EXHBIT 10.2
11% SENIOR SECURED CONVERTIBLE
NOTE
THIS PROMISSORY NOTE HAS NOT
BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, OR ANY APPLICABLE STATE
SECURITIES LAW AND MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED UNLESS (I) THERE IS
AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR
SUCH APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS (II) PURSUANT TO
RULE 144 OF THE SECURITIES ACT OR (III) IN THE OPINION OF
COUNSEL REASONABLY ACCEPTABLE TO THE COMPANY, REGISTRATION UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OR SUCH APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS IS NOT
REQUIRED IN CONNECTION WITH SUCH TRANSFER.
THIS SECURITY IS SUBJECT TO FURTHER
RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER AND OTHER CONDITIONS, AS SET FORTH IN THE
REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT AND THE INVESTMENT AND EXCHANGE
AGREEMENT BOTH ENTERED INTO AS OF THE CLOSING DATE, COPIES OF WHICH
ARE ON FILE AT THE OFFICE OF THE COMPANY AND WILL BE FURNISHED
WITHOUT CHARGE TO THE HOLDER OF SUCH SECURITY UPON WRITTEN
REQUEST.
FOR
VALUE RECEIVED, EMISPHERE TECHNOLOGIES, INC., a Delaware
corporation (the “ Company ”), hereby promises
to pay to the order of [MHR Fund Management LLC], a Delaware
limited partnership (the “ Holder ”), the
principal amount of
[ ]
MILLION DOLLARS
($[ ]),
on the terms set forth herein. The obligations under this
11% Senior Secured Convertible Note (this “ Note
”) are secured by a first priority security interest in
substantially all assets of the Company pursuant to the Security
Agreement and the other Security Documents.
1. Definitions;
Interpretation.
(a) Definitions. The following terms shall have the
meanings ascribed to them below:
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18-Month Budget ” means, with respect to any Asset
Sale proposed to be made pursuant to Section 7(n)(iii), the
Company’s operating budget covering the period from the date
of the consummation of such Asset Sale to the date 18 months
thereafter.
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“
Additional Documentation ” has the meaning ascribed to
such term in Section 3(b).
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“
Additional Shares of Common Stock ” has the meaning
ascribed to such term in Section 3(d)(iv).
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“
Affiliate ” means, as to any Person, any other Person
(i) that, directly or indirectly through one or more
intermediaries, controls, is controlled by, or is under common
control with, such Person; (ii) who is a director or officer
(A) of such Person; (B) of any Subsidiary of such Person;
or (C) of any Person described in clause (i) above with
respect to such Person; or (iii) which, directly or indirectly
through one or more intermediaries, is the beneficial or record
owner (as defined in Rule 13d-3 of the Exchange Act, as is in
effect on the date hereof) of 10% or more of any class of the
outstanding voting stock, securities or other equity or ownership
interests of such Person; provided that notwithstanding
anything else herein to the contrary, any Permitted Holder shall be
deemed not to be an Affiliate of the Company or any Subsidiary. For
purposes of this definition, the term “control” (and
the correlative terms, “controlled by” and “under
common control with”) shall mean the possession, directly or
indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the
management or policies, whether through ownership of securities or
other interests, by contract or otherwise.
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Affiliate Transaction ” has the meaning ascribed to
such term in Section 7(o).
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“ Asset
Sale ” means (i) the sale, lease, conveyance or
other disposition of any assets or rights (including, without
limitation, a sale/leaseback transaction, and the sale or transfer
of any FDA licenses or approvals) other than any sale, lease,
conveyance or other disposition involving assets or rights (or a
series of related sales, leases, conveyances or other dispositions)
having a fair market value less than $50,000 individually and
$100,000 in the aggregate during the period from the Closing Date
until the Repayment Date (which fair market value shall in each
case be determined as of the date of such disposition), and other
than sales, conveyances or transfers of inventory in the ordinary
course of business consistent with past practices with the prior
written consent of the Holder (which shall not be unreasonably
withheld); and (ii) the issuance or sale by the Company or any
of its Subsidiaries of Equity Interests of any of the
Company’s Subsidiaries. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the
following items shall not be deemed to be Asset Sales: (i) a
transfer of assets by the Company to a Subsidiary or by a
Subsidiary to the Company or to another Subsidiary; (ii) an
issuance or sale of Equity Interests by a Subsidiary to the Company
or to another Subsidiary; (iii) a sale or other disposition of
property or equipment that has become worn out, obsolete or
otherwise unsuitable for its purpose; (iv) a disposition of
Cash Equivalents; (v) transactions consummated in compliance
with Section 7(n) or Restricted Payments in accordance with
Section 7(s); and (vi) the exercise of rights (including
foreclosure) in respect of any Lien permitted by
Section 7(k).
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“
Bank ” means a financial institution at which the
Company and the Holder shall mutually agree to maintain the
Disbursement Account.
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Bankruptcy Code ” means the Bankruptcy Code of the
United States, and all other liquidation, conservatorship,
bankruptcy, assignment for the benefit of creditors, moratorium,
rearrangement, receivership, insolvency, reorganization, or similar
debtor relief Laws of the United States or other applicable
jurisdictions from time to time in effect and affecting the rights
of creditors generally.
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“ Board
of Directors ” means the board of directors of the
Company.
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Budget ” has the meaning ascribed to such term in
Section 7(a), as updated and amended from time to time
pursuant to Section 7(d)(iii) and
Section 7(n).
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Business Day ” means any day that is not a Saturday, a
Sunday or a day on which banks are required or permitted to be
closed in the State of New York.
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“
Capital Lease ” means, for any Person, a lease of any
interest in any kind of property (whether real, personal or mixed)
or asset by such Person as lessee that is, should be or should have
been recorded as a “capital lease” on the balance sheet
of such Person in accordance with GAAP.
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“ Cash
Equivalents ” means (i) Dollars,
(ii) securities issued or directly and fully guaranteed or
insured by the United States government or any agency or
instrumentality thereof ( provided that the full faith and
credit of the United States is pledged in support thereof) having
maturities of not more than 6 months from the date of
acquisition, (iii) certificates of deposit and eurodollar time
deposits with maturities of 6 months or less from the date of
acquisition, bankers’ acceptances with maturities not
exceeding 6 months and overnight bank deposits, in each case
with any domestic commercial bank having capital and surplus in
excess of $500,000,000 and a Thompson Bank Watch Rating of
“B” or better, (iv) repurchase obligations with a
term of not more than 7 days for underlying securities of the
types described in clauses (ii) and (iii) above entered
into with any financial institution meeting the qualifications
specified in clause (iii) above, (v) commercial paper
having the highest rating obtainable from Moody’s Investors
Service, Inc. or Standard & Poor’s Ratings Group and
in each case maturing within 6 months after the date of
acquisition and (vi) money market funds at least 95% of the
assets of which constitute Cash Equivalents of the kinds described
in clauses (i) - (v) of this definition.
