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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): March 6, 2024

 

BiomX Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

Delaware   001-38762   82-3364020
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
  (Commission File Number)   (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

 

22 Einstein St., Floor 4
Ness Ziona, Israel
  7414003
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: +972 723942377

 

n/a
(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))

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class   Trading Symbol(s)   Name of each exchange on which registered
Units, each consisting of one share of Common Stock, $0.0001 par value, and one Warrant entitling the holder to receive one half share of Common Stock   PHGE.U   NYSE American
Shares of Common Stock, $0.0001 par value   PHGE   NYSE American

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

 

Emerging growth company 

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. 

 

 

 

Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

 

Agreement and Plan of Merger

On March 6, 2024, BiomX Inc., Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company” or “BiomX”), entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”), by and among the Company, BTX Merger Sub I, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (“First Merger Sub”), BTX Merger Sub II, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (“Second Merger Sub”), and Adaptive Phage Therapeutics, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“APT”). Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, First Merger Sub will merge with and into APT, with APT being the surviving corporation and becoming a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (the “First Merger”). Immediately following the First Merger, APT will merge with and into Second Merger Sub, pursuant to which Second Merger Sub will be the surviving entity (together with the First Merger, the “Acquisition”). The Acquisition is intended to qualify as a tax-free reorganization for U.S. federal income tax purposes. The consummation of the Acquisition (the “Acquisition Closing”) is expected to occur on the first business day following the satisfaction or waiver of certain customary closing conditions, including but not limited to the substantially simultaneous consummation of the Private Placement (as defined below) and authorization by NYSE American of the shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Common Stock”), to be issued in the Acquisition, but in any event no earlier than March 12, 2024.

Under the terms of the Merger Agreement, upon the Acquisition Closing, the Company will issue to the stockholders of APT an aggregate of 9,164,967 shares of Common Stock, an aggregate of 40,471 shares of the Company’s newly-designated Series X Non-Voting Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.0001 per share (“Series X Preferred Stock”), each share of which will be convertible into 1,000 shares of Common Stock, subject to certain conditions described below, and warrants exercisable for an aggregate of 2,166,497 shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of $5.00 per share of Common Stock, which can be exercised any time after the approval of the Merger Proposals (as defined below) and expire on January 28, 2027 (“Merger Warrants”).

The Common Stock, Series X Preferred Stock and Merger Warrants issuable in the Acquisition were offered and sold in transactions exempt from registration pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), as a transaction by an issuer not involving a public offering, and Rule 506 of Regulation D promulgated thereunder.

Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, the Company has agreed to hold a stockholders’ meeting (the “Stockholders’ Meeting”) to submit the following matters to its stockholders for their consideration: (i) the approval of the conversion of the Series X Preferred Stock into shares of Common Stock in accordance with the rules of NYSE American (the “Conversion Proposal”), (ii) the approval of a new stock incentive plan or amendment to the Company’s 2019 equity incentive plan (the “New Incentive Plan”) pursuant to which shares of Common Stock equal to 15% of the fully diluted outstanding equity interests of the Company immediately following the Acquisition and the Private Placement are reserved for issuance to the Company’s employees, directors, consultants and other service providers (the “Incentive Plan Proposal”) and (iii) the approval of an amendment to the certificate of incorporation of the Company to authorize sufficient shares of Common Stock for (a) the conversion of the Series X Preferred Stock issued pursuant to the Merger Agreement and the Purchase Agreement (as defined below) and the exercise of the Merger Warrants and Private Placement Warrants and (b) the New Incentive Plan (the “Charter Amendment Proposal,” and together with the Conversion Proposal and the Incentive Plan Proposal, the “Merger Proposals”). In connection with these matters, the Company intends to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) a proxy statement and other relevant materials.

Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, following the Acquisition, the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) will be comprised of seven members, of whom four will be designated by the Company and three will be designated by APT.

The Board has approved the Merger Agreement and the related transactions, and the consummation of the Acquisition is not subject to the approval of the Company’s stockholders.

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The Merger Agreement may be terminated at any time prior to the First Merger (i) by mutual written consent of the Company and APT, (ii) by either the Company or APT upon material breach of certain covenants or agreements by the other, (iii) by either the Company or APT if a court of competent jurisdiction or other governmental body shall have issued a final, non-appealable order or injunction that makes the consummation of the Acquisition illegal, or (iv) by either the Company or APT if the Acquisition Closing has not occurred by April 5, 2024.

The Merger Agreement and above description have been included to provide investors with information regarding its terms. It is not intended to provide any other factual information about the Company or the other parties thereto. The representations and warranties contained in the Merger Agreement were made only for purposes of the Merger Agreement and as of specific dates, are solely for the benefit of the parties to the Merger Agreement, may be subject to limitations agreed upon by the contracting parties (including being qualified by confidential disclosures made by the parties), may have been made for purposes of allocating contractual risk between the parties to the Merger Agreement instead of establishing these matters as facts, and may be subject to standards of materiality applicable to the contracting parties that differ from those applicable to investors. Investors are not third-party beneficiaries to the representations and warranties contained in the Merger Agreement and should not rely on the representations and warranties or any descriptions thereof as characterizations of the actual state of facts or condition of the parties thereto or any of their respective subsidiaries or affiliates. Moreover, information concerning the subject matter of representations and warranties may change after the date of the Merger Agreement, which subsequent information may or may not be fully reflected in the Company’s public disclosures.

The foregoing description of the Acquisition and the Merger Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Merger Agreement, which is filed as Exhibit 2.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

Series X Preferred Stock; Certificate of Designation

The powers, preferences, rights, qualifications, limitations and restrictions applicable to the Series X Preferred Stock are set forth in a Certificate of Designation of Preferences, Rights and Limitations of the Series X Preferred Stock (the “Certificate of Designation”), which will be filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware prior to the Acquisition Closing.

Holders of Series X Preferred Stock are entitled to receive dividends on shares of Series X Preferred Stock equal to, on an as-if-converted-to-Common-Stock basis, and in the same form as, dividends actually paid on shares of the Common Stock. Except as otherwise required by law or with respect to the Series X Preferred Stock protective provisions set forth the Certificate of Designations and described below, the Series X Preferred Stock does not have voting rights.

The Certificate of Designation contains certain customary covenants of the Company that are customary for documents of this type, including restrictions on (i) consummating Fundamental Transactions (as defined in the Certificate of Designation), or (ii) reclassifing the outstanding Common Stock, including but not limited to a stock dividend or reverse stock split, in each case prior to the stockholder approval of the Conversion Proposal without the affirmative vote or written approval, agreement or waiver of the holders of 70% of the then outstanding shares of the Series X Preferred Stock (the “Requisite Holders”). The Series X Preferred Stock does not have a preference upon any liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of the Company.

Following stockholder approval of the Conversion Proposal, each share of Series X Preferred Stock will automatically convert into 1,000 shares of Common Stock, subject to certain limitations, including that a holder of Series X Preferred Stock is prohibited from converting shares of Series X Preferred Stock into shares of Common Stock if, as a result of such conversion, such holder, together with any person whose beneficial ownership would be aggregated with such holder’s for purposes of Section 13(d) or Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), would beneficially own more than a specified percentage (to be established by the holder between 0% and 19.99%) of the total number of shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately after giving effect to such conversion.

In the event the Series X Preferred Stock is not convertible pursuant to the terms of the Certificate of Designation by the earlier to occur of (i) the time that the Stockholders’ Meeting is ultimately concluded or (b) five months after the initial issuance of the Series X Preferred Stock (the “Deadline Date”), upon written request by the Requisite Holders, the Company shall be required to pay to each holder of Series X Preferred Stock an amount in cash equal to the fair value of the shares of Series X Preferred Stock held by such holder, based on an average of the daily volume weighted average price of the Common Stock for the 30 trading days ending on (i) the first trading day prior to the Stockholders’ Meeting or (ii) the Deadline Date.

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The foregoing description of the Series X Preferred Stock does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Certificate of Designation, the form of which is filed as Exhibit 3.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

Merger Warrants

The Merger Warrants may be exercised at any time following the approval of the Merger Proposals and prior to their expiration on January 28, 2027. The exercise price of the Merger Warrants is subject to customary adjustments for stock dividends, stock splits, reclassifications and the like. There is no established public trading market for the Merger Warrants and the Company does not intend to list the Merger Warrants on any national securities exchange or nationally recognized trading system.

The foregoing description of the Merger Warrants does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Merger Warrant, the form of which is filed as Exhibit 4.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Support Agreements

In connection with the execution of the Merger Agreement, the Company and APT entered into stockholder support agreements (the “Support Agreements”) with certain of the Company’s stockholders, who, after giving effect to the exercise of the pre-funded warrants held by such stockholders, would constitute a majority of the voting stockholders of the Company. The Support Agreements provide that, among other things, each of the parties thereto shall vote or cause to be voted all of the shares of capital stock owned by such stockholder in favor of the Merger Proposals at the Stockholders’ Meeting to be held in connection therewith.

The foregoing description of the Support Agreements does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the form of the Support Agreement, which is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.

Lock-up Agreements

Concurrently and in connection with the execution of the Merger Agreement, (i) all of the directors and officers and a majority of the stockholders of the Company and (ii) all of the directors and officers and certain of the stockholders of APT entered into lock-up agreements with the Company and APT, pursuant to which each such stockholder will be subject to a 180-day lockup from the date of the Acquisition Closing, on the sale or transfer of shares of Common Stock, Series X Preferred Stock or any securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Common Stock held by each such stockholder at the Acquisition Closing, including those shares received by APT stockholders in the Acquisition (the “Lock-up Agreements”).

The foregoing description of the Lock-up Agreements does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the form of the Lock-up Agreement, which is filed as Exhibit 99.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.

Private Placement and Securities Purchase Agreement

 

On March 6, 2024, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) with the certain investors parties thereto (the “Investors”). The transactions contemplated by the Purchase Agreement (the “Private Placement”) are expected to be consummated substantially concurrently with the Acquisition Closing and are subject to certain customary closing conditions, including but not limited to the occurrence of the Acquisition Closing.

 

Pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, the Company agreed to sell (i) an aggregate of 216,417 shares of Series X Preferred Stock and (ii) warrants exercisable for an aggregate of 108,208,500 shares of Common Stock (“Private Placement Warrants,” and collectively with such shares of Series X Preferred Stock, the “Private Placement Securities”), at a combined purchase price of $231.10 per share of Series X Preferred Stock and accompanying Private Placement Warrant. The Private Placement is expected to result in aggregate gross proceeds to the Company of approximately $50,000,000 before deducting placement agent fees and other offering expenses.

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The Private Placement Warrants may be exercised at any time following stockholder approval of the Private Placement Proposal (as defined below), will have an exercise price of $0.2311 and expire on the 24-month anniversary of the date on which they are first exercisable. The exercise price of the Private Placement Warrants is subject to customary adjustments for stock dividends, stock splits, reclassifications and the like.

 

RBC Capital Markets and Laidlaw & Company (UK) Ltd. acted as placement agents for the Private Placement (the “Placement Agents”). As partial compensation for their services as placement agents, the Company will issue warrants to the Placement Agents exercisable for up to an aggregate of 9,523,809 shares of Common Stock (the “Placement Agent Warrants”). The Placement Agent Warrants will be on substantially the same terms as the Private Placement Warrants, except that the Placement Agent Warrants may, at the election of the holders thereof, be exercised either for cash or on a cashless basis, without regard to whether the shares underlying the Placement Agent Warrants have been registered for issuance or resale under the Securities Act. The Placement Agent Warrants and the shares of Common Stock underlying the Placement Agent Warrants will be entitled to registration rights on substantially the same terms as the registration rights provided to the Investors under the Purchase Agreement as described below under “Registration Rights Agreement.”

 

The Purchase Agreement contains representations and warranties of the Company and the Investors, covenants on the part of the Company, indemnification provisions and termination provisions that are customary for transactions of this type.

 

The Company is obligated under the Purchase Agreement to hold a special meeting of stockholders within 150 days of the consummation of the Private Placement to approve the conversion of all issued and outstanding Series X Preferred Stock and the exercise of all Private Placement Warrants in accordance with the listing rules of NYSE American (the “Private Placement Proposal”).

 

The foregoing description of the Private Placement Warrants does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Private Placement Warrant, the form of which is filed as Exhibit 4.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

The Private Placement Securities were offered and sold in transactions exempt from registration pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act, as a transaction by an issuer not involving a public offering, and Rule 506 of Regulation D promulgated thereunder.

 

The foregoing summary of the Purchase Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Purchase Agreement, which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

Registration Rights Agreement

On March 6, 2024, in connection with the Purchase Agreement, the Company entered into a Registration Rights Agreement (the “Registration Rights Agreement”) with the Investors. Pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement, the Company is required to prepare and file a resale registration statement (the “Registration Statement”) with respect to (i) the Merger Warrants, shares of Common Stock and Series X Preferred Stock issued in the Merger, (ii) the Private Placement Securities and (iii) any shares of Common Stock issued upon (a) exercise of Private Placement Warrants or Merger Warrants or (b) conversion of shares of Series X Preferred Stock (the “Registrable Securities”) with the SEC within 45 calendar days following the consummation of the Private Placement (the “Filing Deadline”). The Company agreed to use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Registration Statement to be declared effective by the SEC within 45 calendar days of the Filing Deadline (or within 75 calendar days if the SEC reviews the Registration Statement).

The Registration Rights Agreement contains customary covenants and mutual indemnification provisions that are customary for transactions of this type.

The foregoing summary of the Registration Rights Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Registration Rights Agreement, the form of which is filed as Exhibit 10.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

 

Item 3.02 Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities

The information contained in Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated by reference into this Item 3.02. This Current Report on Form 8-K shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy nor shall there be any sale of the securities issuable pursuant to the Acquisition or the Private Placement in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.

 

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Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.

On March 6, 2024, the Company made available a presentation to be used with investors to discuss the Merger Agreement and the Purchase Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereunder. A copy of the presentation is furnished as Exhibit 99.3 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

Forward Looking Statements

This Current Report on Form 8-K contains express or implied “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the “safe harbor” provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including statements with respect to: the expected Acquisition Closing, the expected consummation of the Private Placement, obtaining stockholder approval of the Merger Proposals and the Private Placement Proposal, and the filing of the Registration Statement pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement and the timing thereof. Forward-looking statements can be identified by words such as: “continue,” “intend,” “target,” “believe,” “expect,” “will,” “may,” “might,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “would,” “positioned,” “future,” “could,” “should,” “plan,” “potential,” “predict,” “project,” and other similar expressions that predict or indicate future events or trends or that are not statements of historical matters. For example, when BiomX discusses the anticipated date of the Acquisition Closing, BiomX is making forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are neither historical facts nor assurances of future performance. Instead, they are based only on the Company’s management’s current beliefs, expectations and assumptions. Because forward-looking statements relate to the future, they are subject to inherent uncertainties, risks and changes in circumstances that are difficult to predict and many of which are outside of BiomX’s control. Actual results and outcomes may differ materially from those indicated in the forward-looking statements, as a result of various important factors, including risks and uncertainties related to the ability to recognize the anticipated benefits of the Acquisition, the outcome of any legal proceedings that may be instituted against BiomX following the Acquisition and related transactions, the ability to obtain or maintain the listing of the Common Stock on NYSE American following the Acquisition, costs related to the Acquisition, changes in applicable laws or regulations, the possibility that BiomX may be adversely affected by other economic, business, and/or competitive factors, including risks inherent in pharmaceutical research and development, such as: adverse results in BiomX’s drug discovery, preclinical and clinical development activities, the risk that the results of preclinical studies and early clinical trials may not be replicated in later clinical trials, BiomX’s ability to enroll patients in its clinical trials, and the risk that any of its clinical trials may not commence, continue or be completed on time, or at all, decisions made by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and other regulatory authorities, investigational review boards at clinical trial sites and publication review bodies with respect to the Company’s development candidates, its ability to obtain, maintain and enforce intellectual property rights for its platform and development candidates, its potential dependence on collaboration partners, competition, uncertainties as to the sufficiency of BiomX’s cash resources to fund its planned activities for the periods anticipated and BiomX’s ability to manage unplanned cash requirements, and general economic and market conditions. Therefore, investors should not rely on any of these forward-looking statements and should review the risks and uncertainties described under the caption “Risk Factors” in BiomX’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 29, 2023, and additional disclosures BiomX makes in its other filings with the SEC, which are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Forward-looking statements are made as of the date of this Current Report on Form 8-K, and except as provided by law BiomX expressly disclaims any obligation or undertaking to update forward-looking statements, whether as result of new information, future events or otherwise. These forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as representing the Company’s views as of any date subsequent to the date hereof.

