AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF
MERGER
CARLSBAD ACQUISITION
CORPORATION
CABRELLIS PHARMACEUTICALS
CORPORATION
Stuart J. M. Collinson
as the
EQUITYHOLDER REPRESENTATIVE
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1.2. Terms Defined Elsewhere
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2.3. Closing of the Merger
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2.4. Effects of the Merger
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2.5. Certificate of Incorporation and
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2.8. Conversion of Shares; Treatment of Company
Options
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2.10. Distribution of the Merger
Consideration
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2.13. Equityholder Representative
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ARTICLE III. CLOSING DELIVERIES
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3.1. Deliveries by the Company at the
Closing
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3.2. Deliveries by Parent and Merger Sub at the
Closing
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ARTICLE IV. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF
THE COMPANY
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4.1. Organization of the Company
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4.5. Title to Properties and Assets
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4.6. Absence of Certain Activities
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4.9. Compliance with Other
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4.10. Financial Statements
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4.13. Environmental Matters
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4.15. Compliance with Law
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4.17. Consents and Approvals
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4.20. Intellectual Property
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4.21. Transactions with Certain
Persons
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4.23. Certain Business Practices
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4.27. FDA and Related Matters
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ARTICLE V. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF
PARENT AND MERGER SUB
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5.3. Compliance with Other
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5.4. Consents and Approvals
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ARTICLE VI. POST-CLOSING COVENANTS OF ALL
PARTIES
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6.1. Indemnification of Directors and
Officers
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6.3. Development and Commercialization of the
Compound
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ARTICLE VII. CONDITIONS TO
OBLIGATIONS
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7.1. Conditions to the Company’s
Obligations to Effect the Merger
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7.2. Conditions to the Obligations of Parent and
Merger Sub to Effect the Merger
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ARTICLE VIII. INDEMNIFICATION
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8.1. Survival of Representations
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8.5. Limitation on Indemnity; Payments Out of
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8.7. Per Diem Taxes; Straddle Periods
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ARTICLE IX. MISCELLANEOUS
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9.2. Binding Effect; Assignment
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9.5. Entire Agreement; Amendments and
Waivers
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9.10. No Third Party Beneficiaries
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9.11. Specific Performance
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9.12. No Strict Construction
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9.14. Submission to Jurisdiction; Waivers;
Consent to Service of Process
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9.15. WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL
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(iii)
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Form of Merger
Certificate
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Certificate of
Incorporation of the Surviving Corporation
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Bylaws of the
Surviving Corporation
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Form of Letter
of Transmittal
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Merger
Consideration Schedule
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Company
Disclosure Schedule
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Indemnification
Provision
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Required
Nongovernmental Third-Party Consents
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(iv)
AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF
MERGER
This AGREEMENT AND
PLAN OF MERGER (this “ Agreement ”), dated as of
November 15, 2006, is entered into by and among Pharmion
Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“ Parent
”), Carlsbad Acquisition Corporation, a Delaware corporation
and wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent (“ Merger Sub
”), Cabrellis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, a Delaware
corporation (the “ Company ”), and Stuart J. M.
Collinson, acting in his capacity as Equityholder Representative in
connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement
(the “ Equityholder Representative ”).
(Hereafter, the Parent, the Company, and the Equityholder
Representative shall sometimes be referred to as the
“Parties.”)
WHEREAS, the
Boards of Directors of the Company, Parent and Merger Sub have each
(i) determined that the Merger (as defined below) is fair,
advisable and in the best interests of their respective companies
and stockholders and (ii) approved this Agreement and the
transactions contemplated hereby, including the Merger, upon the
terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this
Agreement.
WHEREAS, the
stockholders of the Company (the “ Stockholders
”) have approved and adopted this Agreement and the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby in accordance
with Applicable Law (as hereinafter defined) and the
Company’s Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws.
NOW THEREFORE, in
consideration of the respective covenants and promises contained
herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt
and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto
agree as follows:
1.1. Defined
Terms . As used herein, the terms below shall have the
following meanings. Any of such terms, unless the context otherwise
requires, may be used in the singular or plural, depending upon the
reference.
“
Affiliate ” means, with respect to any Person, any
other Person which directly or indirectly controls, is controlled
by or is under common control with such Person.
“
Applicable Law(s) ” means, with respect to any Person,
any federal, state, local or other domestic or foreign statute,
law, ordinance, rule, regulation, order, writ, injunction,
judgment, award, decree or other requirement of any Governmental
Authority applicable to such Person or any of such Person’s
property, assets, officers, directors, employees, consultants or
agents.
“
Business ” means the business of the
Company.
“
Business Day ” means a day other than a Saturday,
Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in New York, New York
are authorized or required by law to close.
“
Code ” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended.
“ Company
Option Plan ” means the Company’s 2006 Equity
Incentive Plan.
“ Company
Option Schedule ” means Schedule 4.4(d) of
the Company Disclosure Schedule
“ Company
Option Shares ” means, with respect to any Company
Option, the shares of Common Stock into which such Company Option
(whether or not vested) is exercisable.
“ Company
Options ” means options to purchase Common Stock pursuant
to the terms of the Company Option Plan.
“
Compound ” shall mean the compound known as Amrubicin
(international nonproprietary name) hydrochloride which is
generically known as (+)-(7S,
9S)-9-acetyl-9-amino-7-[(2-deoxy-ß-D-erythro-pentopyranosyl)
oxy]-7,8,9,10-tetrahydro-6,11-dihydroxy-5,12-naphthacenedione
hydrochloride.
“ Court
Order ” means any judgment, decision, consent decree,
injunction, ruling or order of any federal, state, local or other
domestic or foreign court or Governmental Authority that is binding
on any Person or its property under Applicable Law.
“
Default ” means (a) any actual breach or default,
(b) the occurrence of an event that with the passage of time
or the giving of notice or both would constitute a breach or
default or (c) the occurrence of an event that, with or
without the passage of time or the giving of notice or both, would
give rise to a right of termination, renegotiation or
acceleration.
“
EMEA ” means the European Medicines Evaluation
Agency.
“ EMEA
Approval ” means any and all approvals, licenses,
registrations or authorizations granted or issued by the EMEA,
necessary to commercially distribute, promote and sell the
Compound.
“
Encumbrance ” means any claim, lien, pledge, option,
charge, easement, security interest, deed of trust, mortgage,
conditional sales agreement, encumbrance or other right of third
parties, whether voluntarily incurred or arising by operation of
law, and includes any agreement to give any of the foregoing in the
future.
“
Environmental Claim ” means, in respect of any Person,
(i) any and all administrative, regulatory or judicial
actions, suits, orders, decrees, demands, directives, claims,
liens, proceedings or written notices of noncompliance or violation
by any Governmental Authority, alleging potential presence or
release of, or exposure to, any Hazardous Materials at any
location, whether or not owned, operated, leased or managed by such
Person, or (ii) any and all indemnification, cost recovery,
compensation or injunctive relief resulting from the presence or
release of, or exposure to, any Hazardous Materials.
