SERIES D PREFERRED STOCK PURCHASE
AGREEMENT
THIS SERIES D PREFERRED STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT
is made as of the 30th day of December 2008 by and among
International Stem Cell Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the
"Company"), the investors listed on Exhibit A attached to this
Agreement (each a "Purchaser" and together the
"Purchasers").
The parties
hereby agree as follows:
1. Purchase
and Sale of Preferred Stock.
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Sale and
Issuance of Series D Preferred Stock.
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The Company
shall adopt and file with the Secretary of State of the State of
Delaware on or before the Initial Closing (as defined below) the
Certificate of Designation in the form of Exhibit B attached to
this Agreement (the "Certificate").
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Subject to the
terms and conditions of this Agreement, each Purchaser agrees to
purchase at the Closing (as defined below) and the Company agrees
to sell and issue to each Purchaser at the Closing that number of
shares of Series D Preferred Stock, $.001 par value per share (the
"Series D Preferred Stock"), set forth opposite each Purchaser's
name on Exhibit A, at a purchase price of $100,000 per share. The
shares of Series D Preferred Stock issued to the Purchasers
pursuant to this Agreement (including any shares issued at the
Initial Closing and any Additional Shares, as defined below) shall
be referred to in this Agreement as the "Shares."
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The initial
purchase and sale of the Shares shall take place remotely via the
exchange of documents and signatures, at 10:00 a.m., on December
30, 2008, or at such other time and place as the Company and the
Purchasers mutually agree upon, orally or in writing (which time
and place are designated as the "Initial Closing"). In the event
there is more than one closing, the term "Closing" shall apply to
each such closing unless otherwise specified.
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At each
Closing, the Company shall deliver to each Purchaser a certificate
representing the Shares being purchased by such Purchaser at such
Closing against payment of the purchase price therefor by wire
transfer to a bank account designated by the Company.
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Sale of
Additional Shares of Preferred Stock.
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After the
Initial Closing, the Company shall sell, on the same terms and
conditions as those contained in this Agreement, up to forty (40)
additional shares (subject to appropriate adjustment in the event
of any stock dividend, stock split, combination or similar
recapitalization affecting such shares) of Series D Preferred Stock
(the "Additional Shares"), to one or more purchasers (the
"Additional Purchasers") as follows:
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Tranche
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Price
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No. of
Shares
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Closing
Date
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Second
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$1,000,000
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10
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February 5,
2009
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Third
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$1,000,000
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10
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March
20,2009
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Fourth
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$1,000,000
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10
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June 30,
2009
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Fifth
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$1,000,000
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10
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September 20,
2009
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The purchase of
the Second tranche shall be subject to the fulfillment of the
closing conditions set forth in section 4 hereof, and shall be
further subject to Purchaser's determination that no Material
Adverse Effect has occurred with respect to the Company. The Third,
Fourth and Fifth tranches may be purchased at the Purchasers' sole
option and in their sole discretion. The Purchasers shall give the
Company thirty (30) days' prior written notice from the Closing
Date of their intention to purchase each optional tranche. To
extent the Purchasers fail to exercise their option to purchase the
Additional Shares at any of the optional tranches, all rights
Purchasers may have to purchase Additional Shares at future
optional tranches shall then expire.
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Use of
Proceeds. $500,000.00 of
the proceeds from the Initial Closing shan be used to effect a
partial payoff the OlD Senior Secured Convertible Note dated May
14, 2008 currently held by Gemini Master Fund Ltd. (the "Gemini
Note"). The remainder of the Gemini Note shall be paid in full
using the proceeds from the second tranche. Thereafter, the Company
shall use the net proceeds from the sale of the Shares and the
Additional Shares for working capital purposes and will not use the
proceeds for (a) the satisfaction of any portion of the Company's
debt (other than payment of trade payables in the ordinary course
of the Company's business and prior practices), (b) the redemption
of any common stock or common stock equivalents, (c) the settlement
of any outstanding litigation, or (d) making any investments in
securities or otherwise purchasing any equity or debt securities,
including without limitation purchasing any corporate,
governmental,
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municipal or
auction-rate bonds or other debts instruments (whether at auction,
in the open market or otherwise), any commercial or chattel paper,
or any certificates of deposit, or investing in any money market or
mutual funds, except short term securities issued by or guaranteed
by the United States government or an agency thereof or money
market funds comprised of such securities.
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Defined
Terms Used in this Agreement. In addition to the terms defined above, the
following terms used in this Agreement shall be construed to have
the meanings set forth or referenced below.
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"Affiliate" means, with respect to any specified Person, any
other Person who, directly or indirectly, controls, is controlled
by, or is under common control with such Person, including, without
limitation, any general partner, managing member, officer or
director of such Person or any venture capital fund now or
hereafter existing that is controlled by one or more general
partners or managing members of, or shares the same management
company with, such Person.
"Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended.
"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 Intellectual Property"
means all patents, patent
applications, trademarks, trademark applications, service marks,
tradenames, copyrights, trade secrets, licenses, domain names, mask
works, information and proprietary rights and processes as are
necessary to the conduct of the Company's business as now conducted
and as presently proposed to be conducted.
"Employment Agreements" means the employment agreement between the
Company and Rouslan Semechkin, and the employment agreement between
the Company and Andrei Semechkin, in the forms attached as Exhibit
C and Exhibit D, respectively, to this Agreement.
"Investors' Rights Agreement"
means the agreement among the
Company and the Purchasers [and certain other stockholders of the
Company] dated as of the date of the Initial Closing, in the form
of Exhibit E attached to this Agreement.
"Key Employee" means any executive-level employee (including
division director and vice president-level positions) as well as
any employee or consultant who either alone or in concert with
others develops, invents, programs or designs any Company
Intellectual Property.
"Knowledge," including the phrase "to the Company's
knowledge," shall mean the actual knowledge after reasonable
investigation of the following officers: Jeffrey Janus, Kenneth C.
