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Exhibit
10.26
COMMON STOCK PURCHASE
AGREEMENT
by and
between
KINGSBRIDGE CAPITAL
LIMITED
and
CORCEPT THERAPEUTICS
INCORPORATED
dated as of March 25,
2008
TABLE OF
CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I
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DEFINITIONS
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ARTICLE II
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PURCHASE AND SALE OF COMMON
STOCK
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Section 2.1
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Purchase and Sale of Stock
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Section 2.2
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Closing
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Section 2.3
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Registration Statement and
Prospectus
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Section 2.4
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Warrant On the Closing Date, the Company
shall issue and deliver the Warrant to the Investor.
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Section 2.5
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Blackout Shares
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ARTICLE III
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DRAW DOWN TERMS
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Section 3.1
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Draw Down Notice
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Section 3.2
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Number of Shares
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Section 3.3
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Limitation on Draw Downs
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Section 3.4
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Trading Cushion
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Section 3.5
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Settlement
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Section 3.6
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Delivery of Shares; Payment of Draw Down
Amount.
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Section 3.7
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Failure to Deliver Shares
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ARTICLE IV
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REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE
COMPANY
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Section 4.1
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Organization, Good Standing and
Power
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Section 4.2
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Authorization; Enforcement
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Section 4.3
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Capitalization
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Section 4.4
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Issuance of Shares
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Section 4.5
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No Conflicts
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Section 4.6
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Commission Documents, Financial
Statements
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Section 4.7
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No Material Adverse Change
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Section 4.8
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No Undisclosed Liabilities
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Section 4.9
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No Undisclosed Events or
Circumstances
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Section 4.10
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Actions Pending
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Section 4.11
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Compliance with Law
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Section 4.12
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Certain Fees
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Section 4.13
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Disclosure
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Section 4.14
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Material Non-Public
Information
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Section 4.15
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Exemption from Registration; Valid
Issuances
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Section 4.16
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No General Solicitation or Advertising
in Regard to this Transaction
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Section 4.17
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No Integrated Offering
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Section 4.18
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Acknowledgment Regarding
Investor’s Purchase of Shares
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ARTICLE V
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REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND
COVENANTS OF THE INVESTOR
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Section 5.1
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Organization and Standing of the
Investor
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Section 5.2
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Authorization and Power
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Section 5.3
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No Conflicts
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Section 5.4
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Financial Capability
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Section 5.5
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Information
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Section 5.6
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Trading Restrictions
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Section 5.7
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Statutory Underwriter Status
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Section 5.8
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Not an Affiliate
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Section 5.9
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Manner of Sale
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Section 5.10
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Prospectus Delivery
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ARTICLE VI
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COVENANTS OF THE COMPANY
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Section 6.1
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Securities
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Section 6.2
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Reservation of Common Stock
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Section 6.3
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Registration and Listing
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Section 6.4
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Registration Statement
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Section 6.5
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Compliance with Laws.
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Section 6.6
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Other Financing
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Section 6.7
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Prohibited Transactions
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Section 6.8
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Corporate Existence
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Section 6.9
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Non-Disclosure of Non-Public
Information
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Section 6.10
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Notice of Certain Events Affecting
Registration; Suspension of Right to Request a Draw Down
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Section 6.11
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Amendments to the Registration
Statement
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Section 6.12
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Prospectus Delivery
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ARTICLE VII
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CONDITIONS TO THE OBLIGATION OF THE
INVESTOR TO ACCEPT A DRAW DOWN
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Section 7.1
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Accuracy of the Company’s
Representations and Warranties
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Section 7.2
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Performance by the Company
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Section 7.3
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Compliance with Law
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Section 7.4
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Effective Registration
Statement
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Section 7.5
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No Knowledge
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Section 7.6
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No Suspension
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Section 7.7
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No Injunction
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Section 7.8
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No Proceedings or Litigation
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Section 7.9
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Sufficient Shares Registered for
Resale
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Section 7.10
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Warrant
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Section 7.11
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Opinion of Counsel
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Section 7.12
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Accuracy of Investor’s
Representation and Warranties
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ARTICLE VIII
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TERMINATION
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Section 8.1
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Term
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Section 8.2
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Other Termination.
