Exhibit 10.1
SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED CONVERTIBLE PROMISSORY NOTE
PURCHASE AGREEMENT
This SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED
CONVERTIBLE PROMISSORY NOTE PURCHASE AGREEMENT , dated as of
August 13, 2007 is made between the purchaser listed on the
signature pages hereto (the “ Purchaser ”), the
Amended Note Purchasers (as defined below), and ALSERES
PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. , a Delaware corporation (the “
Company ”).
RECITALS
WHEREAS , the Company entered
into that certain Convertible Promissory Note Purchase Agreement,
dated as of March 22, 2007 (the “ Original
Agreement ”) by and among the Company and the purchasers
listed therein (the “ Original Convertible Note
Purchasers ”) pursuant to which the Company issued to
each of the Original Convertible Note Purchasers a convertible
promissory note (collectively, the “ Original Notes
”), and the Company obtained the right to borrow up to
$15,000,000 (the “ Original Advance Amount ”)
from the Original Convertible Note Purchasers;
WHEREAS , the Company entered
into that certain Amended and Restated Convertible Promissory Note
Purchase Agreement, dated as of May 1, 2007 by and among the
Company and the purchasers listed therein (the “ Amended
Note Purchasers ”), pursuant to which the Original
Convertible Note Purchasers agreed not to request any additional
Advances (as defined in the Original Agreement) under the Original
Agreement, and Highbridge International LLC (“
Highbridge ”) was added as a Purchaser (as defined in
the Original Agreement) and was issued a convertible promissory
note (the “ Highbridge Note ”);
WHEREAS , as of the date
hereof, the Company has borrowed $15,000,000 of the Original
Advance Amount;
WHEREAS , the Company
requires certain funds for the operation of its business; and
WHEREAS , the Purchaser is
willing to provide the Company with such funds through the increase
of the Original Advance Amount and the purchase of the New Note
(defined below) on the terms and conditions hereafter provided,
including certain registration rights relating to the Common Stock
issued and issuable upon the conversion of the Convertible Notes
(defined below);
NOW, THEREFORE , in order to
induce the Purchaser to purchase the New Note and for other good
and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are
hereby acknowledged, and intending to be legally bound, the
Purchaser, the Amended Note Purchasers and the Company hereby agree
as follows:
1. DEFINED TERMS . When
used in this Agreement the following terms shall have the following
meanings (such meanings being equally applicable to both the
singular and plural forms of the terms defined):
“ Affiliates ”
shall mean any corporation, company, partnership, joint venture
and/or firm that controls, is controlled by, or is under common
control with the Company. For purposes of this definition,
“control” shall mean (a) in the case of corporate
entities, direct or indirect ownership of at least fifty percent
(50%) of the stock or shares having the right to vote for the
election of directors and (b) in the case of non-corporate
entities, direct or indirect ownership of at least fifty percent
(50%) of the equity interest with the power to direct the
management and policies of such non-corporate entities.
“ Agreement ”
means this Second Amended and Restated Convertible Promissory Note
Purchase Agreement, as it may be amended or modified and in effect
from time to time.
“ Amended Note
Purchasers ” shall have the meaning set forth in the
preamble.
“ Business Day ”
means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday, or other day on which
commercial banks in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts are
authorized or required to close.
“ Commitment Percentage
” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.1
hereof.
“ Common Stock ”
means the common stock, $0.01 par value per share, of the
Company.
“ Convertible Notes
” shall mean, collectively, the Original Notes, the
Highbridge Note and the New Note.
“ Cut Back Shares
” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.1(d).
“ Effective Date ”
means the date that the Registration Statement is first declared
effective by the SEC.
“ Effectiveness Period
” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.1(b).
“ Electing Purchaser
” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.2
“ Event of Default
” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in
Section 11 hereof.
“ Exchange Act ”
means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
“ First Commercial Sale
” shall mean, with respect to each Molecular Imaging Product,
the first commercial sale in a country as part of a nationwide
introduction by the Company, its Affiliates or its or its
Affiliates’ licensees or sublicensees.
“ Highbridge Note
” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble.
“ Highest Lawful Rate
” means the maximum lawful interest rate, if any, that at any
time or from time to time may be contracted for, charged, or
received under the laws applicable to the Amended Note Purchasers
or the Purchaser which are presently in effect or, to the extent
allowed
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by law,
under such applicable laws which allow a higher maximum nonusurious
interest rate than applicable laws now allow.
