EXHIBIT 1.2
EXECUTION COPY
SECURITIES PURCHASE
AGREEMENT
This Securities Purchase Agreement
(this “ Agreement ”) is dated as of
April 14, 2009, between Cortex Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a
Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), and each
purchaser identified on the signature pages hereto (each, including
its successors and assigns, a “ Purchaser ” and
collectively the “ Purchasers ”).
WHEREAS, subject to the terms and
conditions set forth in this Agreement and pursuant to an effective
registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
(the “ Securities Act ”), the Company desires to
issue and sell to each Purchaser, and each Purchaser, severally and
not jointly, desires to purchase from the Company, securities of
the Company as more fully described in this Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, IN CONSIDERATION of
the mutual covenants contained in this Agreement, and for other
good and valuable consideration the receipt and adequacy of which
are hereby acknowledged, the Company and each Purchaser agree as
follows:
ARTICLE I.
DEFINITIONS
1.1 Definitions . In addition
to the terms defined elsewhere in this Agreement,
(a) capitalized terms that are not otherwise defined herein
have the meanings given to such terms in the Certificate of
Designation (as defined herein), and (b) the following terms
have the meanings set forth in this Section 1.1:
“ Acquiring Person
” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in
Section 4.7.
“ Action ” shall
have the meaning ascribed to such term in
Section 3.1(j).
“ Affiliate ”
means any Person that, directly or indirectly through one or more
intermediaries, controls or is controlled by or is under common
control with a Person as such terms are used in and construed under
Rule 405 under the Securities Act.
“ Board of Directors
” means the board of directors of the Company.
“ Business Day ”
means any day except any Saturday, any Sunday, any day which is a
federal legal holiday in the United States or any day on which
banking institutions in the State of New York are authorized or
required by law or other governmental action to close.
“ Certificate of
Designation ” means the Certificate of Designation to be
filed prior to the Closing by the Company with the Secretary of
State of Delaware, in the form of Exhibit A attached
hereto.
“ Closing ” means
the closing of the purchase and sale of the Securities pursuant to
Section 2.1.
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“ Closing Date ”
means the Trading Day on which all of the Transaction Documents
have been executed and delivered by the applicable parties thereto,
and all conditions precedent to (i) the Purchasers’
obligations to pay the Subscription Amount and (ii) the
Company’s obligations to deliver the Securities, in each
case, have been satisfied or waived.
“ Closing Price ”
means on any particular date (a) the last reported closing bid
price per share of Common Stock on such date on the Trading Market
(as reported by Bloomberg L.P. at 4:15 p.m. (New York City time)),
(b) if there is no such price on such date, then the closing
bid price on the Trading Market on the date nearest preceding such
date (as reported by Bloomberg L.P. at 4:15 p.m. (New York City
time)), (c) if the Common Stock is not then listed or quoted
for trading on a Trading Market and if prices for the Common Stock
are then reported on the National Association of Securities
Dealer’s, Inc.’s OTC Bulletin Board or in the
“pink sheets” published by Pink OTC Markets, Inc. (or a
similar organization or agency succeeding to its functions of
reporting prices), the most recent bid price per share of the
Common Stock so reported, or (d) if the shares of Common Stock
are not then publicly traded the fair market value as of such date
of a share of Common Stock as determined by an independent
appraiser selected in good faith by the Company and reasonably
acceptable to the Holders of a majority in interest of the shares
then outstanding, the fees and expenses of which shall be paid by
the Company.
“ Commission ”
means the United States Securities and Exchange
Commission.
“ Common Stock ”
means the common stock of the Company, par value $0.001 per share,
and any other class of securities into which such securities may
hereafter be reclassified or changed.
“ Common Stock
Equivalents ” means any securities of the Company or the
Subsidiaries which would entitle the holder thereof to acquire at
any time Common Stock, including, without limitation, any debt,
preferred stock, rights, options, warrants or other instrument that
is at any time convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for,
or otherwise entitles the holder thereof to receive, Common
Stock.
“ Company Counsel
” means Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth, P.C., with
offices located at 660 Newport Center Drive, Suite 1600, Newport
Beach, California 92660.