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“ Escrow
Expiration Date ” means the date that is twelve
(12) months after the Effective Time.
“ FDA
” means the United States Food and Drug Administration or any
successor agency.
“ FDA
Approval ” means any and all approvals, licenses,
registrations, or authorizations granted or issued by the FDA,
necessary to commercially distribute, promote and sell the
Compound.
“
FDCA ” means the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act
of 1938, as amended.
“
Financial Statements ” means the unaudited balance
sheet of the Company dated as of September 30, 2006, and the
related unaudited statements of operations, changes in
stockholders’ equity and cash flow for the five-month period
ended September 30, 2006.
“ First
MAA Subsequent Payment Date ” means the date upon which
the first EMEA Approval of an MAA is obtained by or on behalf of
Parent or any of its Affiliates or sublicensees for the use of a
product containing the Compound in a single tumor type (the “
First MAA Indication ”), the receipt of such EMEA
Approval being the “ First MAA Milestone
.”
“ First
NDA Subsequent Payment Date ” means the date upon which
the first FDA Approval of an NDA is obtained by or on behalf of
Parent or any of its Affiliates or sublicensees for the use of a
product containing the Compound in a single tumor type (the “
First NDA Indication ”), the receipt of such FDA
Approval being the “ First NDA Milestone
.”
“
GAAP ” means generally accepted United States
accounting principles consistently applied over all relevant
periods.
“ Good
Clinical Practices ” means the then current standards for
clinical trials for pharmaceuticals, as set forth in the FDCA and
applicable regulations promulgated thereunder, as amended from time
to time, and such standards of good clinical practice as are
required by the regulatory authorities of the European Union and
other organizations and governmental agencies in any other
countries in which the products containing the Compound are sold or
intended to be sold, to the extent such standards are not less
stringent than in the United States.
“ Good
Laboratory Practices ” means the then current standards
for pharmaceutical laboratories, as set forth in the FDCA and
applicable regulations promulgated thereunder, as amended from time
to time, and such standards of good laboratory practices as are
required by the regulatory authorities of the European Union and
other organizations and governmental agencies in any other
countries in which the products containing the Compound are sold or
intended to be sold, to the extent such standards are not less
stringent than in the United States.
“ Good
Manufacturing Practices ” means the then current
standards for the manufacture, processing, packaging, testing and
holding of drug products, as set forth in the FDCA and applicable
regulations promulgated thereunder, as amended from time to time,
and such standards of good manufacturing practices as are required
by the regulatory authorities of the European Union and other
organizations and governmental agencies in any other countries
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which the
products containing the Compound are sold or intended to be sold,
to the extent such standards are not less stringent than in the
United States.
“
Governmental Authority ” means any court,
administrative agency, regulatory body, commission or other
governmental authority or instrumentality of the United States or
any other country or any state, county, municipality or other
governmental division of any country.
“ Initial
Merger Consideration ” means $59,000,000.
“
Intellectual Property ” means patents and patent
applications, trademarks, service marks, trade names, copyrights,
trade secrets, inventions, disclosures, technology, know-how,
software, designs, formulae, confidential and proprietary
information and similar proprietary rights and registrations and
applications for registration of copyrights, trademarks, service
marks, trade names, trade dress, domain names, and invention
disclosures.
“Knowledge” of the Company means the actual
knowledge of the officers of the Company.
“
Liabilities ” means any direct or indirect liability,
indebtedness, obligation, commitment, expense, claim, deficiency,
guaranty or endorsement of or by any Person of any type, known or
unknown, and whether accrued, absolute, contingent, matured,
unmatured or other, including “off-balance sheet”
Liabilities.
“ MAA
” means a Marketing Authorization Application.
“
Material Adverse Effect ” will be deemed to occur if
any event (whether specific to the applicable party or generally
applicable to multiple parties), violation, inaccuracy,
circumstance or other matter has, or would, individually or in the
aggregate with other events, reasonably be expected to have or give
rise to, a material adverse effect on or material adverse change to
(a) the condition (financial or otherwise), business, results of
operations, assets, liabilities, capitalization or financial
performance of the party making the representations and warranties,
or (b) the ability of such party to consummate the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement or to perform any of
its obligations under this Agreement; provided ,
however , that any adverse effects attributable to any of
the following as they relate to the Company shall not be deemed to
constitute, and the following shall not be taken into account in
determining whether there has been or will be, a Material Adverse
Effect of the Company: (i) conditions affecting the industries
in which the Company participates or the U.S. economy as a whole
(other than those that disproportionately affect the Company); and
(ii) actions taken by the Company at Parent’s express
written direction or with Parent’s express written
consent.
“Merger
Consideration” means (i) the Initial Merger
Consideration plus (ii) the Subsequent Merger
Consideration.
“
Milestone ” means any of the First MAA Milestone,
First NDA Milestone, Second MAA Milestone or Second NDA
Milestone.
“ Most
Recent Balance Sheet ” means the unaudited balance sheet
of the Company dated as of September 30, 2006.
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“ NDA
” means a new drug application filed with the FDA for
authorization to market a pharmaceutical product or its
equivalent.
“
Ordinary Course of Business ” or “ Ordinary
Course ” or any similar phrase means the ordinary course
of the Business, consistent with the past practice of the
Company.
“
Participating Rights Holders ” means those Persons
(other than the holders of Company Dissenting Shares) who,
immediately prior to the Effective Time, were holders of Common
Stock, Preferred Stock or Company Options, and whose interests
therein, as the result of the Merger, are converted into rights to
receive a portion of the Merger Consideration.
“ Paying
Agent ” means JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
“ Paying
Agent Agreement ” means the Paying Agent Agreement
entered into as of the date hereof between Parent and the Paying
Agent pursuant to which the Stockholders and the holders of the
Company Options shall receive consideration for their shares of
capital stock of the Company and/or Company Options, as the case
may be, that are surrendered in accordance with this Agreement and
the Paying Agent Agreement.
“
Permits ” means all licenses, permits, franchises,
approvals, authorizations, consents or orders of, or filings with,
any Governmental Authority, whether foreign, federal, state or
local, or any other Person, necessary for the conduct of, or
relating to, the operation of the Business.