“ Indemnified Party
” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.4(c).
“ Indemnifying Party
” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.4(c).
“ Loan Documents ”
means collectively, this Agreement and the Convertible Notes.
“ Losses ” means
any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities, settlement costs
and expenses, including, without limitation, reasonable
attorneys’ fees.
“ Maturity Date ”
means the earliest to occur of (a) December 31, 2010 and
(b) the date on which an Amended Note Purchaser or the
Purchaser declares a Default (as defined in Section 11 below)
to have occurred.
“ Molecular Imaging
Products ” shall mean products approved for sale by the
appropriate U.S. and/or foreign regulatory body containing as the
active ingredient the Company’s radio-labeled molecular
imaging agents, currently in development or developed by the
Company in the future, including, without limitation, the ALTROPANE
®
and FLUORATEC molecular imaging agents, for the diagnosis and
monitoring of Parkinson’s Disease and Attention Deficit
Hyperactivity Disorder using SPECT or PET camera imaging
techniques.
“ Net Sales ”
shall mean the gross amount received by the Company, its Affiliates
and/or its or its Affiliates’ licensees or sublicensees on
sales or other dispositions of Molecular Imaging Products to Third
Parties (other than licensees or sublicensees) in bona fide
, arm’s-length transactions, less the following
deductions:
(a) Trade, cash and/or quantity
discounts actually allowed and taken directly with respect to such
sales, as reflected in the amount invoiced;
(b) Tariffs, duties, excises,
sales taxes or other taxes imposed upon and paid directly by the
Company with respect to the production, sale, delivery or use of
the Molecular Imaging Product (excluding national, state or local
taxes based on income), as reflected in the amount invoiced;
(c) Amounts repaid or credited
by reason of rejections, defects, recalls or returns, or because of
chargebacks, refunds, rebates, retroactive price reductions or
delayed ship orders;
(d) Amounts credited for
uncollectible amounts on previously sold products;
(e) Freight, insurance and other
transportation charges incurred in shipping a Molecular Imaging
Product to Third Parties, as reflected in the amount
invoiced;
(f) Deduction of one percent
(1%) for distribution and warehousing expenses; and
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(g) Any other reduction or
specifically identifiable amounts included in the gross invoice
that are creditable for reasons substantially equivalent to those
listed above.
Notwithstanding anything in this
Agreement to the contrary, “ Net Sales ” shall
exclude any sales or other disposition of Molecular Imaging
Products for test marketing, clinical trial purposes or
compassionate or similar use.
Net Sales amounts shall be determined
from the books and records of the Company, its Affiliates and/or
its or its Affiliates’ licensees or sublicensees, maintained
in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles,
consistently applied.
Sales between or among the Company,
its Affiliates or their respective licensees and sublicensees shall
be disregarded for purposes of calculating Net Sales. In the case
of any sale or other disposal of a Molecular Imaging Product
between or among the Company and its Affiliates, licensees and
sublicensees, for resale, Net Sales shall be calculated as above
only on the value charged or invoiced on the first
arm’s-length sale thereafter to a Third Party.
In the case of any sale or other
disposal for value, such as barter or counter-trade, of any
Molecular Imaging Product, or part thereof, other than in an
arm’s-length transaction exclusively for money, Net Sales
shall be calculated as above on the value of the non-cash
consideration received or the fair market price (if higher) of the
Molecular Imaging Product in the country of sale or disposal.
In the event the Molecular Imaging
Product is sold in a finished dosage form in combination with one
or more other active ingredients (a “ Combination
Product ”), the Net Sales of the Molecular Imaging
Product, for the purposes of determining royalty payments, shall be
determined by multiplying the Net Sales (as defined above) of the
Combination Product by the fraction, ‘A/(A+B)’ where
‘A’ is the weighted (by sales volume) average sale
price in the relevant country of the Molecular Imaging Product when
sold separately in finished form and ‘B’ is the
weighted average sale price in that country of the other product(s)
sold separately in finished form. In the event that such average
sale price cannot be determined for both the Molecular Imaging
Product and the other product(s) in the Combination Product, Net
Sales for purposes of determining royalty payments shall be agreed
by the Parties based on the relative value contributed by each
component, such agreement not to be unreasonably withheld.