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“ Change
of Control ” shall be deemed to have occurred when
(i) any person (as defined in Section 13(d)(3) or
Section 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act), other than one or more
Permitted Holders, becomes the beneficial owner (as the term
“beneficial owner” is defined under Rule 13d-3
under the Exchange Act) of a majority of the combined voting power
of the Common Stock; (ii) the Company merges or consolidates
with or into another Person as a result of which the shareholders
of the Company
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immediately
prior to the consummation of such transaction do not own at least
50% of the outstanding voting securities of the remaining,
consolidated or successor entity, as the case may be, or the
Company sells or disposes of all or substantially all of its assets
to any Person; (iii) the liquidation, dissolution, or the
winding up of the affairs of the Company; or (iv) during any
12 month-period following the date hereof, individuals who at
the beginning of such period constituted the Board of Directors
(and any new members of the Board of Directors whose election by
the Board of Directors or whose nomination for election by the
Company’s shareholders was approved by (A) a vote of a
majority of the members of the Board of Directors then still in
office who either were directors at the beginning of such period or
whose election or nomination for election was previously so
approved or (B) the Permitted Holders), cease for any reason
to constitute a majority of the Board of Directors.
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Closing Date ” means September 26, 2005. The date
of the initial closings under the Loan Agreement and the Investment
Agreement.
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Code ” or “ UCC ” means the Uniform
Commercial Code in effect in the State of New York; provided
, that in the event that, by reason of mandatory provisions of law,
any or all of the attachment, perfection or priority of, or
remedies with respect to the Holder’s Lien on any Collateral
is governed by the Uniform Commercial Code as enacted and in effect
in a jurisdiction other than the State of New York, the term
“Code” shall mean the Uniform Commercial Code as
enacted and in effect in such other jurisdiction solely for
purposes of the provisions thereof relating to such attachment,
perfection, priority or remedies and for purposes of definitions
related to such provisions.
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Collateral ” has the meaning ascribed to such term in
Section 2.1 of the Security Agreement.
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“ Common
Stock ” means the Company’s common stock, par value
$0.01 per share.
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Company 2004 10-K ” means the Company’s
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 2004, as amended and filed with the SEC prior to
the Closing Date.
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Company Intellectual Property ” constitutes all
present and future Intellectual Property owned, controlled,
licensed or used by the Company or necessary to the conduct of the
business of the Company.
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Company Ongoing SEC Documents ” has the meaning
ascribed to such term in Section 7(ff).
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Company SEC Documents ” has the meaning ascribed to
such term in Section 6(k).
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Confidential Information ” means all proprietary and
confidential information or materials possessed or developed,
whether developed before or after the date hereof; including
without limitation, information or materials on substances,
formulations, technology, equipment, data, reports, Know-How,
sources for supply, patent position and business plans, inventions,
discoveries, improvements and methods, marketing techniques or
plans, manufacturing and other plant designs, location of
operations, and any other information regarding business
operations.
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Conversion Amount ” means the portion of the principal
amount of this Note being converted plus any accrued and unpaid
interest thereon through the Conversion Date each as specified in
the Notice of Conversion.
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Conversion Date ” means, for any conversion, the date
specified in the Notice of Conversion so long as the copy of the
Notice of Conversion is faxed (or delivered by other means
resulting in notice) to the Company at or before 11:59 p.m.,
New York City time, on the Conversion Date indicated in the Notice
of Conversion; provided , however , that if the
Notice of Conversion is not so faxed or otherwise delivered before
such time, then the Conversion Date shall be the date the Holder
faxes or otherwise delivers the Notice of Conversion to the
Company.
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Conversion Price ” means $3.78 per share of Common
Stock, subject to adjustments as set forth herein.
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Conversion Shares ” has the meaning ascribed to such
term in Section 3(a).
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Convertible Securities ” has the meaning ascribed to
such term in Section 3(d)(iv)(A).
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Copyright Licenses ” means all written agreements
granting any right under any Copyright, including the grant of
rights to manufacture, distribute, exploit and sell materials
derived from any Copyright.
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Copyrights ” means all copyrights arising under the
laws of the United States, any other country or any political
subdivision thereof, whether registered or unregistered and whether
published or unpublished, all registrations and recordings thereof,
and all applications in connection therewith, including all
registrations, recordings and applications in the United States
Copyright Office, and the right to obtain all renewals of any of
the foregoing.
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“ Daily
Market Price ” means, as of any date of determination,
the closing sale price for the Common Stock, for the Trading Day of
such date of determination (subject to equitable adjustment for any
stock splits, stock dividends, reclassifications or similar events
during such Trading Day or that are not otherwise reflected in such
closing price and further subject to adjustment as provided herein)
on the principal United States securities exchange or trading
market where the Common Stock is listed or traded as reported by
Bloomberg, or if the foregoing does not apply, the closing sale
price for the Common Stock on the OTC Bulletin Board for such
security as reported by Bloomberg, or, if no sale price is reported
for such security by Bloomberg, the closing sale price as reported
in the “pink sheets” by the Pink Sheets LLC, in each
case for such date or, if such date was not a Trading Day for such
security, on the next preceding date which was a Trading Day. If
the Daily Market Price cannot be calculated for such security as of
either of such dates on any of the foregoing bases, the Daily
Market Price of such security on such date shall be the fair market
value as reasonably determined by an investment banking firm
selected by the Holder and reasonably acceptable to the Company,
with the costs of such appraisal to be borne by the
Company.
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“
Delivery Period ” has the meaning ascribed to such
term in Section 3(c).
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“
Default ” means any event that, with the giving of
notice or the lapse of time or both, would constitute an Event of
Default.
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Default Rate ” has the meaning ascribed to such term
in Section 2(b).
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Disbursement Account ” means (a) an investment
account (i) maintained at Bank in the name of the Company, and
(ii) as to which the right to transfer, withdraw or otherwise
disburse funds therefrom shall reside, pursuant to the terms hereof
and the terms of any account control agreement if one was entered
into, solely with the Holder to the exclusion of the Company, as
such investment account may have been reconstituted or replaced
pursuant to Section 7(hh)(ii) hereof, or (b) such other
deposit account as the Holder and Borrower shall reasonably agree,
and in each case subject to an account control agreement in form
and substance acceptable to the Holder and the Company.
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Disqualified Equity Interests ” means any Equity
Interests that, by their terms (or by the terms of any security
into which they are convertible, or for which they are
exchangeable, at the option of the holder thereof), or upon the
happening of any event, mature or are mandatorily redeemable,
pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise, or are
redeemable at the option of the holder thereof, in whole or in
part, on or prior to the date that is 91 days after the
Maturity Date.