“
Permitted Encumbrances ” means (a) liens, taxes,
assessments and other governmental charges, in each case, not yet
due and payable, or which are being contested in good faith by
appropriate proceedings, (b) statutory, mechanics’,
laborers’ and materialmen liens arising in the Ordinary
Course of Business for sums not yet due, (c) statutory and
contractual landlord liens under leases pursuant to which the
Company is a lessee and not in default, (d) with regard to
real property, any and all matters of record in the jurisdiction
where the real property is located including restrictions,
reservations, covenants, conditions, oil and gas leases, mineral
severances and liens; (e) with regard to real property, any
easements, rights-of-way, building or use restrictions,
prescriptive rights, encroachments, protrusions, rights and party
walls, and liens for taxes, assessments, and other governmental
charges, in each case, not yet due; (f) liens securing rental
payments under capital lease arrangements to the extent they are
imposed only upon the leased equipment; (g) pledges or
deposits made in the Ordinary Course of Business which do not in
the aggregate materially detract from the value of the related
assets or properties or materially impair the use thereof in the
operation of the Business; and (h) similar liens and
encumbrances which are incurred in the Ordinary Course of Business
and which do not in the aggregate materially detract from the value
of the related assets or properties or materially impair the use
thereof in the operation of the Business.
“
Person ” means any person or entity, whether an
individual, trustee, corporation, partnership, limited partnership,
limited liability company, trust, unincorporated organization,
business association, firm, joint venture or Governmental
Authority.
“
Post-Closing Tax Period ” means any Tax Period
beginning after the Closing Date and that portion of a Straddle
Period beginning after the Closing Date.
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Pre-Closing Tax Period ” means any Tax Period ending
on or before the Closing Date and the portion of any Straddle
Period ending on the Closing Date.
“
Pre-Closing Taxes” means (i) all liability for
Taxes (other than franchise taxes in the State of California) of
the Company for any Pre-Closing Tax Period and (ii) all
liability resulting by reason of the several liability of the
Company pursuant to Treasury Regulations §
1.1502-6(a).
“
Regulations ” means any laws, statutes, ordinances,
regulations, rules, notice requirements, court decisions, agency
guidelines, principles of law and orders of any foreign, federal,
state or local government and any other Governmental Authority, and
including environmental laws, energy and public utility laws and
regulations, health codes, occupational safety and health
regulations and laws respecting employment practices, employee
documentation, terms and conditions of employment and wages and
hours.
“
Representative ” means, with respect to any Person,
any officer, director, principal, attorney, agent, employee or
other representative of such Person.
“ Second
MAA Subsequent Payment Date ” means the date upon which
an EMEA Approval of an MAA is obtained by or on behalf of Parent or
any of its Affiliates or sublicensees for the use of a product
containing the Compound in a tumor type other than the First MAA
Indication, the receipt of such EMEA Approval being the “
Second MAA Milestone .” For the avoidance of doubt and
for all purposes under this Agreement, small cell lung cancer and
non-small cell lung cancer shall be considered distinct tumor
types.
“ Second
NDA Subsequent Payment Date ” means the date upon which
an FDA Approval of an NDA is obtained by or on behalf of Parent or
any of its Affiliates or sublicensees for the use of a product
containing the Compound in a tumor type other than the First NDA
Indication, the receipt of such FDA Approval being the “
Second NDA Milestone .”
“
Series A Financing Documents ” means each of
(i) the Series A Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement,
(ii) the Investor Rights Agreement, (iii) the Co-Sale
Agreement, and (iv) the Voting Agreement, each dated as of
August 4, 2006, between the Company and the parties listed on
the signature pages thereto.
“ Serious
Adverse Event ” means any adverse drug experience
occurring at any dose that results in any of the following
outcomes: death, a life-threatening adverse drug experience,
inpatient hospitalization or prolongation of existing
hospitalization, a persistent or significant disability/
incapacity, or a congenital anomaly/ birth defect.
“
Shares ” means, collectively, the shares of Common
Stock and Preferred Stock.
“
Straddle Period ” means a taxable period which begins
prior to the Closing Date but ends after the Closing
Date.
“Subsequent Merger Consideration” means the sum
of the First MAA Subsequent Payment Amount, the First NDA
Subsequent Payment Amount, the Second MAA Subsequent Payment Amount
and the Second NDA Subsequent Payment Amount.
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“
Subsidiary ” means (a) any corporation in an
unbroken chain of corporations beginning with the Company if each
of the corporations other than the last corporation in the unbroken
chain then owns stock possessing 50% or more of the total combined
voting power of all classes of stock in one of the other
corporations in such chain, (b) any partnership in which the
Company is a general partner or (c) any limited liability
company, partnership or other entity in which the Company possesses
a 50% or greater interest in the total capital or total income of
such limited liability company, partnership or other
entity.
“ Tax
” (including with correlative meaning, the terms “
Taxes ” and “ Taxable ”) means
(A) all taxes, duties, or similar governmental charges,
levies, imposts, or withholdings (including net income, gross
income, gross receipts, sales, use, ad valorem, transfer,
franchise, profits, license, lease, service, service use,
withholding, payroll, employment, excise, severance, stamp,
occupation, premium, property, windfall profits, customs, duties or
other taxes, duties, charges, levies, imposts withholdings or
charges of any kind whatsoever) whenever and by whatever
Governmental Authority imposed, and whether of the United States or
elsewhere, whether or not any such taxes, duties, charges, levies,
imposts or withholdings are directly or primarily chargeable
against or to the Company, together with in any such case any
interest, fines, penalties, surcharges and charges incidental or
relating to the imposing of any of such Taxes and any additions to
tax or additional amounts with respect thereto, (B) any
liability for payment of amounts described in clause
(A) whether as a result of transferee liability, of being a
member of an affiliated, consolidated, combined or unitary group
for any period, or otherwise through operation of law, and
(C) any liability for the payment of amounts described in
clauses (A) or (B) as a result of any tax sharing, tax
indemnity or tax allocation agreement or any other express or
implied agreement to indemnify any other person.
“ Tax
Claim ” means any claim relating to Taxes that, if
successful, might result in an indemnification payment pursuant to
Section 8.2 .
“ Tax
Return ” means any return, declaration, report,
statement, information statement and other document required to be
filed with respect to Taxes.
“ Taxable
Period ” means any period prescribed by any Governmental
Authority for which a Tax Return is required to be filled or a Tax
is required to be paid.
“
Territory ” means North America and Europe.
“
Transaction Fees ” means fees and expenses incident to
this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, including
legal and accounting fees, investment banking fees, and related
disbursements in connection with any of the foregoing.
“
Treasury Regulation ” or “ Treasury
Regulation Section ” means the Treasury regulations
promulgated under the Code.
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1.2. Terms
Defined Elsewhere . The following is a list of additional terms
used in this Agreement and a reference to the Section hereof in
which such term is defined:
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1.3. Other
Terms . Other terms may be defined elsewhere in the text of
this Agreement and, unless otherwise indicated, shall have such
meaning indicated throughout this Agreement.
1.4.