“ New Note” shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 2.1 hereof.
“ Obligations ”
means all unpaid principal of and accrued and unpaid interest on
the Convertible Notes, and all other obligations, interest, fees,
charges and expenses of the Company to the Amended Note Purchasers
and the Purchaser arising under the Loan Documents.
“ Original Advance
Amount ” shall have the meaning set forth in the
preamble.
“ Person ” means
an individual, a limited liability company, a partnership, a joint
venture, a corporation, a trust, an unincorporated organization, a
government or any department or agency thereof.
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“ Pre-Commercial Income
” shall mean, with respect to each Molecular Imaging Product,
all license fees, milestone payments and other amounts received by
the Company and/or its Affiliates from Third Parties in connection
with or related to the licensing or sublicensing to such Third
Parties of the Company’s and/or its Affiliate’s rights
under the intellectual property covering the Molecular Imaging
Product. Notwithstanding anything in the foregoing to the contrary,
“Pre-Commercial Income” shall exclude (a) any
royalty payments or milestone payments based upon commercial sales
levels, (b) amounts received for research and development
activities undertaken for, or in collaboration with, such Third
Parties, (c) amounts received for debt or equity securities of
the Company and/or its Affiliates, provided that any amounts
received in excess of the then current fair market value of such
debt or equity securities shall, to the extent of such excess, be
deemed to be Pre-Commercial Income, and (d) transfer pricing
amounts paid in respect of Molecular Imaging Products supplied to
such Third Parties.
“ Proceeding ”
means an action, claim, suit, investigation or proceeding
(including, without limitation, a partial proceeding, such as a
deposition), whether commenced or threatened in writing.
“ Prospectus ”
means the prospectus included in the Registration Statement
(including, without limitation, a prospectus that includes any
information previously omitted from a prospectus filed as part of
an effective registration statement in reliance upon Rule 430A
promulgated under the Securities Act), as amended or supplemented
by any prospectus supplement, with respect to the terms of the
offering of any portion of the Registrable Securities covered by
the Registration Statement, and all other amendments and
supplements to the Prospectus including post-effective amendments,
and all material incorporated by reference or deemed to be
incorporated by reference in such Prospectus.
“ Registrable Securities
” means the shares of Common Stock issued or issuable on the
conversion of any Convertible Notes pursuant to
Section 9.
“ Registration Statement
” means each registration statement required to be filed
under Section 9, including (in each case) the Prospectus,
amendments and supplements to such registration statement or
Prospectus, including pre- and post-effective amendments, all
exhibits thereto, and all material incorporated by reference or
deemed to be incorporated by reference in such registration
statement.
“ Registration Statement
Questionnaire ” means a questionnaire in the form
attached hereto as Exhibit B.
“ Required Effectiveness
Date ” means (i) if a Registration Statement does
not become subject to review by the SEC, the date which is the
earlier of (a) ninety (90) days after the Required Filing
Date or (b) five (5) Trading Days after the Company
receives notification from the SEC that such Registration Statement
will not become subject to review, or (ii) if a Registration
Statement becomes subject to review by the SEC, the date which is
the earlier of (a) one hundred and twenty (120) days
after the Required Filing Date or (b) five (5) Trading
Days after the Company receives notification from the SEC that the
SEC has no further comment to such Registration Statement.
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“Required Filing
Date” has the meaning set forth in
Section 9.1(a).
“ Restriction Termination
Date ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 9.1(d).
“ Rule 144
Affiliate ” means any Person that, directly or indirectly
through one or more intermediaries, controls or is controlled by or
is under common control with a Person, as such terms are used in
and construed under Rule 144 under the Securities Act.
“ SEC ” means the
United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
“ SEC Reports ”
means all documents required to be filed by the Company under the
Exchange Act, including pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) thereof,
for the two years preceding the date hereof, together with any
other materials filed or furnished by the Company under the
Exchange Act, whether or not any such materials were
required.
“ SEC Restrictions
” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.1(d).
“ Securities Act ”
means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
“ Stockholder Approval
” shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 4.1(b).
“ Third Party ”
shall mean any person or entity other than the Company or any of
its Affiliates.