Aldrich, and William B. Adams.
"Management Rights Letter"
means the agreement between the
Company and the Purchasers, dated as of the date of the Initial
Closing, in the form of Exhibit F attached to this
Agreement.
"Material Adverse Effect"
means a material adverse effect on
the business, assets (including intangible assets), liabilities,
financial condition, property, prospects or results of operations
of the Company.
"Person" means any individual, corporation, partnership,
trust, limited liability company, association or other
entity.
"Purchaser" means each of the Purchasers who is initially a
party to this Agreement and any Additional Purchaser who becomes a
party to this Agreement at a subsequent Closing under Section
1.3 .
"Securities Act" means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
"Shares" means the shares of Series D Preferred Stock
issued at the Initial Closing and any Additional Shares issued at a
subsequent Closing under Section 1.3 .
"Subsidiary" means any entity in which the Company owns
thirty (30%) or more of the outstanding voting
securities.
"Transaction Agreements" means this Agreement, the Investors' Rights
Agreement, the Management Rights Letter, and the Employment
Agreements.
2.
Representations and Warranties of the Company.
The Company
hereby represents and warrants to each Purchaser that, except
disclosed in any SEC Report (as defined below) filed after January
1, 2008 or as set forth on the Disclosure
Schedule
attached as Exhibit G to this Agreement, which exceptions shall be
deemed to be part of the representations and warranties made
hereunder, the following representations are true and complete as
of the date of the Initial Closing, except as otherwise indicated.
The Disclosure Schedule shall be arranged in sections corresponding
to the numbered and lettered sections and subsections contained in
this Section 2, and the disclosures in any section or subsection of
the Disclosure Schedule shall qualify other sections and
subsections in this Section 2 only to the extent it is readily
apparent from a reading of the disclosure that such disclosure is
applicable to such other sections and subsections.
For purposes of
these representations and warranties, the term "the Company" shall
include any Subsidiaries of the Company, unless otherwise noted
herein.
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Organization, Good Standing, Corporate Power 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 all
requisite corporate power and authority to carry on its business as
presently conducted and as proposed to be conducted. The Company is
duly qualified to transact business and is in good standing in each
jurisdiction in which the failure to so qualify would have a
Material Adverse Effect.
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Capitalization . The capitalization of the Company is as set
forth in Section 2.2 of the Disclosure Schedule (whether or not
disclosed in SEC Reports), which Schedule 2.2 shall also include
the number of shares of Common Stock owned beneficially, and of
record, by Affiliates of the Company as of the date hereof if not
already reported on Form 3 or Form 4. 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 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 or as
described in the SEC Reports, 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. Except as set forth in the Disclosure Schedules,
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 Investor) 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, have been issued in
compliance with all federal and state securities laws, and none of
such outstanding shares was issued in violation of any preemptive
rights or similar rights to subscribe for or purchase securities.
No further approval or authorization of any stockholder, the Board
of Directors or others is required for the issuance and sale of the
Securities. 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.
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Authorization . All corporate action required to be taken by
the Company's Board of Directors and stockholders in order to
authorize the Company to enter into the Transaction Agreements, and
to issue the Shares at the Closing and the Common Stock issuable
upon conversion of the Shares, has been taken or will be taken
prior to the Closing. All action on the part of the officers of the
Company necessary for the execution and delivery of the Transaction
Agreements, the performance of all obligations of the Company under
the Transaction Agreements to be performed as of the Closing, and
the issuance and delivery of the Shares has been taken or will be
taken prior to the Closing. The Transaction Agreements, when
executed and delivered by the Company, shall constitute valid and
legally binding obligations of the Company, enforceable against the
Company in accordance with their respective terms except (i) as
limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization,
moratorium, fraudulent conveyance, or other laws of general
application relating to or affecting the enforcement of creditors'
rights generally, (ii) as limited by laws relating to the
availability of specific performance, injunctive relief, or other
equitable remedies, or (iii) to the extent the indemnification
provisions contained in the Investors' Rights Agreement [and the
Indemnification Agreement] may be limited by applicable federal or
state securities laws.
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Valid
Issuance of Shares . The
Shares, when issued, sold and delivered in accordance with the
terms and for the consideration set forth in this Agreement, will
be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and free of
restrictions on transfer other than restrictions on transfer under
the Transaction Agreements, applicable state and federal securities
laws and liens or encumbrances created by or imposed by a
Purchaser. Assuming the accuracy of the representations of the
Purchasers in Section 3 of this Agreement and subject to the
filings described in Section 2.5(ii) below, the Shares will be
issued in compliance with all applicable federal and state
securities laws. The Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the
Shares has been duly reserved for issuance, and upon issuance in
accordance with the terms of the Certificate, will be validly
issued, fully paid and nonassessable and free of restrictions on
transfer other than restrictions on transfer under the Transaction
Agreements, applicable federal and state securities laws and liens
or encumbrances created by or imposed by a Purchaser. Based in part
upon the representations of the Purchasers in Section 3 of this
Agreement, and subject to Section 2.5 below, the Common Stock
issuable upon conversion of the Shares will be issued in compliance
with all applicable federal and state securities laws.
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Governmental
Consents and Filings .
Assuming the accuracy of the representations made by the Purchasers
in Section 3 of this Agreement, no consent, approval, order or
authorization of, or registration, qualification, designation,
declaration or filing with, any federal, state or local
governmental authority is required on the part of the Company in
connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated
by this Agreement, except for (i) the filing of the Certificate,
which will have been filed as of the Initial Closing, and (ii)
filings pursuant to Regulation D of the Securities Act, and
applicable state securities laws, which have been made or will be
made in a timely manner.