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Section 8.3
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Effect of Termination
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ARTICLE IX
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INDEMNIFICATION
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Section 9.1
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Indemnification
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Section 9.2
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Notification of Claims for
Indemnification
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ARTICLE X
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MISCELLANEOUS
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Section 10.1
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Fees and Expenses
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Section 10.2
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Reporting Entity for the Common
Stock
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Section 10.3
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Brokerage
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Section 10.4
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Notices
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Section 10.5
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Assignment
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Section 10.6
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Amendment; No Waiver
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Section 10.7
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Entire Agreement
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Section 10.8
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Severability
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Section 10.9
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Title and Subtitles
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Section 10.10
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Counterparts
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Section 10.11
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Choice of Law
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Section 10.12
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Specific Enforcement, Consent to
Jurisdiction
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Section 10.13
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Survival
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Section 10.14
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Publicity
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Section 10.15
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Further Assurances
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This COMMON STOCK PURCHASE
AGREEMENT (this “ Agreement ”) is entered into
as of the 25th day of March, 2008, by and between Kingsbridge
Capital Limited, an entity organized and existing under the laws of
the British Virgin Islands, whose registered address is Palm Grove
House, 2nd Floor, Road Town, Tortola, British Virgin Islands (the
“ Investor ”) and Corcept Therapeutics
Incorporated , a corporation organized and existing under the laws
of the State of Delaware (the “ Company
”).
WHEREAS, the parties desire
that, upon the terms and subject to the conditions and limitations
set forth herein, the Company may issue and sell to the Investor,
from time to time as provided herein, and the Investor shall
purchase from the Company, up to $60 million worth of shares of
Common Stock (as defined below); and
WHEREAS, such investments
will be made in reliance upon the provisions of Section 4(2)
(“ Section 4(2) ”) and Regulation D
(“ Regulation D ”) of the United States
Securities Act of 1933, as amended and the rules and regulations
promulgated thereunder (the “ Securities Act ”),
and/or upon such other exemption from the registration requirements
of the Securities Act as may be available with respect to any or
all of the investments in Common Stock to be made hereunder;
and
WHEREAS, the parties hereto
are concurrently entering into a Registration Rights Agreement in
the form of Exhibit A hereto (the “
Registration Rights Agreement ”) pursuant to which the
Company shall register the Common Stock issued and sold to the
Investor under this Agreement and issuable under the Warrant (as
defined below), upon the terms and subject to the conditions set
forth therein; and
WHEREAS, in consideration for
the Investor’s execution and delivery of, and its performance
of its obligations under, this Agreement, the Company is
concurrently issuing to the Investor a Warrant in the form of
Exhibit B hereto (the “ Warrant ”)
pursuant to which the Investor may purchase from the Company up to
330,000 shares of Common Stock, upon the terms and subject to the
conditions set forth therein;
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties
hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
As used in this Agreement,
the following terms shall have the meanings set forth
below:
“ Alternative Draw
Down Amount ” means the product of (i) Average
Trading Volume, (ii) the Closing Price on the Trading Day
preceding the issuance of the Draw Down Notice, (iii) the
number of Trading Days during the Draw Down Pricing Period, and
(iv) the Liquidity Ratio.
“ Average Trading
Volume ” means the average trading volume of the twenty
(20) Trading Days during the thirty (30) Trading Days
prior to the issuance of the Draw Down Notice that results from
excluding the five (5) highest and five (5) lowest
Trading Days during such period.
“ Blackout
Amount ” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in
the Registration Rights Agreement.
“ Blackout
Shares ” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in
the Registration Rights Agreement.
“ Certificate
” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in
Section 4.3 hereof.
“ Closing Date
” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in
Section 2.2 hereof.
“ Closing Price
” as of any particular day shall mean the closing price per
share of the Company’s Common Stock as reported by Bloomberg
L.P. on such day.
“ Commission
” means the United States Securities and Exchange
Commission.
“ Commission
Documents ” shall have the meaning assigned to such term
in Section 4.6 hereof.
“ Commitment
Period ” means the period commencing on the Effective
Date and expiring on the earliest to occur of (i) the date on
which the Investor shall have purchased Shares pursuant to this
Agreement for an aggregate purchase price equal to the Maximum
Commitment Amount, (ii) the date this Agreement is terminated
pursuant to Article VIII hereof, and (iii) the date occurring
thirty-six (36) months from the Effective Date.
“ Common Stock
” means the common stock of the Company, par value $0.001 per
share.
“ Condition
Satisfaction Date ” shall have the meaning assigned to
such term in Article VII hereof.
“ Damages
” means any loss, claim, damage, liability, costs and
expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable
attorneys’ fees and expenses and costs and reasonable
expenses of expert witnesses and investigation).
“ Draw Down
” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in
Section 3.1 hereof.
“ Draw Down
Amount ” means the actual dollar amount of a Draw Down
paid to the Company.
