Exhibit 10.1
SECURITIES PURCHASE
AGREEMENT
THIS SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT
(this “ Agreement
”), dated as of July 15, 2009, is made by and among
OccuLogix, Inc. (the “ Company ”), a Delaware
corporation with executive offices located at 11025 Roselle Street,
Suite 100, San Diego, CA, and the party executing the Lender
Signature Page attached hereto (individually, a “
Lender ” and, collectively, the “ Lenders
”).
BACKGROUND
A. On
the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein, the
Lender hereby irrevocably subscribes for and agrees to purchase
from the Company, and the Company is willing to sell to such
Lender, a 12% Convertible Subordinated Secured Note Due 2011 in the
principal amount set forth on the Lender Signature Page (the
“ Purchase Price ”).
B. The
Company’s obligations under the Notes will be secured
pursuant to a Security Agreement in the form attached hereto as
Exhibit A .
C. The
proceeds of the Notes (as defined below) will be used for general
corporate purposes.
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 the Lenders hereby agree as
follows:
ARTICLE I
THE NOTES
1.1
Purchase and Sale of Notes; Closing .
(a) Subject
to all of the terms and conditions hereof, the Company agrees to
issue and sell to each of the Lenders, and each of the Lenders
hereby confirms its irrevocable subscription for and offer to
purchase, a 12% Convertible Subordinated Secured Note Due 2011
(each, a “ Note ” and, collectively, the “
Notes ”) in the principal amount set forth below the
Lender’s name on the Lender Signature Page. The
obligations of the Lenders to purchase Notes are several and not
joint. The aggregate principal amount for all Notes
issued hereunder shall not exceed $5,000,000.
(b) The
Lender acknowledges and agrees that the Company reserves the right,
in its absolute discretion, to reject this subscription for Notes,
in whole or in part, at any time prior to the Closing
time. If this subscription is rejected in whole, any
cheques or other forms of payment delivered to the Company
representing the Purchase Price will be promptly returned to the
Lender without interest or deduction. If this
subscription is accepted only in part, a cheque representing any
refund of the Purchase Price for that portion of the subscription
for the Notes which is not accepted will be promptly delivered to
the Lender without interest or deduction.
(c) The
Company may conduct one or more closings to effect the issuance of
the Notes at its discretion. The initial closing of the
sale and purchase of the Notes shall take place at a closing on or
about July 15, 2009, assuming all closing conditions herein have
been met (the “ Initial Closing ”), or such
other date and time as the Company and Investors
agree. The Company may conduct one or more additional
closings (each an “ Additional Closing ”) to be
held at such place and date as the Company and the Lenders
participating in such additional closing may agree.
(d) All
funds received prior to the Initial Closing will be held in the
trust account of the Company’s counsel, Wilson Sonsini
Goodrich & Rosati, LLP, until the Initial Closing, which
will be on or about July 15, 2009, in the discretion of the
Company.
(e) At
the Initial Closing, the Company will deliver to each of the
Lenders the Note to be purchased by such Lender, against receipt by
the Company of the corresponding Purchase Price. At each
Additional Closing, the Company will deliver to each of the Lenders
participating in such Additional Closing the Note to be purchased
by such Lender, against receipt by the Company of the corresponding
Purchase Price.
1.2
Warrants .
(a) In
consideration for the purchase by the Lenders of the Notes, the
Company will issue to each Investor the right to receive a warrant
in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B (each, a
“ Warrant ” and, collectively, the “
Warrants ”) to purchase shares of Common
Stock. Each Warrant will have an aggregate exercise
price equal to 10% of the initial principal amount of such
Lender’s Note. The Warrants not be issued until
such time as the Notes have converted into shares of Common Stock
on the Conversion Date (as defined in the Note).
(b) Promptly
following the Conversion Date, the Company will deliver to each of
the Lenders the respective Warrant to be issued to such Lender.
Each of the Warrants will be registered in such Lender’s name
in the Company’s records.