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Litigation . There is no claim, action, suit, proceeding,
arbitration, complaint, charge or investigation pending or to the
Company's knowledge, currently threatened (i) against the Company
or any officer, director or Key Employee of the Company arising out
of their employment or board relationship with the Company; or (ii)
that questions the validity of the Transaction Agreements or the
right of the Company to enter into them, or to consummate the
transactions contemplated by the Transaction Agreements. Neither
the Company nor, to the Company's knowledge, any of its officers,
directors or Key Employees is a party or is named as subject to the
provisions of any order, writ, injunction, judgment or decree of
any court or government agency or instrumentality (in the case of
officers, directors or Key Employees, such as would affect the
Company). There is no action, suit, proceeding or investigation by
the Company pending or which the Company intends to initiate. The
foregoing includes, without limitation, actions, suits, proceedings
or investigations pending or threatened in writing (or any basis
therefor known to the Company) involving the prior employment of
any of the Company's employees, their services provided in
connection with the Company's business, or any information or
techniques allegedly proprietary to any of their former employers,
or their obligations under any agreements with prior
employers.
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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, 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 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.
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Material
Changes . 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 and for operating losses
incurred in the ordinary course of business consistent with past
losses, (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 not have pending before the
Commission any request for confidential treatment of information.
Except for the issuance of the Securities contemplated by this
Agreement or as set forth in the Disclosure Schedules, no event,
liability or development has occurred or exists with respect to the
Company or its Subsidiaries or their respective business,
properties, operations 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 two Trading Days prior to
the date that this representation is made.
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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 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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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 order of any court,
arbitrator or governmental body, or (iii) is or has been in
violation of any statute, rule 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.
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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.
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Title to
Assets . The Company and
the Subsidiaries have good and marketable title in fee simple to
all real property owned by them 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.
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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 necessary
or material for use in connection with their respective businesses
as described in the SEC Reports 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. The 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. The Company has duly and properly filed or caused
to be filed with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (the
"PTO") and applicable foreign and international patent authorities
all patent applications owned by the Company (the "Company Patent
Applications"). To the knowledge of the Company, the Company has
complied with the PTO's duty of candor and disclosure for the
Company Patent Applications and has made no material
misrepresentation in the Company Patent Applications. The Company
is not aware of any information material to a determination of
patentability regarding the Company Patent Applications not called
to the attention of the PTO or similar foreign authority. The
Company is not aware of any information not called to the attention
of the PTO or similar foreign authority that would preclude the
grant of a patent for the Company Patent Applications. The Company
has no knowledge of any information that would preclude the Company
from having clear title to the Company Patent
Applications.
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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 at least equal to the aggregate Subscription
Amount. 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 without a significant increase in cost.
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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 $10,000 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.
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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
as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in
conformity with GAAP and to maintain asset accountability, (iii)
access to assets is permitted only in accordance with management's
general or specific authorization, and (iv) the recorded
accountability for assets is compared with the existing assets at
reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect
to any differences. The Company has established disclosure controls
and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and
15d-15(e)) for the Company and designed such disclosure controls
and procedures to ensure that information required to be disclosed
by the Company in the reports it files or submits under the
Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported,
within the time periods specified in the Commission's rules and
forms. The Company's certifying officers have evaluated the
effectiveness of the Company's disclosure controls and procedures
as of the end of the period covered by the Company's most recently
filed periodic report under the Exchange Act (such date, the
"Evaluation Date"). The Company presented in its most recently
filed periodic report under the Exchange Act the conclusions of the
certifying officers about the effectiveness of the disclosure
controls and procedures based on their evaluations as of the
Evaluation Date. Since the Evaluation Date, there have been no
changes in the Company's internal control over financial reporting
(as such term is defined in the Exchange Act) that has materially
affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the
Company's internal control over financial reporting.
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Certain
Fees . No brokerage or
finder's fees or commissions are or will be payable by the Investor
to any broker, financial advisor or consultant, finder, placement
agent, investment banker, bank or other Person with respect to the
transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents as a result
of any action taken by the Company.
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Private
Placement . Assuming the
accuracy of the Investor's representations and warranties set forth
in Section 3.2, no registration under the Securities Act or under
any state securities or blue sky laws ("Blue Sky Laws") is required
for the offer and sale of the Securities by the Company to the
Investor as contemplated hereby. The issuance and sale of the
Securities hereunder does not contravene the rules and regulations
of the OTC Bulletin Board.
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Investment
Company . The Company is
not, and is not an Affiliate of, and immediately after receipt of
payment for the Securities, will not be or be an Affiliate of, an
"investment company" within the meaning of the Investment Company
Act of 1940, as amended. The Company shall conduct its business in
a manner so that it will not become subject to the Investment
Company Act of 1940, as amended.
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Registration
Rights . No Person has
any right to cause the Company to effect the registration under the
Securities Act of any securities of the Company.
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Listing and
Maintenance Requirements . The Common Stock is registered pursuant to
Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act, and the Company has taken no
action designed to, or which to its knowledge is likely to have the
effect of, terminating the registration of the Common Stock under
the Exchange Act nor has the Company received any notification that
the Commission is contemplating terminating such registration. The
Company has not, in the 12 months preceding the date hereof,
received notice from any Trading Market on which the Common Stock
is or has been listed or quoted to the effect that the Company is
not in compliance with the listing or maintenance requirements of
such Trading Market. The Company is, and has no reason to believe
that it will not in the foreseeable future continue to be, in
compliance with all such listing and maintenance
requirements.
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Application of
Takeover Protections. The Company and the Board of Directors have
taken all necessary action, if any, in order to render inapplicable
any control share acquisition, business combination, poison pill
(including any distribution under a rights agreement) or other
similar anti-takeover provision under the Company's certificate of
incorporation (or similar charter documents) or the laws of its
state of incorporation that is or could become applicable to the
Investor as a result of the Investor and the Company fulfilling
their obligations or exercising their rights under the Transaction
Documents, including without limitation as a result of the
Company's issuance of the Securities and the Investor's ownership
of the Securities.
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Disclosure.
