As filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on February 13, 2023
Registration No. 333-
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM
S-3
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
ARMATA
PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
(EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)
Washington | 91-1549568 | ||
(State or Other Jurisdiction of | (I.R.S. Employer | ||
Incorporation or Organization) | Identification Number) |
4503 Glencoe Avenue
Marina del Rey, California 90292-3552
(310) 665-2928
(Address, Including Zip Code, and Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Registrant’s Principal Executive Offices)
Brian Varnum
Chief Executive Officer
Armata Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
4503 Glencoe Avenue
Marina del Rey, California 90292
(310) 665-2928
(Name, Address, Including Zip Code, and Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Agent for Service)
Copies to:
Faith L. Charles, Esq. | Jared Fertman |
Thompson Hine LLP | Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP |
335 Madison Avenue, 12th Floor | 787 Seventh Avenue |
New York, New York 10017-4611 | New York, New York 10019-6099 |
(212) 908-3905 | (212) 728-8000 |
Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: As soon as practicable after the effective date of this registration statement.
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The Registrant hereby amends this registration statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the Registrant shall file a further amendment that specifically states that this registration statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or until the registration statement shall become effective on such date as the Securities and Exchange Commission, acting pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine.
The information contained in this prospectus is not complete and may be changed. The selling shareholder named in this prospectus may not sell these securities until the registration statement becomes effective. This prospectus is not an offer to sell these securities, and the selling shareholder named in this prospectus is not soliciting offers to buy these securities in any jurisdiction where the offer for sale is not permitted.
PROSPECTUS | SUBJECT TO COMPLETION, DATED February 13, 2023 |
ARMATA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
21,315,790 Shares of
Common Stock
This prospectus relates to the disposition from time to time of up to 21,315,790 shares of our common stock issuable upon conversion of a portion or all of the outstanding principal amount of, and any accrued and unpaid interest on, the loan (the “Loan”), made to us pursuant to the secured convertible credit and security agreement, dated January 10, 2023 (the “Credit Agreement”), by and between Armata Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “Company”), as borrower, and the selling shareholder, as lender. The shares of common stock issuable pursuant to the Credit Agreement are referred to herein as the “Shares.” We are registering the resale of the Shares as required by the Registration Rights Agreement we entered into with the selling shareholder on February 9, 2023 (the “Registration Rights Agreement”).
The selling shareholder may resell or dispose of the Shares at prevailing market prices at the time of sale or at prices negotiated with purchasers, to or through underwriters, broker-dealers, agents, or through any other means described in the “Plan of Distribution” section of this prospectus. The selling shareholder will bear all commissions and discounts, if any, attributable to the sale or disposition of the Shares held by such selling shareholder. We will bear all costs, expenses, and fees in connection with the registration of the Shares. We will not receive any of the proceeds from the sale of the Shares by the selling shareholder.
Our common stock is listed on the NYSE American under the symbol “ARMP.” On , 2023, the last reported sale price of our common stock on the NYSE American was $ per share. You are urged to obtain current market quotations for our common stock.
Investing in our securities involves a high degree of risk. See the section entitled “Risk Factors” beginning on page 8 of this prospectus and in the documents incorporated by reference into this prospectus for a discussion of risks that should be considered before investing in our securities.
Neither the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or passed upon the adequacy or delivery of accuracy of this prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
The date of this prospectus is __________, 2023
TABLE OF CONTENTS
You should read this prospectus, including all documents incorporated herein by reference, together with additional information described under “Where You Can Find Additional Information.”
You may obtain the information incorporated by reference without charge by following the instructions under “Where You Can Find Additional Information.”
We have not authorized anyone to provide you with information different from that contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus. The selling shareholder may offer to sell, and seek offers to buy, shares of our common stock only in jurisdictions where offers and sales are permitted. The information contained in this prospectus is accurate only as of the date of this prospectus, regardless of the time of delivery of this prospectus or of any sale of common stock.
In this prospectus, “we,” “us,” “our,” and “Armata” refer to Armata Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and its subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, unless the context otherwise requires.
You should rely only on the information we have provided or incorporated by reference into this prospectus, any applicable prospectus supplement and any related free writing prospectus. We have not authorized anyone to provide you with information different from that contained in this prospectus, any applicable prospectus supplement or any related free writing prospectus. No dealer, salesperson or other person is authorized to give any information or to represent anything not contained in this prospectus, any applicable prospectus supplement or any related free writing prospectus. You must not rely on any unauthorized information or representation. This prospectus is an offer to sell only the Shares offered hereby, but only under circumstances and in jurisdictions where it is lawful to do so. You should assume that the information in this prospectus, any applicable prospectus supplement or any related free writing prospectus is accurate only as of the date on the front of the document and that any information we have incorporated by reference is accurate only as of the date of the document incorporated by reference, regardless of the time of delivery of this prospectus or any sale of a security.
The selling shareholder is offering the Shares only in jurisdictions where such issuances are permitted. The distribution of this prospectus and the issuance of the Shares in certain jurisdictions may be restricted by law. Persons outside the United States who come into possession of this prospectus must inform themselves about, and observe any restrictions relating to, the issuance of the Shares and the distribution of this prospectus outside the United States. This prospectus does not constitute, and may not be used in connection with, an offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to buy, the Shares offered by this prospectus by any person in any jurisdiction in which it is unlawful for such person to make such an offer or solicitation.
This prospectus is part of a registration statement that we filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), under which the selling shareholder may offer the Shares from time to time in one or more offerings. If required, each time the selling shareholder offers the Shares, we will provide you with, in addition to this prospectus, a prospectus supplement that will contain specific information about the terms of that offering. We may also authorize one or more free writing prospectuses to be provided to you that may contain material information relating to that offering. We may also use a prospectus supplement and any related free writing prospectus to add, update or change any of the information contained in this prospectus or in documents we have incorporated by reference. This prospectus, together with any applicable prospectus supplements, any related free writing prospectuses and the documents incorporated by reference into this prospectus, includes all material information relating to this offering. To the extent that any statement that we make in a prospectus supplement is inconsistent with statements made in this prospectus, the statements made in this prospectus will be deemed modified or superseded by those made in a prospectus supplement. Please carefully read both this prospectus and any prospectus supplement together with the additional information described below under the section entitled “Incorporation of Certain Information by Reference” before buying any of the Shares offered.
This prospectus contains summaries of certain provisions contained in some of the documents described herein, but reference is made to the actual documents for complete information. All of the summaries are qualified in their entirety by the actual documents. Copies of some of the documents referred to herein have been filed, will be filed or will be incorporated by reference as exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part, and you may obtain copies of those documents as described below under the section titled “Where You Can Find Additional Information.”
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SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This prospectus and the documents incorporated by reference herein contain forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements are contained principally in the sections entitled “Prospectus Summary” and “Risk Factors” in this prospectus or the documents incorporated herein by reference. These statements relate to future events or to our future financial performance and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements about:
· | our estimates regarding anticipated operating losses, capital requirements and needs for additional funds; |
· | our ability to raise additional capital when needed and to continue as a going concern; |
· | our ability to manufacture, or otherwise secure the manufacture of, sufficient amounts of our product candidates for our preclinical studies and clinical trials; |
· | our clinical development plans, including planned clinical trials; |
· | our research and development plans, including our clinical development plans; |
· | our ability to select combinations of phages to formulate our product candidates; |
· | our development of bacteriophage-based therapies; |
· | the potential use of bacteriophages to treat bacterial infections; |
· | the potential future of antibiotic resistance; |
· | our ability for bacteriophage therapies to disrupt and destroy biofilms and restore sensitivity to antibiotics; |
· | our planned development strategy, presenting data to regulatory agencies and defining planned clinical studies; |
· | the expected timing of additional clinical trials, including Phase 1b/Phase 2 or registrational clinical trials; |
· | our ability to manufacture and secure sufficient quantities of our product candidates for clinical trials; |
· | the drug product candidates to be supplied by us for clinical trials; |
· | the potential for bacteriophage technology being uniquely positioned to address the global threat of antibiotic resistance; |
· | the safety and efficacy of our product candidates; |
· | our anticipated regulatory pathways for our product candidates; |
· | the activities to be performed by specific parties in connection with clinical trials; |
· | our ability to successfully complete preclinical and clinical development of, and obtain regulatory approval of our product candidates and commercialize any approved products on our expected timeframes or at all; |
· | our pursuit of additional indications; |
· | the content and timing of submissions to and decisions made by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (the “FDA”) and other regulatory agencies; |
· | our ability to leverage the experience of our management team and to attract and retain management and keep management and other key personnel; |
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· | the capacities and performance of our suppliers, manufacturers, contract research organizations (“CROs”) and other third parties over whom we have limited control; |
· | our ability to staff and maintain our Marina del Rey production facility under fully compliant current Good Manufacturing Practices; |
· | the actions of our competitors and success of competing drugs or other therapies that are or may become available; |
· | our expectations with respect to future growth and investments in our infrastructure, and our ability to effectively manage any such growth; |
· | the size and potential growth of the markets for any of our product candidates, and our ability to capture share in or impact the size of those markets; |
· | the benefits of our product candidates; |
· | potential market growth and market and industry trends; |
· | maintaining collaborations with third parties including our partnership with the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation and the U.S. Department of Defense (the “DoD”); |
· | potential future collaborations with third parties and the potential markets and market opportunities for product candidates; |
· | our ability to achieve our vision, including improvements through engineering and success of clinical trials; |
· | our ability to meet anticipated milestones for 2023; |
· | our ability to be a leader in the development of phage-based therapeutics; |
· | the expected use of proceeds from the $16.3 million DoD grant; |
· | the effects of government regulation and regulatory developments, and our ability and the ability of the third parties with whom we engage to comply with applicable regulatory requirements; |
· | the accuracy of our estimates regarding future expenses, revenues, capital requirements and need for additional financing; |
· | our expectations regarding future planned expenditures; |
· | our ability to achieve and maintain effective internal control over financial reporting in accordance with Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act; |
· | our ability to obtain, maintain and successfully enforce adequate patent and other intellectual property protection of any of our products and product candidates; |
· | our ability to protect our intellectual property, including pending and issued patents; |
· | our ability to operate our business without infringing the intellectual property rights of others; |
· | our ability to advance our clinical development programs, which could be impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic; |
· | the expected impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our operations and any statements of assumptions underlying any of the items mentioned; and |
· | statements of belief and any statement of assumptions underlying any of the foregoing. |
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In some cases, you can identify these statements by terms such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “plan,” “potential,” “predict,” “project,” “should,” “will,” “would,” or the negative of those terms, and similar expressions. These forward-looking statements reflect our management’s beliefs and views with respect to future events and are based on estimates and assumptions as of the date hereof and are subject to risks and uncertainties. We discuss many of these risks in greater detail in the section entitled “Risk Factors.” Moreover, we operate in a very competitive and rapidly changing environment. New risks emerge from time to time. It is not possible for our management to predict all risks, nor can we assess the impact of all factors on our business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements we may make. In addition, statements that “we believe” and similar statements reflect our beliefs and opinions on the relevant subject. These statements are based upon information available to us as of the date of this prospectus, and while we believe such information forms a reasonable basis for such statements, such information may be limited or incomplete, and our statements should not be read to indicate that we have conducted an exhaustive inquiry into, or review of, all potentially available relevant information. These statements are inherently uncertain. Given these uncertainties, you should not place undue reliance on any of the forward-looking statements included in this prospectus. In addition, this prospectus also contains estimates, projections and other information concerning our industry, our business, and the markets for our product candidates, as well as data regarding market research, estimates and forecasts prepared by our management. Information that is based on estimates, forecasts, projections, market research or similar methodologies is inherently subject to uncertainties and actual events or circumstances may differ materially from events and circumstances reflected in this information. These statements are based upon information available to us as of the date hereof, and while we believe such information forms a reasonable basis for such statements, such information may be limited or incomplete, and our statements should not be read to indicate that we have conducted an exhaustive inquiry into, or review of, all potentially available relevant information.
You should carefully read this prospectus, the documents that we incorporate by reference into this prospectus and the documents we reference in this prospectus and have filed as exhibits to the registration statement, of which this prospectus is a part, completely and with the understanding that our actual future results may be materially different from what we expect. We qualify all of the forward-looking statements in this prospectus by these cautionary statements.
Except as required by law, we assume no obligation to update these forward-looking statements publicly, or to update the reasons actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.
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This summary highlights information contained in other parts of this prospectus or incorporated by reference into this prospectus from our filings with the SEC listed in the section of the prospectus entitled “Incorporation of Certain Information by Reference.” Because it is only a summary, it does not contain all of the information that should be considered before purchasing our securities in this offering and it is qualified in its entirety by, and should be read in conjunction with, the more detailed information appearing elsewhere or incorporated by reference into this prospectus. You should read the entire prospectus, the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part, and the information incorporated by reference herein in their entirety, including the “Risk Factors” section and our financial statements and the related notes incorporated by reference into this prospectus, before purchasing our securities in this offering.