“ Total Converted
Balance ” shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 4.2
“ Trading Day ”
means (i) a day on which the Common Stock is traded on a
Trading Market (other than the OTC Bulletin Board), or (ii) if
the Common Stock is not listed or quoted on a Trading Market (other
than the OTC Bulletin Board), a day on which the Common Stock is
traded in the over-the-counter market, as reported by the OTC
Bulletin Board, or (iii) if the Common Stock is not listed or
quoted on any Trading Market, a day on which the Common Stock is
quoted in the over-the-counter market as reported by the Pink
Sheets LLC (or any similar organization or agency succeeding to its
functions of reporting prices); provided, that in the event that
the Common Stock is not listed or quoted as set forth in (i),
(ii) and (iii) hereof, then Trading Day shall mean a
Business Day.
“ Trading Market ”
means whichever of the New York Stock Exchange, the American Stock
Exchange, the NASDAQ Global Select Market, the NASDAQ Global
Market, the NASDAQ Capital Market or the OTC Bulletin Board on
which the Common Stock is listed or quoted for trading on the date
in question.
“ Transfer Agent ”
means Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, or any
successor transfer agent for the Company.
“ Valid Claim ”
means a claim of any issued, unexpired United States or foreign
patent, which shall not be disclaimed, nor held invalid or
unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction in an unappealed
or unappealable decision.
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2. CONVERTIBLE NOTE
FACILITY .
2.1
Purchase and Sale of New Note . At each Closing (as defined
below), the Purchaser agrees on the terms of and subject to the
conditions specified in this Agreement, to purchase from the
Company, according to the Purchaser’s pro rata share (based
upon the respective “ Commitment Percentage ” of
the Purchaser as set forth on Schedule 2.1 attached hereto),
and the Company agrees to sell to the Purchaser listed on
Schedule 2.1, convertible promissory notes dated as of the
date of such Closing in the form attached to this Agreement as
Exhibit A (the “ New Note ”); provided,
however, that in no event shall the Purchaser be obligated
hereunder to purchase, in the aggregate, more than a principal
amount of $10 million in New Notes.
2.2
Closing . The closing of the issuance and sale of the New
Note issued hereunder shall be held at the offices of counsel to
the Company at 5:00 p.m. on the date and place as the Company and
the Purchaser mutually agree in writing (each such date, a “
Closing ”).
2.3
Payment of New Note Purchase Price . At each Closing,
(i) the Company shall deliver to the Purchaser a New Note at
such Closing, and (ii) as payment in full for the New Note
being purchased by the Purchaser at such Closing, the Purchaser
shall pay its purchase amount to the Company by wire transfer of
immediately available funds to an account designated by the
Company.
2.4 Interest . Interest shall
accrue on each Convertible Note from the date of issuance until
such Convertible Note is paid in full or otherwise converted
pursuant to Section 4 hereof. The Company promises to pay
interest on the outstanding principal amount of each Convertible
Note (i) until the Maturity Date, or if earlier, conversion
pursuant to Section 4 hereof, at a per annum interest rate
equal to five percent (5%), (ii) from and after the Maturity
Date, or during the continuance of an Event of Default, at a per
annum rate equal to ten percent (10%) or (iii) if less than
the rates applicable under both clauses (i) and (ii), the
Highest Lawful Rate. Interest shall be calculated on the basis of a
360-day year for the actual number of days elapsed. Interest shall
accrue until paid in full and all unpaid interest shall be due and
payable on the Maturity Date, unless otherwise converted pursuant
to Section 4 hereof.
2.5 Method of Payment . All
payments of principal, interest, and fees hereunder shall be made
on the date when due in immediately available funds in United
States Dollars to the Amended Note Purchasers or the Purchaser at
the Amended Note Purchaser’s or Purchaser’s address
specified on the signature page hereof, or at such other address as
shall be directed by the applicable Amended Note Purchaser or
Purchaser in a writing received by the Company.
2.6 Prepayments . The Company
may not prepay any amounts under any Convertible Notes whether
principal or interest.