Except with respect to the material terms and conditions of the
transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents, the Company
confirms that neither it nor any other Person acting on its behalf
has provided any of the Investor or their agents or counsel with
any information that it believes constitutes or might constitute
material, nonpublic information. The Company understands and
confirms that the Investor will rely on the foregoing
representation in effecting transactions in securities of the
Company. All disclosure furnished by or on behalf of the Company to
the Investor regarding the Company, its business and the
transactions contemplated hereby, including the Disclosure
Schedules to this Agreement, is true and correct and does not
contain any untrue statement of a
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material fact
or, when taken together, omit to state any material fact necessary
in order to make the statements made therein, in light of the
circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The press
releases disseminated by the Company during the twelve months
preceding the date of this Agreement taken as a whole do not
contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a
material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order
to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under
which they were made and when made, not misleading. The Company
acknowledges and agrees that Investor does not make nor has made
any representations or warranties with respect to the transactions
contemplated hereby other than those specifically set forth in
Section 3 hereof.
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No
Integrated Offering .
Assuming the accuracy of the Investor's representations and
warranties set forth in Section 3, neither the Company, nor any of
its Affiliates, nor any Person acting on its or their behalf has,
directly or indirectly, made any offers or sales of any security or
solicited any offers to buy any security, under circumstances that
would cause this offering of the Securities to be integrated with
prior offerings by the Company for purposes of (i) the Securities
Act which would require the registration of any such securities
under the Securities Act, or (ii) any applicable shareholder
approval provisions of the OTC Bulletin Board or any Trading Market
on which any of the securities of the Company are listed or
designated.
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Solvency . Based on the consolidated financial condition
of the Company as of the Closing Date after giving effect to the
receipt by the Company of the proceeds from the sale of the
Securities hereunder, (i) the fair saleable value of the Company's
assets exceeds the amount that will be required to be paid on or in
respect of the Company's existing debts and other liabilities
(including known contingent liabilities) as they mature, (ii) the
Company's assets do not constitute unreasonably small capital to
carry on its business as now conducted and as proposed to be
conducted including its capital needs taking into account the
particular capital requirements of the business conducted by the
Company, and projected capital requirements and capital
availability thereof, and (iii) the current cash flow of the
Company, together with the proceeds the Company would receive, were
it to liquidate all of its assets, after taking into account all
anticipated uses of the cash, would be sufficient to pay all
amounts on or in respect of its liabilities when such amounts are
required to be paid. The Company does not intend to incur debts
beyond its ability to pay such debts as they mature (taking into
account the timing and amounts of cash to be payable on or in
respect of its debt). The Company has no knowledge of any facts or
circumstances which lead it to believe that it will file for
reorganization or liquidation under the bankruptcy or
reorganization laws of any jurisdiction within one year from the
Closing Date.
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Tax
Status . Except for
matters that would not, individually or in the aggregate, have or
reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, the
Company and each Subsidiary has filed all necessary federal, state
and foreign income and franchise tax returns and has paid or
accrued all taxes shown as due thereon, and the Company has no
knowledge of a tax deficiency which has been asserted or threatened
against the Company or any Subsidiary.
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No General
Solicitation . Neither
the Company nor any person acting on behalf of the Company has
offered or sold any of the Securities by any form of general
solicitation or general advertising. The Company has offered the
Securities for sale only to the Investor and certain other
"accredited investors" within the meaning of Rule 501 under the
Securities Act.
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Foreign
Corrupt Practices .
Neither the Company, nor to the knowledge of the Company, any agent
or other person acting on behalf of the Company, has (i) directly
or indirectly, used any funds for unlawful contributions, gifts,
entertainment or other unlawful expenses related to foreign or
domestic political activity, (ii) made any unlawful payment to
foreign or domestic government officials or employees or to any
foreign or domestic political parties or campaigns from corporate
funds, (iii) failed to disclose fully any contribution made by the
Company (or made by any person acting on its behalf of which the
Company is aware) which is in violation of law, or (iv) violated in
any material respect any provision of the Foreign Corrupt Practices
Act of 1977, as amended.
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Accountants . The Company's accounting firm is Vasquez &
Company. To the knowledge and belief of the Company, such
accounting firm (i) is a registered public accounting firm as
required by the Exchange Act and (ii) shall express its opinion
with respect to the financial statements to be included in the
Company's Annual Report for the year ending December
31,2009.
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No
Disagreements with Accountants and Lawyers . There are no disagreements of any kind
presently existing, or reasonably anticipated by the Company to
arise, between the Company and the accountants and lawyers formerly
or presently employed by the Company, and the Company is not aware
of any circumstances with respect to its accountants or lawyers
which could affect the Company's ability to perform any of its
obligations under any of the Transaction Documents.
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Regulation M
Compliance . The Company
has not, and to its knowledge no one acting on its behalf has, (i)
taken, directly or indirectly, any action designed to cause or to
result in the stabilization or manipulation of the price of any
security of the Company to facilitate the sale or resale of any of
the Shares, (ii) sold, bid for, purchased, or paid any compensation
for soliciting purchases of, any of the securities of the Company
or (iii) paid or agreed to pay to any Person any compensation for
soliciting another to purchase any other securities of the Company,
other than, in the case of clauses (ii) and (iii), compensation
paid to the Company's placement agent in connection with the
placement of the Shares.
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No Longer
"Shell" . The Company has
not been a Shell Company since December 28,2006. The Company filed
Form 10 Information with the Commission in accordance with the
rules and regulations of the Commission under the Exchange Act on
or about December 29,2006, and at all times since such date the
Company has been subject to the reporting requirements of Section
13 or IS(d) of the Exchange Act and timely filed (or obtained
extensions in respect thereof and filed within the applicable grace
period) all reports and other materials required to be filed
thereunder.
