Exhibit
2.1
CONFIDENTIAL MATERIAL
OMITTED AND
FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION.
ASTERISKS DENOTE SUCH
OMISSIONS.
SECURITIES PURCHASE
AGREEMENT
This Securities
Purchase Agreement is entered into as of May 2, 2008, among VIDUS
OCULAR, INC., a Delaware corporation (the “ Company
”), the individuals and entities listed on Schedule A
hereto (individually a “ Seller ” and
collectively the “ Sellers ”), the individuals
and entities listed on Schedule B hereto (individually a
“ Noteholder ” and collectively the “
Noteholders ”), OPKO HEALTH, INC., a Delaware
corporation (“ OPKO ”), and OPKO
INSTRUMENTATION, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and
wholly-owned subsidiary of OPKO (“ Buyer
”).
Preliminary
Statements
A.
The Sellers collectively own all of
the outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company, and desire
to sell to Buyer, and Buyer desires to acquire all of the capital
stock of the Company, on the terms and subject to the conditions
set forth in this Agreement.
B.
The Noteholders collectively hold
all of the Notes (as defined in Article 1), and desire to sell to
Buyer, and Buyer desires to acquire all of the Notes and the
indebtedness represented thereby in exchange for certain shares of
OPKO Common Stock, on the terms and subject to the conditions set
forth in this Agreement.
Agreement
In
consideration of the preliminary statements and the respective
mutual covenants, representations and warranties contained in this
Agreement, the parties agree as set forth below.
ARTICLE
1
Definitions
In addition to
terms defined elsewhere in this Agreement, the following terms when
used in this Agreement shall have the meanings indicated
below:
“
Affiliate ” of a specified Person means a Person who
directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries,
controls, or is controlled by, or is under common control with the
specified Person. As used in the foregoing sentence, the term
“control” (including, with correlative meaning, the
terms “controlling,” “controlled by” and
“under common control with”) means the possession,
directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the
direction of the management and policies of such Person, whether
through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or
otherwise, or such other relationship as, in fact, constitutes
actual control.
“
Agreement ” means this Agreement together with all
exhibits and schedules referred to herein.
“
AMEX ” means the American Stock Exchange,
LLC.
“
Aquashunt ” means the Company’s glaucoma
drainage device, as improved and modified from time to
time.
“
Consideration Shares ” means, collectively, the ***
Shares, the *** Shares, the True-Up Shares (each as defined in
Section 2.1 ), the Yale Shares and the shares of OPKO Common
Stock issued upon exercise of the Stock Options (as defined in
Section 2.1 ).
“
Contracts ” means all contracts, agreements,
covenants, commitments and other instruments of any kind, whether
oral or written, to which the Company is a party or to which the
assets or properties of the Company are bound.
“ Core
IP Assets ” means the Yale License and all of the
Company’s Intellectual Property as of the Closing Date
(including, without limitation, the Aquashunt), together with all
preclinical and clinical studies and data related to the
Company’s Intellectual Property whether or not existing as of
the Closing Date.
“
Debt ” means any and all monies owed by the Company to
any of the Sellers.
“
Environmental Laws ” means any Law including any Law
relating to pollution or protection of the environment or natural
resources, or the use, handling, transportation, treatment,
storage, disposal, release or discharge of Hazardous
Materials.
“
ERISA ” means the Employee Retirement Income Security
Act of 1974, as amended.
“
Escrow Agent ” means Akerman Senterfitt.
“
Escrow Agreement ” shall mean that escrow agreement
dated the date hereof and substantially in the form attached hereto
as Schedule C.
“
Escrow Shares ” means 286,624 shares of OPKO Common
Stock held in escrow pursuant to the Escrow Agreement to satisfy
Claims under Section 8.5, as described on Schedule D
attached hereto.
“
Exchange Act ” means the United States Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations
promulgated thereunder.
“
FDA ” means the United States Food and Drug
Administration.
“
Founders ” shall mean Ben R. Bronstein, James R.
McNab, Jr., Milton Bruce Shields and Nicholas Fish
Warner.
“
GAAP ” means United States generally accepted
accounting principles as in effect on the date hereof.
“
Guaranty ” means, as to any Person, any contract,
agreement or understanding of such Person pursuant to which such
Person guarantees the indebtedness, liabilities or obligations of
others, directly or indirectly, in any manner, including agreements
to purchase such indebtedness, liabilities or obligations, or to
supply funds to or in any manner invest in others, or to otherwise
assure the holder of such indebtedness, liabilities or obligations
against loss.
“
Hazardous Materials ” means (a) any petroleum,
petroleum products, by-products or breakdown products, radioactive
materials, asbestos-containing materials or polychlorinated
byphenyls or (b) any chemical, material or substance defined or
regulated as toxic or hazardous or as a pollutant or contaminant or
waste under any applicable Environmental Law.