ARTICLE II
REPRESENTATIONS AND
WARRANTIES
2.1
Representations and Warranties of the Company
. The Company hereby represents and warrants to the
Lenders as follows:
(a)
Organization and Qualification . The Company is a
corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing
under the laws of the State of Delaware and has the requisite legal
authority to own and use its properties and assets and to carry on
its business as currently conducted. The Company is not
in violation of any of the provisions of its certificate of
incorporation, bylaws or other organizational or charter
documents. The Company is duly qualified to do 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 the Company makes such qualification necessary,
except where the failure to be so qualified or in good standing, as
the case may be, would not, individually or in the aggregate, have,
or reasonably be expected to result in, a Material Adverse Effect
(defined below). For purposes of this Agreement, “
Material Adverse Effect ” means (i) a material
adverse effect on the results of operations, assets, business or
financial condition of the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a
whole on a consolidated basis, or (ii) material and adverse
impairment of the Company’s ability to perform its
obligations under this Agreement, provided that none of the
following alone shall be deemed, in and of itself, to constitute a
Material Adverse Effect: (A) a change in the market
price or trading volume of the shares of Common Stock of the
Company or (B) changes in general economic conditions or
changes affecting the industry in which the Company operates
generally (as opposed to Company-specific changes) so long as such
changes do not have a disproportionate effect on the Company and
its subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
(b)
Authorization; Enforcement . The Company has the
requisite corporate authority to enter into this Agreement and to
carry out its obligations hereunder. The execution and
delivery of this Agreement, the certificates representing the
Warrants and the Security Agreement (defined below) have been duly
authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of the
Company. This Agreement has been duly executed and
delivered by the Company and constitutes, and the Security
Agreement (defined below) and the certificates representing the
Warrants, when executed and delivered in accordance with the terms
hereof, will constitute, a valid and binding obligation of the
Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with its
terms, except as may be limited by (i) applicable bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization or other laws of general application
relating to or affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights
generally and (ii) the effect of rules of law governing the
availability of specific performance and other equitable
remedies.
(c)
No Conflicts . The execution and delivery by the
Company of this Agreement, the certificates representing the
Warrants, and the Security Agreement, and the performance by the
Company of its obligations hereunder and thereunder, do not and
will not (i) conflict with or violate any provision of the
Company’s certificate of incorporation, bylaws or other
organizational or charter documents, (ii) conflict with, or
constitute a default under (or an event that, with notice or lapse
of time or both, would become a default under), or give to others
any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation
under (with or without notice, lapse of time or both), any
agreement, credit facility, debt or other instrument evidencing a
debt of the Company or other understanding to which the Company is
a party, or by which any of its properties or assets is bound,
except to the extent that such conflict or default or termination,
amendment, acceleration or cancellation right would not reasonably
be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, or (iii) 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 is subject, or by which
any of its properties or assets is bound, except to the extent that
such violation would not reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect.
(d)
The Securities . The shares of Common Stock and
Warrants to be issued pursuant to Section 3(a) of the Notes
and the shares of Common Stock to be issued upon exercise of the
Warrants will be duly authorized and, when issued and paid for in
accordance with this Agreement and the Notes, will be duly and
validly issued and outstanding, fully paid and non-assessable, free
and clear of all liens and will not be subject to pre-emptive or
similar rights of stockholders of the Company.
(e)
Litigation . To the knowledge of the Company,
there is no action, suit, claim, proceeding, inquiry or
investigation, before or by any court, public board, government
agency, self-regulatory organization or body pending or threatened
in writing against or affecting the Company that would be
reasonably expected, individually or in the aggregate, to have a
Material Adverse Effect.
2.2
Representations, Warranties and Acknowledgements of the
Lenders .
(a) The
Lender certifies that it is resident in the jurisdiction set out on
the face page of this Agreement. Such address was not
created and is not used solely for the purpose of acquiring the
Notes and the Lender was solicited to purchase in such
jurisdiction.