“ Disclosure Schedules
” means the Disclosure Schedules of the Company delivered
concurrently herewith.
“ Evaluation Date
” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in
Section 3.1(r).
“ Exchange Act ”
means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the
rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
“ Exempt Issuance
” means the issuance of (a) shares of Common Stock or
options to employees, officers or directors of the Company pursuant
to any stock or option plan duly adopted for such purpose, by a
majority of the non-employee members of the Board
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of Directors or a majority of the
members of a committee of non-employee directors established for
such purpose, (b) securities upon the exercise or exchange of
or conversion of any Securities issued hereunder and/or other
securities exercisable or exchangeable for or convertible into
shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding on the date of this
Agreement, provided that such securities have not been amended
since the date of this Agreement to increase the number of such
securities or to decrease the exercise price, exchange price or
conversion price of such securities other than in accordance with
their respective terms, and (c) securities issued in
connection with any merger or to strategic partners or licensees
approved by a majority of the disinterested directors of the
Company.
“ FDA ” shall
have the meaning ascribed to such term in
Section 3.1(gg).
“ FDCA ” shall
have the meaning ascribed to such term in
Section 3.1(gg).
“ FWS ” means
Feldman Weinstein & Smith LLP with offices located at 420
Lexington Avenue, Suite 2620, New York, New York
10170-0002.
“ GAAP ” shall
have the meaning ascribed to such term in
Section 3.1(h).
“ Indebtedness ”
shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in
Section 3.1(z).
“ Intellectual Property
Rights ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in
Section 3.1(o).
“ Liens ” means a
lien, charge, security interest, encumbrance, right of first
refusal, preemptive right or other restriction, other than
restrictions imposed by securities laws.
“ Material Adverse
Effect ” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in
Section 3.1(b).
“ Material Permits
” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in
Section 3.1(m).
“ Person ” means
an individual or corporation, partnership, trust, incorporated or
unincorporated association, joint venture, limited liability
company, joint stock company, government (or an agency or
subdivision thereof) or other entity of any kind.
“ Pharmaceutical
Product ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in
Section 3.1(gg).
“ Preferred Stock
” means the up to 1,475 shares of the Company’s 0%
Series E Convertible Preferred Stock issued hereunder having the
rights, preferences and privileges set forth in the Certificate of
Designation, in the form of Exhibit A hereto.
“ Proceeding ”
means an action, claim, suit, investigation or proceeding
(including, without limitation, an informal investigation or
partial proceeding, such as a deposition), whether commenced or
threatened.
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“ Prospectus ”
means the final prospectus filed for the Registration
Statement.
“ Prospectus Supplement
” means the supplement to the Prospectus complying with Rule
424(b) of the Securities Act that is filed with the Commission and
delivered by the Company to each Purchaser at the
Closing.
“ Purchaser Party
” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in
Section 4.10.
“ Registration
Statement ” means the effective registration statement
with Commission file No. 333-155749 which registers the sale
of the Preferred Stock, the Warrants and the Underlying
Shares.
“ Required Approvals
” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in
Section 3.1(e).
“ Required Minimum
” means, as of any date, the maximum aggregate number of
shares of Common Stock then issued or potentially issuable in the
future pursuant to the Transaction Documents, including any
Underlying Shares issuable upon exercise in full of all Warrants or
conversion in full of all shares of Preferred Stock, ignoring any
conversion or exercise limits set forth therein.
“ Rule 144 ”
means Rule 144 promulgated by the Commission pursuant to the
Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended from time to time, or
any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the Commission
having substantially the same effect as such Rule.
“ Rule 424 ”
means Rule 424 promulgated by the Commission pursuant to the
Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended or interpreted from
time to time, or any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted
by the Commission having substantially the same purpose and effect
as such Rule.
“ SEC Reports ”
shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in
Section 3.1(h).
“ Securities ”
means the Preferred Stock, the Warrants and the Underlying
Shares.
“ Securities Act
” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules
and regulations promulgated thereunder.
“ Short Sales ”
means all “short sales” as defined in Rule 200 of
Regulation SHO under the Exchange Act (but shall not be deemed to
include the location and/or reservation of borrowable shares of
Common Stock).