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Disregarded Securities ” has the meaning ascribed to
such term in Section 3(d)(iv)(E).
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Dollars ” or “ $ ” means lawful
money of the United States.
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DTC ” has the meaning ascribed to such term in
Section 3(c).
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“ DTC
Transfer ” has the meaning ascribed to such term in
Section 3(c).
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Environmental Law ” means any present and future
federal, state, local or foreign laws, statutes, ordinances, rules,
regulations and the like, as well as common law, relating to
protection of human health or the environment, including but not
limited to those relating to Hazardous Substances.
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“ Equity
Interest ” means, (i) with respect to any Person
that is a corporation, any and all shares, interests,
participations or other equivalents (however designated and whether
or not voting) of corporate stock, including each class of common
stock and preferred stock of such Person and all options, warrants
or other rights to purchase or acquire any of the foregoing; and
(ii) with respect to any Person that is not a corporation, any
and all partnership, membership or other equity interests of such
Person, and all options, warrants or other rights to purchase or
acquire any of the foregoing.
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ERISA ” means the Employee Retirement Income Security
Act of 1974.
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“ ERISA
Affiliate ” means, with respect to the Company or any
Subsidiary, any trade or business (whether or not incorporated)
that, together with the Company or Subsidiary, is treated as a
single employer within the meaning of Sections 414(b), (c),
(m) or (o) of the IRC.
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“ ERISA
Event ” means, with respect to the Company or any
Subsidiary or ERISA Affiliate, (i) the complete or partial
withdrawal (as such terms are defined in Sections 4203 and
4205 of ERISA, respectively) of the Company or any Subsidiary or
ERISA Affiliate from any Multiemployer Plan; (ii) the
institution of proceedings to terminate a Multiemployer Plan by the
PBGC; (iii) the failure by the Company or any Subsidiary or
ERISA Affiliate to make when due required contributions to a
Multiemployer Plan unless such failure is cured within
30 days; (iv) any other event or condition that might
reasonably be expected to constitute grounds under
Section 4042 of ERISA for the termination of, or the
appointment of a trustee to administer, any Multiemployer Plan or
for the imposition of liability under Section 4069 or 4212(c)
of ERISA; (v) the termination of a Multiemployer Plan under
Section 4041A of ERISA or the reorganization or insolvency of
a Multiemployer Plan under Section 4241 or 4245 of ERISA;
(vi) the loss of a Qualified Plan’s qualification or tax
exempt status; or (vii) any other event or condition that
could constitute grounds for the imposition of material liability
with respect to any Plan and which, if curable, is not cured within
30 days.
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“ Event
of Default ” has the meaning ascribed to such term in
Section 8(a).
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Excepted Transaction ” has the meaning ascribed to
such term in Section 7(x).
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Exchange Act ” means the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended.
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Excluded Issuances ” has the meaning ascribed to such
term in Section 3(d)(v).
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“
Extraordinary Event ” has the meaning ascribed to such
term in Section 3(d)(iii).
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FDA ” means the Food and Drug Administration, as from
time to time constituted, created under the Food and Drug Act of
1906.
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“ Final
Withdrawal Date ” means the date immediately following
the date on which all proceeds have been disbursed from the
Disbursement Account in accordance with the applicable provisions
hereof.
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GAAP ” means generally accepted accounting principles
in the United States of America in effect from time to time as
applied by nationally recognized accounting firms.
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Guarantee ” by any Person means any obligation,
contingent or otherwise, of such Person guaranteeing, or having the
economic effect of guaranteeing, any Indebtedness of any other
Person (the “ Primary Obligor ”) in any manner,
whether directly or indirectly, and including, without limitation,
any obligation of such Person: (i) to purchase or pay (or
advance or supply funds for the purchase or payment of) such
Indebtedness or to purchase (or to advance or supply funds for the
purchase of) any security for
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the payment of
such Indebtedness, (ii) to purchase property, securities or
services for the purpose of assuring the holder of such
Indebtedness of the payment of such Indebtedness, or (iii) to
maintain working capital, equity capital or other financial
statement condition or liquidity of the Primary Obligor so as to
enable the Primary Obligor to pay such Indebtedness (and “
Guaranteed ,” “ Guaranteeing ” and
“ Guarantor ” shall have meanings correlative to
the foregoing); provided , however , that the
Guarantee by any Person shall not include endorsements by such
Person for collection or deposit, in either case, in the ordinary
course of business.
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“
Guarantors ” means any Subsidiary of the Company that
executes a guaranty in accordance with
Section 7(v).
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Hazardous Substances ” includes, but is not limited
to, any and all substances defined, listed or otherwise classified
as pollutants, hazardous wastes, medical wastes, hazardous
substances, radiological substances, hazardous materials, extremely
hazardous wastes or words of similar meaning or regulatory effect
under any present or future Environmental Laws, or that may have a
negative impact on human health or the environment.
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“ Hedge
Agreement ” means any and all transactions, agreements or
documents now existing or hereafter entered into by the Company
which provide for an interest rate, credit, commodity or equity
swap, cap, floor, collar, forward foreign exchange transaction,
currency swap, cross currency rate swap, currency option, or any
combination of, or option with respect to, these or similar
transactions, for the purpose of hedging exposure to fluctuations
in interest or exchange rates, loan, credit exchange, security or
currency valuations or commodity prices.
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Indebtedness ” of any Person means, without
duplication, (i) all obligations of such Person for borrowed
money; (ii) all obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds,
debentures, notes or other similar instruments and all
reimbursement or other obligations in respect of letters of credit,
bankers acceptances, interest rate swaps, hedges, derivatives or
other financial products; (iii) all obligations of such Person
as a lessee under Capital Leases; (iv) all obligations or
liabilities of others secured by a Lien on any asset of such
Person, irrespective of whether such obligation or liability is
assumed; (v) all obligations of such Person to pay the
deferred purchase price of assets; (vi) all obligations of
such Person owing under Hedge Agreements; and (vii) any
obligations of such Person guaranteeing or intended to guarantee
(whether directly or indirectly guaranteed, endorsed, co-made,
discounted, or sold with recourse) any obligation of any other
Person that constitutes Indebtedness of such other Person under any
of clauses (i) through (vi) above.
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Intellectual Property ” means the collective reference
to all rights, priorities and privileges relating to intellectual
property, whether arising under United States, multinational or
foreign laws or otherwise, including the Know-How, Copyrights, the
Copyright Licenses, the Patents, the Patent Licenses, the
Trademarks and the Trademark Licenses, and all rights to sue at law
or in equity for any infringement or other impairment thereof,
including the right to receive all proceeds and damages
therefrom.
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Interest Rate ” has the meaning ascribed to such term
in Section 2(b).