2.7 Usury Savings Clause .
Notwithstanding any other provision herein, the aggregate interest
rate charged with respect to any of the Obligations, shall not
exceed the Highest Lawful Rate. If the rate of interest (determined
without regard to the preceding sentence) under this Agreement at
any time exceeds the Highest Lawful Rate, the outstanding
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amount
under the Convertible Notes issued hereunder shall bear interest at
the Highest Lawful Rate until the total amount of interest due
hereunder equals the amount of interest which would have been due
hereunder if the stated rates of interest set forth in this
Agreement had at all times been in effect. In addition, if when the
Convertible Notes issued hereunder are repaid in full the total
interest due hereunder is less than the total amount of interest
which would have been due hereunder if the stated rates of interest
set forth in this Agreement had at all times been in effect, then
to the extent permitted by law, the Company shall pay to the
Amended Note Purchasers or the Purchaser, as the case may be, an
amount equal to the difference between the amount of interest paid
and the amount of interest which would have been paid if the
Highest Lawful Rate had at all times been in effect.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, it is the intention of the Amended
Note Purchasers, the Purchaser and the Company to conform strictly
to any applicable usury laws. Accordingly, if the Amended Note
Purchasers or the Purchaser contract for, charge, or receive any
consideration which constitutes interest in excess of the Highest
Lawful Rate, then any such excess shall be cancelled automatically
and, if previously paid, shall be applied to the outstanding
principal amount of the Convertible Notes issued hereunder or be
refunded to the Company.
3. CONDITIONS PRECEDENT
. The obligations of Purchaser to purchase the New Note shall be
subject to the following conditions precedent that on the date of
the Closing:
3.1 Each of
the representations and warranties of the Company contained in this
Agreement and the New Note shall be true and correct in all
material respects; and
3.2 At the
time of, and immediately after giving effect to, the issuance of
such New Note, no Event of Default shall have occurred and be
continuing.
4. OPTIONAL CONVERSION
.
4.1
Conversion to Equity .
(a) After
December 31, 2007, at any time during which Convertible Notes
remain outstanding, up to all of the outstanding principal and
accrued interest under any particular Convertible Note then
outstanding may be converted, at the sole option of the holder
thereof and by written notice to the Company, into shares of Common
Stock of the Company at a conversion price equal to $2.50 per
share.
(b) Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary contained herein, each Amended Note
Purchaser and the Purchaser shall be prohibited from effecting a
conversion pursuant to this Section 4.1 if at the time of such
conversion (i) the Common Stock issuable to an Amended Note
Purchaser or the Purchaser pursuant to such conversion or as a
result of such conversion, when taken together with all shares of
Common Stock then held or otherwise beneficially owned by an
Amended Note Purchaser or the Purchaser exceeds 19.9% of the total
number of issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock of the
Company immediately prior to such conversion, (ii) the Common
Stock issuable to an Amended Note Purchaser or the Purchaser
pursuant to such conversion or as a result of such conversion,
exceeds 19.9% of the total number of issued and outstanding shares
of Common Stock of the Company immediately prior to such
conversion, in each case unless the stockholders of the Company
have approved
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the
conversion of all of the shares of Common Stock issuable hereunder
and the transactions contemplated hereby pursuant to Nasdaq
Marketplace Rule 4350(i)(1)(D)(ii) and any other applicable
rules and regulations (“ Stockholder Approval
”). The foregoing provision however shall not restrict the
number of shares of Common Stock which the Amended Note Purchaser
or the Purchaser may receive or beneficially own in order to
determine the amount of securities or other consideration that an
Amended Note Purchaser or the Purchaser may receive in the event of
a merger, sale or other business combination involving the
Company.
(c) The
Company hereby covenants and agrees that in the event an Amended
Note Purchaser or the Purchaser is prohibited from effecting a
conversion of Convertible Notes pursuant to this Section 4.1,
then upon receipt of written notice of such event from such Amended
Note Purchaser or the Purchaser, the Company shall use its best
efforts to seek Stockholder Approval.
(d) Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary contained herein, the Company shall not
effect any conversion of the Highbridge Note or the New Note, and
neither Highbridge nor the Purchaser, nor any of their respective
affiliates shall have the right to effect any conversion pursuant
to this Section 4.1, to the extent that after giving effect to
such conversion, Highbridge (together with its affiliates and any
other person or entity acting as a group together with Highbridge)
on the one hand, or the Purchaser (together with its affiliates and
any other person or entity acting as a group together with the
Purchaser) on the other hand, would beneficially own in excess of
9.99% of the number of shares of the Common Stock outstanding
immediately after giving effect to the issuance of shares of Common
Stock issuable upon any such conversion. For purposes of the
foregoing sentence, the number of shares of Common Stock
beneficially owned by Highbridge or the Purchaser shall include the
number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon the conversion with
respect to which such determination is being made, but shall
exclude the number of shares of Common Stock which would be
issuable upon (A) exercise of the remaining, nonexercised
portion of the Highbridge Note or the New Note beneficially owned
by Highbridge or the Purchaser or any of their respective
affiliates and (B) exercise or conversion of the unexercised
or nonconverted portion of any other securities of the Company
(including, without limitation, any other convertible notes or
warrants) subject to a limitation on conversion or exercise
analogous to the limitation contained herein beneficially owned by
Highbridge or the Purchaser or any of their respective affiliates.