(b) If
the Lender is not a person resident in Canada or the United States,
the subscription for the Notes by the Lender is being made pursuant
to exemptions under, and does not contravene any of the, applicable
securities legislation in the jurisdiction in which the Lender
resides and does not give rise to any obligation of the Company to
prepare and file a prospectus or similar document or to register
the Notes or the shares of Common Stock underlying the Notes
or to be registered with or to file any report or notice with any
governmental or regulatory authority or to otherwise comply
with any continuous disclosure obligations under the applicable
securities legislation of the jurisdiction in which the Lender
resides.
(c) The
Lender is subscribing for the Notes as principal for its own
account and not for the benefit of any other person (within the
meaning of applicable Canadian Securities Laws). If it
is subscribing as agent for a Disclosed Principal, it has disclosed
the name of the Disclosed Principal on the Lender Signature Page of
this Agreement and acknowledges that the Company may be required by
law to disclose to certain Canadian regulatory authorities the
identity of each Disclosed Principal for whom the Lender is
acting.
(d) In
the case of a subscription for the Notes by the Lender acting as
trustee or agent for a fully managed account or as agent for a
Disclosed Principal, the Lender is duly authorized to execute and
deliver this Agreement and all other necessary documentation in
connection with such subscription on behalf of the fully managed
account or Disclosed Principal, as applicable and this Agreement
has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by or on behalf of
and constitutes a legal, valid and binding agreement of, the fully
managed account or Disclosed Principal, as applicable.
(e) In
the case of a subscription for the Notes by the Lender acting as
principal, this Agreement (and all other documentation in
connection with such subscription) has been duly authorized,
executed and delivered by, and constitutes a legal, valid and
binding agreement of, the Lender. This Agreement is
enforceable in accordance with its terms against the
Lender.
(f) If
the Lender is a Canadian resident, (i) the Lender is not a
U.S. Purchaser nor subscribing for the Notes (or the common shares
and Warrant issuable on Conversion of the Notes or the Common Stock
issuable upon exercise of the Warrants) for the account of a U.S.
Purchaser or for resale in the United States and the Lender
confirms that the Notes have not been offered to the Lender in the
United States and that this Agreement has not been signed in the
United States, and (ii) the Lender will not offer, sell or
otherwise dispose of the Notes, Warrants or the Common Stock
issuable upon conversion of the Notes or exercise of the Warrants
in the United States or to or for the account or benefit of, a U.S.
Purchaser, unless the Company has consented to such offer, sale or
distribution and such offer, sale or disposition is made in
accordance with an exemption from the registration requirements
under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the
securities laws of all applicable states of the United States or
the SEC has declared effective a registration statement in respect
of such securities.
(g) The
Lender has been advised to consult its own legal advisors with
respect to the execution, delivery and performance by it of this
Agreement and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement,
including but not limited to, trading in the Notes, Warrants or the
Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Notes or exercise of
the Warrants and with respect to the resale restrictions imposed by
the securities laws of the jurisdiction in which the Lender resides
and other applicable securities laws, and acknowledges that no
representation has been made respecting the applicable hold periods
imposed by the Canadian Securities Laws or other resale
restrictions applicable to such securities which restrict the
ability of the Lender (or others for whom it is contracting
hereunder) to resell such securities, that the Lender (or others
for whom it is contracting hereunder) is solely responsible to find
out what these restrictions are and the Lender is solely
responsible (and the Company is not in any way responsible) for
compliance with applicable resale restrictions and the Lender is
aware that it (or beneficial persons for whom it is contracting
hereunder) may not be able to resell such securities except in
accordance with limited exemptions under the Canadian Securities
Laws and other applicable securities laws, including the United
States.
(h) The
Lender is not purchasing the Notes with knowledge of material
information concerning the Company that has not been generally
disclosed.