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Investment Agreement ” means Investment and Exchange
Agreement, dated the Closing Date, among the Borrower, the Lender,
MHR Capital Partners (500) LP, MHR Capital Partners
(100) LP, and MHR Institutional Partners II
LP.
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Investment Guidelines ” means the Company’s
Corporate Investment Policy, a copy of which is attached hereto as
Exhibit D.
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Investments ” means, (i) any direct or indirect
purchase or other acquisition by the Company or any Subsidiary of
any Equity Interest, or other ownership interest in, any other
Person, and (ii) any direct or indirect loan, advance or
capital contribution by the Company or any Subsidiary to any other
Person, including all indebtedness and accounts receivable from
that other Person that are not current assets or did not arise from
sales to that other Person in the ordinary course of
business.
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IRC ” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and the
Treasury Regulations (final, temporary and, as applicable,
proposed) promulgated thereunder.
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Know-How ” means any and all proprietary unpatented
technical information, data, ideas, test results, inventions,
instructions, processes, knowledge, techniques, discoveries,
formulae, specifications, designs, regulatory filings, and
biological or other materials (including, without limitation,
biological, chemical, toxicological, physical and analytical,
safety, manufacturing and quality control data and
information).
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Knowledge ” means, with respect to the knowledge of
the Company, the knowledge of the chief executive officer or the
chief financial officer of the Company after due and diligent
inquiry.
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Lender ” means the Lender under the Loan Agreement on
the Closing Date.
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Lien ” means any mortgage or deed of trust, pledge,
hypothecation, assignment, security deposit arrangement, lien,
charge, claim, security interest, easement or encumbrance, or
preference, priority or other security agreement or preferential
arrangement of any kind or nature whatsoever (including any lease
or title retention agreement, any financing lease having
substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing, and
the filing of, or agreement to give, any financing statement
perfecting a security interest under the Code or comparable law of
any jurisdiction).
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“ Line
of Business ” means (a) the Company’s
development of improved dosage forms of drugs, either alone or with
corporate partners, by applying its proprietary eligen®
technology to those drugs or licensing its eligen® technology
to partners who typically apply it directly to their marketed drugs
(which has included oral delivery of proteins, peptides,
macromolecules and charged organics), (b) the Company’s
and its partners’ clinical trials of oral formulations or
prototypes of salmon calcitonin, heparin, insulin, parathyroid
hormone, human growth hormone and cromolyn sodium, and (c) the
continued development of any studies being actively undertaken by
the Company as of the Closing Date that are related to the
activities of the Company under clauses (a) and
(b) (including improved oral dosage forms of already orally
bioavailable drugs, trans and intra dermal delivery, and buccal
delivery).
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“ Loan
Agreement ” means the Senior Secured Term Loan Agreement,
dated as of the Closing Date, between the Company and the
Lender.
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“ Loan
Documents ” means this Note, the Investment Agreement,
the Security Documents and any certificates, instruments,
agreements or other documents executed in connection herewith or
therewith.
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“
Material Adverse Effect ” means, individually or
together with other adverse effects, any material adverse effect on
the liabilities, operations, financial condition, tangible or
intangible properties, business or results of operations of the
Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole or the ability of the
Company to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby or by
the other Loan Documents, or the Proposed Transactions;
provided, however , that any such effects resulting from
(i) any change affecting the pharmaceutical industry
generally, (ii) any change in general United States economic
conditions, (iii) any change in law, rule or regulation or
GAAP; except, in the case of each of (i), (ii) and (iii), to
the extent that such changes affect the Company disproportionately
to the pharmaceutical industry taken as a whole; (iv) any
change, event, occurrence or state of facts directly arising out of
or resulting from any action taken, or the failure to take an
action, by the Company with the Holder’s express written
consent or in accordance with the express written instructions of
the Holder or as otherwise expressly required or explicitly and
specifically permitted to be taken by the Company pursuant to the
terms of the Loan Agreement, this Note, the other Loan Documents or
the Investment Agreement; or (v) any change in the
Company’s stock price or any failure by the Company to meet
revenue or earnings projections published by industry analysts
(provided that this clause (v) shall not be construed as
providing, or be used or relied upon for any determination, that
the change, event, occurrence or state of facts giving rise to such
change or failure does not constitute, cause, contribute to or
result in a Material Adverse Effect) shall in each case not be
considered when determining if a Material Adverse Effect has
occurred.
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“
Maturity Date ” has the meaning ascribed to such term
in Section 2(a).
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MHR ” means MHR Fund Management LLC and any successor
thereto.
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“
Multiemployer Plan ” means a “multiemployer
plan” as defined in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA, and to
which the Company or any Subsidiary or ERISA Affiliate is making,
is obligated to make or has made or been obligated to make,
contributions on behalf of participants who are or were employed by
any of them.
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“ Net
Cash Proceeds ,” with respect to any issuance or sale of
Equity Interests or Indebtedness, means the cash proceeds of such
issuance or sale net of all reasonable and customary
attorneys’ fees, accountants’ fees, underwriters’
or placement agents’ fees, discounts or commissions and
brokerage, consultant and other fees actually incurred in
connection with such issuance or sale and net of taxes actually
paid as a result thereof.
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“
Non-Domestic Intellectual Property ” means any and all
Intellectual Property other than Intellectual Property arising
under the laws of the United States.
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“ Notice
of Conversion ” has the meaning ascribed to such term in
Section 3(b).
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Novartis ” means Novartis Pharma AG, a company
registered in Switzerland.
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Novartis Note ” means the Convertible Promissory
Note Due December 1, 2009, issued by the Company for the
benefit of Novartis, as delivered to the Lender on the Closing
Date.
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Novartis Option and License Agreement ” means the
Research Collaboration Option and License Agreement by and between
the Company and Novartis, dated as of December 1, 2004, as
delivered to the Lender on the Closing Date.
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“
Obligation ” means all principal of and interest
(including all interest that accrues after the commencement of any
case or proceeding by or against Holder in bankruptcy, whether or
not allowed in such case or proceeding) on this Note, and any
penalties, fees, charges, expenses, indemnification payments,
reimbursements and any other sum chargeable to the Company under
this Note or any of the other Loan Documents (other than the
Investment Agreement).
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“
Officers’ Certificate ” means a certificate
signed by the chief executive officer and the chief financial
officer of the Company and delivered to the Holder.
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“
Options ” has the meaning ascribed to such term in
Section 3(d)(iv)(A).
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Ownership Change ” has the meaning ascribed to such
term in Section 6(y).
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“ Patent
Licenses ” means all agreements, whether written or oral,
providing for the grant of any right to manufacture, use or sell
any invention covered in whole or in part by a Patent.
