UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): February 28, 2012
IMPRIMIS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware |
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| 45-0567010 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
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437 South Hwy 101, Suite 209 |
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Solana Beach, CA |
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Registrants telephone number, including area code: (858) 433-2800
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Transdel Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
(Former name or former address if changed since last report.) |
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
. Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
. Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
. Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
. Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Item 1.01. Entry Into a Material Definitive Agreement.
Private Placement Offering
On April 20, 2012, Imprimis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the Company) entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement (the Securities Purchase Agreement) with certain accredited investors (the Investors) relating to the sale and issuance of 10,058,455 units (each, a Unit) consisting of one share of the Companys common stock (Common Stock) and a warrant (each, a Warrant) to purchase up to one-fourth of a share of the Companys Common Stock at an exercise price of $1.185 per share, at a price per Unit of $0.79 (the Private Placement). The Private Placement closed on April 25, 2012 (the Closing Date). In connection with the Private Placement, the Company issued an aggregate of 10,058,455 shares of Common Stock and Warrants to purchase an aggregate of 2,514,642 shares of Common Stock, for aggregate gross proceeds to the Company of approximately $7.95 million. The Investors are not entitled to any registration rights with respect to the Common Stock and Warrants issued in the Private Placement.
The Warrants have a term of three years and are exercisable any time after April 25, 2012 (the Initial Exercise Date). The Company may require that the Investors exercise the Warrants in whole, but not in part, at any time within twenty (20) business days after the occurrence of the following: (i) the volume weighted average price of the Companys Common Stock for ten (10) consecutive trading days is equal to or greater than the exercise price of the Warrant; (ii) the Company has received a Filing Review Notification from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration regarding the status of the Company’s Impracor™ topical non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug; and (iii) sufficient shares of Common Stock are authorized and reserved for issuance upon the full exercise of the Warrant.
The securities sold in the Private Placement were sold in reliance on the exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 (the Securities Act) afforded by Section 4(2) thereof and Rule 506 of Regulation D promulgated thereunder. In determining that the issuance of the securities in the Private Placement qualified for an exemption under Section 4(2) and Rule 506 of Regulation D, the Company relied on the following facts: the Company did not use general solicitation or advertising to market the securities; each investor in the Private Placement represented to the Company that it was an accredited investor (as that term is defined in Rule 501 of Regulation D) and that it was purchasing the securities for its own account and not with a view to distribute them; and the securities issued are restricted securities.
The Securities Purchase Agreement and related form of Warrant have been attached as Exhibits 10.1 and 10.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K, respectively, and are incorporated herein by reference.
DermaStar Line of Credit Conversion
As originally disclosed in our Form 8-K filed on December 20, 2011, the Company entered into a Secured Line of Credit Letter Agreement (the Line of Credit Agreement) with DermaStar International, LLC (DermaStar) on December 9, 2011. The Line of Credit Agreement provided for advances to the Company of up to an aggregate of $750,000. As of April 20, 2012, the aggregate principal balance owing under the Line of Credit was $750,000. Effective April 20, 2012, the Company and DermaStar entered into a Promissory Note Conversion Agreement (the Conversion Agreement) wherein the parties agreed that the entire outstanding principal balance of the Promissory Notes and all related accrued interest, totaling $762,534, would be converted into Units at a rate of $0.79 per Unit, consistent with the terms of the issuance of the Units in the Private Placement, effective upon the closing of the Private Placement. On the Closing Date, DermaStar was issued a total of 965,233 shares of Common Stock and a related Warrant to purchase an aggregate of 241,308 shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of $1.185 per share upon conversion of the outstanding principal balance and unpaid interest under the Line of Credit. The warrant issued to DermaStar is substantially the same as the form of Warrant issued in the Private Placement. The Line of Credit has been terminated.
The securities issued upon conversion of the Line of Credit pursuant to the Conversion Agreement were issued in reliance on the exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 afforded by Section 4(2) thereof. In determining that the issuance of the securities pursuant to the Conversion Agreement qualified for an exemption under Section 4(2), the Company relied on the following facts: DermaStar is an accredited investor and the Companys major stockholder; the Company did not use general solicitation or advertising to market the securities; DermaStar represented that it was purchasing the securities for its own account and not with a view to distribute them; and the securities issued were restricted securities.
Director and Chief Executive Officer Mark L. Baum and the Chairman of our Board of Directors, Robert J. Kammer, are the Managing Members of DermaStar. The Conversion Agreement was unanimously approved by the Companys disinterested directors, with Mr. Baum and Dr. Kammer abstaining.
The Promissory Note Conversion Agreement is attached as Exhibit 10.3 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference. The foregoing description of the terms of the Promissory Note Conversion Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to such exhibit.
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Advisory Agreement with Dr. Robert Kammer
Effective April 1, 2012, the Company entered into an advisory agreement with director Dr. Robert Kammer (the Advisory Agreement) pursuant to which Dr. Kammer will provide certain services to the Company in addition to his services as a director, including, but not limited to, providing management and advice regarding the operations of the registration clinical trials including start-up and on-going clinical operational and development activities, manufacturing and quality control of the clinical and commercial supplies, project and operational management, assistance in the identification of new drug delivery technologies that may be available for acquisition or license and assistance in the development of the Companys intellectual property. Under the terms of the Advisory Agreement, Dr. Kammer is to be compensated $10,000 per month in the form of Common Stock based on $0.90 price per share being allocated to each dollar of payment due to Dr. Kammer. Upon the completion of a financing transaction yielding not less than $15,000,000 to the Company, Dr. Kammer may unilaterally choose to be paid in either cash or Common Stock, based on the same $0.90 price per share. The Advisory Agreement has a term of 2 years.
The Advisory Agreement is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.4 and is incorporated by reference herein.
Baum Employment Agreement
The information contained in Item 5.02(e) below is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 3.02. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities.
The information included in Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K relating to the Private Placement and the Conversion Agreement are hereby incorporated by reference into this Item 3.02.
Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
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Employment Agreement of Mark L. Baum, Esq. as Chief Executive Officer
On April 1, 2012, the Companys Board of Directors (the Board) appointed Mr. Mark L. Baum, Esq. as the Companys Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Baum has served as the Companys Chairman of the Board of Directors and its Principal Executive Officer and Secretary since December 17, 2011. Concurrently with Mr. Baums appointment to Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Baum resigned from his position as Chairman of the Board. Mr. Baum will continue to serve as a member of the Companys Board of Directors and as the Companys Secretary. Concurrent with his appointment as Chief Executive Officer, the Company and Mr. Baum entered into an employment agreement effective as of April 1, 2012 (the Baum Employment Agreement). Under the terms of the Baum Employment Agreement, Mr. Baums initial base annual salary is to be $200,400, with a minimum salary increase of no less than 15% annually, subject to an annual review by the Board. Mr. Baum may be eligible, at the sole discretion of the Board, to receive an annual cash bonus of up to 30% of his annual base salary beginning in the fiscal year ending 2013. Mr. Baum may be terminated by the Company at any time. At the effective date of the Baum Employment Agreement, Mr. Baum and the Company recognize that the Company does not have the financial capacity to offer a full typical Chief Executive Officer severance package. However, upon the closing of a Qualified Transaction, defined as (i) a debt or equity financing in which gross proceeds to the Company equals or exceeds $10 million; or (ii) completes a corporate partnership transaction that includes gross proceeds to the Company of at least $10 million to support the Companys general and administrative expenses (each a Qualified Transaction), a severance package of at least one years pay and continued Company paid healthcare expenses will automatically be instituted.
Also on April 1, 2012, the Company granted to Mr. Baum an option to purchase up to 300,000 shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of $0.90 per share under the Companys 2007 Incentive Stock and Awards Plan (the 2007 Plan) pursuant to the Companys form of Nonqualified Stock Option Agreement. The option terminates on March 31, 2017 and vests over a two year period, with 75,000 options vesting immediately upon issuance and an additional 9,375 options vesting monthly for the next twenty four months thereafter. In the event of an involuntary termination of Mr. Baums employment, the options issued pursuant to the Baum Option Agreement will vest immediately upon such termination.
The Baum Employment Agreement is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.5 and is incorporated herein by reference. The foregoing description of the terms of the Baum Employment Agreement is qualified by reference to such exhibit.
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Item 8.01 Other Events.
Appointment of Dr. Robert Kammer as Chairman of the Board of Directors
Concurrently with Mr. Baums resignation as Chairman of the Board, on April 1, 2012, the Companys Board appointed current director Dr. Robert Kammer as Chairman of the Board.
Director Option Grants
On April 1, 2012, the Board of Directors approved the issuance of options to purchase 125,000 shares of Common Stock to each of the Companys directors, including the Companys employee and non-employee directors, under the 2007 Plan pursuant to the Companys form of Nonqualified Stock Option Agreement. Each of the options has an exercise price of $0.90 per share. The options have a term of five years and vest quarterly over a one year period, such that options to purchase 31,250 shares vest on each of June 30, 2012, September 30, 2012, December 31, 2012 and March 31, 2013.
On April 1, 2012, in connection with his appointment as Chairman, the Company granted to Dr. Kammer an additional option to purchase up to 300,000 shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of $0.90 per share under the 2007 Plan pursuant to the Companys form of Nonqualified Stock Option Agreement. The option terminates on March 31, 2017 and vests over a two year period, with 75,000 options vesting immediately upon issuance, and an additional 9,375 options vesting monthly for the next twenty four months thereafter.
On April 1, 2012, in recognition and consideration for his services as a director to the Company during 2010 and 2011, the Board approved the issuance to Dr. Jeff Abrams of an additional option to purchase 300,000 shares of the Companys common stock with an exercise price of $0.90 per share under the 2007 Plan pursuant to the Companys form of Nonqualified Stock Option Agreement. The option has a ten year term and vests monthly over a one year period.
Conversion of Promissory Note
As the Company previously reported on a Form 8-K dated January 25, 2012, effective January 25, 2012 the Company entered into separate waiver and settlement agreements with DermaStar and Alexej Ladonnikov, the two parties holding an aggregate $1,000,000 7.5% convertible promissory note (the Convertible Note) issued by the Company on April 5, 2010. DermaStar had previously acquired eighty percent (80%) of the Convertible Note in a private transaction with Alexej Ladonnikov, the original purchaser of the Convertible Note.
In connection with each of the waiver and settlement agreements, the holders of the Convertible Note each agreed to the mandatory conversion of the entire outstanding principal balance and accrued and unpaid interest under the Convertible Note, and with respect to DermaStar, the mandatory conversion of an additional $56,086.76 in good and valid current accounts payable of the Company held by it, at such time as the Company had a sufficient number of authorized common shares to effect such a conversion.
On February 28, 2012, the Company affected a 1-for-8 reverse split of its Common Stock and increased its total number of authorized shares of Common Stock to 395,000,000 shares. On February 28, 2012, pursuant to the terms of each of the waiver and settlement agreements, the portion of the Convertible Note held by Mr. Ladonikov was converted into 1,904,338 shares of Common Stock and the portion of the Convertible Note and aggregate accounts payable held by DermaStar were converted into 7,274,812 shares of Common Stock (on a split-adjusted basis).
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
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Exhibit No. |
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10.1 |
| Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of April 20, 2012, by and between Imprimis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and the investors signatory thereto |
10.2 |
| Form of Warrant dated as of April 25, 2012 |
10.3 |
| Promissory Note Conversion Agreement, dated as of April 20, 2012, by and between Imprimis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and DermaStar International, LLC |
10.4 |
| Employment Agreement, dated as of April 1, 2012, by and between Imprimis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Dr. Robert Kammer |
10.5 |
| Advisory Agreement, dated as of April 1, 2012, by and between Imprimis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Mark L. Baum, Esq. |
99.1 |
| Press release dated April 27, 2012 |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
IMPRIMIS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Dated: April 27, 2012
By: /s/ Mark L. Baum
Name: Mark L. Baum
Title: Chief Executive Officer
EXHIBIT INDEX
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10.1 |
| Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of April 20, 2012, by and between Imprimis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and the investors signatory thereto |
10.2 |
| Form of Warrant dated as of April 25, 2012 |
10.3 |
| Promissory Note Conversion Agreement, dated as of April 20, 2012, by and between Imprimis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and DermaStar International, LLC |
10.4 |
| Employment Agreement, dated as of April 1, 2012, by and between Imprimis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Dr. Robert Kammer |
10.5 |
| Advisory Agreement, dated as of April 1, 2012, by and between Imprimis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Mark L. Baum, Esq. |
99.1 |
| Press release dated April 27, 2012 |
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EXHIBIT 10.1
SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT
This Securities Purchase Agreement (this Agreement) is dated as of the Effective Date, between Imprimis Pharmaceuticals Inc., a Delaware corporation (the Company), and each purchaser identified on the signature pages hereto (each, including its successors and assigns, a Purchaser and collectively, the Purchasers).
WHEREAS, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement and pursuant to Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act), and Rule 506 promulgated thereunder, the Company desires to issue and sell to each Purchaser, and each Purchaser, severally and not jointly, desires to purchase from the Company, securities of the Company as more fully described in this Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, IN CONSIDERATION of the mutual covenants contained in this Agreement, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the Company and each Purchaser agree as follows:
ARTICLE I.
DEFINITIONS
1.1
Definitions. In addition to the terms defined elsewhere in this Agreement, for all purposes of this Agreement, the following terms have the meanings set forth in this Section 1.1:
Acquiring Person shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.5.
Action shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(j).
Affiliate means any Person that, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls or is controlled by or is under common control with a Person, as such terms are used in and construed under Rule 405 under the Securities Act.
Board of Directors means the board of directors of the Company.
Business Day means any day except any Saturday, any Sunday, any day which is a federal legal holiday in the United States or any day on which banking institutions in the State of New York are authorized or required by law or other governmental action to close.
Closing means the closing of the purchase and sale of the Securities pursuant to Section 2.1.
Closing Date means the Trading Day on which all of the Transaction Documents have been executed and delivered by the applicable parties thereto, and all conditions precedent to (i) the Purchasers obligations to pay the Subscription Amount and (ii) the Companys obligations to deliver the Securities, in each case, have been satisfied or waived, but in no event later than the third Trading Day following the date hereof.
Commission means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
Common Stock means the common stock of the Company, par value $0.0001 per share, and any other class of securities into which such securities may hereafter be reclassified or changed.
Common Stock Equivalents means any securities of the Company or the Subsidiaries which would entitle the holder thereof to acquire at any time Common Stock, including, without limitation, any debt, preferred stock, right, option, warrant or other instrument that is at any time convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for, or otherwise entitles the holder thereof to receive, Common Stock.
Company Counsel means Morrison & Foerster LLP, with offices located at 12531 High Bluff Drive, San Diego, CA 92130.
Disclosure Schedules shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1.
Effective Date shall mean the date on which (a) this Agreement is fully executed and delivered by each party hereto and (b) the Company accepts all subscriptions for Shares to be sold pursuant to this Agreement, which date shall be specified by the Company in a written notice provided to each Purchaser and is expected to be on or about April 20, 2012. Each reference in this Agreement to the date hereof, the date of this Agreement or the date first indicated above shall refer to the Effective Date.
Evaluation Date shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(r).
Exchange Act means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
FCPA means the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended.
FDA shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(ii).
GAAP shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(h).
Indebtedness shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(aa).
Intellectual Property Rights shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(o).
Legend Removal Date shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.1(c).
Liens means a material lien, charge pledge, security interest, encumbrance, right of first refusal, preemptive right or other restriction.
Material Adverse Effect shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 3.1(b).
Material Permits shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(m).
Per Share Purchase Price equals $0.79 subject to adjustment for reverse and forward stock splits, stock dividends, stock combinations and other similar transactions of the Common Stock that occur after the date of this Agreement.
Person means an individual or corporation, partnership, trust, incorporated or unincorporated association, joint venture, limited liability company, joint stock company, government (or an agency or subdivision thereof) or other entity of any kind.
Proceeding means an action, claim, suit, investigation or proceeding (including, without limitation, an informal investigation or partial proceeding, such as a deposition), whether commenced or threatened.
Public Information Failure shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.2(b).
Public Information Failure Payments shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.2(b).
Required Approvals shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(e).
Rule 144 means Rule 144 promulgated by the Commission pursuant to the Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended or interpreted from time to time, or any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the Commission having substantially the same purpose and effect as such Rule.
SEC Reports shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(h).
Securities means the Shares, the Warrants and the Warrant Shares.
Securities Act means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
Shares means the shares of Common Stock issued or issuable to each Purchaser pursuant to this Agreement.
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Short Sales means all short sales as defined in Rule 200 of Regulation SHO under the Exchange Act (but shall not be deemed to include the location and/or reservation of borrowable shares of Common Stock).
Subscription Amount means, as to each Purchaser, the aggregate amount to be paid for Shares and Warrants purchased hereunder as specified below such Purchasers name on the signature page of this Agreement and next to the heading Subscription Amount, in United States dollars and in immediately available funds.
Subsidiary means any subsidiary of the Company as set forth on Schedule 3.1(a) and shall, where applicable, also include any direct or indirect subsidiary of the Company formed or acquired after the date hereof.
Trading Day means a day on which the principal Trading Market is open for trading.
Trading Market means any of the following markets or exchanges on which the Common Stock is listed or quoted for trading on the date in question: the NYSE AMEX, the Nasdaq Capital Market, the Nasdaq Global Market, the Nasdaq Global Select Market, the New York Stock Exchange, the OTC Bulletin Board or the Pink Sheets (or any successors to any of the foregoing).
Transaction Documents means this Agreement, the Warrants, all exhibits and schedules thereto and hereto and any other documents or agreements executed in connection with the transactions contemplated hereunder.
Transfer Agent means Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, the current transfer agent of the Company, with a mailing address of 17 Battery Place, 8th Floor, New York, New York 10004 and a facsimile number of 212-509-5150, and any successor transfer agent of the Company.
VWAP means, for any date, the price determined by the first of the following clauses that applies: (a) if the Common Stock is then listed or quoted on a Trading Market, the daily volume weighted average price of the Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on the Trading Market on which the Common Stock is then listed or quoted as reported by Bloomberg L.P. (based on a Trading Day from 9:30 a.m. (New York City time) to 4:02 p.m. (New York City time)), (b) if the OTC Bulletin Board is not a Trading Market, the volume weighted average price of the Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on the OTC Bulletin Board, (c) if the Common Stock is not then listed or quoted for trading on the OTC Bulletin Board and if prices for the Common Stock are then reported in the Pink Sheets published by Pink OTC Markets, Inc. (or a similar organization or agency succeeding to its functions of reporting prices), the most recent bid price per share of the Common Stock so reported, or (d) in all other cases, the fair market value of a share of Common Stock as determined by an independent appraiser selected in good faith by the Purchasers of a majority in interest of the Shares then outstanding and reasonably acceptable to the Company, the fees and expenses of which shall be paid by the Company.
Warrants means, collectively, the Common Stock purchase warrants delivered to the Purchasers at the Closing in accordance with Section 2.2(a) hereof, which Warrants shall be exercisable immediately and have a term of exercise equal to 3 years, in the form of Exhibit B attached hereto.
Warrant Shares means the shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants.
ARTICLE 11.
