registrable Securities then outstanding that the Company file a registration statement with respect to outstanding Registrable Securities of such Holders having an anticipated aggregate offering price, net of Selling Expenses, of at least $5.0 million, then the Company shall (i) within ten (10) days after the date such request is given, give notice thereof (the Demand Notice) to all Holders other than the Initiating Holders; and (ii) as soon as practicable, and in any event within forty-five (45) days after the date such request is given by the Initiating Holders, file a registration statement on Form S-3 or, if Form S-3 is unavailable to the Company, on Form S-1, under the Securities Act covering all Registrable Securities requested to be included in such registration by any other Holders, as specified by notice given by each such Holder to the Company within twenty (20) days of the date the Demand Notice is given, and in each case, subject to the limitations of Subsection 2.1(b) and Subsection 2.3.
(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing obligations, if the Company furnishes to Holders requesting a registration pursuant to this Subsection 2.1 a certificate signed by the Companys chief executive officer stating that in the good faith judgment of the Companys Board of Directors it would be materially detrimental to the Company and its stockholders for such registration statement to either become effective or remain effective for as long as such registration statement otherwise would be required to remain effective, because such action would (i) materially interfere with a significant acquisition, corporate reorganization, or other similar transaction involving the Company; (ii) require premature disclosure of material information that the Company has a bona fide business purpose for preserving as confidential; or (iii) render the Company unable to comply with requirements under the Securities Act or Exchange Act, then the Company shall have the right to defer taking action with respect to such filing for a period of not more than one hundred twenty (120) days after the request of the Initiating Holders is given; provided, however, that the Company may not invoke this right more than once in any twelve (12) month period.
(c) The Company shall not be obligated to effect, or to take any action to effect, any registration pursuant to Subsection 2.1(a) (i) during the period that is thirty (30) days before the Companys good faith estimate of the date of filing of, and ending on a date that is ninety (90) days after the effective date of, a Company-initiated registration, provided, that the Company is actively employing in good faith commercially reasonable efforts to cause such registration statement to become effective; or (ii) if the Company has effected two registrations pursuant to Subsection 2.1(a) within the twelve (12) month period immediately preceding the date of such request. A registration shall not be counted as effected for purposes of this Subsection 2.1(c) until such time as the applicable registration statement has been declared effective by the SEC, unless the Initiating Holders withdraw their request for such registration, elect not to pay the registration expenses therefor, and forfeit their right to one demand registration statement pursuant to Subsection 2.6, in which case such withdrawn registration statement shall be counted as effected for purposes of this Subsection 2.1(c).
(d) If the Initiating Holders so request, the Company shall:
(i) file an evergreen shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (or, in the event Form S-3 is unavailable to the Company, Form S-1) pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act (or any successor provisions), providing for an offering to be made on a continuous basis of the Registrable Securities (the Shelf Registration), with the Company to use reasonable best efforts to make such filing on or before the date 45 days after the date such request is given;
(ii) use reasonable best efforts to cause the Shelf Registration to become effective as soon as practicable after such filing;
(iii) use commercially reasonable efforts to maintain in effect, supplement and amend, if necessary, the Shelf Registration, as required by the instructions applicable to such registration form or by the Securities Act;
(iv) furnish, upon request, to the holders of the Registrable Securities to which the Shelf Registration relates copies of any supplement or amendment to such Shelf Registration prior to such supplement or amendment being used and/or filed with the SEC; and
(v) pay all Registration Expenses in connection with the Shelf Registration, whether or not it becomes effective, and whether all, some or none of the Registrable Securities to which it relates are sold pursuant to it.
(e) If at any time before the third anniversary of the effectiveness of the Shelf Registration, the Shelf Registration ceases to be effective, the Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to file and use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause to become effective a new evergreen shelf registration statement providing for an offering to be made on a continuous basis of the Registrable Securities by the Holders. Such shelf registration statement shall be filed on Form S-3 or, if Form S-3 is unavailable to the Company, on Form S-1.