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Patents ” means (i) all letters patent of the
United States, any other country or any political subdivision
thereof, all reissues and extensions thereof and all goodwill
associated therewith; (ii) all applications for letters patent
of the United States or any other country and all divisions,
continuations and continuations-in-part thereof; and (iii) all
rights to obtain any reissues or extensions of the
foregoing.
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“
PBGC ” means the Pension Benefit Guaranty
Corporation.
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Pension Plan ” means a Plan described in
Section 3(2) of ERISA.
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“
Perfected Lien ” means a legal, valid and enforceable
perfected, first priority lien and security interest under the
internal laws of the relevant state in the United States (without
reference to conflicts of law) for the benefit of the Holder,
pursuant to the Security Documents.
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“
Peril ” means, collectively, fire, lightning, flood,
windstorm, hail, earthquake, explosion, riot and civil commotion,
vandalism and malicious mischief, damage from aircraft, vehicles
and smoke and all other perils covered by the
“all-risk” endorsement then in use in the jurisdictions
where the properties of the Company and its Subsidiaries are
located.
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Permitted Holders ” means MHR and any Related Party or
Affiliate of MHR.
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Permitted Liens ” means the following: (i) Liens
granted to secure payment of the Obligations; (ii) Liens
imposed by law for taxes (other than payroll taxes), assessments or
charges of any governmental authority for claims not yet due or
which are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings
and with respect to which adequate reserves or other appropriate
provisions are being maintained in accordance with GAAP to the
satisfaction of the Holder, in its sole discretion;
(iii) (A) statutory Liens of landlords ( provided
that any such landlord has executed a landlord waiver and consent
in form and substance satisfactory to the Holder, in its sole
discretion); and (B) other Liens imposed by law or that arise
by operation of law in the ordinary course of business from the
date of creation thereof, in each case only for amounts not yet due
or which are being contested in good faith by appropriate
proceedings and with respect to which adequate reserves or other
appropriate provisions are being maintained in accordance with GAAP
to the satisfaction of the Holder, in its sole discretion;
(iv) Liens (A) incurred or deposits made in the ordinary
course of business (including, without limitation, surety bonds and
appeal bonds) in connection with workers’ compensation,
unemployment insurance and other types of social security benefits
or to secure the performance of tenders, bids, leases, contracts
(other than for the repayment of Indebtedness), statutory
obligations and other similar obligations; or (B) arising as a
result of progress payments under government contracts;
(v) purchase money Liens in connection with the purchase by
the grantor of such Lien of equipment in the normal course of
business, including without limitation the Lien securing
Indebtedness under the Master Lease Agreement between the Company
and General Electric Capital Corporation dated as of March 14,
2004 (including related schedules); (vi) Liens subordinated in
all respects to the Lien securing payment of the Obligations on
terms and conditions and pursuant to an agreement in form and
substance satisfactory to the Holder in its sole discretion;
(vii) Liens to secure the financing of insurance premiums for
insurance policies obtained pursuant to and in compliance with
Section 7(l), provided , that such Liens are limited to
the proceeds (including loss payments) of the insurance policies so
financed, un-earned premiums on and dividends under such insurance
policies, and the Company’s interest under any state
insurance guarantee funds that may arise relating to such insurance
policies; and (viii) to the extent constituting a Lien, the
transfer of technology licenses in the ordinary course of business
of the Company and otherwise permitted or disclosed
hereunder.
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“
Person ” means any corporation, limited liability
company, natural person, firm, joint venture, partnership, trust,
unincorporated organization or government, or any political
subdivision, department or agency of any government.
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“
Plan ” means, at any time, an “employee benefit
plan,” as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA, that the
Company or any Subsidiary or ERISA Affiliate maintains, contributes
to or has an obligation to contribute to on behalf of participants
who are or were employed by the Company or any
Subsidiary.
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Precedent Obligations ” has the meaning ascribed to
such term in Section 19.
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Proceeding ” has the meaning ascribed to such term in
Section 10.
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“
Proposed Transactions ” means the transactions
contemplated by the Investment Agreement.
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“
Redemption Date ” has the meaning ascribed to
such term in Section 4(b).
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“
Redemption Premium ” has the meaning ascribed to
such term in Section 4(b).
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“
Registration Rights Agreement ” means the Registration
Rights Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, by and among the
Borrower, the Lender, MHR Capital Partners (500) LP, MHR
Capital Partners (100) LP, and MHR Institutional
Partners II LP.
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“
Related Party ” means (1) any controlling
stockholder, controlling member, general partner, majority owned
Subsidiary, or spouse or immediate family member (in the case of an
individual) of any Permitted Holder, (2) any estate, trust,
corporation, partnership or other entity, the beneficiaries,
stockholders, partners, owners or Persons holding a controlling
interest of which consist solely of one or more Permitted Holders
and/or such other Persons referred to in the immediately preceding
clause (1), (3) any executor, administrator, trustee,
manager, director or other similar fiduciary of any
Person
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referred to in
the immediately preceding clause (2) acting solely in such
capacity, (4) any investment fund or other entity controlled
by, or under common control with, the Holder or the principals that
control the Holder, or (5) upon the liquidation of any entity
of the type described in the immediately preceding clause (4),
the former partners or beneficial owners thereof to the extent any
Voting Stock may still be held by such entity.
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“
Repayment Date ” means the date on which all
Obligations are irrevocably repaid in full, in Dollars, to the
Holder or converted into Common Stock pursuant to the terms
hereof.
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“
Restricted Payment ” means, with respect to the
Company or any Subsidiary, (i) the declaration or payment of
any dividend or the incurrence of any liability to make any other
payment or distribution of cash or other property or assets in
respect of any Equity Interest of such Person, other than a payment
or distribution of Equity Interests in connection with the exercise
of any warrant, option or other right to acquire Equity Interests
permitted under or issued pursuant to any Transaction Document;
(ii) any payment on account of the purchase, redemption,
defeasance, sinking fund or other retirement of any Equity Interest
of such Person or any other payment or distribution made in respect
thereof, either directly or indirectly, other than a payment made
in Equity Interests in connection with the exercise of any warrant,
option or other right to acquire Equity Interests permitted under
or issued pursuant to any Transaction Document; (iii) any
payment made to redeem, purchase, repurchase or retire, or to
obtain the surrender of, any outstanding warrants, options or other
rights to acquire any Equity Interest of such Person now or
hereafter outstanding, other than a payment made in Equity
Interests in connection with the exercise of any warrant, option or
other right to acquire Equity Interests permitted under or issued
pursuant to any Transaction Document; (iv) any payment of a
claim for the rescission of the purchase or sale of, or for
material damages arising from the purchase or sale of, any Equity
Interests of such Person or of a claim for reimbursement,
indemnification or contribution arising out of or related to any
such claim for damages or rescission; (v) any payment, loan,
contribution, or other transfer of funds or other property to any
stockholder of such Person, except as otherwise permitted
hereunder, in the other Loan Documents, the Investment Agreement or
the other Transaction Documents, and other than payment of
compensation in the ordinary course of business to stockholders who
are employees of such Person; and (vi) any payment of
management fees (or other fees of a similar nature) or
out-of-pocket expenses in connection therewith by such Person to
any Stockholder.