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Clinical
Studies . The clinical,
pre-clinical and other studies and tests conducted by or on behalf
of or sponsored by the Company or in which the Company or products
or product candidates have participated that are described in the
SEC Reports were and, if still pending, are being conducted in
accordance in all material respects with all applicable federal,
state or foreign statutes, laws, rules and regulations, as
applicable (including, without limitation, those administered by
the Food and Drug Administration of the U.S. Department of Health
and Human Services (the "FDA") or by any foreign, federal, state or
local governmental or regulatory authority performing functions
similar to those performed by the FDA and current Good Laboratory
and Good Clinical Practices) and in accordance with experimental
protocols, procedures and controls pursuant to, where applicable,
accepted professional scientific methods. The descriptions in the
SEC Reports of the results of such studies, tests and trials are
accurate and complete in all material respects and fairly present
the published data derived from such studies, tests and trials. The
Company has not received any notices or other correspondence from
the FDA or any other foreign, federal, state or local governmental
or regulatory authority performing functions similar to those
performed by the FDA with respect to any ongoing clinical or
pre-clinical studies or tests requiring the termination, suspension
or material modification of such studies, tests or preclinical or
clinical trials, which termination, suspension or material
modification would reasonably be expected to result in a Material
Adverse Effect. No filing or submission to the FDA or any other
federal, state or foreign regulatory body, that is intended to be
the basis for any approval, contains any material statement or
material false information. The Company is in compliance with all
applicable federal, state, local and foreign laws, regulations,
orders and decrees governing their business as prescribed by the
FDA, or any other federal, state or foreign agencies or bodies,
including those bodies and agencies engaged in the regulation of
pharmaceuticals or biohazardous substances or materials, except
where noncompliance would not, singly or in the aggregate, result
in a Material Adverse Effect.
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Representations and Warranties of the
Purchasers.
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Each Purchaser
hereby represents and warrants to the Company, severally and not
jointly, that:
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Authorization . The Purchaser (i) has full power and authority
to execute, deliver and perform this Agreement and the other
Transaction Documents to which it is a party and to incur the
obligations herein and therein and (ii) if applicable, has been
authorized by all necessary corporate action to execute, deliver
and perform this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents and
to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. Each of this
Agreement and the other Transaction Documents is a valid and
binding obligation of Purchaser enforceable in accordance with its
terms, except as limited by applicable bankruptcy, reorganization,
insolvency, moratorium or similar laws affecting the enforcement of
creditors' rights and the availability of equitable remedies
(regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a
proceeding at law or equity).
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Securities
Laws Representations and Covenants of Purchaser
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This Agreement
is made with the Purchaser in reliance upon the Purchaser's
representation to the Company, which by the Purchaser's execution
of this Agreement the Purchaser hereby confirms, that the
Securities to be received by the Purchaser will be acquired for
investment for the Purchaser's own account, not as a nominee or
agent, and not with a view to the resale or distribution of any
part thereof such that the Purchaser would constitute an
"underwriter" under the Securities Act. The Purchaser has not
granted any right to any other person to acquire the Securities
purchased by the Purchaser or the Underlying Shares except as
permitted by the Securities Act and Blue Sky Laws.
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The Purchaser
understands and acknowledges that the offering of the Securities
pursuant to this Agreement will not be registered under the
Securities Act or qualified under any Blue Sky Laws on the grounds
that the offering and sale of the Securities are exempt from
registration and qualification, respectively, under the Securities
Act and the Blue Sky Laws, and that the Company's reliance upon
such exemption is predicated upon the Purchaser's representations
set forth in this Agreement.
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The Purchaser
covenants that it will not dispose of the Securities or the
Underlying Shares except in compliance without registration under
the Securities Act of 1933 or pursuant to an applicable exemption
thereunder.
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In connection
with the investment representations made herein, the Purchaser
represents that (i) the Purchaser is able to fend for itself in the
transactions contemplated hereby; (ii) the Purchaser has such
knowledge and experience in financial and business matters as to be
capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the Purchaser's
prospective investment
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in the
Securities; (iii) the Purchaser has the ability to bear the
economic risks of the Purchaser's prospective investment and can
afford the complete loss of such investment; (iv) the Purchaser has
received all the information it considers necessary or appropriate
for deciding whether to purchase the Shares; (v) the Purchaser has
been furnished with and has had access to such information as it
has requested, including information to verify the accuracy of the
information supplied; and (vi) the Purchaser has had access to
officers of the Company and an opportunity to ask questions of and
receive answers from such officers and has had all questions that
have been asked by the Purchaser satisfactorily answered by the
Company.
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The Purchaser
further represents by execution of this Agreement that the
Purchaser qualifies as an "accredited investor" as such term is
defined under Rule 501 promulgated under the Securities Act. Any
Purchaser that is a corporation, a partnership, a trust or other
business entity further represents by execution of this Agreement
that it has not been organized for the purpose of purchasing the
Securities.
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By acceptance
hereof, the Purchaser agrees that the Securities, the Underlying
Shares and any shares of capital stock of the Company received in
respect of the foregoing held by it may not be sold by the
Purchaser without registration under the Securities Act or an
exemption therefrom, and therefore the Purchaser may be required to
hold such securities for an indeterminate period.
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Legends . All certificates for the Securities, the
Underlying Shares and each certificate representing any shares of
capital stock of the Company received in respect of the foregoing,
whether by reason of a stock split or share reclassification
thereof, a stock dividend thereon or otherwise and each certificate
for any such securities issued to subsequent transferees of any
such certificate (unless otherwise permitted herein) shall bear the
following legend:
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"THE SECURITIES
REPRESENTED BY THIS INSTRUMENT HAVE BEEN ACQUIRED FOR INVESTMENT
AND HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933. SUCH
SECURITIES MAY NOT BE SOLD OR TRANSFERRED IN THE ABSENCE OF
REGISTRATION OR AN EXEMPTION THEREFROM UNDER SAID ACT."
In addition,
such certificates shall bear any legend that, in the opinion of the
Company's counsel, is required under the other Transaction
Documents or pursuant to any state, local or foreign law governing
the Securities and the Underlying Shares.