(f) If, after the Shelf Registration has become effective, it is interfered with by any stop order, injunction or other order or requirement of the SEC or other governmental agency or authority, the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to prevent the issuance of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the registration statement or of any order preventing or suspending the use of any preliminary prospectus and, if any such order is issued, to obtain the withdrawal of any such order at the earliest possible moment.
2.2 Company Registration. If the Company proposes to register (including, for this purpose, a registration effected by the Company for stockholders other than the Holders) any of its Common Stock under the Securities Act in connection with the public offering of such securities solely for cash (other than in an Excluded Registration), the Company shall, at such time, promptly give each Holder notice of such registration. Upon the request of each Holder given within twenty (20) days after such notice is given by the Company, the Company shall, subject to the provisions of Subsection 2.3, cause to be registered all of the Registrable Securities that each such Holder has requested to be included in such registration. The Company shall have the right to terminate or withdraw any registration initiated by it under this Subsection 2.2 before the effective date of such registration, whether or not any Holder has elected to include Registrable Securities in such registration. The expenses (other than Selling Expenses) of such withdrawn registration shall be borne by the Company in accordance with Subsection 2.6.
2.3 Underwriting Requirements.
(a) If, pursuant to Subsection 2.1, the Initiating Holders intend to distribute the Registrable Securities covered by their request by means of an underwriting, they shall so advise the Company as a part of their request made pursuant to Subsection 2.1, and the Company shall include such information in the Demand Notice. The underwriter(s) will be selected by the Company and shall be reasonably acceptable to a majority in interest of the Initiating Holders. In such event, the right of any Holder to include such Holders Registrable Securities in such registration shall be conditioned upon such Holders participation in such underwriting and the inclusion of such Holders Registrable Securities in the underwriting to the extent provided herein. All Holders proposing to distribute their securities through such underwriting shall (together with the Company as provided in Subsection 2.4(e)) enter into an underwriting agreement in customary form with the underwriter(s) selected for such underwriting. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Subsection 2.3, if the underwriters advise the Initiating Holders in writing that marketing factors require a limitation on the number of shares to be underwritten, then the Initiating Holders shall so advise all Holders of Registrable Securities that otherwise would be underwritten pursuant hereto, and the number of Registrable Securities that may be included in the underwriting shall be allocated among such Holders of Registrable Securities, including the Initiating Holders, in proportion (as nearly as practicable) to the number of Registrable Securities owned by each Holder or in such other proportion as shall mutually be agreed to by all such selling Holders; provided, however, that the number of Registrable Securities held by the Holders to be included in such underwriting shall not be reduced unless all other securities are first entirely excluded from the underwriting. To facilitate the allocation of shares in accordance with the above provisions, the Company or the underwriters may round the number of shares allocated to any Holder to the nearest 100 shares. For purposes of the provision in this Subsection 2.3(a) concerning apportionment, for any selling Holder that is a partnership, limited liability company, or corporation, the partners, members, retired partners, retired members, stockholders, and Affiliates of such Holder, or the estates and Immediate Family Members of any such partners, retired partners, members, and retired members and any trusts for the benefit of any of the foregoing Persons, shall be deemed to be a single selling Holder, and any pro rata reduction with respect to such selling Holder shall be based upon the aggregate number of Registrable Securities owned by all Persons included in such selling Holder, as defined in this sentence.