“ Draw Down Discount
Price ” means (i) 90% of the VWAP on any Trading Day
during a Draw Down Pricing Period when the VWAP equals or exceeds
$1.50 but is less than or equal to $6.00, (ii) 92% of the VWAP
on any Trading Day during the Draw Down Pricing Period when VWAP
exceeds $6.00 but is less than or equal to $11.00, or
(iii) 94% of the VWAP on any Trading Day during the Draw Down
Pricing Period when VWAP exceeds $11.00.
“ Draw Down
Notice ” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in
Section 3.1 hereof.
“ Draw Down Pricing
Period ” shall mean, with respect to each Draw Down, a
period of eight (8) consecutive Trading Days beginning on the
first Trading Day specified in a Draw Down Notice.
“ DTC ”
shall mean the Depository Trust Company, or any successor
thereto.
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“ Effective Date
” means the first Trading Day immediately following the date
on which the Registration Statement is declared effective by the
Commission.
“ Exchange Act
” means the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated
thereunder.
“ Excluded Merger or
Sale ” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in
the Warrant.
“ FINRA ”
means the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.
“ Knowledge
” means the actual knowledge of those officers of the Company
required to file statements pursuant to Section 16 of the
Exchange Act.
“Liquidity Ratio”
means fifty percent (50%).
“ Make Whole
Amount ” shall have the meaning specified in
Section 3.7.
“ Market
Capitalization ” means, as of any Trading Day, the
product of (i) the closing sale price of the Company’s
Common Stock as reported by Bloomberg L.P. using the AQR function
and (ii) the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock of
the Company as reported by Bloomberg L.P. using the DES
function.
“ Material Adverse
Effect ” means any effect that is not negated, corrected,
cured or otherwise remedied within a reasonable period of time on
the business, operations, properties or financial condition of the
Company and its consolidated subsidiaries that is material and
adverse to the Company and such subsidiaries, taken as a whole,
and/or any condition, circumstance, or situation that would
prohibit or otherwise interfere with the ability of the Company to
perform any of its obligations under this Agreement, the
Registration Rights Agreement or the Warrant in any material
respect; provided, however, that none of the following shall
constitute a “ Material Adverse Effect ”:
(i) the effects of conditions or events that are generally
applicable to the capital, financial, banking or currency markets
or the biotechnology or pharmaceutical industries; (ii) the
effects of conditions or events that are reasonably expected to
occur in the Company’s ordinary course of business (such as,
by way of example only, failed clinical trials, serious adverse
events involving the Company’s product candidates, delays in
product development, unfavorable regulatory determinations,
difficulties involving collaborators or intellectual property
disputes), except for purposes of Section 4.9 herein;
(iii) any changes or effects resulting from the announcement
or consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement,
including, without limitation, any changes or effects associated
with any particular Draw Down, and (iv) changes in the market
price of the Common Stock.
“ Maximum Commitment
Amount ” means the lesser of (i) $60 million in
aggregate Draw Down Amounts or (ii) 9,646,159 shares of Common
Stock (as adjusted for stock splits, stock combinations, stock
dividends and recapitalizations that occur on or after the date of
this Agreement); provided, however, that in no event will the
Maximum Commitment Amount equal or exceed the number of shares of
Common Stock which would require shareholder approval under the
applicable rules and regulations of the Principal
Market.
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“ Maximum Draw Down
Amount ” means 1.25% of the Company’s Market
Capitalization at the time of the Draw Down, or, at the
Company’s option, the lesser of (A) 2.5% of the
Company’s Market Capitalization at the time of the Draw Down,
and (B) the Alternative Draw Down Amount; provided, however,
that in no event may the Maximum Draw Down Amount exceed $10
million.
“ Permitted
Transaction ” shall have the meaning assigned to such
term in Section 6.6 hereof.
“ Person ”
means any individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability
company, association, trust or other entity or organization,
including any government or political subdivision or an agency or
instrumentality thereof.
“ Principal
Market ” means the NASDAQ Capital Market, the NASDAQ
Global Select Market, the NASDAQ Global Market, the American Stock
Exchange or the New York Stock Exchange, whichever is at the time
the principal trading exchange or market for the Common
Stock.
“ Prohibited
Transaction ” shall have the meaning assigned to such
term in Section 6.7 hereof.
“ Prospectus
” as used in this Agreement means the prospectus in the form
included in the Registration Statement, as supplemented from time
to time pursuant to Rule 424(b) of the Securities
Act.