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Retiree Welfare Plan ” means, at any time, a welfare
plan that provides for continuing coverage or benefits for any
participant or any beneficiary of a participant after such
participant’s termination of employment (other than
(i) coverage mandated by applicable laws, including without
limitation, COBRA continuation coverage; (ii) death benefits
or retirement benefits under any “employee pension
plan”, as that term is defined in Section 3(2) of ERISA;
(iii) deferred compensation benefits accrued as liabilities on
the books of the Company or any Subsidiary or ERISA Affiliate; or
(iv) benefits, the full direct cost of which is borne by
current or former employees (or beneficiary thereof)).
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“
SEC ” means the United States Securities and Exchange
Commission.
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“
Securities Act ” means the Securities Act of
1933.
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“
Security Agreement ” means the Pledge and Security
Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, by and between the Company
and MHR Institutional Partners II LP, a copy of which is
attached hereto as Exhibit B.
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“
Security Documents ” means the collective reference to
the Security Agreement (including the Security Agreement
(Copyrights); Security Agreement (Patents); Security Agreement
(Trademarks) and Security Agreement (Domain Name Registrations)
attached thereto), any account control agreements delivered
pursuant to the Loan Documents, any Subsidiary Guaranty, any
Subsidiary Security Agreement, the UCC financing statements
required to be filed and all other security documents hereafter
delivered to the Holder in connection with granting a Lien on any
of the assets of the Company or a Subsidiary to secure the
Obligations.
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“
Stockholder ” means, with respect to any Person, each
holder of any Equity Interests of such Person.
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“
Subsidiary ” means (i) as to the Company, any
Person in which more than 25% of all equity, membership,
partnership or other ownership interests is owned directly or
indirectly by the Company or one or more of its Subsidiaries; and
(ii) as to any other Person, any Person in which more than 25%
of all equity, membership, partnership or other ownership interests
is owned directly or indirectly by such Person or by one or more of
such Person’s Subsidiaries. Unless otherwise specified in
this Note or any Loan Document, references to a Subsidiary refer to
a Subsidiary of the Company.
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Subsidiary Guaranty ” means a guaranty agreement
executed by a Subsidiary pursuant to Section 7(v), in form and
substance satisfactory to the Holder, the Company and such
Subsidiary, guaranteeing payment of the Obligations and providing,
without limitation, that such Subsidiary shall be bound by the
covenants set forth in this Note, and shall make such
representations and warranties as the Holder may
require.
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“
Subsidiary Security Agreement ” means a pledge and
security agreement executed by a Subsidiary pursuant to
Section 7(v), substantially in the form of the Security
Agreement, and otherwise in form and substance satisfactory to the
Holder, the Company and such Subsidiary, securing payment of the
Obligations.
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“
Taxes ” means any present or future tax, levy, impost,
duty, charge, assessment or fee of any nature that is imposed by
any government or taxing authority.
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Trademark Licenses ” means, collectively, each
agreement, whether written or oral, providing for the grant of any
right to use any Trademark.
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Trademarks ” means (i) all trademarks, trade
names, corporate names, company names, business names, fictitious
business names, trade styles, service marks, logos and other source
or business identifiers, and all goodwill associated therewith, now
existing or hereafter adopted or acquired, all registrations and
recordings thereof, and all applications in connection therewith,
whether in the United States Patent and Trademark Office or in any
similar office or agency of the United States, any State thereof or
any other country or any political subdivision thereof, or
otherwise, and all common-law rights related thereto; and
(ii) the right to obtain all renewals thereof.
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“
Trading Day ” shall mean any day on which the
principal United States securities exchange or trading market where
the Common Stock is then listed or traded, is open for
trading.
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“
Transaction Documents ” shall have the meaning
ascribed thereto in the Investment Agreement.
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“
Trigger Issuance ” has the meaning ascribed to such
term in Section 3(d)(iv).
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“ United
States ” means the United States of America.
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“ Voting
Stock ” of a Person means all classes of Equity Interests
or other interests of such Person then outstanding and normally
entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency) to
vote in the election of directors, managers or trustees
thereof.
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(b) Interpretation . The headings of the articles and
sections of this Note are included for convenience of reference.
They shall not affect the construction of any provision of this
Note. References herein to articles, sections, subsections or
exhibits without further identification of the document to which
reference is made are references to provisions or parts of this
Note. The words “herein,” “hereof” and
“hereunder” are used in this Note to refer to this Note
as a whole including all Exhibits and Schedules, as the same may
from time to time be amended, restated, modified, or supplemented
and not to any particular section, subsection, or clause contained
in this Note or any such Exhibit or Schedule. The meaning given to
terms defined herein shall be equally applicable to both the
singular and plural forms of such terms. Whenever the context may
require, any pronoun shall include the corresponding masculine,
feminine and neuter forms. The words “include,”
“includes,” and “including” shall be deemed
to be followed by the phrase “without limitation.” The
word “will” shall be construed to have the same meaning
and effect as the word “shall”. Unless the context
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(a) any definition of or reference to any agreement,
instrument or other document herein shall be construed as referring
to such agreement, instrument or document as from time to time
amended, supplemented or otherwise modified (subject to any
restrictions on such amendments, supplements or modifications set
forth herein); (b) any reference to statute shall be construed
to refer to such statute as amended from time to time, and any
rules and regulations promulgated thereunder; and (c) any
reference herein to any Person shall be construed to include such
Person’s successors and permitted assigns.
2. Payments of Interest and
Principal . Subject to the provisions of this Note, payments of
principal plus interest on the unpaid principal balance of this
Note outstanding from time to time, and any applicable additional
payments shall be payable in accordance with the
following:
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(a)
Maturity . On September 26, 2012 (the “
Maturity Date ”), the Company shall repay the
outstanding principal of this Note, all interest accrued on this
Note, all fees and all other obligations due or accrued to the
Holder unless this Note is earlier converted or redeemed in full
pursuant to Sections 3 or 4 hereof. If the Maturity Date is a
day other than a Business Day, the maturity thereof shall be
extended to the next succeeding Business Day and, with respect to
payments of principal, interest thereon shall be payable at the
applicable rate during such extension. Contemporaneously with the
repayment of this Note, the Holder shall surrender this Note, duly
endorsed, at the office of the Company.