(b) In connection with any offering involving an underwriting of shares of the Companys capital stock pursuant to Subsection 2.2, the Company shall not be required to include any of the Holders Registrable Securities in such underwriting unless the Holders accept the terms of the underwriting as agreed upon between the Company and its underwriters, and then only in such quantity as the underwriters in their sole discretion determine will not jeopardize the success of the offering by the Company. If the total number of securities, including Registrable Securities, requested by stockholders to be included in such offering exceeds the number of securities to be sold (other than by the Company) that the underwriters in their reasonable discretion determine is compatible with the success of the offering, then the Company shall be required to include in the offering only that number of such securities, including Registrable Securities, which the underwriters and the Company in their sole discretion determine will not jeopardize the success of the offering. If the underwriters determine that less than all of the Registrable Securities requested to be registered can be included in such offering, then the Registrable Securities that are included in such offering shall be allocated among the selling Holders in proportion (as nearly as practicable to) the number of Registrable Securities owned by each selling Holder or in such other proportions as shall mutually be agreed to by all such selling Holders. To facilitate the allocation of shares in accordance with the above provisions, the Company or the underwriters may round the number of shares allocated to any Holder to the nearest 100 shares. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall (i) the number of Registrable Securities included in the offering be reduced unless all other securities (other than securities to be sold by the Company) are first entirely excluded from the offering, or (ii) the number of Registrable Securities included in the offering be reduced below twenty percent
(20%) of the total number of securities included in such offering. For purposes of the provision in this Subsection 2.3(b) concerning apportionment, for any selling Holder that is a partnership, limited liability company, or corporation, the partners, members, retired partners, retired members, stockholders, and Affiliates of such Holder, or the estates and Immediate Family Members of any such partners, retired partners, members, and retired members and any trusts for the benefit of any of the foregoing Persons, shall be deemed to be a single selling Holder, and any pro rata reduction with respect to such selling Holder shall be based upon the aggregate number of Registrable Securities owned by all Persons included in such selling Holder, as defined in this sentence.
2.4 Obligations of the Company. Whenever required under this Section 2 to effect the registration of any Registrable Securities, the Company shall, as expeditiously as reasonably possible:
(a) prepare and file with the SEC a registration statement with respect to such Registrable Securities and use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause such registration statement to become effective and, upon the request of the Holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities registered thereunder, keep such registration statement effective until the distribution contemplated in the registration statement has been completed;
(b) prepare and file with the SEC such amendments and supplements to such registration statement, and the prospectus used in connection with such registration statement, as may be necessary to comply with the Securities Act in order to enable the disposition of all securities covered by such registration statement;
(c) furnish to the selling Holders such numbers of copies of a prospectus, including a preliminary prospectus, as required by the Securities Act, and such other documents as the Holders may reasonably request in order to facilitate their disposition of their Registrable Securities;
(d) use its commercially reasonable efforts to register and qualify the securities covered by such registration statement under such other securities or blue-sky laws of such jurisdictions as shall be reasonably requested by the selling Holders; provided that the Company shall not be required to qualify to do business or to file a general consent to service of process in any such states or jurisdictions, unless the Company is already subject to service in such jurisdiction and except as may be required by the Securities Act;
(e) Notify each Holder of Registrable Securities covered by such registration statement at any time when a prospectus relating thereto is required to be delivered under the Securities Act of the happening of any event as a result of which the prospectus included in such registration statement, as then in effect, includes an untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading in the light of the circumstances then existing, and following such notification promptly prepare and furnish to such Holder a reasonable number of copies of a supplement to or an amendment of such prospectus as may be necessary so that, as thereafter delivered to the purchasers of such Registrable Securities, such prospectus shall not include 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 not misleading or incomplete in light of the circumstances then existing;
(f) in the event of any underwritten public offering, enter into and perform its obligations under an underwriting agreement, in usual and customary form, with the underwriter(s) of such offering;
(g) use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause all such Registrable Securities covered by such registration statement to be listed on a national securities exchange or trading system and each securities exchange and trading system (if any) on which similar securities issued by the Company are then listed;
(h) provide a transfer agent and registrar for all Registrable Securities registered pursuant to this Agreement and provide a CUSIP number for all such Registrable Securities, in each case not later than the effective date of such registration;
(i) promptly make available for inspection by the selling Holders, any underwriter(s) participating in any disposition pursuant to such registration statement, and any attorney or accountant or other agent retained by any such underwriter or selected by the selling Holders, all financial and other records, pertinent corporate documents, and properties of the Company, and cause the Companys officers, directors, employees, and independent accountants to supply all information reasonably requested by any such seller, underwriter, attorney, accountant, or agent, in each case, as necessary or advisable to verify the accuracy of the information in such registration statement and to conduct appropriate due diligence in connection therewith;
(j) notify each selling Holder, promptly after the Company receives notice thereof, of the time when such registration statement has been declared effective or a supplement to any prospectus forming a part of such registration statement has been filed;
(k) after such registration statement becomes effective, notify each selling Holder of any request by the SEC that the Company amend or supplement such registration statement or prospectus; and
(l) comply with all applicable rules and regulations of the SEC.