Except as set forth in the preceding sentence, for purposes of this
Section 4.1(d), beneficial ownership shall be calculated in
accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and
regulations promulgated thereunder. For purposes of this
Section 4(d), in determining the number of outstanding shares
of Common Stock, Highbridge and the Purchaser may rely on the
number of outstanding shares of Common Stock as reflected in the
later dated of (x) the Company’s most recent Form 10-K
(y) a more recent public announcement by the Company or (z)
any other notice by the Company or the Transfer Agent setting forth
the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding. Upon the written
or oral request of Highbridge or the Purchaser, the Company shall
within two Trading Days confirm orally and in writing to Highbridge
the number of shares of Common Stock then outstanding. In any case,
the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock shall be
determined after giving effect to the conversion or exercise of
securities of the Company, including the Highbridge Note or the New
Note, since the date as of which such number of outstanding shares
of Common Stock was reported.
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4.2
Conversion to Royalty Stream .
(a) At
any time all or any of the Amended Note Purchasers or the Purchaser
may elect (as such, collectively, the “ Electing
Purchasers ”, and, individually, an “ Electing
Purchaser ”), at their sole option and by written notice
to the Company, to convert, in $1 million increments, up to
the entire amount of the principal and accrued interest then
outstanding on all Convertible Notes then held by such Electing
Purchaser (the “ Total Converted Balance ”),
into the right to receive from the Company the following payments
related to the Company’s Molecular Imaging Products:
(i) For
each One Million ($1,000,000) of Total Converted Balance,
(A) 2%
of Pre-Commercial Income; plus
(B) a
royalty at a rate of one half of one percent (0.5%) of Net Sales of
Molecular Imaging Products.
By
way of example only, if the Total Converted Balance being converted
by the Electing Purchaser is $3.5 million, the Company would
be required to pay 7% of Pre-Commercial Income (2% x 3.5) to such
Electing Purchaser plus a royalty of 1.75% on Net Sales of
Molecular Imaging Products (0.5% x 3.5).
(ii) The
Company agrees to provide each Amended Note Purchaser and the
Purchaser with at least 30 days prior written notice of the
execution of a partnership agreement for the Molecular Imaging
products to enable them to make an election to convert under this
Section 4.2. Upon receipt of such notice, each Amended Note
Purchaser and the Purchaser will have 30 days to elect such
conversion. For purposes of clarity, any amounts which may be owed
by the Company under Section 4.2(a)(i) above after proper
notice is given and no election is made, shall be owed on a
going-forward basis and shall not apply retroactively to any
Pre-Commercial Income received by the Company and/or its Affiliates
or Net Sales of Molecular Imaging Products prior to the date of
such election to convert.
(b) The
Company shall make the payments set forth in Section 4.2(a)(i)
above on a calendar quarterly basis to each Electing
Purchaser.
(c) The
Company shall deliver to each Electing Purchaser within sixty
(60) days after the end of each calendar quarter following
such Electing Purchaser’s election to convert, reasonably
detailed written accountings of Pre-Commercial Income and Net Sales
of Molecular Imaging Products that are subject to payments due to
such Electing Purchaser hereunder for such calendar quarter. When
the Company delivers such accountings to such Electing Purchaser,
the Company shall also deliver all payments due under
Section 4.2(a)(i) for such calendar quarter.
(d) On
a country-by-country and Molecular Imaging Product-by-Molecular
Imaging Product basis, the royalty obligation of the Company
hereunder shall cease at the expiration of the last-to-expire Valid
Claim covering a Molecular Imaging Product in said
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country
or, in the case of countries where no Valid Claims covering a
Molecular Imaging Product have been granted, ten (10) years
after the First Commercial Sale of a Molecular Imaging Product in
said country. In no event will the Company’s royalty
obligation hereunder cease so long as royalties in excess of those
owed hereunder are paid to the Company by its licensee of any or
all of the Molecular Imaging Products.