Our Company
We are a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on the development of pathogen-specific bacteriophage therapeutics for the treatment of antibiotic-resistant and difficult-to-treat bacterial infections using our proprietary bacteriophage-based technology. Bacteriophages or “phages” have a powerful and highly differentiated mechanism of action that enables binding to and killing specific bacteria, in contrast to traditional broad-spectrum antibiotics. We believe that phages represent a promising means to treat bacterial infections, especially those that have developed resistance to current standard of care therapies, including the so-called multidrug-resistant or “superbug” strains of bacteria. We are a leading developer of phage therapeutics and are uniquely positioned to address the growing worldwide threat of antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections.
We are combining our proprietary approach and expertise in identifying, characterizing and developing both naturally-occurring and engineered (synthetic) bacteriophages with our proprietary phage-specific current good manufacturing practice regulations compliant manufacturing capabilities to advance a broad pipeline of high-quality bacteriophage product candidates. We believe that synthetic phage, engineered using advances in sequencing and synthetic biology techniques, represent a promising means to advance phage therapy, including phage-based diagnostics and improving upon the ability of natural phage to treat bacterial infections, especially those that have developed resistance to current antibiotic therapies, including the multidrug-resistant or “superbug” bacterial pathogens.
We are developing and advancing our lead clinical phage candidate for Pseudomonas aeruginosa. On October 14, 2020, we received the approval to proceed from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (the “FDA”) for our Investigational New Drug application for AP-PA02. We plan to continue to advance the “SWARM-P.a.” study — a Phase 1b/2a, multicenter, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled, single ascending dose (SAD) and multiple ascending dose (MAD) clinical trial to evaluate the safety and tolerability of inhaled AP-PA02 in subjects with cystic fibrosis (CF) and chronic pulmonary P. aeruginosa infection. This study is supported by the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (“CFF”), which granted us a Therapeutics Development Award of up to $5.0 million.
We are also developing a phage product candidate for Staphylococcus aureus (“S. aureus”) for the treatment of S. aureus bacteremia, AP-SA02. On June 15, 2020, we entered into an agreement (the “MTEC Agreement”) with the Medical Technology Enterprise Consortium (“MTEC”), pursuant to which we expect to receive a $15.0 million grant and entered into a three-year program administered by the U.S Department of Defense (the “DoD”) through MTEC with funding from the Defense Health Agency and Joint Warfighter Medical Research Program. On September 29, 2022 the MTEC Agreement was modified to increase the total award by $1.3 million to $16.3 million and extend the term into the third quarter of 2024. We expect to use the grant to partially fund a Phase 1/2, multi-center, randomized, double-blind, placebo- controlled dose escalation study that will assess the safety, tolerability, and efficacy of our phage-based candidate, AP-SA02, for the treatment of adults with S. aureus bacteremia. On November 17, 2021, Armata announced that it had received from the FDA the approval to proceed for our Investigational New Drug application for AP-SA02. We plan to continue to advance the “diSArm” study provided that the impacts of COVID-19 do not impede our ability to enroll subjects in this clinical trial.
In addition to our more advanced pipeline programs, we have phage discovery efforts underway to target indications including non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis (“NCFB”), prosthetic joint infections (“PJI”) and hospitalized pneumonia.
On February 22, 2022, Armata announced that it had received from the FDA the approval to proceed for our Investigational New Drug application for AP-PA02, in a second indication, NCFB. The Company initiated a Phase 2 trial (“Tailwind”) in NCFB in 2022. The "Tailwind” study is a Phase 2, multicenter, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled study to evaluate the safety, phage kinetics, and efficacy of inhaled AP-PA02 phage therapeutic in subjects with NCFB and chronic pulmonary Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection.
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On August 1, 2022, Armata announced that it had received the approval from the FDA to proceed for our Investigational New Drug application for APSA02, in a second indication, PJI. The Company plans to initiate a Phase 1b/2a trial in 2023, which will assess the safety and tolerability of intravenous and intra-articular AP-SA02 as an adjunct to standard of care antibiotics in adults undergoing debridement, antibiotics, and implant retention for the treatment of periprosthetic joint infections caused by S. aureus.
Our proprietary phage engineering platform serves to enhance the clinical and commercial prospects of phage therapy.
We are committed to conducting randomized controlled clinical trials required for FDA approval in order to move toward commercialization of alternatives to traditional antibiotics and provide a potential method of treating patients suffering from drug-resistant bacterial infections.
Corporate History and Reorganization
Armata was created as a result of a business combination of AmpliPhi Biosciences Corporation, a bacteriophage development stage company (“AmpliPhi”) with C3J Therapeutics, Inc. (“C3J”), where Ceres Merger Sub, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of AmpliPhi, merged with and into C3J (the “Merger”). On May 9, 2019, immediately prior to the closing of the Merger, AmpliPhi changed its name to Armata Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
C3J’s predecessor, C3 Jian, Inc., was incorporated under the laws of the State of California on November 4, 2005. On February 26, 2016, as part of a reorganization transaction, C3 Jian, Inc. merged with a wholly-owned subsidiary of C3J, and as part of this process, C3 Jian, Inc. was converted to a limited liability company organized under the laws of the State of California named C3 Jian, LLC. Prior to the Merger, C3J was privately held and was financed principally through a series of equity financings.
AmpliPhi was incorporated under the laws of the State of Washington in March 1989 as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Immunex Corporation and began operations as an independent company in 1992 as Targeted Genetics Corporation. In January 2011, AmpliPhi completed the acquisition of Biocontrol Ltd, an antimicrobial biotechnology company based in the United Kingdom, with the goal of developing their phage therapy programs using funding from the sale of our legacy gene therapy assets. In November 2012, AmpliPhi completed the acquisition of Special Phage Holdings Pty Ltd, a company based in Australia, with the goal of continuing research addressing the rapidly escalating problem of antibiotic resistance through the development of a series of bacteriophage-based treatments.
Our principal executive offices are located at, and our mailing address is, 4503 Glencoe Avenue, Marina del Rey, California 90292. Our telephone number is (310) 665-2928.
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The Offering
Issuer | Armata Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “Company”) |
Shares offered by the selling shareholder | Up to 21,315,790 shares of our common stock, par value $0.01 per share (“Common Stock”) issuable upon conversion of a portion or all of the outstanding principal amount of, and any accrued and unpaid interest on, the Loan. |
Common stock outstanding immediately after this offering: | Up to 57,460,496 shares of Common Stock, assuming conversion of a portion or all of the principal amount of, and any accrued and unpaid interest on, the Loan at the Optional Conversion Price (as defined under the heading “Description of the Transaction”), the closing price of our common stock on January 9, 2023, which is $1.52. |
Use of proceeds | We will not receive any proceeds from the sale of the Shares in this offering. See “Use of Proceeds.” |
Dividend policy | We have not declared or paid any cash or other dividends on our common stock, and we do not expect to declare or pay any cash or other dividends in the foreseeable future. See “Dividend Policy.” |
Risk factors | Investing in our common stock involves a high degree of risk. You should carefully read and consider the information beginning on page 8 of this prospectus set forth under the heading “Risk Factors” and all other information set forth in this prospectus and the documents incorporated herein by reference before deciding to invest in our common stock. |
NYSE American symbol | “ARMP” |
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Investing in our securities involves a high degree of risk. Prior to making a decision about investing in our securities, you should carefully consider the specific risk factors discussed in the sections entitled “Risk Factors” contained in our annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021 under the heading “Item 1A. Risk Factors,” and as described or may be described in any subsequent quarterly report on Form 10-Q under the heading “Item 1A. Risk Factors,” as well as in any applicable prospectus supplement and contained or to be contained in our filings with the SEC and incorporated by reference in this prospectus, together with all of the other information contained in this prospectus, or any applicable prospectus supplement. For a description of these reports and documents, and information about where you can find them, see “Where You Can Find Additional Information” and “Incorporation of Certain Information by Reference.” If any of the risks or uncertainties described in our SEC filings or any prospectus supplement or any additional risks and uncertainties actually occur, our business, financial condition and results of operations could be materially and adversely affected. In that case, the trading price of our securities could decline, and you might lose all or part of the value of your investment.
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DESCRIPTION OF THE TRANSACTION
Credit Agreement
The Credit Agreement provides for a secured term loan facility in an aggregate amount of $30 million at an interest rate of 8.0% per annum, and has a maturity date of January 10, 2024.
Mandatory Conversion. The Credit Agreement provides that if a Qualified Financing (as defined in the Credit Agreement) occurs prior to the maturity date, the outstanding principal amount of, and all accrued and unpaid interest on, the Loan shall be converted into shares of the our common stock, par value $0.01 per share (“Common Stock”) at a price per share equal to a 15.0% discount to the lowest price per share for Common Stock paid by investors in a Qualified Financing (which price paid by investors in a Qualified Financing may not be less than a 15.0% discount to the closing price of Common Stock immediately prior to the consummation of a Qualified Financing event).
Optional Conversion. The Credit Agreement also confers upon the selling shareholder the option to convert any outstanding Loan amount, including all accrued and unpaid interest thereon, into shares of our Common Stock at a price per share equal to the greater of book value or market value per share of Common Stock on the date immediately preceding the effective date of the Credit Agreement, which is $1.52 (as may be appropriately adjusted for any stock split, combination or similar act) (the “Optional Conversion Price”) after the effective date of the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part.
Collateral. Repayment of the Loan is required to be guaranteed by the Company’s domestic subsidiaries and foreign material subsidiaries, and the Loan is secured by substantially all of the assets of the Company and the subsidiary guarantors.
Registration Rights. Pursuant to the Credit Agreement, we entered into a Registration Rights agreement with the selling shareholder on February 9, 2023, and agreed to prepare and file this registration statement covering the resale of all securities issued to the selling shareholder in connection with any conversion under the Credit Agreement.
Other Provisions. The Credit Agreement contains customary affirmative and negative covenants and representations and warranties, including financial reporting obligations and certain limitations on indebtedness, liens, investments, distributions (including dividends), collateral, investments, mergers or acquisitions and fundamental corporate changes. The Credit Agreement also includes customary events of default, including payment defaults, breaches of provisions under the loan documents, certain losses or impairment of collateral and related security interests, the occurrence of certain events that could reasonably be expected to have a “material adverse effect” as set forth in the Credit Agreement, certain bankruptcy or insolvency events, and a material deviation from the Company’s operating budget.
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We are registering the Shares pursuant to registration rights granted to the selling shareholder in accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement.
We will not receive any proceeds from the sale of the Shares covered by this prospectus and any accompanying prospectus supplement. All proceeds from the sale of the Shares will be for the account of the selling shareholder named herein.
We will bear all other costs, fees and expenses incurred in effecting the registration of the Shares covered by this prospectus and any accompanying prospectus supplement, including, without limitation, all registration and filing fees, NYSE American listing fees and fees and expenses of our counsel and our accountants, in accordance with the terms of the Registration Rights Agreement. The selling shareholder will pay any discounts, commissions, and fees of underwriters, selling brokers, dealer managers or similar securities industry professionals incurred by such selling shareholder in disposing of the Shares covered by this prospectus.
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We have prepared this prospectus to allow the selling shareholder or its pledgees, donees, transferees or other successors in interest, to sell or otherwise dispose of, from time to time, up to 21,315,790 shares of our Common Stock issuable upon conversion of a portion or all of the outstanding principal amount of, and any accrued and unpaid interest on, the Loan.
In connection with certain registration rights we granted to the selling shareholder pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement, we filed with the SEC a registration statement on Form S-3, of which this prospectus forms a part, with respect to the resale or other disposition of the Shares offered by this prospectus from time to time on the NYSE American, in privately negotiated transactions or otherwise. We have agreed to prepare and file amendments and supplements to the registration statement to the extent necessary to keep the registration statement effective for the period of time required under our agreement with the selling shareholder.
The following table sets forth the name of the selling shareholder, the shares of our Common Stock beneficially owned by the selling shareholder as of January 10, 2023, the Shares that may be offered under this prospectus and the shares of our Common Stock beneficially owned by the selling shareholder assuming all of the Shares registered for resale hereby are sold. The number of shares in the column “Number of Shares Being Offered” represents all of the Shares that the selling shareholder may offer under this prospectus. The selling shareholder may sell some, all or none of the Shares. We do not know how long the selling shareholder will hold the Shares before selling them, and we currently have no agreements, arrangements or understandings with the selling shareholder regarding the sale or other disposition of any of the Shares. The Shares covered hereby may be offered from time to time by the selling shareholder.