 

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Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits

 

Exhibit   Description
2.1   Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated March 6, 2024, by and among BiomX Inc., BTX Merger Sub I, Inc., BTX Merger Sub II, LLC and Adaptive Phage Therapeutics, Inc. (1)
3.1   Form of Certificate of Designation of Series X Preferred Stock
4.1   Form of Merger Warrant
4.2  

Form of Private Placement Warrant

4.3   Form of Placement Agent Warrant
10.1   Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of March 6, 2024, by and among BiomX Inc. and each purchaser identified on Annex A thereto
10.2   Form of Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of March 6, 2024, by and among the Company and certain purchasers
99.1   Form of Support Agreement
99.2   Form of Lock-Up Agreement
99.3   Investor Presentation, dated March 6, 2024
104   Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL documents)

 

(1) Schedules have been omitted from this filing pursuant to Item 601(b)(2) of Regulation S-K. The Company agrees to furnish supplementally a copy of any omitted schedule to the SEC upon its request; provided, however, that the Company may request confidential treatment pursuant to Rule 24b-2 of the Exchange Act for any schedule so furnished. Certain portions of this exhibit (indicated by “[***]”) have been omitted because they are both (i) not material and (ii) would be competitively harmful if publicly disclosed.

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SIGNATURE

 

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.

 

  BIOMX INC.
     
March 6, 2024 By: /s/ Jonathan Solomon
    Name:  Jonathan Solomon
    Title: Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

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Exhibit 2.1

 

AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER

 

by and among

 

BiomX Inc.,
a Delaware corporation;

 

BTX Merger Sub I, Inc.,
a Delaware corporation;

 

BTX Merger Sub II, LLC,
a Delaware limited liability company;

 

and

 

Adaptive Phage Therapeutics, Inc.,
a Delaware corporation

 

Dated as of March 6, 2024

 

 

 

 

Table of Contents

 

  Page
   
Article I DESCRIPTION OF TRANSACTION 3
 
  Section 1.1 The Merger 3
  Section 1.2 Effects of the Merger 3
  Section 1.3 Closing; First Effective Time; Second Effective Time 3
  Section 1.4 Certificate of Designation; Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws; Directors and Officers. 4
  Section 1.5 Merger Consideration; Effect of Merger on Company Capital Stock 5
  Section 1.6 Conversion of Shares and Convertible Notes. 5
  Section 1.7 Closing of the Company’s Transfer Books 7
  Section 1.8 Exchange of Shares. 7
  Section 1.9 Appraisal Rights. 9
  Section 1.10 Company Options. 9
  Section 1.11 Further Action 10
  Section 1.12 Withholding 10
       
Article II REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY 10
       
  Section 2.1 Due Organization; Subsidiaries. 10
  Section 2.2 Organizational Documents 11
  Section 2.3 Authority; Binding Nature of Agreement. 11
  Section 2.4 Vote Required 11
  Section 2.5 Non-Contravention; Consents 12
  Section 2.6 Capitalization. 13
  Section 2.7 Financial Statements. 15
  Section 2.8 Absence of Changes 16
  Section 2.9 Absence of Undisclosed Liabilities 18
  Section 2.10 Title to Assets 18
  Section 2.11 Real Property; Leasehold 18
  Section 2.12 Intellectual Property; Privacy. 18
  Section 2.13 Agreements, Contracts and Commitments. 21
  Section 2.14 Compliance; Permits 23
  Section 2.15 Health Care Regulatory Matters. 23
  Section 2.16 Legal Proceedings; Orders. 27
  Section 2.17 Tax Matters. 27
  Section 2.18 Employee and Labor Matters; Benefit Plans. 29
  Section 2.19 Environmental Matters 33
  Section 2.20 Insurance 33
  Section 2.21 No Financial Advisors 34
  Section 2.22 Transactions with Affiliates. 34
  Section 2.23 Anti-Bribery 34
  Section 2.24 Net Cash 35
  Section 2.25 Disclaimer of Other Representations or Warranties. 35

 

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Article III REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PARENT AND MERGER SUBS 35
       
  Section 3.1 Due Organization; Subsidiaries. 35
  Section 3.2 Organizational Documents 36
  Section 3.3 Authority; Binding Nature of Agreement. 37
  Section 3.4 Vote Required 37
  Section 3.5 Non-Contravention; Consents 37
  Section 3.6 Capitalization. 39
  Section 3.7 SEC Filings; Financial Statements. 41
  Section 3.8 Absence of Changes 43
  Section 3.9 Absence of Undisclosed Liabilities 45
  Section 3.10 Title to Assets 45
  Section 3.11 Real Property; Leasehold 46
  Section 3.12 Intellectual Property; Privacy. 46
  Section 3.13 Agreements, Contracts and Commitments. 49
  Section 3.14 Compliance; Permits 51
  Section 3.15 Health Care Regulatory Matters. 51
  Section 3.16 Legal Proceedings; Orders. 54
  Section 3.17 Tax Matters 54
  Section 3.18 Employee and Labor Matters; Benefit Plans. 57
  Section 3.19 Environmental Matters 62
  Section 3.20 Transactions with Affiliates 62
  Section 3.21 Insurance 62
  Section 3.22 Opinion of Financial Advisor 63
  Section 3.23 No Financial Advisors 63
  Section 3.24 Anti-Bribery 63
  Section 3.25 Valid Issuance 63
  Section 3.26 Grants and Subsidiaries 63
  Section 3.27 Net Cash 64
  Section 3.28 Disclaimer of Other Representations or Warranties 64
       
Article IV CERTAIN AGREEMENTS RELATING TO THE CONDUCT OF BUSINESS PENDING THE MERGER 65
       
  Section 4.1 Conduct of Business by Parent 65
  Section 4.2 Conduct of Business by the Company 66
  Section 4.3 No Solicitation 68
       
Article V ADDITIONAL AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES 68
       
  Section 5.1 Parent Stockholders’ Meeting. 68
  Section 5.2 SEC Filings. 70

 

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  Section 5.3 Reservation of Parent Common Stock; Issuance of Shares of Parent Common Stock 71
  Section 5.4 Employee Benefits. 71
  Section 5.5 Indemnification of Officers and Directors. 72
  Section 5.6 Additional Agreements 73
  Section 5.7 Listing 74
  Section 5.8 Tax Matters 74
  Section 5.9 Legends 74
  Section 5.10 Directors and Officers 76
  Section 5.11 Section 16 Matters 76
  Section 5.12 Cooperation 76
  Section 5.13 Closing Certificates. 76
  Section 5.14 Takeover Statutes 77
  Section 5.15 Obligations of Merger Subs 77
  Section 5.16 Private Placement 77
  Section 5.17 Incentive Plan 77
  Section 5.18 Public Announcements 78
  Section 5.19 FCPA 78
  Section 5.20 Warrant Payment 78
  Section 5.21 Disclosure Schedule Supplements 79
       
Article VI CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO OBLIGATIONS OF EACH PARTY 79
       
  Section 6.1 No Restraints 79
  Section 6.2 Certificate of Designation 79
  Section 6.3 Parent Financing 79
  Section 6.4 Stock Exchange Listing 79
       
Article VII CONDITIONS TO PARENT’S OBLIGATIONS 79
       
  Section 7.1 Documents 79
  Section 7.2 FIRPTA Certificate 80
  Section 7.3 Company Lock-Up Agreements 80
  Section 7.4 Representations and Warranties 80
       
Article VIII CONDITIONS TO THE COMPANY’S OBLIGATIONS 80
       
  Section 8.1 Documents 80
  Section 8.2 Parent Lock-Up Agreements 81
  Section 8.3 Parent Support Agreement 81
  Section 8.4 Pre-Funded Warrants 81
  Section 8.5 Representations and Warranties 81
  Section 8.6 Directors 81

 

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Article IX Termination 82
       
  Section 9.1 Termination 82
  Section 9.2 Effect of Termination 82
       
Article X MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS 83
       
  Section 10.1 Non-Survival of Representations and Warranties 83
  Section 10.2 Amendment 83
  Section 10.3 Waiver. 83
  Section 10.4 Entire Agreement; Counterparts; Exchanges by Electronic Transmission 83
  Section 10.5 Applicable Law; Jurisdiction 84
  Section 10.6 Attorneys’ Fees 84
  Section 10.7 Assignability 84
  Section 10.8 Notices 84
  Section 10.9 Cooperation 85
  Section 10.10 Severability 85
  Section 10.11 Other Remedies; Specific Performance 86
  Section 10.12 No Third-Party Beneficiaries 86
  Section 10.13 Construction. 86
  Section 10.14 Expenses 87

 

Exhibits:

 

Exhibit A Definitions  
Exhibit B Form of Lock-Up Agreement  
Exhibit C Form of Certificate of Designation  
Exhibit D Form of Parent Support Agreement  
Exhibit E Form of Parent Warrant  
Exhibit F Form of Parent Indemnification Agreement  
Exhibit G Allocation Certificate  

 

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AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER

 

THIS AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER is made and entered into as of March 6, 2024, by and among BiomX Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Parent”), BTX MERGER SUB I, INC., a Delaware corporation and direct wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent (“First Merger Sub”), BTX MERGER SUB II, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and direct wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent (“Second Merger Sub” and together with First Merger Sub, “Merger Subs”), and Adaptive Phage Therapeutics, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”). Certain capitalized terms used in this Agreement are defined in Exhibit A.

 

RECITALS

 

WHEREAS, Parent and the Company desire to enter into a business combination as contemplated by this Agreement.

 

WHEREAS, Parent and the Company intend to effect a merger of First Merger Sub with and into the Company (the “First Merger”) in accordance with this Agreement and the DGCL. Upon consummation of the First Merger, First Merger Sub will cease to exist and the Company will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent.

 

WHEREAS, immediately following the First Merger and as part of the same overall transaction as the First Merger, the Company will merge with and into Second Merger Sub (the “Second Merger” and, together with the First Merger, the “Merger”), with Second Merger Sub being the surviving entity of the Second Merger.

 

WHEREAS, the Parties intend that, (i) the First Merger and the Second Merger, taken together, will constitute an integrated transaction described in Rev. Rul. 2001-46, 2001-2 C.B. 321 that qualifies as a “reorganization” within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code, and (ii) this Agreement will constitute, and is hereby adopted as, a plan of reorganization within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Sections 1.368-2(g) and 1.368-3(a).

 

WHEREAS, the Parent Board has (i) determined that the Contemplated Transactions are fair to, advisable and in the best interests of Parent and its stockholders, (ii) approved and declared advisable this Agreement and the Contemplated Transactions, including the issuance of the Parent Common Stock Payment Shares, the Parent Preferred Stock Payment Shares and Warrant Consideration to the stockholders of the Company pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, and (iii) determined to recommend, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, that the stockholders of the Parent vote to approve the Parent Stockholder Matters at the Parent Stockholders’ Meeting to be convened following the Closing.

 

WHEREAS, the First Merger Sub Board has (i) determined that the Contemplated Transactions are fair to, advisable, and in the best interests of First Merger Sub and its sole stockholder, (ii) approved and declared advisable this Agreement and the Contemplated Transactions, and (iii) determined to recommend, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, that the stockholder of First Merger Sub votes to adopt this Agreement and thereby approve the Contemplated Transactions.

 

 

 

 

WHEREAS, the sole member of the Second Merger Sub has (i) determined that the Contemplated Transactions are fair to, advisable, and in the best interests of Second Merger Sub and its sole member, (ii) approved and declared advisable this Agreement and the Contemplated Transactions and (iii) determined to recommend, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, that the sole member of Second Merger Sub votes to adopt this Agreement and thereby approve the Contemplated Transactions.

 

WHEREAS, the Company Board has (i) determined that the Contemplated Transactions are fair to, advisable and in the best interests of the Company and its stockholders, (ii) approved and declared advisable this Agreement and the Contemplated Transactions and (iii) recommended, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, that the stockholders of the Company vote to approve the Company Stockholder Matters (the “Board Approval”).

 

WHEREAS, subsequent to the Board Approval, and immediately following the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the requisite Company stockholders by written consent and in accordance with the Company’s certificate of incorporation, the Company’s bylaws and the DGCL shall have (i) approved and adopted this Agreement and the Contemplated Transactions, (ii) acknowledged that the approval given thereby is irrevocable and that such stockholder is aware of its rights to demand appraisal for its shares pursuant to Section 262 of the DGCL, a true and correct copy of which was attached thereto, and that such stockholder has received and read a copy of Section 262 of the DGCL, and (iii) acknowledged that by its approval of the Merger it is not entitled to appraisal rights with respect to its shares in connection with the Merger and thereby waives any rights to receive payment of the fair value of its capital stock under the DGCL (such matters, the “Company Stockholder Matters” and the consent, the “Stockholder Written Consent”), and the Stockholder Written Consent is to become effective by its terms immediately following the execution of this Agreement by the parties hereto.

 

WHEREAS, concurrently with the execution and delivery of this Agreement and as a condition and inducement to each of Parent and the Company’s willingness to enter into this Agreement, all of the directors, all of the officers and the stockholders of Parent listed in Section A-1 of the Parent Disclosure Schedule (solely in their capacity as stockholders of Parent) (the “Parent Signatories”) and all of the directors, all of the officers and the stockholders of the Company listed in Section A of the Company Disclosure Schedule (the “Company Signatories”) (solely in their capacity as stockholders of the Company) are executing lock-up agreements in substantially the form attached as Exhibit B (each, a “Lock-Up Agreement”).

 

WHEREAS, concurrently with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, certain investors have executed a Securities Purchase Agreement among Parent and the Persons named therein (representing an aggregate commitment no less than the Concurrent Investment Amount), pursuant to which such Persons will have agreed to purchase the number of shares of Parent Convertible Preferred Stock and Warrants (as defined in the Securities Purchase Agreement) set forth therein concurrently with the Closing in connection with the Parent Financing (the “Securities Purchase Agreement”).

 

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WHEREAS, concurrently with the execution and delivery of this Agreement and as a condition and inducement to the Company’s willingness to enter into this Agreement, certain stockholders set forth on Section A-2 of the Parent Disclosure Schedule (solely in their capacity as stockholders) are executing support agreements in favor of the Company in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit D (each, a “Parent Support Agreement”), pursuant to which such Persons have, subject to the terms and conditions set forth therein, agreed to vote all of their shares of capital stock of Parent in favor of the Parent Stockholder Matters.

 

WHEREAS, immediately following the execution and delivery of this Agreement, but prior to the filing of the Certificate of Merger, Parent will file the Certificate of Designation with the office of the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware.

 

AGREEMENT

 

The Parties, intending to be legally bound, agree as follows:

 

Article I

 

DESCRIPTION OF TRANSACTION

 

Section 1.1 The Merger. Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, at the First Effective Time, First Merger Sub shall be merged with and into the Company, and the separate existence of First Merger Sub shall cease. As a result of the First Merger, the Company will continue as the surviving corporation in the First Merger (the “First Step Surviving Corporation”). Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, at the Second Effective Time, the First Step Surviving Corporation will merge with and into Second Merger Sub, and the separate existence of the First Step Surviving Corporation shall cease. As a result of the Second Merger, Second Merger Sub will continue as the surviving entity in the Second Merger (the “Surviving Entity”).

 

Section 1.2 Effects of the Merger. At and after the First Effective Time, the First Merger shall have the effects set forth in this Agreement, the First Certificate of Merger and in the applicable provisions of the DGCL. As a result of the First Merger, the First Step Surviving Corporation will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent. At and after the Second Effective Time, the Second Merger shall have the effects set forth in this Agreement, the Second Certificate of Merger and in the applicable provisions of the DGCL and the DLLCA.

 

Section 1.3 Closing; First Effective Time; Second Effective Time. The consummation of the Merger (the “Closing”) shall take place electronically the first Business Day following the satisfaction or waiver of the last to be satisfied or waived of the conditions set forth in Articles VI, VII, and VIII, or at such other time, date and place as Parent and the Company may mutually agree in writing, but in any event no earlier than March 12, 2024. The date on which the Closing actually takes place is referred to as the “Closing Date.” At the Closing, (i) the Parties shall cause the First Merger to be consummated by executing and filing with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware a certificate of merger with respect to the First Merger, satisfying the applicable requirements of the DGCL and in form and substance to be agreed upon by the Parties (the “First Certificate of Merger”) and (ii) the Parties shall cause the Second Merger to be consummated by executing and filing with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware a certificate of merger with respect to the Second Merger, satisfying the applicable requirements of the DGCL and the DLLCA and in form and substance to be agreed upon by the Parties (the “Second Certificate of Merger” and together with the First Certificate of Merger, the “Certificates of Merger”). The First Merger shall become effective at the time of the filing of such First Certificate of Merger with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware or at such later time as may be specified in such First Certificate of Merger with the consent of Parent and the Company (the time as of which the First Merger becomes effective being referred to as the “First Effective Time”). The Second Merger shall become effective at the time of the filing of such Second Certificate of Merger with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware or at such later time as may be specified in such Second Certificate of Merger with the consent of Parent and the Company (the time as of which the Second Merger becomes effective being referred to as the “Second Effective Time”).

 

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Section 1.4 Certificate of Designation; Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws; Directors and Officers.

 

(a) Prior to the First Effective Time, Parent will file the Certificate of Designation with the office of the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware.

 

(b) At the First Effective Time:

 

(i) the certificate of incorporation of the First Step Surviving Corporation shall be amended and restated as set forth in an exhibit to the First Certificate of Merger, until thereafter amended as provided by the DGCL and such certificate of incorporation;

 

(ii) the bylaws of the First Step Surviving Corporation shall be amended and restated in their entirety to read identically to the bylaws of the Company as in effect immediately prior to the First Effective Time, until thereafter amended as provided by the DGCL and such bylaws; and

 

(iii) the directors and officers of the First Step Surviving Corporation, each to hold office in accordance with the certificate of incorporation and bylaws of the First Step Surviving Corporation, shall be such persons as shall be mutually agreed upon by Parent and the Company.