In addition, the Company shall ensure that, at all times after any registration statement covering a public offering of securities of the Company under the Securities Act shall have become effective, its insider trading policy shall provide that the Companys directors may implement a trading program under Rule 10b5-1 of the Exchange Act.
2.5 Furnish Information. It shall be a condition precedent to the obligations of the Company to take any action pursuant to this Section 2 with respect to the Registrable Securities of any selling Holder that such Holder shall furnish to the Company such information regarding itself, the Registrable Securities held by it, and the intended method of disposition of such securities as is reasonably required to effect the registration of such Holders Registrable Securities.
2.6 Expenses of Registration. All expenses (other than Selling Expenses) incurred in connection with registrations, filings, or qualifications pursuant to Section 2, including all registration, filing, and qualification fees; printers and accounting fees; fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company; and the reasonable fees and disbursements, not to exceed $30,000, of one counsel for the selling Holders (Selling Holder Counsel), shall be borne and paid by the Company; provided, however, that the Company shall not be required to pay for any expenses of any registration proceeding begun pursuant to Subsection 2.1 if the registration request is subsequently withdrawn at the request of the Holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities to be registered (in which case all selling Holders shall bear such expenses pro rata based upon the number of Registrable Securities that were to be included in the withdrawn registration), unless the Holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities agree to forfeit their right to one registration pursuant to Subsection 2.1(a). All Selling Expenses relating to Registrable
Securities registered pursuant to this Section 2 shall be borne and paid by the Holders pro rata on the basis of the number of Registrable Securities registered on their behalf.
2.7 Delay of Registration. No Holder shall have any right to obtain or seek an injunction restraining or otherwise delaying any registration pursuant to this Agreement as the result of any controversy that might arise with respect to the interpretation or implementation of this Section 2.
2.8 Indemnification. If any Registrable Securities are included in a registration statement under this Section 2:
(a) To the extent permitted by law, the Company will indemnify and hold harmless each selling Holder, and the partners, members, officers, directors, and stockholders of each such Holder; legal counsel and accountants for each such Holder; any underwriter (as defined in the Securities Act) for each such Holder; and each Person, if any, who controls such Holder or underwriter within the meaning of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, against any Damages, and the Company will pay to each such Holder, underwriter, controlling Person, or other aforementioned Person any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred thereby in connection with investigating or defending any claim or proceeding from which Damages may result, as such expenses are incurred; provided, however, that the indemnity agreement contained in this Subsection 2.8(a) shall not apply to amounts paid in settlement of any such claim or proceeding if such settlement is effected without the consent of the Company, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed nor shall the Company be liable for any Damages to the extent that they arise out of or are based upon actions or omissions made in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished by or on behalf of any such Holder, underwriter, controlling Person, or other aforementioned Person expressly for use in connection with such registration.
(b) To the extent permitted by law, each selling Holder, severally and not jointly, will indemnify and hold harmless the Company, and each of its directors, each of its officers who has signed the registration statement, each Person (if any), who controls the Company within the meaning of the Securities Act, legal counsel and accountants for the Company, any underwriter (as defined in the Securities Act), any other Holder selling securities in such registration statement, and any controlling Person of any such underwriter or other Holder, against any Damages, in each case only to the extent that such Damages arise out of or are based upon actions or omissions made in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished by or on behalf of such selling Holder expressly for use in connection with such registration; and each such selling Holder will pay to the Company and each other aforementioned Person any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred thereby in connection with investigating or defending any claim or proceeding from which Damages may result, as such expenses are incurred; provided, however, that the indemnity agreement contained in this Subsection 2.8(b) shall not apply to amounts paid in settlement of any such claim or proceeding if such settlement is effected without the consent of the Holder, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed; and provided further that in no event shall the aggregate amounts payable by any Holder by way of indemnity or contribution under Subsections 2.8(b) and 2.8(d) exceed the proceeds from the offering received by such Holder (net of any Selling Expenses paid by such Holder), except in the case of fraud or willful misconduct by such Holder.