“
Indemnifying Noteholder ” means JM Medical, LLC, a
Delaware limited liability company.
“
Intellectual Property ” means any or all of the
following owned, used or controlled by the Company: (a) all
inventions (whether patentable or unpatentable and whether or not
reduced to practice), all improvements thereto, and all patents and
patent applications, together with all reissuances, continuations,
continuations-in-part, revisions, extensions, and reexaminations
thereof; (b) all trademarks, service marks, trade dress, logos,
trade names, and corporate names, together with all translations,
adaptations, derivations, and combinations thereof and including
all goodwill associated therewith, and all applications,
registrations, and renewals in connection therewith; (c) all
copyrightable works, all copyrights, and all applications,
registrations, and renewals in connection therewith; (d) all trade
secrets and confidential business information (including, to the
extent such items are confidential or proprietary to the Company,
databases, ideas, research and development, know-how, formulas,
compositions, manufacturing and production processes and
techniques, technical data, designs, drawings, specifications,
customer and supplier lists, pricing and cost information, and
business and marketing plans and proposals); (e) all proprietary
computer programs and software (including data and source and
object codes and related documentation); (f) all other proprietary
rights, licenses and sublicenses granted by or to the Company that
relate to any of the foregoing; and (g) all copies and tangible
embodiments thereof (in whatever form or medium).
“
Knowledge ” means the actual knowledge of the Founders
as of the date of this Agreement.
“
Law ” means any federal, state or local law, statute,
ordinance, rule, regulation, order, writ, judgment or
decree.
“
Liabilities ” means any liability (whether known or
unknown, whether asserted or unasserted, whether absolute or
contingent, whether accrued or unaccrued, whether liquidated or
unliquidated and whether due or to become due), damages, claims,
fines, penalties, assessments, costs or expenses.
“
Liens ” means any liens, claims, charges, pledges,
security interests, mortgages, title defects or
encumbrances.
“
Material Adverse Effect ” means any change in or
effect on the business of a Person that is, or would reasonably be
expected to be, materially adverse to the business, assets
(including intangible assets), liabilities (contingent or
otherwise), condition (financial or otherwise), or results of
operations of such Person taken as a whole; provided, however, that
“Material Adverse Effect” shall not include the effect
of any circumstance, change, development, event or state of facts
arising out of or attributable to any of the following: (a) the
industry and markets in which such Person operates generally, (b)
general economic or political conditions, (c) the failure of such
Person to meet projections of earnings, revenues or other financial
measures, including a decline in stock price, in and of itself, (d)
acts of war (whether or not declared), sabotage or terrorism,
military actions or the escalation thereof or other force majeure
events (such as natural disasters, acts of God or other events not
within the reasonable control of such Person), (e) any changes in
applicable Laws or accounting rules, or (f) with respect to the
Company, the taking of any action required by this Agreement or
consented to by Buyer or OPKO, or, with respect to OPKO, the taking
of any action required by this Agreement or consented to by the
Company or the Sellers.
“
Notes ” means those certain 8% convertible promissory
notes issued by the Company in favor of the Noteholders in the
aggregate original principal amount of $1,275,000.
“ OPKO
Affiliate ” shall mean any Affiliate of OPKO or Buyer,
including without limitation, Phillip Frost, Frost Gamma
Investments Trust, The Frost Group, LLC or any of their respective
members or Affiliates.
“ OPKO
Common Stock ” means the common stock of OPKO, par value
$.01 per share.
“
Organizational Documents ” means any and all documents
pursuant to which an entity is organized and/or operates under the
applicable laws of its jurisdiction.
“
Person ” means any natural person, corporation,
limited liability company, unincorporated organization,
partnership, association, joint stock company, joint venture, trust
or government, or any agency or political subdivision of any
government, or any other entity.
“
SEC ” means the United States Securities and Exchange
Commission.
“
Securities ” means all of the issued and outstanding
capital stock of the Company.
“
Securities Act ” means the United States Securities
Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated
thereunder.
“
Seller Representative ” shall mean James R. McNab,
Jr.
“
Subsidiary ” of any Person means any Person, whether
or not capitalized, in which such Person owns, directly or
indirectly, an equity interest of 50% or more.
“
Tax ” means any federal, state, local or foreign
income, gross receipts, franchise, estimated, alternative minimum,
add-on minimum, sales, use, transfer, registration, all gross
receipts, sales, use, ad valorem, value added, excise,
natural resources, severance, stamp, occupation, premium, windfall
profit, assets, minimum income, environmental, customs, duties,
real property, personal property, capital stock, social security
obligations or contributions, unemployment, disability, payroll,
license, employee or other withholding, or other tax or
governmental charge, of any kind whatsoever, including any
interest, penalties or additions to tax or additional amounts in
respect of the foregoing; the foregoing shall include any
transferee or secondary liability for a Tax and any liability
assumed by agreement or arising as a result of being (or ceasing to
be) a member of any affiliated group (or being included, or
required to be included, in any tax return relating
thereto).