 

(c) At the Second Effective Time:

 

(i) the certificate of formation of the Surviving Entity shall be the certificate of formation of Second Merger Sub as in effect immediately prior to the Second Effective Time, until thereafter amended as provided by the DLLCA and such certificate of formation; provided, however, that at the Second Effective Time (as part of the Second Certificate of Merger), the certificate of formation shall be amended to (A) change the name of the Surviving Entity to “Adaptive Phage Therapeutics, LLC,” and (B) comply with Section 5.5;

 

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(ii) the limited liability company agreement of the Surviving Entity shall be amended and restated in its entirety to read identically to the limited liability company agreement of Second Merger Sub as in effect immediately prior to the Second Effective Time, until thereafter amended as provided by the DLLCA and such limited liability company agreement; provided, however, that following the Second Effective Time (but as soon thereafter as practicable), the limited liability company agreement shall be amended to (A) comply with Section 5.5 and (B) change the name of the Surviving Entity to “Adaptive Phage Therapeutics, LLC”; and

 

(iii) the managers and officers of the Surviving Entity, each to hold office in accordance with the certificate of formation and limited liability company agreement of the Surviving Entity, shall be such persons as shall be mutually agreed upon by Parent and the Company.

 

Section 1.5 Merger Consideration; Effect of Merger on Company Capital Stock. The aggregate merger consideration (the “Merger Consideration”) to be paid by Parent for all of the outstanding shares of Company Capital Stock at the Closing shall be (a) 9,164,967 shares of Parent Common Stock (“Parent Common Stock Payment Shares”), which shares shall represent a number of shares equal to no more than 19.9 % of the outstanding shares of Parent Common Stock as of immediately before the First Effective Time (the “Parent Common Stock Consideration Cap”), (b) in the event the aggregate number of shares of Parent Common Stock Payment Shares issued to any Company stockholder at Closing would result in the issuance of shares of Parent Common Stock in an amount in excess of the Parent Common Stock Consideration Cap, Parent shall issue to such Company stockholders shares of Parent Common Stock up to the Parent Common Stock Consideration Cap and shall issue the remaining balance to such stockholders in Parent Convertible Preferred Stock (“Parent Preferred Stock Payment Shares”), which shall be a total of 40,471 shares of Parent Convertible Preferred Stock and (c) an aggregate of 2,166,497 Parent Warrants (the “Warrant Consideration”). Each Parent Preferred Stock Payment Share shall be convertible into 1,000 shares of Parent Common Stock, subject to and contingent upon the affirmative vote of a majority of the shares present in person or represented by proxy at the Parent Stockholders’ Meeting and entitled to vote at a meeting of stockholders of Parent to approve, for purposes of the NYSE American Stock Market Rules, the issuance of shares of Parent Common Stock to the stockholders of the Company upon conversion of any and all shares of Parent Convertible Preferred Stock in accordance with the terms of the Certificate of Designation in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit C (the “Preferred Stock Conversion Proposal”). The Parent Common Stock Payment Shares, Parent Preferred Stock Payment Shares and Warrant Consideration shall be allocated among the stockholders of the Company as set forth on the Allocation Certificate in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit G.

 

Section 1.6 Conversion of Shares and Convertible Notes.

 

(a) Immediately prior to the First Effective Time, the Company will take, and will cause each holder of a Convertible Note to take, all necessary and appropriate action so that each Convertible Note is converted pursuant to the terms of such Convertible Note into Company Capital Stock immediately prior to the First Effective Time (the “Convertible Note Conversion”) as set forth on the Allocation Certificate. Following the Convertible Note Conversion, (i) each holder of a Convertible Note will be treated as a stockholder of the Company for purposes of this Agreement, and (ii) any Company Capital Stock issued as a result of the Convertible Note Conversion will be treated as described in Section 1.6(b)(ii), and (iii) the Convertible Notes will be cancelled and extinguished without any present or future right to receive any consideration.

 

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(b) At the First Effective Time, by virtue of the First Merger and without any further action on the part of Parent, Merger Subs, the Company or any stockholder of the Company or Parent:

 

(i) any shares of Company Common Stock held as treasury stock or held or owned by the Company or any wholly-owned Subsidiary of the Company immediately prior to the First Effective Time shall be canceled and retired and shall cease to exist, and no consideration shall be delivered in exchange therefor; and

 

(ii) subject to Section 1.5 and Section 1.6(c), each share of Company Capital Stock outstanding immediately prior to the First Effective Time (excluding shares to be canceled pursuant to Section 1.6(b)(i) and excluding Dissenting Shares) shall be automatically converted in accordance with the Company’s certificate of incorporation solely into the right to receive a number of Parent Common Stock Payment Shares, Parent Preferred Stock Payment Shares and/or Warrant Consideration pursuant to the Allocation Certificate.

 

(c) If any shares of Company Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to the First Effective Time are subject to a repurchase option or a risk of forfeiture under any applicable restricted stock purchase agreement or other similar agreement with the Company, such shares of Company Common Stock shall no longer be subject to any right of repurchase, risk of forfeiture or other such conditions.

 

(d) No fractional shares of Parent Common Stock and Parent Convertible Preferred Stock shall be issued in connection with the First Merger, and no certificates or scrip for any such fractional shares shall be issued and no cash shall be paid for any such fractional shares. Any fractional shares of Parent Common Stock that a holder of Company Common Stock would otherwise be entitled to receive shall be aggregated with all fractional shares of Parent Common Stock issuable to such holder or a fraction of a share of Parent Convertible Preferred Stock issuable to such holder and any remaining fractional shares shall be rounded up to the nearest whole share.

 

(e) At the First Effective Time, by virtue of the First Merger and without any further action on the part of Parent, Merger Subs, the Company or any member of the Company or stockholder of Parent, each share of common stock of First Merger Sub issued and outstanding immediately prior to the First Effective Time shall be converted into and exchanged for one share of common stock of the First Step Surviving Corporation. If applicable, each stock certificate of First Merger Sub evidencing ownership of any such shares shall, as of the First Effective Time, evidence ownership of such shares of common stock of the First Step Surviving Corporation.

 

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(f) If, between the date of this Agreement and the First Effective Time, the outstanding shares of Company Common Stock or Parent Common Stock shall have been changed into, or exchanged for, a different number of shares or a different class, by reason of any stock dividend, subdivision, reclassification, recapitalization, split, combination or exchange of shares or other like change, the Allocation Certificate shall, to the extent necessary, be equitably adjusted to reflect such change to the extent necessary to provide the holders of Company Common Stock and Parent Common Stock and Parent Convertible Preferred Stock, with the same economic effect as contemplated by this Agreement prior to such stock dividend, subdivision, reclassification, recapitalization, split, combination or exchange of shares or other like change; provided, however, that nothing herein will be construed to permit the Company or Parent to take any action with respect to Company Common Stock or Parent Common Stock or Parent Convertible Preferred Stock, respectively, that is prohibited or not expressly permitted by the terms of this Agreement.

 

(g) At the Second Effective Time, by virtue of the Second Merger and without any action on the part of Parent, the First Step Surviving Corporation, Second Merger Sub or their respective stockholders, each share of the First Step Surviving Corporation issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Second Effective Time shall be canceled and extinguished without any conversion thereof and no payment or distribution shall be made with respect thereto.

 

Section 1.7 Closing of the Company’s Transfer Books. At the First Effective Time: (a) all holders of (i) certificates representing shares of Company Capital Stock and (ii) book-entry shares representing shares of Company Capital Stock (“Book-Entry Shares”), in each case, that were outstanding immediately prior to the First Effective Time shall cease to have any rights as stockholders of the Company; and (b) the stock transfer books of the Company shall be closed with respect to all shares of Company Capital Stock outstanding immediately prior to the First Effective Time. No further transfer of any such shares of Company Capital Stock shall be made on such stock transfer books after the First Effective Time. If, after the first Effective Time, a valid certificate previously representing any shares of Company Capital Stock outstanding immediately prior to the First Effective Time (a “Company Stock Certificate”) is presented to the Exchange Agent or to the Surviving Entity, such Company Stock Certificate shall be canceled and shall be exchanged as provided in Section 1.6 and Section 1.8.

 

Section 1.8 Exchange of Shares.

 

(a) At the First Effective Time, Parent shall deposit with Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company (the “Exchange Agent”) certificates or evidence of book-entry shares representing the Parent Common Stock, Parent Convertible Preferred Stock and Parent Warrants issuable pursuant to Section 1.6(b). The Parent Common Stock, Parent Convertible Preferred Stock and Parent Warrants so deposited with the Exchange Agent, together with any dividends or distributions received by the Exchange Agent with respect to such shares, are referred to collectively as the “Exchange Fund.”

 

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(b) As soon as reasonably practicable after the record date on or after the First Effective Time, the Exchange Agent shall issue (i) book-entry shares representing the Parent Common Stock and Parent Convertible Preferred Stock (in a number of whole shares of Parent Common Stock and Parent Convertible Preferred Stock) and (ii) certificates representing the Parent Warrants that each holder of Company Common Stock has the right to receive pursuant to the provisions of Section 1.6(b), and each Company Stock Certificate or Book-Entry Share formerly held by each such holder shall be deemed, from and after the First Effective Time, to represent only the right to receive book-entry shares of Parent Common Stock and Parent Convertible Preferred Stock and certificates representing Parent Warrants constituting the Merger Consideration and, following issuance of such book-entry shares and certificates representing the Merger Consideration, shall be canceled. The Merger Consideration and any dividends or other distributions as are payable pursuant to (d) shall be deemed to have been in full satisfaction of all rights pertaining to Company Capital Stock formerly represented by such Company Stock Certificates or Book-Entry Shares.

 

(c) No dividends or other distributions declared or made with respect to Parent Common Stock or Parent Convertible Preferred Stock with a record date on or after the First Effective Time shall be paid to the holder of any unsurrendered Company Stock Certificate or Book-Entry Shares with respect to the shares of Parent Common Stock and/or Parent Convertible Preferred Stock that such holder has the right to receive in the Merger until such holder surrenders such Company Stock Certificate or transfers such Book-Entry Shares or provides an affidavit of loss or destruction in lieu thereof in accordance with this Section 1.8 (at which time such holder shall be entitled, subject to the effect of applicable abandoned property, escheat or similar Laws, to receive all such dividends and distributions, without interest).

 

(d) Any portion of the Exchange Fund that remains unclaimed by holders of shares of Company Capital Stock as of the date that is one year after the Closing Date shall be delivered to Parent upon demand, and any holders of Company Stock Certificates or Book-Entry Shares who have not theretofore surrendered their Company Stock Certificates or transferred their Book-Entry Shares in accordance with this Section 1.8 shall thereafter look only to Parent as general creditors for satisfaction of their claims for Parent Common Stock and Parent Convertible Preferred Stock and any dividends or distributions with respect to shares of Parent Common Stock and Parent Convertible Preferred Stock.

 

(e) No Party shall be liable to any holder of any shares of Company Capital Stock or to any other Person with respect to any shares of Parent Common Stock or Parent Convertible Preferred Stock (or dividends or distributions with respect thereto), Parent Warrants or for any cash amounts delivered to any public official pursuant to any applicable abandoned property Law, escheat Law or similar Law. Any portion of the Exchange Fund that remains unclaimed by holders of shares of Company Capital Stock as of the date that is two years after the Closing Date (or immediately prior to such earlier date on which the related Exchange Funds (and all dividends or other distributions in respect thereof) would otherwise escheat to or become the property of any Governmental Body) shall, to the extent permitted by applicable Law, become the property of the Surviving Entity, free and clear of all claims or interest of any Person previously entitled thereto.

 

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Section 1.9 Appraisal Rights.

 

(a) Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, shares of Company Capital Stock that are outstanding immediately prior to the First Effective Time and which are held by stockholders who have exercised and perfected appraisal rights for such shares of Company Capital Stock in accordance with the DGCL (collectively, the “Dissenting Shares”) shall not be converted into or represent the right to receive the Merger Consideration described in Section 1.5 attributable to such Dissenting Shares. Such stockholders shall be entitled to receive payment of the appraised value of such shares of Company Capital Stock held by them in accordance with the DGCL, unless and until such stockholders fail to perfect or effectively withdraw or otherwise lose their appraisal rights under the DGCL. All Dissenting Shares held by stockholders who shall have failed to perfect or shall have effectively withdrawn or lost their right to appraisal of such shares of Company Capital Stock under the DGCL (whether occurring before, at or after the First Effective Time) shall thereupon be deemed to be converted into and to have become exchangeable for, as of the First Effective Time, the right to receive its applicable portion of the Merger Consideration, without interest, attributable to such Dissenting Shares upon their surrender in the manner provided in Sections 1.6 and 1.8.

 

(b) The Company shall give Parent prompt written notice of any demands by dissenting stockholders received by the Company, withdrawals of such demands and any other instruments served on the Company and any material correspondence received by the Company in connection with such demands, and the Company shall have the right to direct all negotiations and proceedings with respect to such demands; provided that the Parent shall have the right to participate in such negotiations and proceedings. Neither the Parent nor the Company shall, except with the other party’s prior written consent, voluntarily make any payment with respect to, or settle or offer to settle, any such demands, or approve any withdrawal of any such demands or agree to do any of the foregoing.

 

Section 1.10 Company Options.

 

(a) At the First Effective Time, each Company Option that is outstanding and unexercised immediately prior to the First Effective Time under the Company Plan, whether or not vested, shall, automatically and without any required action on the part of the holder thereof, be cancelled and forfeited for no consideration in accordance with Section 12(c) of the Company Plan.

 

(b) The Company Plan shall terminate as of the Closing. Following the Closing, no participant in the Company Plan, or other plans, programs or arrangements shall have any right thereunder to acquire any securities of the Company or any Subsidiary thereof. The Company shall take all actions that may be necessary to effectuate the provisions of this Section 1.10.

 

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Section 1.11 Further Action. If, at any time after the First Effective Time, any further action is determined by the Surviving Entity to be necessary or desirable to carry out the purposes of this Agreement or to vest the Surviving Entity with full right, title and possession of and to all rights and property of the Company, then the officers and directors of the Surviving Entity shall be fully authorized, and shall use their and its reasonable best efforts (in the name of the Company, in the name of Merger Subs, in the name of the Surviving Entity and otherwise) to take such action.

 

Section 1.12 Withholding. The Parties and the Exchange Agent (each, a “Withholding Agent”) shall be entitled to deduct and withhold from the consideration otherwise payable pursuant to this Agreement to any holder of Company Capital Stock or any other Person such amounts as such Party or the Exchange Agent is required to deduct and withhold under the Code or any other Law with respect to the making of such payment; provided, however, that if a Withholding Agent determines that any payment to any stockholder of the Company hereunder is subject to deduction and/or withholding then, except with respect to any compensatory payments or as a result of a failure to deliver the certificate described in Section 7.2, such Withholding Agent shall (a) provide notice to such stockholders as soon as reasonably practicable after such determination (and no later than three (3) Business Days prior to undertaking such deduction and/or withholding) and (b) use commercially reasonable efforts to cooperate with such stockholder prior to Closing to reduce or eliminate any such deduction and/or withholding. To the extent that amounts are so withheld and paid over to the appropriate Governmental Body, such withheld amounts shall be treated for all purposes of this Agreement as having been paid to the Person in respect of whom such deduction and withholding was made.

 

Article II

 

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY

 

Subject to Section 10.13(h), except as set forth in the disclosure schedule delivered by the Company to Parent (the “Company Disclosure Schedule”), the Company represents and warrants to Parent and Merger Subs as follows:

 

Section 2.1 Due Organization; Subsidiaries.

 

(a) The Company is a corporation duly incorporated, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of Delaware and has all necessary corporate power and authority: (i) to conduct its business in the manner in which its business is currently being conducted; (ii) to own or lease and use its property and assets in the manner in which its property and assets are currently owned or leased and used; and (iii) to perform its obligations under all Contracts by which it is bound.

 

(b) The Company is duly licensed and qualified to do business, and is in good standing (to the extent applicable in such jurisdiction), under the Laws of all jurisdictions where the nature of its business requires such licensing or qualification other than in jurisdictions where the failure to be so qualified individually or in the aggregate would not be reasonably expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect.

 

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(c) Except for the Entities identified in Section 2.1(c) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, the Company has no Subsidiaries and neither the Company nor any of the Entities identified in Section 2.1(c) of the Company Disclosure Schedule owns any capital stock of, or any equity, ownership or profit-sharing interest of any nature in, or controls directly or indirectly, any other Entity other than the Entities identified in Section 2.1(c) of the Company Disclosure Schedule.

 

(d) Neither the Company nor its Subsidiary is or has otherwise been, directly or indirectly, a party to, member of or participant in any partnership, joint venture or similar business entity. Neither the Company nor its Subsidiary has agreed or is obligated to make, nor is bound by any Contract under which it may become obligated to make, any future investment in or capital contribution to any other Entity. Neither the Company nor its Subsidiary has, at any time, been a general partner of, or has otherwise been liable for any of the debts or other obligations of, any general partnership, limited partnership or other Entity.