(c) Promptly after receipt by an indemnified party under this Subsection 2.8 of notice of the commencement of any action (including any governmental action) for which a party may be entitled to indemnification hereunder, such indemnified party will, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against any indemnifying party under this Subsection 2.8, give the indemnifying party notice of the commencement thereof. The indemnifying party shall have the right to participate in such action and, to the extent the indemnifying party so desires, participate jointly with any other indemnifying party to
which notice has been given, and to assume the defense thereof with counsel mutually satisfactory to the parties; provided, however, that an indemnified party (together with all other indemnified parties that may be represented without conflict by one counsel) shall have the right to retain one separate counsel, with the fees and expenses to be paid by the indemnifying party, if representation of such indemnified party by the counsel retained by the indemnifying party would be inappropriate due to actual or potential differing interests between such indemnified party and any other party represented by such counsel in such action.
(d) To provide for just and equitable contribution to joint liability under the Securities Act in any case in which either (i) any party otherwise entitled to indemnification hereunder makes a claim for indemnification pursuant to this Subsection 2.8 but it is judicially determined (by the entry of a final judgment or decree by a court of competent jurisdiction and the expiration of time to appeal or the denial of the last right of appeal) that such indemnification may not be enforced in such case, notwithstanding the fact that this Subsection 2.8 provides for indemnification in such case, or (ii) contribution under the Securities Act may be required on the part of any party hereto for which indemnification is provided under this Subsection 2.8, then, and in each such case, such parties will contribute to the aggregate losses, claims, damages, liabilities, or expenses to which they may be subject (after contribution from others) in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of each of the indemnifying party and the indemnified party in connection with the statements, omissions, or other actions that resulted in such loss, claim, damage, liability, or expense, as well as to reflect any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative fault of the indemnifying party and of the indemnified party shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether the untrue or allegedly untrue statement of a material fact, or the omission or alleged omission of a material fact, relates to information supplied by the indemnifying party or by the indemnified party and the parties relative intent, knowledge, access to information, and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission; provided, however, that, in any such case, (x) no Holder will be required to contribute any amount in excess of the public offering price of all such Registrable Securities offered and sold by such Holder pursuant to such registration statement, and (y) no Person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) will be entitled to contribution from any Person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation; and provided further that in no event shall a Holders liability pursuant to this Subsection 2.8(d), when combined with the amounts paid or payable by such Holder pursuant to Subsection 2.8(b), exceed the proceeds from the offering received by such Holder (net of any Selling Expenses paid by such Holder), except in the case of willful misconduct or fraud by such Holder.
(e) The obligations of the Company and Holders under this Subsection 2.8 shall survive the completion of any offering of Registrable Securities in a registration under this Section 2, and otherwise shall survive the termination of this Agreement.
2.9 Reports Under Exchange Act. With a view to making available to the Holders the benefits of SEC Rule 144 and any other rule or regulation of the SEC that may at any time permit a Holder to sell securities of the Company to the public without registration or pursuant to a registration on Form S-3, the Company shall:
(a) make and keep available adequate current public information, as those terms are understood and defined in SEC Rule 144;
(b) use commercially reasonable efforts to file with the SEC in a timely manner all reports and other documents required of the Company under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act (at any time after the Company has become subject to such reporting requirements); and
(c) furnish to any Holder, so long as the Holder owns any Registrable Securities, forthwith upon request (i) to the extent accurate, a written statement by the Company that it has complied with the reporting requirements of SEC Rule 144, the Securities Act, and the Exchange Act (at any time after the Company has become subject to such reporting requirements), or that it qualifies as a registrant whose securities may be resold pursuant to Form S-3 (at any time after the Company so qualifies); and (ii) such other information as may be reasonably requested in availing any Holder of any rule or regulation of the SEC that permits the selling of any such securities without registration (at any time after the Company has become subject to the reporting requirements under the Exchange Act) or pursuant to Form S-3 (at any time after the Company so qualifies to use such form).