“ Registrable
Securities ” means (i) the Shares, (ii) the
Warrant Shares, and (iii) any securities issued or issuable
with respect to any of the foregoing by way of exchange, stock
dividend or stock split or in connection with a combination of
shares, recapitalization, merger, consolidation or other
reorganization or otherwise. As to any particular Registrable
Securities, once issued such securities shall cease to be
Registrable Securities when (w) the Registration Statement has
been declared effective by the Commission and such Registrable
Securities have been disposed of pursuant to the Registration
Statement, (x) such Registrable Securities have been sold
under circumstances under which all of the applicable conditions of
Rule 144 (or any similar provision then in force) under the
Securities Act (“ Rule 144 ”) are met,
(y) such time as such Registrable Securities have been
otherwise transferred to holders who may trade such shares without
restriction under the Securities Act, and the Company has delivered
a new certificate or other evidence of ownership for such
securities not bearing a restrictive legend or (z) such
Registrable Securities may be sold without registration and without
any time, volume or manner limitations pursuant to Rule 144(b)
(or any similar provision then in effect) under the Securities
Act.
“ Registration
Rights Agreement ” shall have the meaning set forth in
the recitals of this Agreement.
“ Registration
Statement ” shall have the meaning assigned to such term
in the Registration Rights Agreement.
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“
Regulation D ” shall have the meaning set forth
in the recitals of this Agreement.
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Section 4(2) ” shall have the meaning set forth
in the recitals of this Agreement.
“ Securities Act
” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals of this
Agreement.
“ Settlement
Date ” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in
Section 3.5 hereof.
“ Shares ”
means the shares of Common Stock of the Company that are and/or may
be purchased hereunder.
“ Trading Day
” means any day other than a Saturday or a Sunday on which
the Principal Market is open for trading in equity
securities.
“ VWAP ”
means the volume weighted average price (the aggregate sales price
of all trades of Common Stock during each Trading Day divided by
the total number of shares of Common Stock traded during such
Trading Day) of the Common Stock during any Trading Day as reported
by Bloomberg, L.P. using the AQR function.
“ Warrant
” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals of this
Agreement.
“ Warrant Shares
” means the shares of Common Stock issuable to the Investor
upon exercise of the Warrant.
ARTICLE II
PURCHASE AND SALE OF
COMMON STOCK
Section 2.1 Purchase and
Sale of Stock . Upon the terms and subject to the conditions
set forth in this Agreement, the Company shall to the extent it
elects to make Draw Downs in accordance with Article III hereof,
issue and sell to the Investor and the Investor shall purchase
Common Stock from the Company for an aggregate (in Draw Down
Amounts) of up to the Maximum Commitment Amount, consisting of
purchases based on Draw Downs in accordance with Article III
hereof.
Section 2.2 Closing .
In consideration of and in express reliance upon the
representations, warranties, covenants, terms and conditions of
this Agreement, the Company agrees to issue and sell to the
Investor, and the Investor agrees to purchase from the Company,
that number of the Shares to be issued in connection with each Draw
Down. The execution and delivery of this Agreement (the “
Closing ”) shall take place at the offices of
Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP, 180 Maiden Lane,
New York, NY 10038 at 5:00 p.m. local time on March __, 2008, or at
such other time and place or on such date as the Investor and the
Company may agree upon (the “ Closing Date ”).
Each party shall deliver at or prior to the Closing all documents,
instruments and writings required to be delivered at the Closing by
such party pursuant to this Agreement. Notwithstanding anything to
the contrary set forth in this Agreement, the Closing shall not
occur until the Investor has received sufficient evidence that the
Company has raised at least $15,000,000 in a financing or series of
financings. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in
this Agreement, the Investor shall have no commitment to
purchase
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Common Stock unless and until the
Investor has received evidence satisfactory to it, in its
reasonable discretion, that the Company has received at least
$15,000,000 in one or more financing transactions previously
disclosed to the Investor.
Section 2.3 Registration
Statement and Prospectus . The Company shall prepare and file
with the Commission the Registration Statement (including the
Prospectus) in accordance with the provisions of the Securities Act
and the Registration Rights Agreement.
Section 2.4 Warrant .
On the Closing Date, the Company shall issue and deliver the
Warrant to the Investor.
Section 2.5 Blackout
Shares . The Company shall deliver any Blackout Amount or issue
and deliver any Blackout Shares to the Investor in accordance with
Section 1.1(e) of the Registration Rights
Agreement.