“ Stated Value ”
means $1,000 per share of Preferred Stock, as adjusted for reverse
and forward stock splits and the like after the original issue date
of the Preferred Stock.
“ Subscription Amount
” means, as to each Purchaser, the aggregate amount to be
paid for the Preferred Stock and Warrants purchased hereunder as
specified below such
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Purchaser’s name on the
signature page of this Agreement and next to the heading
“Subscription Amount,” in United States dollars and in
immediately available funds.
“ Subsidiary ”
means any subsidiary of the Company as set forth on Schedule
3.1(a) and shall, where applicable, also include any direct or
indirect subsidiary of the Company formed or acquired after the
date hereof.
“ Trading Day ”
means a day on which the principal Trading Market is open for
trading.
“ Trading Market
” means any of the following markets or exchanges on which
the Common Stock is listed or quoted for trading on the date in
question: the NYSE Amex Equities Market, the Nasdaq Capital Market,
the Nasdaq Global Market, the Nasdaq Global Select Market or the
New York Stock Exchange (or any successors to any of the
foregoing), the OTCBB or a Pink OTC Market.
“ Transaction Documents
” means this Agreement, the Certificate of Designation, the
Warrants and any other documents or agreements executed in
connection with the transactions contemplated hereunder.
“ Transfer Agent
” means American Stock Transfer & Trust Company,
LLC, the current transfer agent of the Company, with a mailing
address of 6201 – 15th Avenue 2nd Floor, Brooklyn, NY 11219
and a facsimile number of 718-921-8337, and any successor transfer
agent of the Company.
“ Underlying Shares
” means the shares of Common Stock issued and issuable upon
conversion or redemption of the Preferred Stock and upon exercise
of the Warrants.
“ Variable Rate
Transaction ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such
term in Section 4.12(b).
“ Warrants ”
means, collectively, the Common Stock purchase warrants delivered
to the Purchasers at the Closing in accordance with
Section 2.2(a) hereof, which Warrants shall be exercisable
after the 6 month anniversary of the date of issuance and have a
term of exercise equal to three years, in the form of
Exhibit B attached hereto.
ARTICLE II.
PURCHASE AND SALE
2.1 Closing . On the Closing
Date, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth
herein, substantially concurrent with the execution and delivery of
this Agreement by the parties hereto, the Company agrees to sell,
and the Purchasers, severally and not jointly, agree to purchase,
up to an aggregate of $1,475,000 shares of Preferred Stock with an
aggregate Stated Value for each Purchaser equal to such
Purchaser’s Subscription Amount as set forth on the signature
page hereto executed by such Purchaser, and Warrants as determined
by pursuant to Section 2.2(a). The aggregate number of shares
of Preferred Stock sold hereunder shall be up to 1,475. Each
Purchaser shall deliver to the Company, via wire transfer or a
certified check of
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immediately available funds equal to such
Purchaser’s Subscription Amount as set forth on the signature
page hereto executed by such Purchaser and the Company shall
deliver to each Purchaser its respective shares of Preferred Stock
and a Warrant, as determined pursuant to Section 2.2(a), and
the Company and each Purchaser shall deliver the other items set
forth in Section 2.2 deliverable at the Closing. Upon
satisfaction of the covenants and conditions set forth in Sections
2.2 and 2.3, the Closing shall occur at the offices of FWS or such
other location as the parties shall mutually agree.
2.2 Deliveries .
(a) On or prior to the Closing Date,
the Company shall deliver or cause to be delivered to each
Purchaser the following:
(i) this Agreement duly executed by
the Company;
(ii) a legal opinion of Company
Counsel, substantially in the form of Exhibit C attached
hereto;
(iii) a certificate evidencing a
number of shares of Preferred Stock equal to such Purchaser’s
Subscription Amount divided by the Stated Value, registered in the
name of such Purchaser and evidence of the filing and acceptance of
the Certificate of Designation from the Secretary of State of
Delaware;
(iv) a Warrant registered in the
name of such Purchaser to purchase up to a number of shares of
Common Stock equal to 80% of such Purchaser’s Subscription
Amount divided by $0.17, with an exercise price equal to $0.3401,
subject to adjustment therein (such Warrant certificate may be
delivered within three Trading Days of the Closing Date);
and
(v) the Prospectus and Prospectus
Supplement (which may be delivered in accordance with Rule 172
under the Securities Act).