“
Transaction Documents ” means this Agreement and all
other documents to be executed and delivered by any party pursuant
to or in connection with this Agreement and consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby.
“
Triggering Event ” means any of the following events
occurring after the Closing: (a) the closing of the acquisition of
fifty percent (50%) or more of the combined voting power of the
then outstanding voting securities of the Company, Buyer or OPKO,
as the case may be, entitled to vote generally in the election of
directors or managers (the “ Outstanding Voting
Securities ”) of the Company, Buyer or OPKO,
respectively, by any Person (including a “group” as
defined in Section 13(d)(3) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended), other than an OPKO Affiliate; (b) the closing of
a merger, conversion or consolidation of the Company, Buyer or OPKO
in which the Company, Buyer, OPKO or an OPKO Affiliate is not the
surviving or resulting entity unless, following such merger,
conversion or consolidation, fifty percent (50%) or more of the
Outstanding Voting Securities of the surviving or resulting entity
is then beneficially owned, directly or indirectly, by all or
substantially all of the individuals and entities who were the
beneficial owners, respectively, of the Outstanding Voting
Securities immediately prior to such merger, conversion or
consolidation of the Company, Buyer or OPKO, as applicable; (c) the
closing of a sale, transfer or other disposition of all or
substantially all of the assets of the Company, Buyer or OPKO to
any Person other than an OPKO Affiliate (including a
“group” as defined in Section 13(d)(3) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended); or (d) the closing of
a sale or transfer (including an exclusive license or sub-license
to all or substantially all of the Intellectual Property relating
to the Aquashunt, including, without limitation, an exclusive
license or any sublicense of the Yale License) to any Person other
than an OPKO Affiliate or the Founders in accordance with Section
8.1(b) of all or substantially all of the properties, assets or
rights related to the Aquashunt.
“
Yale ” means Yale University, a corporation organized
and existing under and by virtue of a charter granted by the
general assembly of the Colony and State of Connecticut.
“ Yale
License ” means that certain Exclusive License Agreement
effective as of February 13, 2007 by and between Yale and the
Company.
“ Yale
Shares ” means 33,080 shares of OPKO Common Stock.
ARTICLE
2
Purchase of Securities;
Purchase of Notes; Release by Escrow Agent
2.1
Purchase of
Securities .
(a)
Purchase and Sale of
Securities . Subject to
the terms and conditions set forth herein, on the Closing Date,
each Seller shall sell, assign, transfer and deliver to Buyer, and
Buyer shall purchase from such Seller, all of such Seller’s
right, title and interest in and to the Securities indicated next
to such Seller’s name on Schedule A under the heading
“Securities Owned” . To give effect to such
sale, each of the Sellers hereby waives any preemption rights it
may have in relation to any of the Securities.
(b)
Consideration
. As consideration for the sale,
assignment, transfer and delivery of the Securities by the Sellers
to Buyer, Buyer shall issue and deliver to the Sellers (or the
Escrow Agent on behalf of the Sellers, as applicable), on the terms
and conditions set forth herein, the following number of shares of
OPKO Common Stock and options to acquire shares of OPKO Common
Stock:
(i) On or before the Closing Date, OPKO’s
Board of Directors (or compensation committee thereof) shall grant
to each Founder and, on the Closing Date, Buyer shall issue and
deliver to each Founder, stock options representing the right to
acquire 50,000 shares of OPKO Common Stock, at an exercise price
equal to the closing sale price for OPKO Common Stock on the AMEX
on the Closing Date (the “ Stock Options ”).
Each Founder’s Stock Options shall (i) have the terms set
forth in Schedule E (“ Option Terms ”),
(ii) be for a term of seven (7) years, (iii) vest ratably over four
(4) years vest, and (iv) be governed by the terms and conditions of
OPKO’s 2007 Equity Incentive Plan (the “ OPKO Stock
Option Plan ”) as in effect on the Closing Date
(including, without limitation, with respect to accelerated vesting
upon a Change in Control (as such term is defined in the OPKO Stock
Option Plan), provided , however , that the Stock
Options shall become fully vested and exercisable immediately upon
the occurrence of a Triggering Event. For the avoidance of doubt,
notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the
Stock Options or the OPKO Stock Option Plan, vesting of the Stock
Options shall be subject only to the passage of time and shall not
be contingent upon service by the Founders as employees or
consultants of the Company, Buyer or OPKO under any
circumstances.