ARTICLE III
DRAW DOWN
TERMS
Subject to the satisfaction
of the conditions hereinafter set forth in this Agreement, the
parties agree as follows:
Section 3.1 Draw Down
Notice . During the Commitment Period, the Company may, in its
sole discretion, issue a Draw Down Notice (as hereinafter defined)
which shall specify the dollar amount of Shares the Company elects
to sell to the Investor (each such election, a “ Draw
Down ”) up to a Draw Down Amount equal to the Maximum
Draw Down Amount, which Draw Down the Investor shall be obligated
to accept. The Company shall inform the Investor in writing by
sending a duly completed Draw Down Notice (as hereinafter defined)
in the form of Exhibit C hereto by e-mail to the addresses
set forth in Section 10.4, with a copy to the Investor’s
counsel, as to such Draw Down Amount before commencement of trading
on the first Trading Day of the related Draw Down Pricing Period
(the “ Draw Down Notice ”). In addition to the
Draw Down Amount, each Draw Down Notice shall designate the first
Trading Day of the Draw Down Pricing Period. In no event shall any
Draw Down Amount exceed the Maximum Draw Down Amount. Each Draw
Down Notice shall be accompanied by a certificate, signed by the
Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, President or Vice
President and Controller , dated as of the date of such Draw
Down Notice, in the form of Exhibit D
hereof.
Section 3.2 Number of
Shares . Subject to Section 3.6(b), the number of Shares
to be issued in connection with each Draw Down shall be equal to
the sum of the number of shares issuable on each Trading Day of the
Draw Down Pricing Period. The number of shares issuable on a
Trading Day during a Draw Down Pricing Period shall be equal to the
quotient of one eighth (1/8th) of the Draw Down Amount divided
by the Draw Down Discount Price for such Trading Day.
Section 3.3 Limitation on
Draw Downs . Only one Draw Down shall be permitted for each
Draw Down Pricing Period.
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Section 3.4 Trading
Cushion . Unless the parties agree in writing otherwise, there
shall be a minimum of seven (7) Trading Days between the
expiration of any Draw Down Pricing Period and the beginning of the
next succeeding Draw Down Pricing Period.
Section 3.5 Settlement
. The number of Shares purchased by the Investor in any Draw Down
shall be determined and settled on two separate dates. Shares
purchased by the Investor during the first four Trading Days of any
Draw Down Pricing Period shall be determined and settled no later
than the sixth Trading Day of such Draw Down Pricing Period. Shares
purchased by the Investor during the second four Trading Days of
any Draw Down Pricing Period shall be determined and settled no
later than the second Trading Day after the last Trading Day of
such Draw Down Pricing Period. Each date on which settlement of the
purchase and sale of Shares occurs hereunder being referred to as a
“ Settlement Date .” The Investor shall provide
the Company with delivery instructions for the Shares to be issued
at each Settlement Date at least two Trading Days in advance of
such Settlement Date. The number of Shares actually issued shall be
rounded to the nearest whole number of Shares.
Section 3.6 Delivery of
Shares; Payment of Draw Down Amount .
(a) On each Settlement Date,
the Company shall deliver the Shares purchased by the Investor to
the Investor or its designees exclusively via book-entry through
the DTC to an account designated by the Investor, and upon receipt
of the Shares, the Investor shall cause payment thereof to be made
to the Company’s designated account by wire transfer of
immediately available funds, if the Shares are received by the
Investor no later than 1:00 p.m. (Eastern Time), or next day
available funds, if the Shares are received thereafter. Upon the
written request of the Company, the Investor shall cause its banker
to confirm to the Company that the Investor has provided
irrevocable instructions to cause payment for the Shares to be made
as set forth above, upon confirmation by such banker that the
Shares have been delivered through the DTC in unrestricted
form.
(b) For each Trading Day
during a Draw Down Pricing Period where the VWAP is less than the
greater of (i) 90% of the Closing Price of the Company’s
Common Stock on the Trading Day immediately preceding the
commencement of such Draw Down Pricing Period, or (ii) $1.50,
such Trading Day shall not be used in calculating the number of
Shares to be issued in connection with such Draw Down, and the Draw
Down Amount in respect of such Draw Down Pricing Period shall be
reduced by one eighth (1/8th) of the initial Draw Down Amount
specified in the Draw Down Notice. If trading in the
Company’s Common Stock is suspended for any reason for more
than three (3) consecutive or non-consecutive hours during any
Trading Day during a Draw Down Pricing Period, such Trading Day
shall not be used in calculating the number of Shares to be issued
in connection with such Draw Down, and the Draw Down Amount in
respect of such Draw Down Pricing Period shall be reduced by one
eighth (1/8th) of the initial Draw Down Amount specified in
the Draw Down Notice.