The information set forth below is based upon information obtained from the selling shareholder and upon information in our possession regarding the issuance of shares of common stock to the selling shareholder in connection with the Credit Agreement. The selling shareholder may offer all, some or none of the shares of our Common Stock that we may issue upon the conversion of the Loan. Accordingly, we cannot estimate the number of shares of our Common Stock that will be held by the selling shareholder upon consummation of the offering. In addition, the selling shareholder may have acquired, sold, transferred or otherwise disposed of, in transactions exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), all or a portion of the shares of our Common Stock since the date of this prospectus.
The number of shares of our Common Stock being offered as shown in the table below, which consists of up to 21,315,790 shares of common stock registered for resale hereby, assumes the issuance of those shares upon conversion at an Optional Conversion Price of $1.52 of the principal amount of the Loan and of an assumed accrual of $2,400,000 in unpaid interest, which interest amount represents the interest ordinarily accruable on the Loan until the maturity date of the Loan. The percentage of shares owned after the offering are based on 36,144,706 shares of our common stock outstanding as of January 10, 2023, plus the shares of common stock registered for resale hereby.
Shares of Common Stock Beneficially Owned Prior to | Number of Shares Being | Shares of Common Stock Beneficially Owned After Offering(3) | ||||||||||||||
Name of Selling Shareholder | Offering(1) | Offered | Number(2) | Percent | ||||||||||||
Innoviva Strategic Opportunities LLC | 48,335,606 | 21,315,790 | 27,019,816 | 47.02 | % | |||||||||||
(1) | “Beneficial ownership” is a term broadly defined under Rule 13d-3 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and includes more than the typical form of stock ownership, that is, stock held in the person’s name. The term also includes what is referred to as “indirect ownership,” meaning ownership of shares as to which a person has sole or shared investment power or voting power, and also ownership of any shares which the person has the right to acquire within 60 days of January 10, 2023, whether through the exercise or conversion of any stock option, convertible security, warrant or other right. In addition, the indication of beneficial ownership herein includes rights to acquire shares beyond the 60-day period after January 10, 2023, and consists of ownership of shares of Common Stock issuable to the selling shareholder upon conversion at an Optional Conversion Price of $1.52 of the principal amount of the Loan and an assumed accrual of $2,400,000 in unpaid interest, which interest amount represents the interest ordinarily accruable on the Loan until the maturity date of the Loan. The indication herein that shares are beneficially owned is not an admission on the part of the selling shareholder that it is a direct or indirect beneficial owner of those shares. |
(2) | Includes 10,653,847 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of certain warrants. |
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(3) | Assumes that all the Shares being registered in this prospectus are resold to third parties. Does not include 8,710,800 shares of common stock and warrants to acquire an additional 8,710,800 shares of common stock held by Innoviva, Inc., of which Innoviva Strategic Opportunities LLC is a wholly-owned subsidiary. |
Relationship with the Selling Shareholder
The following descriptions of our transactions, agreements, and other relationships with the selling shareholder are summaries. The following descriptions are not complete and are subject to and qualified in their entirety by the referenced transactions, agreements, and documentation of other relationships, which are filed as exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part.
Credit Agreement
On January 10, 2023, we entered into, as borrower, a Secured Convertible Credit and Security Agreement (the “Credit Agreement”) with Innoviva Strategic Opportunities LLC, as lender (“Innoviva”), which provides for a secured term loan facility in an aggregate amount of $30 million at an interest rate of 8.0% per annum, and has a maturity date of January 10, 2024. See “Description of the Transaction.”
Private Placements
February 2022 Private Placement
On February 9, 2022, we entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement with Innoviva, pursuant to which we agreed to issue and sell to Innoviva, in a private placement, up to 9,000,000 newly issued shares of our common and warrants to purchase up to 4,500,000 shares of our common stock, with an exercise price per share of $5.00. Each share of common stock was sold together with one-half common warrant, and the per-unit purchase price was $5.00.
October 2021 Private Placements
On October 28, 2021, we entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement with Innoviva and the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (“CFF”), pursuant to which we agreed, in private placements, to issue and sell 1,212,122 shares of our common stock to Innoviva and to issue and sell 909,091 shares of our common stock to CFF. Each share of common stock was sold at a per share price of $3.30.
January 2021 Private Placement
On January 26, 2021, we entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement with Innoviva, pursuant to which we agreed to issue and sell to Innoviva, in a private placement, up to 6,153,847 newly issued shares of our common stock and warrants to purchase up to 6,153,847 shares of our common stock, with an exercise price per share of $3.25. Each share of common stock was sold together with one 2021 common warrant, and the per-unit purchase price was $3.25.
February 2020 Private Placement
On January 27, 2020, we entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement with Innoviva, Inc., pursuant to which we agreed to issue and sell to Innoviva, Inc., in a private placement, up to 8,710,800 newly issued shares of our common stock and warrants to purchase up to 8,710,800 shares of our common stock, with an exercise price per share of $2.87. Each share of common stock was sold together with one common warrant, and the per-unit purchase price was $2.87.
Registration Rights Agreements
February 2023 Registration Rights Agreement
Pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement with the selling shareholder, we agreed to prepare and file with the SEC a registration statement on Form S-3, of which this prospectus forms a part, that permits the resale of the Shares and, subject to certain exceptions, to use commercially reasonable efforts to keep the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part effective under the Securities Act until (i) all Shares registered by this registration statement have been sold, transferred or otherwise disposed of by the selling shareholder, (ii) the Shares are sold, transferred or otherwise disposed of pursuant to Rule 144 of the Securities Act, (iii) the Shares cease to be outstanding, or (iv) the Shares have become eligible for sale by the selling shareholder pursuant to Rule 144 of the Securities Act without any restriction on the volume or manner of such sale and all restrictive legends and stop transfer instructions have been removed with respect to all book entries representing the Shares.
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We have also agreed, among other things, to indemnify the selling shareholder and its partners, stockholders, equity holders, general partners, managers, members, affiliates, and their respective officers and directors and any person who controls such selling shareholder (within the meaning of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act) and any employee or representative thereof from all losses and liabilities arising under this registration statement and any securities laws applicable to this registration statement and to pay all fees and expenses (including all reasonable costs of preparation and reasonable attorneys’, accountants’ and experts’ fees).
Other Registration Rights Agreements
On February 9, 2022, we entered into a separate registration rights agreement with Innoviva. Pursuant to that registration rights agreement, we were required to file a registration statement covering the resale of the securities issued and sold pursuant to the related securities purchase agreement with the SEC on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 promulgated under the Securities Act, or if Rule 415 is not available for offers and sales of such securities, by such other means of distribution of such securities as Innoviva may reasonably specify. We filed such registration statement with the SEC on May 16, 2022 (SEC File No. 333-264961), and it was declared effective by the SEC on May 31, 2022.
On October 28, 2021, we entered into a separate registration rights agreement with Innoviva and CFF. Pursuant to that registration rights agreement, we were required to file a registration statement covering the resale of the securities issued and sold pursuant to the related securities purchase agreement with the SEC on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 promulgated under the Securities Act, or if Rule 415 is not available for offers and sales of such securities, by such other means of distribution of such securities as Innoviva may reasonably specify. We filed such registration statement with the SEC on March 29, 2022 (SEC File No. 333-263936), and it was declared effective by the SEC on April 6, 2022.
On January 26, 2021, we entered into a separate registration rights agreement with Innoviva. Pursuant to that registration rights agreement, we were required to file a registration statement on Form S-1 or Form S-3 covering the resale of the securities issued and sold pursuant to the related securities purchase agreement with the SEC on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 promulgated under the Securities Act, or if Rule 415 is not available for offers and sales of such securities, by such other means of distribution of such securities as Innoviva may reasonably specify. We filed such registration statement with the SEC on May 13, 2021 (SEC File No. 333-256104), and it was declared effective by the SEC on May 20, 2021.
On February 12, 2020, we entered into another, separate registration rights agreement with Innoviva, Inc.. Pursuant to that registration rights agreement, we were required to file a registration statement covering the resale of the securities issued and sold pursuant to the related securities purchase agreement with the SEC on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 promulgated under the Securities Act, or if Rule 415 is not available for offers and sales of such securities, by such other means of distribution of such securities as Innoviva, Inc. may reasonably specify. We filed such registration statement with the SEC on April 1, 2020 (SEC File No. 333-237533), and it was declared effective by the SEC on April 8, 2020.
Investor Rights Agreements
On February 9, 2022, we entered into an amended and restated investor rights agreement (the “A&R IRA”) with Innoviva and Innoviva, Inc. The A&R IRA amended and restated in its entirety that certain investor rights agreement dated as of February 12, 2020, as amended and restated by that certain amended and restated investor rights agreement dated as of January 26, 2021. Pursuant to the A&R IRA, or so long as Innoviva and Innoviva, Inc., and their respective affiliates hold at least 12.5% of the outstanding shares of common stock of the Company on a fully-diluted basis, Innoviva and Innoviva, Inc. and their respective affiliates shall have the right to designate two directors to our board of directors and for so long as Innoviva and Innoviva, Inc. and their respective affiliates hold at least 8%, but less than 12.5%, of the outstanding shares of our common stock on a fully-diluted basis, Innoviva and Innoviva, Inc. and their respective affiliates shall have the right to designate one director to our board of directors, in each case, subject to certain conditions and qualifications set forth in the A&R IRA. The A&R IRA also provides Innoviva and Innoviva, Inc. and their respective affiliates with certain subscription rights in the event of any new issuances.
As of the date of this prospectus, the directors designated by Innoviva and Innoviva, Inc. and their respective affiliates are Jules Haimovitz and Odysseas D. Kostas, M.D. Mr. Haimovitz joined the Armata Board on April 1, 2021 and Dr. Kostas joined our board of directors on February 12, 2020.
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Voting Agreements
On February 9, 2022, we entered into a second amended and restated voting agreement with Innoviva and Innoviva, Inc. (the “Second A&R Voting Agreement”). The Second A&R Voting Agreement amended and restated in its entirety that certain voting agreement dated as of January 26, 2021, as amended and restated by that certain amended and restated voting agreement dated as of October 28, 2021. Pursuant to the Second A&R Voting Agreement, Innoviva and Innoviva, Inc. agreed not to vote or take any action by written consent with respect to shares of common stock of the Company held by Innoviva and Innoviva, Inc. or any of their respective subsidiaries which represent, in the aggregate, more than 49.5% of the total number of shares of common stock voting with respect to certain matters (such shares, the “Excess Shares”) related to the election of directors to our board of directors, removal of directors from the board of directors or amendment of the bylaws of the Company to reduce the maximum number of directors or set the number of directors who may serve on the board of directors (“Board Matters”) presented at any meeting of the stockholders of the Company (or any adjournment or postponement thereof) or for their action by written consent, in each case, unless the board of directors authorizes Innoviva or Innoviva, Inc. or their respective affiliates to vote such Excess Shares with respect to Board Matters.
Except as described above, the selling shareholder does not have and have not had any material relationship with us within the past three years.
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The following description of our capital stock, certain provisions of our articles of incorporation and bylaws, and certain provisions of Washington law are summaries. The following description is not complete and are subject to and qualified in their entirety by our articles of incorporation and bylaws, which are filed as exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part, and by the relevant provisions of the Washington Business Corporation Act.
As of the date of this prospectus, our articles of incorporation authorize us to issue 217,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, and 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share.
Common Stock
The holders of our common stock are entitled to the following rights:
Voting
Our common stock is entitled to one vote for each share held on all matters submitted to a vote of the shareholders, including the election of directors, and does not have cumulative voting rights. Accordingly, the holders of a majority of the shares of our common stock entitled to vote in any election of directors can elect all of the directors standing for election.
Dividends
Subject to preferences that may be applicable to any then-outstanding preferred stock, the holders of common stock are entitled to receive dividends, if any, as may be declared from time to time by our board of directors out of legally available funds.
Liquidation
In the event of our liquidation, dissolution or winding-up, holders of our common stock will be entitled to share ratably in the net assets legally available for distribution to shareholders after the payment of all our debts and other liabilities, subject to the satisfaction of any liquidation preference granted to the holders of any outstanding shares of preferred stock.
Rights and Preferences
Holders of our common stock have no preemptive, conversion or subscription rights, and there is no redemption or sinking fund provisions applicable to our common stock. The rights, preferences and privileges of the holders of our common stock are subject to, and may be adversely affected by, the rights of the holders of shares of any series of our preferred stock that are outstanding or that we may designate and issue in the future.
Preferred Stock
Our board of directors has the authority, without further action by the shareholders, to issue 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock in one or more series, to establish from time to time the number of shares to be included in each such series, to fix the rights, preferences and privileges of the shares of each wholly unissued series and any qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereon and to increase or decrease the number of shares of any such series, but not below the number of shares of such series then outstanding.
Our board of directors may authorize the issuance of preferred stock with voting or conversion rights that could adversely affect the voting power or other rights of the holders of the common stock. The issuance of preferred stock, while providing flexibility in connection with possible acquisitions and other corporate purposes, could, among other things, have the effect of delaying, deferring or preventing a change in our control that may otherwise benefit holders of our common stock and may adversely affect the market price of the common stock and the voting and other rights of the holders of common stock.