(ii) On the Closing Date, Buyer shall issue and
deliver a certificate to Yale representing 24,810 shares of OPKO
Common Stock (or 75% of the Yale Shares), and issue to Yale, and
deliver to the Escrow Agent to be held in escrow pursuant to the
terms of this Agreement and the Escrow Agreement, a certificate
representing 8,270 shares of OPKO Common Stock (or 25% of the Yale
Shares).
(iii) On the Closing Date, Buyer shall issue
certificates to each Seller representing the number of shares of
OPKO Common Stock set forth opposite the name of such Seller on
Schedule A under the heading “***
Shares” (the “ *** Shares ”), and
deliver such certificates to the Escrow Agent to be held in escrow
pursuant to the terms of this Agreement and the Escrow
Agreement.
(iv) On the Closing Date, Buyer shall issue
certificates to each Seller representing the number of shares of
OPKO Common Stock set forth opposite the name of such Seller on
Schedule A under the heading “***
Shares” (the “ *** Shares ”), and
deliver such certificates to the Escrow Agent to be held in escrow
pursuant to the terms of this Agreement and the Escrow
Agreement.
(c)
Additional
Consideration . In the
event the average closing sale price for OPKO Common Stock on the
AMEX for the ten (10) trading days preceding the date of the 510(k)
Approval is less than $*** per share, then Buyer shall issue and
deliver (as soon as possible and in any event within *** business
days of the date of the 510(k) Approval) to each Seller a
certificate representing the number of shares of OPKO Common Stock
set forth opposite the name of such Seller on Schedule A
under the heading “True-Up Shares” (the
“ True-Up Shares ”).
(a)
Purchase and Sale of
Notes . Subject to the
terms and conditions set forth herein, on the Closing Date, each
Noteholder shall sell, assign, transfer and deliver to Buyer, and
Buyer shall purchase from such Noteholder, all of such
Noteholder’s right, title and interest in and to the Note(s)
including the aggregate indebtedness represented thereby (including
the aggregate original principal amount thereof and the accrued and
unpaid interest thereon) indicated next to such Noteholder’s
name on Schedule B .
(b)
Consideration
. As consideration for the sale,
assignment, transfer and delivery of the Notes, on the Closing
Date, Buyer shall (i) issue and deliver to each Noteholder a
certificate representing the number of shares of OPKO Common Stock
set forth opposite the name of such Noteholder on Schedule B
under the heading “Note Shares” (the “
Note Shares ”); and (ii) issue to the Indemnifying
Noteholder a certificate representing the number of shares of OPKO
Common Stock set forth opposite the name of the Indemnifying
Noteholder on Schedule B under the heading “Note
Indemnity Shares” (the “ Note Indemnity
Shares ”), and deliver such certificate to the Escrow
Agent to be held in escrow pursuant to the terms of this Agreement
and the Escrow Agreement; following which each of the Notes shall
be deemed fully repaid, canceled and of no further
effect.
2.3
Release By Escrow
Agent .
(a)
Release of *** Shares
. Subject to Section 2.3(c)
and Section 2.3(d) , Buyer and the Seller Representative
shall direct the Escrow Agent to immediately release the ***
Shares, other than the *** shares constituting part of the Escrow
Shares, to the Sellers immediately after the earlier to occur of
(i) ***, as determined by OPKO in its sole discretion, of ***
(defined in Section 8.1(a) ), and (ii) a ***. Unless a ***
has occurred, Buyer and the Seller Representative shall direct the
Escrow Agent to immediately release the *** Shares to Buyer in the
event that OPKO determines in its sole discretion that the *** in
accordance with Section 8.1(a) hereof.
(b)
Release of
*** Shares . Subject to
Section 2.3(c) and Section 2.3(d) , Buyer and the
Seller Representative shall direct the Escrow Agent to immediately
release the *** Shares, other than the *** Shares constituting part
of the Escrow Shares, to the Sellers immediately after the earliest
to occur of (i) ***, and ***. Unless a ***
has occurred, Buyer and the Seller Representative shall direct the
Escrow Agent to immediately release the *** Shares to Buyer in the
event *** (defined in Section 8.1(a )).
(c)
Escrow Shares
. Subject to Section 2.3(a) ,
Section 2.3(b) and Section 2.3(d) , Buyer and the
Seller Representative shall direct the Escrow Agent to immediately
release the Escrow Shares to the Sellers and the Indemnifying
Noteholder on the earlier of (i) the *** anniversary of the Closing
Date, unless a Claim asserted in writing by a Buyer Indemnified
Party remains unresolved as of such date, and (ii) ***.
(d)
*** Escrow Shares
. Notwithstanding anything in
Section 2.3(a) , Section 2.3(b) , or Section
2.3(c) to the contrary, none of the *** Shares or *** Shares
constituting part of the Escrow Shares shall be released or
delivered to the Sellers, if ever, until the *** (i) ***, as
determined by Buyer in its sole discretion, of ***, ***,
respectively, and (ii) the occurrence of a ***.