Section 3.7 Failure to
Deliver Shares . If on any Settlement Date, the Company fails
to cause the delivery of the Shares purchased by the Investor, and
such failure is not cured within two (2) Trading Days
following such Settlement Date, the Company shall pay to the
Investor on demand in cash by wire transfer of immediately
available funds to an account designated by the Investor the
“ Make Whole Amount ;” provided, however, that
in the event that the Company is
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prevented from delivering Shares in
respect of any such Settlement Date in a timely manner by any fact
or circumstance that is not reasonably within the control of, or
directly attributable to, the Company, or is otherwise reasonably
within the control of, or directly attributable to, the Investor,
then such two (2) Trading Day period shall be automatically
extended until such time as such fact or circumstance is cured. As
used herein, the Make Whole Amount shall be an amount equal to the
sum of (i) the Draw Down Amount actually paid by the Investor
in respect of such Shares plus (ii) an amount equal to the
actual loss suffered by the Investor in respect of sales to
subsequent purchasers, pursuant to transactions entered into before
the Settlement Date, of the Shares that were required to be
delivered by the Company, which shall be based upon documentation
reasonably satisfactory to the Company demonstrating the difference
(if greater than zero) between (A) the price per share paid by
the Investor to purchase such number of shares of Common Stock
necessary for the Investor to meet its share delivery obligations
to such subsequent purchasers minus (B) the average Draw Down
Discount Price during the applicable Draw Down Pricing Period. In
the event that the Make Whole Amount is not paid within two
(2) Trading Days following a demand therefor from the
Investor, the Make Whole Amount shall accrue interest per annum
compounded daily at a rate equal to the greater of (i) the
prime rate of interest then in effect as published by the Wall
Street Journal plus three percent (3%) and (ii) ten
percent (10%) up to and including the date on which the Make
Whole Amount is actually paid. For the purposes of this
Section 3.7 facts or circumstances that are reasonably within
the control of the Company include such facts and circumstances
attributable to acts or omissions of the Company, its officers,
directors, employees, agents and representatives, including,
without limitation, any transfer agent(s), accountant(s) and/or
attorney(s) engaged by the Company in connection with the
Company’s performance of its obligations hereunder.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this
Agreement, in the event that the Company pays the Make Whole Amount
(plus interest, if applicable) in respect of any Settlement Date in
accordance with this Section 3.7, such payment shall be the
Investor’s sole remedy in respect of the Company’s
failure to deliver Shares in respect of such Settlement Date, and
the Company shall not be obligated to deliver such
Shares.
ARTICLE IV
REPRESENTATIONS AND
WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY
The Company hereby makes the
following representations and warranties to the
Investor:
Section 4.1 Organization,
Good Standing and Power . The Company is a corporation duly
organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of
the State of Delaware and has all requisite power and authority to
own, lease and operate its properties and assets and to carry on
its business as now being conducted. Except as set forth in the
Commission Documents (as defined below), the Company does not own
more than fifty percent (50%) of the outstanding capital stock
of or control any other business entity, other than any
wholly-owned subsidiary that is not “ significant
” within the meaning of Regulation S-X promulgated by
the Commission. The Company is duly qualified as a foreign
corporation to do business and is in good standing in every
jurisdiction in which the nature of the business conducted or
property owned by it makes such qualification necessary, other than
those in which the failure to be so qualified or be in good
standing would not have a Material Adverse Effect.
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Section 4.2 Authorization;
Enforcement . (i) The Company has the requisite corporate
power and authority to enter into and perform its obligations under
this Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement and the Warrant
and to issue the Shares, the Warrant, the Warrant Shares and any
Blackout Shares (except to the extent that the number of Blackout
Shares required to be issued exceeds the number of authorized
shares of Common Stock under the Certificate); (ii) the
execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Registration
Rights Agreement, and the execution, issuance and delivery of the
Warrant, by the Company and the consummation by it of the
transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have been duly and
validly authorized by all necessary corporate action and no further
consent or authorization of the Company or its Board of Directors
or stockholders is required (other than as contemplated by
Section 6.5); and (iii) each of this Agreement and the
Registration Rights Agreement has been duly executed and delivered,
and the Warrant has been duly executed, issued and delivered, by
the Company and constitutes a valid and binding obligation of the
Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with its
terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by applicable
bankruptcy, securities, insolvency, or similar laws relating to, or
affecting generally the enforcement of, creditors’ rights and
remedies, or indemnification or by other equitable principles of
general application.