(b) On or prior to the Closing Date,
each Purchaser shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the
Company the following:
(i) this Agreement duly executed by
such Purchaser; and
(ii) such Purchaser’s
Subscription Amount by wire transfer to the account as specified in
writing by the Company.
2.3 Closing Conditions
.
(a) The obligations of the Company
hereunder in connection with the Closing are subject to the
following conditions being met:
(i) the accuracy in all material
respects on the Closing Date of the representations and warranties
of the Purchasers contained herein (unless as of a
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specific date therein);
(ii) all obligations, covenants and
agreements of each Purchaser required to be performed at or prior
to the Closing Date shall have been performed;
(iii) the delivery by each Purchaser
of the items set forth in Section 2.2(b) of this Agreement;
and
(iv) approval of a Listing of
Additional Shares application by the NYSE Amex Equities
Market.
(b) The respective obligations of
the Purchasers hereunder in connection with the Closing are subject
to the following conditions being met:
(i) the accuracy in all material
respects when made and on the Closing Date of the representations
and warranties of the Company contained herein (unless as of a
specific date therein);
(ii) all obligations, covenants and
agreements of the Company required to be performed at or prior to
the Closing Date shall have been performed;
(iii) the delivery by the Company of
the items set forth in Section 2.2(a) of this
Agreement;
(iv) approval of a Listing of
Additional Shares application by the NYSE Amex Equities
Market;
(v) there shall have been no
Material Adverse Effect with respect to the Company since the date
hereof; and
(vi) from the date hereof to the
Closing Date, trading in the Common Stock shall not have been
suspended by the Commission or the Company’s principal
Trading Market (except for any suspension of trading of limited
duration agreed to by the Company, which suspension shall be
terminated prior to the Closing), and, at any time prior to the
Closing Date, trading in securities generally as reported by
Bloomberg L.P. shall not have been suspended or limited, or minimum
prices shall not have been established on securities whose trades
are reported by such service, or on any Trading Market, nor shall a
banking moratorium have been declared either by the United States
or New York State authorities nor shall there have occurred any
material outbreak or escalation of hostilities or other national or
international calamity of such magnitude in its effect on, or any
material adverse change in, any financial market which, in each
case, in the reasonable judgment of each Purchaser, makes it
impracticable or inadvisable to purchase the Securities at the
Closing.
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ARTICLE III.
REPRESENTATIONS AND
WARRANTIES
3.1 Representations and
Warranties of the Company . Except as set forth in the
Disclosure Schedules, which Disclosure Schedules shall be deemed a
part hereof and shall qualify any representation or otherwise made
herein to the extent of the disclosure contained in the
corresponding section of the Disclosure Schedules, the Company
hereby makes the following representations and warranties to each
Purchaser:
(a) Subsidiaries . All of the
direct and indirect subsidiaries of the Company are set forth on
Schedule 3.1(a) . The Company owns, directly or indirectly,
all of the capital stock or other equity interests of each
Subsidiary free and clear of any Liens, and all of the issued and
outstanding shares of capital stock of each Subsidiary are validly
issued and are fully paid, non-assessable and free of preemptive
and similar rights to subscribe for or purchase
securities.
(b) Organization and
Qualification . The Company and each of the Subsidiaries is an
entity duly incorporated or otherwise organized, validly existing
and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its
incorporation or organization, with the requisite power and
authority to own and use its properties and assets and to carry on
its business as currently conducted. Neither the Company nor any
Subsidiary is in violation nor default of any of the provisions of
its respective certificate or articles of incorporation, bylaws or
other organizational or charter documents. Each of the Company and
the Subsidiaries is duly qualified to conduct business and is in
good standing as a foreign corporation or other entity in each
jurisdiction in which the nature of the business conducted or
property owned by it makes such qualification necessary, except
where the failure to be so qualified or in good standing, as the
case may be, could not have or reasonably be expected to result in,
(i) a material adverse effect on the legality, validity or
enforceability of any Transaction Document, (ii) a material
adverse effect on the results of operations, assets, business,
prospects or condition (financial or otherwise) of the Company and
the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or (iii) a material
adverse effect on the Company’s ability to perform in any
material respect on a timely basis its obligations under any
Transaction Document (any of (i), (ii) or (iii), a “
Material Adverse Effect ”) and no Proceeding has been
instituted in any such jurisdiction revoking, limiting or
curtailing or seeking to revoke, limit or curtail such power and
authority or qualification.