PURCHASE AND SALE
2.1
Closing. On the Closing Date, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein, substantially concurrent with the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the parties hereto, the Company agrees to sell, and the Purchasers, severally and not jointly, agree to purchase, up to an aggregate of $_______ of Shares and Warrants. Each Purchaser shall deliver to the Company, via wire transfer or a certified check, immediately available funds equal to such Purchasers Subscription Amount as set forth on the signature page hereto executed by such Purchaser, and the Company shall deliver to each Purchaser its respective Shares and a Warrant, as determined pursuant to Section 2.2(a), and the Company and each Purchaser shall deliver the other items set forth in Section 2.2 deliverable at the Closing. Upon satisfaction of the covenants and conditions set forth in Sections 2.2 and 2.3, the Closing shall occur at Solana Beach, CA or such other location as the parties shall mutually agree.
2.2
Deliveries.
(a)
On or prior to the Closing Date, the Company shall deliver or cause to be delivered to each Purchaser the following:
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this Agreement duly executed by the Company;
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a copy of the irrevocable instructions to the Transfer Agent instructing the Transfer Agent to deliver, on an expedited basis, a certificate evidencing a number of Shares equal to such Purchasers Subscription Amount divided by the Per Share Purchase Price, registered in the name of such Purchaser; and
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a Warrant registered in the name of such Purchaser to purchase up to a number of shares of Common Stock equal to 25% of such Purchasers Shares, with an exercise price equal to $1.185 subject to adjustment therein (such Warrant certificate may be delivered within three Trading Days of the Closing Date).
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On or prior to the Closing Date, each Purchaser shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Company the following:
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this Agreement duly executed by such Purchaser; and
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such Purchasers Subscription Amount by wire transfer.
2.3
Closing Conditions.
(a)
The obligations of the Company hereunder in connection with the Closing are subject to the following conditions being met:
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the accuracy in all material respects on the Closing Date of the representations and warranties of the Purchasers contained herein (unless as of a specific date therein in which case they shall be accurate as of such date);
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all obligations, covenants and agreements of each Purchaser required to be performed at or prior to the Closing Date shall have been performed; and
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the delivery by each Purchaser of the items set forth in Section 2.2(b) of this Agreement.
(b)
The respective obligations of the Purchasers hereunder in connection with the Closing are subject to the following conditions being met:
(i)
the accuracy in all material respects when made and on the Closing Date of the representations and warranties of the Company contained herein (unless as of a specific date therein);
(ii)
all obligations, covenants and agreements of the Company required to be performed at or prior to the Closing Date shall have been performed;
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the delivery by the Company of the items set forth in Section 2.2(a) of this Agreement;
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there shall have been no Material Adverse Effect with respect to the Company since the date hereof; and
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from the date hereof to the Closing Date, trading in the Common Stock shall not have been suspended by the Commission or the Companys principal Trading Market, and, at any time prior to the Closing Date, trading in securities generally as reported by Bloomberg L.P. shall not have been suspended or limited, or minimum prices shall not have been established on securities whose trades are reported by such service, or on any Trading Market, nor shall a banking moratorium have been declared either by the United States or New York State authorities nor shall there have occurred any material outbreak or escalation of hostilities or other national or international calamity of such magnitude in its effect on, or any material adverse change in, any financial market which, in each case, in the reasonable judgment of such Purchaser, makes it impracticable or inadvisable to purchase the Securities at the Closing.
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ARTICLE III.
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
3.1
Representations and Warranties of the Company. Except as set forth in the Disclosure Schedules, which Disclosure Schedules shall be deemed a part hereof and shall qualify any representation or otherwise made herein to the extent of the disclosure contained in the corresponding section of the Disclosure Schedules, the Company hereby makes the following representations and warranties to each Purchaser:
(a)
Subsidiaries. All of the direct and indirect subsidiaries of the Company are set forth on Schedule 3.1(a). The Company owns, directly or indirectly, all of the capital stock or other equity interests of each Subsidiary free and clear of any Liens, and all of the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of each Subsidiary are validly issued and are fully paid, non-assessable and free of preemptive and similar rights to subscribe for or purchase securities. If the Company has no subsidiaries, all other references to the Subsidiaries or any of them in the Transaction Documents shall be disregarded.
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Organization and Qualification. The Company and each of the Subsidiaries is an entity duly incorporated or otherwise organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization, with the requisite power and authority to own and use its properties and assets and to carry on its business as currently conducted. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is in violation nor default of any of the provisions of its respective certificate or articles of incorporation, bylaws or other organizational or charter documents. Each of the Company and the Subsidiaries is duly qualified to conduct business and is in good standing as a foreign corporation or other entity in each jurisdiction in which the nature of the business conducted or property owned by it makes such qualification necessary, except where the failure to be so qualified or in good standing, as the case may be, could not have or reasonably be expected to result in: (i) a material adverse effect on the legality, validity or enforceability of any Transaction Document, (ii) a material adverse effect on the results of operations, assets, business, prospects or condition (financial or otherwise) of the Company and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or (iii) a material adverse effect on the Companys ability to perform in any material respect on a timely basis its obligations under any Transaction Document (any of (i), (ii) or (iii), a Material Adverse Effect) and no Proceeding has been instituted in any such jurisdiction revoking, limiting or curtailing or seeking to revoke, limit or curtail such power and authority or qualification.
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Authorization; Enforcement. The Company has the requisite corporate power and authority to enter into and to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and each of the other Transaction Documents and otherwise to carry out its obligations hereunder and thereunder. The execution and delivery of each of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents by the Company and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of the Company and no further action is required by the Company, the Board of Directors or the Companys stockholders in connection herewith or therewith other than in connection with the Required Approvals. This Agreement and each other Transaction Document to which it is a party has been (or upon delivery will have been) duly executed by the Company and, when delivered in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof, will constitute the valid and binding obligation of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, except: (i) as limited by general equitable principles and applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other laws of general application affecting enforcement of creditors rights generally, (ii) as limited by laws relating to the availability of specific performance, injunctive relief or other equitable remedies and (iii) insofar as indemnification and contribution provisions may be limited by applicable law.
(d)
No Conflicts. The execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party, the issuance and sale of the Securities and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby do not and will not: (i) conflict with or violate any provision of the Companys or any Subsidiarys certificate or articles of incorporation, bylaws or other organizational or charter documents, (ii) conflict with, or constitute a default (or an event that with notice or lapse of time or both would become a default) under, result in the creation of any Lien upon any of the properties or assets of the Company or any Subsidiary, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation (with or without notice, lapse of time or both) of, any agreement, credit facility, debt or other instrument (evidencing a Company or Subsidiary debt or otherwise) or other understanding to which the Company or any Subsidiary is a party or by which any property or asset of the Company or any Subsidiary is bound or affected, or (iii) subject to the Required Approvals, conflict with or result in a violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment, injunction, decree or other restriction of any court or governmental authority to which the Company or a Subsidiary is subject (including federal and state securities laws and regulations), or by which any property or asset of the Company or a Subsidiary is bound or affected; except in the case of each of clauses (ii) and (iii), such as could not have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
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(e)
Filings, Consents and Approvals. The Company is not required to obtain any consent, waiver, authorization or order of, give any notice to, or make any filing or registration with, any court or other federal, state, local or other governmental authority or other Person in connection with the execution, delivery and performance by the Company of the Transaction Documents, other than: (i) the filings required pursuant to Section 4.4 of this Agreement, (ii) the notice and/or application(s) to each applicable Trading Market for the issuance and sale of the Securities and the listing of the Shares and Warrant Shares for trading thereon in the time and manner required thereby and (iii) the filing of Form D with the Commission and such filings as are required to be made under applicable state securities laws (collectively, the Required Approvals).
(f)
Issuance of the Securities. The Securities are duly authorized and, when issued and paid for in accordance with the applicable Transaction Documents, will be duly and validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, free and clear of all Liens imposed by the Company other than restrictions on transfer provided for in the Transaction Documents. The Warrant Shares, when issued in accordance with the terms of the Transaction Documents, will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, free and clear of all Liens imposed by the Company other than restrictions on transfer provided for in the Transaction Documents. The Company has reserved from its duly authorized capital stock the maximum number of shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to this Agreement and the Warrants.
(g)
Capitalization. The capitalization of the Company is as set forth on Schedule 3.1(g), which Schedule 3.1(g) 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. The Company has not issued any capital stock since its most recently filed current report or periodic report under the Exchange Act, other than pursuant to the exercise of employee stock options under the Companys stock option plans, the issuance of shares of Common Stock to employees pursuant to the Companys employee stock purchase plans and pursuant to the conversion and/or exercise of Common Stock Equivalents outstanding as of the date of the most recently filed current report or 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, there are no outstanding options, warrants, scrip rights to subscribe to, calls or commitments of any character whatsoever relating to, or securities, rights or obligations convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for, or giving any Person any right to subscribe for or acquire any shares of Common Stock, or contracts, commitments, understandings or arrangements by which the Company or any Subsidiary is or may become bound to issue additional shares of Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents. The issuance and sale of the Securities will not obligate the Company to issue shares of Common Stock or other securities to any Person (other than the Purchasers) and 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 duly authorized, 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 Companys capital stock to which the Company is a party or, to the knowledge of the Company, between or among any of the Companys stockholders.
(h)
SEC Reports; Financial Statements. Except as set forth on Schedule 3.1(h), 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). 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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(i)
Material Changes; Undisclosed Events, Liabilities or Developments. Since the date of the latest audited financial statements included within the SEC Reports, except as specifically disclosed in a subsequent SEC Report filed prior to the date hereof: (i) there has been no event, occurrence or development that has had or that could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, (ii) the Company has not incurred any liabilities (contingent or otherwise) other than (A) trade payables and accrued expenses incurred in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice and (B) liabilities not required to be reflected in the Companys 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. Except for the issuance of the Securities contemplated by this Agreement or as set forth on Schedule 3.1(i), no event, liability, fact, circumstance, occurrence or development has occurred or exists, or is reasonably expected to occur or exist, with respect to the Company or its Subsidiaries or their respective businesses, properties, operations, assets or financial condition, that would be required to be disclosed by the Company under applicable securities laws at the time this representation is made or deemed made that has not been publicly disclosed at least one (1) Trading Day prior to the date that this representation is made.
(j)
Litigation. There is no action, suit, inquiry, notice of violation, proceeding or investigation pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened against or affecting the Company, any Subsidiary or any of their respective properties before or by any court, arbitrator, governmental or administrative agency or regulatory authority (federal, state, county, local or foreign) (collectively, an Action) which (i) adversely affects or challenges the legality, validity or enforceability of any of the Transaction Documents or the Securities or (ii) could, if there were an unfavorable decision, have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary, nor any director or officer thereof, is or has been the subject of any Action involving a claim of violation of or liability under federal or state securities laws or a claim of breach of fiduciary duty. There has not been, and to the knowledge of the Company, there is not pending or contemplated, any investigation by the Commission involving the Company or any current or former director or officer of the Company. The Commission has not issued any stop order or other order suspending the effectiveness of any registration statement filed by the Company or any Subsidiary under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act.
(k)
Labor Relations. No 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 Companys or its Subsidiaries employees is a member of a union that relates to such employees 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. To the knowledge of the Company, no executive officer of the Company or any Subsidiary 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.
(l)
Compliance. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary: (i) is in default under or in violation of (and no event has occurred that has not been waived that, with notice or lapse of time or both, would result in a default by the Company or any Subsidiary under), nor has the Company or any Subsidiary received notice of a claim that it is in default under or that it is in violation of, any indenture, loan or credit agreement or any other agreement or instrument to which it is a party or by which it or any of its properties is bound (whether or not such default or violation has been waived), (ii) is in violation of any judgment, decree, or order of any court, arbitrator or other governmental authority or (iii) is or has been in violation of any statute, rule, ordinance or regulation of any governmental authority, including without limitation all foreign, federal, state and local laws relating to taxes, environmental protection, occupational health and safety, product quality and safety and employment and labor matters, except in each case as could not have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(m)
Regulatory Permits. The Company and the Subsidiaries possess all certificates, authorizations and permits issued by the appropriate federal, state, local or foreign regulatory authorities necessary to conduct their respective businesses as described in the SEC Reports, except where the failure to possess such permits could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect (Material Permits), and neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has received any notice of proceedings relating to the revocation or modification of any Material Permit.
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(n)
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 (i) 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 (ii) Liens for the payment of federal, state or other taxes, for which appropriate reserves have been made therefor in accordance with GAAP and 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.
(o)
Intellectual Property. The Company and the Subsidiaries have, or have rights to use, all patents, patent applications, trademarks, trademark applications, service marks, trade names, trade secrets, inventions, copyrights, licenses and other intellectual property rights and similar rights as described in the SEC Reports as necessary or required for use in connection with their respective businesses and which the failure to so have could have a Material Adverse Effect (collectively, the Intellectual Property Rights). None of, and neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has received a notice (written or otherwise) that any of, the Intellectual Property Rights has expired, terminated or been abandoned, or is expected to expire or terminate or be abandoned, within two (2) years from the date of this Agreement. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has received, since the date of the latest audited financial statements included within the SEC Reports, a written notice of a claim or otherwise has any knowledge that the Intellectual Property Rights violate or infringe upon the rights of any Person, except as could not have or reasonably be expected to not have a Material Adverse Effect. 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.
(p)
Insurance. The Company and the Subsidiaries are insured by insurers of recognized financial responsibility against such losses and risks and in such amounts as are prudent and customary in the businesses in which the Company and the Subsidiaries are engaged, including, but not limited to, directors and officers insurance coverage 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.
(q)
Transactions With Affiliates and Employees. Except as set forth in the SEC Reports, none of the officers or directors of the Company or any Subsidiary and, to the knowledge of the Company, none of the employees of the Company or any Subsidiary 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, providing for the borrowing of money from or lending of money to 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, stockholder, member or partner, in each case in excess of $120,000 other than for: (i) payment of salary or consulting fees for services rendered, (ii) reimbursement for expenses incurred on behalf of the Company and (iii) other employee benefits, including stock option agreements under any stock option plan of the Company.
(r)
Sarbanes-Oxley; Internal Accounting Controls. The Company and the Subsidiaries are in compliance with any and all applicable requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 that are effective as of the date hereof, and any and all applicable rules and regulations promulgated by the Commission thereunder that are effective as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date. The Companys certifying officers have evaluated the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures of the Company and the Subsidiaries as of the end of the period covered by the 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 internal control over financial reporting (as such term is defined in the Exchange Act) of the Company and its Subsidiaries that have adversely materially affected, or are reasonably likely to adversely materially affect, the internal control over financial reporting of the Company or its Subsidiaries.
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(s)
Certain Fees. Except for those fees that are payable to MDB Capital Group in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, no brokerage or finders fees or commissions are or will be payable by the Company or any Subsidiary 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. The Purchasers shall have no obligation with respect to any fees or with respect to any claims made by or on behalf of other Persons for fees of a type contemplated in this Section that may be due in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents.
(t)
Private Placement. Assuming the accuracy of the Purchasers representations and warranties set forth in Section 3.2, no registration under the Securities Act is required for the offer and sale of the Securities by the Company to the Purchasers as contemplated hereby. The issuance and sale of the Securities hereunder does not contravene the rules and regulations of the Trading Market.
(u)
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 an investment company subject to registration under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
(v)
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 or any Subsidiary.
(w)
Listing and Maintenance Requirements. The Common Stock is registered pursuant to Section 12(b) or 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. Other than as disclosed in the SEC Reports, 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.
(x)
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 Companys certificate of incorporation (or similar charter documents) or the laws of its state of incorporation that is or could become applicable to the Purchasers as a result of the Purchasers and the Company fulfilling their obligations or exercising their rights under the Transaction Documents, including without limitation as a result of the Companys issuance of the Securities and the Purchasers ownership of the Securities.
(y)
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 Purchasers or their agents or counsel with any information that it believes constitutes or might constitute material, non-public information. The Company understands and confirms that the Purchasers will rely on the foregoing representation in effecting transactions in securities of the Company. All of the disclosure furnished by or on behalf of the Company to the Purchasers regarding the Company and its Subsidiaries, their respective businesses 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 material fact or 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 no Purchaser makes or has made any representations or warranties with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby other than those specifically set forth in Section 3.2 hereof.
(z)
No Integrated Offering. Assuming the accuracy of the Purchasers representations and warranties set forth in Section 3.2, 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 any Trading Market on which any of the securities of the Company are listed or designated.
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(aa)
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 its Subsidiaries each (i) has made or filed all United States federal, state and local income and all foreign income and franchise tax returns, reports and declarations required by any jurisdiction to which it is subject, (ii) has paid all taxes and other governmental assessments and charges that are material in amount, shown or determined to be due on such returns, reports and declarations and (iii) has set aside on its books provision reasonably adequate for the payment of all material taxes for periods subsequent to the periods to which such returns, reports or declarations apply. There are no unpaid taxes in any material amount claimed to be due by the taxing authority of any jurisdiction, and the officers of the Company or of any Subsidiary know of no basis for any such claim.
(bb)
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 Purchasers and certain other accredited investors within the meaning of Rule 501 under the Securities Act.
(cc)
Foreign Corrupt Practices. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary, to the knowledge of the Company or any Subsidiary, any agent or other person acting on behalf of the Company or any Subsidiary, 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 any Subsidiary (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 FCPA.
(dd)
Accountants. The Companys accounting firm is set forth on Schedule 3.1(dd) of the Disclosure Schedules. 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 Companys Annual Report for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2012.
(ee)
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 current with respect to any fees owed to its accountants and lawyers which could affect the Companys ability to perform any of its obligations under any of the Transaction Documents.
(ff)
Acknowledgment Regarding Purchasers Purchase of Securities. The Company acknowledges and agrees that each of the Purchasers is acting solely in the capacity of an arms length purchaser with respect to the Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated thereby. The Company further acknowledges that no Purchaser is acting as a financial advisor or fiduciary of the Company (or in any similar capacity) with respect to the Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated thereby and any advice given by any Purchaser or any of their respective representatives or agents in connection with the Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated thereby is merely incidental to the Purchasers purchase of the Securities. The Company further represents to each Purchaser that the Companys decision to enter into this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents has been based solely on the independent evaluation of the transactions contemplated hereby by the Company and its representatives.
(gg)
Acknowledgment Regarding Purchasers Trading Activity. Anything in this Agreement or elsewhere herein to the contrary notwithstanding (except for Sections 3.2(f) and 4.13 hereof), it is understood and acknowledged by the Company that: (i) none of the Purchasers has been asked by the Company to agree, nor has any Purchaser agreed, to desist from purchasing or selling, long and/or short, securities of the Company, or derivative securities based on securities issued by the Company or to hold the Securities for any specified term, (ii) past or future open market or other transactions by any Purchaser, specifically including, without limitation, Short Sales or derivative transactions, before or after the closing of this or future private placement transactions, may negatively impact the market price of the Companys publicly-traded securities, (iii) any Purchaser, and counter-parties in derivative transactions to which any such Purchaser is a party, directly or indirectly, may presently have a short position in the Common Stock and (iv) each Purchaser shall not be deemed to have any affiliation with or control over any arms length counter-party in any derivative transaction. The Company further understands and acknowledges that (y) one or more Purchasers may engage in hedging activities at various times during the period that the Securities are outstanding, including, without limitation, during the periods that the value of the Warrant Shares deliverable with respect to Securities are being determined, and (z) such hedging activities (if any) could reduce the value of the existing stockholders' equity interests in the Company at and after the time that the hedging activities are being conducted. The Company acknowledges that such aforementioned hedging activities do not constitute a breach of any of the Transaction Documents.