 

Section 2.2 Organizational Documents. The Company has made available to Parent accurate and complete copies of the Organizational Documents of the Company and its Subsidiary in effect as of the date of this Agreement. Neither the Company nor its Subsidiary is in breach or violation of its respective Organizational Documents.

 

Section 2.3 Authority; Binding Nature of Agreement.

 

(a) The Company has all necessary corporate power and authority to enter into and to perform its obligations under this Agreement and, subject to receipt of the Required Company Stockholder Vote, to consummate the Contemplated Transactions. The Company Board (at meetings duly called and held or by unanimous written consent) has (i) determined that the Contemplated Transactions are fair to, advisable and in the best interests of the Company and its stockholders, (ii) authorized, approved and declared advisable this Agreement and the Contemplated Transactions and (iii) determined to recommend, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, that the stockholders of the Company vote in favor of the Company Stockholder Matters.

 

(b) This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Company and, assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery by Parent and Merger Subs, constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, subject to the Enforceability Exceptions.

 

Section 2.4 Vote Required. The affirmative vote (or written consent) of (a) the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of the Company Capital Stock, voting as a single class on an as converted to Company Common Stock basis, (b) the majority of the outstanding shares of the Company Series B-1 Preferred Stock, which majority must include the Largest Lead Investor and (c) the majority of the outstanding shares of the Company Series B Preferred Stock, which majority must include the Largest Lead Investor (the “Required Company Stockholder Vote”), are the only vote (or written consent) of the holders of any class or series of Company Capital Stock necessary to adopt and approve this Agreement and approve the Contemplated Transactions. The Stockholder Written Consent became effective upon the execution of this Agreement by the parties hereto and provided the Required Company Stockholder Vote. No other corporate proceedings by the Company are necessary to authorize this Agreement or to consummate the Contemplated Transactions.

 

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Section 2.5 Non-Contravention; Consents. Subject to obtaining the Required Company Stockholder Vote, the filing of the Certificates of Merger required by the DGCL and the DLLCA, and the filing of the Certificate of Designation, neither (x) the execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement by the Company, nor (y) the consummation of the Contemplated Transactions, will directly or indirectly (with or without notice or lapse of time):

 

(a) contravene, conflict with or result in a violation of any of the provisions of the Company’s Organizational Documents;

 

(b) contravene, conflict with or result in a violation of, or give any Governmental Body or other Person the right to challenge the Contemplated Transactions or to exercise any remedy or obtain any relief under, any Law or any order, writ, injunction, judgment or decree to which the Company or its Subsidiary, or any of the assets owned or used by the Company or its Subsidiary, is subject, except as would not reasonably be expected to be material to the Company or its business;

 

(c) contravene, conflict with or result in a violation of any of the terms or requirements of, or give any Governmental Body the right to revoke, withdraw, suspend, cancel, terminate or modify, any Governmental Authorization that is held by the Company, except as would not reasonably be expected to be material to the Company or its business;

 

(d) contravene, conflict with or result in a violation or breach of, or result in a default under, any provision of any Company Material Contract, or give any Person the right to: (i) declare a default or exercise any remedy under any Company Material Contract; (ii) any material payment, rebate, chargeback, penalty or change in delivery schedule under any Company Material Contract; (iii) accelerate the maturity or performance of any Company Material Contract; or (iv) cancel, terminate or modify any term of any Company Material Contract, except in the case of any non-material breach, default, penalty or modification; or

 

(e) result in the imposition or creation of any Encumbrance upon or with respect to any asset owned or used by the Company (except for Permitted Encumbrances).

 

Except for (i) any Consent set forth in Section 2.5 of the Company Disclosure Schedule under any Company Contract, (ii) the Required Company Stockholder Vote, (iii) the filing of the Certificates of Merger with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware pursuant to the DGCL an DLLCA, (iv) the filing of the Certificate of Designation with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware pursuant to the DGCL and (v) such consents, waivers, approvals, orders, authorizations, registrations, declarations and filings as may be required under applicable federal and state securities Laws, neither the Company nor its Subsidiary is required to make any filing with or give any notice to, or to obtain any Consent from, any Person in connection with (A) the execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement, or (B) the consummation of the Contemplated Transactions. The Company Board has taken and will take all actions necessary to ensure that the restrictions applicable to business combinations contained in Section 203 of the DGCL are, and will be, inapplicable to the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, the Lock-Up Agreements and to the consummation of the Contemplated Transactions. No other state takeover statute or similar Law applies or purports to apply to the Merger, this Agreement, the Lock-Up Agreements or any of the other Contemplated Transactions.

 

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Section 2.6 Capitalization.

 

(a) The authorized Company Capital Stock as of the date of this Agreement consists of (i) 186,304,376 shares of Company Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of which 9,461,476 shares have been issued and are outstanding as of the date of this Agreement, and (ii) 144,698,418 shares of Preferred Stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Company Preferred Stock”), of which 2,217,000 shares have been designated ‘Series AA Preferred Stock’ all of which have been issued and are outstanding as of the date of this Agreement, 42,481,418 shares have been designated ‘Series B Preferred Stock’ all of which have been issued and are outstanding as of the date of this Agreement and 100,000,000 shares have been designated ‘Series B-1 Preferred Stock’, of which 39,999,998 shares have been issued and are outstanding as of the date of this Agreement. The Company does not hold any shares of its capital stock in its treasury. Section 2.6(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule lists, as of the date of this Agreement, each record holder of issued and outstanding Company Capital Stock and the number and type of shares of Company Capital Stock held by such holder.

 

(b) All of the outstanding shares of Company Common Stock and Company Preferred Stock have been duly authorized and validly issued, and are fully paid and nonassessable. Except as set forth in the Investor Agreements, none of the outstanding shares of Company Capital Stock is entitled or subject to any preemptive right, right of participation, right of maintenance or any similar right and none of the outstanding shares of Company Capital Stock is subject to any right of first refusal in favor of the Company. Except as contemplated herein or as set forth in the Investor Agreements, there is no Company Contract relating to the voting or registration of, or restricting any Person from purchasing, selling, pledging or otherwise disposing of (or granting any option or similar right with respect to), any shares of Company Capital Stock. The Company is not under any obligation, nor is it bound by any Contract pursuant to which it may become obligated, to repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any outstanding shares of Company Capital Stock or other securities. Section 2.6(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule accurately and completely lists all repurchase rights held by the Company with respect to shares of Company Capital Stock (including shares issued pursuant to the exercise of stock options) and specifies which of those repurchase rights are currently exercisable and whether the holder of such shares of Company Capital Stock timely filed an election with the relevant Governmental Bodies under Section 83(b) of the Code with respect to such shares. Each share of Company Preferred Stock is convertible into one share of Company Common Stock.

 

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(c) Except for the Company’s 2017 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Company Plan”), the Company does not have any stock option plan or any other plan, program, agreement or arrangement providing for any equity-based compensation for any Person. As of the date of this Agreement, the Company has reserved 16,556,087 shares of Company Common Stock for issuance under the Company Plan, of which 4,053,767 shares have been issued and are currently outstanding, 461,476 shares have been reserved for issuance upon exercise of Company Options previously granted and currently outstanding under the Company Plan, and 12,040,844 shares of Company Common Stock remain available for future issuance of awards pursuant to the Company Plan. Section 2.6(c) of the Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth the following information with respect to each Company Option outstanding as of the date of this Agreement: (i) the name of the optionee; (ii) the number of shares of Company Common Stock subject to such Company Option at the time of grant; (iii) the number of shares of Company Common Stock subject to such Company Option as of the date of this Agreement; (iv) the exercise price of such Company Option; (v) the date on which such Company Option was granted; (vi) the applicable vesting schedule, including the number of vested and unvested shares as of the date of this Agreement and any acceleration provisions; (vii) the date on which such Company Option expires; (viii) whether such Company Option is intended to constitute an “incentive stock option” (as defined in the Code) or a non-qualified stock option; and (ix) whether such Company Option is “early exercisable.” The Company has made available to Parent an accurate and complete copy of the Company Plan and a form of stock option agreement that is consistent in all material respects with the stock option agreements evidencing outstanding Company Options granted thereunder.

 

(d) Except for Company Options set forth in Section 2.6(c) of the Company Disclosure Schedule and the Convertible Notes set forth in Section 2.6(c) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, there is no: (i) outstanding subscription, option, call, warrant or right (whether or not currently exercisable) to acquire any shares of the capital stock or other securities of the Company or its Subsidiary; (ii) outstanding security, instrument or obligation that is or may become convertible into or exchangeable for any shares of the capital stock or other securities of the Company or its Subsidiary; or (iii) condition or circumstance that could be reasonably likely to give rise to or provide a basis for the assertion of a claim by any Person to the effect that such Person is entitled to acquire or receive any shares of capital stock or other securities of the Company or its Subsidiary. There are no outstanding or authorized stock appreciation, phantom stock, profit participation or other similar rights with respect to the Company or its Subsidiary.

 

(e) All outstanding shares of Company Common Stock, Company Preferred Stock, Company Options, and other securities of the Company have been issued and granted in material compliance with (i) the Organizational Documents of the Company in effect as of the relevant time and all applicable securities Laws and other applicable Law, and (ii) all requirements set forth in applicable Contracts.

 

(f) All distributions, dividends, repurchases and redemptions of the Company Capital Stock or other equity interests of the Company were undertaken in material compliance with (i) the Organizational Documents of the Company in effect as of the relevant time and all applicable securities Laws and other applicable Laws, and (ii) all requirements set forth in applicable Contracts.

 

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Section 2.7 Financial Statements.

 

(a) Concurrently with the execution hereof, the Company has provided to Parent true and complete copies of the Company Unaudited Interim Balance Sheet, together with the unaudited statements of operations and cash flows of the Company for the period reflected in the Company Unaudited Interim Balance Sheet, as well as the audited financial statements for the periods ending December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2022 (the “Company Financials”). The Company Financials were prepared in accordance with GAAP (except as may be indicated in the notes to such financial statements and except that the unaudited financial statements may not contain footnotes and are subject to normal and recurring year-end adjustments, none of which is material) and fairly present, in all material respects, the financial position and operating results of the Company as of the dates and for the periods indicated therein.

 

(b) The Company maintains accurate books and records reflecting its assets and liabilities and maintains a system of internal accounting controls designed to provide reasonable assurance that: (i) transactions are executed in accordance with management’s general or specific authorizations; (ii) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of the financial statements of the Company in accordance with GAAP and to maintain accountability of the Company’s assets; (iii) access to the Company’s assets is permitted only in accordance with management’s general or specific authorization; (iv) the recorded accountability for the Company’s assets is compared with the existing assets at regular intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences; and (v) accounts, notes and other receivables and inventory are recorded accurately, and proper and adequate procedures are implemented which are designed to effect the collection thereof on a current and timely basis. The Company maintains internal controls consistent with the practices of similarly situated private companies over financial reporting that provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with GAAP.

 

(c) Section 2.7(c) of the Company Disclosure Schedule lists, and the Company has delivered to Parent accurate and complete copies of the documentation creating or governing, all securitization transactions and “off-balance sheet arrangements” (as defined in Item 303(c) of Regulation S-K under the Exchange Act) effected by the Company or its Subsidiary since December 31, 2021.

 

(d) Since December 31, 2021, there have been no formal internal investigations regarding financial reporting or accounting policies and practices discussed with, reviewed by or initiated at the direction of the chief executive officer, chief financial officer or general counsel of the Company, the Company Board or any committee thereof. Since December 31, 2021, neither the Company nor its independent auditors have identified (i) any significant deficiency or material weakness in the design or operation of the system of internal accounting controls utilized by the Company, (ii) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves the Company, the Company’s management or other employees who have a role in the preparation of financial statements or the internal accounting controls utilized by the Company or (iii) any claim or allegation regarding any of the foregoing.

 

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Section 2.8 Absence of Changes. Except as set forth in Section 2.8 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, from the date of the Company Unaudited Interim Balance Sheet through the date hereof, the Company and its Subsidiary have conducted its business only in the Ordinary Course of Business (except for the execution and performance of this Agreement and the discussions, negotiations and transactions related thereto) and there has not been any (a) Company Material Adverse Effect and (b) neither the Company nor its Subsidiary has done any of the following:

 

(a) declared, accrued, set aside or paid any dividend or made any other distribution in respect of any shares of its capital stock; or repurchased, redeemed or otherwise reacquired any shares of its capital stock or other securities (except for shares of Company Common Stock from terminated employees, directors or consultants of the Company or in connection with the payment of the exercise price and/or withholding Taxes incurred upon the exercise, settlement or vesting of any award granted under the Company Plan);

 

(b) except as disclosed on Section 2.8(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, sold, issued, granted, pledged or otherwise disposed of or encumbered or authorized any of the foregoing with respect to: (A) any capital stock or other security of the Company; (B) any option, warrant or right to acquire any capital stock or any other security, other than stock option grants to employees and service providers in the Ordinary Course of Business; or (C) any instrument convertible into or exchangeable for any capital stock or other security of the Company;

 

(c) except as required to give effect to anything in contemplation of the Closing, amended any of its Organizational Documents, or effected or been a party to any merger, consolidation, share exchange, business combination, recapitalization, reclassification of shares, stock split, reverse stock split or similar transaction except, for the avoidance of doubt, the Contemplated Transactions;

 

(d) formed any Subsidiary or acquired any equity interest or other interest in any other Entity or entered into a joint venture with any other Entity;

 

(e) (i) lent money to any Person (except for the advance of reasonable business expenses to employees, directors and consultants in the Ordinary Course of Business), (ii) incurred or guaranteed any indebtedness for borrowed money, or (iii) guaranteed any debt securities of others;

 

(f) other than as required by applicable Law or the terms of any Company Benefit Plan as in effect on the date of this Agreement and other than the Company Plan or any Company Option: (A) adopted, terminated, established or entered into any Company Benefit Plan; (B) caused or permitted any Company Benefit Plan to be amended in any material respect; (C) paid any material bonus or distributed any profit-sharing account balances or similar payment to, or increased the amount of the wages, salary, commissions, benefits or other compensation or remuneration payable to, any of its directors, officers or employees; (D) increased the severance, retention, change-of-control or similar benefits offered to any current, former or new employees, directors or individual consultants or (E) hired, terminated or gave notice of termination (other than for cause) to, any (x) officer or (y) employee whose annual base salary is or is expected to be more than $150,000 per year;

 

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(g) entered into any collective bargaining agreement or similar agreement with any labor union or similar labor organization;

 

(h) entered into any material transaction other than (A) in the Ordinary Course of Business or (B) in connection with the Contemplated Transactions;

 

(i) acquired any material asset or sold, leased or otherwise irrevocably disposed of any of its assets or properties, or granted any Encumbrance (other than Permitted Encumbrances) with respect to such assets or properties, except in the Ordinary Course of Business;

 

(j) sold, assigned, transferred, licensed, sublicensed or otherwise disposed of any material Company IP (other than pursuant to non-exclusive licenses in the Ordinary Course of Business);

 

(k) made, changed or revoked any material Tax election, filed any amendment making any material change to any income or other material Tax Return, settled or compromised any income or other material Tax liability, entered into any Tax allocation, sharing, indemnification or other similar agreement or arrangement (including any “closing agreement” described in Section 7121 of the Code (or any similar Law) with any Governmental Body, but excluding customary commercial Contracts entered into in the Ordinary Course of Business the principal subject matter of which is not Taxes), requested or consented to any extension or waiver of any limitation period with respect to any claim or assessment for any income or other material Taxes (other than pursuant to an extension of time to file any Tax Return granted in the Ordinary Course of Business of not more than six months), or adopted or changed any material accounting method in respect of Taxes;

 

(l) made any expenditures, incurred any Liabilities or discharged or satisfied any Liabilities, in each case, in amounts that exceed the aggregate amount of $100,000;

 

(m) other than as required by Law or GAAP, taken any action to change accounting policies or procedures;

 

(n) initiated or settled any Legal Proceeding; or

 

(o) agreed, resolved or committed to do any of the foregoing.

 

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Section 2.9 Absence of Undisclosed Liabilities. As of the date hereof, neither the Company nor it Subsidiary has any liability, indebtedness, obligation or expense of any kind, whether accrued, absolute, contingent, matured or unmatured (whether or not required to be reflected in the financial statements in accordance with GAAP) (each a “Liability”), individually or in the aggregate, of a type required to be recorded or reflected on a balance sheet or disclosed in the footnotes thereto under GAAP, except for: (a) Liabilities disclosed, reflected or reserved against in the Company Unaudited Interim Balance Sheet; (b) Liabilities that have been incurred by the Company or it Subsidiary since the date of the Company Unaudited Interim Balance Sheet in the Ordinary Course of Business; (c) Liabilities for performance of obligations of the Company or its Subsidiary under Company Contracts in the Ordinary Course of Business; (d) Liabilities incurred in connection with the Contemplated Transactions; (e) Liabilities which would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to be material to the Company; and (f) Liabilities described in Section 2.9 of the Company Disclosure Schedule.