ARTICLE
3
Representations and
Warranties of Buyer and OPKO
In order to
induce the Company and Sellers to enter into this Agreement and to
consummate the transactions contemplated hereby, Buyer and OPKO
make the representations and warranties set forth below to
Sellers.
3.1
Organization
.
Each of Buyer and OPKO has been duly
organized and is validly existing and in good standing under the
laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization, as
the case may be. Each of Buyer and OPKO is duly qualified or
licensed to do business, and is in good standing, in each
jurisdiction where the character of the properties owned, leased or
operated by it or the nature of its business makes such
qualification or licensing necessary. Each of Buyer and OPKO has
all requisite right, power and authority to (a) own or lease and
operate its properties and (b) conduct its business as presently
conducted.
3.2
Authorization;
Enforceability . Each of Buyer and OPKO has all requisite right,
power and authority to execute and deliver the Transaction
Documents and to consummate the transactions contemplated thereby.
The execution and delivery of the Transaction Documents by Buyer
and OPKO and the consummation by Buyer and OPKO of the transactions
contemplated thereby have been duly authorized by all requisite
corporate and limited liability company action, as the case may be.
The Transaction Documents have been duly executed and delivered by
Buyer and OPKO, and constitute the legal, valid and binding
obligation of Buyer and OPKO, enforceable in accordance with their
respective terms except as limited by (a) applicable bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other Laws of general
application affecting enforcement of creditors’ rights and
(b) general principles of equity that may restrict the availability
of equitable remedies.
3.3
No Violation or
Conflict . The execution and delivery of the Transaction
Documents by Buyer and OPKO, the consummation by Buyer and OPKO of
the transactions contemplated thereby, and compliance by Buyer and
OPKO with the provisions hereof: (a) do not and will not violate
or, if applicable, conflict with any provision of Law, or any
provision of Buyer’s or OPKO’s Organizational
Documents; and (b) do not and will not, with or without the passage
of time or the giving of notice, result in the breach of, or
constitute a default, cause the acceleration of performance or
require any consent under, any instrument or agreement to which
Buyer or OPKO is a party or by which Buyer, OPKO or their
properties may be bound or affected.
3.4
Capitalization
.
The authorized and outstanding
capital stock of OPKO is as set forth on its consolidated balance
sheet comprising a part of the most recent SEC Report. All of
OPKO’s issued and outstanding capital stock is duly
authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and was
issued in compliance with applicable state and federal securities
laws. As of the date hereof, there are outstanding options to
purchase approximately 12,300,000 shares of OPKO Common Stock under
the OPKO Stock Option Plan, and options to purchase 18,300,000
shares of OPKO Common Stock remain available for grant
thereunder.
3.5
Validity of Shares;
Listing . When
issued and delivered to the Sellers and the Noteholders in
accordance with this Agreement, the Note Shares, the Note Indemnity
Shares and the Consideration Shares shall be (a) duly and validly
authorized, issued and outstanding, (b) fully paid and
nonassessable, and (c) listed for trading on the AMEX.
3.6
SEC Reports; Absence of
Undisclosed Liabilities .
(a) Except as set forth on Schedule 3.6(a) ,
OPKO has duly filed with and furnished to the SEC all required
reports, schedules, forms, certifications, prospectuses,
registrations, proxy and other statements since March 27, 2007
(collectively, “ SEC Reports ”). Each SEC Report
complied, at the time such SEC Report was filed, in all material
respects with all applicable requirements of the Securities Act and
the Exchange Act and applicable rules and regulations promulgated
thereunder.
(b) Neither OPKO nor any of its subsidiaries has any
Liabilities which, if known, would be required to be reflected or
reserved against on a consolidated balance sheet of OPKO prepared
in accordance with GAAP or the notes thereto, except Liabilities
(i) reflected or reserved against on the audited consolidated
balance sheet of OPKO and its subsidiaries as of December 31, 2007
and the footnotes thereto set forth in OPKO’s annual report
on Form 10-K, for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007, or
(ii) incurred after December 31, 2007 in the ordinary course
of business and that, individually or in the aggregate, have not
had a Material Adverse Effect.
3.7
Absence of Certain
Changes or Events . Except as disclosed in the SEC Reports,
(a) since December 31, 2007, there has not occurred any
Material Adverse Effect, and (b) OPKO and its subsidiaries
have carried on and operated their respective businesses in all
material respects in the ordinary course of business consistent
with past practices.
3.8
Legal
Proceedings . Except as set forth in the SEC Reports, (a) OPKO
is not a party to any pending or, to the knowledge of OPKO,
threatened, legal, administrative or other proceeding, arbitration,
mediation or out-of-court settlement negotiation, and (b) to the
knowledge of OPKO, no Person who is or was a director or officer of
OPKO is a party to any pending legal, administrative or other
proceeding, arbitration, mediation or out-of-court settlement
negotiation in their capacity as directors or officers of OPKO.