There currently are no provisions under our amended and restated articles of incorporation or under any other contractual obligations whereby we are required to issue or sell shares of preferred stock and we have no present plans to issue any shares of preferred stock.
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Anti-Takeover Effects of Provisions of Our Articles of Incorporation, Our Bylaws and Washington Law
Provisions in our articles of incorporation, our bylaws and under Washington law may delay or prevent an acquisition of us or a change in our management, including transactions in which shareholders might otherwise receive a premium for their shares or transactions that our shareholders might otherwise deem to be in their best interests. These provisions include a requirement for the vote of shareholders holding at least two-thirds of all shares of our issued and outstanding capital stock to approve certain changes to our articles of incorporation or certain business combinations. These provisions may frustrate or prevent any attempts by our shareholders to replace or remove our current management by making it difficult for shareholders to replace members of our board of directors, which is responsible for appointing the members of our management. Additionally, because we are incorporated in Washington, we are governed by the provisions of Chapter 23B.19 of the Washington Business Corporation Act, which, among other things, prohibits a target corporation, with certain exceptions, from engaging in certain “significant business transactions” for a period of five years after the share acquisition by an “acquiring person”, unless (a) the significant business transaction is approved by a majority of the members of the target corporation’s board of directors prior to the time of acquisition or (b) the significant business transaction was approved by both the majority of the members of the target corporation’s board of directors and approved at a shareholder meeting by at least two-thirds of the outstanding voting shares (excluding the acquiring person’s shares or shares over which the acquiring person has voting control) at or subsequent to the acquiring person’s share acquisition. An “acquiring person” is defined as a person or group of persons which beneficially owns 10% or more of the voting securities of the target corporation. Such significant business transactions may include, among other things:
· | any merger or consolidation with, disposition of assets to, or issuance or redemption of stock to or from, the acquiring person; |
· | any termination of 5% or more of the employees of the target corporation as a result of the acquiring person’s acquisition of 10% or more of the shares; or |
· | allowing the acquiring person to receive any disproportionate benefit as a shareholder. |
After the five-year period, a significant business transaction may take place as long as it complies with certain fair price provisions of the statute or is approved by a majority of the votes entitled to be counted within each voting group entitled to vote separately on the transaction (excluding the acquiring person’s shares or shares over which the acquiring person has voting control) at an annual or special meeting of shareholders.
NYSE American Listing
Our common stock is listed on the NYSE American exchange under the symbol “ARMP.”
Transfer Agent and Registrar
The transfer agent and registrar for our common stock is Computershare Trust Company, N.A. The transfer agent and registrar’s address is 250 Royall Street, Canton, MA 02021.
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The selling shareholder, including its pledgees, donees, transferees, distributees, beneficiaries or other successors in interest, may from time to time offer some or all of the Shares through this prospectus. We will not receive any of the proceeds from the sale of the Shares covered by this prospectus by the selling shareholder. The selling shareholder will act independently of us in making decisions with respect to the timing, manner and size of each sale. We will bear all fees and expenses incident to our obligation to register the Shares covered by this prospectus.
The selling shareholder may sell all or a portion of the Shares beneficially owned by it and offered hereby from time to time directly or through one or more underwriters, broker-dealers or agents. If the Shares are sold through underwriters or broker-dealers, the selling shareholder will be responsible for underwriting discounts or commissions or agent’s commissions in connection with the Shares held by the selling shareholder. The Shares may be sold on any national securities exchange or quotation service on which the Shares may be listed or quoted at the time of sale, in the over-the-counter market or in transactions otherwise than on these exchanges or systems or in the over-the-counter market and in one or more transactions at fixed prices, at prevailing market prices at the time of the sale, at varying prices determined at the time of sale, or at privately negotiated prices. These sales may be effected in transactions, which may involve crosses or block transactions.
The selling shareholder may use any one or more of the following methods when disposing of Shares or interests therein:
· | ordinary brokerage transactions and transactions in which the broker-dealer solicits purchasers; |
· | block trades in which the broker-dealer will attempt to sell the Shares as agent, but may position and resell a portion of the block as principal to facilitate the transaction; |
· | purchases by a broker-dealer as principal and resale by the broker-dealer for its account; |
· | an over-the-counter distribution; |
· | an exchange distribution in accordance with the rules of the applicable exchange; |
· | privately negotiated transactions; |
· | short sales effected after the effective date of the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part; |
· | through the writing or settlement of options or other hedging transactions, whether through an options exchange or otherwise; |
· | in “at the market” offerings, as defined in Rule 415 under the Securities Act, at negotiated prices, at prices prevailing at the time of sale or at prices related to such prevailing market prices, including sales made directly on a national securities exchange or sales made through a market maker other than on an exchange or other similar offerings through sales agents; |
· | through trading plans entered into by selling shareholder pursuant to Rule 10b5-1 under the Exchange Act that are in place at the time of an offering pursuant to this prospectus and any applicable prospectus supplement hereto that provide for periodic sales of their securities on the basis of parameters described in such trading plans; |
· | through firm-commitment underwritten public offerings; |
· | a combination of any such methods of sale; or |
· | any other method permitted pursuant to applicable law. |
The selling shareholder may, from time to time, pledge or grant a security interest in some or all of the Shares owned by it and, if it defaults in the performance of its secured obligations, the pledgees or secured parties may offer and sell the Shares, from time to time, under this prospectus, or under an amendment to this prospectus under Rule 424(b)(3) or other applicable provision of the Securities Act amending the list of the selling shareholders to include the pledgee, transferee, or other successor in interest as a selling shareholder under this prospectus. The selling shareholder also may transfer the Shares in other circumstances, in which case the pledgees, transferees, or other successors in interest will be the beneficial owners for purposes of this prospectus.
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In connection with the sale of the Shares, or interests therein, the selling shareholder may enter into hedging transactions with broker-dealers or other financial institutions, which may in turn engage in short sales of the common stock in the course of hedging the positions the selling shareholder assumes. The selling shareholder may also sell Shares short and deliver the Shares to close out the selling shareholder’s short positions, or loan or pledge the Shares to broker-dealers that in turn may sell these Securities. The selling shareholder may also enter into option or other transactions with broker-dealers or other financial institutions or the creation of one or more derivative securities which require the delivery to such broker-dealer or other financial institution of the Shares offered by this prospectus, which Shares such broker-dealer or other financial institution may resell pursuant to this prospectus (as supplemented or amended to reflect such transaction).
Broker-dealers engaged by the selling shareholder may arrange for other broker-dealers to participate in sales. If the selling shareholder effects certain transactions by selling Shares to or through underwriters, broker-dealers or agents, such underwriters, broker-dealers or agents may receive commissions in the form of discounts, concessions or commissions from the selling shareholder or commissions from purchasers of the Shares for whom they may act as agent or to whom they may sell as principal. Such commissions will be in amounts to be negotiated, but, except as set forth in a supplement to this prospectus, in the case of an agency transaction will not be in excess of a customary brokerage commission in compliance with applicable rules of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”); and in the case of a principal transaction a markup or markdown in compliance with applicable FINRA rules.
The aggregate proceeds to the selling shareholder from the sale of the Shares offered by it will be the purchase price of the Shares less discounts or commissions, if any. The selling shareholder reserves the right to accept and, together with its agents from time to time, to reject, in whole or in part, any proposed purchase of Shares to be made directly or through agents. We will not receive any of the proceeds from this offering.
The selling shareholder also may resell all or a portion of the Shares in open market transactions in reliance upon Rule 144 under the Securities Act, provided that the selling shareholder meets the criteria and conforms to the requirements of that rule.
The selling shareholder and any underwriters, broker-dealers or agents that participate in the sale of the Shares, or interests therein, may be deemed to be “underwriters” within the meaning of Section 2(11) of the Securities Act. Any discounts, commissions, concessions or profit they earn on any resale of the Shares may be underwriting discounts and commissions under the Securities Act. The selling shareholder is subject to the prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act.
To the extent required pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act, the Shares to be sold, the name of the selling shareholder, the purchase price and public offering price, the names of any agents, dealer or underwriter, and any applicable commissions or discounts with respect to a particular offer will be set forth in an accompanying prospectus supplement or, if appropriate, a post-effective amendment to the registration statement that includes this prospectus.
In order to comply with the securities laws of some states, if applicable, the Shares may be sold in certain jurisdictions only through registered or licensed brokers or dealers. In addition, in some states the Shares may not be sold unless they have been registered or qualified for sale or an exemption from registration or qualification requirements is available and is complied with.
The selling shareholder and any other person participating in a sale of the Shares registered under this prospectus will be subject to applicable provisions of the Exchange Act, and the rules and regulations thereunder, including, without limitation, to the extent applicable, Regulation M of the Exchange Act, which may limit the timing of purchases and sales of any of the Shares by the selling shareholder and any other participating person. All of the foregoing may affect the marketability of the Shares and the ability of any person or entity to engage in market-making activities with respect to the Shares. In addition, we will make copies of this prospectus (as it may be supplemented or amended from time to time) available to the selling shareholder for the purpose of satisfying the prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act. The selling shareholder may indemnify any broker-dealer that participates in transactions involving the sale of the Shares against certain liabilities, including liabilities arising under the Securities Act.
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Unless otherwise indicated in the applicable prospectus supplement, the validity of the securities offered by this prospectus, and any supplement thereto, has been passed upon for us by Lane Powell PC, Seattle, Washington.
Ernst & Young LLP, independent registered public accounting firm, has audited our consolidated financial statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021, as set forth in their report thereon (which contains an explanatory paragraph describing conditions that raise substantial doubt about Armata Pharmaceuticals, Inc.’s ability to continue as a going concern as described in Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements) which is incorporated by reference in this prospectus and elsewhere in the registration statement. Our consolidated financial statements are incorporated by reference in reliance on Ernst & Young LLP’s report, given on their authority as experts in accounting and auditing.
WHERE YOU CAN FIND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
We have filed with the SEC a registration statement on Form S-3 under the Securities Act, with respect to the Securities being offered by this prospectus. This prospectus does not contain all of the information in the registration statement and its exhibits. For further information with respect to us and the Securities offered by this prospectus, we refer you to the registration statement and its exhibits. Statements contained in this prospectus as to the contents of any contract or any other document referred to are not necessarily complete, and in each instance, we refer you to the copy of the contract or other document filed as an exhibit to the registration statement. Each of these statements is qualified in all respects by this reference.
We are subject to the information and periodic reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, and we file periodic reports, proxy statements and other information with the SEC. We maintain a website at https://www.armatapharma.com/. You may access our annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K and amendments to those reports filed or furnished pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act with the SEC free of charge at our website as soon as reasonably practicable after such material is electronically filed with, or furnished to, the SEC. The information contained in, or that can be accessed through, our website is not incorporated by reference in, and is not part of, this prospectus.
INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN INFORMATION BY REFERENCE
The SEC allows us to “incorporate by reference” information from other documents that we file with it, which means that we can disclose important information to you by referring you to those documents. The information incorporated by reference is considered to be part of this prospectus. Information in this prospectus supersedes information incorporated by reference that we filed with the SEC prior to the date of this prospectus.
We incorporate by reference into this prospectus and the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part the information or documents listed below that we have filed with the SEC (Commission File No. 001-37544):
· | our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021, filed with the SEC on March 17, 2022; |
· | our quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly periods ended March 31, 2022, June 30, 2022, and September 30, 2022, filed with the SEC on May 12, 2022, August 11, 2022, and November 9, 2022, respectively; |
· | our current reports on Form 8-K and any and all amendments thereto, filed on February 11, 2022, March 28, 2022, March 31, 2022, September 20, 2022, November 18, 2022, December 19, 2022, and January 10, 2023; |
· | the portions of our Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A that are deemed to have been “filed” with the SEC on March 9, 2022; and |
· | the description of our common stock contained in our registration statement on Form 8-A, filed with the SEC on August 18, 2015, including all amendments and reports filed for the purpose of updating such description. |
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All future documents subsequently filed by us with the SEC pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act prior to the effective date of the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part and prior to the termination of this offering shall be deemed to be incorporated herein by reference and are a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents, except for the documents, or portions thereof, that are “furnished” (e.g., the portions of those documents set forth under Items 2.02 or 7.01 of Form 8-K or other information “furnished” to the SEC) rather than filed with the SEC. Any statement contained herein or in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated herein by reference shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this prospectus to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any other subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated herein by reference modifies or supersedes such statement.
We will provide to each person, including any beneficial owners, to whom a prospectus is delivered, a copy of any or all of the reports or documents that have been incorporated by reference in the prospectus contained in the registration statement but not delivered with the prospectus. We will provide these reports or documents upon written or oral request at no cost to the requester. You should direct any written requests for documents to Armata Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Attention: Chief Financial Officer, 4503 Glencoe Avenue, Marina del Rey, California 90292-3552. You may also telephone us at (310) 665-2928.