Interpretation . (a) In this Agreement, unless the
context otherwise requires, references:
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the Recitals, Articles, Sections, Exhibits or Schedules are to a
Recital, Article or Section of, or Exhibit or Schedule to, this
Agreement;
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any agreement (including this Agreement), contract, statute or
regulation are to the agreement, contract, statute or regulation as
amended, modified, supplemented or replaced from time to time, and
to any section of any statute or regulation are to any successor to
the section;
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any Governmental Authority include any successor to that
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this Agreement are to this Agreement and the exhibits and schedules
to it, taken as a whole.
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(b) The
table of contents and headings contained herein are for reference
purposes only and do not limit or otherwise affect any of the
provisions of this Agreement.
(c) Whenever
the words “include,” “includes” or
“including” are used in this Agreement, they shall be
deemed to be followed by the words “without
limitation.”
(d) Whenever
the words “herein” or “hereunder” are used
in this Agreement, they shall be deemed to refer to this Agreement
as a whole and not to any specific Section, unless otherwise
indicated.
(e) The
terms defined in the singular shall have a comparable meaning when
used in the plural, and vice versa.
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(f) The
terms “dollars” and “$” shall mean dollars
of the United States of America.
(g) It
is understood and agreed that neither the specifications of any
dollar amount in this Agreement nor the inclusion of any specific
item in the Schedules or Exhibits is intended to imply that such
amounts or higher or lower amounts, or the items so included or
other items, are or are not material, and neither party shall use
the fact of setting of such amounts or the fact of the inclusion of
such item in the Schedules or Exhibits in any dispute or
controversy between the parties as to whether any obligation, item
or matter is or is not material for purposes hereof.
2.1. The
Merger . At the Effective Time (as defined below) and upon the
terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement and in
accordance with the General Corporation Law of the State of
Delaware (the “ DGCL ”), Merger Sub shall be
merged with and into the Company (the “ Merger
”). Following the Merger, the Company shall continue as the
surviving corporation (the “ Surviving Corporation
”) and the separate corporate existence of Merger Sub shall
cease.
2.2. Effective
Time . Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this
Agreement, on the Closing Date (as defined below), a certificate of
merger substantially in the form attached hereto as
Exhibit A (the “ Merger Certificate
”), shall be duly executed and acknowledged by the Company
and thereafter delivered to the Secretary of State of the State of
Delaware for filing pursuant to the DGCL. The Merger shall become
effective at such time as a properly executed copy of the Merger
Certificate is duly filed with the Secretary of State in accordance
with the DGCL or such later time as Parent and the Company may
agree upon and as set forth in the Merger Certificate (the time the
Merger becomes effective being referred to herein as the “
Effective Time ”).
2.3. Closing of
the Merger . The closing of the transactions contemplated
hereby (the “ Closing ”) will take place at the
offices of Latham & Watkins LLP, 12636 High Bluff Drive, Suite
400, San Diego, CA 92130, on the date hereof, or such later date as
the parties may agree (the “ Closing Date
”).
2.4. Effects of
the Merger . From and after the Effective Time, the Surviving
Corporation shall possess all the property, rights, privileges,
immunities, powers and franchises and be subject to all of the
debts, liabilities, obligations, restrictions, disabilities and
duties of the Company and Merger Sub, all as provided under the
DGCL.
2.5.
Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws . The Certificate of
Incorporation of Merger Sub in effect immediately prior to the
Effective Time, the form of which is attached hereto as
Exhibit B , shall be the Certificate of
Incorporation of the Surviving Corporation until amended in
accordance with Applicable Law. The bylaws of Merger Sub in effect
immediately prior to the Effective Time, the form of which is
attached hereto as Exhibit C , shall be the
bylaws of the Surviving Corporation until amended in accordance
with Applicable Law.
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2.6.
Directors . The directors of Merger Sub at the Effective
Time shall be the initial directors of the Surviving Corporation,
each to hold office in accordance with the Certificate of
Incorporation and bylaws of the Surviving Corporation until such
director’s successor is duly elected or appointed and
qualified.
2.7.
Officers . The officers of the Company at the Effective Time
shall be the initial officers of the Surviving Corporation, each to
hold office in accordance with the Certificate of Incorporation and
bylaws of the Surviving Corporation until such officer’s
successor is duly elected or appointed and qualified.
2.8. Conversion
of Shares; Treatment of Company Options .
(a)
Conversion of Shares . At the Effective Time, without any
action on the part of Parent, Merger Sub or the Company or the
holder of any capital stock of Parent, Merger Sub or the Company,
all shares of common stock, par value $0.0001, of the Company (the
“Common Stock” ) and shares of Series A
convertible preferred stock, par value $0.0001, of the Company (the
“Preferred Stock” ) (but excluding shares to be
cancelled in accordance with Section 2.8(d) and shares that
are Dissenting Shares) shall no longer be outstanding and shall be
cancelled automatically and shall cease to exist, and each holder
of a certificate representing any Shares shall cease to have any
rights with respect thereto, except the right to receive, without
interest, the applicable Merger Consideration, upon the surrender
of such certificate in accordance with Section 2.10.
Exhibit 2.8 hereof sets forth: (i) the name of
each Stockholder and holder of a Company Option; (ii) the portion
of the Initial Merger Consideration payable pursuant to this
Section 2.8 to each Stockholder and holder of a Company Option
at Closing assuming full compliance with the payment procedures
contained in Section 2.10 (as set forth in column ii of
Exhibit 2.8); (iii) the portion of the Initial Merger
Consideration to be withheld from each Stockholder and holder of a
Company Option pursuant to Section 2.10(a) in establishing the
Escrow Account (as set forth in column iii of Exhibit 2.8) and
the Equityholder Representative’s Fund (as set forth in
column iv of Exhibit 2.8); (iv) the portion of the Initial
Merger Consideration to be paid to each Stockholder and holder of a
Company Option at Closing after deduction for the amounts set forth
in (iii) above and any amounts owed to the Company by any
Stockholder (as set forth in column v of Exhibit 2.8); (v) the
amount to be paid to each Stockholder and each holder of a Company
Option at Closing upon the Escrow Expiration Date, expressed as a
percentage of the amount remaining in the Escrow Account at the
Escrow Expiration Date (as set forth in column vi of
Exhibit 2.8); (vi) the amount to be paid to each
Stockholder and each holder of a Company Option at Closing upon the
termination of the Equityholder Representative’s Fund,
expressed as a percentage of the amount remaining in the
Equityholder Representative’s Fund upon termination of the
Equityholder Representative’s Fund (as set forth in column vi
of Exhibit 2.8); (viii) the amount, expressed as a
percentage, payable to each Stockholder and holder of a Company
Option at Closing for the First MAA Subsequent Payment Amount, if
any, after payment of the applicable Montgomery & Co., LLC fee
(as set forth in column vii or viii, as applicable, of
Exhibit 2.8); (ix) the amount, expressed as a percentage,
payable to each Stockholder and holder of a Company Option at
Closing for the First NDA Subsequent Payment Amount, if any after
payment of the applicable Montgomery & Co., LLC fee (as set
forth in column vii or viii, as applicable, of Exhibit 2.8);
(x) the amount, expressed as a percentage, payable to each
Stockholder and holder of a Company Option at Closing for the
Second MAA Subsequent Payment Amount, if any, after payment of
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Montgomery & Co., LLC fee (as set forth in column ix of
Exhibit 2.8); and (xi) the amount, expressed as a
percentage, payable to each Stockholder and holder of a Company
Option at Closing for the Second NDA Subsequent Payment Amount, if
any, after payment of the applicable Montgomery & Co., LLC fee
(as set forth in column ix of Exhibit 2.8).