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(b)
Interest . Interest shall accrue on the outstanding
principal of this Note during the period commencing on the date
hereof and terminating on the Maturity Date at an annual interest
rate (the “ Interest Rate ”) equal to
11.00% per annum, compounded monthly, and will be payable
monthly in arrears in kind through issuance to the Holder of
additional Notes (in a form substantially similar to the form of
this Note with appropriate notations for the date of issuance and
initial principal amount), up to and including the Maturity Date.
So long as an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, at
the election of the Holder, interest shall accrue on all
outstanding Obligations at a rate equal to 2% per annum above
the Interest Rate (“ Default Rate ”). Interest
at the Default Rate shall accrue from the initial date of such
Event of Default until that Event of Default is cured or waived and
shall be payable upon demand and, if not paid when due, shall
itself bear interest as provided in this Section.
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(c)
Payments . Except as provided in Section 2(b), all
payments of principal, interest, fees and other amounts due
hereunder shall be made by the Company in Dollars by wire transfer
or by any other method approved in advance by the Holder to the
account of the Holder at the address of the Holder set forth in
Section 11 hereof or at such other place designated by the
Holder in writing to the Company.
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(d)
Acceleration of the Maturity Date . Notwithstanding anything
to the contrary contained herein, this Note shall become due and
payable together with all accrued interest due on the outstanding
principal amount hereunder upon the occurrence of an Event of
Default in accordance with Section 8(b) hereof.
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(a) Conversion at the Option of the Holder . The
Holder may, at any time and from time to time on or after the date
hereof, convert all or any part of the outstanding principal amount
of this Note, plus all accrued interest thereon through the
Conversion Date, into a number of fully paid and nonassessable
shares of Common Stock (“ Conversion Shares ”)
upon surrender of this Note. The number of shares of Common Stock
issuable upon surrender of this Note shall be determined in
accordance with the following formula:
Conversion Price
(b) Mechanics of Conversion . In order to effect a
conversion pursuant to this Section 3, the Holder shall:
(a) fax (or otherwise deliver) a copy of the fully executed
Notice of Conversion, attached hereto as Exhibit A (the
“ Notice of Conversion ”), to the Company and
(b) surrender or cause to be surrendered this Note, duly
endorsed, along with a copy of the Notice of Conversion as soon as
practicable thereafter to the Company. Upon receipt by the Company
of a facsimile copy of a Notice of Conversion from a Holder, the
Company shall within two (2) Business Days send, via
facsimile, a confirmation to such Holder stating that
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the Notice of
Conversion has been received, advising the Holder of any additional
documentation reasonably required by the transfer agent for the
Common Stock to issue the Conversion Shares in the manner provided
in the Notice of Conversion (the ” Additional
Documentation ”) and the name and telephone number of a
contact person at the Company regarding the conversion. The Company
shall not be obligated to issue Conversion Shares upon a conversion
unless either this Note is delivered to the Company as provided
above, or the Holder notifies the Company that such certificates
have been lost, stolen or destroyed and delivers the documentation
to the Company required by Section 14.
(c) Delivery of Conversion Shares Upon Conversion .
Upon the surrender of this Note accompanied by a Notice of
Conversion and any Additional Documentation, the Company shall, no
later than the later of (a) the second Business Day following
the Conversion Date and (b) the third Business Day following
the date of such surrender (or, in the case of lost, stolen or
destroyed certificates, after provision of indemnity pursuant to
Section 14) (the “ Delivery Period ”),
issue and deliver to the Holder or its nominee (x) that number
of Conversion Shares issuable upon conversion of the portion of
this Note being converted and (y) a new Note in the form
hereof representing the balance of the principal amount hereof not
being converted, if any. If the Company’s transfer agent is
participating in the Depositary Trust Company (“ DTC
”) Fast Automated Securities Transfer program, and so long as
the certificates therefor do not bear a legend and the Holder
thereof is not then required to return such certificate for the
placement of a legend thereon, the Company shall cause its transfer
agent to electronically transmit the Conversion Shares to the
Holder by crediting the account of the Holder or its nominee with
DTC, as specified in the Notice of Conversion, through its DTC
Deposit Withdrawal Agent Commission System (“ DTC
Transfer ”). If the aforementioned conditions to a DTC
Transfer are not satisfied, the Company shall deliver to the Holder
physical certificates representing the Conversion Shares. Further,
the Holder may instruct the Company to deliver to the Holder
physical certificates representing the Conversion Shares in lieu of
delivering such shares by way of DTC Transfer.
(d) Adjustment to Conversion Price . The Conversion
Price in effect at any time shall be subject to adjustment from
time to time upon the happening of certain events, as
follows:
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(i)
Common Stock Dividends; Common Stock Splits; Reverse Common
Stock Splits . If the Company, at any time while this Note is
outstanding, (A) shall pay a stock dividend on its Common
Stock, (B) subdivide outstanding shares of Common Stock into a
larger number of shares, or (C) combine outstanding shares of
Common Stock into a smaller number of shares, the Conversion Price
shall be multiplied by a fraction the numerator of which shall be
the number of shares of Common Stock (excluding treasury shares, if
any) outstanding before such event and the denominator of which
shall be the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding after
such event. Any adjustment made pursuant to this
Section 3(d)(i) shall become effective immediately after the
record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to
receive such dividend or distribution and shall become effective
immediately after the effective date in the case of a subdivision,
combination or re-classification.
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(ii)
Subscription Rights . If the Company, at any time while this
Note is outstanding, shall fix a record date for the distribution
to all of the holders of Common Stock evidence of its indebtedness
or assets or rights, options, warrants or other securities
entitling them to subscribe for, purchase, convert to, exchange for
or to otherwise acquire any security (excluding those referred to
in Section 3(d)(i) above), then in each such case the
Conversion Price at which this Note shall thereafter be exercisable
shall be determined by multiplying the Conversion Price in effect
immediately prior to the record date fixed for determination of
stockholders entitled to receive such distribution by a fraction,
the denominator of which shall be the average Daily Market Price of
the Common Stock for the ten (10) Trading Days prior to the
record date mentioned above, and the numerator of which shall be
such average Daily Market Price of the Common Stock for the ten
(10) Trading Days prior to such record date less the then fair
market value at such record date of the portion of such evidence of
indebtedness or assets or rights, options, warrants or other
securities so distributed applicable to one outstanding share of
Common Stock as determined by the Board of Directors in good faith;
provided , however , that in the event of a
distribution exceeding twenty percent (20%) of the net assets of
the Company, such fair market value shall be determined by an
appraiser selected by the Holder and reasonably acceptable to the
Company. The
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Company shall
pay for all such appraisals. Such adjustment shall be made whenever
any such distribution is made and shall become effective
immediately after the record date mentioned above.