(c) Authorization;
Enforcement . The Company has the requisite corporate power and
authority to enter into and to consummate the transactions
contemplated by each of the Transaction Documents and otherwise to
carry out its obligations hereunder and thereunder. The execution
and delivery of each of the Transaction Documents by the Company
and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby
and thereby have been duly authorized by all necessary action on
the part of the Company and no further action is required by the
Company, the Board of Directors or the Company’s stockholders
in connection therewith other than in connection with the Required
Approvals. Each Transaction Document to which it is a party has
been (or upon delivery will have been) duly executed by the Company
and, when delivered in
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accordance with the terms hereof and
thereof, will constitute the valid and binding obligation of the
Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with its
terms, except, (i) as limited by general equitable principles
and applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium
and other laws of general application affecting enforcement of
creditors’ rights generally, (ii) as limited by laws
relating to the availability of specific performance, injunctive
relief or other equitable remedies and (iii) insofar as
indemnification and contribution provisions may be limited by
applicable law.
(d) No Conflicts . The
execution, delivery and performance by the Company of the
Transaction Documents, the issuance and sale of the Securities and
the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby and
thereby to which it is a party do not and will not
(i) conflict with or violate any provision of the
Company’s or any Subsidiary’s certificate or articles
of incorporation, bylaws or other organizational or charter
documents, or (ii) conflict with, or constitute a default (or
an event that with notice or lapse of time or both would become a
default) under, result in the creation of any Lien upon any of the
properties or assets of the Company or any Subsidiary, or give to
others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or
cancellation (with or without notice, lapse of time or both) of,
any agreement, credit facility, debt or other instrument
(evidencing a Company or Subsidiary debt or otherwise) or other
understanding to which the Company or any Subsidiary is a party or
by which any property or asset of the Company or any Subsidiary is
bound or affected, or (iii) subject to the Required Approvals,
conflict with or result in a violation of any law, rule,
regulation, order, judgment, injunction, decree or other
restriction of any court or governmental authority to which the
Company or a Subsidiary is subject (including federal and state
securities laws and regulations), or by which any property or asset
of the Company or a Subsidiary is bound or affected; except in the
case of each of clauses (ii) and (iii), such as could not have
or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse
Effect.
(e) Filings, Consents and
Approvals . The Company is not required to obtain any consent,
waiver, authorization or order of, give any notice to, or make any
filing or registration with, any court or other federal, state,
local or other governmental authority or other Person in connection
with the execution, delivery and performance by the Company of the
Transaction Documents, other than, (i) the filings required
pursuant to Section 4.6 of this Agreement, and (ii) such
filings as are required to be made under applicable federal and
state securities laws, as well as filings with the Trading Market
and FINRA (collectively, the “ Required Approvals
”).
(f) Issuance of the Securities;
Registration . The Securities are duly authorized and, when
issued and paid for in accordance with the applicable Transaction
Documents, will be duly and validly issued, fully paid and
nonassessable, free and clear of all Liens imposed by the Company.
The Underlying Shares, when issued in accordance with the terms of
the Transaction Documents, will be validly issued, fully paid and
nonassessable, free and clear of all Liens imposed by the Company.
The Company has reserved from its duly authorized capital stock a
number of shares of Common Stock for issuance of the Underlying
Shares at least equal to the Required Minimum on the date hereof.