(b)
Treatment of Options . Effective immediately prior to the
Effective Time, each unexpired and unexercised Company Option shall
become fully vested and exercisable; provided, however, that
the exercise of any accelerated portion of any such Company Option
shall be subject to and conditioned upon the consummation of the
Merger. As of the Effective Time, by virtue of the Merger and
without any action on the part of the Company or the holders of
Company Options, each unexpired and unexercised Company Option
shall terminate, be cancelled and cease to be outstanding and in
exchange therefor, each holder of a Company Option shall, have the
right to receive an amount in cash from Parent in respect thereof
as set forth in Exhibit 2.8 equal to the product
of (x) the total number of shares of Common Stock subject or
related to such Company Option, and (y) the excess, if any, of
the Initial Merger Consideration applicable to the Common Stock
over the exercise price or purchase price, as the case may be, per
share of Common Stock subject or related to such Company Option
(subject to any applicable withholding taxes, the “ Cash
Option Payment ”) plus the Subsequent Merger
Consideration, if any, to be paid on such Company Option in
accordance with Sections 2.10(e), (f), (g) and
(h) as if such Company Option had been exercised and converted
into Common Stock immediately prior to the Effective
Time.
(c) At
the Effective Time, each of the 100 outstanding shares of the
common stock, $0.0001 par value, of Merger Sub shall be converted
into one share of common stock, $0.0001 par value, of the Surviving
Corporation.
(d) At
the Effective Time, each share of Common Stock and Preferred Stock
held in the treasury of the Company or owned by the Company, Parent
or Merger Sub immediately prior to the Effective Time shall, by
virtue of the Merger and without any action on the part of Parent,
Merger Sub, the Company or the holder thereof, be canceled and
extinguished and no payment shall be made with respect
thereto.
(e) Notwithstanding
anything herein to the contrary, including
Exhibit 2.8 , the aggregate Initial Merger
Consideration payable by Parent pursuant to this Agreement shall
not exceed $59,000,000.
(a)
Escrow Amount . At the Closing, ten percent (10%) of the
Initial Merger Consideration (the “ Escrow Amount
”) shall be deposited into an escrow account (the “
Escrow Account ”) to be established by Parent with
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (the “ Escrow Agent ”)
to be held by the Escrow Agent, pursuant to the terms of an escrow
agreement mutually agreeable to Parent and the Company (the “
Escrow Agreement ”), to serve as a source of payment
and remedy for any claim for Damages for which any Parent
Indemnified Party is entitled to recovery pursuant to Article
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(b)
Release of Escrow Amount . Promptly following the Escrow
Expiration Date, the Escrow Agent shall distribute to Paying Agent,
who shall distribute to the Participating Rights Holders, in
accordance with the percentage amounts to which each Participating
Rights Holder is entitled under this Agreement and the Escrow
Agreement as set forth on Exhibit 2.8 , the
Escrow Amount then remaining in the Escrow Account minus an
amount equal to the aggregate dollar amount of claims for Damages
made by all Parent Indemnified Parties pursuant to Section
8.2(a)(i) hereof (the “ Aggregate Outstanding
Claims ”) which are then outstanding and unresolved (such
amount of the retained Escrow Amount, as it may be further reduced
after the Escrow Expiration Date by distributions to Participating
Rights Holders as set forth below and recoveries by Parent
Indemnified Parties pursuant to Section 8.2(a)(i)
hereof and the Escrow Agreement, the “ Retained Escrow
Amount ”). For purposes of clarification, in the event
that the amount of the Aggregate Outstanding Claims exceeds the
remaining Escrow Amount, all the remaining Escrow Amount shall be
retained in the Escrow Account as the Retained Escrow Amount. In
the event and to the extent that after the Escrow Expiration Date
any outstanding claim made by any Parent Indemnified Party pursuant
to Section 8.2(a)(i) hereof is resolved against such
Parent Indemnified Party, the Escrow Agent shall distribute to the
Paying Agent, who shall distribute to the Participating Rights
Holders, in accordance with the percentage amounts to which each
Participating Rights Holder is entitled under this Agreement and
the Escrow Agreement, as set forth on
Exhibit 2.8 , an aggregate amount of the
Retained Escrow Amount equal to the amount of the outstanding claim
resolved against such Parent Indemnified Party; provided,
however, that such distribution shall only be made to the
extent that the Retained Escrow Amount remaining after such
distribution would be sufficient to cover the amount of the
Aggregate Outstanding Claims that are still unresolved at such
time. In the event and to the extent that after the Escrow
Expiration Date any outstanding claim made by any Parent
Indemnified Party pursuant to Section 8.2(a)(i) hereof is
resolved in favor of such Parent Indemnified Party, such Parent
Indemnified Party shall be entitled to recover pursuant to
Section 8.2(a)(i) hereof an amount equal to the amount
of the outstanding claim resolved in favor of such Parent
Indemnified Party.
(c)
Escrow Agent Fees and Expenses . Any fees and expenses of
the Escrow Agent shall be paid by Parent. During the period in
which the Escrow Amount (including any Retained Escrow Amount) is
retained in the Escrow Account, all interest or other income earned
from the investment of the Escrow Amount (the “ Escrow
Earnings ”) shall be retained as additional amounts in
the Escrow Account.
2.10.
Distribution of the Merger Consideration .
(a) At
the Closing, Parent shall deliver to the Paying Agent an amount
(the “ Closing Amount ”) equal to the Initial
Merger Consideration, less the Escrow Amount and less the
Equityholder Representative Fund of Two Hundred Thousand Dollars
($200,000) to be deposited with an escrow agent for the purpose of
paying the expenses if any, incurred by the Equityholder
Representative in connection with this Agreement (the “
Equityholder Representative’s Fund ”), and the
Paying Agent shall, at or as soon as reasonably practicable after
the Effective Time, subject to the provisions of the Paying Agent
Agreement, pay and distribute to each Participating Rights Holder
the portion of the Closing Amount set forth on
Exhibit 2.8 for such Participating Rights
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(b) Each
holder of Shares that have been converted into a right to receive a
portion of the Merger Consideration, upon surrender to the Paying
Agent of a certificate or certificates formerly representing such
Shares, together with a properly completed letter of transmittal
covering such Shares in the form attached hereto as
Exhibit D , will be entitled to receive from the
Paying Agent payment of the portion of the Closing Amount set forth
on Exhibit 2.8 opposite such holder’s name
in column v. Each certificate that is surrendered pursuant to this
Section 2.10(b) shall forthwith be canceled. Until so
surrendered and except as otherwise set forth in
Section 2.12 , each such certificate shall, after the
Effective Time, represent for all purposes, only the right to
receive the applicable portion of the Merger Consideration. No
interest will be paid or will accrue on such portion of the Initial
Merger Consideration.