Section 4.3
Capitalization . The authorized capital stock of the Company
and the shares thereof issued and outstanding as of
December 31, 2007 are set forth on a schedule (the “
Disclosure Schedule ”) previously delivered to the
Investor. All of the outstanding shares of the Common Stock have
been duly and validly authorized and issued, and are fully paid and
non-assessable. Except as set forth in this Agreement or as
previously disclosed on the Disclosure Schedule, as of
December 31, 2007, no shares of Common Stock were entitled to
preemptive rights or registration rights and there were no
outstanding options, warrants, scrip, rights to subscribe to, call
or commitments of any character whatsoever relating to, or
securities or rights convertible into or exchangeable for or giving
any right to subscribe for, any shares of capital stock of the
Company, except for stock options issued by the Company to its
employees, directors and consultants. Except as set forth in this
Agreement, the Commission Documents, or as previously disclosed to
the Investor in the Disclosure Schedule, as of December 31,
2007, there were no contracts, commitments, understandings, or
arrangements by which the Company is or may become bound to issue
additional shares of the capital stock of the Company or options,
securities or rights convertible into or exchangeable for or giving
any right to subscribe for any shares of capital stock of the
Company. Except as described in the Commission Documents or as
previously disclosed to the Investor in the Disclosure Schedule, as
of the date hereof the Company is not a party to any agreement
granting registration rights to any Person with respect to any of
its equity or debt securities. Except as set forth in the
Commission Documents or as previously disclosed to the Investor in
writing, as of the date hereof the Company is not a party to, and
it has no Knowledge of, any agreement restricting the voting or
transfer of any shares of the capital stock of the Company. The
offer and sale of all capital stock, convertible securities,
rights, warrants, or options of the Company issued during the
twenty-four month period immediately prior to the Closing complied
in all material respects with all applicable federal and state
securities laws, and no stockholder has a right of rescission or
damages with respect thereto that could reasonably be expected to
have a Material Adverse Effect. The Company has furnished or made
available to the Investor true and correct copies of the
Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation,
as amended and in effect on
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the date hereof (the “
Certificate ”), and the Company’s Amended and
Restated Bylaws, as amended and in effect on the date hereof (the
“ Bylaws ”).
Section 4.4 Issuance of
Shares . Subject to Section 6.5, the Shares, the Warrant
and the Warrant Shares have been, and any Blackout Shares will be,
duly authorized by all necessary corporate action (except to the
extent that the number of Blackout Shares required to be issued
exceeds the number of authorized shares of Common Stock under the
Certificate) and, when issued and paid for in accordance with the
terms of this Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement and the
Warrant, and subject to, and in reliance on, the representations,
warranties and covenants made herein by the Investor, the Shares
and the Warrant Shares shall be validly issued and outstanding,
fully paid and non-assessable, and the Investor shall be entitled
to all rights accorded to a holder of shares of Common
Stock.
Section 4.5 No
Conflicts . The execution, delivery and performance of this
Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement, the Warrant and any
other document or instrument contemplated hereby or thereby, by the
Company and the consummation by the Company of the transactions
contemplated hereby and thereby do not and shall not, in any
material respect: (i) result in the violation of any provision
of the Certificate or Bylaws, (ii) conflict with, or
constitute a default (or an event which with notice or lapse of
time or both would become a default) under, or give rise to any
rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of,
any material agreement, mortgage, deed of trust, indenture, note,
bond, license, lease agreement, instrument or obligation to which
the Company is a party that has not been waived, where such default
or conflict would constitute a Material Adverse Effect,
(iii) create or impose a lien, charge or encumbrance on any
property of the Company under any agreement or any commitment to
which the Company is a party or by which the Company is bound or by
which any of its respective properties or assets are bound which
would constitute a Material Adverse Effect, (iv) result in a
violation of any federal, state, local or foreign statute, rule,
regulation, order, writ, judgment or decree (including federal and
state securities laws and regulations) applicable to the Company or
any of its subsidiaries or by which any property or asset of the
Company or any of its subsidiaries are bound or affected where such
violation would constitute a Material Adverse Effect, or
(v) require any consent of any third-party that has not been
obtained pursuant to any material contract to which the Company is
subject or to which any of its assets, operations or management may
be subject where the failure to obtain any such consent would
constitute a Material Adverse Effect. The Company is not required
under federal, state or local law, rule or regulation to obtain any
consent, authorization or order of, or make any filing or
registration with, any court or governmental agency in order for it
to execute, deliver or perform any of its obligations under this
Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement or the Warrant, or
issue and sell the Shares, the Warrant Shares or the Blackout
Shares (except to the extent that the number of Blackout Shares
required to be issued exceeds the number of authorized shares of
Common Stock under the Certificate) in accordance with the terms
hereof and thereof (other than any filings that may be required to
be made by the Company with the Commission, the FINRA/NASDAQ or
state securities commissions subsequent to the Closing, and, any
registration statement (including any amendment or supplement
thereto) or any other filing or consent which may be filed pursuant
to this Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement or the
Warrant); provided that, for purposes of the representation made in
this
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sentence, the Company is assuming and
relying upon the accuracy of the relevant representations and
agreements of the Investor herein.