(i) The
subscription for the Notes has not been made through or as a result
of, and the distribution of the Notes is not being accompanied by
any advertisement, including without limitation in printed public
media, radio, television or telecommunications, including
electronic display, or as part of a general
solicitation.
(j) No
person has made any written or oral representations that
(i) any person will resell or repurchase the Notes or Warrants
or the shares in Common Stock underlying the Notes and Warrants,
(ii) that any person will refund all or any part of the
Purchase Price, or (iii) as to the future price or value of
the shares of Common Stock of the Company.
(k) The
Notes will bear, as of the Closing date, legends substantially in
the following form and with the necessary information
inserted:
“UNLESS PERMITTED UNDER SECURITIES
LEGISLATION, THE HOLDER OF THIS SECURITY MUST NOT TRADE THE
SECURITY BEFORE NOVEMBER 16, 2009”.
(l) In
the event that the Notes are converted into shares of Common Stock
and Warrants pursuant to terms of the Notes, or, if issued, the
Warrants are exercised for shares of Common Stock, prior to the
expiry of the hold periods applicable to the Notes and Warrants as
applicable, such Warrants and shares of Common Stock as applicable,
will bear legends substantially in the following form and with the
necessary information inserted:
“UNLESS PERMITTED UNDER SECURITIES
LEGISLATION, THE HOLDER OF THE SECURITIES MUST NOT TRADE THE
SECURITIES BEFORE November 16, 2009”
“THE
SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE ARE LISTED ON THE
TORONTO STOCK EXCHANGE (“TSX”); HOWEVER, THE SAID
SECURITIES CANNOT BE TRADED THROUGH THE FACILITIES OF TSX SINCE
THEY ARE NOT FREELY TRANSFERABLE, AND CONSEQUENTLY ANY CERTIFICATE
REPRESENTING SUCH SECURITIES IS NOT “GOOD DELIVERY” IN
SETTLEMENT OF TRANSACTIONS ON TSX.”
“THE
SHARES REPRESENTED HEREBY HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES
ACT”), AND MAY NOT BE SOLD, TRANSFERRED, ASSIGNED, PLEDGED OR
HYPOTHECATED EXCEPT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF REGULATION
S PROMULGATED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, PURSUANT TO REGISTRATION
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM
REGISTRATION. HEDGING TRANSACTIONS INVOLVING THE SHARES
REPRESENTED HEREBY MAY NOT BE CONDUCTED UNLESS IN COMPLIANCE WITH
THE SECURITIES ACT. THIS CERTIFICATE MUST BE SURRENDERED
TO THE COMPANY OR ITS TRANSFER AGENT AS A CONDITION PRECEDENT TO
THE SALE, PLEDGE, HYPOTHECATION OR ANY OTHER TRANSFER OF ANY
INTEREST IN ANY OF THE SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS
CERTIFICATE.”
(m) The
Company is relying on the representations, warranties and covenants
contained herein and in the applicable Schedules attached hereto to
determine the Lender’s eligibility to subscribe for the Notes
and Warrants under securities laws applicable in the United States
and Canada and the Lender agrees to indemnify the Company and each
of its directors and officers against all losses, claims, costs,
expenses, damages or liabilities which any of them may suffer or
incur as a result of or arising from reliance
thereon. The Lender undertakes to immediately notify the
Company of any change in any statement or other information
relating to the Lender set forth in such applicable Schedules which
takes place prior to the Closing time.
(n) The
funds representing the Purchase Price which will be advanced by the
Lender to the Company hereunder, and any funds for exercise of the
Warrants (the “ Exercise Price ”, as applicable,
will not represent proceeds of crime for the purposes of the
Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing
Act (Canada) (the “ PCMLTFA ”) and the
Lender acknowledges that the Company may in the future be required
by law to disclose the Lender’s name and other
information relating to this Agreement and the Lender’s
subscription hereunder, on a confidential basis, pursuant to the
PCMLTFA. To the best of its knowledge (a) none of
the Purchase Price or Exercise Price to be provided by the Lender
(i) have been or will be derived from or related to any
activity that is deemed criminal under the law of Canada, the
United States, or any other jurisdiction, or (ii) are being
tendered on behalf of a person or entity who has not been
identified to the Lender, and (b) it shall promptly notify the
Company if the Lender discovers that any of such representations
ceases to be true, and to provide the Company with appropriate
information in connection therewith.