(c) After
the Effective Time, there shall be no further registration of
transfers of Shares. If, after the Effective Time, certificates
formerly representing Shares are presented to the Surviving
Corporation, they shall be cancelled and exchanged for the portion
of the Merger Consideration provided for, and in accordance with
the procedures set forth, in this Article II .
(d) In
the event that any certificate evidencing Shares shall have been
lost, stolen or destroyed, the Paying Agent shall pay in exchange
therefor, upon making of an affidavit of that fact by the holder
thereof, a portion of the Closing Amount due in respect of such
Shares that is payable pursuant to this Agreement; provided,
however, that the Paying Agent or Parent may, in its respective
discretion and as a condition precedent to the issuance thereof,
require the delivery of a suitable bond or indemnity agreement by
the owner of such lost, stolen or destroyed certificate.
(e) Upon
the First MAA Subsequent Payment Date, Parent shall deliver an
aggregate payment of $12,500,000 (the “First MAA
Subsequent Payment Amount” ), with such payment allocated
to (i) the holders of Shares and holders of Company Options
who have complied with the procedures set forth in this
Section 2.10 , with each such holder’s portion of
the First MAA Subsequent Payment Amount determined in accordance
with Section 2.8 and (ii) Montgomery & Co., LLC as
set forth in Exhibit 2.8 .
(f) Upon
the First NDA Subsequent Payment Date, Parent shall deliver an
aggregate payment of $12,500,000 (the “First NDA
Subsequent Payment Amount" ), with such payment allocated to
(i) the holders of Shares and holders of Company Options who
have complied with the procedures set forth in this
Section 2.10 , with each such holder’s portion of
the First NDA Subsequent Payment Amount determined in accordance
with Section 2.8 and (ii) Montgomery & Co., LLC as
set forth in Exhibit 2.8 .
(g) Upon
the Second MAA Subsequent Payment Date, Parent shall deliver an
aggregate payment of $10,000,000 (the “Second MAA
Subsequent Payment Amount" ), with such payment allocated to
(i) the holders of Shares and holders of Company Options who
have complied with the procedures set forth in this
Section 2.10 , with each such holder’s portion of
the Second MAA Subsequent Payment Amount determined in accordance
with Section 2.8 and (ii) Montgomery & Co., LLC as
set forth in Exhibit 2.8 .
(h) Upon
the Second NDA Subsequent Payment Date, Parent shall deliver an
aggregate payment of $10,000,000 (the “Second NDA
Subsequent Payment Amount" ), with
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allocated to (i) the holders of Shares and holders of Company
Options who have complied with the procedures set forth in this
Section 2.10 , with each such holder’s portion of
the Second NDA Subsequent Payment Amount determined in accordance
with Section 2.8 and (ii) Montgomery & Co., LLC as
set forth in Exhibit 2.8 .
(i) Neither
Parent nor the Surviving Corporation shall be liable to any holder
of Shares for any portion of the Merger Consideration delivered to
a public official pursuant to any applicable abandoned property
escheat or similar law. If any certificate formerly representing
Shares shall not have been surrendered prior to eighteen months
after the Effective Time (or immediately prior to such earlier date
on which any Merger Consideration would otherwise escheat to or
become the property of any Governmental Authority), any such Merger
Consideration shall, to the extent permitted by applicable law,
become the property of the Surviving Corporation, free and clear of
all claims or interest of any Person previously entitled
thereto.
2.11.
Dissenting Shares . Any holder of Shares issued and
outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time with respect to
which appraisal and/or dissenter’s rights, if any, are
available by reason of the Merger pursuant to Section 262 of
the DGCL (“ Company Dissenting Shares ”) shall
not be entitled to receive any portion of the Merger Consideration
pursuant to Section 2.8 , unless such holder fails to
perfect, effectively withdraws or loses its appraisal rights and/or
rights to dissent from the Merger under the DGCL. Such holder shall
be entitled to receive only such rights as are granted under
Section 262 of the DGCL. If any such holder fails to perfect,
effectively withdraws or loses such appraisal and/or
dissenter’s rights under the DGCL, such Company Dissenting
Shares shall thereupon be deemed to have been converted as of the
Effective Time into the right to receive (without interest) that
portion of the Merger Consideration due pursuant to the provisions
of Section 2.8 . Any payments made with respect to
Company Dissenting Shares shall be made solely by the Surviving
Corporation, and no funds or other property have been or shall be
provided by Parent, Merger Sub or any of Parent’s Affiliates
for such payment.
2.12.
Withholding Rights . Each of the Surviving Corporation and
Parent shall be entitled to deduct and withhold from the Merger
Consideration otherwise payable pursuant to this Agreement such
amounts as it is required to deduct and withhold with respect to
the making of such payment under the Code, or any provision of
United States federal, state or local, or any foreign, Tax law. To
the extent that amounts are so withheld and paid over to or
deposited with the relevant Governmental Authority by Parent or the
Surviving Corporation, as the case may be, such amounts shall be
treated for all purposes of this Agreement as having been paid to
the applicable holder of Shares or Company Options in respect of
which Parent made such deduction and withholding.
2.13.
Equityholder Representative .
(a)
Appointment . As used in this Agreement, the term
“Equityholder Representative” shall mean Stuart J. M.
Collinson, or any Person appointed as a successor Equityholder
Representative pursuant to Section 2.13(b) hereof.
Effective upon Closing, without any further action by any other
Person, the Equityholder Representative shall be appointed and
constituted in respect of each Participating Rights Holder, as his,
her or its agent, to act in his,
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name, place and stead, as such Participating Rights Holder’s
attorney-in-fact, as more fully set forth in
Section 2.13(c) .