The SEC maintains an internet site that contains reports, proxy and information statements, and other information regarding issuers, like us, that file electronically with the SEC. You may also access these documents, free of charge, on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov or on our website at https://investor.armatapharma.com/sec-filings. The information contained in, or that can be accessed through, our website is not incorporated by reference in, and is not part of, this prospectus or any accompanying prospectus supplement.
In accordance with Rule 412 of the Securities Act, any statement contained in a document incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed modified or superseded to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any other subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement.
You should rely only on information contained in, or incorporated by reference into, this prospectus and any prospectus supplement. We have not authorized anyone to provide you with information different from that contained in this prospectus or incorporated by reference into this prospectus. We are not making offers to sell the Securities in any jurisdiction in which such an offer or solicitation is not authorized or in which the person making such offer or solicitation is not qualified to do so or to anyone to whom it is unlawful to make such an offer or solicitation.
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DISCLOSURE OF COMMISSION POSITION ON INDEMNIFICATION
FOR SECURITIES
ACT LIABILITIES
Our directors and officers are indemnified to the fullest extent permitted under Washington law. We also maintain insurance which protects our officers and directors against any liabilities incurred in connection with their service in such a capacity.
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to our directors, officers and controlling persons pursuant to the foregoing, or otherwise, we have been advised that in the opinion of the SEC such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by us of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of ours in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, we will, unless in the opinion of our counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
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PROSPECTUS
21,315,790 Shares of
Common Stock
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PART II
INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS
Item 14. | Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution. |
Set forth below is an estimate (except for registration fees, which are actual) of the approximate amount of the types of fees and expenses listed below that were paid or are payable by us in connection with the issuance and distribution of the Securities to be registered by this registration statement. None of the expenses listed below are to be borne by the selling shareholder named in the prospectus that forms a part of this registration statement.
Expense | Amount | |||
SEC Registration Fee | $ | 65,000 | ||
Accounting Fees and Expenses | $ | 10,000 | ||
Legal Fees and Expenses | $ | 184,000 | ||
Total | $ | 259,000 |
Item 15. | Indemnification of Directors and Officers. |
The Registrant is incorporated under the laws of the State of Washington. Sections 23B.08.510 and 23B.08.570 of the Washington Business Corporation Act authorize Washington corporations to indemnify directors and officers under certain circumstances against expenses (including legal expenses) and liabilities incurred in legal proceedings in which they are involved by reason of being a director or officer, as applicable. Section 23B.08.560 of the Washington Business Corporation Act authorizes a corporation, if authorized by its articles of incorporation or by a provision in the corporation’s bylaws approved by its shareholders, to indemnify or agree to indemnify a director made a party to a proceeding, or obligate itself to advance or reimburse expenses incurred in a proceeding, without regard to the limitations imposed by Sections 23B.08.510 through 23B.08.550; provided that no such indemnity shall indemnify any director from or on account of (a) acts or omissions of the director finally adjudged to be intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (b) conduct of the director finally adjudged to be in violation of Section 23B.08.310 of the Washington Business Corporation Act (which section relates to unlawful distributions) or (c) any transaction with respect to which it was finally adjudged that such director personally received a benefit in money, property or services to which the director was not legally entitled.
Article 11 of the Registrant’s articles of incorporation, provides that, to the fullest extent that the Washington Business Corporation Act permits the limitation or elimination of the liability of a director, a director shall not be liable to the Registrant or its shareholders for monetary damages for conduct as a director. Section 10 of the Registrant’s amended and restated bylaws requires the Registrant to indemnify every present or former director or officer against expenses, liabilities and losses incurred in connection with serving as a director or officer, as applicable, and to advance expenses of such director or officer incurred in defending any proceeding covered by the indemnity; provided, however, that any indemnity is in accordance with Washington law and does not include indemnification for intentional misconduct, knowing violation of law, or other violations of Washington law, including receipt of benefits in which a director or officer is not entitled.
The Registrant maintains a policy of directors’ and officers’ liability insurance that insures the directors and officers against the cost of defense, settlement or payment of a judgment under certain circumstances. The Registrant has also entered into indemnification agreements with its executive officers and directors that provide for the indemnification of directors and executive officers to the fullest extent permitted by the Washington Business Corporation Act against expenses reasonably incurred by such persons in any threatened, pending or completed action, suit, investigation or proceeding in connection with their service as (i) a director or officer of the Registrant or (ii) a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation or of a partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, including service with respect to employee benefit plans, at the Registrant’s request. In addition, the indemnification agreements provide the Registrant with the obligation to advance expenses under certain circumstances and provide for procedural protections, including a determination by a reviewing party as to whether the indemnitee is permitted to be indemnified under applicable law.
Item16. | Exhibits. |
A list of exhibits included as part of this registration statement is set forth in the Exhibit Index and is incorporated herein by reference.
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Item17. | Undertakings. |
The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:
(1) | To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement: |
(i) | To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”); | |
(ii) | To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the SEC pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the “Calculation of Registration Fee” table in the effective registration statement; and | |
(iii) | To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such information in the registration statement. |
provided, however, that paragraphs (i), (ii) and (iii) above do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed with or furnished to the SEC by the registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in the registration statement, or is contained in a form of prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) that is a part of the registration statement; |
(2) | That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. |
(3) | To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering. | |
(4) | That, for the purpose of determining liability under the Securities Act to any purchaser: |
(i) | Each prospectus filed by the registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3) shall be deemed to be part of the registration statement as of the date the filed prospectus was deemed part of and included in the registration statement; and | |
(ii) | Each prospectus required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2), (b)(5), or (b)(7) as part of a registration statement in reliance on Rule 430B relating to an offering made pursuant to Rule 415(a)(1)(i), (vii), or (x) for the purpose of providing the information required by Section 10(a) of the Securities Act shall be deemed to be part of and included in the registration statement as of the earlier of the date such form of prospectus is first used after effectiveness or the date of the first contract of sale of securities in the offering described in the prospectus. As provided in Rule 430B, for liability purposes of the issuer and any person that is at that date an underwriter, such date shall be deemed to be a new effective date of the registration statement relating to the securities in the registration statement to which that prospectus relates, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. Provided, however, that no statement made in a registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement or made in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference into the registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of contract of sale prior to such effective date, supersede or modify any statement that was made in the registration statement or prospectus that was part of the registration statement or made in any such document immediately prior to such effective date. |
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(5) | That, for the purpose of determining liability of the registrant under the Securities Act to any purchaser in the initial distribution of the securities, the undersigned registrant undertakes that in a primary offering of securities of the undersigned registrant pursuant to this registration statement, regardless of the underwriting method used to sell the securities to the purchaser, if the securities are offered or sold to such purchaser by means of any of the following communications, the undersigned registrant will be a seller to the purchaser and will be considered to offer or sell such securities to such purchaser: |
(i) | Any preliminary prospectus or prospectus of the undersigned registrant relating to the offering required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424; | |
(ii) | Any free writing prospectus relating to the offering prepared by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant or used or referred to by the undersigned registrant; | |
(iii) | The portion of any other free writing prospectus relating to the offering containing material information about the undersigned registrant or its securities provided by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant; and | |
(iv) | Any other communication that is an offer in the offering made by the undersigned registrant to the purchaser. |
The undersigned registrant hereby further undertakes:
(1) | for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the registrant’s annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan’s annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof; and |
(2) | Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the SEC such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue. |
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Exhibit Index
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* To be filed by amendment.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing this registration statement on Form S-3 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Marina del Rey, State of California, on February 10, 2023.
ARMATA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | |
/s/ Brian Varnum | |
Brian Varnum Chief Executive Officer |
Each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Brian Varnum and Erin Butler, and each of them singly, as true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and re-substitution, for such person and in such person’s name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including pre-effective and post-effective amendments) to this registration statement, and to sign any registration statement for the same offering covered by this registration statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), and generally to do all such things in such person’s name and behalf in such person’s capacities as officer to enable Armata Pharmaceuticals, Inc. to comply with the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and all requirements of the SEC, granting unto said attorney-in-fact and agent, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in connection therewith, as fully to all intents and purposes as such person might or could do in person, ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any substitute or substitutes of any of them, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated:
Signature | Title | Date | ||
/s/ Brian Varnum |
Chief Executive Officer and Director |
February 13, 2023 | ||
Brian Varnum, Ph.D. | (Principal Executive Officer) | |||
/s/ Erin Butler |
Vice President, Finance and Administration |
February 13, 2023 | ||
Erin Butler |
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) |
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/s/ Jules Haimovitz, M.D. |
Chairman of the Board of Directors |
February 13, 2023 | ||
Jules Haimovitz, M.D. | ||||
/s/ Odysseas D. Kostas, M.D. |
Director |
February 13, 2023 | ||
Odysseas D. Kostas, M.D. | ||||
/s/ Robin Kramer |
Director |
February 13, 2023 | ||
Robin Kramer | ||||
/s/ Joseph M. Patti, Ph.D. |
Director |
February 13, 2023 | ||
Joseph M. Patti, Ph.D. | ||||
/s/ Todd C. Peterson, Ph.D. |
Director |
February 13, 2023 | ||
Todd C. Peterson, Ph.D. | ||||
/s/ Sarah J. Schlesinger, M.D. |
Director |
February 13, 2023 | ||
Sarah J. Schlesinger, M.D. |
Exhibit 4.21
ARMATA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
This Registration Rights Agreement (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of February 9, 2023, by and between Armata Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a Washington corporation (the “Company”), and Innoviva Strategic Opportunities LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Holder”). The Company and the Holder are referred to each as a “Party” and collectively herein as the “Parties.”
In consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements set forth herein and for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged by each Party, the Parties agree as follows:
1. Definitions. As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the respective meanings set forth in this Section 1:
“Affiliate” means, with respect to any Person, any other Person directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by, or under common control with, such Person as of the date on which, or at any time during the period for which, the determination of affiliation is being made; provided, that for purposes of this Agreement, the Holder shall not be deemed an Affiliate of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries. For purposes of this definition, the term “control” (including the correlative meanings of the terms “controlled by” and “under common control with”), as used with respect to any Person, means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management policies of such Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.
“Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.
“Approved Transferee” means any Affiliate of the Holder who acquires Registrable Securities from the Holder.
“Business Day” means any day that is not a Saturday, a Sunday or other day on which banks are required or authorized by law to remain closed for the entirety of such day in New York, New York.
“Close of Business” means 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time.
“Commission” means the Securities and Exchange Commission or any other federal agency then administering the Securities Act or Exchange Act.
“Company” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.
“Company Common Stock” means the shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company.
“Company Indemnified Persons” has the meaning set forth in Section 5(a).
“Convertible Loan” means the loan made to the Company by the Holder pursuant to the Credit Agreement.
“Credit Agreement” means that certain Secured Convertible Credit and Security Agreement, dated as of January 10, 2023, by and among the Company, the Holder and the other parties party thereto from time to time, as may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
“FINRA” means the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.
“Form S-1 Shelf” has the meaning set forth in Section 2(a).
“Form S-3 Shelf” has the meaning set forth in Section 2(a).
“Holder” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.
“Holder Indemnified Persons” has the meaning set forth in Section 5(b).
“Indemnified Persons” has the meaning set forth in Section 5(b).
“Losses” has the meaning set forth in Section 5(a).
“Parties” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.
“Person” means any individual, partnership, corporation, company, association, trust, joint venture, limited liability company, unincorporated organization, entity or division, or any government, governmental department or agency or political subdivision thereof.
“Proceeding” means any action, claim, suit, proceeding or investigation (including a preliminary investigation or partial proceeding, such as a deposition) pending or known to the Company to be threatened.
“Prospectus” means the prospectus included in a Registration Statement (including a prospectus that includes any information previously omitted from a prospectus filed as part of an effective Registration Statement in reliance upon Rule 430A), all amendments and supplements to the Prospectus, including post-effective amendments, all material incorporated by reference or deemed to be incorporated by reference in such Prospectus.
“Registrable Securities” means (a) any Company Common Stock issuable to the Holder upon conversion of the Convertible Loan or otherwise pursuant to the Credit Agreement, (b) any securities issued or issuable with respect to, on account of or in exchange for Company Common Stock described in clause (a), whether by stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization, merger, consolidation or other reorganization, charter amendment or otherwise and (c) any options, warrants or other rights to acquire, and any securities received as a dividend or distribution in respect of, any of the securities described in clauses (a) and (b) above, in each case that are held by the Holder and its Affiliates or any transferee or assignee of the Holder or its Affiliates, all of which securities are subject to the rights provided herein until such rights terminate pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement. As to any particular Registrable Securities, such securities shall not be Registrable Securities when (i) a Registration Statement registering such Registrable Securities under the Securities Act has been declared effective and such Registrable Securities have been sold, transferred or otherwise disposed of by the Holder thereof pursuant to such effective Registration Statement, (ii) such Registrable Securities are sold, transferred or otherwise disposed of pursuant to Rule 144, (iii) such securities cease to be outstanding, or (iv) such securities have become eligible for sale by the Holder pursuant to Rule 144 without any restriction on the volume or manner of such sale and all restrictive legends and stop transfer instructions have been removed with respect to all book entries representing the applicable Registrable Securities.