OPKO is not subject to any order, writ, injunction, decree or other
judgment of any court or governmental or regulatory
authority.
3.9
Compliance with
Laws . Except as
discussed in the SEC Reports, OPKO is in compliance in all material
respects with all Laws and other legal requirements applicable to
it or its properties and OPKO has not received written notification
from any governmental or regulatory authority asserting that it is
not in compliance with or has violated any of the Laws, which such
governmental or regulatory authority enforces, or threatening to
revoke any Permit (as hereinafter defined), and OPKO is not subject
to any agreement or consent decree with any governmental or
regulatory authority arising out of previously asserted
violations.
3.10
Consent of Governmental
Authorities . No consent, approval or authorization of, or
registration, qualification or filing with any governmental or
regulatory authority is required to be made by OPKO in connection
with the execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement by
OPKO or the consummation by OPKO of the transactions contemplated
hereby.
3.11
Brokers . Buyer has not employed any financial advisor,
broker or finder and has not incurred and will not incur any
broker’s, finder’s, investment banking or similar fees,
commissions or expenses, in connection with the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement, which would be payable by
Sellers.
ARTICLE
4
Representations and
Warranties of the Company
In order to
induce Buyer and OPKO to enter into this Agreement and to
consummate the transactions contemplated hereby, the Company hereby
makes the representations and warranties set forth below to Buyer
and OPKO, which are subject to the qualifications and limitations
set forth in the disclosure schedules attached hereto (the “
Disclosure Schedules ”).
4.1
Organization . The Company has been duly organized and is
validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the
jurisdiction of its incorporation. The Company is duly qualified or
licensed to do business, and is in good standing, in each
jurisdiction where the character of the properties owned, leased or
operated by it or the nature of its business makes such
qualification or licensing necessary. The Company has all requisite
right, power and authority to (a) own or lease and operate its
properties, (b) conduct its business as presently conducted and (c)
engage in and consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. The
Company is not in default under its Organizational Documents. The
Company does not have any Subsidiaries.
4.2
Authorization;
Enforceability . The Company has all requisite right, power and
authority to execute and deliver the Transaction Documents and
consummate the transactions contemplated thereby. The execution and
delivery of the Transaction Documents by the Company and the
consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby have
been duly authorized by all requisite corporate action. The
Transaction Documents have been duly executed and delivered and
constitute the legal, valid and binding obligations of the Company,
enforceable in accordance with their respective terms except as
limited by (a) applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization,
moratorium or other Laws of general application affecting
enforcement of creditors’ rights and (b) general principles
of equity that may restrict the availability of equitable
remedies.
4.3
No Violation or
Conflict . Except as set forth on Schedule 4.3 , the
execution and delivery of the Transaction Documents by the Company
and the consummation by the Company of the transactions
contemplated hereby, and compliance by the Company with the
provisions hereof: (a) do not and will not violate or conflict with
any provision of Law or any provision of the Company’s
Organizational Documents; and (b) do not and will not, with or
without the passage of time or the giving of notice, result in the
breach of, or constitute a default, cause the acceleration of
performance or require any consent under, or result in the creation
of any Lien upon any property or assets of the Company pursuant to
any instrument or agreement to which the Company is a party or by
which the Company’s properties may be bound or
affected.
4.4
Organizational Documents
and Corporate Records . A true and complete copy of (a) the
Organizational Documents of the Company, as amended, and (b) copies
of the minute books of the Company have been delivered to Buyer.
Such minute books contain records of all meetings and other
corporate actions of the Board of Directors, committees of the
Board of Directors, and shareholders of the Company from the date
of its incorporation to the date hereof, and such records are
complete and accurate in all material respects. All matters
requiring the authorization or approval of the Board of Directors,
a committee of the Board of Directors, or the shareholders of the
Company have been duly and validly authorized and approved by
them.
4.5
Capitalization
.
The authorized share capital of the
Company is as set forth on Schedule 4.5 . Schedule
4.5 sets forth all Securities which are issued and outstanding,
all of which have been duly authorized, are validly issued, fully
paid and nonassessable and were issued in compliance with
applicable state and federal securities laws. All outstanding
Securities are owned by the Sellers, free and clear of all Liens,
rights of first refusal and limitations on the Sellers’
voting rights, and there are no voting agreements or shareholder
agreements among the Sellers with respect to the Securities. The
Company has not made any investment or equity interest in any other
Person. None of the Securities was issued in violation of any
preemptive rights or rights of first refusal, or other agreements
or rights. At the Closing, the Sellers will transfer and convey and
Buyer will acquire good and valid title to the Securities free and
clear of all Liens. No written or oral agreement or understanding
with respect to the disposition of the Securities or any rights
therein, other than this Agreement exists. The Company does not
have any liability or obligation of any nature whatsoever to any
former shareholder of the Company.
