EXHIBIT 10.2
WAFERGEN
BIO-SYSTEMS, INC.
PUT
AGREEMENT
THIS PUT
AGREEMENT (this “
Agreement ”) is entered into as of May 28, 2008,
by
and among
WaferGen Bio-systems, Inc., a Nevada corporation (“
WaferGen US ”), and the
purchasers (the
“ WaferGen Malaysian Investors ” or “
Holders ”) of the Series A Redeemable
Convertible
Preference Shares in WaferGen Biosystems (M) Sdn. Bhd. (formerly
known as
Global Dupleks
Sdn. Bhd.), a Malaysian corporation (the “ Company
”) (“ Series A Shares ”)
pursuant to
that certain Share Subscription and Shareholders Agreement dated as
of the date
hereof among
WaferGen US, the WaferGen Malaysian Investors and the Company
(the
“
Purchase Agreement ”). Any term not defined herein
shall have the meaning ascribed to such
term in the
Purchase Agreement.
RECITALS
A. WHEREAS, the
WaferGen Malaysian Investors have entered into the
Purchase
Agreement for
the purchase of and subscription for certain Series A Shares of the
Company.
B. WHEREAS, in
order to induce the WaferGen Malaysian Investors to enter
into
the Purchase
Agreement, WaferGen US has agreed to grant to each WaferGen
Malaysian
Investor an
option to put (the “ Put Right ”) to WaferGen US
the Series A Shares held by such
WaferGen
Malaysian Investor, whereby the Series A Shares held by such
WaferGen Malaysian
Investor will
be exchanged for shares of Common Stock of WaferGen US on the terms
set forth
below.
C. WHEREAS,
certain capitalized terms used in this Agreement are defined
in
Section 2.12
hereof.
NOW, THEREFORE, in
consideration of the mutual promises, representations,
warranties,
covenants and conditions set forth in this Agreement, the parties
mutually agree as
follows:
AGREEMENT
SECTION
1
PUT
RIGHT
1.1 Put Right.
Upon receipt by WaferGen US of a written request from a Holder
of
Holder’s
desire to exercise the Holder’s Put Right (a “
Holder’s Put Notice ”), then all, but
not
less than all,
of such Holder’s Series A Shares shall be exchanged as
described in Section 1.2
below (the
“ Exchange ”). For the avoidance of doubt, each
Holder shall have the right to
exercise such
Put Right individually. After delivery of such Holder’s Put
Notice, the Holder
shall deliver
all of such Holder’s share certificates and duly executed
share transfer forms with
respect to such
Series A Shares to the Secretary of WaferGen US (or to his/her
order) as
promptly as
practicable (but in no event more than 30 days after the date
thereof) and take any
other actions
reasonably required to effectuate the transfer of all such
Holder’s Series A Shares
to WaferGen US.
WaferGen US may nominate its nominee(s) to accept the transfer of
the Series
A Shares.
WaferGen US shall be required to comply with the requirements of
this paragraph
until the fifth
anniversary of the date of this Agreement, but may in its sole
discretion comply
with provisions
of this paragraph after such date.
1.2 The
Exchange; No Fractional Shares. Upon the occurrence of an Exchange,
each
of the
Holder’s Series A Shares subject to such Holder’s Put
Notice shall be converted into the
right to
receive that number of Exchange Securities equal to the U.S. dollar
equivalent of the
original
purchase or subscription price per share paid for each such
Holder’s Series A Share
(with such
conversion to U.S. dollars being calculated as of the date of
purchase) pursuant to the
Purchase
Agreement, divided by the Exchange Price1 (in each case as adjusted
for stock splits,
recapitalization, combinations and similar
transactions). All Exchange Securities shall be
aggregated and
issued to such Holder, except that no fractional shares of Exchange
Securities
shall be issued
upon the occurrence of an Exchange. If, after the aforementioned
aggregation,
the conversion
would result in the issuance of any fractional share, WaferGen US
shall, in lieu of
issuing any
fractional share, pay cash equal to the product of such fraction
multiplied by the per
share fair
market value of the Exchange Securities (as determined in good
faith by the Board of
Directors of
WaferGen US). Subject to the delivery by the Holder of its share
certificates and
other documents
to WaferGen US as required hereby, upon the occurrence of the
Exchange,
WaferGen US
shall as soon as practicable (but in no event more than 30 days
after the date of the
Exchange) issue
to such Holder share certificates representing the Exchange
Securities.
1.3 Rights After
Exchange. From and after the applicable Exchange, all rights of
the
Holder with
respect to the exchanged Holder’s Series A Shares shall cease
with respect to such
shares (except
the right to receive the Exchange Securities, and any cash payment
for fractional
shares, without
interest upon surrender of their certificate or certificates), and
such shares shall
be owned
legally and beneficially by WaferGen US for all purposes and will
be transferred to
WaferGen US on
the books and records of the Company.
1.4 Rights After
Conversion. If at any time any or all of Holder’s Series A
Shares are
converted into
Ordinary Shares of the Company for any reason, such Holder’s
Put Right
pursuant to
this Agreement with respect to all of such Holder’s Series A
Shares shall terminate
and expire in
its entirety upon such conversion, and such Holder shall have not
have any Put
Right with
respect to any Ordinary Shares held by such Holder.
SECTION
2
MISCELLANEOUS
2.1 Governing
Law. This Agreement and all acts and transactions pursuant
hereto
and the rights
and obligations of the parties hereto shall be governed, construed
an