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“Registration Expenses” means all expenses incurred by the Company in complying with this Agreement, including, without limitation, all registration, qualification and filing fees, printing expenses, escrow fees, fees and expenses of counsel for the Company and one counsel for the Holder, blue sky fees and expenses and the expense of any special audits incident to or required by any such registration.
“Registration Statement” means a registration statement of the Company filed with or to be filed with the Commission under the Securities Act that covers the resale of any of the Registrable Securities pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement, and including any Prospectus, amendments and supplements to each such registration statement or Prospectus, including pre- and post-effective amendments, all exhibits thereto, and all material incorporated by reference or deemed to be incorporated by reference in such registration statement.
“Related Person” has the meaning set forth in Section 8(m).
“Representatives” of the Holder means its partners, shareholders, members, directors, officers, employees, agents, counsel, accountants, consultants, investment advisers or other professionals or representatives, or its affiliates or wholly owned subsidiaries.
“Rule 144” means Rule 144 promulgated by the Commission pursuant to the Securities Act, or any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the Commission having substantially the same effect as such Rule.
“Rule 405” means Rule 405 promulgated by the Commission pursuant to the Securities Act, or any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the Commission having substantially the same effect as such Rule.
“Rule 415” means Rule 415 promulgated by the Commission pursuant to the Securities Act, or any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the Commission having substantially the same effect as such Rule.
“Rule 424” means Rule 424 promulgated by the Commission pursuant to the Securities Act, or any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the Commission having substantially the same effect as such Rule.
“Rule 430A” means Rule 430A promulgated by the Commission pursuant to the Securities Act, or any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the Commission having substantially the same effect as such Rule.
“Seasoned Issuer” means an issuer eligible to use Form S-3 under the Securities Act and who is not an “ineligible issuer” as defined in Rule 405.
“Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
“Shelf Period” has the meaning set forth in Section 2(a).
“Shelf Registration” means the registration of an offering of Registrable Securities on a Form S-1 Shelf or a Form S-3 Shelf, as applicable, on a delayed or continuous basis under Rule 415, pursuant to Section 2(a).
“Shelf Registration Statement” has the meaning set forth in Section 2(a).
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“Subsidiary” means, when used with respect to any Person, any corporation or other entity, whether incorporated or unincorporated, (a) of which such Person or any other Subsidiary of such Person is a general partner (excluding partnerships, the general partnership interests of which held by such Person or any Subsidiary of such Person do not have a majority of the voting interests in such partnership) or (b) at least a majority of the securities or other interests of which having by their terms ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the board of directors or others performing similar functions with respect to such corporation or other entity is directly or indirectly owned or controlled by such Person or by any one or more of its Subsidiaries, or by such Person and one or more of its Subsidiaries.
“Suspension Period” has the meaning set forth in Section 2(b).
“Trading Market” means the principal national securities exchange in the United States on which Registrable Securities are (or are to be) listed.
Unless the context requires otherwise: (a) any pronoun used in this Agreement shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine or neuter forms; (b) references to Sections, paragraphs and clauses refer to Sections, paragraphs and clauses of this Agreement; (c) the terms “include,” “includes,” “including” or words of like import shall be deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation”; (d) the terms “hereof,” “herein” or “hereunder” refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement; (e) unless the context otherwise requires, the term “or” is not exclusive and shall have the inclusive meaning of “and/or”; (f) defined terms herein will apply equally to both the singular and plural forms and derivative forms of defined terms will have correlative meanings; (g) references to any law or statute shall be deemed to refer to such law or statute as amended or supplemented from time to time and shall include all rules and regulations and forms promulgated thereunder, and references to any law, rule, form or statute shall be construed as including any legal and statutory provisions, rules or forms consolidating, amending, succeeding or replacing the applicable law, rule, form or statute; (h) references to any Person include such Person’s successors and permitted assigns; and (i) references to “days” are to calendar days unless otherwise indicated. Each of the Parties hereto acknowledges that each Party was actively involved in the negotiation and drafting of this Agreement and that no law or rule of construction shall be raised or used in which the provisions of this Agreement shall be construed in favor or against any Party hereto because one is deemed to be the author thereof.
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2. Registration.
(a) Shelf Registration. No later than one hundred twenty (120) days after the Effective Date (as such term is defined in the Credit Agreement), the Company shall file a Registration Statement for a Shelf Registration covering the resale of the Registrable Securities with the SEC for an offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415, or if Rule 415 is not available for offers and sales of the Registrable Securities, by such other means of distribution of Registrable Securities as the Holder may reasonably specify (the “Initial Registration Statement”). The Initial Registration Statement shall be on Form S-3 (or any successor to Form S-3) covering the resale of all of the Registrable Securities held by the Holder (the “Form S-3 Shelf”), or if the Company is not a Seasoned Issuer at the time of filing, the Company shall file a Registration Statement for a Shelf Registration on Form S-1 (or any successor to Form S-1) (the “Form S-1 Shelf” and, together with the Form S-3 Shelf, the “Shelf Registration Statement”). Subject to the terms of this Agreement, including any applicable Suspension Period, the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Shelf Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as possible after the filing thereof, but in any event (x) no later than the fifteenth (15th) day following the filing of the Shelf Registration Statement in the event of no “review” by the Commission, (y) no later than the sixtieth (60th) day following the filing of the Shelf Registration Statement in the event of “limited review” by the Commission, or (z) in the event of a “full review” by the Commission, the one hundred and twentieth (120th) day following the filing of the Shelf Registration Statement (the number of days in (x), (y) and (z) each being a “Review Period,” depending on the nature of the Commission’s review, and provided, for any days during the period following the initial filing of the Shelf Registration Statement and prior to the effectiveness of the Shelf Registration Statement that the Commission is unable to review or declare effective registration statements filed with the Commission due to a shutdown or partial shutdown of the U.S. government (such days, “Tolled Days”), the applicable number of days in such Review Period shall be extended by the number of Tolled Days), and shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep such Shelf Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until the date that all Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement are no longer Registrable Securities, including (the period during which the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep the Shelf Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act in accordance with this clause (i), the “Shelf Period”). The Company shall notify the Holder by e-mail with electronic confirmation of the effectiveness of the Shelf Registration Statement as promptly as practicable, and in any event within twenty-four (24) hours, after the Company telephonically or otherwise confirms effectiveness with the Commission. The Company shall file a final Prospectus with the Commission to the extent required by Rule 424. The “Plan of Distribution” section of such Shelf Registration Statement shall provide for all permitted means of disposition of Registrable Securities, including firm-commitment underwritten public offerings, agented transactions, sales directly into the market, purchases or sales by brokers and sales not involving a public offering. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, in the event the Commission informs the Company that all of the Registrable Securities cannot, as a result of the application of Rule 415, be registered for resale as a secondary offering on a single registration statement, the Company agrees to promptly (A) inform the Holder, (B) use its reasonable efforts to file amendments to the Initial Registration Statement as required by the Commission, and/or (C) withdraw the Initial Registration Statement and file a new Registration Statement (a “New Registration Statement”), in either case covering the maximum number of Registrable Securities permitted to be registered by the Commission, on Form S-3 or, if the Company is ineligible to register for resale the Registrable Securities on Form S-3, such other form available to register for resale the Registrable Securities as a secondary offering; provided, however, that prior to filing such amendment or New Registration Statement, the Company shall be obligated to use its reasonable efforts to advocate with the Commission for the registration of all of the Registrable Securities. In the event the Company amends the Initial Registration Statement or files a New Registration Statement, as the case may be, under clauses (B) or (C) above, the Company will use its reasonable efforts to file with the Commission, as promptly as allowed by the Commission, one or more Registration Statements on Form S-3 or, if the Company is ineligible to register for resale the Registrable Securities on Form S-3, such other form available to register for resale those Registrable Securities that were not registered for resale on the Initial Registration Statement, as amended, or the New Registration Statement (the “Remainder Registration Statements”).
(b) Suspension Period. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 2, the Company shall have the right, but not the obligation, to defer the filing of (but not the preparation of), or suspend the use by the Holder of, any Registration Statement for a period of up to sixty (60) days (unless a longer period is consented to by the Holder) (i) upon issuance by the Commission of a stop order suspending the effectiveness of such Registration Statement with respect to Registrable Securities or the initiation of proceedings with respect to such Registration Statement under Section 9(d) or 8(e) of the Securities Act; (ii) if the Company believes in good faith that any such registration or offering would require the Company (after consultation with external legal counsel), under applicable securities laws and other laws, to make disclosure of material nonpublic information that would not otherwise be required to be disclosed at that time and the Company believes in good faith that such disclosures at that time would not be in the Company’s best interests; provided that this exception (ii) shall continue to apply only during the time that such material nonpublic information has not been disclosed and remains material; (iii) if the Company elects at such time to offer Company Common Stock or other equity securities of the Company to (x) fund a merger, third-party tender offer or other business combination, acquisition of assets or similar transaction or (y) meet rating agency and other capital funding requirements; or (iv) if the Company is pursuing a primary underwritten offering of Company Common Stock pursuant to a registration statement (any such period, a “Suspension Period”); provided, that in no event shall the Company declare a Suspension Period more than three times in any twelve (12) month period. The Company shall (i) give prompt written notice to the Holder of its declaration of a Suspension Period and of the expiration or termination of the relevant Suspension Period and (ii) promptly resume the process of filing or requesting for effectiveness, or update the suspended Registration Statement, as the case may be, as may be necessary to permit the Holder to offer and sell its Registrable Securities in accordance with applicable law.
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(c) Required Information. The Company may require the Holder of Registrable Securities as to which any Registration Statement is being filed or sale is being effected to furnish to the Company such information regarding the intended method of distribution of such securities and such other information relating to the Holder and its ownership of Registrable Securities as the Company may from time to time reasonably request in writing (provided that such information shall be used only in connection with such registration). The Holder agrees to furnish such information to the Company and to cooperate with the Company as reasonably necessary to enable the Company to comply with the provisions of this Agreement.
(d) Cessation of Registration Rights. All registration rights granted under this Section 2 shall continue to be applicable with respect to the Holder until the Holder no longer holds any Registrable Securities.
3. Registration Procedures. The procedures to be followed by the Company and the Holder to register the sale of Registrable Securities pursuant to a Registration Statement in accordance with this Agreement, and the respective rights and obligations of the Company and the Holder with respect to the preparation, filing and effectiveness of such Registration Statement, are as follows:
(a) The Company will (i) prepare and file a Registration Statement with the Commission (within the time period specified in Section 2(a)) which Registration Statement (A) shall be on a form required by this Agreement (or if not so required, selected by the Company) for which the Company qualifies, (B) shall be available for the sale of the Registrable Securities in accordance with the intended method or methods of distribution, and (C) shall comply as to form in all material respects with the requirements of the applicable form and include and/or incorporate by reference all financial statements required by the Commission to be filed therewith, (ii) use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Registration Statement to become effective and remain effective for the period provided under Section 2(a), (iii) use its commercially reasonable efforts to prevent the occurrence of any event that would cause a Registration Statement to contain a material misstatement or omission or to be not effective and usable for resale of the Registrable Securities registered pursuant thereto (during the period that such Registration Statement is required to be effective as provided under Section 2(a)), and (iv) cause each Registration Statement and the related Prospectus and any amendment or supplement thereto, as of the effective date of such Registration Statement, amendment or supplement, (x) to comply in all material respects with any requirements of the Securities Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission and (y) not to contain any 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 (provided, however, the Company shall have no liability for any information furnished in writing by or on behalf of the Holder to the Company specifically for inclusion in (including by incorporation by reference) any such Registration Statement that has not been corrected in a subsequent writing to the Company prior to the filing or other disclosure of such information). The Company will, (1) at least three (3) Business Days prior to the anticipated filing of a Registration Statement or any related Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto (including any documents incorporated by reference therein), furnish to the Holder and its counsel copies of all such documents proposed to be filed and make such representatives of the Company as shall be reasonably requested by the Holder available for discussion of such documents, (2) use its commercially reasonable efforts to address in each such document prior to being so filed with the Commission such comments as the Holder or its counsel reasonably shall propose within two (2) Business Days of receipt of such copies by the Holder and (3) not file any Registration Statement or any related Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto containing information regarding the Holder to which the Holder objects, unless such information is required to comply with any applicable law or regulation.