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Brokers or
Finders . The Purchaser
represents and warrants that neither the Company nor the Purchaser
has incurred, directly or indirectly, as a result of any action
taken by the Purchaser (assuming that no unilateral action is taken
by the Company), any liability for brokerage of finders' fees or
agents' commissions or any similar charges in connection with this
Agreement.
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Acknowledgment of Reliance
. The Purchaser hereby agrees and
acknowledges that the Company has been induced to enter into this
Agreement and to issue and sell the Shares hereunder, in part,
based upon the representations, warranties and covenants of the
Purchaser contained herein.
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Conditions
to the Purchasers' Obligations at Closing.
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The obligations
of each Purchaser to purchase Shares at the Initial Closing or any
subsequent Closing are subject to the fulfillment, on or before
such Closing, of each of the following conditions, unless otherwise
waived:
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Representations and Warranties
. The representations and warranties
of the Company contained in Section 2 shall be true and correct in
all respects as of such Closing.
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Performance . The Company shall have performed and complied
with all covenants, agreements, obligations and conditions
contained in this Agreement that are required to be performed or
complied with by the Company on or before such Closing.
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Compliance
Certificate . The Chief
Executive Officer of the Company shall deliver to the Purchasers at
such Closing a certificate certifying that the conditions specified
in Section 4 have been fulfilled.
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Qualifications . All authorizations, approvals or permits, if
any, of any governmental authority or regulatory body of the United
States or of any state that are required in connection with the
lawful issuance and sale of the Shares pursuant to this Agreement
shall be obtained and effective as of such Closing.
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Opinion of
Company Counsel . The
Purchasers shall have received from DLA Piper, counsel for the
Company, an opinion, dated as of the Initial Closing, in
substantially the form of Exhibit H attached to this
Agreement.
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Board of
Directors . As of the
Initial Closing, the authorized size of the Board shall be seven
(7), and the Board shall include Rouslan Semechkin as Series C
Director, and Andrei Semechkin as Series D Director.
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Investors'
Rights Agreement . The
Company and each Purchaser (other than the Purchaser relying upon
this condition to excuse such Purchaser's performance hereunder )[
and the other stockholders of the Company named as parties thereto]
shall have executed and delivered the Investors' Rights
Agreement.
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Employment
Agreements . The Company
and each of Rouslan Semechkin and Andrei Semechkin shall have
executed and delivered the Employment Agreements.
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Certificate
of Designation . The
Company shall have filed the Certificate of Designation with the
Secretary of State of Delaware on or prior to the Closing, which
shall continue to be in full force and effect as of the
Closing.
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Secretary's
Certificate . The
Secretary of the Company shall have delivered to the Purchasers at
the Closing a certificate certifying (i) the Bylaws of the Company,
and (ii) resolutions of the Board of Directors of the Company
approving the Transaction Agreements and the transactions
contemplated under the Transaction Agreements.
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Proceedings
and Documents . All
corporate and other proceedings in connection with the transactions
contemplated at the Closing and all documents incident thereto
shall be reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to each
Purchaser, and each Purchaser (or its counsel) shall have received
all such counterpart original and certified or other copies of such
documents as reasonably requested. Such documents may include good
standing certificates.
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Management
Rights . A Management
Rights Letter shall have been executed by the Company and delivered
to each Purchaser to whom it is addressed.
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5.
Conditions of the Company's Obligations at Closing
. The obligations of the Company to
sell Shares to the Purchasers at the Initial Closing or any
subsequent Closing are subject to the fulfillment, on or before the
Closing, of each of the following conditions, unless otherwise
waived:
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Representations and Warranties
. The representations and warranties
of each Purchaser contained in Section 3 shall be true and correct
in all respects as of such Closing.
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Performance . The Purchasers shall have performed and
complied with all covenants, agreements, obligations and conditions
contained in this Agreement that are required to be performed or
complied with by them on or before such Closing.
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Qualifications . All authorizations, approvals or permits, if
any, of any governmental authority or regulatory body of the United
States or of any state that are required in connection with the
lawful issuance and sale of the Share pursuant to this Agreement
shall be obtained and effective as of the Closing.
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Investors'
Rights Agreement . Each
Purchaser shall have executed and delivered the Investors' Rights
Agreement.
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Employment
Agreements . The Company
and each of Rouslan Semechkin and Andrei Semechkin shall have
executed and delivered the Employment Agreements.
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Survival of
Warranties . Unless
otherwise set forth in this Agreement, the representations and
warranties of the Company and the Purchasers contained in or made
pursuant to this Agreement shall survive the execution and delivery
of this Agreement and the Closing and shall in no way be affected
by any investigation or knowledge of the subject matter thereof
made by or on behalf of the Purchasers or the Company.
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Successors
and Assigns . The terms
and conditions of this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and
be binding upon the respective successors and assigns of the
parties. Nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended
to confer upon any party other than the parties hereto or their
respective successors and assigns any rights, remedies,
obligations, or liabilities under or by reason of this Agreement,
except as expressly provided in this Agreement.
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Governing
Law . This Agreement
shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of
the State of Delaware, regardless of the laws that might otherwise
govern under applicable principles of conflicts of law,
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Counterparts; Facsimile . This Agreement may be executed and delivered
by facsimile signature and in two or more counterparts, each of
which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall
constitute one and the same instrument.
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Titles and
Subtitles . The titles
and subtitles used in this Agreement are used for convenience only
and are not to be considered in construing or interpreting this
Agreement.
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Notices . Any notice required or permitted hereunder
shall be given in writing and shall be deemed effectively given
upon personal delivery and if a fax number has been provided, upon
delivery (with answerback confirmed), addressed to a party at its
address and the fax number, if any, shown below or at such other
address and fax number as such party may designate by three days
advance notice to the other party.