(b)
Election and Replacement . From and after the Effective Time
until the date when all obligations under this Agreement have been
discharged (including all indemnification obligations under
Article VIII hereof), Participating Rights Holders who are
entitled to receive in excess of 50% of the Initial Merger
Consideration (the “ Majority ”), may, from time
to time upon written notice to the Equityholder Representative and
Parent, remove any Equityholder Representative (including any
appointed by Parent as provided below) or appoint a new
Equityholder Representative to fill any vacancy created by the
death, incapacitation, resignation or removal of any Equityholder
Representative. If the Majority is required to but has not
appointed a successor Equityholder Representative to fill any
vacancy within twenty (20) Business Days from written notice
from Parent to all Participating Rights Holders and a request by
Parent to appoint a successor Equityholder Representative, Parent
shall have the right to appoint an Equityholder Representative to
fill any such vacancy from the directors of the Company prior to
the Merger, and shall use commercially reasonable efforts to advise
all Participating Rights Holders of such appointment by written
notice; provided , however , that a Majority shall
thereafter retain the right to remove the Equityholder
Representative or appoint a new Equityholder Representative
pursuant to this Section 2.13 . A copy of any
appointment by the Majority of any successor Equityholder
Representative shall be provided to Parent promptly after it shall
have been effected. Each successor Equityholder Representative
shall have all of the power, authority, rights and privileges
conferred by this Agreement upon the original Equityholder
Representative, and the term “Equityholder
Representative” as used herein shall be deemed to include any
successor Equityholder Representative.
(c)
Authority . The Equityholder Representative shall be
authorized (i) to determine the occurrence of any Milestone,
(ii) to resolve any disputes related to the occurrence of any
Milestone, including the authorization to demand mediation or
arbitration in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and to
comply with orders of courts and awards of arbitrators related
thereto, (iii) to discuss, negotiate, resolve and fully and
finally settle on behalf of the Participating Rights Holders any
claims for indemnification by Parent under Article VIII
hereof, including the authorization to demand mediation in
accordance with the terms of this Agreement and to comply with
orders of courts with respect to any such claim for
indemnification, (iv) to take any action, including
litigating, defending or enforcing any actions, and to make,
deliver and sign any certificate, notice, consent or instrument
required or permitted to be made or delivered under this Agreement
or under the documents referred to in this Agreement (an “
Instrument ”) which the Equityholder Representative
determines in his or her discretion to be necessary, appropriate or
desirable, and, in connection therewith ( provided
however if any individual Participating Rights Holder is
named in such litigation, the Participating Rights Holder shall
have the right to tender defense), (v) to hire or retain, at
the sole expense of the Participating Rights Holders, such counsel,
investment bankers, accountants, representatives and other
professional advisors as he or she determines in his or her sole
and absolute discretion to be necessary, advisable or appropriate
in order to carry out and perform his or her rights and obligations
hereunder, (vi) to act as disbursement agent for any payments
to the Company Indemnified Parties pursuant to Article VIII,
(vii) to act as disbursement agent for any payments to the
D&O Indemnified Parties pursuant to Section 6.1 ,
and (viii) to receive all documents, certificates and notices
and make all determinations on behalf of the Participating Rights
Holders
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required under
this Agreement. A decision, act, consent or instruction of the
Equityholder Representative shall constitute a decision of the
Participating Rights Holders, and shall be final, binding and
conclusive upon the Participating Rights Holders, as the case may
be. Any party receiving an Instrument from the Equityholder
Representative shall have the right to rely in good faith upon such
Instrument, and to act in accordance with the Instrument without
independent investigation. The Equityholder Representative shall
promptly, and in any event within five Business Days, provide
written notice to each Participating Rights Holder of any action
taken on behalf of the Participating Rights Holders by the
Equityholder Representative pursuant to the authority delegated to
the Equityholder Representative under this Section 2.13
.
(d)
No Liability of Equityholder Representative or Parent .
Neither the Equityholder Representative (nor any of the directors,
officers, agents or employees of Equityholder Representative, if
applicable) shall be liable to any Participating Rights Holder or
any other Person for any error of judgment, or any action taken,
suffered or omitted to be taken, under this Agreement, except in
the case of the Equityholder Representative’s gross
negligence or willful misconduct. The Equityholder Representative
may consult with legal counsel, independent public accountants and
other experts selected by the Equityholder Representative and shall
not be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken in good
faith in accordance with the advice of such counsel, accountants or
experts. As to any matters not expressly provided for in this
Agreement, the Equityholder Representative shall not be required to
exercise any discretion or take any action. Parent (and the
Surviving Corporation) shall have no Liability to any of the
Participating Rights Holders or otherwise arising out of the acts
or omissions of the Equityholder Representative or any disputes
among the Participating Rights Holders or between the Participating
Rights Holders and the Equityholder Representative. Parent may rely
entirely on its dealings with, and notices to and from, the
Equityholder Representative to satisfy any obligations it might
have under this Agreement or otherwise to the Participating Rights
Holders.
(e)
Indemnity; Fees, Costs and Expenses . Each Participating
Rights Holder shall, only to the extent of and in proportion to the
portion of the Merger Consideration received by such Participating
Rights Holder, indemnify and defend the Equityholder Representative
and hold the Equityholder Representative harmless against any loss,
damage, cost, liability or expense incurred without fraud, gross
negligence or willful misconduct by the Equityholder Representative
and arising out of or in connection with the acceptance,
performance or administration of the Equityholder
Representative’s duties under this Agreement. Any
liabilities, losses, penalties, fines, claims, damages,
out-of-pocket costs or expenses incurred by or reasonably expected
to be incurred by the Equityholder Representative in connection
with the acceptance, performance and administration of his or her
duties as the Equityholder Representative pursuant to this
Agreement (including the hiring of legal counsel, accountants or
auditors and other advisors pursuant to the terms of this Agreement
but excluding any of the foregoing arising out of the Equityholder
Representative’s fraud, gross negligence or willful
misconduct) and all fees payable hereunder to the Equityholder
Representative by the Participating Rights Holders (collectively,
the “ Equityholder Representative’s Fees and
Costs ”), shall be paid as follows: (i) first by
recourse to the Equityholder Representative’s Fund, and
(ii) if such amounts held in the Equityholder
Representative’s Fund are insufficient to pay for such
Equityholder Representative’s Fees and Costs, then by
recourse to the Subsequent Merger Consideration and (iii) if
such amounts are insufficient to pay such Equityholder
Representative’s Fees and Costs, then by recourse directly to
the Participating Rights Holders (in
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proportion to
the pro rata portion of the Closing Amount otherwise to be received
by such Participating Rights Holders).
(f)
Compensation . In consideration for the services to be
rendered pursuant to this Agreement, the Participating Rights
Holders shall pay the Equityholder Representative fees in the
amount of $500 per hour in connection with the duties authorized
pursuant to Section 2.13(c). The Equityholder Representative
shall keep itemized records of all fees, costs and expenses
incurred in connection with the acceptance, performance and
administration of his duties pursuant to this Agreement and, at the
written request of a Participating Rights Holder, shall promptly
make such records available for review. The Equityholder
Representative shall be responsible for all withholding and
deductions for taxes and shall pay, when and as due, any and all
taxes incurred as a result of his compensation hereunder, including
estimated taxes, and if reasonably requested by a Participating
Rights Holder, provide proof of said payments. The Equityholder
Representative further agrees to indemnify and hold harmless in all
respects the Participating Rights Holders with respect to
withholding or deductions of payment of such amounts and with
respect to all costs, expenses or penalties that may be assessed in
the event of the Equityholder Representative’s failure to
comply with Applicable Law, Regulations and governing agreements in
making such deductions and corresponding payments.