The Company has prepared and filed the Registration
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Statement in conformity with the
requirements of the Securities Act, which became effective
on December 9, 2008 (the “ Effective Date
”), including the Prospectus, and such amendments and
supplements thereto as may have been required to the date of this
Agreement. The Registration Statement is effective under the
Securities Act and no stop order preventing or suspending the
effectiveness of the Registration Statement or suspending or
preventing the use of the Prospectus has been issued by the
Commission and no proceedings for that purpose have been instituted
or, to the knowledge of the Company, are threatened by the
Commission. The Company, if required by the rules and regulations
of the Commission, proposes to file the Prospectus, with the
Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b). At the time the Registration
Statement and any amendments thereto became effective, at the date
of this Agreement and at the Closing Date, the Registration
Statement and any amendments thereto conformed and will conform in
all material respects to the requirements of the Securities Act and
did not and will not contain any untrue statement of a material
fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated
therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading;
and the Prospectus and any amendments or supplements thereto, at
time the Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto was
issued and at the Closing Date, conformed and will conform in all
material respects to the requirements of the Securities Act and did
not and will not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or
omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the
statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they
were made, not misleading.
(g) Capitalization . The
capitalization of the Company is as set forth on Schedule
3.1(g) . As of the date of the Agreement, the Company has not
issued any capital stock since its most recently filed periodic
report under the Exchange Act, other than pursuant to the exercise
of employee stock options under the Company’s stock option
plans, the issuance of shares of Common Stock to employees pursuant
to the Company’s employee stock purchase plans and pursuant
to the conversion and/or exercise of Common Stock Equivalents
outstanding as of the date of the most recently filed periodic
report under the Exchange Act. No Person has any right of first
refusal, preemptive right, right of participation, or any similar
right to participate in the transactions contemplated by the
Transaction Documents. Except as a result of the purchase and sale
of the Securities and related warrants to be issued to
Rodman & Renshaw, LLC in its capacity as placement agent,
there are no outstanding options, warrants, scrip rights to
subscribe to, calls or commitments of any character whatsoever
relating to, or securities, rights or obligations convertible into
or exercisable or exchangeable for, or giving any Person any right
to subscribe for or acquire, any shares of Common Stock, or
contracts, commitments, understandings or arrangements by which the
Company or any Subsidiary is or may become bound to issue
additional shares of Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents. The
issuance and sale of the Securities will not obligate the Company
to issue shares of Common Stock or other securities to any Person
(other than the Purchasers and the placement agent) and will not
result in a right of any holder of Company securities to adjust the
exercise, conversion, exchange or reset price under any of such
securities. All of the outstanding shares of capital stock of the
Company are validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, and none
of such outstanding shares was issued in violation of any
preemptive rights or similar rights to subscribe for or purchase
securities, and, to the knowledge of the Company, have been issued
in compliance with
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all federal and state securities
laws. There are no stockholders agreements, voting agreements or
other similar agreements with respect to the Company’s
capital stock to which the Company is a party or, to the knowledge
of the Company, between or among any of the Company’s
stockholders.
(h) SEC Reports; Financial
Statements . The Company has filed all reports, schedules,
forms, statements and other documents required to be filed by the
Company under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, including
pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) thereof, for the two years
preceding the date hereof (or such shorter period as the Company
was required by law or regulation to file such material) (the
foregoing materials, including the exhibits thereto and documents
incorporated by reference therein, together with the Prospectus and
the Prospectus Supplement, being collectively referred to herein as
the “ SEC Reports ”) on a timely basis or has
received a valid extension of such time of filing and has filed any
such SEC Reports prior to the expiration of any such extension. As
of their respective dates, the SEC Reports complied in all material
respects with the requirements of the Securities Act and the
Exchange Act, as applicable, and none of the SEC Reports, when
filed, contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted
to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary
in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the
circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The
Company has never been an issuer subject to the disqualification
provisions set forth in Rule 144(i) under the Securities Act. The
financial statements of the Company included in the SEC Reports
comply in all material respects with applicable accounting
requirements and the rules and regulations of the Commission with
respect thereto as in effect at the time of filing. Such financial
statements have been prepared in accordance with United States
generally accepted accounting principles applied on a consistent
basis during the periods involved (“ GAAP ”),
except as may be otherwise specified in such financial statements
or the notes thereto and except that unaudited financial statements
may not contain all footnotes required by GAAP, and fairly present
in all material respects the financial position of the Company and
its consolidated Subsidiaries as of and for 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,
immaterial, year-end audit adjustments.