5. REPRESENTATIONS AND
WARRANTIES . The Company represents and warrants to the
Purchaser that on the date hereof:
5.1 The
Company is duly organized, validly existing, and in good standing
under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation and is duly
qualified and in good standing in every other jurisdiction where
the nature of its business or the location or ownership of its
properties requires such qualification and where the failure to be
so qualified would reasonably be expected to have a material
adverse effect on the Company’s business, operations,
properties, assets or condition (financial or otherwise).
5.2 The
Company has the corporate power and authority to execute and
deliver this Agreement and the New Note and to perform all of the
obligations hereunder, and all necessary corporate action has been
taken to execute and deliver this Agreement and the New Note and to
issue and sell the New Note hereunder.
5.3
This Agreement and the New Note constitute the legal, valid, and
binding obligations of the Company, enforceable against the Company
in accordance with their respective terms, subject to applicable
bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or similar laws generally
affecting the enforcement of the rights of creditors.
5.4 The
execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this
Agreement and the New Note does not (i) violate any provisions
of the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation, as amended,
bylaws, as amended, or any material contract, agreement, law,
regulation, order, decree or writ to which the Company or any of
its properties are subject or (ii) require the consent or
approval of any person, entity or authority, including, without
limitation, any regulatory authority or governmental body of the
United States of America or any state thereof or any political
subdivision of any of the foregoing.
6. REPRESENTATIONS AND
WARRANTIES OF PURCHASER . The Purchaser represents and
warrants, severally and not jointly, to the Company as
follows:
6.1
Investment Intent . The Purchaser understands that the New
Note has not been registered under the Securities Act or any
applicable state securities law and is acquiring the New Note as
principal for its own account for investment purposes only and not
with a view to or for distributing or reselling such New Note, has
no present intention of distributing the New Note and has no
arrangement or understanding with any other persons regarding the
distribution of the New Note. The Purchaser is acquiring the New
Note hereunder in the ordinary course of its business. The
Purchaser does not have any agreement or understanding, directly or
indirectly, with any person to distribute the New Note.
6.2
Purchaser Status . At the time the Purchaser was offered the
New Note, it was, and at the date hereof it is an “accredited
investor” as defined in Rule 501(a) under the
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Securities Act. The Purchaser (if not already a registered
broker-dealer under Section 15 of the Exchange Act) is not
required to be registered as a broker-dealer under Section 15
of the Exchange Act.
6.3
Experience of Purchaser . The Purchaser, either alone or
together with its representatives, has such knowledge,
sophistication and experience in business and financial matters so
as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the
prospective investment in the New Note, and has so evaluated the
merits and risks of such investment. The Purchaser is able to bear
the economic risk of an investment in the New Note and, at the
present time, is able to afford a complete loss of such
investment.
6.4
General Solicitation . The Purchaser is not purchasing the
New Note as a result of any advertisement, article, notice or other
communication regarding the New Note published in any newspaper,
magazine or similar media or broadcast over television or radio or
presented at any seminar or any other general solicitation or
general advertisement.
6.5
Certain Fees . No brokerage or finder’s fees or
commissions are or will be payable by the Purchaser to any broker,
financial advisor or consultant, finder, placement agent,
investment banker, bank or other person with respect to the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement. The Company shall have
no obligation with respect to any fees or with respect to any
claims made by or on behalf of other persons for fees of a type
contemplated in this Section 6.5 that may be due in connection
with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
6.6
Acquiring Person . The Purchaser, after giving effect to the
transactions contemplated hereby, will not, either individually or
with a group (as defined in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange
Act), become the beneficial owner of 20% or more of the
Company’s outstanding Common Stock. For purposes of this
Section 6.6, beneficial ownership shall be determined pursuant
to Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act.
7. AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS
. During the term of this Agreement and while the Convertible Notes
remain outstanding, unless each Amended Note Purchaser and the
Purchaser consents thereto in writing:
7.1 The
Company shall maintain its corporate existence, business and
assets, keep its business and assets adequately insured, maintain
its chief executive office at the location listed on the signature
page hereof, and comply in all material respects with all
requirements of applicable law.