(g)
Access to Information . Parent shall provide to the
Equityholder Representative on a quarterly basis a written report
concerning the status of any unachieved Milestones. Parent shall
promptly (but no later than five Business Days following the
achievement of a Milestone) notify the Equityholder Representative
of the achievement of any Milestone. At the request of the
Equityholder Representative, upon reasonable notice and at a
reasonable time and location on no more than a semi-annual basis,
the Equityholder Representative shall be entitled to ask, and have
answered, reasonable questions arising from their review of the
quarterly updates provided by Parent.
(1) In
the event that the Equityholder Representative shall dispute the
occurrence of a Milestone or a request for indemnification or
setoff under Article VIII, then the Equityholder
Representative shall provide written notice to Parent (the “
Dispute Notice ”) specifying the amount disputed and
the basis for the dispute, together with supporting documentation
reflecting the analysis and justification thereof. Parent and the
Equityholder Representative shall thereafter attempt to resolve the
dispute as set forth in this Section 2.13(h).
(2) The
Participating Rights Holders and Parent shall attempt to resolve
any dispute arising out of or relating to this Agreement promptly
by negotiation in good faith between an agent chosen by the
Equityholder Representative and an executive officer of Parent who
has authority to settle the dispute. Each Party shall give the
other party involved written notice of any dispute not resolved in
the ordinary course of business. Within seven (7) days after
delivery of such notice, the party receiving notice shall submit to
the other a written response thereto. The notice and the response
shall include: (i) a statement of each party’s
position(s) regarding the matter(s) in dispute and a summary of
arguments in support thereof, and (ii) the name and title of
the executive officer who will represent Parent and any other
Person who will accompany that executive officer, in the case of
Parent, or the name of the agent
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who will
represent the Participating Rights Holders and any other Person who
will accompany that agent, in the case of the Participating Rights
Holders.
(3) Within
fourteen (14) days after delivery of the notice, the
designated agent chosen by the Equityholder Representative and the
designated executive officer of Parent shall meet at a mutually
acceptable time and place, and thereafter, as often as they
reasonably deem necessary, to attempt to resolve the dispute. All
reasonable requests for information made by one party to the other
shall be honored in a timely fashion. All negotiations conducted
pursuant to this Section 2.13(h) (and any of the
parties’ submissions in contemplation hereof) shall be kept
confidential by the parties and shall be treated by the parties and
their representatives as compromise and settlement negotiations
under the Federal Rules of Evidence and any similar state
rules.
(4) With
regard to a dispute regarding the occurrence of a Milestone, if the
parties are unable to reach an agreement within thirty
(30) days following the initiation of discussions between
them, such dispute shall be finally settled by binding arbitration.
Any arbitration hereunder shall be conducted under the rules of the
American Arbitration Association. The arbitration shall be
conducted before one (1) arbitrator chosen by mutual agreement
of the parties. If the parties cannot agree on the choice of the
arbitrator within a period of thirty (30) days after
submission, then the arbitrator shall be appointed by the Court of
Arbitration of the American Arbitration Association. Any such
arbitration shall be held in San Francisco, California. The
arbitrator shall have the authority to grant specific performance,
and to allocate between the parties the costs of arbitration in
such equitable manner as he or she may determine. The arbitral
decision shall be final and binding upon the parties.
(5) With
regard to all other disputes, including those regarding a request
for indemnification or setoff under Article VIII, if the
parties are unable to reach an agreement within thirty (30) days
following the initiation of discussions between them, the parties
shall thereafter enter into mediation with one (1) mediator
chosen by mutual agreement of the parties. If the parties are
unable to reach an agreement within fifteen (15) days after
entering into mediation, the dispute shall be resolved pursuant to
Sections 9.14 and 9.15 hereof.
2.14.
Transaction Fees . On the day prior to the Closing Date, the
Company shall provide to Parent an itemized and complete schedule
of the Transaction Fees of the Company and, to the extent agreed or
required to be paid by the Company, the Stockholders (the “
Transaction Fee Schedule ”). The Company shall pay the
Transaction Fees set forth on the Transaction Fee Schedule prior to
the Closing Date.
3.1. Deliveries
by the Company at the Closing . At the Closing, the Company
shall deliver, or cause to be delivered:
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(a) certified
organizational documents and certificates of good standing
(i) issued by the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware
for the Company, and (ii) issued by the states in which the
Company is qualified to do business as a foreign
corporation;
(b) a
certificate, dated as of the Closing Date and signed by the
Company’s Chief Financial and Administrative Officer, as to
the fulfillment of the conditions set forth in Section
7.2;
(c) a
certificate executed by the Secretary of the Company, dated as of
the Closing Date, certifying resolutions adopted by the
Company’s board of directors and stockholders relating to the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement;
(d) a
copy of the Escrow Agreement, executed by the Equityholder
Representative;
(e) an
executed copy of that certain Escrow Agreement, dated as of the
date hereof, by and between the Equityholder Representative and
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.; and
(f) such
other documents and items as Parent may reasonably
request.
3.2. Deliveries
by Parent and Merger Sub at the Closing . At the Closing,
Parent and Merger Sub shall deliver, or cause to be
delivered:
(a) the
Closing Amount to the Paying Agent to be distributed pursuant to
Section 2.8 ;
(b) the
Equityholder Representative’s Fund to the JPMorgan Chase
Bank, N.A.;
(c) the
Escrow Amount to the Escrow Agent to be held pursuant to the terms
of the Escrow Agreement;
(d) a
certificate, dated as of the Closing Date and signed by an officer
of Parent, as to the fulfillment of the conditions set forth in
Section 7.1 ;
(e) a
copy of the Escrow Agreement, executed by Parent;
(f) a
copy of the Paying Agent Agreement, executed by Parent;
and
(g) such
other documents and items as the Company may reasonably
request.
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
OF
THE COMPANY
As a material
inducement to Parent and Merger Sub to enter into this Agreement,
except as disclosed in the disclosure schedules delivered to Parent
and Merger Sub by the Company
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concurrently
herewith (the “ Company Disclosure Schedule ”)
(it being understood that the Company Disclosure Schedule shall be
arranged in sections corresponding to the sections contained in
this Agreement, and the disclosures in any section of the Company
Disclosure Schedule shall qualify the representations in the
corresponding section of this Article IV and shall be deemed
made in any other section or sections of the Company Disclosure
Schedule to the extent the relevance of such disclosures is readily
apparent from the text of such disclosure), the Company hereby
makes the following representations and warranties to Parent and
Merger Sub.
4.1.
Organization of the Company . The Company is a corporation
duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the
laws of the State of Delaware with full corporate
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