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Any notice to
the Investor shall be sent to the addresses set forth on the
signature pages hereof, with a copy to:
McLane, Graf,
Raulerson & Middleton, Professional Association 900 Elm
Street
Manchester, NH
03105-0326
Attention:
Thomas W. Hildreth, Esquire
Any notice to
the Company shall be sent to:
International
Stem Cell Corporation
4365 Executive
Drive, Suite 1100
San Diego,
California 92121-2133
Attention:
Douglas J. Rein, Esquire
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No Finder's
Fees . Each party
represents that it neither is nor will be obligated for any
finder's fee or commission in connection with this transaction.
Each Purchaser agrees to indemnify and to hold harmless the Company
from any liability for any commission or compensation in the nature
of a finder's or broker's fee arising out of this transaction (and
the costs and expenses of defending against such liability or
asserted liability) for which each Purchaser or any of its
officers, employees, or representatives is responsible. The Company
agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each Purchaser from any
liability for any commission or compensation in the nature of a
finder's or broker's fee arising out of this transaction (and the
costs and expenses of defending against such liability or asserted
liability) for which the Company or any of its officers, employees
or representatives is responsible .
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Amendments
and Waivers . Except as
set forth in Section 1.3 of this Agreement, any term of this
Agreement may be amended, terminated or waived only with the
written consent of the Company and (i) the holders of at least 55%
of the then-outstanding Shares or (ii) for an amendment,
termination or waiver effected prior to the Initial Closing,
Purchasers obligated to purchase 55% of the Shares to be issued at
the Initial Closing. Any amendment or waiver effected in accordance
with this Section 6.8 shall be binding upon the Purchasers and each
transferee of the Shares (or the Common Stock issuable upon
conversion thereof), each future holder of all such securities, and
the Company.
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Severability . The invalidity or unenforceability of any
provision hereof shall in no way affect the validity or
enforceability of any other provision.
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Delays or
Omissions . No delay or
omission to exercise any right, power or remedy accruing to any
party under this Agreement, upon any breach or default of any other
party under this Agreement, shall impair any such right, power or
remedy of such non-breaching or non-defaulting party nor shall it
be construed to be a waiver of any such breach or default, or an
acquiescence therein, or of or in any similar breach or default
thereafter occurring; nor shall any waiver of any single breach or
default be deemed a waiver of any other breach or default
theretofore or thereafter occurring. Any waiver, permit, consent or
approval of any kind or character on the part of any party of any
breach or default under this Agreement, or any waiver on the part
of any party of any provisions or conditions of this Agreement,
must be in writing and shall be effective only to the extent
specifically set forth in such writing. All remedies, either under
this Agreement or by law or otherwise afforded to any party, shall
be cumulative and not alternative.
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Entire
Agreement . This
Agreement (including the Exhibits hereto), the Certificate of
Incorporation and the other Transaction Agreements constitute the
full and entire understanding and agreement between the parties
with respect to the subject matter hereof, and any other written or
oral agreement relating to the subject matter hereof existing
between the parties are expressly canceled.
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Corporate
Securities Law . THE SALE
OF THE SECURITIES WHICH ARE THE SUBJECT OF THIS AGREEMENT HAS NOT
BEEN QUALIFIED WITH THE COMMISSIONER OF CORPORATIONS OF THE STATE
OF CALIFORNIA AND THE ISSUANCE OF THE SECURITIES OR THE PAYMENT OR
RECEIPT OF ANY PART OF THE CONSIDERATION THEREFOR PRIOR TO THE
QUALIFICATION IS UNLAWFUL, UNLESS THE SALE OF SECURITIES IS EXEMPT
FROM THE QUALIFICATION BY SECTION 25100, 25102 OR 25105 OF THE
CALIFORNIA CORPORATIONS CODE. THE RIGHTS OF ALL PARTIES TO THIS
AGREEMENT ARE EXPRESSLY CONDITIONED UPON THE QUALIFICATION
BEING OBTAINED UNLESS THE SALE IS SO EXEMPT.
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Dispute
Resolution . The parties
(a) hereby irrevocably and unconditionally submit to the
jurisdiction of the federal and state courts located within the
geographic boundaries of the United States District Court for the
District of Delaware for the purpose of any suit, action or other
proceeding arising out of or based upon this Agreement.
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No
Commitment for Additional Financing . The Company acknowledges and agrees that no
Purchaser has made any representation, undertaking, commitment or
agreement to provide or assist the Company in obtaining any
financing, investment or other assistance, other than the purchase
of the Shares as set forth herein and subject to the conditions set
forth herein. In addition, the Company acknowledges and agrees that
(i) no statements, whether written or oral, made by any Purchaser
or its representatives on or after the date of this Agreement shall
create an obligation, commitment or agreement to provide or assist
the Company in obtaining any financing or investment, (ii) the
Company shall not rely on any such statement by any Purchaser or
its representatives and (iii) an obligation, commitment or
agreement to provide or assist the Company in obtaining any
financing or investment may only be created by a written agreement,
signed by such Purchaser and the Company, setting forth the terms
and conditions of such financing or investment and stating that the
parties intend for such writing to be a binding obligation or
agreement. Each Purchaser shall have the right, in it sole and
absolute discretion, to refuse or decline to participate in any
other financing of or investment in the Company, and shall have no
obligation to assist or cooperate with the Company in obtaining any
financing, investment or other assistance.
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Third
Tranche of Series C Financing . The Securities Purchase Agreement between
X-Master, Inc. and the Company dated August 30,2008, with respect
to the third tranche of financing described therein, is entirely
superseded by this Agreement and an related agreements
hereto.
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[Signature page follows.]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed
this Series D Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement as of the date
first written above. COMPANY:
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PURCHASERS:
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/s/
Andrei Semechkin
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Andrei
Semechkin
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Rouslan Semechkin
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Rouslan
Semechik
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X-MASTER,
INC.
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By: /s/
Rouslan Semechkin
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Rouslan
Semechkin, President
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[Signature page - Series D Preferred
Stock Purchase Agreement]
EXHIBIT A
SCHEDULE OF
PURCHASERS
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Andrei
Semechkin
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10 Shares
(February 5, 2008)
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Rouslan
Semechkin
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X-Master,
Inc.