7.2 The
Company (a) shall provide each Amended Note Purchaser and the
Purchaser at least 10 days prior written notice of the
Company’s intent to change its name or its mailing address
and (b) shall not change its type of organization or jurisdiction
of organization.
8. NEGATIVE COVENANTS .
So long as any principal and interest remains outstanding under the
Convertible Notes, the Company shall not:
8.1
Create, incur, assume, guaranty, become liable with respect to
(contingently or otherwise), or permit to be outstanding any
indebtedness for money borrowed (including, without limitation, any
indebtedness evidenced by any notes, instruments or
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agreements or in connection with any capitalized lease), except for
obligations under this Agreement and the Convertible Notes;
8.2
(i) Declare or pay any cash dividend, or make a distribution
on, repurchase, or redeem, any class of stock of the Company, other
than pursuant to repurchase obligations under existing employee
stock purchase or option plans or (ii) Sell, lease, transfer
or otherwise dispose of any material assets or property of the
Company; or
8.3
Dissolve or liquidate.
9. REGISTRATION RIGHTS
.
9.1
Registration Statement .
(a) Subject
to the receipt of necessary information from the Amended Note
Purchasers and the Purchaser, including the information requested
in the Registration Statement Questionnaire, within 60 calendar
days following the date hereof (the “ Required Filing
Date ”), the Company shall prepare and file with the SEC
a Registration Statement covering the resale of all Registrable
Securities for an offering to be made on a continuous basis
pursuant to Rule 415. The Registration Statement shall be on
Form S-3 (except if the Company is not then eligible to register
for resale the Registrable Securities on Form S-3, in which case
such registration shall be on another appropriate form in
accordance with the Securities Act and the Exchange Act).
(b) The
Company shall use reasonable best efforts to cause the Registration
Statement to be declared effective by the SEC as promptly as
possible after the filing thereof, but in any event prior to the
Required Effectiveness Date, and shall use reasonable best efforts
to keep the Registration Statement continuously effective under the
Securities Act until the earlier of the date that all Registrable
Securities covered by such Registration Statement have been sold or
can be sold publicly under Rule 144(k) (the “
Effectiveness Period ”); provided that, upon
notification by the SEC that a Registration Statement will not be
reviewed or is no longer subject to further review and comments,
the Company shall request acceleration of such Registration
Statement within five (5) Trading Days after receipt of such
notice and request that it become effective on 4:00 p.m. New York
City time on the Effective Date and file a prospectus supplement
for any Registration Statement, if required under Rule 424 (or
otherwise), by 9:00 a.m. New York City time the day after the
Effective Date.
(c) Notwithstanding
anything in this Agreement to the contrary, after 60 consecutive
Trading Days of continuous effectiveness of the initial
Registration Statement filed and declared effective pursuant to
this Agreement, the Company may, by written notice to the Amended
Note Purchasers and the Purchaser, suspend sales under a
Registration Statement after the Effective Date thereof and/or
require that the Amended Note Purchasers and the Purchaser
immediately cease the sale of shares of Common Stock pursuant
thereto and/or defer the filing of any subsequent Registration
Statement if (i) the Company is engaged in a merger,
acquisition or sale and the Board of Directors of the Company
determines in good faith, by appropriate resolutions, that, as a
result of such activity, (A) it would be materially
detrimental to the Company (other than as relating solely to the
price of the Common Stock) to maintain a
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Registration Statement at such time or (B) it is in the best
interests of the Company to suspend sales under such registration
at such time, (ii) requested by the SEC or any other federal
or state governmental authority during the Effectiveness Period of
the Registration Statement for amendments or supplements to a
Registration Statement or related Prospectus or for additional
information; (iii) the SEC or any other federal or state
governmental authority issued any stop order suspending the
effectiveness of a Registration Statement or the initiation of any
proceedings for that purpose; (iv) the Company receives any
notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification or
exemption from qualification of any of the Registrable Securities
for sale in any jurisdiction or the initiation or threatening of
any proceeding for such purpose, (v) the Company elected to
delay the disclosure of material non-public information concerning
the Company, the disclosure of which at the time is not, in the
good faith judgment of the Board of Directors of the Company, in
the best interest of the Company; or (vi) any event or
circumstance which necessitates the making of any changes in the
Registration Statement or Prospectus, or a
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