2.10 Termination of Registration Rights. The right of any Holder to request registration or inclusion of Registrable Securities in any registration pursuant to Subsection 2.1 or Subsection 2.2 shall terminate upon the fifth anniversary of the date of this Agreement.
3. Miscellaneous.
3.1 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. Nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to confer upon any party other than the parties hereto or their respective successors and assigns any rights, remedies, obligations, or liabilities under or by reason of this Agreement, except as expressly provided in this Agreement. The Company may not assign its rights (except by merger or in connection with another entity acquiring all or substantially all of the Companys assets) or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the Holders of a majority of the then outstanding Registrable Securities. Each Holder may assign its respective rights hereunder in the manner and to the Persons as permitted under the Purchase Agreement; provided in each case that (i) the Holder agrees in writing with the transferee or assignee to assign such rights and related obligations under this Agreement, and for the transferee or assignee to assume such obligations, and a copy of such agreement is furnished to the Company within a reasonable time after such assignment, (ii) the Company is, within a reasonable time after such transfer or assignment, furnished with written notice of the name and address of such transferee or assignee and the securities with respect to which such registration rights are being transferred or assigned, (iii) at or before the time the Company received the written notice contemplated by clause (ii) of this sentence, the transferee or assignee agrees in writing with the Company to be bound by all of the provisions contained herein and (iv) the transferee is an accredited investor, as that term is defined in Rule 501 of Regulation D.
3.2 Governing Law. All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Agreement shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of the Purchase Agreement.
3.3 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. Counterparts may be delivered via facsimile, electronic mail (including pdf) or other transmission method and any counterpart so delivered shall be deemed to have been duly and validly delivered and be valid and effective for all purposes.
3.4 Titles and Subtitles. The titles and subtitles used in this Agreement are for convenience only and are not to be considered in construing or interpreting this Agreement.
3.5 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 Purchase Agreement.
3.6 Amendments and Waivers. The provisions of this Agreement, including the provisions of this sentence, may not be amended, modified or supplemented, or waived unless the same shall be in writing and signed by the Company and Holders holding no less than a majority of the then outstanding Registrable Securities, provided that any party may give a waiver as to itself. 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 Holders and that does not directly or indirectly affect the rights of other Holders may be given by Holders 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.
3.7 Severability. In case any one or more of the provisions contained in this Agreement is for any reason held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, such invalidity, illegality, or unenforceability shall not affect any other provision of this Agreement, and such invalid, illegal, or unenforceable provision shall be reformed and construed so that it will be valid, legal, and enforceable to the maximum extent permitted by law.
3.8 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 hereof, enter into any agreement with respect to its securities, that would have the effect of impairing the rights granted to the Holders in this Agreement or otherwise conflicts with the provisions hereof.
3.9 Independent Nature of Investors Obligations and Rights. The obligations of each Investor under this Agreement are several and not joint with the obligations of any other Investor hereunder, and no Investor shall be responsible in any way for the performance of the obligations of any other Investor hereunder. The decision of each Investor to purchase the securities pursuant to the Transaction Documents (as defined in the Purchase Agreement) has been made independently of any other Investor. Nothing contained herein or in any other agreement or document delivered at any closing, and no action taken by any Investor pursuant hereto or thereto, shall be deemed to constitute the Investors as a partnership, an association, a joint venture or any other kind of entity, or create a presumption that the Investors are in any way acting in concert with respect to such obligations or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Each Investor acknowledges that no other Investor has acted as agent for such Investor in connection with making its investment hereunder and that no Investor will be acting as agent of such Investor in connection with monitoring its investment in the securities or enforcing its rights under the Transaction Documents. Each Investor 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 Investor to be joined as an additional party in any Proceeding for such purpose. The Company acknowledges that each of the Investors has been provided with the same Registration Rights Agreement for the purpose of closing a transaction with multiple Investors and not because it was required or requested to do so by any Investor.