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(hh)
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 Securities, (ii) sold, bid for, purchased, or paid any compensation for soliciting purchases of, any of the Securities, 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 Companys placement agent in connection with the placement of the Securities.
(ii)
FDA. There is no pending, completed or, to the Company's knowledge, threatened, action (including any lawsuit, arbitration, or legal or administrative or regulatory proceeding, charge, complaint, or investigation) against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, and none of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has received any notice, warning letter or other communication from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) or any other governmental entity, which (i) imposes a clinical hold on any clinical investigation by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (ii) enters or proposes to enter into a consent decree of permanent injunction with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or (iii) otherwise alleges any violation of any laws, rules or regulations by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, and which, either individually or in the aggregate, would have a Material Adverse Effect. The properties, business and operations of the Company have been and are being conducted in all material respects in accordance with all applicable laws, rules and regulations of the FDA. The Company has not been informed by the FDA that the FDA will prohibit the marketing, sale, license or use in the United States of any product proposed to be developed, produced or marketed by the Company nor has the FDA expressed any concern as to approving or clearing for marketing any product being developed or proposed to be developed by the Company.
(jj)
Stock Option Plans. Each stock option granted by the Company under the Companys stock option plan was granted (i) in accordance with the terms of the Companys stock option plan and (ii) with an exercise price at least equal to the fair market value of the Common Stock on the date such stock option would be considered granted under GAAP and applicable law. No stock option granted under the Companys stock option plan has been backdated. The Company has not knowingly granted, and there is no and has been no Company policy or practice to knowingly grant, stock options prior to, or otherwise knowingly coordinate the grant of stock options with, the release or other public announcement of material information regarding the Company or its Subsidiaries or their financial results or prospects.
(kk)
Money Laundering. The operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries are and have been conducted at all times in compliance with applicable financial record-keeping and reporting requirements of the Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act of 1970, as amended, applicable money laundering statutes and applicable rules and regulations thereunder (collectively, the Money Laundering Laws), and no action, suit or proceeding by or before any court or governmental agency, authority or body or any arbitrator involving the Company or any Subsidiary with respect to the Money Laundering Laws is pending or, to the knowledge of the Company or any Subsidiary, threatened.
3.2
Representations and Warranties of the Purchasers. Each Purchaser, for itself and for no other Purchaser, hereby represents and warrants as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date to the Company as follows (unless as of a specific date therein):
(a)
Organization; Authority. Such Purchaser is either an individual or an entity duly incorporated or formed, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or formation with full right, corporate, partnership, limited liability company or similar power and authority to enter into and to consummate the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents and otherwise to carry out its obligations hereunder and thereunder. The execution and delivery of the Transaction Documents and performance by such Purchaser of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate, partnership, limited liability company or similar action, as applicable, on the part of such Purchaser. Each Transaction Document to which it is a party has been duly executed by such Purchaser, and when delivered by such Purchaser in accordance with the terms hereof, will constitute the valid and legally binding obligation of such Purchaser, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, except: (i) as limited by general equitable principles and applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other laws of general application affecting enforcement of creditors rights generally, (ii) as limited by laws relating to the availability of specific performance, injunctive relief or other equitable remedies and (iii) insofar as indemnification and contribution provisions may be limited by applicable law.
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(b)
Own Account. Such Purchaser understands that the Securities are restricted securities and have not been registered under the Securities Act or any applicable state securities law and is acquiring the Securities as principal for its own account and not with a view to or for distributing or reselling such Securities or any part thereof in violation of the Securities Act or any applicable state securities law, has no present intention of distributing any of such Securities in violation of the Securities Act or any applicable state securities law and has no direct or indirect arrangement or understandings with any other persons to distribute or regarding the distribution of such Securities in violation of the Securities Act or any applicable state securities law (this representation and warranty not limiting such Purchasers right to sell the Securities pursuant to the Registration Statement or otherwise in compliance with applicable federal and state securities laws). Such Purchaser is acquiring the Securities hereunder in the ordinary course of its business.
(c)
Purchaser Status. At the time such Purchaser was offered the Securities, it was, and as of the date hereof it is, and on each date on which it exercises any Warrants, it will be either: (i) an accredited investor as defined in Rule 501(a)(1), (a)(2), (a)(3), (a)(7) or (a)(8) under the Securities Act or (ii) a qualified institutional buyer as defined in Rule 144A(a) under the Securities Act. Such Purchaser is not required to be registered as a broker-dealer under Section 15 of the Exchange Act.
(d)
Experience of Such Purchaser. Such Purchaser, either alone or together with its representatives, has such knowledge, sophistication and experience in business and financial matters so as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the prospective investment in the Securities, and has so evaluated the merits and risks of such investment. Such Purchaser is able to bear the economic risk of an investment in the Securities and, at the present time, is able to afford a complete loss of such investment.
(e)
General Solicitation. Such Purchaser is not purchasing the Securities as a result of any advertisement, article, notice or other communication regarding the Securities published in any newspaper, magazine or similar media or broadcast over television or radio or presented at any seminar or any other general solicitation or general advertisement.
(f)
Certain Transactions and Confidentiality. Other than consummating the transactions contemplated hereunder, such Purchaser has not directly or indirectly, nor has any Person acting on behalf of or pursuant to any understanding with such Purchaser, executed any purchases or sales, including Short Sales, of the securities of the Company during the period commencing as of the time that such Purchaser first received a term sheet (written or oral) from the Company or any other Person representing the Company setting forth the material terms of the transactions contemplated hereunder and ending immediately prior to the execution hereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the case of a Purchaser that is a multi-managed investment vehicle whereby separate portfolio managers manage separate portions of such Purchasers assets and the portfolio managers have no direct knowledge of the investment decisions made by the portfolio managers managing other portions of such Purchasers assets, the representation set forth above shall only apply with respect to the portion of assets managed by the portfolio manager that made the investment decision to purchase the Securities covered by this Agreement. Other than to other Persons party to this Agreement, such Purchaser has maintained the confidentiality of all disclosures made to it in connection with this transaction (including the existence and terms of this transaction). Notwithstanding the foregoing, for avoidance of doubt, nothing contained herein shall constitute a representation or warranty, or preclude any actions, with respect to the identification of the availability of, or securing of, available shares to borrow in order to effect Short Sales or similar transactions in the future.
The Company acknowledges and agrees that the representations contained in Section 3.2 shall not modify, amend or affect such Purchasers right to rely on the Companys representations and warranties contained in this Agreement or any representations and warranties contained in any other Transaction Document or any other document or instrument executed and/or delivered in connection with this Agreement or the consummation of the transaction contemplated hereby.
ARTICLE IV.
OTHER AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES
4.1
Transfer Restrictions.
(a)
The Securities may only be disposed of in compliance with state and federal securities laws. In connection with any transfer of Securities, the Company may require the transferor thereof to provide to the Company an opinion of counsel selected by the transferor and reasonably acceptable to the Company, the form and substance of which opinion shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Company, to the effect that such transfer does not require registration of such transferred Securities under the Securities Act. As a condition of transfer, any such transferee shall agree in writing to be bound by the terms of this Agreement and shall have the rights and obligations of a Purchaser under this Agreement.
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(b)
The Purchasers agree to the imprinting, so long as is required by this Section 4.1, of a legend on any of the Securities in the following form:
THIS SECURITY HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR THE SECURITIES COMMISSION OF ANY STATE IN RELIANCE UPON AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE SECURITIES ACT), AND, ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS AS EVIDENCED BY A LEGAL OPINION OF COUNSEL TO THE TRANSFEROR TO SUCH EFFECT, THE SUBSTANCE OF WHICH SHALL BE REASONABLY ACCEPTABLE TO THE COMPANY.
The Company acknowledges and agrees that a Purchaser may from time to time pledge pursuant to a bona fide margin agreement with a registered broker-dealer or grant a security interest in some or all of the Securities to a financial institution that is an accredited investor as defined in Rule 501(a) under the Securities Act and who agrees to be bound by the provisions of this Agreement and, if required under the terms of such arrangement, such Purchaser may transfer pledged or secured Securities to the pledgees or secured parties. Such a pledge or transfer would not be subject to approval of the Company and no legal opinion of legal counsel of the pledgee, secured party or pledgor shall be required in connection therewith. Further, no notice shall be required of such pledge. At the appropriate Purchasers expense, the Company will execute and deliver such reasonable documentation as a pledgee or secured party of Securities may reasonably request in connection with a pledge or transfer of the Securities.
(c)
Certificates evidencing the Shares and Warrant Shares shall not contain any legend (including the legend set forth in Section 4.1(b) hereof), (i) following any sale of such Shares or Warrant Shares pursuant to Rule 144, (ii) if such Shares or Warrant Shares are eligible for sale under Rule 144, without the requirement for the Company to be in compliance with the current public information required under Rule 144 as to such Shares and Warrant Shares and without volume or manner-of-sale restrictions, or (iii) if such legend is not required under applicable requirements of the Securities Act (including judicial interpretations and pronouncements issued by the staff of the Commission). If such Shares or Warrant Shares may be sold under Rule 144 and the Company is then in compliance with the current public information required under Rule 144, or if the Shares or Warrant Shares may be sold under Rule 144 without the requirement for the Company to be in compliance with the current public information required under Rule 144 as to such Shares or Warrant Shares or if such legend is not otherwise required under applicable requirements of the Securities Act (including judicial interpretations and pronouncements issued by the staff of the Commission) then such Warrant Shares shall be issued free of all legends. The Company agrees that at such time as such legend is no longer required under this Section 4.1(c), it will, no later than three Trading Days following the delivery by a Purchaser to the Company or notice of the delivery by a purchaser to the Transfer Agent of a certificate representing Shares or Warrant Shares, as the case may be, issued with a restrictive legend (such third Trading Day, the Legend Removal Date), together with any customary and reasonable documentation as the Company and/or the Transfer Agent may reasonably require, deliver or cause to be delivered to such Purchaser a certificate representing such shares that is free from all restrictive and other legends. The Company may not make any notation on its records or give instructions to the Transfer Agent that enlarge the restrictions on transfer set forth in this Section 4. Certificates for Securities subject to legend removal hereunder shall be transmitted by the Transfer Agent to the Purchaser by crediting the account of the Purchasers prime broker with the Depository Trust Company System as directed by such Purchaser.
(d)
Each Purchaser, severally and not jointly with the other Purchasers, agrees with the Company that such Purchaser will sell any Securities pursuant to either the registration requirements of the Securities Act, including any applicable prospectus delivery requirements, or an exemption therefrom, and acknowledges that the removal of the restrictive legend from certificates representing Securities as set forth in this Section 4.1 is predicated upon the Companys reliance upon this understanding.
4.2
Furnishing of Information; Public Information.
(a)
If the Common Stock is not registered under Section 12(b) or 12(g) of the Exchange Act on the date hereof, the Company agrees to cause the Common Stock to be registered under Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act on or before the 60th calendar day following the date hereof. Until the earliest of the time that (i) no Purchaser owns Securities or (ii) the Warrants have expired, the Company covenants to maintain the registration of the Common Stock under Section 12(b) or 12(g) of the Exchange Act and to timely file (or obtain extensions in respect thereof and file within the applicable grace period) all reports required to be filed by the Company after the date hereof pursuant to the Exchange Act even if the Company is not then subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act.
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(b)
At any time during the period commencing from the six (6) month anniversary of the date hereof and ending at such time that all of the Securities may be sold without the requirement for the Company to be in compliance with Rule 144(c)(1) and otherwise without restriction or limitation pursuant to Rule 144, if the Company shall fail for any reason to satisfy the current public information requirement under Rule 144(c) (a Public Information Failure) then, in addition to such Purchasers other available remedies, the Company shall, upon notice from Purchaser pay to a Purchaser, in cash, as partial liquidated damages and not as a penalty, by reason of any such delay in or reduction of its ability to sell the Securities, an amount in cash equal to one percent (1.0%) of the aggregate Subscription Amount of such Purchasers Securities then held by Purchaser on the day of a Public Information Failure and on every thirtieth (30th) day (pro rated for periods totaling less than thirty days) thereafter until the earlier of (a) the date such Public Information Failure is cured and (b) such time that such public information is no longer required for the Purchasers to transfer the Shares and Warrant Shares pursuant to Rule 144. The payments to which a Purchaser shall be entitled pursuant to this Section 4.2(b) are referred to herein as Public Information Failure Payments. Public Information Failure Payments shall be paid on the earlier of (i) the last day of the calendar month during which such Public Information Failure Payments are incurred and (ii) the third (3rd) Business Day after the event or failure giving rise to the Public Information Failure Payments is cured. In the event the Company fails to make Public Information Failure Payments in a timely manner, such Public Information Failure Payments shall bear interest at the rate of 1.0% per month (prorated for partial months) until paid in full. Nothing herein shall limit such Purchasers right to pursue actual damages for the Public Information Failure, and such Purchaser shall have the right to pursue all remedies available to it at law or in equity including, without limitation, a decree of specific performance and/or injunctive relief.
4.3
Integration. The Company shall not sell, offer for sale or solicit offers to buy or otherwise negotiate in respect of any security (as defined in Section 2 of the Securities Act) that would be integrated with the offer or sale of the Securities in a manner that would require the registration under the Securities Act of the sale of the Securities or that would be integrated with the offer or sale of the Securities for purposes of the rules and regulations of any Trading Market such that it would require shareholder approval prior to the closing of such other transaction unless shareholder approval is obtained before the closing of such subsequent transaction.
4.4
Securities Laws Disclosure; Publicity. The Company shall file a Current Report on Form 8-K, including the Transaction Documents as exhibits thereto, with the Commission within the time required by the Exchange Act. From and after the issuance of such press release, the Company represents to the Purchasers that it shall have publicly disclosed all material, non-public information delivered to any of the Purchasers by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or any of their respective officers, directors, employees or agents in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents. The Company and each Purchaser shall consult with each other in issuing any other press releases with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby, and neither the Company nor any Purchaser shall issue any such press release nor otherwise make any such public statement without the prior consent of the Company, with respect to any press release of any Purchaser, or without the prior consent of each Purchaser, with respect to any press release of the Company, which consent shall not unreasonably be withheld or delayed, except if such disclosure is required by law, in which case the disclosing party shall promptly provide the other party with prior notice of such public statement or communication. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall not publicly disclose the name of any Purchaser, or include the name of any Purchaser in any filing with the Commission or any regulatory agency or Trading Market, without the prior written consent of such Purchaser, except: (a) as required by federal securities law in connection with the filing of final Transaction Documents with the Commission (including signature pages thereto) and (b) to the extent such disclosure is required by law or Trading Market regulations, in which case the Company shall provide the Purchasers with prior notice of such disclosure permitted under this clause (b).
4.5
Shareholder Rights Plan. No claim will be made or enforced by the Company or, with the consent of the Company, any other Person, that any Purchaser is an Acquiring Person under any control share acquisition, business combination, poison pill (including any distribution under a rights agreement) or similar anti-takeover plan or arrangement in effect or hereafter adopted by the Company, or that any Purchaser could be deemed to trigger the provisions of any such plan or arrangement, by virtue of receiving Securities under the Transaction Documents or under any other agreement between the Company and the Purchasers.
4.6
Non-Public Information. Except with respect to the material terms and conditions of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents, the Company covenants and agrees that neither it, nor any other Person acting on its behalf, will provide any Purchaser or its agents or counsel with any information that the Company believes constitutes material non-public information, unless prior thereto such Purchaser shall have entered into a written agreement with the Company regarding the confidentiality and use of such information. The Company understands and confirms that each Purchaser shall be relying on the foregoing covenant in effecting transactions in securities of the Company.
4.7
Use of Proceeds. The Company shall use the net proceeds from the sale of the Securities hereunder for general corporate purposes.
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4.8
Indemnification of Purchasers. Subject to the provisions of this Section 4.8, the Company will indemnify and hold each Purchaser and its directors, officers, shareholders, members, partners, employees and agents (and any other Persons with a functionally equivalent role of a Person holding such titles notwithstanding a lack of such title or any other title), each Person who controls such Purchaser (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act and Section 20 of the Exchange Act), and the directors, officers, shareholders, agents, members, partners or employees (and any other Persons with a functionally equivalent role of a Person holding such titles notwithstanding a lack of such title or any other title) of such controlling persons (each, a Purchaser Party) harmless from any and all losses, liabilities, obligations, claims, contingencies, damages, costs and expenses, including all judgments, amounts paid in settlements, court costs and reasonable attorneys fees and costs of investigation that any such Purchaser Party may suffer or incur as a result of or relating to (a) any breach of any of the representations, warranties, covenants or agreements made by the Company in this Agreement or in the other Transaction Documents or (b) any action instituted against the Purchaser Parties in any capacity, or any of them or their respective Affiliates, by any stockholder of the Company who is not an Affiliate of such Purchaser Parties, with respect to any of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents (unless such action is based upon a breach of such Purchaser Partys representations, warranties or covenants under the Transaction Documents or any agreements or understandings such Purchaser Parties may have with any such stockholder or any violations by such Purchaser Parties of state or federal securities laws or any conduct by such Purchaser Parties which constitutes fraud, gross negligence, willful misconduct or malfeasance). If any action shall be brought against any Purchaser Party in respect of which indemnity may be sought pursuant to this Agreement, such Purchaser Party shall promptly notify the Company in writing, and the Company shall have the right to assume the defense thereof with counsel of its own choosing reasonably acceptable to the Purchaser Party. Any Purchaser Party shall have the right to employ separate counsel in any such action and participate in the defense thereof, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such Purchaser Party except to the extent that (i) the employment thereof has been specifically authorized by the Company in writing, (ii) the Company has failed after a reasonable period of time to assume such defense and to employ counsel or (iii) in such action there is, in the reasonable opinion of counsel, a material conflict on any material issue between the position of the Company and the position of such Purchaser Party, in which case the Company shall be responsible for the reasonable fees and expenses of no more than one such separate counsel. The Company will not be liable to any Purchaser Party under this Agreement (y) for any settlement by a Purchaser Party effected without the Companys prior written consent, which shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed; or (z) to the extent, but only to the extent that a loss, claim, damage or liability is attributable to any Purchaser Partys breach of any of the representations, warranties, covenants or agreements made by such Purchaser Party in this Agreement or in the other Transaction Documents. The indemnification required by this Section 4.8 shall be made by periodic payments of the amount thereof during the course of the investigation or defense, as and when bills are received or are incurred. The indemnity agreements contained herein shall be in addition to any cause of action or similar right of any Purchaser Party against the Company or others and any liabilities the Company may be subject to pursuant to law.
4.9
Reservation of Common Stock. As of the date hereof, the Company has reserved and the Company shall continue to reserve and keep available at all times, free of preemptive rights, a sufficient number of shares of Common Stock for the purpose of enabling the Company to issue Shares pursuant to this Agreement and Warrant Shares pursuant to any exercise of the Warrants.