(i) Material Changes; Undisclosed
Events, Liabilities or Developments . Since the date of the
latest audited financial statements included within the SEC
Reports, except as specifically disclosed in a subsequent SEC
Report filed prior to the date hereof, (i) there has been no
event, occurrence or development that has had or that could
reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect,
(ii) the Company has not incurred any liabilities (contingent
or otherwise) other than (A) trade payables and accrued
expenses incurred in the ordinary course of business consistent
with past practice and (B) liabilities not required to be
reflected in the Company’s financial statements pursuant to
GAAP or disclosed in filings made with the Commission,
(iii) the Company has not altered its method of accounting,
(iv) the Company has not declared or made any dividend or
distribution of cash or other property to its stockholders or
purchased, redeemed or made any agreements to purchase or redeem
any shares of its capital stock and (v) the Company has not
issued any equity securities to any officer, director or Affiliate,
except pursuant to existing Company stock option plans. The Company
does
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not have pending before the
Commission any request for confidential treatment of information.
Except for the issuance of the Securities contemplated by this
Agreement, no event, liability, fact, circumstance, occurrence or
development has occurred or exists or is reasonably expected to
occur or exist with respect to the Company or its Subsidiaries or
their respective business, prospects, properties, operations,
assets or financial condition that would be required to be
disclosed by the Company under applicable securities laws at the
time this representation is made or deemed made that has not been
publicly disclosed at least 1 Trading Day prior to the date that
this representation is made.
(j) Litigation . There is no
action, suit, inquiry, notice of violation, proceeding or
investigation pending or, to the knowledge of the Company,
threatened against or affecting the Company, any Subsidiary or any
of their respective properties before or by any court, arbitrator,
governmental or administrative agency or regulatory authority
(federal, state, county, local or foreign) (collectively, an
“ Action ”) which (i) adversely affects or
challenges the legality, validity or enforceability of any of the
Transaction Documents or the Securities or (ii) could, if
there were an unfavorable decision, have or reasonably be expected
to result in a Material Adverse Effect. Neither the Company nor any
Subsidiary, nor any director or officer thereof, is or has been the
subject of any Action involving a claim of violation of or
liability under federal or state securities laws or a claim of
breach of fiduciary duty. There has not been, and to the knowledge
of the Company, there is not pending or contemplated, any
investigation by the Commission involving the Company or any
current or former director or officer of the Company. The
Commission has not issued any stop order or other order suspending
the effectiveness of any registration statement filed by the
Company or any Subsidiary under the Exchange Act or the Securities
Act.
(k) Labor Relations . No
material labor dispute exists or, to the knowledge of the Company,
is imminent with respect to any of the employees of the Company,
which could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse
Effect. None of the Company’s or its Subsidiaries’
employees is a member of a union that relates to such
employee’s relationship with the Company or such Subsidiary,
and neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to a
collective bargaining agreement, and the Company and its
Subsidiaries believe that their relationships with their employees
are good. No executive officer, to the knowledge of the Company,
is, or is now expected to be, in violation of any material term of
any employment contract, confidentiality, disclosure or proprietary
information agreement or non-competition agreement, or any other
contract or agreement or any restrictive covenant in favor of any
third party, and, to the Company’s knowledge, the continued
employment of each such executive officer does not subject the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries to any liability with respect to
any of the foregoing matters. The Company and its Subsidiaries are
in compliance with all U.S. federal, state, local and foreign laws
and regulations relating to employment and employment practices,
terms and conditions of employment and wages and hours, except
where the failure to be in compliance could not, individually or in
the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect.
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(l) Compliance . Neither the
Company nor any Subsidiary, (i) is in default under or in
violation of (and no event has occurred that has not been waived
that, with notice or lapse of time or both, would result in a
default by the Company or any Subsidiary under), nor has the
Company or any Subsidiary received notice of a claim that it is in
default under or that it is in violation of, any indenture, loan or
credit agreement or any other agreement or instrument to which it
is a party or by which it or any of its properties is bound
(whether or not such default or violation has been waived),
(ii) is in violation of any judgment, decree or order of any
court, arbitrator or governmental body or (iii) is or has been
in violation of any statute, rule, ordinance or regulation of any
governmental authority, including without limitation all foreign,
federal, state and local laws applicable to its business and all
such laws that affect the environment, except in each case as could
not have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse
Effect.