4.6
Rights, Warrants,
Options . There are no stock options, warrants, stock
appreciation, phantom stock or other rights, arrangements or
commitments of any character to which the Company is a party or by
which the Company is bound relating to the issued or unissued
capital stock or equity interests of the Company or obligating the
Company to issue or sell any shares of capital stock of, or other
equity interests in, the Company. There are no outstanding
obligations of the Company to redeem or otherwise acquire any of
the Securities. There are no outstanding contractual obligations of
the Company to provide funds to, or make any investment (in the
form of a loan, capital contribution or otherwise) in any
Person.
4.7
Financial
Statements . The Company has delivered to Buyer a true and
complete copy of (A) the unaudited consolidated balance sheet of
the Company for the fiscal year ended on December 31, 2007, and the
unaudited consolidated profit and loss statement for the fiscal
year ended on December 31, 2007, and (B) the unaudited balance
sheet of the Company as of March 31, 2008, and the unaudited
consolidated profit and loss statement of the Company for the
two-month period then ended (collectively, the “ Financial
Statements ”). The Financial Statements: (a) have been
prepared in accordance with the books of account and records of the
Company; (b) fairly present in all material respects the financial
position of the Company as of the dates and for the periods
specified in such statements; and (c) have been prepared in
accordance with United States generally accepted accounting
principles, consistently applied with prior periods, subject to
year-end adjustments and the addition of appropriate
footnotes.
4.8
Absence of Undisclosed
Liabilities . The Company has no debts, Liabilities,
commitments or obligations of any nature whatsoever, whether
accrued, absolute, contingent or otherwise, other than as provided
for in this Agreement, disclosed in the Disclosure Schedules or
accrued for or reserved against in the Financial
Statements.
4.9
Guaranties
.
The Company is not a party to any
Guaranty, and no Person is a party to any Guaranty for the benefit
of the Company.
4.10
Accounts and Notes
Receivable and Payable . Set forth in Schedule 4.10 is a true and
complete aged list of unpaid accounts and notes receivable owing to
and owed by the Company as of Closing. All of such accounts and
notes receivable and payable constitute only bona fide, valid and
binding claims arising in the ordinary course of the
Company’s business, subject, with regard to receivables, to
no valid defenses, counterclaims or setoffs.
4.11
Absence of Material
Adverse Effect . Except as set forth on Schedule 4.11 ,
Since March 31, 2008, the Company has conducted its business only
in the ordinary and usual course and in a manner consistent with
past practices and, since such date: (a) there has been no Material
Adverse Effect; and (b) the Company has not engaged or agreed to
engage in any of the actions described below:
(a) amend or otherwise change its Organizational
Documents;
(b) issue, sell or authorize for issuance or sale,
shares of any class of its securities (including, but not limited
to, by way of stock split or dividend) or any subscriptions,
options, warrants, rights or convertible securities, or enter into
any agreements or commitments of any character obligating it issue
or sell any such securities;
(c) redeem, purchase or otherwise acquire, directly
or indirectly, any shares of its capital stock or any option,
warrant or other right to purchase or acquire any such
shares;
(d) declare or pay any dividend or other
distribution (whether in cash, stock or other property) with
respect to its capital stock or repay any irrevocable capital
contribution;
(e) sell, transfer, surrender, abandon or dispose of
any of its assets or property rights (tangible or
intangible);
(f) grant or make any Lien or subject itself or any
of its properties or assets to any Lien;
(g) grant any license or sublicense of any right
under or with respect to any Intellectual Property or disclose any
proprietary or confidential information to any third party, except
to Buyer or OPKO;
(h) create, incur or assume any indebtedness or any
Liability in excess of $7,500;
(i) make or commit to make any capital expenditures
in excess of $7,500;
(j) grant or become subject to any
Guaranty;
(k) apply any of its assets to the direct or
indirect payment, discharge, satisfaction or reduction of any
amount payable directly or indirectly by, to or for the benefit of
any Seller or any Affiliate thereof or to the prepayment of any
such amounts or engage in any transactions with any
Affiliate;
(l) write off the value of any assets, inventory or
any accounts receivable or increase, the reserves for obsolete,
damaged, spoiled or otherwise not usable inventory or doubtful or
uncollectible receivables;
(m) increase the compensation payable or to become
payable to directors, officers or employees (including, without
limitation, any such increase pursuant to any Plan or otherwise),
other than increases in the ordinary course of business and
consistent with past practice or grant any rights to severance or
termination pay to, or enter into any employment or severance
agreement with, any director, officer or other employee of the
Company, or establish, adopt, enter into or materially amend any
collective bargaining, bonus, profit sharing, thrift, compensation,
stock option, restricted stock, pension, retirement, deferred
compensation, employment, termination, severance or other plan,
agreement, trust, fund, policy or arrangement for the benefit of
any director, officer or employee;
(n) acquire (including, without limitation, by
merger, consolidation or acquisition of stock or assets) any
interest in any corporation, partnership, other business
organization, Person or any division thereof or any
assets;
(o) alter the manner of keeping its books, accounts
or records, or change in any manner the accounting practices,
methods or assumptions therein reflected;
(p) agree to accelerate or delay collection of notes
or accounts receivable in advance of or beyond their regular dates
or the date when the same could have been collected in the ordinary
course of business consistent with past practices;
(q) waive, release, assign, settle or compromise any
claims or litigation;
(r) make any Tax election or settle or compromise
any federal, state or local or federal income Tax
liability;
(s) take or omit to take any action which is
intended to render any of the Company’s representations or
warranties untrue or misleading;
(t) take any action which would have a Material
Adverse Effect; or
(u) agree, whether in writing or otherwise, to do
any of the foregoing.