 

Section 2.10 Title to Assets. Each of the Company and its Subsidiary owns, and has good and valid title to, or, in the case of leased properties and assets, valid leasehold interests in, all tangible properties or tangible assets and equipment used or held for use in its business or operations or purported to be owned by it that are material to the Company or its business, including: (a) all tangible assets reflected on the Company Unaudited Interim Balance Sheet; and (b) all other tangible assets reflected in the books and records of the Company or its Subsidiary as being owned by the Company or its Subsidiary. All of such assets are owned or, in the case of leased assets, leased by the Company or its Subsidiary free and clear of any Encumbrances, other than Permitted Encumbrances.

 

Section 2.11 Real Property; Leasehold. Neither the Company nor its Subsidiary owns any real property. The Company has made available to Parent (a) an accurate and complete list of all real properties with respect to which the Company directly or indirectly holds a valid leasehold interest as well as any other real estate that is in the possession of, or occupied or leased by, the Company or its Subsidiary and (b) copies of all leases under which any such real property is possessed, occupied or leased (the “Company Real Estate Leases”), each of which is in full force and effect, with no existing material default thereunder by the Company or its Subsidiary, or to the Knowledge of the Company, any other party thereto. The Company’s possession, occupancy, lease, use and/or operation of each such leased property conforms to all applicable Laws in all material respects, and the Company has exclusive possession of each such leased property and leasehold interest and has not granted any occupancy rights to tenants or licensees with respect to such leased property or leasehold interest. In addition, each such leased property and leasehold interest is free and clear of all Encumbrances other than Permitted Encumbrances. The Company has not received any written notice from its landlords or any Governmental Body that: (i) relates to violations of building, zoning, safety or fire ordinances or regulations; (ii) claims any defect or deficiency with respect to any of such properties; or (iii) requests the performance of any repairs, alterations or other work to such properties.

 

Section 2.12 Intellectual Property; Privacy.

 

(a) Section 2.12(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule identifies each item of material Registered IP owned in whole or in part by the Company or its Subsidiary, including, with respect to each application and registration: (i) the name of the applicant or registrant and any other co-owner, (ii) the jurisdiction of application or registration, and (iii) the application or registration number. To the Knowledge of the Company, each of the U.S. patents and patent applications included in Section 2.12(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule properly identifies by name each and every inventor of the inventions claimed therein as determined in accordance with applicable Laws of the United States. As of the date of this Agreement, no cancellation, interference, opposition, reissue, reexamination or other proceeding of any nature (other than office actions or similar communications issued by any Governmental Body in the ordinary course of prosecution of any pending applications for registration) is pending or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened in writing, in which the scope, validity, enforceability or ownership of any Company IP is being or has been contested or challenged. To the Knowledge of the Company, each item of Company IP is valid and enforceable, and with respect to the material Company’s Registered IP, subsisting.

 

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(b) There are no actions that must be taken within ninety (90) days of the Closing, the failure of which will result in the abandonment, lapse or cancellation of any material Registered IP owned in whole or in part by the Company or its Subsidiary.

 

(c) Except as has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect, the Company or its Subsidiary exclusively own, are the sole assignee of, or have exclusively licensed all material Company IP (other than as disclosed in Section 2.12(c) of the Company Disclosure Schedule), free and clear of all Encumbrances other than Permitted Encumbrances. The Company IP and the Intellectual Property Rights licensed to the Company pursuant to a valid, enforceable written agreement constitute all Intellectual Property Rights used in, material to or otherwise necessary for the operation of the Company’s and its Subsidiary’s business as currently conducted. Each Company Associate involved in the creation or development of any material Company IP, pursuant to such Company Associate’s activities on behalf of the Company or its Subsidiary, has signed a valid and enforceable written agreement containing an assignment of such Company Associate’s rights in such Company IP to the Company or its Subsidiary. Each Company Associate who has or has had access to the Company’s or its Subsidiary’s trade secrets or confidential information has signed a valid and enforceable written agreement containing confidentiality provisions protecting the Company IP, trade secrets and confidential information. The Company has taken commercially reasonable steps to protect and preserve the confidentiality of its trade secrets and confidential information.

 

(d) Except as set forth in Section 2.12(d) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, to the Knowledge of the Company, no funding, facilities or personnel of any Governmental Body or any university, college, research institute or other educational institution has been used to create Company IP.

 

(e) Section 2.12(e) of the Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth each license agreement pursuant to which the Company (i) is granted a license under any material Intellectual Property Right owned by any third party that is used by the Company or its Subsidiary in its business as currently conducted (each a “Company In-bound License”) or (ii) grants to any third party a license under any material Company IP or material Intellectual Property Right licensed to the Company under a Company In-bound License (each a “Company Out-bound License”) (provided, that, Company In-bound Licenses shall not include, when entered into in the Ordinary Course of Business, material transfer agreements, clinical trial agreements, agreements with Company Associates, services agreements, non-disclosure agreements, commercially available Software-as-a-Service offerings, or off-the-shelf software licenses; and Company Out-bound Licenses shall not include, when entered into in the Ordinary Course of Business, material transfer agreements, clinical trial agreements, services agreements, non-disclosure agreements, or non-exclusive outbound licenses). All Company In-bound Licenses and Company Out-bound Licenses are in full force and effect and are valid, enforceable and binding obligations of the Company and, to the Knowledge of Company, each other party to such Company In-bound Licenses or Company Out-bound Licenses. Neither the Company, nor to the Knowledge of the Company, any other party to such Company In-bound Licenses or Company Out-bound Licenses, is in material breach under any Company In-bound Licenses or Company Out-bound Licenses.

 

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(f) To the Knowledge of the Company: (i) the operation of the business of the Company and its Subsidiary as currently conducted does not infringe, misappropriate or otherwise violate any Intellectual Property Rights of any other Person and (ii) no other Person is infringing, misappropriating or otherwise violating any Company IP. No Legal Proceeding is pending (or, to the Knowledge of the Company, is threatened in writing) (A) against the Company or its Subsidiary alleging that the operation of the business of the Company or its Subsidiary infringes or constitutes the misappropriation or other violation of any Intellectual Property Rights of another Person or (B) by the Company alleging that another Person has infringed, misappropriated or otherwise violated any of the Company IP. Since December 31, 2021, neither the Company nor its Subsidiary has received any written notice or other written communication alleging that the operation of the business of the Company or its Subsidiary infringes or constitutes the misappropriation or other violation of any Intellectual Property Right of another Person.

 

(g) None of the Company IP owned by the Company or, to the Knowledge of the Company, none of the material Intellectual Property Rights exclusively licensed to the Company or its Subsidiary is subject to any pending or outstanding injunction, directive, order, judgment or other disposition of dispute that adversely and materially restricts the use, transfer, registration or licensing by the Company or its Subsidiary of any such Company IP.

 

(h) To the Knowledge of the Company, the Company and the operation of the Company’s and its Subsidiary’s business are, and since December 31, 2021 has been, in material compliance with Privacy and Data Processing Requirements. To the Knowledge of the Company, the Company and its Subsidiary have at all applicable times provided all notices, and obtained and maintained all rights, consents, and authorizations, to Process Company Data as Processed by or for the Company or its Subsidiary. Since January 1, 2020, there have been (i) no loss or theft of, or security breach relating to Company Data, (ii) no violation of any security policy of the Company or its Subsidiary regarding any such Company Data, and (iii) no unauthorized access to, or unauthorized, unintended, or improper use disclosure, or other Processing of any Company Data. The Company and its Subsidiary have taken commercially reasonable steps and implemented reasonable disaster recovery and security plans and procedures to protect the information technology systems used in, material to or necessary for operation of the Company’s or its Subsidiary’s business as currently conducted and Company Data from unauthorized use access, or other Processing. To the Knowledge of the Company, there have been no (i) material malfunctions or unauthorized intrusions or breaches of the information technology systems used in, material to or necessary for the operation of the Company’s or its Subsidiary’s business or (ii) material unauthorized access to, or other processing of, Company Data.

 

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Section 2.13 Agreements, Contracts and Commitments.

 

(a) Section 2.13(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule lists the following Company Contracts in effect as of the date of this Agreement other than any Company Benefit Plans (each, a “Company Material Contract” and collectively, the “Company Material Contracts”):

 

(i) each Company Contract relating to any agreement of indemnification or guaranty not entered into in the Ordinary Course of Business;

 

(ii) each Company Contract containing (A) any covenant limiting the freedom of the Company or the Surviving Entity to engage in any line of business or compete with any Person, (B) any most-favored nation or other preferred pricing arrangement in favor of a Person other than the Company or any similar term by which any Person is or could become entitled to any benefit, right or privilege that must be at least as favorable to such Person as those offered to any other Person, (C) any exclusivity provision, right of first refusal or right of first negotiation or similar covenant in favor of a Person other than the Company, or (D) any non-solicitation provision not entered into the Ordinary Course of Business;

 

(iii) each Company Contract relating to capital expenditures and requiring payments after the date of this Agreement in excess of $150,000 pursuant to its express terms and not cancelable without penalty;

 

(iv) each Company Contract relating to the disposition or acquisition of material assets or any ownership interest in any Entity, except as contemplated hereby;

 

(v) each Company Contract relating to any mortgages, indentures, loans, notes or credit agreements, security agreements or other agreements or instruments relating to the borrowing of money or extension of credit or creating any material Encumbrances with respect to any assets of the Company or its Subsidiary or any loans or debt obligations with officers or directors of the Company;

 

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(vi) each Company Contract requiring payment by or to the Company after the date of this Agreement in excess of $100,000 in the aggregate in the current calendar year or any future calendar year pursuant to its express terms relating to: (A) any distribution agreement (identifying any that contain exclusivity provisions); (B) any agreement involving provision of services or products with respect to any pre-clinical or clinical development activities of the Company; (C) any dealer, distributor, joint marketing, alliance, joint venture, cooperation, development or other agreement currently in force under which the Company has continuing obligations to develop or market any product, technology or service, or any agreement pursuant to which the Company has continuing obligations to develop any Intellectual Property Rights that will not be owned, in whole or in part, by the Company; or (D) any Contract with any third party providing any services relating to the manufacture or production of any product, service or technology of the Company or any Contract to sell, distribute or commercialize any products or service of the Company;

 

(vii) each Company Contract with any financial advisor, broker, finder, investment banker or other similar Person providing financial advisory services to the Company in connection with the Contemplated Transactions;

 

(viii) each Company Real Estate Lease;

 

(ix) each Company Contract with any Governmental Body;

 

(x) each Company Out-bound License and Company In-bound License, and each Company Contract containing a covenant not to sue or otherwise enforce any Intellectual Property Rights;

 

(xi) each Company Contract requiring the payment of any royalty, dividend or similar arrangement based on the revenues or profits of the Company;

 

(xii) each Company Contract, offer letter, employment agreement, or individual independent contractor agreement with any employee, individual independent contractor or other natural person service provider whose annual compensation equals or exceeds $100,000 that (A) is not immediately terminable at will by the Company without notice, severance, retention or other cost or payment, except as required under applicable Law or (B) provides for retention payments, change of control payments, severance, accelerated vesting, or any similar payment or benefit that may or will become due as a result of the Merger;

 

(xiii) each Company Contract providing any option to receive a license or other right, any right of first negotiation, any right of first refusal or any similar right to any Person related to any material Company IP or material Intellectual Property Right licensed to the Company under a Company In-bound License;

 

(xiv) each Company Contract entered into in settlement of any Legal Proceeding or other dispute; and

 

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(xv) any other Company Contract that is not terminable at will (with no penalty or payment or requirement for prior notice, except as required by applicable law) by the Company and (A) which involves payment or receipt by the Company after the date of this Agreement under any such agreement, Contract or commitment of more than $100,000 in the aggregate, or obligations after the date of this Agreement in excess of $100,000 in the aggregate, or (B) that is material to the business or operations of the Company taken as a whole.

 

(b) The Company has delivered or made available to Parent accurate and complete copies of all Company Material Contracts, including all amendments thereto. Except as set forth in Section 2.13(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, there are no Company Material Contracts that are not in written form. To the Company’s Knowledge, as of the date of this Agreement, no party to a Company Material Contract has breached, violated or defaulted under, or received notice that it breached, violated or defaulted under, any of the terms or conditions of any Company Material Contract in such manner as would permit any other party to cancel or terminate any such Company Material Contract, or would permit any other party to seek damages which would reasonably be expected to be material to the Company or its business. As to the Company, as of the date of this Agreement, each Company Material Contract is valid, binding, enforceable and in full force and effect, subject to the Enforceability Exceptions. No Person is renegotiating, or has a right pursuant to the terms of any Company Material Contract to change, any material amount paid or payable to the Company under any Company Material Contract or any other material term or provision of any Company Material Contract, and no Person has indicated in writing to the Company that it desires to renegotiate, modify, not renew or cancel any Company Material Contract.

 

Section 2.14 Compliance; Permits. The Company or its Subsidiary hold all required Governmental Authorizations which are material to the operation of the business of the Company or such its Subsidiary as currently conducted (the “Company Permits”). Section 2.14 of the Company Disclosure Schedule identifies each Company Permit. Each such Company Permit is valid and in full force and effect, and the Company is in material compliance with the terms of the Company Permits. No Legal Proceeding is pending or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened, which seeks to revoke, limit, suspend, or materially modify any Company Permit.

 

Section 2.15 Health Care Regulatory Matters.

 

(a) The Company, its Subsidiary, and to the Knowledge of the Company, each of their respective directors, officers, management employees, agents (while acting in such capacity), contract manufacturers, suppliers, and distributors are, and since January 1, 2021 have been, in material compliance with all health care laws to the extent applicable to the Company and its Subsidiary and their products or activities, including, but not limited to the following: the Federal Food, Drug & Cosmetic Act (“FDCA”); the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. § 201 et seq.); the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. § 801 et seq.); the federal Anti-Kickback Statute (42 U.S.C. § 1320a-7b(b)); the civil monetary penalties law (42 U.S.C. § 1320a-7a); the civil False Claims Act (31 U.S.C. § 3729 et seq.); the administrative False Claims Law (42 U.S.C. § 1320a-7b(a)); the Stark law (42 U.S.C. § 1395nn); the Criminal Health Care Fraud Statute (18 U.S.C. § 1347) under HIPAA; the exclusion laws (42 U.S.C. § 1320a-7); Medicare (Title XVIII of the Social Security Act); Medicaid (Title XIX of the Social Security Act); and the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010, as amended by the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (42 U.S.C. § 18001 et seq.); any regulations promulgated pursuant to such laws; and any other state, federal laws, accreditation standards, or regulations governing the manufacturing, development, testing, labeling, advertising, marketing or distribution of biological products, kickbacks, patient or program charges, record-keeping, claims process, documentation requirements, medical necessity, referrals, the hiring of employees or acquisition of services or supplies from those who have been excluded from government health care programs, quality, safety, privacy, security, licensure, accreditation or any other aspect of providing health care, clinical laboratory or diagnostic products or services, other than the data privacy and security provisions of HIPAA (“Health Care Laws”). To the Knowledge of the Company, there are no facts or circumstances that reasonably would be expected to give rise to any material liability of the Company or its Subsidiary under any Health Care Laws.

 

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(b) Neither the Company nor its Subsidiary is a party to any corporate integrity agreements, monitoring agreements, consent decrees, settlement orders, or similar agreements with or imposed by any Governmental Body.

 

(c) All applications, notifications, submissions, information, claims, reports and statistical analyses, and other data and conclusions derived therefrom, utilized as the basis for or submitted in connection with any and all requests for a Company Permit from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) or other Governmental Body relating to products that are regulated as drugs, medical devices, or other healthcare products under Health Care Laws, including biological and drug candidates, compounds or products being researched, tested, stored, developed, labeled, manufactured, packed and/or distributed by the Company or its Subsidiary (“Company Products”), including, without limitation, investigational new drug applications, when submitted to the FDA or other Governmental Body were true, complete and correct in all material respects as of the date of submission and any necessary or required updates, changes, corrections or modification to such applications, submissions, information and data have been submitted to the FDA or other Governmental Body. The Company does not have knowledge of any facts or circumstances that would be reasonably likely to lead to the revocation, suspension, limitation, or cancellation of a Company Permit required under Health Care Laws.

 

(d) All preclinical studies and clinical trials conducted by the Company or its Subsidiary or, to the Knowledge of the Company, on behalf of the Company or its Subsidiary have been, and if still pending are being, conducted in material compliance with all applicable Health Care Laws, including, but not limited to, the FDCA and its applicable implementing regulations at 21 C.F.R. Parts 50, 54, 56, 58, 312 and 314. No clinical trial conducted by or on behalf of the Company or its Subsidiary has been, to the Knowledge of the Company, conducted using any clinical investigators who have been disqualified, debarred or excluded from healthcare programs. No clinical trial conducted by or on behalf of the Company or its Subsidiary has been terminated or suspended prior to completion, and no institutional review board that has or has had jurisdiction over, a clinical trial conducted by or on behalf of the Company or its Subsidiary has placed a partial or full clinical hold order on, or otherwise terminated, delayed or suspended, such a clinical trial at a clinical research site based on an actual or alleged lack of safety or efficacy of any Company Product or a failure to conduct such clinical trial in compliance with applicable Health Care Laws, their implementing regulations and good clinical practices.