4.10
Listing of Common Stock. The Company hereby agrees to use best efforts to maintain the listing or quotation of the Common Stock on the Trading Market on which it is currently listed, and concurrently with the Closing, the Company shall apply to list or quote all of the Shares and Warrant Shares on such Trading Market and promptly secure the listing of all of the Shares and Warrant Shares on such Trading Market. The Company further agrees, if the Company applies to have the Common Stock traded on any other Trading Market, it will then include in such application all of the Shares and Warrant Shares, and will take such other action as is necessary to cause all of the Shares and Warrant Shares to be listed or quoted on such other Trading Market as promptly as possible. The Company will then take all action reasonably necessary to continue the listing or quotation and trading of its Common Stock on a Trading Market and will comply in all respects with the Companys reporting, filing and other obligations under the bylaws or rules of the Trading Market.
4.11
[Intentionally omitted]
4.12
Equal Treatment of Purchasers. No consideration (including any modification of any Transaction Document) shall be offered or paid to any Person to amend or consent to a waiver or modification of any provision of any of the Transaction Documents unless the same consideration is also offered to all of the parties to the Transaction Documents. For clarification purposes, this provision constitutes a separate right granted to each Purchaser by the Company and negotiated separately by each Purchaser, and is intended for the Company to treat the Purchasers as a class and shall not in any way be construed as the Purchasers acting in concert or as a group with respect to the purchase, disposition or voting of Securities or otherwise.
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4.13
Certain Transactions and Confidentiality. Each Purchaser, severally and not jointly with the other Purchasers, covenants that neither it, nor any Affiliate acting on its behalf or pursuant to any understanding with it will execute any purchases or sales, including Short Sales, of any of the Companys securities during the period commencing with the execution of this Agreement and ending at such time that the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are first publicly announced pursuant to the initial press release as described in Section 4.4. Each Purchaser, severally and not jointly with the other Purchasers, covenants that until such time as the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are publicly disclosed by the Company pursuant to the initial press release as described in Section 4.4, such Purchaser will maintain the confidentiality of the existence and terms of this transaction and the information included in the Transaction Documents and the Disclosure Schedules. Notwithstanding the foregoing, and notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary, the Company expressly acknowledges and agrees that (i) no Purchaser makes any representation, warranty or covenant hereby that it will not engage in effecting transactions in any securities of the Company after the time that the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are first publicly announced pursuant to the initial press release as described in Section 4.4, (ii) no Purchaser shall be restricted or prohibited from effecting any transactions in any securities of the Company in accordance with applicable securities laws from and after the time that the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are first publicly announced pursuant to the initial press release as described in Section 4.4 and (iii) no Purchaser shall have any duty of confidentiality to the Company or its Subsidiaries after the issuance of the initial press release as described in Section 4.4. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the case of a Purchaser that is a multi-managed investment vehicle whereby separate portfolio managers manage separate portions of such Purchasers assets and the portfolio managers have no direct knowledge of the investment decisions made by the portfolio managers managing other portions of such Purchasers assets, the covenant set forth above shall only apply with respect to the portion of assets managed by the portfolio manager that made the investment decision to purchase the Securities covered by this Agreement.
4.14
Form D; Blue Sky Filings. The Company agrees to timely file a Form D with respect to the Securities as required under Regulation D and to provide a copy thereof, promptly upon request of any Purchaser. The Company shall take such action as the Company shall reasonably determine is necessary in order to obtain an exemption for, or to qualify the Securities for, sale to the Purchasers at the Closing under applicable securities or Blue Sky laws of the states of the United States, and shall provide evidence of such actions promptly upon request of any Purchaser.
4.15
Capital Changes. Until the one year anniversary of the Effective Date, the Company shall not undertake a reverse or forward stock split or reclassification of the Common Stock without the prior written consent of the Purchasers holding a majority in interest of the Shares; provided however, that the Company may undertake a reverse split of the Common Stock at any time in order to satisfy the minimum market price requirement of a national securities market or exchange on which it intends to pursue listing.
4.16
Acknowledgment of Dilution. The Company acknowledges that the issuance of the Securities may result in dilution of the outstanding shares of Common Stock, which dilution may be substantial under certain market conditions. The Company further acknowledges that its obligations under the Transaction Documents, including, without limitation, its obligation to issue the Shares and Warrant Shares pursuant to the Transaction Documents, are unconditional and absolute and not subject to any right of set off, counterclaim, delay or reduction, regardless of the effect of any such dilution or any claim the Company may have against any Purchaser and regardless of the dilutive effect that such issuance may have on the ownership of the other stockholders of the Company.
ARTICLE V.
MISCELLANEOUS
5.1
Termination. This Agreement may be terminated by any Purchaser, as to such Purchasers obligations hereunder only and without any effect whatsoever on the obligations between the Company and the other Purchasers, by written notice to the other parties, if the Closing has not been consummated on or before April 20, 2012; provided, however, that such termination will not affect the right of any party to sue for any breach by any other party (or parties).
5.2
Fees and Expenses. Except as expressly set forth in the Transaction Documents to the contrary, each party shall pay the fees and expenses of its advisers, counsel, accountants and other experts, if any, and all other expenses incurred by such party incident to the negotiation, preparation, execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement. The Company shall pay all Transfer Agent fees (including, without limitation, any fees required for same-day processing of any instruction letter delivered by the Company and any exercise notice delivered by a Purchaser), stamp taxes and other taxes and duties levied in connection with the delivery of any Securities to the Purchasers.
5.3
Entire Agreement. The Transaction Documents, together with the exhibits and schedules thereto, contain the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof and supersede all prior agreements and understandings, oral or written, with respect to such matters, which the parties acknowledge have been merged into such documents, exhibits and schedules.
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5.4
Notices. Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries required or permitted to be provided hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed given and effective on the earliest of: (a) the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile at the facsimile number set forth on the signature pages attached hereto at or prior to 5:30 p.m. (New York City time) on a Trading Day, (b) the next Trading Day after the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile at the facsimile number set forth on the signature pages attached hereto on a day that is not a Trading Day or later than 5:30 p.m. (New York City time) on any Trading Day, (c) the second (2nd) Trading Day following the date of mailing, if sent by U.S. nationally recognized overnight courier service or (d) upon actual receipt by the party to whom such notice is required to be given. The address for such notices and communications shall be as set forth on the signature pages attached hereto.
5.5
Amendments; Waivers. No provision of this Agreement may be waived, modified, supplemented or amended except in a written instrument signed, in the case of an amendment, by the Company and the Purchasers holding at least a majority in interest of the Shares then outstanding or, in the case of a waiver, by the party against whom enforcement of any such waived provision is sought. No waiver of any default with respect to any provision, condition or requirement of this Agreement shall be deemed to be a continuing waiver in the future or a waiver of any subsequent default or a waiver of any other provision, condition or requirement hereof, nor shall any delay or omission of any party to exercise any right hereunder in any manner impair the exercise of any such right.
5.6
Headings. The headings herein are for convenience only, do not constitute a part of this Agreement and shall not be deemed to limit or affect any of the provisions hereof.
5.7
Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties and their successors and permitted assigns. The Company may not assign this Agreement or any rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of each Purchaser (other than by merger). Any Purchaser may assign any or all of its rights under this Agreement to any Person to whom such Purchaser assigns or transfers any Securities, provided that such transferee agrees in writing to be bound, with respect to the transferred Securities, by the provisions of the Transaction Documents that apply to the Purchasers.
5.8
No Third-Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement is intended for the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns and is not for the benefit of, nor may any provision hereof be enforced by, any other Person, except as otherwise set forth in Section 4.8.
5.9
Governing Law. All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of the Transaction Documents shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the internal laws of the State of New York, without regard to the principles of conflicts of law thereof. Each party agrees that all legal proceedings concerning the interpretations, enforcement and defense of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and any other Transaction Documents (whether brought against a party hereto or its respective affiliates, directors, officers, shareholders, partners, members, employees or agents) shall be commenced exclusively in the state and federal courts sitting in the City of New York. Each party hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts sitting in the City of New York, Borough of Manhattan for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection herewith or with any transaction contemplated hereby or discussed herein (including with respect to the enforcement of any of the Transaction Documents), and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any suit, action or proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of any such court, that such suit, action or proceeding is improper or is an inconvenient venue for such proceeding. Each party hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being served in any such suit, action or proceeding by mailing a copy thereof via registered or certified mail or overnight delivery (with evidence of delivery) to such party at the address in effect for notices to it under this Agreement and agrees that such service shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice thereof. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any other manner permitted by law. If either party shall commence an action or proceeding to enforce any provisions of the Transaction Documents, then in addition to the obligations of the Company under Section 4.8, the prevailing party in such action, suit or proceeding shall be reimbursed by the other party for its reasonable attorneys fees and other costs and expenses incurred with the investigation, preparation and prosecution of such action or proceeding.
5.10
Survival. The representations and warranties contained herein shall survive the Closing and the delivery of the Securities.
5.11
Execution. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, all of which when taken together shall be considered one and the same agreement and shall become effective when counterparts have been signed by each party and delivered to each other party, it being understood that the parties need not sign the same counterpart. In the event that any signature is delivered by facsimile transmission or by e-mail delivery of a .pdf format data file, such signature shall create a valid and binding obligation of the party executing (or on whose behalf such signature is executed) with the same force and effect as if such facsimile or .pdf signature page were an original thereof.
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5.12
Severability. If any term, provision, covenant or restriction of this Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable, the remainder of the terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions set forth herein shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated, and the parties hereto shall use their commercially reasonable efforts to find and employ an alternative means to achieve the same or substantially the same result as that contemplated by such term, provision, covenant or restriction. It is hereby stipulated and declared to be the intention of the parties that they would have executed the remaining terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions without including any of such that may be hereafter declared invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable.
5.13
Rescission and Withdrawal Right. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in (and without limiting any similar provisions of) any of the other Transaction Documents, whenever any Purchaser exercises a right, election, demand or option under a Transaction Document and the Company does not timely perform its related obligations within the periods therein provided, then such Purchaser may rescind or withdraw, in its sole discretion from time to time upon written notice to the Company, any relevant notice, demand or election in whole or in part without prejudice to its future actions and rights; provided, however, that in the case of a rescission of an exercise of a Warrant, the applicable Purchaser shall be required to return any shares of Common Stock subject to any such rescinded exercise notice concurrently with the return to such Purchaser of the aggregate exercise price paid to the Company for such shares and the restoration of such Purchasers right to acquire such shares pursuant to such Purchasers Warrant (including, issuance of a replacement warrant certificate evidencing such restored right).
5.14
Replacement of Securities. If any certificate or instrument evidencing any Securities is mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed, the Company shall issue or cause to be issued in exchange and substitution for and upon cancellation thereof (in the case of mutilation), or in lieu of and substitution therefor, a new certificate or instrument, but only upon receipt of evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Company of such loss, theft or destruction. The applicant for a new certificate or instrument under such circumstances shall also pay any reasonable third-party costs (including customary indemnity) associated with the issuance of such replacement Securities.
5.15
Remedies. In addition to being entitled to exercise all rights provided herein or granted by law, including recovery of damages, each of the Purchasers and the Company will be entitled to specific performance under the Transaction Documents. The parties agree that monetary damages may not be adequate compensation for any loss incurred by reason of any breach of obligations contained in the Transaction Documents and hereby agree to waive and not to assert in any action for specific performance of any such obligation the defense that a remedy at law would be adequate.
5.16
Payment Set Aside. To the extent that the Company makes a payment or payments to any Purchaser pursuant to any Transaction Document or a Purchaser enforces or exercises its rights thereunder, and such payment or payments or the proceeds of such enforcement or exercise or any part thereof are subsequently invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or preferential, set aside, recovered from, disgorged by or are required to be refunded, repaid or otherwise restored to the Company, a trustee, receiver or any other Person under any law (including, without limitation, any bankruptcy law, state or federal law, common law or equitable cause of action), then to the extent of any such restoration the obligation or part thereof originally intended to be satisfied shall be revived and continued in full force and effect as if such payment had not been made or such enforcement or setoff had not occurred.
5.17
Independent Nature of Purchasers Obligations and Rights. The obligations of each Purchaser under any Transaction Document are several and not joint with the obligations of any other Purchaser, and no Purchaser shall be responsible in any way for the performance or non-performance of the obligations of any other Purchaser under any Transaction Document. Nothing contained herein or in any other Transaction Document, and no action taken by any Purchaser pursuant hereof or thereto, shall be deemed to constitute the Purchasers as a partnership, an association, a joint venture or any other kind of entity, or create a presumption that the Purchasers are in any way acting in concert or as a group with respect to such obligations or the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents. Each Purchaser shall be entitled to independently protect and enforce its rights, including, without limitation, the rights arising out of this Agreement or out of the other Transaction Documents, and it shall not be necessary for any other Purchaser to be joined as an additional party in any proceeding for such purpose. Each Purchaser has been represented by its own separate legal counsel in its review and negotiation of the Transaction Documents. The Company has elected to provide all Purchasers with the same terms and Transaction Documents for the convenience of the Company and not because it was required or requested to do so by any of the Purchasers.
5.18
Liquidated Damages. The Companys obligations to pay any partial liquidated damages or other amounts owing under the Transaction Documents is a continuing obligation of the Company and shall not terminate until all unpaid partial liquidated damages and other amounts have been paid notwithstanding the fact that the instrument or security pursuant to which such partial liquidated damages or other amounts are due and payable shall have been canceled.
5.19
Saturdays, Sundays, Holidays, etc. If the last or appointed day for the taking of any action or the expiration of any right required or granted herein shall not be a Business Day, then such action may be taken or such right may be exercised on the next succeeding Business Day.
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5.20
Construction. The parties agree that each of them and/or their respective counsel have reviewed and had an opportunity to revise the Transaction Documents and, therefore, the normal rule of construction to the effect that any ambiguities are to be resolved against the drafting party shall not be employed in the interpretation of the Transaction Documents or any amendments thereto. In addition, each and every reference to share prices and shares of Common Stock in any Transaction Document shall be subject to adjustment for reverse and forward stock splits, stock dividends, stock combinations and other similar transactions of the Common Stock that occur after the date of this Agreement.
5.21
WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. IN ANY ACTION, SUIT, OR PROCEEDING IN ANY JURISDICTION BROUGHT BY ANY PARTY AGAINST ANY OTHER PARTY, THE PARTIES EACH KNOWINGLY AND INTENTIONALLY, TO THE GREATEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, HEREBY ABSOLUTELY, UNCONDITIONALLY, IRREVOCABLY AND EXPRESSLY WAIVES FOREVER TRIAL BY JURY.
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Effective Date and Payment of Subscription Amount. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, this Agreement shall become effective on the Effective Date. Any portion of a Purchasers Subscription Amount delivered by such Purchaser to the Company prior to the Closing Date shall be held in trust by the Company until the Closing hereunder.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Securities Purchase Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized signatories as of the date first indicated above.
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IMPRIMIS PHARMACEUTICALS INC. | Address for Notice: 437 S. Hwy 101, Suite 209 Solana Beach, CA 92075 |
By: /s/ Mark L. Baum Name: Mark L. Baum Title: Chief Executive Officer | Fax: (858) 345-1745 |
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[PURCHASER SIGNATURE PAGES TO IMPRIMIS PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have caused this Securities Purchase Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized signatories as of the date first indicated above.
Name of Purchaser: ________________________________________________________
Signature of Authorized Signatory of Purchaser: __________________________________
Name of Authorized Signatory: ____________________________________________________
Title of Authorized Signatory: _____________________________________________________
Email Address of Authorized Signatory: ______________________________________________
Phone Number of Authorized Signatory: _____________________________________________
Address for Notice to Purchaser:
Address for Delivery of Securities to Purchaser (if not same as address for notice):
Subscription Amount: $_________________
Shares: _________________
Warrant Shares: __________________
SS/EIN Number: _______________________
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Exhibit 10.2
EXHIBIT B
NEITHER THIS SECURITY NOR THE SECURITIES FOR WHICH THIS SECURITY IS EXERCISABLE HAVE BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR THE SECURITIES COMMISSION OF ANY STATE IN RELIANCE UPON AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE SECURITIES ACT), AND, ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS AS EVIDENCED BY A LEGAL OPINION OF COUNSEL TO THE TRANSFEROR TO SUCH EFFECT, THE SUBSTANCE OF WHICH SHALL BE REASONABLY ACCEPTABLE TO THE COMPANY.
COMMON STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT
IMPRIMIS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Warrant Shares: _______ Initial Exercise Date: April 30, 2012
THIS COMMON STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT (the Warrant) certifies that, for value received, _____________ or its assigns (the Holder) is entitled, upon the terms and subject to the limitations on exercise and the conditions hereinafter set forth, at any time on or after the date hereof (the Initial Exercise Date) and on or prior to the close of business on the three year anniversary of the Initial Exercise Date (the Termination Date) but not thereafter, to subscribe for and purchase from Imprimis Pharmaceuticals Inc., a Delaware corporation (the Company), up to ______ shares (as subject to adjustment hereunder, the Warrant Shares) of Common Stock. The purchase price of one share of Common Stock under this Warrant shall be equal to the Exercise Price, as defined in Section 2(b).
Section 1.
Definitions. Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in that certain Securities Purchase Agreement (the Purchase Agreement), with an effective date of April 20, 2012, among the Company and the purchasers signatory thereto.
Section 2.
Exercise.
a)
Exercise of Warrant. Exercise of the purchase rights represented by this Warrant may be made, in whole or in part, at any time or times on or after the Initial Exercise Date and on or before the Termination Date by delivery to the Company (or such other office or agency of the Company as it may designate by notice in writing to the registered Holder at the address of the Holder appearing on the books of the Company) of a duly executed facsimile copy of the Notice of Exercise form annexed hereto. Within three (3) Trading Days following the date of exercise as aforesaid, the Holder shall deliver the aggregate Exercise Price for the shares specified in the applicable Notice of Exercise by wire transfer or cashiers check drawn on a United States bank. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Holder shall not be required to physically surrender this Warrant to the Company until the Holder has purchased all of the Warrant Shares available hereunder and the Warrant has been exercised in full, in which case, the Holder shall surrender this Warrant to the Company for cancellation within three (3) Trading Days of the date the final Notice of Exercise is delivered to the Company. Partial exercises of this Warrant resulting in purchases of a portion of the total number of Warrant Shares available hereunder shall have the effect of lowering the outstanding number of Warrant Shares purchasable hereunder in an amount equal to the applicable number of Warrant Shares purchased. The Holder and the Company shall maintain records showing the number of Warrant Shares purchased and the date of such purchases. The Company shall deliver any objection to any Notice of Exercise Form within one (1) Business Day of receipt of such notice. The Holder and any assignee, by acceptance of this Warrant, acknowledge and agree that, by reason of the provisions of this paragraph, following the purchase of a portion of the Warrant Shares hereunder, the number of Warrant Shares available for purchase hereunder at any given time may be less than the amount stated on the face hereof.
b)
Exercise Price. The exercise price per share of the Common Stock under this Warrant shall be $1.185, subject to adjustment hereunder (the Exercise Price).
c)
[Intentionally omitted]
d)
Mechanics of Exercise.
i.