Section 4.6 Commission
Documents, Financial Statements .
(a) The Common Stock is
registered pursuant to Section 12(b) or 12(g) of the Exchange
Act, and since January 1, 2005 the Company has timely filed
all reports, schedules, forms, statements and other documents
required to be filed by it with the Commission pursuant to the
reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, including material
filed pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act
(all of the foregoing, including filings incorporated by reference
therein, being referred to herein as the “ Commission
Documents ”). Except as previously disclosed to the
Investor in writing, since January 1, 2005 the Company has
maintained all requirements for the continued listing or quotation
of its Common Stock, and such Common Stock is currently listed or
quoted on the NASDAQ Capital Market. To the extent not available on
the Commission’s EDGAR filing system, the Company has made
available to the Investor true and complete copies of the
Commission Documents filed with the Commission since
January 1, 2005 and prior to the Closing Date. The Company has
not provided to the Investor any information which, according to
applicable law, rule or regulation, should have been disclosed
publicly by the Company but which has not been so disclosed, other
than with respect to the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement and other than with respect to information related to the
fiscal year and quarter ended December 31, 2007, which will be
included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
fiscal year ended December 31, 2007, which need not be filed
with the Commission prior to March 31, 2008. As of its date,
the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2006 complied in all material respects with the
requirements of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations of
the Commission promulgated thereunder applicable to such document,
and, as of its date, after giving effect to the information
disclosed and incorporated by reference therein, to the
Company’s Knowledge such Annual Report on Form 10-K did not
contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a
material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order
to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under
which they were made, not misleading. As of their respective dates,
to the Company’s Knowledge the financial statements, together
with the related notes and schedules thereto, of the Company
included in the Commission Documents filed with the Commission
since January 1, 2005 complied as to form in all material
respects with all applicable accounting requirements and the
published rules and regulations of the Commission or other
applicable rules and regulations with respect thereto. Such
financial statements, together with the related notes and schedules
thereto, have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles (“ GAAP ”) applied on a
consistent basis during the periods involved (except (i) as
may be otherwise indicated in such financial statements or the
notes thereto or (ii) in the case of unaudited interim
statements, to the extent they may not include footnotes or may be
condensed or summary statements), and fairly present in all
material respects the financial condition of the Company and its
subsidiaries as of the dates thereof and the results of operations
and cash flows for the periods then ended (subject, in the case of
unaudited statements, to normal year-end audit
adjustments).
(b) The Company has timely
filed with the Commission and made available to the Investor via
EDGAR or otherwise all certifications and statements required by
(x) Rule 13a-
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or (y) 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 (Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (“ SOXA ”)) with
respect to all relevant Commission Documents. The Company is in
compliance in all material respects with the provisions of SOXA
applicable to it as of the date hereof. The Company maintains
disclosure controls and procedures required by Rule 13a-15 or Rule
15d-15 under the Exchange Act.
Section 4.7 No Material
Adverse Change . Except as disclosed in the Commission
Documents or a press release of the Company, since
December 31, 2007 no event or series of events has or have
occurred that would, individually or in the aggregate, have a
Material Adverse Effect on the Company.
Section 4.8 No Undisclosed
Liabilities . To the Company’s Knowledge, neither the
Company nor any of its subsidiaries has any liabilities,
obligations, claims or losses (whether liquidated or unliquidated,
secured or unsecured, absolute, accrued, contingent or otherwise)
that would be required to be disclosed on a balance sheet of the
Company or any subsidiary (including the notes thereto) in
conformity with GAAP and are not disclosed in the Commission
Documents, other than those incurred in the ordinary course of the
Company’s or its subsidiaries respective businesses since
December 31, 2007 or which, individually or in the aggregate,
do not or would not be reasonably expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect on the Company.
Section 4.9 No Undisclosed
Events or Circumstances . To the Company’s Knowledge, no
event or circumstance has occurred or exists with respect to the
Company or its subsidiaries or their respective businesses,
properties, operations or financial condition, which, under
applicable law, rule or regulation, requires public disclosure or
announcement by the Company but which has not been so publicly
announced or disclosed and which, individually or in the aggregate,
would be reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on
the Company. For the avoidance of doubt, information related to the
fiscal year and quarter ended December 31, 2007 will be
included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
fiscal year ended December 31, 2007, which need not
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