 

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(e) All manufacturing operations conducted by the Company or its Subsidiary, to the Knowledge of the Company, for the benefit of the Company have been and are being conducted in material compliance with all Company Permits under applicable Health Care Laws, all applicable provisions of the FDA’s current good manufacturing practice (cGMP) regulations for biological products at 21 C.F.R. Parts 600 and 610 and all comparable foreign regulatory requirements of any Governmental Body.

 

(f) Neither the Company nor its Subsidiary has received any written communication that relates to an alleged violation or noncompliance with any Health Care Laws, including any notification of any pending or threatened claim, suit, proceeding, hearing, enforcement, investigation, arbitration, import detention or refusal, FDA Warning Letter or Untitled Letter, or any action by a Governmental Body relating to any Health Care Laws. All Warning Letters, Form-483 observations, or comparable findings from other Governmental Bodies listed in Section 2.15(f) of the Company Disclosure Schedule have been resolved and closed out to the satisfaction of the applicable Governmental Body.

 

(g) There have been no seizures, withdrawals, recalls, detentions, or suspensions of manufacturing, testing, or distribution relating to the Company Products required or requested by a Governmental Body, or other notice of action relating to an alleged lack of safety, efficacy, or regulatory compliance of Company Products reported to the FDA (“Company Safety Notices”), and, to the Knowledge of the Company, there are no facts or circumstances that reasonably would be expected to give rise to a Company Safety Notice. All Company Safety Notices listed in Section 2.15(g) of the Company Disclosure Schedule have been resolved to the satisfaction of the applicable Governmental Body.

 

(h) There are no unresolved Company Safety Notices, and to the knowledge the Company, there are no facts that would be reasonably likely to result in a material Company Safety Notice or a termination or suspension of developing and testing of any of the Company Products.

 

(i) Neither the Company nor its Subsidiary, nor, to the Knowledge of the Company, any officer, employee, agent, or distributor of the Company or its Subsidiary, has made an untrue statement of a material fact or fraudulent or misleading statement to a Governmental Body, failed to disclose a material fact required to be disclosed to a Governmental Body, or committed an act, made a statement, or failed to make a statement that would reasonably be expected to provide a basis for the FDA to invoke its policy respecting the “Fraud, Untrue Statements of Material Facts, Bribery, and Illegal Gratuities” Final Policy set forth in 56 Fed. Reg. 46191 (September 10, 1991) and any amendments thereto (the “FDA Ethics Policy”). To the Knowledge of the Company, none of the aforementioned is or has been under investigation resulting from any allegedly untrue, fraudulent, misleading, or false statement or omission, including data fraud, or had any action pending or threatened relating to the FDA Ethics Policy.

 

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(j) All reports, documents, claims, Company Permits and notices required to be filed, maintained or furnished to the FDA or any Governmental Body by the Company and its Subsidiary have been so filed, maintained or furnished, except where failure to file, maintain or furnish such reports, documents, claims, Company Permits or notices has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect. All such reports, documents, claims, Company Permits and notices were true and complete in all material respects on the date filed (or were corrected in or supplemented by a subsequent filing).

 

(k) Neither the Company nor its Subsidiary, nor, to the Knowledge of the Company, any officer, employee, agent, or distributor of the Company or its Subsidiary, has committed any act, made any statement or failed to make any statement that violates the Federal Anti-Kickback Statute, 42 U.S.C. § 1320a-7b, the Federal False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. § 3729, other Health Care Laws, or any other similar federal, state, or ex-U.S. law applicable in the jurisdictions in which the Company Products are sold or intended to be sold.

 

(l) Neither the Company nor its Subsidiary, nor, to the Knowledge of the Company, any officer, employee, agent, contractor or distributor of the Company or its Subsidiary, has been convicted of any crime or engaged in any conduct that has resulted, or would reasonably be expected to result, in debarment under applicable Law, including, without limitation, 21 U.S.C. § 335a, or exclusion under 42 U.S.C. § 1320a-7, or any other statutory provision or similar law applicable in other jurisdictions in which the Company Products are sold or intended to be sold. Neither the Company nor its Subsidiary, nor, to the Knowledge of the Company, any officer, employee, agent, or distributor of the Company or its Subsidiary has been excluded from participation in any federal health care program or convicted of any crime or engaged in any conduct for which such Person could be excluded from participating in any federal health care program under Section 1128 of the Social Security Act of 1935, as amended, or any similar Health Care Law or program.

 

(m) The clinical, pre-clinical and other studies and tests (“Studies”) conducted by or on behalf of or sponsored by the Company (including its Subsidiaries) were and, if still pending, are, being conducted in accordance with all applicable statutes, laws, rules and regulations (including, without limitation, those administered by the FDA or by any foreign, federal, state or local governmental or regulatory authority performing functions similar to those performed by the FDA), as well as the protocols, procedures and controls designed and approved for such Studies and with standard medical and scientific research procedures.

 

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Section 2.16 Legal Proceedings; Orders.

 

(a) As of the date of this Agreement, there is no material pending Legal Proceeding and, to the Knowledge of the Company, no Person has threatened in writing to commence any Legal Proceeding: (i) that involves (A) the Company or its Subsidiary, (B) any Company Associate (in his or her capacity as such) or (C) any of the material assets owned or used by the Company or its Subsidiary; or (ii) that challenges, or that would have the effect of preventing, delaying, making illegal or otherwise interfering with, the Contemplated Transactions.

 

(b) Except as set forth in Section 2.16(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, since the Company’s inception through the date of this Agreement, no Legal Proceeding has been pending against the Company that resulted in material liability to the Company.

 

(c) There is no order, writ, injunction, judgment or decree to which the Company or its Subsidiary, or any of the material assets owned or used by the Company or its Subsidiary, is subject. To the Knowledge of the Company, no officer or employees of the Company or its Subsidiary is subject to any order, writ, injunction, judgment or decree that prohibits such officer or employee from engaging in or continuing any conduct, activity or practice relating to the business of the Company or its Subsidiary or to any material assets owned or used by the Company or its Subsidiary.

 

Section 2.17 Tax Matters.

 

(a) The Company and its Subsidiary have each timely filed all income and other material Tax Returns that were required to be filed by or with respect to it under applicable Law. All such Tax Returns are correct and complete in all material respects and have been prepared in compliance with applicable Law in all material respects. No written claim has ever been made by any Governmental Body in any jurisdiction where the Company or its Subsidiary does not file Tax Returns or pay Taxes that the Company or such Subsidiary is subject to taxation by that jurisdiction.

 

(b) All income and other material Taxes due and owing by the Company or its Subsidiary on or before the date hereof (whether or not shown on any Tax Return) have been fully and timely paid. The unpaid Taxes of the Company and its Subsidiary did not, as of the date of the Company Unaudited Interim Balance Sheet, materially exceed the reserve for Tax liability (excluding any reserve for deferred Taxes established to reflect timing differences between book and Tax items) set forth on the face of the Company Unaudited Interim Balance Sheet. Since the date of the Company Unaudited Interim Balance Sheet, neither the Company nor its Subsidiary has not incurred any material Liability for Taxes outside the Ordinary Course of Business.

 

(c) All material Taxes that the Company and its Subsidiary is or was required by Law to withhold or collect have been duly and timely withheld or collected in all material respects on behalf of its respective employees, independent contractors, stockholders, lenders, customers or other third parties and have been timely paid to the proper Governmental Body or other Person or properly set aside in accounts for this purpose.

 

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(d) There are no Encumbrances for material Taxes (other than Taxes not yet due and payable) upon any of the assets of the Company or its Subsidiary.

 

(e) No deficiencies for a material amount of Taxes with respect to the Company or its Subsidiary have been claimed, proposed or assessed by any Governmental Body in writing. There are no pending or ongoing or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened audits, assessments or other actions for or relating to any liability in respect of a material amount of Taxes of the Company. Neither the Company nor its Subsidiary (or any predecessors thereof) has waived any statute of limitations or agreed to any extension of time with respect to any income or other material Tax assessment or deficiency.

 

(f) Neither the Company nor its Subsidiary has been a United States real property holding corporation within the meaning of Section 897(c)(2) of the Code during the applicable period specified in Section 897(c)(1)(A)(ii) of the Code.

 

(g) Neither the Company nor its Subsidiary is a party to any Tax allocation agreement, Tax sharing agreement, Tax indemnity agreement, or similar agreement or arrangement, other than customary commercial Contracts entered into in the Ordinary Course of Business the principal subject matter of which is not Taxes.

 

(h) Neither the Company nor its Subsidiary, as a result of the Merger, will be required to include any material item of income in, or exclude any material item of deduction from, taxable income for any Tax period (or portion thereof) ending after the Closing Date as a result of any: (i) change in method of accounting for Tax purposes for a Tax period ending on or prior to the Closing Date; (ii) use of an improper method of accounting for a Tax period ending on or prior to the Closing Date; (iii) “closing agreement” as described in Section 7121 of the Code (or any similar provision of state, local or foreign Law) executed on or prior to the Closing Date; (iv) intercompany transaction or excess loss account described in Treasury Regulations under Section 1502 of the Code (or any similar provision of state, local or foreign Law); (v) installment sale or open transaction disposition made on or prior to the Closing Date; or (vi) prepaid amount, advance payment or deferred revenue received or accrued on or prior to the Closing Date outside the Ordinary Course of Business.

 

(i) Neither the Company nor its Subsidiary has ever been (i) a member of a consolidated, combined or unitary Tax group (other than such a group the common parent of which is the Company) or (ii) a party to any joint venture, partnership, or other arrangement that is treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income Tax purposes. The Company does not own any interest in any “controlled foreign corporation” within the meaning of Section 957 of the Code or “passive foreign investment company” within the meaning of Section 1297 of the Code. Neither the Company nor its Subsidiary currently uses the cash method of accounting for income Tax purposes. The Company has no Liability for any material Taxes of any Person (other than the Company and its Subsidiary) under Treasury Regulations Section 1.1502-6 (or any similar provision of state, local, or foreign Law), as a transferee or successor, by Contract (other than a Contract entered into in the Ordinary Course of Business the principal subject matter of which is not Taxes) or otherwise by operation of Law.

 

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(j) Neither the Company nor its Subsidiary has ever distributed stock of another Person, or had its stock distributed by another Person, in a transaction that was purported or intended to be governed in whole or in part by Section 355 of the Code or Section 361 of the Code (or any similar provisions of state, local or foreign Law).

 

(k) Neither the Company nor its Subsidiary has had a permanent establishment (within the meaning of an applicable Tax treaty) or otherwise had an office or fixed place of business in a country other than the country in which it is organized.

 

(l) Neither the Company nor its Subsidiary has participated in or been a party to a transaction that, as of the date of this Agreement, constitutes a “listed transaction” within the meaning of Section 6707A(c)(2) of the Code and Treasury Regulations Section 1.6011-4(b)(2).

 

(m) Neither the Company nor its Subsidiary is subject to a Tax holiday or Tax incentive or grant in any jurisdiction that based on applicable Law will be subject to recapture at or following the Closing as a result of the Merger.

 

(n) Neither the Company nor its Subsidiary has made an election or taken any other action be treated as other than a corporation for U.S. federal income Tax purposes. Neither the Company nor its Subsidiary has taken any action or know of any fact or circumstance that would reasonably be expected to prevent the Merger from qualifying as a reorganization under Section 368(a) of the Code.

 

For purposes of this Section 2.17, each reference to the Company or its Subsidiary shall be deemed to include any Person that was liquidated into, merged with, or is otherwise a predecessor to, the Company or its Subsidiary.

 

Section 2.18 Employee and Labor Matters; Benefit Plans.

 

(a) Section 2.18(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule is a list of all material Company Benefit Plans, other than at-will employment offer letters or employment agreements on the Company’s standard form and other than individual compensatory equity award agreements made pursuant to the Company’s standard forms and disclosed on Section 2.6(c) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, in which case only representative standard forms of such agreements shall be scheduled. “Company Benefit Plan” means each (i) “employee benefit plan” as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA and (ii) other pension, retirement, deferred compensation, excess benefit, profit-sharing, bonus, incentive, equity or equity-based, phantom equity, employment, consulting, severance, change-of-control, retention, health, life, disability, group insurance, paid time off, holiday, welfare and fringe benefit plan, program, agreement, Contract, or arrangement (whether written or unwritten, qualified or nonqualified, funded or unfunded, subject or not subject to ERISA and including any that have been frozen), in each case, sponsored, maintained, administered, contributed to, or required to be contributed to, by the Company or its Subsidiary for the benefit of any current or former employee, director, officer or individual independent contractor of the Company (or beneficiary thereof) or under which the Company or its Subsidiary has any actual or contingent liability (including, without limitation, by or through a Company ERISA Affiliate).

 

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(b) As applicable with respect to each material Company Benefit Plan, the Company has made available to Parent, true and complete copies of (i) each material Company Benefit Plan, including all amendments thereto, and in the case of an unwritten material Company Benefit Plan, a written description thereof, (ii) all current trust documents, investment management Contracts, custodial agreements, administrative services agreements and insurance and annuity Contracts relating thereto, (iii) the current summary plan description and each summary of material modifications thereto and any employee handbooks, (iv) the most recently filed annual reports with any Governmental Body (e.g., Form 5500 and all schedules thereto), (v) the most recent IRS determination, opinion or advisory letter, (vi) the most recent summary annual reports, nondiscrimination testing reports, actuarial reports, financial statements and trustee reports for the prior three plan years, (vii) all material, nonroutine notices and filings from the IRS or Department of Labor or other Governmental Body concerning any Company Benefit Plan in the prior six-year period, and (viii) copies of all Forms 1094-B/C and Forms 1095-B/C for the prior three plan years.

 

(c) Each Company Benefit Plan has been maintained, operated and administered in compliance with its terms and the applicable provisions of ERISA, the Code and all other Laws, in each case, in all material respects. Each Company Benefit Plan that provides health benefits as a “group health plan” for purposes of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (the “Affordable Care Act”) has been maintained and administered in compliance in all material respects with the Affordable Care Act, including offering health care coverage that does not subject the Company to any assessment under Section 4980H(a) or 4980H(b) of the Code. The Company has no, nor would reasonably be expected to have any, liability for Taxes under Sections 4980A through 4980I of the Code.

 

(d) The Company Benefit Plans which are “employee pension benefit plans” within the meaning of Section 3(2) of ERISA and which are intended to meet the qualification requirements of Section 401(a) of the Code have received or may rely upon a determination or opinion letters from the IRS to the effect that such plans are qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code and the related trusts are exempt from federal income Taxes under Section 501(a) of the Code, respectively, and nothing has occurred that would reasonably be expected to materially adversely affect the qualification of such Company Benefit Plan or the tax exempt status of the related trust.

 

(e) Neither the Company, its Subsidiary nor any Company ERISA Affiliate maintains, contributes to, is required to contribute to, or has any actual or contingent liability with respect to, (i) any “employee pension benefit plan” (within the meaning of Section 3(2) of ERISA) that is subject to Title IV or Section 302 of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code, (ii) any “multiemployer plan” (within the meaning of Section 3(37) of ERISA), (iii) any “multiple employer plan” (within the meaning of Section 413 of the Code) or (iv) any “multiple employer welfare arrangement” (within the meaning of Section 3(40) of ERISA).

 

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(f) There are no pending audits or investigations by any Governmental Body involving any Company Benefit Plan, and no pending or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened claims (except for routine individual claims for benefits payable in the normal operation of the Company Benefit Plans), suits or proceedings involving any Company Benefit Plan, or, to the Knowledge of the Company, any fiduciary thereof or service provider thereto, in any case except as would not be reasonably expected to result in material liability to the Company or its Subsidiary. All contributions and premium payments required to have been made under any of the Company Benefit Plans or by applicable Law (without regard to any waivers granted under Section 412 of the Code), have been timely made and the Company has no material liability for any unpaid contributions with respect to any Company Benefit Plan.

 

(g) None of the Company, its Subsidiary or any Company ERISA Affiliate or, to the Knowledge of the Company, any fiduciary, trustee or administrator of any Company Benefit Plan, has engaged in, or in connection with the Contemplated Transactions will engage in, any transaction with respect to any Company Benefit Plan which would subject any such Company Benefit Plan, the Company or its Subsidiary to a material Tax, material penalty or material liability for a “prohibited transaction” under Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code.

 

(h) No Company Benefit Plan provides death, medical, dental, vision, life insurance or other welfare benefits beyond termination of service or retirement other than coverage mandated by Law and, to the Knowledge of the Company, neither the Company nor its Subsidiary has made a written representation promising the same.

 

(i) Neither the execution of this Agreement, nor the performance of the Contemplated Transactions (either alone or when combined with the occurrence of any other event, including a termination of employment), will: (i) result in any payment becoming due to any current or former employee, director, officer, or independent contractor of the Company or its Subsidiary, pursuant to any Company Benefit Plan (ii) increase any amount of compensation or benefits otherwise payable under any Company Benefit Plan, (iii) result in the acceleration of the time of payment, funding or vesting of any benefits under any Company Benefit Plan, (iv) require any contribution or payment to fund any obligation under any Company Benefit Plan or (v) limit the right to merge, amend or terminate any Company Benefit Plan.