Delivery of Certificates Upon Exercise. Certificates for shares purchased hereunder shall be transmitted by the Transfer Agent to the Holder by crediting the account of the Holders prime broker with The Depository Trust Company through its Deposit or Withdrawal at Custodian system (DWAC) if the Company is then a participant in such system and the shares are eligible for resale by the Holder without volume or manner-of-sale limitations pursuant to Rule 144, and otherwise by physical delivery to the address specified by the Holder in the Notice of Exercise by the date that is three (3) Trading Days after the latest of (A) the delivery to the Company of the Notice of Exercise, (B) surrender of this Warrant (if required), and (C) payment of the aggregate Exercise Price as set forth above (such date, the Warrant Share Delivery Date). The Warrant Shares shall be deemed to have been issued, and Holder or any other person so designated to be named therein shall be deemed to have become a holder of record of such shares for all purposes, as of the date the Warrant has been exercised, with payment to the Company of the Exercise Price and all taxes required to be paid by the Holder, if any, pursuant to Section 2(d)(vi) prior to the issuance of such shares, having been paid.
ii.
Delivery of New Warrants Upon Exercise. If this Warrant shall have been exercised in part, the Company shall, at the request of a Holder and upon surrender of this Warrant certificate, at the time of delivery of the certificate or certificates representing Warrant Shares, deliver to the Holder a new Warrant evidencing the rights of the Holder to purchase the unpurchased Warrant Shares called for by this Warrant, which new Warrant shall in all other respects be identical with this Warrant.
iii.
Rescission Rights. If the Company fails to cause the Transfer Agent to transmit to the Holder a certificate or the certificates representing the Warrant Shares pursuant to Section 2(d)(i) by the Warrant Share Delivery Date, then the Holder will have the right to rescind such exercise.
iv.
Compensation for Buy-In on Failure to Timely Deliver Certificates Upon Exercise. In addition to any other rights available to the Holder, if the Company fails to cause the Transfer Agent to transmit to the Holder a certificate or the certificates representing the Warrant Shares pursuant to an exercise on or before the second trading day following the Warrant Share Delivery Date, and if after such date the Holder is required by its broker to purchase (in an open market transaction or otherwise) or the Holders brokerage firm otherwise purchases, shares of Common Stock to deliver in satisfaction of a sale by the Holder of the Warrant Shares which the Holder anticipated receiving upon such exercise (a Buy-In), then the Company shall (A) pay in cash to the Holder the amount, if any, by which (x) the Holders total purchase price (including brokerage commissions, if any) for the shares of Common Stock so purchased exceeds (y) the amount obtained by multiplying (1) the number of Warrant Shares that the Company was required to deliver to the Holder in connection with the exercise at issue times (2) the price at which the sell order giving rise to such purchase obligation was executed, and (B) at the option of the Holder, either reinstate the portion of the Warrant and equivalent number of Warrant Shares for which such exercise was not honored (in which case such exercise shall be deemed rescinded) or deliver to the Holder the number of shares of Common Stock that would have been issued had the Company timely complied with its exercise and delivery obligations hereunder. For example, if the Holder purchases Common Stock having a total purchase price of $11,000 to cover a Buy-In with respect to an attempted exercise of shares of Common Stock with an aggregate sale price giving rise to such purchase obligation of $10,000, under clause (A) of the immediately preceding sentence the Company shall be required to pay the Holder $1,000. The Holder shall provide the Company written notice indicating the amounts payable to the Holder in respect of the Buy-In and, upon request of the Company, evidence of the amount of such loss. Nothing herein shall limit a Holders right to pursue any other remedies available to it hereunder, at law or in equity including, without limitation, a decree of specific performance and/or injunctive relief with respect to the Companys failure to timely deliver certificates representing shares of Common Stock upon exercise of the Warrant as required pursuant to the terms hereof.
v.
No Fractional Shares or Scrip. No fractional shares or scrip representing fractional shares shall be issued upon the exercise of this Warrant. As to any fraction of a share which the Holder would otherwise be entitled to purchase upon such exercise, the Company shall, at its election, either pay a cash adjustment in respect of such final fraction in an amount equal to such fraction multiplied by the Exercise Price or round up to the next whole share.
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Charges, Taxes and Expenses. Only the initial iissuance of certificates for Warrant Shares shall be made without charge to the Holder for any issue or transfer tax or other incidental expense in respect of the issuance of such certificate, all of which taxes and expenses shall be paid by the Company, and such certificates shall be issued in the name of the Holder or in such name or names as may be directed by the Holder; provided, however, that in the event certificates for Warrant Shares are to be issued in a name other than the name of the Holder, this Warrant when surrendered for exercise shall be accompanied by the Assignment Form attached hereto duly executed by the Holder and the Company may require, as a condition thereto, the payment of a sum sufficient to reimburse it for any transfer tax incidental thereto. All subsequent costs and expenses related to transfers or reissuances of certificates for Warrant Shares shall be paid by the Holder.
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Closing of Books. The Company will not close its stockholder books or records in any manner which prevents the timely exercise of this Warrant, pursuant to the terms hereof.
e)
Holders Exercise Limitations. The Company shall not effect any exercise of this Warrant, and a Holder shall not have the right to exercise any portion of this Warrant, pursuant to Section 2 or otherwise, to the extent that after giving effect to such issuance after exercise as set forth on the applicable Notice of Exercise, the Holder (together with the Holders Affiliates, and any other Persons acting as a group together with the Holder or any of the Holders Affiliates), would beneficially own in excess of the Beneficial Ownership Limitation (as defined below). For purposes of the foregoing sentence, the number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by the Holder and its Affiliates shall include the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant with respect to which such determination is being made, but shall exclude the number of shares of Common Stock which would be issuable upon (i) exercise of the remaining, nonexercised portion of this Warrant beneficially owned by the Holder or any of its Affiliates and (ii) exercise or conversion of the unexercised or nonconverted portion of any other securities of the Company (including, without limitation, any other Common Stock Equivalents) subject to a limitation on conversion or exercise analogous to the limitation contained herein beneficially owned by the Holder or any of its Affiliates. Except as set forth in the preceding sentence, for purposes of this Section 2(e), beneficial ownership shall be calculated in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, it being acknowledged by the Holder that the Company is not representing to the Holder that such calculation is in compliance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the Holder is solely responsible for any schedules required to be filed in accordance therewith. To the extent that the limitation contained in this Section 2(e) applies, the determination of whether this Warrant is exercisable (in relation to other securities owned by the Holder together with any Affiliates) and of which portion of this Warrant is exercisable shall be in the sole discretion of the Holder, and the submission of a Notice of Exercise shall be deemed to be the Holders determination of whether this Warrant is exercisable (in relation to other securities owned by the Holder together with any Affiliates) and of which portion of this Warrant is exercisable, in each case subject to the Beneficial Ownership Limitation, and the Company shall have no obligation to verify or confirm the accuracy of such determination and shall have no liability for exercises of this Warrant that are not in compliance with the Beneficial Ownership Limitation. In addition, a determination as to any group status as contemplated above shall be determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. For purposes of this Section 2(e), in determining the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock, a Holder may rely on the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock as reflected in (A) the Companys most recent periodic or annual report filed with the Commission, as the case may be, (B) a more recent public announcement by the Company or (C) a more recent written notice by the Company or the Transfer Agent setting forth the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding. Upon the written or oral request of a Holder, the Company shall within two Trading Days confirm orally and in writing to the Holder the number of shares of Common Stock then outstanding. In any case, the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock shall be determined after giving effect to the conversion or exercise of securities of the Company, including this Warrant, by the Holder or its Affiliates since the date as of which such number of outstanding shares of Common Stock was reported. The Beneficial Ownership Limitation shall be 4.99% of the number of shares of the Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to the issuance of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant. The Holder, upon not less than 61 days prior notice to the Company, may increase or decrease the Beneficial Ownership Limitation provisions of this Section 2(e), provided that the Beneficial Ownership Limitation in no event exceeds 9.99% of the number of shares of the Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to the issuance of shares of Common Stock upon exercise of this Warrant held by the Holder and the provisions of this Section 2(e) shall continue to apply. Any such increase or decrease will not be effective until the 61st day after such notice is delivered to the Company. The provisions of this paragraph shall be construed and implemented in a manner otherwise than in strict conformity with the terms of this Section 2(e) to correct this paragraph (or any portion hereof) which may be defective or inconsistent with the intended Beneficial Ownership Limitation herein contained or to make changes or supplements necessary or desirable to properly give effect to such limitation. The limitations contained in this paragraph shall apply to a successor holder of this Warrant.
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Mandatory Exercise. The Company may require that the Holder exercise this Warrant in whole but not in part (the Mandatory Exercise) within twenty (20) Business Days after the date of the Mandatory Exercise Notice (as defined below) by delivering a written notice to the Holder (the Mandatory Exercise Notice); provided that (i) the VWAP for ten (10) consecutive Trading Days is equal to or greater than the Exercise Price, (ii) the Company has received a Filing Review Notification (commonly referred to as a “74 Day Letter”) from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration regarding the status of the Company’s Impracor™ topical non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug, and (iii) sufficient shares of Common Stock are authorized and reserved for issuance upon the full exercise of this Warrant. The Mandatory Exercise Notice shall set forth the VWAP for each of the previous ten (10) Trading Days immediately preceding the date of the Mandatory Exercise Notice and shall state that this Warrant be exercised in conformity with this Section 2(f) within twenty (20) Business Days. Within ten (10) Business Day days of receipt of a Mandatory Exercise Notice, the Holder shall deliver a written notice to the Company (the Participation Notice), stating whether or not the Holder agrees to participate in such Mandatory Exercise. If the Holder states in its Participation Notice that it elects not to participate in the Mandatory Exercise or if the Holder fails to deliver a Participation Notice within the time period specified in this Section 2(f), then (i) the Holder shall forfeit such Holders rights, title and interest under this Warrant, (ii) this Warrant shall be deemed terminated and (iii) the Holder shall deliver to the Company within three (3) Trading Days of the date of such Holders Participation Notice this Warrant marked CANCELLED. If the Holder states in its Participation Notice that it elects to participate in the Mandatory Exercise and makes payment of the Exercise Price by certified or official bank check payable to the order of the Company or wire transfer to the account of the Company within ten (10) Business Day days of receipt of a Mandatory Exercise Notice, then this Warrant shall be deemed to be exercised without any further action on the part of the Holder hereof pursuant to this Section 2(f) for all of the Warrant Shares that can be obtained pursuant to such exercise on the twentieth (20th) Business Day after the Mandatory Exercise Notice (the Automatic Mandatory Exercise Date).
Section 3.
Certain Adjustments.
a)
Stock Dividends and Splits. If the Company, at any time while this Warrant is outstanding: (i) pays a stock dividend or otherwise makes a distribution or distributions on shares of its Common Stock or any other equity or equity equivalent securities payable in shares of Common Stock (which, for avoidance of doubt, shall not include any shares of Common Stock issued by the Company upon exercise of this Warrant), (ii) subdivides outstanding shares of Common Stock into a larger number of shares, (iii) combines (including by way of reverse stock split) outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares or (iv) issues by reclassification of shares of the Common Stock any shares of capital stock of the Company, then in each case the Exercise Price shall be multiplied by a fraction of which the numerator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock (excluding treasury shares, if any) outstanding immediately before such event and of which the denominator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after such event, and the number of shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant shall be proportionately adjusted such that the aggregate Exercise Price of this Warrant shall remain unchanged. Any adjustment made pursuant to this Section 3(a) shall become effective immediately after the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to receive such dividend or distribution and shall become effective immediately after the effective date in the case of a subdivision, combination or re-classification.
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Subsequent Rights Offerings. In addition to any adjustments pursuant to Section 3(a) above, if at any time this Warrant is outstanding the Company grants or issues any rights to purchase stock, warrants, securities or other property pro rata to all record holders of any class of shares of Common Stock (and not the Holder) (the Purchase Rights), then the Holder will be entitled to acquire, upon the terms applicable to such Purchase Rights, the aggregate Purchase Rights which the Holder could have acquired if the Holder had held the number of shares of Common Stock acquirable upon complete exercise of this Warrant immediately before the date on which a record is taken for the grant, issuance or sale of such Purchase Rights, or, if no such record is taken, the date as of which the record holders of shares of Common Stock are to be determined for the grant, issue or sale of such Purchase Rights (provided, however, to the extent that the Holders right to participate in any such Purchase Right would result in the Holder exceeding the Beneficial Ownership Limitation, then the Holder shall not be entitled to participate in such Purchase Right to such extent).
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d)
Pro Rata Distributions. If the Company, at any time while this Warrant is outstanding, shall distribute to all holders of Common Stock (and not to the Holder) evidences of its indebtedness or assets (including cash and cash dividends) or rights or warrants to subscribe for or purchase any security other than the Common Stock, then in each such case the Exercise Price shall be adjusted by multiplying the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to the record date fixed for determination of stockholders entitled to receive such distribution by a fraction of which the denominator shall be the VWAP determined as of the record date mentioned above, and of which the numerator shall be such VWAP on such record date less the then per share fair market value at such record date of the portion of such assets or evidence of indebtedness or rights or warrants so distributed applicable to one outstanding share of the Common Stock as determined by the Board of Directors in good faith. In either case the adjustments shall be described in a statement provided to the Holder of the portion of assets or evidences of indebtedness so distributed or such subscription rights applicable to one share of Common Stock. Such adjustment shall be made whenever any such distribution is made and shall become effective immediately after the record date mentioned above.
e)
Fundamental Transaction. If, at any time while this Warrant is outstanding, (i) the Company, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions effects any merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another Person and the Company is not the surviving corporation (but excluding a merger effected solely for the purpose of changing the jurisdiction of incorporation of the Company), (ii) the Company, directly or indirectly, effects any sale, lease, license, assignment, transfer, conveyance or other disposition of all or substantially all of its assets in one or a series of related transactions, (iii) any, direct or indirect, purchase offer, tender offer or exchange offer (whether by the Company or another Person) is completed pursuant to which holders of Common Stock are permitted to sell, tender or exchange their shares for other securities, cash or property and has been accepted by the holders of 50% or more of the outstanding Common Stock, (iv) the Company, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions effects any reclassification, reorganization or recapitalization of the Common Stock or any compulsory share exchange pursuant to which the Common Stock is effectively converted into or exchanged for other securities, cash or property, or (v) the Company, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions consummates a stock or share purchase agreement or other business combination (including, without limitation, a reorganization, recapitalization, spin-off or scheme of arrangement) with another Person or group of Persons whereby such other Person or group acquires more than 50% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock (not including any shares of Common Stock held by the other Person or other Persons making or party to, or associated or affiliated with the other Persons making or party to, such stock or share purchase agreement or other business combination) (each a Fundamental Transaction), then, upon any subsequent exercise of this Warrant, the Holder shall have the right to receive, for each Warrant Share that would have been issuable upon such exercise immediately prior to the occurrence of such Fundamental Transaction, at the option of the Holder (without regard to any limitation in Section 2(e) on the exercise of this Warrant), the number of shares of Common Stock of the successor or acquiring corporation or of the Company that the Holder would have received if the Holder had exercised immediately prior to the Fundamental Transaction, if it is the surviving corporation, and any additional consideration (the Alternate Consideration) receivable as a result of such Fundamental Transaction by a holder of the number of shares of Common Stock for which this Warrant is exercisable immediately prior to such Fundamental Transaction (without regard to any limitation in Section 2(e) on the exercise of this Warrant). For purposes of any such exercise, the determination of the Exercise Price shall be appropriately adjusted to apply to such Alternate Consideration based on the amount of Alternate Consideration issuable in respect of one share of Common Stock in such Fundamental Transaction, and the Company shall apportion the Exercise Price among the Alternate Consideration in a reasonable manner reflecting the relative value of any different components of the Alternate Consideration. If holders of Common Stock are given any choice as to the securities, cash or property to be received in a Fundamental Transaction, then the Holder shall be given the same choice as to the Alternate Consideration it receives upon any exercise of this Warrant following such Fundamental Transaction.
f)
Calculations. All calculations under this Section 3 shall be made to the nearest cent or the nearest 1/100th of a share, as the case may be. For purposes of this Section 3, the number of shares of Common Stock deemed to be issued and outstanding as of a given date shall be the sum of the number of shares of Common Stock (excluding treasury shares, if any) issued and outstanding.
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Notice to Holder.
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Adjustment to Exercise Price. Whenever the Exercise Price is adjusted pursuant to any provision of this Section 3, the Company shall promptly mail to the Holder a notice setting forth the Exercise Price after such adjustment and any resulting adjustment to the number of Warrant Shares and setting forth a brief statement of the facts requiring such adjustment..
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Notice to Allow Exercise by Holder. If (A) the Company shall declare a dividend (or any other distribution in whatever form) on the Common Stock, (B) the Company shall declare a special nonrecurring cash dividend on or a redemption of the Common Stock, (C) the Company shall authorize the granting to all holders of the Common Stock rights or warrants to subscribe for or purchase any shares of capital stock of any class or of any rights, (D) the approval of any stockholders of the Company shall be required in connection with any reclassification of the Common Stock, any consolidation or merger to which the Company is a party, any sale or transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company, or any compulsory share exchange whereby the Common Stock is converted into other securities, cash or property, or (E) the Company shall authorize the voluntary or involuntary dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the affairs of the Company, then, in each case, the Company shall cause to be mailed to the Holder at its last address as it shall appear upon the Warrant Register of the Company, at least 20 calendar days prior to the applicable record or effective date hereinafter specified, a notice stating (x) the date on which a record is to be taken for the purpose of such dividend, distribution, redemption, rights or warrants, or if a record is not to be taken, the date as of which the holders of the Common Stock of record to be entitled to such dividend, distributions, redemption, rights or warrants are to be determined or (y) the date on which such reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, transfer or share exchange is expected to become effective or close, and the date as of which it is expected that holders of the Common Stock of record shall be entitled to exchange their shares of the Common Stock for securities, cash or other property deliverable upon such reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, transfer or share exchange; provided that the failure to mail such notice or any defect therein or in the mailing thereof shall not affect the validity of the corporate action required to be specified in such notice. To the extent that any notice provided hereunder constitutes, or contains, material, non-public information regarding the Company or any of the Subsidiaries, the Company shall simultaneously disclose such information in compliance with applicable securities laws. The Holder shall remain entitled to exercise this Warrant during the period commencing on the date of such notice to the effective date of the event triggering such notice except as may otherwise be expressly set forth herein.
Section 4.
Transfer of Warrant.
a)
Transferability. Subject to compliance with any applicable securities laws and the conditions set forth in Section 4(d) hereof and to the provisions of Section 4.1 of the Purchase Agreement, this Warrant and all rights hereunder (including, without limitation, any registration rights) are transferable, in whole or in part, upon surrender of this Warrant at the principal office of the Company or its designated agent, together with a written assignment of this Warrant substantially in the form attached hereto duly executed by the Holder or its agent or attorney and funds sufficient to pay any transfer taxes payable upon the making of such transfer. Upon such surrender and, if required, such payment, the Company shall execute and deliver a new Warrant or Warrants in the name of the assignee or assignees, as applicable, and in the denomination or denominations specified in such instrument of assignment, and shall issue to the assignor a new Warrant evidencing the portion of this Warrant not so assigned, and this Warrant shall promptly be cancelled. The Warrant, if properly assigned in accordance herewith, may be exercised by a new holder for the purchase of Warrant Shares without having a new Warrant issued.
b)
New Warrants. This Warrant may be divided or combined with other Warrants upon presentation hereof at the aforesaid office of the Company, together with a written notice specifying the names and denominations in which new Warrants are to be issued, signed by the Holder or its agent or attorney. Subject to compliance with Section 4(a), as to any transfer which may be involved in such division or combination, the Company shall execute and deliver a new Warrant or Warrants in exchange for the Warrant or Warrants to be divided or combined in accordance with such notice. All Warrants issued on transfers or exchanges shall be dated the Initial Exercise Date and shall be identical with this Warrant except as to the number of Warrant Shares issuable pursuant thereto.
c)
Warrant Register. The Company shall register this Warrant, upon records to be maintained by the Company for that purpose (the Warrant Register), in the name of the record Holder hereof from time to time. The Company may deem and treat the registered Holder of this Warrant as the absolute owner hereof for the purpose of any exercise hereof or any distribution to the Holder, and for all other purposes, absent actual notice to the contrary.
d)
Transfer Restrictions. If, at the time of the surrender of this Warrant in connection with any transfer of this Warrant, the transfer of this Warrant shall not be eligible for resale without volume or manner-of-sale restrictions or current public information requirements pursuant to Rule 144, the Company may require, as a condition of allowing such transfer, that the Holder or transferee of this Warrant, as the case may be, comply with the provisions of Section 5.7 of the Purchase Agreement.