(o) The
Lender acknowledges that this Agreement and the schedules hereto
require the Lender to provide certain personal information to the
Company. Such information is being collected by the
Company for the purposes of completing the Offering, which
includes, without limitation, determining the Lender’s
eligibility to purchase the Notes under the securities laws
applicable in the United States and Canada and other applicable
securities laws, preparing and registering certificates
representing the Notes and completing filings required by any stock
exchange or securities regulatory authority. The
Lender’s personal information may be disclosed by the Company
to: (a) stock exchanges or securities regulatory authorities,
(b) the Canada Revenue Agency, and (c) any of the other
parties involved in the Offering, including legal counsel and may
be included in record books in connection with the
Offering. By executing this Agreement, the Lender is
deemed to be consenting to the foregoing collection, use and
disclosure of the Lender’s personal
information. The Lender also consents to the filing of
copies or originals of any of the Lender’s documents as may
be required to be filed with any stock exchange or securities
regulatory authority in connection with the transactions
contemplated hereby. The Lender represents and warrants
that it has the authority to provide the consents and
acknowledgements set out in this paragraph on behalf of each
Disclosed Principal.
(p) The
information provided by the Lender on the Lender Signature Page of
this Agreement identifying the name, address and telephone number
of the Lender, and the aggregate Purchase Price of the Notes as
well as the Closing date and the exemption that the Subscriber is
relying on in purchasing the Notes will be disclosed to the Ontario
Securities Commission, and such information is being indirectly
collected by the Ontario Securities Commission under the authority
granted to it under securities legislation. This information is
being collected for the purposes of the administration and
enforcement of the securities legislation of
Ontario. Each Lender (and for certainty, including each
Disclosed Principal) hereby authorizes the indirect collection of
such information by the Ontario Securities
Commission. In the event the Lender has any questions
with respect to the indirect collection of such information by the
Ontario Securities Commission, the Lender should contact the
Ontario Securities Commission, Administrative Assistant to the
Director of Corporate Finance at (416) 593-8086 or in person or
writing at Suite 1903, Box 55, 20 Queen Street West, Toronto,
Ontario M5H 3S8.
(q)
Organization; Authority . In the case of a Lender
that is not a natural person, (i) such Lender is an entity
duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the
laws of the jurisdiction of its organization and has the requisite
corporate, partnership or other power and authority to enter into
this Agreement, to subscribe for and purchase the Note as
contemplated herein and to carry out its obligations hereunder, and
(ii) the execution and delivery of this Agreement have been
duly authorized by all necessary corporate, partnership or other
action on the part of such Lender. In the case of all
Lenders, whether or not a natural person, this Agreement has been
duly executed and delivered by such Lender and constitutes a valid
and binding obligation of such Lender, enforceable against him, her
or it in accordance with its terms, except as may be limited by
(A) applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other
laws of general application relating to or affecting the
enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and (B) the
effect of rules of law governing the availability of specific
performance and other equitable remedies.
(r)
No Public Sale or Distribution . Such Lender will
be acquiring the Note and Warrant and the shares of the Common
Stock issuable upon conversion of the Note or exercise of the
Warrant, in the ordinary course of business for his, her or its
account and not with a view towards, or for resale in connection
with, the public sale or distribution thereof, and the Lender
covenants that it will not resell the Note or shares of Common
Stock except pursuant to sales registered under the Securities Act
of 1933, as amended (the “ Securities Act ”) or
under an exemption from such registration and in compliance with
applicable U.S. federal and state securities laws or applicable
statutory resale restrictions imposed by the applicable Canadian
provincial and territorial securities