 

(j) Except as set forth in Section 2.18(j) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, neither the execution of this Agreement, nor the consummation of the Contemplated Transactions (either alone or when combined with the occurrence of any other event, including a termination of employment) will result in the receipt or retention by any person who is a “disqualified individual” (within the meaning of Code Section 280G) with respect to the Company and its Subsidiary of any payment or benefit that is or could be characterized as a “parachute payment” (within the meaning of Code Section 280G), determined without regard to the application of Code Section 280G(b)(5).

 

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(k) Each Company Benefit Plan that constitutes in any part a nonqualified deferred compensation plan within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code has been operated and maintained in operational and documentary compliance with Section 409A of the Code and all authoritative guidance thereunder. No payment to be made under any Company Benefit Plan is or will be subject to the penalties of Section 409A(a)(1) of the Code. No current or former employee, officer, director or individual independent contractor of the Company or its Subsidiary has any “gross up” agreements with the Company or its Subsidiary or other assurance of reimbursement by the Company or its Subsidiary for any Taxes imposed under Code Section 409A or Code Section 4999.

 

(l) The Company does not maintain any Company Benefit Plan for the benefit of any service providers located outside of the United States.

 

(m) The Company has provided to Parent a true and correct list, as of the date of this Agreement, containing the names of all current full-time, part-time or temporary employees and independent contractors (and indication as such), and, as applicable: (i) the annual dollar amount of all cash compensation in the form of wages, salary, fees, commissions, or director’s fees payable to each person; (ii) dates of employment or service; (iii) title and, with respect to independent contractors, a current written description of such person’s contracting services; (iv) visa status, if applicable; and (v) with respect to employees, (A) a designation of whether they are classified as exempt or non-exempt for purposes of the Fair Labor Standards Act, as amended (“FLSA”) and any similar state law and (B) whether such an employee is on leave and, if so, the expected return date.

 

(n) Neither the Company nor its Subsidiary is or has ever been a party to, bound by, or has a duty to bargain under, any collective bargaining agreement or other Contract with a labor union or similar labor organization representing any of its employees, and there is no labor union or similar labor organization representing or, to the Knowledge of the Company, purporting to represent or seeking to represent any employees of the Company or its Subsidiary, including through the filing of a petition for representation election. There is not and has not been in the past five years, nor, to the Knowledge of the Company, is there or has there been in the past five years any threat of, any strike, slowdown, work stoppage, lockout, union election petition, demand for recognition, or any similar activity or dispute or any union organizing activity, against the Company or its Subsidiary.

 

(o) The Company and its Subsidiary is, and since December 31, 2021, has been, in material compliance with all applicable Laws respecting labor, employment, employment practices, and terms and conditions of employment, including worker classification, discrimination, harassment and retaliation, equal employment opportunities, fair employment practices, meal and rest periods, immigration, employee safety and health, payment of wages (including overtime wages), unemployment and workers’ compensation, leaves of absence, and hours of work. Except as would not be reasonably likely to result in a material liability to the Company or its Subsidiary, with respect to employees of the Company and its Subsidiary, each of the Company and its Subsidiary, since December 31, 2020, has withheld and reported all amounts required by Law to be withheld and reported with respect to wages, salaries and other payments, benefits, or compensation to employees. There is no material Legal Proceeding pending or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened or reasonably anticipated against the Company or its Subsidiary relating to any current or former employee, applicant for employment, or consultant of the Company.

 

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(p) Within the preceding two years, the Company has complied in all material respects with the WARN Act, and no action that could trigger the WARN Act will be implemented before the Closing Date without advance notification to and approval of Parent.

 

Section 2.19 Environmental Matters. Each of the Company and its Subsidiary is in compliance and since December 31, 2021, have complied with all applicable Environmental Laws, which compliance includes the possession by the Company of all permits and other Governmental Authorizations required under applicable Environmental Laws and compliance with the terms and conditions thereof, except for any failure to be in such compliance that, either individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to be material to the Company or its business. Neither the Company nor its Subsidiary has received since December 31, 2021 (or prior to that time, which is pending and unresolved), any written notice or other communication (in writing or otherwise), whether from a Governmental Body or other Person, that alleges that the Company or its Subsidiary is not in compliance with or has liability pursuant to any Environmental Law and, to the Knowledge of the Company, there are no circumstances that would reasonably be expected to prevent or interfere with the Company’s or its Subsidiary’s compliance in any material respects with any Environmental Law, except where such failure to comply would not reasonably be expected to be material to the Company or its business. No current or (during the time a prior property was leased or controlled by the Company or its Subsidiary) prior property leased or controlled by the Company or its Subsidiary has had a release of or exposure to Hazardous Materials in material violation of or as would reasonably be expected to result in any material liability of the Company or its Subsidiary pursuant to Environmental Law. No consent, approval or Governmental Authorization of or registration or filing with any Governmental Body is required by Environmental Laws in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement or consummation of the Contemplated Transactions by the Company. Prior to the date hereof, the Company has provided or otherwise made available to Parent true and correct copies of all material environmental reports, assessments, studies and audits in the possession or control of the Company or its Subsidiary with respect to any property leased or controlled by the Company or its Subsidiary or any business operated by them.

 

Section 2.20 Insurance. The Company has delivered or made available to Parent accurate and complete copies of all material insurance policies and all material self-insurance programs and arrangements relating to the business, assets, liabilities and operations of the Company and its Subsidiary. Each of such insurance policies is in full force and effect and the Company and its Subsidiary are in compliance in all material respects with the terms thereof. Other than customary end of policy notifications from insurance carriers, since December 31, 2021, neither the Company nor its Subsidiary has received any notice or other communication regarding any actual or possible: (a) cancellation or invalidation of any insurance policy; or (b) refusal or denial of any coverage, reservation of rights or rejection of any material claim under any insurance policy. The Company and its Subsidiary have provided timely written notice to the appropriate insurance carrier(s) of each Legal Proceeding that is currently pending against the Company or its Subsidiary for which the Company or such Subsidiary has insurance coverage, and no such carrier has issued a denial of coverage or a reservation of rights with respect to any such Legal Proceeding, or informed the Company or its Subsidiary of its intent to do so.

 

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Section 2.21 No Financial Advisors. Except as set forth in Section 2.21 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, no broker, finder or investment banker is entitled to any brokerage fee, finder’s fee, opinion fee, success fee, transaction fee or other fee or commission in connection with the Contemplated Transactions based upon arrangements made by or on behalf of the Company or its Subsidiary.

 

Section 2.22 Transactions with Affiliates.

 

(a) Section 2.22(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule describes any material transactions or relationships, since December 31, 2021, between, on one hand, the Company or its Subsidiary and, on the other hand, any (i) officer or director of the Company or its Subsidiary or, to the Knowledge of the Company, any of such officer’s or director’s immediate family members, (ii) owner of more than 5% of the voting power of the outstanding Company Capital Stock or (iii) to the Knowledge of the Company, any “related person” (within the meaning of Item 404 of Regulation S-K under the Securities Act) of any such officer, director or owner (other than the Company) in the case of each of (i), (ii) or (iii) that is of the type that would be required to be disclosed under Item 404 of Regulation S-K under the Securities Act.

 

(b) Section 2.22(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule lists each stockholders agreement, voting agreement, registration rights agreement, co-sale agreement or other similar Contract between the Company and any holders of Company Capital Stock, including any such Contract granting any Person investor rights, rights of first refusal, rights of first offer, registration rights, director designation rights or similar rights (collectively, the “Investor Agreements”).

 

Section 2.23 Anti-Bribery. None of the Company, its Subsidiary nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees or, to the Company’s Knowledge, agents or any other Person acting on their behalf (in each in their respective capacities as such) has directly or indirectly made any bribes, rebates, payoffs, influence payments, kickbacks, illegal payments, illegal political contributions, or other payments, in the form of cash, gifts, or otherwise, or taken any other action, in violation of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, the UK Bribery Act of 2010 or any other anti-bribery or anti-corruption Law (collectively, the “Anti-Bribery Laws”). Neither the Company nor its Subsidiary is, or has been the subject of any investigation or inquiry by any Governmental Body with respect to potential violations of Anti-Bribery Laws.

 

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Section 2.24 Net Cash. Section 2.24 of the Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth, as of the close of business on the Reference Date (i) the Company’s unrestricted and unencumbered cash and cash equivalents; (ii) a list of all accounts receivables and accounts payables of the Company; (iii) the Company’s Indebtedness; and (iv) the Company’s Transaction Costs.

 

Section 2.25 Disclaimer of Other Representations or Warranties.

 

(a) Except as previously set forth in this Article II or in any certificate delivered by the Company to Parent and/or Merger Subs pursuant to this Agreement, the Company makes no representation or warranty, express or implied, at law or in equity, with respect to it or any of its assets, liabilities or operations, and any such other representations or warranties are hereby expressly disclaimed.

 

(b) The Company acknowledges and agrees that, except for the representations and warranties of Parent and Merger Subs set forth in Article III or in any certificate delivered by Parent and/or Merger Subs to the Company pursuant to this Agreement, none of Parent, Merger Subs or any of their respective Representatives is relying on any other representation or warranty of Parent or any other Person made outside of Article III or such certificate, including regarding the accuracy or completeness of any such other representations or warranties or the omission of any material information, whether express or implied, in each case, with respect to the Contemplated Transactions.

 

Article III

 

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PARENT AND MERGER SUBS

 

Subject to Section 10.13(h), except (a) as set forth in the disclosure schedule delivered by Parent to the Company (the “Parent Disclosure Schedule”) or (b) as disclosed in the Parent SEC Documents filed with the SEC prior to the date hereof and publicly available on the SEC’s Electronic Data Gathering Analysis and Retrieval system (but (i) without giving effect to any amendment thereof filed with, or furnished to the SEC on or after the date hereof and (ii) excluding any disclosures contained under the heading “Risk Factors” and any disclosure of risks included in any “forward-looking statements” disclaimer or in any other section to the extent they are forward-looking statements or cautionary, predictive or forward-looking in nature), it being understood that any matter disclosed in the Parent SEC Documents (x) shall not be deemed disclosed for purposes of Section 3.1, Section 3.2, Section 3.3, Section 3.4, Section 3.5, Section 3.6 and Section 3.7 and (y) shall be deemed to be disclosed in a section of the Parent Disclosure Schedule only to the extent that it is readily apparent from a reading of such Parent SEC Documents that is applicable to such section of the Parent Disclosure Schedule, Parent and Merger Subs represent and warrant to the Company as follows:

 

Section 3.1 Due Organization; Subsidiaries.

 

(a) Each of Parent, First Merger Sub and Second Merger Sub is a corporation or limited liability company, as applicable, duly formed, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of the jurisdiction of its formation, and has all necessary organizational power and authority: (i) to conduct its business in the manner in which its business is currently being conducted; (ii) to own or lease and use its property and assets in the manner in which its property and assets are currently owned or leased and used; and (iii) to perform its obligations under all Contracts by which it is bound. Since their respective date of incorporation, no Merger Sub has engaged in any activities other than activities incident to its formation or in connection with or as contemplated by this Agreement. Each Merger Sub is directly and wholly-owned by Parent.

 

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(b) Parent is duly licensed and qualified to do business, and is in good standing (to the extent applicable in such jurisdiction), under the Laws of all jurisdictions where the nature of its business requires such licensing or qualification other than in jurisdictions where the failure to be so qualified individually or in the aggregate would not be reasonably expected to have a Parent Material Adverse Effect.

 

(c) Except for the Entities identified in Section 3.1(c) of the Parent Disclosure Schedule, Parent has no Subsidiaries and neither Parent nor any of the Entities identified in Section 3.1(c) of the Parent Disclosure Schedule owns any capital stock of, or any equity, ownership or profit-sharing interest of any nature in, or controls directly or indirectly, any other Entity other than the Entities identified in Section 3.1(c) of the Parent Disclosure Schedule. Each of Parent’s Subsidiaries is a corporation or other legal entity duly organized, validly existing and, if applicable, in good standing under the Laws of the jurisdiction of its organization and has all necessary corporate or other power and authority: (i) to conduct its business in the manner in which its business is currently being conducted; (ii) to own or lease and use its property and assets in the manner in which its property and assets are currently owned or leased and used; and (iii) to perform its obligations under all Contracts by which it is bound.

 

(d) Neither the Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries is or has otherwise been, directly or indirectly, a party to, member of or participant in any partnership, joint venture or similar business Entity. Neither the Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries has agreed or is obligated to make, or is bound by any Contract under which it may become obligated to make, any future investment in or capital contribution to any other Entity. Neither the Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries has, at any time, been a general partner of, or has otherwise been liable for, any of the debts or other obligations of, any general partnership, limited partnership or other Entity.

 

Section 3.2 Organizational Documents. Parent has made available to the Company accurate and complete copies of the Organizational Documents of Parent and each of its Subsidiaries in effect as of the date of this Agreement. Neither Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries is in breach or violation of its respective Organizational Documents.

 

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Section 3.3 Authority; Binding Nature of Agreement.

 

(a) The Parent and each of its Subsidiaries (including the Merger Subs) have all necessary corporate power and authority to enter into and to perform its obligations under this Agreement and, subject, with respect to Parent, to receipt of the Required Parent Stockholder Vote and, with respect to Merger Subs, the adoption of this Agreement by Parent in its capacity as sole equityholder of Merger Subs, to perform its obligations hereunder and to consummate the Contemplated Transactions. The Parent Board (at meetings duly called and held) has: (i) determined that the Contemplated Transactions are fair to, advisable and in the best interests of Parent and its stockholders; (ii) authorized, approved and declared advisable this Agreement and the Contemplated Transactions, including the issuance of Parent Common Stock Payment Shares, Parent Preferred Stock Payment Shares and Warrant Consideration to the stockholders of the Company pursuant to the terms of this Agreement; and (iii) determined to recommend, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, that the stockholders of Parent vote to approve the Parent Stockholder Matters. The First Merger Sub Board (by unanimous written consent) has: (A) determined that the Contemplated Transactions are fair to, advisable, and in the best interests of First Merger Sub and its sole stockholder; (B) authorized, approved and declared advisable this Agreement and the Contemplated Transactions; and (C) determined to recommend, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, that the stockholder of First Merger Sub vote to adopt this Agreement and thereby approve the Contemplated Transactions. The sole member of the Second Merger Sub has: (A) determined that the Contemplated Transactions are fair to, advisable, and in the best interests of Second Merger Sub and its sole member; (B) authorized, approved and declared advisable this Agreement and the Contemplated Transactions; and (C) determined to recommend, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, that the member of Second Merger Sub vote to adopt this Agreement and thereby approve the Contemplated Transactions.

 

(b) This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by Parent and each Merger Sub and, assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery by the Company, constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of Parent and Merger Subs, enforceable against each of Parent and Merger Subs in accordance with its terms, subject to the Enforceability Exceptions.

 

Section 3.4 Vote Required. The approval of holders of Parent Common Stock is not required in order to approve this Agreement or, except with respect to Parent Stockholder Matters, the transactions contemplated hereby. The Required Parent Stockholder Vote” is required with respect to Parent Stockholder Matters and is the affirmative vote of (A) a majority of the shares present in person or represented by proxy at the Parent Stockholders’ Meeting and entitled to vote on the proposal to approve the proposals described in Section 5.1(a)(i) and Section 5.1(a)(ii) and (B) a majority of the votes cast is the only vote of the holders of any class or series of Parent’s capital stock necessary to approve the proposal in Section 5.1(a)(iii).

 

Section 3.5 Non-Contravention; Consents. Except as set forth in Section 3.5 of the Parent Disclosure Schedule, subject to obtaining the Required Parent Stockholder Vote, the filing of the Certificates of Merger required by the DGCL and DLLCA and the filing of the Certificate of Designation, neither (x) the execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement by Parent or Merger Subs, nor (y) the consummation of the Contemplated Transactions, will directly or indirectly (with or without notice or lapse of time):

 

(a) contravene, conflict with or result in a violation of any of the provisions of the Organizational Documents of Parent or Merger Subs;

 

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(b) contravene, conflict with or result in a violation of, give any Governmental Body or other Person the right to challenge the Contemplated Transactions or to exercise any remedy or obtain any relief under, any Law or any order, writ, injunction, judgment or decree to which Parent or its Subsidiaries, or any of the assets owned or used by Parent or its Subsidiaries, is subject, except as would not reasonably be expected to be material to Parent or its business;

 

(c) contravene, conflict with or result in a violation of any of the terms or requirements of, or give any Governmental Body the right to revoke, withdraw, suspend, cancel, terminate or modify, any Governmental Authorization that is held by Parent, except as would not reasonably be expected to be material to Parent or its business;

 

(d) contravene, conflict with or result in a violation or breach of, or result in a default under, any provision of any Parent Material Contract, or give any Person the right to: (i) declare a default or exercise any remedy under any Parent Material Contract; (ii) any material payment, rebate, chargeback, penalty or change in delivery schedule under any Parent Material Contract; (iii) accelerate the maturity or performance of any Parent Material Contract; or (iv) cancel, terminate or modify any term of any Parent Material Contract, except in the case of any non-material breach, default, penalty or modification; or

 

(e) result in the imposition or creation of any Encumbrance upon or with respect to any asset owned or used by Parent (except for Permitted Encumbrances).