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(b) The Company will as promptly as reasonably practicable (i) prepare and file with the Commission such amendments, including post-effective amendments, and supplements to each Registration Statement and the Prospectus used in connection therewith as (A) may be reasonably requested by the Holder of Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement necessary to permit the Holder to sell in accordance with its intended method of distribution, including as may be required in connection with any underwritten distribution of Registrable Securities or (B) may be necessary under applicable law to keep such Registration Statement continuously effective with respect to the disposition of all Registrable Securities covered thereby for the period provided under Section 2(a) in accordance with the intended method of distribution and, subject to the limitations contained in this Agreement, prepare and file with the Commission such additional Registration Statements in order to register for resale under the Securities Act all of the Registrable Securities held by the Holder, (ii) cause the related Prospectus to be amended or supplemented by any required prospectus supplement, and as so supplemented or amended, to be filed pursuant to Rule 424, (iii) respond to any comments received from the Commission with respect to each Registration Statement or Prospectus or any amendment thereto, (iv) as promptly as reasonably practicable, provide the Holder true and complete copies of all correspondence from and to the Commission relating to such Registration Statement or Prospectus other than any comments that the Company determines in good faith would result in the disclosure to the Holder of material non-public information concerning the Company that is not already in the possession of the Holder and (v) enter into such customary agreements (including, as applicable, underwriting agreements in customary form) and take all such other actions as the Holder or the underwriters, if any, reasonably request in order to expedite or facilitate the disposition of Registrable Securities under such Registration Statement or Prospectus and otherwise to facilitate, cooperate with and participate in each proposed offering contemplated herein and customary selling efforts related thereto.
(c) The Company will comply in all material respects with the provisions of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act (including Regulation M under the Exchange Act) with respect to each Registration Statement and the disposition of all Registrable Securities covered by each Registration Statement.
(d) The Company will notify the Holder as promptly as reasonably practicable: (i)(A) when a Registration Statement, any pre-effective amendment, any Prospectus or any prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment to a Registration Statement is proposed to be filed; (B) when the Commission notifies the Company whether there will be a “review” of such Registration Statement and whenever the Commission comments on such Registration Statement (in which case the Company shall provide true and complete copies thereof and all written responses thereto to the Holder and its counsel, other than information which the Company determines in good faith would constitute material non-public information that is not already in the possession of the Holder); and (C) with respect to each Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment thereto, when the same has been declared effective; (ii) of any request by the Commission or any other federal or state governmental or regulatory authority for amendments or supplements to a Registration Statement or Prospectus or for additional information (whether before or after the effective date of the Registration Statement) or any other correspondence with the Commission or any such authority relating to, or which may affect, the Registration Statement; (iii) of the issuance by the Commission or any other governmental or regulatory authority of any stop order, injunction or other order or requirement suspending the effectiveness of a Registration Statement covering any or all of the Registrable Securities or preventing or suspending the use of any Prospectus or the initiation or threatening of any Proceedings for such purpose; (iv) of the receipt by the Company of any notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification or exemption from qualification of any of the Registrable Securities for sale in any jurisdiction, or the initiation or threatening of any Proceeding for such purpose; or (v) of the occurrence of any event that makes any statement made in such Registration Statement or Prospectus or any document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated therein by reference untrue in any material respect or if, as a result of such event or the passage of time, such Registration Statement, Prospectus or other documents requires revisions so that, in the case of such Registration Statement or the Prospectus, as the case may be, it will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein (in the case of the Prospectus, in light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading, or if, for any other reason, it shall be necessary during such time period to amend or supplement such Registration Statement or Prospectus in order to comply with the Securities Act, which shall correct such misstatement or omission or effect such compliance.
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(e) The Company will use its commercially reasonable efforts to avoid the issuance of, or, if issued, obtain the withdrawal of (i) any stop order or other order suspending the effectiveness of a Registration Statement, or preventing or suspending the use of any Prospectus, or (ii) any suspension of the qualification (or exemption from qualification) of any of the Registrable Securities for sale in any jurisdiction, as soon as reasonably practicable, or if any such order or suspension is made effective during any Suspension Period, as soon as reasonably practicable after the Suspension Period is over.
(f) During the Shelf Period, upon request of the Holder and without charge, the Company will furnish to the Holder and its counsel (i) promptly after the same is prepared and filed with the Commission, at least one conformed copy of each Registration Statement and any amendment(s) thereto, including all documents incorporated therein by reference and all exhibits to the extent requested by the Holder or its counsel.
(g) The Company will promptly deliver to the Holder and its counsel as many copies of each Prospectus or Prospectuses (including each form of prospectus) and each amendment or supplement thereto as the Holder or its counsel may reasonably request in order to facilitate the disposition of the Registrable Securities by the Holder. The Company hereby consents to the use of such Prospectus and each amendment or supplement thereto by the Holder in connection with the offering and sale of the Registrable Securities covered by such Prospectus and any amendment or supplement thereto, so long as the same are used in compliance with the Securities Act and all other applicable laws and regulations.
(h) To the extent that the Company has certificated shares of Company Common Stock, the Company will cooperate with the Holder to facilitate the timely preparation and delivery of certificates representing Registrable Securities to be delivered to a transferee pursuant to a Registration Statement, which certificates shall be free of all restrictive legends indicating that the Registrable Securities are unregistered or unqualified for resale under the Securities Act, Exchange Act or other applicable securities laws, and to enable such Registrable Securities to be in such denominations and registered in such names as the Holder may request in writing. In connection therewith, if required by the Company’s transfer agent, the Company will promptly, after the effective date of the Registration Statement, cause an opinion of counsel as to the effectiveness of the Registration Statement to be delivered to and maintained with such transfer agent, together with any other authorizations, certificates and directions required by the transfer agent which authorize and direct the transfer agent to issue such Registrable Securities without any such legend upon sale by the Holder of such Registrable Securities pursuant to the Registration Statement.
(i) Upon the occurrence of any event contemplated by Section 3(d)(v), as promptly as reasonably practicable, the Company will prepare a supplement or amendment, including a post-effective amendment, if required by applicable law, to the affected Registration Statement or a supplement to the related Prospectus or any document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated therein by reference, and file any other required document so that, as thereafter delivered, no Registration Statement nor any Prospectus will contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein (in the case of a Prospectus, in light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading, such that the Holder can resume disposition of such Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement or Prospectus.
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(j) The Company will use its commercially reasonable efforts to comply with all applicable rules and regulations of the Commission, the Trading Market and FINRA.
(k) The Holder agrees by its acquisition of Registrable Securities that, upon receipt of a notice from the Company of the occurrence of any event of the kind described in clauses (ii) through (v) of Section 3(d) or the occurrence of a Suspension Period, the Holder will forthwith discontinue disposition of such Registrable Securities under the applicable Registration Statement until the Holder’s receipt of the copies of the supplemental Prospectus or amended Registration Statement or until it is advised in writing by the Company that the use of the applicable Prospectus may be resumed, and, in either case, has received copies of any additional or supplemental filings that are incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference in such Prospectus or Registration Statement. In the event the Company shall give any such notice, the period during which the applicable Registration Statement is required to be maintained effective shall be extended by the number of days during the period from and including the date of the giving of such notice to and including the date when the Holder either receives the copies of the supplemented Prospectus or amended Registration Statement or is advised in writing by the Company that the use of the Prospectus may be resumed.
(l) If such Registrable Securities are to be sold by any method or in any transaction other than on a national securities exchange or in the over-the-counter market, in privately negotiated transactions, or in a combination of such methods, the Holder shall notify the Company at least five (5) Business Days prior to the date on which the Holder first offers to sell any such Registrable Securities.
4. Registration Expenses. All Registration Expenses incurred in connection with any registration, qualification, exemption or compliance pursuant to Section 2(a) hereof shall be borne by the Company.
5. Indemnification.
(a) To the fullest extent permitted by law, the Company shall indemnify and hold harmless the Holder, its partners, stockholders, equity holders, general partners, managers, members, and Affiliates and each of their respective officers and directors and any Person who controls the Holder (within the meaning of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act) and any employee or Representative thereof ( each, a “Company Indemnified Person” and collectively, “Company Indemnified Persons”), from and against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities, joint or several, costs (including reasonable costs of preparation and reasonable attorneys’, accountants’ and experts’ fees) and expenses, judgments, fines, penalties, interest, settlements or other amounts arising from any and all claims, demands, actions, suits or proceedings, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, in which any Company Indemnified Person may be involved, or is threatened to be involved, as a party or otherwise, under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or otherwise (collectively, “Losses”), as incurred, arising out of, based upon, resulting from or relating to (i) any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any Registration Statement under which any Registrable Securities were registered, Prospectus (including in any preliminary prospectus (if used prior to the effective date of such Registration Statement)), or in any summary or final prospectus or in any amendment or supplement thereto or in any documents incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference in any of the foregoing or (ii) any omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements made therein (in the case of the Prospectus, in light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading, or (iii) any violation or alleged violation by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries 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 federal, state, foreign or common law rule or regulation in connection with such Registration Statement, disclosure document or related document or report or any offering covered by such Registration Statement, and the Company shall reimburse such Company Indemnified Person for any reasonable legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by it in connection with investigating or defending any such Loss, claim, damage, liability, demand, action, suit or proceeding; provided, however, that the Company shall not be liable to any Company Indemnified Person to the extent that any such Losses arise out of, are based upon or results from an untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission made in such Registration Statement, such preliminary, summary or final prospectus or such amendment or supplement, or other disclosure document, in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by or on behalf of such Company Indemnified Person specifically for use therein.
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(b) In connection with any Registration Statement filed by the Company pursuant to Section 2(a) hereof in which the Holder has registered for sale its Registrable Securities, the Holder agrees to indemnify and hold harmless, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the Company, its directors and officers, employees, agents and each Person who controls the Company (within the meaning of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act) (collectively, “Holder Indemnified Persons,” and together with the Company Indemnified Persons, each an “Indemnified Person,” and collectively, the “Indemnified Persons”) from and against any Losses resulting from (i) any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any Registration Statement under which such Registrable Securities were registered or sold under the Securities Act, Prospectus (including in any preliminary prospectus (if used prior to the effective date of such Registration Statement)), or in any summary or final prospectus or in any amendment or supplement thereto or in any documents incorporated by reference in any of the foregoing, (ii) any omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein (in the case of the Prospectus, in light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading, or (iii) any violation or alleged violation by the Holder of any federal, state or common law rule or regulation relating to action or inaction in connection with any information provided by the Holder in such registration, disclosure document or related document or report in the case of clauses (i) and (ii) to the extent, but only to the extent, that such untrue statement or omission occurs in reliance upon and in conformity with any information furnished in writing by or on behalf of the Holder specifically for inclusion in such registration, disclosure document or related document or report and has not been corrected in a subsequent writing prior to the sale of the Registrable Securities thereunder, and the Holder will reimburse the Company for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by it in connection with investigating or defending such Losses. In no event shall the liability of the Holder hereunder be greater in amount than the dollar amount of the net proceeds received by the Holder under the sale of Registrable Securities giving rise to such indemnification obligation.
(c) Any Indemnified Person under paragraph (a) or (b) of this Section 5 shall (i) give prompt written notice to the indemnifying person under paragraph (a) or (b) of this Section 5 of any claim with respect to which it seeks indemnification (provided that any delay or failure to so notify the indemnifying person shall not relieve the indemnifying party of its obligations hereunder except to the extent, if at all, that the indemnifying person’s ability to defend such claim (through the forfeiture of substantive rights or defenses) is actually and materially prejudiced by reason of such delay or failure) and (ii) permit such indemnifying person to assume the defense of such claim with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Person; provided, however, that any Indemnified Person shall have the right to select and employ separate counsel and to participate in the defense of such claim, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such Indemnified Person unless (A) the indemnifying person has agreed in writing to pay such fees or expenses, (B) the Indemnified Person has reasonably concluded (based upon advice of its counsel) that there may be legal defenses available to it or other Indemnified Persons that are different from or in addition to those available to the indemnifying person, or (C) in the reasonable judgment of any such Indemnified Person (based upon advice of its counsel) a conflict of interest may exist between such Indemnified Person and the indemnifying person with respect to such claims (in which case, if the Indemnified Person notifies the indemnifying person in writing that such Indemnified Person elects to employ separate counsel at the expense of the indemnifying person, the indemnifying person shall not have the right to assume the defense of such claim on behalf of such Indemnified Person). If any action is settled or if there be a final judgment for the plaintiff, the indemnifying person agrees to indemnify each Indemnified Person from and against any Losses by reason of such settlement or judgment. No action may be settled without the written consent of the Indemnified Person (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned), provided that the consent of the Indemnified Person shall not be required if (x) such settlement includes an unconditional release of such Indemnified Person in form and substance satisfactory to such Indemnified Person from all liability on the claims that are the subject matter of such settlement; (y) such settlement provides for the payment by the indemnifying person of money as the sole relief for such action and (z) such settlement does not include any statement as to or any admission of fault, culpability or a failure to act by or on behalf of any Indemnified Person. It is understood that the indemnifying person or persons shall not, except as specifically set forth in this Section 5(c), in connection with any proceeding or related proceedings in the same jurisdiction, be liable for the reasonable fees, disbursements or other charges of more than one separate firm (in addition to any local counsel that is required to effectively defend against any such proceeding) for all Indemnified Persons and that all such fees and expenses shall be paid or reimbursed promptly.