3.10 Delays or Omissions. No delay or omission to exercise any right, power, or remedy accruing to any party under this Agreement, upon any breach or default of any other party under this Agreement, shall impair any such right, power, or remedy of such nonbreaching or nondefaulting party, nor shall it be construed to be a waiver of or acquiescence to any such breach or default, or to any similar breach or default thereafter occurring, nor shall any waiver of any single breach or default be deemed a waiver of any other breach or default theretofore or thereafter occurring. All remedies, whether under this Agreement or by law or otherwise afforded to any party, shall be cumulative and not alternative.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Registration Rights Agreement as of the date first written above.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Registration Rights Agreement as of the date first written above.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Registration Rights Agreement as of the date first written above.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Registration Rights Agreement as of the date first written above.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Registration Rights Agreement as of the date first written above.
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Princeton, NJ 08542 | |
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Kathleen K. Schoemaker | |
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609 683 5656 | |
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609 683 4581 | |
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schoemaker@domainve.com |
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Registration Rights Agreement as of the date first written above.
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Princeton, NJ 08542 | |
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Kathleen K. Schoemaker | |
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609 683 5656 | |
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609 683 4581 | |
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schoemaker@domainve.com |
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Registration Rights Agreement as of the date first written above.
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DOMAIN ASSOCIATES LLC | |
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One Palmer Square, Suite 515 | |
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Princeton, NJ 08542 | |
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Attention: |
Kathleen K. Schoemaker | |
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609 683 5656 | |
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609 683 4581 | |
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schoemaker@domainve.com |
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Registration Rights Agreement as of the date first written above.
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Greenspring Global Partners III, L.P. | |
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Owings Mills, MD 21117 |
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Eric Thompson |
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410-363-2725 |
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410-363-9075 |
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finance@gspring.com |
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Registration Rights Agreement as of the date first written above.
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Greenspring Global Partners III-A, L.P. | |
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100 Painters Mill Road, Suite 700 |
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Owings Mills, MD 21117 |
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Attention: |
Eric Thompson |
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410-363-2725 |
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410-363-9075 |
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finance@gspring.com |
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Registration Rights Agreement as of the date first written above.
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Greenspring Global Partners III-B, L.P. | |
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Eric Thompson |
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Chief Financial Officer |
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Owings Mills, MD 21117 |
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Eric Thompson |
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410-363-2725 |
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410-363-9075 |
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finance@gspring.com |
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Registration Rights Agreement as of the date first written above.
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Greenspring Crossover Ventures I, L.P. | |
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Eric Thompson |
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Chief Financial Officer |
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Owings Mills, MD 21117 |
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Eric Thompson |
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410-363-2725 |
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410-363-9075 |
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finance@gspring.com |
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Registration Rights Agreement as of the date first written above.
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Interwest Partners IX, LP | |
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Gilbert H. Kliman |
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Managing Director |
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Menlo Park, CA 94025 |
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Attention: |
Nina Kjellson |
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650 854-8585 |
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650 854-4706 |
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nkjellson@interwest.com |
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Registration Rights Agreement as of the date first written above.
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Its General Partner | |
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Managing Member |
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SOFINNOVA VENTURE PARTNERS VI, L.P. | |
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Managing Member |
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SOFINNOVA VENTURE PARTNERS VI, GmbH Co. KG | |
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Michael F. Powell |
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Managing Member |
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2800 Sand Hill Road, Suite 150 | |
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Menlo Park, CA 94025 | |
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Telephone No.: (650) 681-8425 | |
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E-mail Address: Powell@sofinnova.com | |
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Registration Rights Agreement as of the date first written above.
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James Monas |
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Thomas McNerney & Partners |
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Minneapolis, MN 55402 |
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Thomas Mc Nerney & Partners | |
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Thomas, Mc Nerney & Partners, L.P. | ||
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Thomas, Mc Nerney & Partners, II, L.P. | ||
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/s/ Pratik Shah | |
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Name: Pratik Shah | ||
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Title: Manager | ||
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ADDRESS FOR NOTICE | ||
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Thomas, Mc Nerney & Partners | |
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Street: |
60, South 6th ST, Suite 3620, | |
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Minneapolis, MN 55402 | |
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612-465-8660 | |
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