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Representation by the Holder. The Holder, by the acceptance hereof, represents and warrants that it is acquiring this Warrant and, upon any exercise hereof, will acquire the Warrant Shares issuable upon such exercise, for its own account and not with a view to or for distributing or reselling such Warrant Shares or any part thereof in violation of the Securities Act or any applicable state securities law, except pursuant to sales registered or exempted under the Securities Act.
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Section 5.
Miscellaneous.
a)
No Rights as Stockholder Until Exercise. This Warrant does not entitle the Holder to any voting rights, dividends or other rights as a stockholder of the Company prior to the exercise hereof as set forth in Section 2(d)(i).
b)
Loss, Theft, Destruction or Mutilation of Warrant. The Company covenants that upon receipt by the Company of evidence reasonably satisfactory to it of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of this Warrant or any stock certificate relating to the Warrant Shares, and in case of loss, theft or destruction, of indemnity or security reasonably satisfactory to it (which, in the case of the Warrant, shall not include the posting of any bond), and upon surrender and cancellation of such Warrant or stock certificate, if mutilated, the Company will make and deliver a new Warrant or stock certificate of like tenor and dated as of such cancellation, in lieu of such Warrant or stock certificate.
c)
Saturdays, Sundays, Holidays, etc. If the last or appointed day for the taking of any action or the expiration of any right required or granted herein shall not be a Business Day, then, such action may be taken or such right may be exercised on the next succeeding Business Day.
d)
Authorized Shares.
(i)
The Company covenants that, during the period the Warrant is outstanding, it will reserve from its authorized and unissued Common Stock a sufficient number of shares to provide for the issuance of the Warrant Shares upon the exercise of any purchase rights under this Warrant. The Company further covenants that its issuance of this Warrant shall constitute full authority to its officers who are charged with the duty of executing stock certificates to execute and issue the necessary certificates for the Warrant Shares upon the exercise of the purchase rights under this Warrant. The Company will take all such reasonable action as may be necessary to assure that such Warrant Shares may be issued as provided herein without violation of any applicable law or regulation, or of any requirements of the Trading Market upon which the Common Stock may be listed. The Company covenants that all Warrant Shares which may be issued upon the exercise of the purchase rights represented by this Warrant will, upon exercise of the purchase rights represented by this Warrant and payment for such Warrant Shares in accordance herewith, be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and free from all taxes, liens and charges created by the Company in respect of the issue thereof (other than taxes in respect of any transfer occurring contemporaneously with such issue).
(ii)
Except and to the extent as waived or consented to by the Holder, the Company shall not by any action, including, without limitation, amending its certificate of incorporation or through any reorganization, transfer of assets, consolidation, merger, dissolution, issue or sale of securities or any other voluntary action, avoid or seek to avoid the observance or performance of any of the terms of this Warrant, but will at all times in good faith assist in the carrying out of all such terms and in the taking of all such actions as may be necessary or appropriate to protect the rights of Holder as set forth in this Warrant against impairment. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company will (A) not increase the par value of any Warrant Shares above the amount payable therefor upon such exercise immediately prior to such increase in par value, (B) take all such action as may be necessary or appropriate in order that the Company may validly and legally issue fully paid and nonassessable Warrant Shares upon the exercise of this Warrant and (C) use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain all such authorizations, exemptions or consents from any public regulatory body having jurisdiction thereof, as may be, necessary to enable the Company to perform its obligations under this Warrant.
(iii)
Before taking any action which would result in an adjustment in the number of Warrant Shares for which this Warrant is exercisable or in the Exercise Price, the Company shall obtain all such authorizations or exemptions thereof, or consents thereto, as may be necessary from any public regulatory body or bodies having jurisdiction thereof.
e)
Jurisdiction. All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Warrant shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of the Purchase Agreement.
f)
Restrictions. The Holder acknowledges that the Warrant Shares acquired upon the exercise of this Warrant, if not registered and the Holder does not utilize cashless exercise, will have restrictions upon resale imposed by state and federal securities laws.
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g)
Nonwaiver and Expenses. No course of dealing or any delay or failure to exercise any right hereunder on the part of Holder shall operate as a waiver of such right or otherwise prejudice the Holders rights, powers or remedies, notwithstanding the fact that all rights hereunder terminate on the Termination Date. If the Company willfully and knowingly fails to comply with any provision of this Warrant, which results in any material damages to the Holder, the Company shall pay to the Holder such amounts as shall be sufficient to cover any costs and expenses including, but not limited to, reasonable attorneys fees, including those of appellate proceedings, incurred by the Holder in collecting any amounts due pursuant hereto or in otherwise enforcing any of its rights, powers or remedies hereunder.
h)
Notices. Any notice, request or other document required or permitted to be given or delivered to the Holder by the Company shall be delivered in accordance with the notice provisions of the Purchase Agreement.
i)
Limitation of Liability. No provision hereof, in the absence of any affirmative action by the Holder to exercise this Warrant to purchase Warrant Shares, and no enumeration herein of the rights or privileges of the Holder, shall give rise to any liability of the Holder for the purchase price of any Common Stock or as a stockholder of the Company, whether such liability is asserted by the Company or by creditors of the Company.
j)
Remedies. The Holder, in addition to being entitled to exercise all rights granted by law, including recovery of damages, will be entitled to specific performance of its rights under this Warrant. The Company agrees that monetary damages would not be adequate compensation for any loss incurred by reason of a breach by it of the provisions of this Warrant and hereby agrees to waive and not to assert the defense in any action for specific performance that a remedy at law would be adequate.
k)
Successors and Assigns. Subject to applicable securities laws, this Warrant and the rights and obligations evidenced hereby shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the successors and permitted assigns of the Company and the successors and permitted assigns of Holder. The provisions of this Warrant are intended to be for the benefit of any Holder from time to time of this Warrant and shall be enforceable by the Holder or holder of Warrant Shares.
l)
Amendment. This Warrant may be modified or amended or the provisions hereof waived with the written consent of the Company and the Holder.
m)
Severability. Wherever possible, each provision of this Warrant shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision of this Warrant shall be prohibited by or invalid under applicable law, such provision shall be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity, without invalidating the remainder of such provisions or the remaining provisions of this Warrant.
n)
Headings. The headings used in this Warrant are for the convenience of reference only and shall not, for any purpose, be deemed a part of this Warrant.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Warrant to be executed by its officer thereunto duly authorized as of the date first above indicated.
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IMPRIMIS PHARMACEUTICALS INC. |
By: /s/ Andrew R. Boll Name: Andrew R. Boll Title: Vice-President, Accounting & Public Reporting |
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NOTICE OF EXERCISE
TO:
IMPRIMIS PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
(1)
The undersigned hereby elects to purchase ________ Warrant Shares of the Company pursuant to the terms of the attached Warrant (only if exercised in full), and tenders herewith payment of the exercise price in full, together with all applicable transfer taxes, if any.
(2)
Payment shall take the form of lawful money of the United States.
(3)
Please issue a certificate or certificates representing said Warrant Shares in the name of the undersigned or in such other name as is specified below:
_______________________________
The Warrant Shares shall be delivered to the following DWAC Account Number or by physical delivery of a certificate to:
_______________________________
_______________________________
_______________________________
(4)
Accredited Investor. The undersigned is an accredited investor as defined in Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
[SIGNATURE OF HOLDER]
Name of Investing Entity: ________________________________________________________________________
Signature of Authorized Signatory of Investing Entity: _________________________________________________
Name of Authorized Signatory: ___________________________________________________________________
Title of Authorized Signatory: ____________________________________________________________________
Date: ________________________________________________________________________________________
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ASSIGNMENT FORM
(To assign the foregoing warrant, execute
this form and supply required information.
Do not use this form to exercise the warrant.)
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, [____] all of or [_______] shares of the foregoing Warrant and all rights evidenced thereby are hereby assigned to
_______________________________________________ whose address is
_______________________________________________________________.
_______________________________________________________________
Dated: ______________, _______
Holders Signature:
_____________________________
Holders Address:
_____________________________
_____________________________
Signature Guaranteed: ___________________________________________
NOTE: The signature to this Assignment Form must correspond with the name as it appears on the face of the Warrant, without alteration or enlargement or any change whatsoever, and must be guaranteed by a bank or trust company. Officers of corporations and those acting in a fiduciary or other representative capacity should file proper evidence of authority to assign the foregoing Warrant.
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Exhibit 10.3
PROMISSORY NOTE CONVERSION AGREEMENT
THIS PROMISSORY NOTE CONVERSION AGREEMENT (the Agreement), is effective as of April 20, 2012, by and between Imprimis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the Company) and DermaStar International, LLC (the DermaStar) (Individually, the Company and DermaStar may be referred to herein as a Party, and collectively as the Parties).
RECITALS
WHEREAS, on or about November 21, 2011, the Company and DermaStar entered into a Secured Line of Credit Letter Agreement (the Line of Credit Agreement) and related Security Agreement (the Security Agreement) and an Intellectual Property Security Agreement (IP Security Agreement) with DermaStar, pursuant to which the Company granted to DermaStar a blanket security interest in all of its assets, including its intellectual property.
WHEREAS, the Line of Credit Agreement provides that DermaStar make advances to the Company of up to an aggregate of $750,000 under certain circumstances (the Line of Credit).
WHEREAS, as of the date of this Agreement, DermaStar had advanced the total maximum $750,000 pursuant to four separate promissory notes issued to the Comapny (the Promissory Notes), and the Company owed to DermaaStar an aggregate of $762,534.25 in principal and accrued but unpaid interest under the Line of Credit (the Promissory Note Balance).
WHEREAS, on April 20, 2012, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (the SPA,) relating to the sale and issuance of 10,058,455 units (each, a Unit) consisting of one share of the Companys common stock (Common Stock) and a warrant in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B (each, a Warrant) to purchase up to one-fourth of a share of the Companys Common Stock at an exercise price of $1.185 per share, at a price per Unit of $0.79 (the Offering). The Private Placement closed on April 25, 2012 (the Closing Date). In connection with the Private Placement, the Company issued an aggregate of 10,058,455 shares of Common Stock and Warrants to purchase an aggregate of 2,514,642 shares of Common Stock, for aggregate gross proceeds to the Company of approximately $7.95 million. The Investors are not entitled to any registration rights with respect to the Common Stock and Warrants issued in the Private Placement.
WHEREAS, the Parties desire to convert the entire outstanding principal balance of the Promissory Notes and all related accrued interest into Units at a rate of $0.79 per Unit (the Unit Price), consistent with the terms of the issuance of the Units in the Offering, effective upon the closing of the Offering
AGREEMENT
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants hereinafter stated, it is agreed as follows:
1.
CONVERSION TERMS. Pursuant to the terms of the Offering, DermaStar hereby agrees to convert the entire Promissory Note Balance of $762,534.25 into the Securities (the Conversion) at the Unit Price, effective as of the closing of the Offering (the Effective Date), resulting in the issuance of: (i) 965,233 shares of Common Stock; and (ii) Warrants to purchase a total of 241,308 shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of $1.185, such Warrants to be issued pursuant to the form of Warrant attached hereto as Exhibit B, provided, that Section 2(e) of the Warrant shall be deleted and shall be replaced with the phrase Intentionally Omitted.
2.
TERMINATION OF EXISTING AGREEMENTS. Pursuant to the terms of the Conversion, as of the Effective Date, all existing rights, privileges and preferences provided under the Line of Credit Agreement, Security Agreement, Intellectual Property Security Agreement and Promissory Notes are hereby terminated in their entirety.
3.
COMPLIANCE WITH SECURITIES LAWS. DermaStar represents and warrants to the Company as follows:
(a)
DermaStar acknowledges that it understands that the Securities are restricted securities and have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933 (the Act) or any applicable state securities law, that the Securities will include a restrictive legend to that effect, and, that accordingly, the Securities may not be offered or sold except pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Act or pursuant to an available exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Act and in accordance with applicable state securities laws.
(b)
DermaStar has adequate means of providing for current needs and contingencies, has no need for liquidity in the Securities, and is able to bear the economic risk of an investment in the Securities. DermaStar represents that it is able to bear the economic risk of the investment and at the present time could afford a complete loss of such investment in the Securities.
(c)
DermaStar is an accredited investor as defined in Regulation D of the Securities Act and has sufficient knowledge and experience in financial and business matters that DermaStar is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of an investment in the Securities and of making an informed investment decision with respect thereto and has the capacity to protect its own interests in connection with the issuance of the Securities.
(d)
DermaStar has no present intention of distributing any of such Securities in violation of the Act or any applicable state securities law, has no direct or indirect arrangement or understandings with any other persons to distribute or regarding the distribution of such Securities in violation of the Securities Act or any applicable state securities law and is acquiring the Securities solely for DermaStars own account as principal, for investment purposes only and not with a view to the resale or distribution thereof, in whole or in part.
(e)
DermaStar will not sell or otherwise transfer the Securities without registration under the Act or an exemption therefrom and fully understands and agrees that DermaStar must bear the economic risk for an indefinite period of time because, among other reasons, the Securities have not been registered under the Act or under the securities laws of any state and, therefore, cannot be resold, pledged, assigned or otherwise disposed of unless they are subsequently registered under the Act and under the applicable securities laws of such states or unless an exemption from such registration is available.
(f)
The terms and conditions under which the Securities were issued were directly communicated to DermaStar by the Company in such a manner that DermaStar was able to ask questions of and receive answers from concerning the terms and conditions of this transaction. At no time was DermaStar presented with or solicited by or through any article, notice or other communication published in any newspaper or other leaflet, public promotional meeting, television, radio or other broadcast or transmittal advertisement or any other form of general advertising.
4.
MISCELLANEOUS.
(a)
Entire Agreement; Modifications; Waiver. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the Parties pertaining to the subject matter contained in it, except for any other agreements referenced herein. This Agreement supersedes all prior and contemporaneous agreements (other than those entered into in writing simultaneously with this Agreement), representations, and understandings of the Parties. No supplement, modification, or amendment of this Agreement shall be binding unless executed in writing by all the Parties. No waiver of any of the provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed, or shall constitute, a waiver of any other provisions, whether or not similar, nor shall any waiver constitute a continuing waiver. No waiver shall be binding unless executed in writing by the Party making the waiver.
(b)
Notices. Any notice required or permitted to be given hereunder shall be in writing and shall be mailed, faxed or otherwise delivered in person to the Parties at the their respective addresses of record.
(c)
Necessary Acts. Each Party to this Agreement agrees to perform any further acts and execute and deliver any further documents that may be reasonably necessary to carry out the provisions of this Agreement.
(d)
Waiver. Any waiver by either Party of a breach of any provision of this Agreement shall not operate as or be construed to be a waiver of any other breach of that provision or of any breach of any other provision of this Agreement. The failure of a Party to insist upon strict adherence to any term of this Agreement on one or more occasions will not be considered a waiver or deprive that Party of the right thereafter to insist upon adherence to that term of any other term of this Agreement.
(e)
Severability. If any provision of this Agreement is invalid, illegal, or unenforceable, the balance of this Agreement shall remain in effect. If any provision is inapplicable to any person or circumstance, it shall nevertheless remain applicable to all other persons and circumstances.
(f)
Disputes. Any dispute or other disagreement arising from or out of this Agreement shall be resolved in state court in California. Any such disputes may only be resolved by a bench trial. The interpretation and the enforcement of this Agreement shall be governed by California Law as applied to residents of the State of California relating to contracts executed in and to be performed solely within the State of California. (For additional terms related to Disputes, see Section (g) below).
_____Company
_____DermaStar
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(g)
Governing Law. The subject matter of this Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California (without reference to its choice of law principles), and to the exclusion of the law of any other forum, without regard to the jurisdiction in which any action or special proceeding may be instituted. EACH PARTY HERETO AGREES TO SUBMIT TO THE PERSONAL JURISDICTION AND VENUE OF THE STATE COURTS LOCATED IN NORTH COUNTY SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA FOR RESOLUTION OF ALL DISPUTES ARISING OUT OF, IN CONNECTION WITH, OR BY REASON OF THE INTERPRETATION, CONSTRUCTION, AND ENFORCEMENT OF THIS AGREEMENT, AND HEREBY WAIVES THE CLAIM OR DEFENSE THEREIN THAT SUCH COURTS CONSTITUTE AN INCONVENIENT FORUM. AS A MATERIAL INDUCEMENT FOR THIS AGREEMENT, EACH PARTY SPECIFICALLY WAIVES THE RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY OF ANY ISSUES SO TRIABLE. If it becomes necessary for any Party to institute legal action to enforce the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the prevailing Party shall be awarded reasonable attorneys fees, expenses and costs.
(h)
Attorneys Fees. Should any Party hereto employ an attorney for the purpose of enforcing or constituting this Agreement, or any judgment based on this Agreement, in any legal proceeding whatsoever, including insolvency, bankruptcy, arbitration, declaratory relief or other litigation, the prevailing party shall be entitled to receive from the other Party or Parties thereto reimbursement for all reasonable attorneys fees and all reasonable costs, including but not limited to service of process, filing fees, court and court reporter costs, investigative costs, expert witness fees, and the cost of any bonds, whether taxable or not, and that such reimbursement shall be included in any judgment or final order issued in that proceeding. The prevailing party means the party determined by the court to most nearly prevail and not necessarily the one in whose favor a judgment is rendered.
(i)
Execution of the Agreement. The Company, the party executing this Agreement on behalf of the Company, and DermaStar, have the requisite corporate power and authority to enter into and carry out the terms and conditions of this Agreement, as well as all transactions contemplated hereunder. All corporate proceedings have been taken and all corporate authorizations and approvals have been secured which are necessary to authorize the execution, delivery and performance by the Company and DermaStar of this Agreement. This Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by the Company and DermaStar and constitutes a valid and binding obligation, enforceable in accordance with the respective terms herein. Upon delivery of this Agreement, this Agreement, and the other agreements and exhibits referred to herein, will constitute the valid and binding obligations of Company, and will be enforceable in accordance with their respective terms. Delivery may take place via facsimile transmission.
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SIGNATURE PAGE
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Promissory Note Conversion Agreement has been executed by the Parties as of the date first above written.