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(iii)
Other Events . In case of (A) any reclassification of
the Common Stock into other securities of the Company, (B) any
compulsory share exchange pursuant to which the Common Stock is
converted into other securities, cash or property or (C) any
merger or consolidation with or into any persons, or any sale or
other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the
Company to any person (each of (A), (B) or (C), an “
Extraordinary Event ”), the Holder shall have the
right thereafter to convert this Note into shares of stock and
other securities, cash and property receivable upon or deemed to be
held by holders of Common Stock following such Extraordinary Event,
that the Holder would have been entitled to receive had it
converted this Note immediately prior to such Extraordinary Event
(without taking into account any limitations or restrictions on the
convertibility of this Note). In the case of an Extraordinary
Event, the terms of any such Extraordinary Event shall include such
terms so as to continue to give to the Holder the right to receive
the securities, cash or property set forth in this
Section 3(d)(iii) upon any conversion following such
Extraordinary Event. This provision shall similarly apply to
successive Extraordinary Events. For the avoidance of doubt,
nothing contained in this clause (iii) shall be construed to
impair the Company’s or the Holder’s rights under
Section 5.
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(iv)
Issuance of Additional Shares of Common Stock . Except as
provided in subsection (v) hereof, if and whenever the
Company shall issue or sell, or is, in accordance with any of
subsections (iv)(A) through (iv)(H) hereof, deemed to have
issued or sold, any Additional Shares of Common Stock (defined
below) for a consideration per share less than the Conversion Price
in effect immediately prior to the time of such issue or sale, then
and in each such case (a “ Trigger Issuance ”)
the then-existing Conversion Price shall be reduced, as of the
close of business on the effective date of the Trigger Issuance, to
the lowest price per share at which any share of Common Stock was
issued or sold or deemed to be issued or sold in the Trigger
Issuance. For purposes of this subsection (iv), “
Additional Shares of Common Stock ” means all shares
of Common Stock issued by the Company or deemed to be issued
pursuant to this subsection (iv), other than Excluded
Issuances (as defined in subsection (v) hereof).
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For purposes of
this subsection (iv), the following subsections (iv)(A)
to (iv)(H) shall also be applicable (subject, in each such case, to
the provisions of subsection (v) hereof) and to each
other subsection contained in this subsection (iv):
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(A)
Issuance of Rights or Options . In case at any time the
Company shall in any manner grant (directly and not by assumption
in a merger or otherwise) any warrants or other rights to subscribe
for or to purchase, or any options for the purchase of, Common
Stock or any stock or security convertible into or exchangeable for
Common Stock (such warrants, rights or options being called “
Options ” and such convertible or exchangeable stock
or securities being called “ Convertible Securities
”) whether or not such Options or the right to convert or
exchange any such Convertible Securities are immediately
exercisable, and the price per share for which Common Stock is
issuable upon the exercise of such Options or upon the conversion
or exchange of such Convertible Securities (determined by dividing
(i) the sum (which sum shall constitute the applicable
consideration) of (x) the total amount, if any, received or
receivable by the Company as consideration for the granting of such
Options, plus (y) the aggregate amount of additional
consideration payable to the Company upon the exercise of all such
Options, plus (z), in the case of such Options which relate to
Convertible Securities, the aggregate amount of additional
consideration, if any, payable upon the issue or sale of such
Convertible Securities and upon the conversion or exchange thereof,
by (ii) the total maximum number of shares of Common Stock
issuable upon the exercise of such Options or upon the conversion
or exchange of all such Convertible Securities issuable upon the
exercise of such Options) shall be less than the Conversion Price
in effect immediately prior to the time of the granting of such
Options, then the total number of shares of Common Stock issuable
upon the exercise of such Options or upon conversion or exchange of
the total amount of such Convertible Securities issuable upon the
exercise of such Options shall be deemed to have been issued for
such price per share as of the date of granting of such Options and
thereafter shall be deemed to be
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outstanding for
purposes of adjusting the Conversion Price. Except as otherwise
provided in subsection (iv)(D), no adjustment of the
Conversion Price shall be made upon the actual issue of such Common
Stock or of such Convertible Securities upon exercise of such
Options or upon the actual issue of such Common Stock upon
conversion or exchange of such Convertible Securities.
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(B)
Issuance of Convertible Securities . In case the Company
shall in any manner issue (directly and not by assumption in a
merger or otherwise) or sell any Convertible Securities, whether or
not the rights to exchange or convert any such Convertible
Securities are immediately exercisable, and the price per share for
which Common Stock is issuable upon such conversion or exchange
(determined by dividing (i) the sum (which sum shall
constitute the applicable consideration) of (x) the total
amount received or receivable by the Company as consideration for
the issue or sale of such Convertible Securities, plus (y) the
aggregate amount of additional consideration, if any, payable to
the Company upon the conversion or exchange thereof, by
(ii) the total number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon
the conversion or exchange of all such Convertible Securities)
shall be less than the Conversion Price in effect immediately prior
to the time of such issue or sale, then the total maximum number of
shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion or exchange of all
such Convertible Securities shall be deemed to have been issued for
such price per share as of the date of the issue or sale of such
Convertible Securities and thereafter shall be deemed to be
outstanding for purposes of adjusting the Conversion Price,
provided that (a) except as otherwise provided in
subsection (iv)(D), no adjustment of the Conversion Price
shall be made upon the actual issuance of such Common Stock upon
conversion or exchange of such Convertible Securities and
(b) no further adjustment of the Conversion Price shall be
made by reason of the issue or sale of Convertible Securities upon
exercise of any Options to purchase any such Convertible Securities
for which adjustments of the Conversion Price have been made
pursuant to the other provisions of
subsection (iv).
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(C)
Change in Warrant Price or Amount . Notwithstanding the
provisions of subsection (iii), if the exercise price provided
for in any warrants of the Company on the date hereof is below the
Conversion Price and (i) such exercise price is reduced, the
then-existing Conversion Price shall be reduced, as of the close of
business on the effective date of such reduction in exercise price
by an amount equal to the product of (x) the original exercise
price minus (y) the reduced exercise price and (2) a
fraction, the numerator of which is the number of shares of Common
Stock that may be acquired upon exercise, if any, of the warrants
whose exercise price is reduced and the denominator of which is the
aggregate number of shares of Common Stock that may be acquired
upon exercise of all of the outstanding warrants or (ii) the
Company amends the terms of such warrants to increase the number of
shares of Common Stock that may be acquired upon exercise of the
warrants, the then-existing Conversion Price shall be reduced, as
of the close of business on the effective date of amendment by an
amount equal to the product of (1) (x) the original exercise
price minus (y) the product of the original exercise price and
a fraction, the numerator of which is the old number of shares for
which the warrants were exercisable immediately prior to such
amendment and the denominator of which is the new number of shares
for which the warrants are exercisable immediately following such
amendment and (2) a fraction, the numerator of which is the
number of shares of Common Stock t
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