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(d) If the indemnification provided for in this Section 5 is held by a court of a competent jurisdiction to be unavailable to an Indemnified Person with respect to any loss, damage, claim or liability, the indemnifying party, in lieu of indemnifying such Indemnified Person thereunder, shall to the extent permitted by law, contribute to the amount paid or payable by such Indemnified Person as a result of such loss, damage, claim or liability in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the indemnifying party on the one hand and of the Indemnified Person on the other in connection with the actions that resulted in such loss, claim, damage or liability, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative fault of the indemnifying person and of the Indemnified Person shall be determined by a court of law by reference to, among other things, whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or the omission to state a material fact relates to information supplied by the indemnifying person or Indemnified Person and the parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission. The Parties agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section 5(d) were determined by pro rata allocation or by any other method of allocation that does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to in the immediately preceding sentences. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 5(d), the Holder shall not be required to contribute any amount in excess of the net proceeds (after deducting the underwriters’ discounts and commissions) received by the Holder under the sale of Registrable Securities giving rise to such indemnification obligation. No Person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any Person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation.
(e) The remedies provided for in this Section 5 are not exclusive and shall not limit any rights or remedies which may otherwise be available to any Indemnified Person at law or in equity. The obligations of the Company and the Holder under this Section 5 shall survive completion of any offering of Registrable Securities pursuant to a Registration Statement and the termination of this Agreement.
6. Facilitation of Sales Pursuant to Rule 144. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to timely file the reports required to be filed by it under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act and the rules adopted by the Commission thereunder (including the reports under Sections 13 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act referred to in subparagraph (c)(1) of Rule 144), all to the extent required from time to time to enable the Holder to sell Registrable Securities without registration under the Securities Act within the limitations of the exemption provided by Rule 144. Upon the written request of the Holder in connection with that Holder’s sale pursuant to Rule 144, the Company shall deliver to the Holder a written statement as to whether it has complied with such requirements.
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7. [Reserved.]
8. Miscellaneous.
(a) Remedies. In the event of a breach by the Company or the Holder of any of its obligations under this Agreement, any Party, in addition to being entitled to exercise all rights granted by law and under this Agreement, including recovery of damages, will be entitled to specific performance of its rights under this Agreement. The Parties agree that monetary damages would not provide adequate compensation for any losses incurred by reason of a breach by the Company of any of the provisions of this Agreement and further agrees that, in the event of any action for specific performance in respect of such breach, the Company shall waive the defense that a remedy at law would be adequate and shall waive any requirement for the posting of a bond. No failure or delay by any Person in exercising any right, power or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof nor shall any single or partial exercise thereof preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege. The rights and remedies herein provided shall be cumulative and not exclusive of any rights or remedies provided by law.
(b) Amendment; Modification; Waivers. This Agreement may be amended or waived if, and only if, such amendment or waiver is in writing and signed by the Company and the Holder, which writing shall specifically reference this Agreement, specify the provision(s) hereof that it is intended to amend or waive and further specify that it is intended to amend or waive such provision(s).
(c) Notices. All notices and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed duly given (a) upon delivery, if served by personal delivery upon the Person for whom it is intended, (b) on the third Business Day after the date mailed, if delivered by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, (c) on the following Business Day, if delivered by a nationally-recognized, overnight courier or (d) when delivered or, if sent after the Close of Business, on the following Business Day, if sent by email with electronic confirmation, in each case, to the address set forth below (or to such other address as may be specified by like notice):
If to the Company:
Armata Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
4503 Glencoe Avenue
Marina del Rey, CA 90292
Attn: Chief Executive Officer
Email: bvarnum@armatapharma.com; ebutler@armatapharma.com
with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
Thompson Hine LLP
335 Madison Avenue
12th Floor
New York, New York 10017-4611
Attn: Faith L. Charles
Email: faith.charles@thompsonhine.com
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If to the Holder:
c/o Innoviva, Inc.
1350 Old Bayshore Highway
Suite 400
Burlingame, CA 94010
Attention: Chief Executive Officer
Email: pavel.raifeld@inva.com; marianne.zhen@inva.com
with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP
787 Seventh Avenue
New York, New York 10019
Attn: Jared Fertman; Morgan McDevitt
Email: jfertman@willkie.com; mmcdevitt@willkie.com
(d) Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial. 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, each of the parties: (a) irrevocably and unconditionally consents and submits to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the Delaware Chancery Court or, to the extent such court does not have subject matter jurisdiction, the United States District Court sitting in the State of Delaware; (b) agrees that all claims in respect of such action or proceeding shall be heard and determined exclusively in accordance with clause (a) of this Section 8(d); (c) waives any objection to laying venue in any such action or proceeding in such courts; (d) waives any objection that such courts are an inconvenient forum or do not have jurisdiction over any party hereto; and (e) irrevocably and unconditionally waives the right to trial by jury.
(e) Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Parties hereto and their respective heirs, executors, administrators, successors, legal representatives, and permitted assigns. The Holder may assign its rights under this Agreement to the Approved Transferees or any third party who acquires all or a portion of the Registrable Securities.
(f) Waiver of Venue. The Parties irrevocably and unconditionally waive, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, (i) any objection that they may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement in any court referred to in Section 8(d) and (ii) the defense of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of such action or proceeding in any such court.
(g) Waiver of Trial by Jury. EACH PARTY ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT ANY CONTROVERSY WHICH MAY ARISE UNDER THIS AGREEMENT IS LIKELY TO INVOLVE COMPLICATED AND DIFFICULT ISSUES, AND THEREFORE EACH SUCH PERSON HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT SUCH PERSON MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY WITH RESPECT TO ANY LITIGATION DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT. EACH PARTY CERTIFIES AND ACKNOWLEDGES THAT (i) NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF THE OTHER PERSON HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PERSON WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER, (ii) SUCH PERSON UNDERSTANDS AND HAS CONSIDERED THE IMPLICATIONS OF THIS WAIVER, (iii) SUCH PERSON MAKES THIS WAIVER VOLUNTARILY, AND (iv) SUCH PERSON HAS BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT AND EACH ANCILLARY AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION.
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(h) Severability. The provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed severable and the invalidity or unenforceability of any provision hereof shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision. Whenever possible, each provision or portion of any provision of this Agreement shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision of this Agreement, or the application thereof to any Person or any circumstance, is invalid or unenforceable, (i) a suitable and equitable provision shall be substituted therefor to carry out, so far as may be valid and enforceable, the intent and purpose of such invalid or unenforceable provision and (ii) the remainder of this Agreement and the application of such provision to other Persons or circumstances shall not be affected by such invalidity or unenforceability, nor shall such invalidity or unenforceability affect the validity or enforceability of such provision, or the application thereof, in any other jurisdiction; provided, that, if any one or more of the provisions contained in this Agreement shall be determined to be excessively broad as to activity, subject, duration or geographic scope, it shall be reformed by limiting and reducing it to the minimum extent necessary, so as to be enforceable under applicable law.
(i) Business Days. If the last or appointed day for the taking of any action or the expiration of any right required or granted herein shall be a day other than a Business Day, then such action may be taken or such right may be exercised on the next succeeding Business Day.
(j) Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement among the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior contracts or agreements with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes any and all prior or contemporaneous discussions, agreements and understandings, whether oral or written, that may have been made or entered into by or among any of the Parties or any of their respective Affiliates relating to the transactions contemplated hereby.
(k) Execution of Agreement. This Agreement may be executed and delivered (by facsimile, by electronic mail in Adobe Portable Document Format (.pdf) or otherwise) in any number of counterparts, each of which, when executed and delivered, shall be deemed an original, and all of which together shall constitute the same agreement.
(l) Determination of Ownership. In determining ownership of Company Common Stock hereunder for any purpose, the Company may rely solely on the records of the transfer agent for the Company Common Stock from time to time, or, if no such transfer agent exists, the Company’s stock ledger.
(m) No Recourse. Notwithstanding anything that may be expressed or implied in this Agreement, each Party covenants, agrees and acknowledges that no recourse under this Agreement or any documents or instruments delivered in connection with this Agreement shall be had against any of the Company’s or the Holder’s former, current or future direct or indirect equity holders, controlling persons, stockholders, directors, officers, employees, agents, Affiliates, members, financing sources, managers, general or limited partners or assignees (each, a “Related Person” and collectively, the “Related Persons”), in each case other than the Company, the Holder or any of their respective permitted assigns under this Agreement, whether by the enforcement of any assessment or by any legal or equitable proceeding, or by virtue of any applicable law, it being expressly agreed and acknowledged that no personal liability whatsoever shall attach to, be imposed on or otherwise be incurred by any of the Related Persons, as such, for any obligation or liability of the Company or the Holder under this Agreement or any documents or instruments delivered in connection herewith for any claim based on, in respect of or by reason of such obligations or liabilities or their creation; provided, however, nothing in this Section 8(m) shall relieve or otherwise limit the liability of the Company or the Holder, as such, for any breach or violation of its obligations under this Agreement or such agreements, documents or instruments.
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(n) Third-Party Beneficiaries. Nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to confer upon any Person other than a Party and its successors and permitted assigns any rights, benefits or remedies of any nature whatsoever.
(o) Headings; Section References; Signatories. All heading references contained in this Agreement are for convenience purposes only and shall not be deemed to limit or affect any of the provisions of this Agreement.
[Signature Pages Follow]
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned Parties have executed this Registration Rights Agreement as of the date first written above.
ARMATA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | ||
By: | ||
Name: Brian Varnum | ||
Title: Chief Executive Officer |
[Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned Parties have executed this Registration Rights Agreement as of the date first written above.
INNOVIVA STRATEGIC OPPORTUNITIES LLC | ||
By: Innoviva, Inc. (its managing member) | ||
By: | ||
Name: Pavel Raifeld | ||
Title: Chief Executive Officer |
[Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement]
Exhibit 23.1
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption “Experts” in the Registration Statement (Form S-3) and related Prospectus of Armata Pharmaceuticals, Inc. for the registration of up to 21,315,790 shares of its common stock and to the incorporation by reference therein of our report dated March 17, 2022, with respect to the consolidated financial statements of Armata Pharmaceuticals, Inc., included in its Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended December 31, 2021, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
/s/ Ernst & Young LLP
San Diego, California
February 13, 2023
Exhibit 107
Calculation of Filing Fee Tables
Form
S-3
(Form Type)
Armata
Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Table 1: Newly Registered and Carry Forward Securities
Security Type | Security Class Title | Fee Calculation or Carry Forward Rule | Amount Registered(1) | Proposed Maximum Offering Price Per Unit(2) | Maximum Aggregate Offering Price | Fee Rate | Amount of Registration Fee | Carry Forward Form Type | Carry Forward File Number | Carry Forward Initial effective date | Filing Fee Previously Paid In Connection with Unsold Securities to be Carried Forward | |
Newly Registered Securities | ||||||||||||
Fees to Be Paid | Equity | Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share | Other(2) | 21,315,790 | $2.64(2) | $56,273,685.60 | .00011020 | $6,201.36 | ||||
Carry Forward Securities | ||||||||||||
Carry Forward Securities | ||||||||||||
Total Offering Amounts | $56,273,685.60 | $6,201.36 | ||||||||||
Total Fees Previously Paid | $0.00 | |||||||||||
Total Fee Offsets | $0.00 | |||||||||||
Net Fee Due | $6,201.36 |
(1) | The Registrant is hereby registering for resale from time to time by the selling stockholder named herein of up to 21,315,790 shares of its common stock issuable upon conversion of a portion or all of the outstanding principal amount of, and any accrued and unpaid interest on, the loan (the “Loan”), made to the Registrant pursuant to the secured convertible credit and security agreement, dated January 10, 2023, by and between the Registrant, as borrower, and the selling shareholder, as lender. Pursuant to Rule 416 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), this Registration Statement also covers an indeterminate number of shares of common stock that may be issued as a result of stock splits, stock dividends, or similar transactions. | |
(2) | Estimated in accordance with Rule 457(c) under the Securities Act solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee, based on the average of the high and low prices of the registrant’s common shares, as reported on the NYSE American on February 7, 2023, a date within five business days prior to the initial filing of this registration statement on February 13, 2023. |
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