(m) Regulatory Permits . The
Company and the Subsidiaries possess all certificates,
authorizations and permits issued by the appropriate federal,
state, local or foreign regulatory authorities necessary to conduct
their respective businesses as described in the SEC Reports, except
where the failure to possess such permits could not reasonably be
expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect (“
Material Permits ”), and neither the Company nor any
Subsidiary has received any notice of proceedings relating to the
revocation or modification of any Material Permit.
(n) Title to Assets . The
Company and the Subsidiaries have good and marketable title in fee
simple to all real property owned by them that is material to the
business of the Company and the Subsidiaries and good and
marketable title in all personal property owned by them that is
material to the business of the Company and the Subsidiaries, in
each case free and clear of all Liens, except for Liens as do not
materially affect the value of such property and do not materially
interfere with the use made and proposed to be made of such
property by the Company and the Subsidiaries and Liens for the
payment of federal, state or other taxes, the payment of which is
neither delinquent nor subject to penalties. Any real property and
facilities held under lease by the Company and the Subsidiaries are
held by them under valid, subsisting and enforceable leases with
which the Company and the Subsidiaries are in compliance with the
provisions thereof, except where such non-compliance would not have
or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse
Effect.
(o) Patents and Trademarks .
The Company and the Subsidiaries have, or have rights to use, all
patents, patent applications, trademarks, trademark applications,
service marks, trade names, trade secrets, inventions, copyrights,
licenses and other intellectual property rights and similar rights
as described in the SEC Reports as necessary or material for use in
connection with their respective businesses and which the failure
to so have could have a Material Adverse Effect (collectively, the
“ Intellectual Property Rights ”). Neither the
Company nor any Subsidiary has received a notice (written or
otherwise) that any of the Intellectual Property Rights used by the
Company or any Subsidiary violates or infringes upon the rights of
any Person. To the knowledge of the Company, all such Intellectual
Property Rights are enforceable and there is no existing
infringement by another Person of any of the Intellectual Property
Rights of others. The
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Company and its Subsidiaries have
taken reasonable security measures to protect the secrecy,
confidentiality and value of all of their intellectual properties,
except where failure to do so could not, individually or in the
aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect.
(p) Insurance . The Company
and the Subsidiaries are insured by insurers of recognized
financial responsibility against such losses and risks and in such
amounts as are prudent and customary in the businesses in which the
Company and the Subsidiaries are engaged, including, but not
limited to, directors and officers insurance coverage of at least
$10 million. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has any reason
to believe that it will not be able to renew its existing insurance
coverage as and when such coverage expires or to obtain similar
coverage from similar insurers as may be necessary to continue its
business at a cost that would not have a Material Adverse
Effect.
(q) Transactions With Affiliates
and Employees . Except as set forth in the SEC Reports, none of
the officers or directors of the Company and, to the knowledge of
the Company, none of the employees of the Company is presently a
party to any transaction with the Company or any Subsidiary (other
than for services as employees, officers and directors), including
any contract, agreement or other arrangement providing for the
furnishing of services to or by, providing for rental of real or
personal property to or from, or otherwise requiring payments to or
from any officer, director or such employee or, to the knowledge of
the Company, any entity in which any officer, director, or any such
employee has a substantial interest or is an officer, director,
trustee or partner, in each case in excess of $120,000 other than
for, (i) payment of salary or consulting fees for services
rendered, (ii) reimbursement for expenses incurred on behalf
of the Company and (iii) other employee benefits, including
stock option agreements under any stock option plan of the
Company.
(r) Sarbanes-Oxley; Internal
Accounting Controls . The Company is in material compliance
with all provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 which are
applicable to it as of the Closing Date. The Company and the
Subsidiaries maintain a system of internal accounting controls
sufficient to provide reasonable assurance that,
(i) transactions are executed in accordance with
management’s general or specific authorizations,
(ii) transactions are recorded