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10 Shares
(December 30, 2008)
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The Investors
may purchase the optional tranches in such amounts and at such
times as they shall mutually agree.
EXHIBIT B
FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF
DESIGNATION
INTERNATIONAL STEM CELL
CORPORATION
CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATION OF
RIGHTS, PREFERENCES, PRIVILEGES AND RESTRICTIONS OF THE SERIES D
PREFERRED STOCK
The Board of Directors of International Stem
Cell Corporation (the " Corporation ") hereby provides for
the issuance of a series of preferred stock of the Corporation and
does hereby fix and determine the rights, preferences, privileges,
restrictions, and other matters related to said series of preferred
stock as follows:
1.
Designation of Series D Preferred Stock . The
shares of such series shall be designated as "Series D
Preferred Stock" and the number of shares constituting such series
shall be fifty (50) shares of Series D Preferred Stock, par value
$0.001 per share (" Series D Preferred Stock
").
2.
Rank, Parity and Seniority . The Series D
Preferred Stock shall rank senior to the Series A Preferred Stock,
Series B Preferred Stock, Series C Preferred Stock, Common Stock,
and any other capital stock of the Corporation that is junior to
the Series D Preferred Stock (the " Junior Shares ")
as to liquidation, dividends, redemption and upon a Liquidation
Event (as defined in Section 4(a) below). Series
A Preferred Stock, Series B Preferred Stock, Series C Preferred
Stock and any other series of Preferred Stock subsequently created
that is junior to the Series D Preferred Stock may be referred to
collectively in this Designation as " Junior Preferred
Stock . "
3.
Dividend Provisions – Accruing and Participating
.
(a)
Accruing Series D Dividends .
(i) From
the date of the issuance of any shares of Series D Preferred
Stock through December 31, 2011, dividends at the rate per annum of
ten percent (10%) of the Base Amount per share shall accrue on such
shares of Series D Preferred Stock (subject to appropriate
adjustment in the event of any stock dividend, stock split,
combination or other similar recapitalization with respect to the
Series D Preferred Stock) (the " Ten Percent Dividend
"). From and after January 1, 2012, dividends at the
rate per annum of six percent (6%) of the Base Amount per share
shall accrue on such shares of Series D Preferred Stock (subject to
appropriate adjustment in the event of any stock dividend, stock
split, combination or other similar recapitalization with respect
to the Series D Preferred Stock) (the " Six Percent
Dividend " and, together with the Ten Percent Dividend, the
" Accruing Series D Dividends "). "Base
Amount" shall mean the Series D Original Issue Price (defined
below).
(ii) Accruing
Series D Dividends shall accrue, whether or not declared, and shall
be cumulative; provided however , that such Accruing Series
D Dividends shall be paid, from funds lawfully available for the
payment of dividends, to the holders of the Series D Preferred
Stock on the fifteenth (15 th )
day of the first month following each calendar
quarter. Accruing Series D Dividends which are not paid
by such date shall accrue additional interest at the rate of one
and one half (1.5%) per month, until paid in full.
(iii) The
Corporation shall not declare, pay or set aside any dividends on
shares of any other class or series of capital stock of the
Corporation (other than dividends on shares of Common Stock payable
in shares of Common Stock) unless (in addition to the obtaining of
any required consents) the holders of the Series D Preferred Stock
then outstanding shall first receive, or simultaneously receive, a
dividend on each outstanding share of Series D Preferred Stock in
an amount at least equal to the greater of (i) the amount of the
aggregate Accruing Series D Dividends then accrued on such share of
Series D Preferred Stock and not previously paid and (ii) (A) in
the case of a dividend on Common Stock or any class or series that
is convertible into Common Stock, that dividend per share of Series
D Preferred Stock as would equal the product of (1) the dividend
payable on each share of such class or series determined, if
applicable, as if all shares of such class or series had been
converted into Common Stock and (2) the number of shares of Common
Stock issuable upon conversion of a share of Series D Preferred
Stock, in each case calculated on the record date for determination
of holders entitled to receive such dividend or (B) in the case of
a dividend on any class or series that is not convertible into
Common Stock, at a rate per share of Series D Preferred Stock
determined by (1) dividing the amount of the dividend payable on
each share of such class or series of capital stock by the original
issuance price of such class or series of capital stock (subject to
appropriate adjustment in the event of any stock dividend, stock
split, combination or other similar recapitalization with respect
to such class or series) and (2) multiplying such fraction by an
amount equal to the Series D Original Issue Price (as defined
below); provided that, if the Corporation declares, pays or sets
aside, on the same date, a dividend on shares of more than one
class or series of capital stock of the Corporation, the dividend
payable to the holders of Series D Preferred Stock pursuant to this
Section 1 shall be calculated based upon the dividend on the
class or series of capital stock that would result in the highest
Series D Preferred Stock dividend. The " Series D
Original Issue Price " means one hundred thousand dollars
($100,000) per share, subject to appropriate adjustment in the
event of any stock dividend, stock split, combination, or other
similar recapitalization with respect to the Series D Preferred
Stock.
4.
Liquidation Preference .
(a)
Preference . In the event of any liquidation,
dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, either voluntary or
involuntary (each, a " Liquidation Event "), the
holders of Series D Preferred Stock shall be entitled to receive,
prior and in preference to any distribution of any of the assets of
the Corporation to the holders of Junior Preferred Stock and Common
Stock, an amount per share equal to the sum of (i) one hundred
percent (100%) of the Series D Original Issue Price (as adjusted
for any stock splits, stock dividends, reverse stock splits, stock
combinations and other similar capitalization changes with respect
to the Series D Preferred Stock), and (ii) any accrued but unpaid
Accruing Series D Dividends attributable to such share of Series D
Preferred Stock to which such holder is entitled (such sum, the "
Liquidation Amount "). If upon the
occurrence of a Liquidation Event, the assets and funds legally
available for distribution to stockholders shall be i
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