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IMPRIMIS PHARMACEUTICAL, INC. ___________________________________ By: Its: | DERMASTAR INTERNATIONAL, LLC _________________________________ By: Its: |
A FACSIMILE COPY OF THIS AGREEMENT SHALL HAVE THE SAME LEGAL EFFECT AS AN ORIGINAL OF THE SAME.
_____Company
_____DermaStar
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EXHIBIT A
Securities Purchase Agreement
_____Company
_____DermaStar
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EXHIBIT B
Form Warrant
_____Company
_____DermaStar
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Exhibit 10.4
Advisory Agreement
This advisory agreement (the Agreement) is made and entered into as of April 1, 2012 (the Effective Date), by and between (a) Imprimis Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the Company), and (b) Dr. Robert Kammer, an individual (the Consultant).
A.
The Company desires to retain the services of the Consultant as an Advisor to the Company, reporting to the Board of Directors. The Company is (i) pursuing the development of its topical drug delivery technologies, including its key drug candidate, a Ketoprofen-based drug, with the goal being FDA clearance and commercially availability of the same drug in the US marketplace; (ii) the commercial development of other topical drug delivery technologies and related chemicals that may be paired with the same delivery technologies; and (iii) new topical pharmaceutical product or product candidate licensing, development and commercialization opportunities (collectively, the Field of Interest).
B.
Consultant has reviewed information provided by the Company and other Company information which may be publicly available on the world-wide-web, and is familiar with the specific research efforts and business projects the Company is engaged in and is pursuing. Consultant has an understanding of the technology the Company presently owns, as well as the pharmaceutical and other projects the Company is pursuing.
C.
The Consultant is a sophisticated, experienced and successful scientist and businessperson, and is willing to be retained by the Company on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement.
THE PARTIES AGREE AS FOLLOWS:
1.
Services.
a.
The Consultant shall perform the services set forth in Exhibit A attached hereto (the Services) and agrees to promptly respond to all reasonable requests related to the Services, made by the Company. The Consultant shall comply with the statutes, rules, regulations and orders of any governmental or quasi-governmental authority, applicable to the performance of the Services. The Company and Consultant may amend Exhibit A, from time to time, to add additional Services to be provided by Consultant.
b.
Consultant agrees to devote a minimum of fifty percent of his work time to performing the Services, equal to not less than 25 hours per week. Consistent with this requirement, Consultant may represent, perform services for, or be employed by such additional persons or companies as Consultant sees fit, except to the extent doing so causes Consultant to breach Consultants obligations under this Agreement or creates a conflict of interest.
2.
Term of Services. This Agreement is effective beginning on the Effective Date and shall terminate on the earlier of (i) the completion of the Services as provided in Exhibit A or (ii) the second year anniversary of the Effective Date, or until it is otherwise terminated by either the Company or by Consultant as provided below.
3.
Termination.
a.
Either party may terminate this Agreement upon 60 days written notice to the other party. With respect to the Consultant, death, incapacity, incarceration or any other condition or state of affairs which reasonably prevents or impedes performance of the Services shall automatically cause the termination of this Agreement. If either party defaults in the performance of this Agreement or materially breaches any of its provisions, the nonbreaching party may terminate this Agreement by giving written notification to the breaching party. Termination shall be effective immediately on receipt of the written notification by the breaching party, or five days after mailing of the notice to the address set forth in the notice provisions below, whichever occurs first. Termination by one party shall automatically and forever eliminate the obligation of the non-Terminating partys obligation to perform. Upon termination of this Agreement, Consultant shall be entitled to payment for Services completed prior to the termination date and reimbursement for expenses incurred prior to the termination date. Thereafter, the Company shall owe Consultant no further amounts or obligations.
December ___, 2011
Consulting Agreement
Bal Birbrar
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b.
Upon termination of this Agreement, Consultant shall maintain the positive obligation to fully cooperate with the Company in all matters relating to the winding up of Consultants pending work on behalf of the Company and the orderly transfer of any work or documents to the Company. Consultant agrees that, at upon the termination of this Agreement, or at any other time the Company so requests, Consultant will deliver immediately to the Company any and all devices, materials, records, data, notes, reports, proposals, lists, correspondence, other documents or property, or reproductions of any aforementioned items belonging to the Company, its successors, or assigns, whether given to Consultant by the Company or prepared by Consultant in the course of rendering the Services, including all Creations (as defined below) then in progress and all material in Consultants possession containing Proprietary Information (as defined below) and any copies thereof, whether prepared by Consultant or others. Following termination, Consultant shall not retain any written or other tangible material containing any Proprietary Information.
4.
Confidential Information.
a.
Proprietary Information. Consultant understands that its work for the Company will involve access to and creation of confidential, proprietary and trade secret information and materials of the Company (or its affiliates, licensors, suppliers, vendors or customers) (collectively, Proprietary Information). Proprietary Information includes, without limitation, any (a) information, ideas or materials of a technical or creative nature, such as research and development results, designs and specifications, computer source and object code, patent applications, and other materials and concepts relating to the Companys products, services, processes, technology or other intellectual property rights; (b) information, ideas or materials of a business nature, such as non-public financial information; information regarding profits, costs, marketing, purchasing, sales, customers, suppliers, contract terms, employees and salaries; product development plans; business and financial plans and forecasts; and marketing and sales plans and forecasts; (c) all personal property, including, without limitation, all books, manuals, records, reports, notes, contracts, lists, blueprints and other documents or materials, or copies thereof, received by Consultant in the course of Consultants rendering of Services to the Company, including, without limitation, records and any other materials pertaining to Creations (as defined below); and (d) the terms and conditions of this Agreement, including Exhibit A, as Exhibit A may be amended from time to time. Nothing in this Agreement is intended to limit any remedy of the Company under the California Uniform Trade Secrets Act (California Civil Code Section 3426), or otherwise available under law.
b.
Restrictions on Use and Disclosure. Consultant understands that Proprietary Information is extremely valuable to the Company and its affiliates, licensors, suppliers, vendors and customers. Accordingly, Consultant agrees during the term of this Agreement and thereafter that it (a) shall hold all Proprietary Information in confidence and trust for the benefit of the Company; (b) shall not copy or use (or allow any of its employees, contractors or agents to copy or use) any Proprietary Information, except as may be necessary to perform the Services; (c) shall use the Proprietary Information only for the benefit of the Company (and not for the benefit of Consultant or any third party); and (d) shall not disclose or otherwise make available any such Proprietary Information to any third party except as authorized in writing and in advance by the Company. All Proprietary Information is and shall remain the sole property of the Company.
c.
Exclusions. The foregoing restrictions on use and disclosure shall not apply to any Proprietary Information to the extent Consultant can prove such Proprietary Information (a) is or has become generally known to the public through no unlawful act of Consultant; (b) was independently developed by Consultant without any use of the Proprietary Information, as evidenced by Consultants written records; (c) becomes known to Consultant from a source other than the Company without breach of this Agreement and otherwise not in violation of the Companys rights, as evidenced by Consultants written records; (d) such disclosure is approved in advance and in writing by the Company; or (e) Consultant is legally compelled to disclose such Proprietary Information, provided that Consultant shall give advance notice of such compelled disclosure to the Company, and shall cooperate with the Company in connection with any efforts to prevent or limit the scope of such disclosure and/or use of the Proprietary Information.
d.
Definition. As used herein, Creations shall include, without limitation, all designs, copyrightable works, ideas, inventions, discoveries, data, formulas, algorithms, trade secrets, assays, developmental or experimental work, methods, processes, techniques, technology, and other creations, and related know-how, discoveries, trade secrets or other intellectual property, and any related work-in-progress, improvements or modifications to the foregoing, that are created, developed or conceived (alone or with others) in connection with Consultants activities for the Company (a) during the term of this Agreement, whether or not created, developed or conceived during regular business hours, and (b) if based on Proprietary Information, after termination of this Agreement. Creations shall include, without limitation, all materials delivered to the Company in connection with this Agreement.
Consulting Agreement
Dr. Robert Kammer
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5.
Ownership of Intellectual Property.
a.
Assignment. All Creations shall be the sole property of the Company, with the Company having the right to obtain and hold in its own name all intellectual property rights in and to such Creations. Consultant hereby irrevocably assigns and agrees to assign to the Company, without additional consideration, all right, title and interest in and to all Creations, whether currently existing or created or developed later, including, without limitation, all copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets, patents, industrial rights and all other intellectual property and proprietary rights related thereto, whether existing now or in the future, effective immediately upon the inception, conception, creation or development thereof. Consultant shall (a) disclose promptly to the Company all Creations, and (b) whether during or after the period of its consulting arrangement with the Company, execute such written instruments and do such other acts as may be necessary in the opinion of the Company to obtain a patent, register a copyright or otherwise evidence or enforce the Companys rights in and to such Creations (and Consultant hereby irrevocably appoints the Company and any of its officers as its attorney in fact to undertake such acts in its name).
b.
License. To the extent, if any, that Consultant retains any right, title or interest in or to any Creations, Consultant hereby grants to the Company a perpetual, irrevocable, fully paid-up, transferable, sublicensable, exclusive, worldwide right and license (a) to use, reproduce, distribute, display and perform (whether publicly or otherwise), prepare derivative works of and otherwise modify, make, sell, offer to sell, import and otherwise use and exploit (and have others exercise such rights on behalf of the Company) all or any portion of such Creations, in any form or media (now known or later developed); (b) to modify all or any portion of such Creations, including, without limitation, the making of additions to or deletions from such Creations, regardless of the medium (now or hereafter known) into which such Creations may be modified and regardless of the effect of such modifications on the integrity of such Creations; and (c) to identify Consultant, or not to identify Consultant, as one or more authors of or contributors to such Creations or any portion thereof, whether or not such Creations or any portion thereof have been modified. Consultant further waives any moral rights or other rights with respect to attribution of authorship or integrity of such Creations Consultant may have under any applicable law, whether under copyright, trademark, unfair competition, defamation, right of privacy, contract, tort or other legal theory.
6.
Direction of Projects and Creations to the Company. Subject to the Consultant's obligations under any confidentiality or other written obligations to third parties (all of which have been disclosed to the Company), during the term of this Agreement, Consultant will use his best efforts to disclose to the Chairman of the Company, on a confidential basis, technology and product opportunities which come to the attention of the Consultant in the Field of Interest, and any invention, improvement, discovery, process, formula or method or other intellectual property relating to or useful in, the Field of Interest, whether or not patentable or copyrightable, and whether or not discovered or developed by Consultant.
7.
Compensation and Expenses.
a.
Compensation. In consideration of Services and the additional terms and conditions as set forth herein, Consultant shall receive the compensation listed on Exhibit B hereto. The Company and Consultant may amend Exhibit B, from time to time, to provide Consultant with additional compensation in connection with the Companys and Consultants amendment of Exhibit A hereto.
b.
Option Grant. Subject to the approval of an increase in the number of shares available for grant under the Companys 2007 Incentive Stock and Awards Plan, Consultant shall be granted an option to purchase up to three hundred thousand (300,000) shares of the Companys common stock, on the terms provided in and subject to the execution of the Option Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit C.
c.
Expense Reimbursement. The Company agrees to reimburse the Consultant for all reasonable, ordinary and necessary out-of-pocket travel and other expenses incurred by the Consultant in conjunction with his services to the Company; provided however, all such expenses shall be approved, in advance of the incurrence of the same, in writing by the Company. The Company will reimburse such expenses within 30 days after Consultant has provided to the Company, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Company, appropriate documentation evidencing such expenses. Reimbursement for expenses may be delayed until such time as the Consultant has furnished reasonable documentation for authorized expenses as the Company may reasonably request.
Consulting Agreement
Dr. Robert Kammer
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8.
Conflicts of Interest; Confidential Information of Others; and Prior Engagements.
a.
General. If the Consultant has a conflict of interest, or potential conflict of interest, with respect to any matter relevant to the Company and the Field of Interest and the Consultants obligations under this Agreement, he shall immediately inform the Chairman or Secretary of the Company of such actual or potential conflict of interest and excuse himself from the discussion of such matter. Consultant hereby represents and warrants that Consultant, to Consultants knowledge, has disclosed and described all actual or potential conflicts of interest that may arise from the execution of this Agreement with respect to the Consultants current or prior arrangements with third parties.
b.
Information of Others. The Consultant will safeguard and keep confidential the proprietary information of customers, vendors, consultants, and other parties with which the Company does business to the same extent as if it were Company Proprietary Information.
c.
Agreements with the United States Government and Other Third Parties. The Consultant acknowledges that the Company from time to time may have agreements with other persons or with the United States Government or agencies thereof which impose obligations or restrictions on the Company regarding Creations made during the course of work under such agreements or regarding the confidential nature of such work. The Consultant agrees to be bound by all such obligations or restrictions and to take any and all action necessary to discharge the obligations of the Company thereunder.
d.
Certain Other Contracts. Consultant has informed the Company of all of his professional engagements with third parties, including prior engagements that could impact Consultants rights and obligations pursuant to this Agreement. The Consultant will not use or disclose to the Company, or breach any agreements to keep in confidence, or refrain from using, any confidential, trade secret, or other proprietary information or material of any previous employer or other person, and will not bring onto the Companys premises any unpublished document or any other property belonging to any former or current employer without the written consent of that former or current employer. Consultant shall not provide to the Company any information of another client or employer, in the Creations or otherwise, nor shall Consultant use any such information in its activities for Customer, without the prior written consent of the Company and such other client or employer. The Services performed hereunder will not be conducted on time that is required to be devoted to any other third party. The Consultant shall not use the funding, resources and facilities of the any other third party to provide the Services and shall not perform the Services hereunder in any manner that could give any third party any rights to the Creations.
9.
Warranties and Indemnities.
a.
Consultant represents, warrants and covenants that (a) Consultant has the full power and authority to enter into this Agreement and to perform its obligations hereunder, without the need for any consents, approvals or immunities not yet obtained; (b) Consultant has the right to grant the rights and assignments granted herein, without the need for any assignments, releases, consents, approvals, immunities or other rights not yet obtained; (c) the Services, including, without limitation, any deliverables required hereunder, shall be free from material errors or other defects and shall substantially conform to any specifications for such Services and/or deliverables as set forth or referenced Exhibit A, as may be amended from time to time; (d) the Creations (and the exercise of the rights granted herein with respect thereto) do not and shall not infringe, misappropriate or violate any patent, copyright, trademark, trade secret, publicity, privacy or other rights of any third party, and are not and shall not be defamatory or obscene; (e) neither the Creations nor any element thereof shall be subject to any restrictions or to any mortgages, liens, pledges, security interests, encumbrances or encroachments; and (f) each of Consultants employees and contractors (if any) involved in the development of the Creations have executed (or, prior to any such involvement shall execute) a written agreement with Consultant in which such persons (i) assign to Consultant all right, title and interest in and to the Creations in order that Consultant may fully grant the rights to the Company as provided herein and (ii) agree to be bound by confidentiality and non-disclosure obligations equivalent to those set forth in this Agreement. The Company hereby disclaims all warranties of any kind, whether express, implied, statutory or otherwise, with respect to any Proprietary Information or other information or materials supplied by the Company to Consultant hereunder, including, without limitation, any warranties with respect to any specifications for the Creations or other deliverables required hereunder.
b.
Consultant represents that Consultant has the qualifications and ability to perform the Services in a professional manner, without the advice, control, or supervision of the Company. Failure to do so shall constitute a material breach of this Agreement. Consultant shall be solely responsible for the professional performance of the Services and shall receive no assistance, direction, or control from the Company. Consultant shall have sole discretion and control of Consultants services and the manner in which they are to be performed.
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c.
Consultant shall and does hereby indemnify, defend, and hold harmless the Company, and the Companys officers, directors, employees and shareholders, from and against any and all claims, demands, losses, costs, expenses, obligations, liabilities, damages, recoveries, and deficiencies, including interest, penalties, and reasonable attorney fees and costs, that the Company may incur or suffer and that result from, or are related to, any breach or failure of the Consultant to perform any of the representations, warranties, and agreements in this Agreement.
d.
Subject to the below condition, Company shall and does hereby indemnify, defend, and hold harmless the Consultant from and against any and all claims, demands, losses, costs, expenses, obligations, liabilities, damages, recoveries, and deficiencies, including interest, penalties, and reasonable attorney fees and costs, that the Consultant may incur or suffer and that result from the Consultants performance under this Agreement. The protections of the immediately preceding sentence shall not extend to any intentional act, acts of gross negligence or act of material misrepresentation by the Consultant.
10.
Relationship of the Parties.
a.
Consultant enters into this Agreement as, and shall continue to be, an independent contractor. In no circumstance shall Consultant look to the Company as Consultants employer, partner, agent, or principal. Neither Consultant nor any employee of Consultant (which for purposes of this paragraph shall be included in the term Consultant) shall be entitled to any benefits accorded to the Companys employees, including workers compensation, disability insurance, retirement plans, or vacation or sick pay. Consultants exclusion from benefit programs maintained by the Company is a material component of the terms of compensation negotiated by the parties, and is not premised on Consultants status as a non-employee with respect to the Company. To the extent that Consultant may become eligible for any benefit programs maintained by the Company (regardless of the timing of or reason for eligibility), Consultant hereby waives Consultants right to participate in the programs. Consultants waiver is not conditioned on any representation or assumption concerning Consultants status under the common law test. Consultant also agrees that, consistent with Consultants independent contractor status, Consultant will not apply for any government-sponsored benefits that are intended to apply to employees, including, but not limited to, unemployment benefits.
b.
Consultant shall be responsible for providing, at Consultants expense and in Consultants name, disability, workers compensation, or other insurance as well as licenses and permits usual or necessary for performing the Services. Consultant shall pay, when and as due, any and all taxes incurred as a result of Consultants compensation, including estimated taxes and payroll taxes, and shall provide Company with proof of payment on demand. Consultant indemnifies Company for any claims, losses, costs, fees, liabilities, damages, or injuries suffered by Company arising from Consultants breach of the provisions of this Section 10.
11.
Miscellaneous.
a.
Waiver. The waiver of the breach of any provision of this Agreement shall not operate or be construed as a waiver of any subsequent breach of the same or other provision hereof.
b.
Notices. Any notice provided under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been effectively given on the earliest of: (i) the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via email, (ii) the second day following the date of mailing, if sent by U.S. nationally recognized overnight courier service, or (iii) 5 days after deposit in the U.S. mail when sent by regular mail to the following address:
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Imprimis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | Dr. Robert Kammer |
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or to other such address as may have been designated by the Company or the Consultant by notice to the other given as provided herein.
c.
Headings. The section headings used in this Agreement are intended for convenience of reference and shall not by themselves determine the construction or interpretation of any provision of this Agreement.
d.
Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California excluding those laws that direct the application of the laws of another jurisdiction.
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e.
Advice of and Review of Independent Legal Counsel. Consultant and his counsel have actively participated in the drafting of this Agreement. As such, Consultant has had the benefit of his own independent legal counsel who advised Consultant as to the terms, conditions and other matters related to this Agreement, of which, Consultant freely has chosen to enter into and abide by.
f.
Injunctive Relief; Consent to Jurisdiction. The Consultant acknowledges and agrees that damages will not be an adequate remedy in the event of a breach of any of the Consultants obligations under this Agreement. The Consultant therefore agrees that the Company shall be entitled (without limitation of any other rights or remedies otherwise available to the Company and without the necessity of posting a bond) to obtain an injunction from any court of competent jurisdiction prohibiting the continuance or recurrence of any breach of this Agreement. The Consultant hereby submits to the jurisdiction and venue in the federal district court for the Southern District of California and in the courts of the State of California in San Diego County, California. The Consultant further agrees that service upon the Consultant in any such action or proceeding may be made by first class mail, certified or registered, to the Consultants address as last appearing on the records of the Company.
g.
Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same Agreement.
h.
Enforcement. If any portion of this Agreement is determined to be invalid or unenforceable, such portion shall be adjusted, rather than voided, to achieve the intent of the parties to the extent possible, and the remainder shall be enforced to the maximum extent possible.
i.
Survival. Sections 3, 4, 5, 9, 10 and 11 shall survive termination or expiration of this Agreement.
j.
Entire Agreement; Modifications. Except as otherwise provided herein or in the exhibits hereto, this Agreement represents the entire understanding among the parties with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement, and this Agreement supersedes any and all prior and contemporaneous understandings, agreements, plans, and negotiations, whether written or oral, with respect to the subject matter hereof, including, without limitation, any understandings, agreements, or obligations respecting any past or future compensation, bonuses, reimbursements, or other payments to the Consultant from the Company. All modifications to the Agreement must be in writing and signed by each of the parties hereto.
k.
Use of Name. It is understood that the name of the Consultant as Senior Advisor to the Company may appear in disclosure documents required under law, including under applicable securities laws, and in other regulatory, administrative filings and public relations materials in the ordinary course of the Company's business. The above-described uses will be deemed to be acceptable uses.
l.
No Conflict; Valid and Binding. The Consultant represents that neither the execution of this Agreement nor the performance of the Consultant's obligations under this Agreement will result in a violation or breach of any other agreement by which the Consultant is bound. The Company represents that this Agreement has been duly authorized and executed and is a valid and legally binding obligation of the Company, subject to no conflicting agreements.
m.
Assignment. Neither party shall assign, sell, transfer, delegate or otherwise dispose of, whether voluntarily or involuntarily, by operation of law or otherwise, this Agreement or any or its rights or obligations under this Agreement; provided, however the Company may assign, sell, transfer, delegate or otherwise dispose of this Agreement or any of its rights and obligations hereunder as part of a merger, consolidation, corporate reorganization, sale of all or substantially all of the Companys assets, sale of stock, change of name or like event. Any purported assignment, sale, transfer, delegation or other disposition, except as permitted herein, shall be null and void. Subject to the foregoing, this Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties and their respective successors and permitted assigns.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Consulting Agreement as of the date first written above.
IMPRIMIS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
By:
/s/ Mark L. Baum
Mark L. Baum, Esq.
Chief Executive Officer
IMPRIMIS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
By:
/s/ Jeff Abrams
Dr. Jeff Abrams
Independent Member of the Board of Directors
ADVISOR (CONSULTANT)
By:
/s/ Robert Kammer
Dr. Robert Kammer
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EXHIBIT A
ADVISORS SERVICES
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Provide management and advice to the Company regarding the operations of the registration clinical trials including start-up and on-going clinical operational and development activities
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Provide advice and management to the Company regarding manufacturing and quality control of the clinical and commercial supplies
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Provide advice and management expertise to the Company regarding project management and operational issues related to the Field of Interest
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Provide advice and input to fund raising activities of the Company, including appropriate reviews of fund-raising materials and participating in selected fund raising discussions whenever feasible
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Assist in the identification of new drug delivery technologies that may be available for acquisition or license
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Provide advice as to the feasibility of the Company business goals and develop strategies to achieve the same business goals
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Assist in the development of the Companys intellectual property
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EXHIBIT B
COMPENSATION
The Company agrees to pay Consultant, prior to the Termination of this Agreement, ten thousand dollars ($10,000) per month; provided however, until the Company completes a equity or debt financing yielding not less than $15,000,000 to the Company (a Qualified Transaction), said monthly payment shall be made in the form of Company common stock based on $.90 price per share allocated to each dollar of payment due to Consultant. Subsequent to a Qualified Transaction, Consultant may unilaterally choose to be paid in either (i) cash or (ii) equity, based on the same $.90 price per share.
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EXHIBIT C
OPTION AGREEMENT
(attached after this page)
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Exhibit 10.5
IMPRIMIS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
This EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (the Agreement) is made effective as of April 1, 2012 (the Effective Date), by and between Imprimis Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the Company), and Mark L. Baum (Executive):
WHEREAS, The Company and the Executive desire to enter into this Agreement to provide for Executives employment by the Company, upon the terms and conditions set forth herein.
The parties hereby agree as follows:
1.
Duties.
1.1
Position. Executive shall serve as the Companys Chief Executive Officer, and serve as a director on the Companys Board of Directors (the Board), and shall have the duties and responsibilities incident to such position and such other duties as may be determined in consultation with the Board. Executive shall perform faithfully, cooperatively and diligently all of his job duties and responsibilities and agrees to and shall devote his full time, attention and effort to the business of the Company and other assignments as directed by the Board. The Executive will report directly to the Board.
1.2
Best Efforts. Executive will expend his best efforts on behalf of the Company in connection with his employment and will abide by all policies and decisions made by Board, as well as all applicable federal, state and local laws, regulations or ordinances.
1.3
Start Date. Executive agrees that he will report to work at the Companys headquarters on April 1, 2012 (the Start Date). For purposes of clarity, the Start Date will be used to calculate Executives compensation and benefits pursuant to Sections 3 through 7 of this Agreement.
2.
At-Will Employment. Executives employment with the Company is not for a specific term and can be terminated by Executive or the Company at any time and for any reason, with or without cause or advanced notice. The at-will nature of Executives employment described in this Agreement shall constitute the entire agreement between Executive and the Company concerning the nature and duration of Executives employment and the circumstance under which Executive or the Company may terminate the employment relationship. No oral statement by any person can change the at-will nature of Executives employment with the Company. If Executive shall cease serving as the Companys Chief Executive Officer, Executive agrees to simultaneously submit his resignation from the Board. In addition, Executive agrees to continue to abide by the Companys Information and Inventions Agreement following his resignation or the termination of his employment with the Company.
3.
Compensation.
3.1
Annual Base Salary. As compensation for Executives performance of his duties hereunder, the Company shall pay to Executive an initial base annual salary of Two Hundred Thousand and Four Hundred Dollars ($200,400), starting on the Start Date (Annual Base Salary), payable in accordance with the normal payroll practices of Company, less required deductions for state and federal withholding tax, social security and all other employment taxes and payroll deductions.
3.2
Annual Bonus. The Executive shall be eligible at the sole discretion of the Board to receive an annual cash bonus in an amount up to 30% of his Annual Base Salary (the Annual Bonus) beginning in fiscal 2013. The actual amount of the Annual Bonus will be determined by the Board based on Executives achieving Company and personal goals established and mutually agreed upon between the Executive and the Board of Directors. Both the goals for the Company and the Executive shall be agreed to by Executive and the Board of Directors as follows: (i) for the remainder of fiscal year 2012; and (ii) for fiscal year 2013, on or before January 31, 2013; and (iii) for each fiscal year thereafter, on or before January 31 for that particular year. In addition, the Board of Directors and the Executive hereby agree that the objectives for the other officers or employees will be determined on the same dates as set forth above. If awarded, the Annual Bonus will be paid on or before March 15 of the year following the year in which the Annual Bonus was earned.
3.3
Annual Review of Base Salary. The Board of the Directors shall review the Executives performance prior to each anniversary of this Agreement; and on or prior to each anniversary of this Agreement, the Board shall provide Executive with notification of the range of increase in the Executives Base Salary, which shall be not less than 15% in any case for a given subsequent annual period.
3.4
Equity Grants. Subject to approval of the Board of Directors, the Executive shall be eligible to receive a stock option grant for 300,000 shares of common stock in accordance with Imprimiss 2007 Incentive Stock and Awards Plan. For these initial grants of stock options and restricted common stock, they will vest as follows: 25% of the option shares shall vest immediately upon the Start Date, with the balance of the option shares vesting in equal monthly installments over the next 24 months beginning 30 days after the Start Date. The exercise price of the stock option will $.90 per share. The vesting of all options will fully accelerate upon an Involuntary Termination of Executives employment within twelve months following a Change of Control (as such terms are defined in Executives Option Agreement).
3.5
[RESERVED]
3.6
Future Equity Grants. In addition, in connection with setting the Executives annual compensation, the Board will agree to examine the Executives overall annual compensation package and issue an appropriate stock option grant or other equity award based on the Companys comparator group.
4.
Health and Welfare Benefit Plans. The Company will provide to Executive and his family throughout the term of this Agreement health, dental and vision and other benefits on the same or substantially similar terms as those provided to Executive and the other executive officers of the Company during the first six months of Executives employment with the Company.
5.
Customary Benefits. Executive shall be entitled to all customary and usual fringe benefits and shall be entitled to participate in all savings and retirement plans, practices, policies and programs generally applicable to employees of the Company that are in effect during the Employment Term, subject to the terms and conditions of Companys benefit plan documents, as applicable
6.
Business Expenses. Executive shall be entitled to receive prompt reimbursement for all reasonable, out of- pocket business expenses incurred in the performance of his duties on behalf of Company (including, but not limited to, cell phone, computer and internet expenses). In addition, Executive shall be entitled to receive prompt reimbursement for all reasonable travel and lodging expenses related to providing services at the Companys headquarters, with all business expense plans (i.e., how many flights back and forth per month) and amounts to be pre-approved by the Board.
7.
Vacation. Executive shall be entitled to paid vacation, personal and sick days each calendar year, in accordance with the Companys plans, policies and programs then in effect. Initially Executive will be granted four (4) weeks of paid vacation, with the Executives vacation for 2012 pro-rated based on the period of his service during 2012.
8.
Outside Consulting and Board Service. Executive may contract with third party commercial or charitable entities as a consultant, advisor or board member; provided however, during his employment, Executive may not engage in activities that compete with the primary business of the Company.
9.
Indemnification. In connection with the execution of the Agreement, the Company will also enter into a customary indemnification agreement with Executive.
10.
Severance Benefits. Executive and the Board recognize the fact that the Company at the time of this Agreement, does not have the financial capacity to offer a full typical Chief Executive Officer severance package. However, upon the closing of a Qualified Transaction1, a severance package of at least one years pay and continued company paid healthcare expenses will automatically be instituted.
11.
Section 409A of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code. The Company and Executive intend in good faith that this Agreement comply with the applicable requirements of Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and that this Agreement be construed, interpreted and administered in accordance with such intent.
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1 A Qualified Transaction shall occur when the Company (i) closes a debt or equity financing in which the gross proceeds to the Company equals or exceeds $10 million; or (ii) completes a corporate partnership transaction that includes gross proceeds to the Company of at least $10 million to support the Companys general and administrative expenses (each a Qualified Transaction)
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12.
Dispute Resolution. In the event of any dispute or claim relating to or arising out of Executives employment relationship with Company, this agreement, or the termination of Executives employment with Company for any reason (including, but not limited to, any claims of breach of contract, defamation, wrongful termination or age, sex, sexual orientation, race, color, national origin, ancestry, marital status, religious creed, physical or mental disability or medical condition or other discrimination, retaliation or harassment), Executive and Company agree that all disputes shall be fully resolved by confidential, binding arbitration conducted by a single neutral arbitrator in San Diego, California through the American Arbitration Association (AAA) pursuant to the AAAs Employment Arbitration Rules, which are available at the AAAs website at www.adr.org or by requesting a copy from the President of the Company. The arbitrator shall permit adequate discovery and is empowered to award all remedies otherwise available in a court of competent jurisdiction and any judgment rendered by the arbitrator may be entered by any court of competent jurisdiction. The arbitrator shall issue an award in writing and state the essential findings and conclusions on which the award is based. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, by signing this letter, Executive and Company both waive the rights to have any disputes or claims tried before a judge or jury.
13.
General Provisions.
13.1
Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their heirs, personal representatives and successors, including any successor of the company by reason of any dissolution, merger, consolidation, sale of assets or other reorganization of the Company.
13.2
Waiver. The rights and remedies of the parties to this Agreement are cumulative and not alternative. Neither the failure nor any delay by any party in exercising any right, power or privilege under this Agreement or the documents referred to in this Agreement will operate as a waiver of such right, power or privilege; and no single or partial exercise of any such right, power or privilege will preclude any other or further exercise of such right, power or privilege or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege. To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, (i) no claim or right arising out of this Agreement or the documents referred to in this Agreement can be discharged by one party, in whole or in part, by a waiver or renunciation of the claim or right unless in writing signed by the other party; (ii) no waiver that may be given by a party will be applicable except in the specific instance for which it is given; and (iii) no notice to or demand on one party will be deemed to be a waiver of any obligation of such party or of the right of the party giving such notice or demand to take further action without notice or demand as provided in this Agreement or the documents referred to in this Agreement.
13.3
Validity. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision or provisions of this Agreement shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of this Agreement, which shall remain in full force and effect.
13.4
Headings. The headings set forth in this Agreement are for convenience only and shall not be used in interpreting this Agreement.
13.5
Governing Law. This Agreement will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the United States and the State of California, without reference to its conflicts of laws principles.
13.6
Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, all of which when fully executed and delivered by all parties hereto and taken together shall constitute a single agreement, binding against each of the parties.
13.7
Survival. Sections 8, 9, 10, 11 and, 12 of this Agreement shall survive Executives employment by Company.
13.8
Notices. All notices, consents, waivers and other communications under this Agreement shall be in writing and will be deemed to have been duly given when (i) delivered by hand (with written confirmation of receipt); (ii) sent by facsimile (with written confirmation of receipt); or (iii) when received by the addressee, if sent by a nationally recognized overnight delivery service, return
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If to Executive:
Mark L. Baum
1127 Cuchara Drive
Del Mar, CA 92014
If to the Company:
Dr. Robert Kammer
Chairman of the Board of Directors
Imprimis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
437 South Highway 101, Suite 209
Solana Beach, CA 92075
or to such other address as either party shall have furnished to the other in writing in accordance herewith.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, THE PARTIES TO THIS AGREEMENT HAVE READ THE FOREGOING AGREEMENT AND FULLY UNDERSTAND EACH AND EVERY PROVISION CONTAINED HEREIN.
EXECUTIVE
/s/ Mark L, Baum
Mark L. Baum
IMPRIMIS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
By: /s/ Robert Kammer
Name: Dr. Robert Kammer
Title: Chairman of the Board
By: /s/ Jeff Abrams
Name: Dr. Jeff Abrams
Title: Independent Member of the Board
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Exhibit 99.1
PRESS RELEASE
IMPRIMIS PHARMACEUTICALS CLOSES $7.95M FINANCING AND PROVIDES PROGRESS REPORT TO SHAREHOLDERS
Solana Beach, CA. April 27, 2012 - Imprimis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (OTC Markets: IMMY) announced that it has closed a $7.95M private placement of stock and warrants and is providing an update to shareholders and the market.
Imprimis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. CEO Mark L. Baum stated, We are pleased to announce the closing of a $7.95M private placement. The financing was completed at a price of $0.79 per unit and included one share of common stock and a 25% three year warrant, giving the investor the right, for three years, to buy additional Imprimis common shares at $1.185 per share. Imprimis has the unilateral right to call for the mandatory exercise of the warrants with 90 days notice to the holders, upon notice from the FDA that our lead drug candidate Impracor has been approved for sale in the United States. No brokerage or investment banking fees were paid related to the financing, so the net cash received by the company was approximately $7.95M.
Baum added, We believe that closing this common stock and warrant financing transaction is a strong sign that the recent changes at Imprimis have had a positive effect on our ability to secure the capital we need to drive value for our stakeholders. We believe that the market opportunity for our technology and our lead drug candidate is significant, and this capital will certainly provide momentum for us to begin to execute on our clinical and other strategic initiatives.
Imprimiss Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Joachim Schupp commented, Our science team has been hard at work as we transition towards the re-initiation of clinical studies for our lead drug Impracor, a ketoprofen-based topical NSAID, as well as additional strategic initiatives which we hope to execute in the future. We have been in communication with the FDA regarding our IND and our objective to file a 505(b)2 for Impracor following successful Phase 3 development.
Baum continued, Our mission is to be the leader in topical drug delivery solutions. With the guidance of a team of experts, Imprimis has recently developed an intellectual property strategy that is being aggressively implemented. Our patented platform technology, called Accudel, allows us to deliver medicines through the skin (topical drug delivery), and we intend to monetize this platform through a pipeline development program which will be guided by pharmaceutical and medical industry thought-leaders and a disciplined approach to development expenditures. Our science team, including Dr. Joachim Schupp, Dr. Balbir Brar and Dr. Paul Finnegan, has provided our board of directors with tremendous support and we are confident that our clinical efforts are being guided by a pressure tested winning strategy, and are being executed by seasoned scientific leaders. We look forward to moving these programs forward in the near term.
Imprimiss balance sheet has been dramatically improved as in the past four months, as we have reduced our debt by approximately 86%. Concurrent with the closing of this financing, our secured debtholder agreed to roll 100% of its secured debt into common stock on the same terms as this $7.95M financing. Now, we are a company with a promising vision, a world class team to execute on this vision, and we have a financeable balance sheet.
Baum concluded, Looking towards the future, we have hired MDB Capital, LLC of Santa Monica, CA to represent Imprimis for our future investment banking needs. In the coming months, we also intend to make an application to NASDAQ to list our common shares. Much has been done and there is much more to be done. We appreciate the patience of our shareholders, their commitment to our business and our team, and their interest in our shared vision to better peoples lives by providing choices to the traditional methods that medicines are delivered.
The offer and sale of the shares and warrants in the private placement not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the shares and warrants may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration under such act and applicable state securities laws or an applicable exemption from those registration requirements. This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to the registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction.
About Imprimis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Imprimis Pharmaceuticals is dedicated to creating value for our shareholders by improving patient health and their quality of life by leveraging Accudel, a patented topical drug delivery platform that enables highly targeted site specific treatment. Imprimis is made up of team of scientists and seasoned executives who are focused on the development and commercialization of non-invasive topically delivered medications. Our lead Phase 3 drug, Impracor, utilizes our Accudel™ cream formulation to deliver Ketoprofen, a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID), to target underlying tissue where Impracor exerts its localized anti-inflammatory effect. Accudel™ technology has the ability to bring numerous promising new products to the prescription drug, over-the-counter and cosmeceutical markets, improving the way people have been treated in a number of large market categories. The Imprimis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. website is currently under construction and is expected launch in May of 2012.
For More Information
Contact: Mark L. Baum, Esq.
(858) 433-2800
This press release contains forward looking statements within the meaning of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Any statements in this release that are not historical facts may be considered such "forward looking statements." Forward looking statements are based on management's current preliminary expectations and are subject to risks and uncertainties which may cause our results to differ materially and adversely from the statements contained herein. Some of the potential risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ from those predicted include our ability to raise additional funding, our ability to acquire, develop or commercialize new products and to enter into strategic alliances and transactions, uncertainties inherent in pre-clinical studies and clinical trials, unexpected new data, safety and technical issues, competition and market conditions. These and additional risks and uncertainties are more fully described in Imprimis filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Undue reliance should not be placed on forward looking statements, which speak only as of the date they are made. Imprimis disclaims any obligation to update any forward looking statements to reflect new information, events or circumstances after the date they are made, or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.
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