4.12
List of
Accounts . Set forth on Schedule 4.12 is: (a) the
name and address of each bank or other institution in which the
Company maintains an account (cash, securities or other) or safe
deposit box; (b) the name and phone number of the Company’s
contact person at such bank or institution; (c) the account number
of the relevant account and a description of the type of account;
and (d) the persons authorized to transact business in such
accounts.
4.13
Tax
Matters .
Except as set forth on Schedule 4.13 , all Tax returns
required to be filed with respect to the Company have been timely
filed with the appropriate governmental authorities in all
jurisdictions in which such returns are required to be filed, all
of the foregoing as filed are true, correct and complete in all
material respects as of the applicable filing dates, and reflect
accurately in all material respects all liabilities for Taxes of
the Company for the periods to which such returns relate, and all
amounts shown as owing thereon have been paid. All Taxes, if any,
collectible or payable by the Company or relating to or chargeable
against any of its assets, revenues or income through the Closing
Date were or will be fully collected and paid by such date or
provided for by adequate reserves in the Financial Statements. No
claims or deficiencies have been asserted against the Company with
respect to any Taxes which have not been paid or otherwise
satisfied or for which accruals or reserves have not been made in
the Financial Statements, and there exists no reasonable basis for
the making of any such claims. The Company has not waived any
restrictions on assessment or collection of Taxes or consented to
the extension of any statute of limitations relating to
taxation.
4.14
Insurance
.
Set forth on Schedule 4.14 is
a list of all insurance policies providing insurance coverage of
any nature to the Company. The Company has delivered to Buyer a
true and complete copy of all of such insurance policies as
amended. Such policies are reasonably sufficient for the compliance
by the Company with all requirements of Law and all Contracts. All
of such policies are in full force and effect and are valid and
enforceable in accordance with their terms, and the Company has
complied in all material respects with all terms and conditions of
such policies, including the payment of premium payments. None of
the insurance carriers has indicated to the Company an intention to
cancel or not renew any such policy. The Company has no claim
pending or reasonably anticipated against any of the insurance
carriers under any of such policies and there has been no actual or
alleged occurrence of any kind which may give rise to any such
claim.
4.15
Title to and Condition of
Personal Property .
(a) Except as set forth on Schedule 4.15 ,
the Company has good and marketable title or leasehold interest to
each item of equipment and other personal property, included as an
asset in the Financial Statements, free and clear of all
Liens.
(b) All of the buildings, structures, appurtenances,
leasehold improvements, equipment, machinery, and other tangible
property owned or used by the Company are: (a) in reasonable
operating condition and repair, ordinary wear and tear excepted,
(b) not in need of substantial maintenance or repairs, and (c)
adequate and sufficient for the continuing conduct of the business
of the Company as now conducted.
(c) Each item of equipment, personal property and
asset of the Company, included as an asset in the Financial
Statements shall remain with the Company as of the Closing Date.
The parties agree that Schedule 4.15(c) sets forth the full
and complete list of material assets which will be owned by the
Company as of the Closing Date.
4.16
Intellectual
Property . Other than inbound “shrink-wrap” and
similar publicly available commercial binary code end-user
licenses, set forth on Schedule 4.16 is a list and
description of the Intellectual Property that is the subject of an
application, certificate, filing, registration or other document
issued by, filed with, or recorded by, any governmental authority.
The Intellectual Property is owned or rightfully used by the
Company pursuant to a license agreement free and clear of all
Liens, and except as set forth on Schedule 4.16 , no
royalties, honorariums or fees are or will be payable by the
Company by reason of the ownership or use of the Intellectual
Property. No claims have been made against the Company or the
Sellers or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened against the
Company or the Sellers (or any of their respective officers,
directors, employees or Affiliates) (i) asserting the invalidity,
abuse, misuse, or unenf
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