 

Except for (i) any Consent set forth in Section 3.5 of the Parent Disclosure Schedule under any Parent Contract, (ii) the Required Parent Stockholder Vote, (iii) the filing of the Certificates of Merger with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware pursuant to the DGCL and DLLCA, (iv) the filing of the Certificate of Designation with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware pursuant to the DGCL and (v) such consents, waivers, approvals, orders, authorizations, registrations, declarations and filings as may be required under applicable federal and state securities Laws, neither Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries is or will be required to make any filing with or give any notice to, or to obtain any Consent from, any Person in connection with (A) the execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement, or (B) the consummation of the Contemplated Transactions. The Parent Board, the First Merger Sub Board and the sole member of the Second Merger Sub have taken and will take all actions necessary to ensure that the restrictions applicable to business combinations contained in Section 203 of the DGCL (or analogous provisions) are, and will be, inapplicable to the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, the Lock-Up Agreements and to the consummation of the Contemplated Transactions. No other state takeover statute or similar Law applies or purports to apply to the Merger, this Agreement, the Lock-Up Agreements or any of the other Contemplated Transactions.

 

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Section 3.6 Capitalization.

 

(a) The authorized capital stock of Parent as of the date of this Agreement consists of 120,000,000 shares of Parent Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of which 46,055,109 shares have been issued and are outstanding as of the close of business on the Reference Date and 1,000,000 shares of preferred stock of Parent, par value $0.0001 per share, of which no shares have been issued and are outstanding as of the date of this Agreement. Parent does not hold any shares of its capital stock in its treasury. Parent has an aggregate of 10,752,974 warrants outstanding to purchase 6,315,475 shares of Parent Common Stock (the “Parent Non-Funded Warrants”) and an aggregate of 14,610,714 pre-funded warrants outstanding to purchase 14,610,714 shares of Parent Common Stock (the “Parent Pre-Funded Warrants”; collectively with the Parent Non-Funded Warrants, the “Parent Existing Warrants”). Under the Parent Stock Plans, 5,280,707 shares of Parent Common Stock are issuable upon the exercise of outstanding stock options. Parent has reserved (A) 6,315,475 shares of Parent Common Stock for the Parent Non-Funded Warrants; (B) 14,610,714 shares of Parent Common Stock for the Parent Pre-Funded Warrants; (C) 2,000,000 shares of Parent Common Stock for the future issuance pursuant to the Parent Business Combination Agreement (the “Parent Business Combination Shares”); (D) 2,850,301 shares of Parent Common Stock for future issuances under the Parent Stock Plans.

 

(b) All of the outstanding shares of Parent Common Stock have been duly authorized and validly issued, and are fully paid and nonassessable. Except as set forth in Section 3.6(b) of the Parent Disclosure Schedule, none of the outstanding shares of Parent Common Stock are entitled or subject to any preemptive right, right of participation, right of maintenance or any similar right and none of the outstanding shares of Parent Common Stock is subject to any right of first refusal in favor of Parent. Except as contemplated herein, there is no Parent Contract relating to the voting or registration of, or restricting any Person from purchasing, selling, pledging or otherwise disposing of (or granting any option or similar right with respect to), any shares of Parent Common Stock. Parent is not under any obligation, nor is it bound by any Contract pursuant to which it may become obligated, to repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any outstanding shares of Parent Common Stock or other securities. Section 3.6(b) of the Parent Disclosure Schedule accurately and completely lists all repurchase rights held by Parent with respect to shares of Parent Common Stock (including shares issued pursuant to the exercise of stock options) and specifies which of those repurchase rights are currently exercisable and whether the holder of such shares of Parent Common Stock timely filed an election with the relevant Governmental Bodies under Section 83(b) of the Code with respect to such shares.

 

(c) Except for the Parent Stock Plans, and except as set forth in Section 3.6(c) of the Parent Disclosure Schedule, Parent does not have any stock option plan or any other plan, program, agreement or arrangement providing for any equity-based compensation for any Person. Section 3.6(c) of the Parent Disclosure Schedule sets forth the following information with respect to each Parent Option outstanding as of the Reference Date: (i) the name of the holder; (ii) the number of shares of Parent Common Stock subject to such Parent Option at the time of grant; (iii) the number of shares of Parent Common Stock subject to such Parent Option as of the close of business on the Reference Date; (iv) the exercise price of such Parent Option; (v) the date on which such Parent Option was granted; (vi) the applicable vesting schedule, including the number of vested and unvested shares as of the close of business on the Reference Date and any acceleration provisions; (vii) the date on which such Parent Option expires; (viii) whether such Parent Option is intended to constitute an “incentive stock option” (as defined in the Code) or a non-qualified stock option; and (ix) whether such Parent Option is “early exercisable.” Parent has made available to the Company accurate and complete copies of the Parent Stock Plans and the form of the stock option agreements evidencing outstanding Parent Options granted thereunder. No vesting of Parent Options will be accelerated in connection with the closing of the Contemplated Transactions other than as set forth on such Section 3.6(c) of the Parent Disclosure Schedule.

 

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(d) Section 3.6(d) of the Parent Disclosure Schedule contains a true, correct and complete list, as of the date hereof, of (i) the name of the holders of the Parent Existing Warrants, (ii) the number and class of capital stock of Parent subject to the Parent Existing Warrants, (iii) the exercise price of the Parent Existing Warrants, and (iv) the termination date of the Parent Existing Warrants. Parent has made available to the Company true and complete copies of the Parent Existing Warrants.

 

(e) Except for the Parent Existing Warrants, Parent Business Combination Shares and Parent Options granted pursuant to the Parent Stock Plans, and as otherwise set forth in Section 3.6(e) of the Parent Disclosure Schedule, there is no: (i) outstanding subscription, option, call, warrant or right (whether or not currently exercisable) to acquire any shares of the capital stock or other securities of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries; (ii) outstanding security, instrument or obligation that is or may become convertible into or exchangeable for any shares of the capital stock or other securities of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries; or (iii) condition or circumstance that could be reasonably likely to give rise to or provide a basis for the assertion of a claim by any Person to the effect that such Person is entitled to acquire or receive any shares of capital stock or other securities of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries. There are no outstanding or authorized stock appreciation, phantom stock, profit participation or other similar rights with respect to Parent or any of its Subsidiaries. In addition, there are no stockholder rights plans (or similar plan commonly referred to as a “poison pill”) or bonds, debentures, notes or other indebtedness of Parent having the right to vote (or convertible into, or exchangeable for, securities having the right to vote) on any matters on which stockholders of Parent may vote.

 

(f) All outstanding shares of Parent Common Stock, Parent Existing Warrants, Parent Options and other securities of Parent have been issued and granted in material compliance with (i) the Organizational Documents of Parent in effect as of the relevant time and all applicable securities Laws and other applicable Law, and (ii) all requirements set forth in applicable Contracts.

 

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(g) All distributions, dividends, repurchases and redemptions of Parent Common Stock or other equity interests of Parent were undertaken in material compliance with (i) the Organizational Documents of Parent in effect as of the relevant time and all applicable securities Laws and other applicable Laws, and (ii) all requirements set forth in applicable Contracts.

 

Section 3.7 SEC Filings; Financial Statements.

 

(a) Parent has delivered or made available to the Company accurate and complete copies of all registration statements, proxy statements, Certifications (as defined below) and other statements, reports, schedules, forms and other documents filed by Parent with the SEC since December 31, 2021 (the “Parent SEC Documents”), other than such documents that can be obtained on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Since December 31, 2021, all material statements, reports, schedules, forms and other documents required to have been filed by Parent or its officers with the SEC have been so filed on a timely basis. As of the time it was filed with the SEC (or, if amended or superseded by a filing prior to the date of this Agreement, then on the date of such filing), each of the Parent SEC Documents complied in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act (as the case may be) and, as of the time they were filed, or if amended or superseded by a filing prior to the date of this Agreement, on the date of the last such amendment or superseding filing prior to the date of this Agreement, none of the Parent SEC Documents contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The certifications and statements required by (i) Rule 13a-14 under the Exchange Act and (ii) 18 U.S.C. §1350 (Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act) relating to the Parent SEC Documents (collectively, the “Certifications”) are accurate and complete and comply as to form and content with all applicable Laws, and no current or former executive officer of Parent has failed to make the Certifications required of him or her. Parent has made available to the Company true and complete copies of all correspondence, other than transmittal correspondence or general communications by the SEC not specifically addressed to Parent, between the SEC, on the one hand, and Parent, on the other, since December 31, 2021, including all SEC comment letters and responses to such comment letters and responses to such comment letters by or on behalf of Parent except for such comment letters and responses to such comment letters that are publicly accessible through EDGAR. As of the date of this Agreement, there are no outstanding unresolved comments in comment letters received from the SEC or NYSE American with respect to Parent SEC Documents. To the Knowledge of Parent, none of the Parent SEC Documents is the subject of ongoing SEC review and there are no inquiries or investigations by the SEC or any internal investigations pending or threatened, including with regards to any accounting practices of Parent. As used in this Section 3.7, the term “file” and variations thereof shall be broadly construed to include any manner in which a document or information is filed, furnished, supplied or otherwise made available to the SEC.

 

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(b) The financial statements (including any related notes) contained or incorporated by reference in the Parent SEC Documents: (i) complied as to form in all material respects with the published rules and regulations of the SEC applicable thereto; (ii) were prepared in accordance with GAAP (except as may be indicated in the notes to such financial statements or, in the case of unaudited financial statements, except as permitted by Form 10-Q of the SEC, and except that the unaudited financial statements may not contain footnotes and are subject to normal and recurring year-end adjustments) applied on a consistent basis unless otherwise noted therein throughout the periods indicated; and (iii) fairly present, in all material respects, the financial position of Parent and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of the respective dates thereof and the results of operations and cash flows of Parent for the periods covered thereby. Other than as expressly disclosed in the Parent SEC Documents filed prior to the date hereof, there has been no material change in Parent’s accounting methods or principles that would be required to be disclosed in Parent’s financial statements in accordance with GAAP.

 

(c) Parent’s independent registered public accounting firm has at all times since the date of enactment of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act been: (i) a registered public accounting firm (as defined in Section 2(a)(12) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act); (ii) to the Knowledge of Parent, “independent” with respect to Parent within the meaning of Regulation S-X under the Exchange Act; and (iii) to the Knowledge of Parent, in compliance with subsections (g) through (l) of Section 10A of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC and the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board thereunder.

 

(d) Except as set forth on Section 3.7(d), since December 31, 2021, through the date of this Agreement, Parent has not received any comment letter from the SEC or the staff thereof or any correspondence from officials of NYSE American or the staff thereof relating to the delisting or maintenance of listing of the Parent Common Stock on NYSE American. As of the date of this Agreement, Parent has timely responded to all comment letters of the staff of the SEC relating to the Parent SEC Documents, and the SEC has not advised Parent that any final responses are inadequate, insufficient or otherwise non-responsive. Parent has made available to the Company true, correct and complete copies or all comment letters, written inquiries and enforcement correspondences between the SEC, on the one hand, and Parent, on the other hand, occurring since December 31, 2021 and will, reasonably promptly following the receipt thereof, make available to the Company any such correspondence sent or received after the date of this Agreement. To the Knowledge of Parent, as of the date of this Agreement, none of the Parent SEC Documents is the subject of an ongoing SEC report or outstanding SEC comment.

 

(e) Since December 31, 2021, there have been no formal investigations regarding financial reporting or accounting policies and practices discussed with, reviewed by or initiated at the direction of the chief executive officer, chief financial officer, principal accounting officer or general counsel of Parent, the Parent Board or any committee thereof, other than ordinary course audits or reviews of accounting policies and practices or internal controls required by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.

 

(f) Parent is and since January 1, 2020 has been, in compliance in all material respects with the applicable current listing and governance rules and regulations of NYSE American.

 

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(g) Parent maintains, and at all times since December 31, 2021, has maintained, a system of internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) of the Exchange Act) that is designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with GAAP and to provide reasonable assurance (i) that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with GAAP, (ii) that receipts and expenditures are made only in accordance with authorizations of management and the Parent Board, (iii) regarding prevention or timely detection of the unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of Parent’s assets that could have a material effect on Parent’s financial statements and (iv) that Parent maintains records in reasonable detail which accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of Parent and any of its Subsidiaries. Parent has evaluated the effectiveness of Parent’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2021, and, to the extent required by applicable Law, presented in any applicable Parent SEC Document that is a report on Form 10-K or Form 10-Q (or any amendment thereto) its conclusions about the effectiveness of the internal control over financial reporting as of the end of the period covered by such report or amendment based on such evaluation. Parent has disclosed, based on its most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to Parent’s auditors and audit committee (and has described in Section 3.7(g) of the Parent Disclosure Schedule) (A) all material weaknesses and all significant deficiencies, if any, in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting that are reasonably likely to adversely affect Parent’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information and (B) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves Parent, any of its Subsidiaries, Parent’s management or other employees who have a role in the preparation of financial statements or the internal accounting controls utilized by the Parent and its Subsidiaries or (C) any claim or allegation regarding any of the foregoing. Parent has not identified, based on its most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, any significant deficiencies or material weaknesses in the design or operation of Parent’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

(h) Parent maintains “disclosure controls and procedures” (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Exchange Act) that are reasonably designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by Parent in the periodic reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the required time periods, and that all such information is accumulated and communicated to Parent’s management as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure and to make the Certifications.

 

(i) Parent has not been since January 1, 2020, and is not currently, a “shell company” as defined under Section 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

 

Section 3.8 Absence of Changes. Except as set forth in Section 3.8 of the Parent Disclosure Schedule, since the Parent Balance Sheet Date, Parent and each of its Subsidiaries have conducted its business only in the Ordinary Course of Business (except for the execution and performance of this Agreement and the discussions, negotiations and transactions related thereto) and there has not been any (a) Parent Material Adverse Effect and (b) neither Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries has done any of the following:

 

(a) declared, accrued, set aside or paid any dividend or made any other distribution in respect of any shares of its capital stock or repurchased, redeemed or otherwise reacquired any shares of its capital stock or other securities (except in connection with the payment of the exercise price and/or withholding Taxes incurred upon the exercise, settlement or vesting of any award granted under the Parent Stock Plans);

 

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(b) sold, issued, granted, pledged or otherwise disposed of or encumbered or authorized any of the foregoing with respect to: (A) any capital stock or other security of Parent (except for Parent Common Stock issued upon the valid exercise of outstanding Parent Options); (B) any option, warrant or right to acquire any capital stock or any other security, other than stock option grants to employees in the Ordinary Course of Business; or (C) any instrument convertible into or exchangeable for any capital stock or other security of Parent;

 

(c) except as required to give effect to anything in contemplation of the Closing, amended any of its Organizational Documents, or effected or been a party to any merger, consolidation, share exchange, business combination, recapitalization, reclassification of shares, stock split, reverse stock split or similar transaction except, for the avoidance of doubt, the Contemplated Transactions;

 

(d) formed any Subsidiary or acquired any equity interest or other interest in any other Entity or entered into a joint venture with any other Entity (other than Merger Subs);

 

(e) (A) lent money to any Person (except for the advance of reasonable business expenses to employees, directors and consultants in the Ordinary Course of Business), (B) incurred or guaranteed any indebtedness for borrowed money, or (C) guaranteed any debt securities of others;

 

(f) other than as required by applicable Law or the terms of any Parent Benefit Plan as in effect on the date of this Agreement: (A) adopted, terminated, established or entered into any Parent Benefit Plan; (B) caused any Parent Benefit Plan to be amended in any material respect; (C) paid any material bonus or distributed any profit-sharing account balances or similar payment to, or increased the amount of the wages, salary, commissions, benefits or other compensation or remuneration payable to, any of its directors, officers or employees; (D) increased the severance, retention, change-of-control or similar benefits offered to any current, former or new employees, directors or individual consultants or(E) hired, terminated or gave notice of termination (other than for cause) to, any (x) officer or (y) employee whose annual base salary is or is expected to be more than $150,000 per year;

 

(g) entered into any collective bargaining agreement or similar agreement with any labor union, or similar labor organization;

 

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(h) entered into any material transaction other than (A) in the Ordinary Course of Business or (B) in connection with the Contemplated Transactions;

 

(i) acquired any material asset or sold, leased or otherwise irrevocably disposed of any of its assets or properties, or granted any Encumbrance with respect to such assets or properties, except in the Ordinary Course of Business;

 

(j) sold, assigned, transferred, licensed, sublicensed or otherwise disposed of any material Parent IP (other than pursuant to non-exclusive licenses in the Ordinary Course of Business);

 

(k) made, changed or revoked any material Tax election, filed any amendment making any material change to any income or other material Tax Return, settled or compromised any income or other material Tax liability, entered into any Tax allocation, sharing, indemnification or other similar agreement or arrangement (including any “closing agreement” described in Section 7121 of the Code (or any similar Law) with any Governmental Body, but excluding customary commercial Contracts entered into in the Ordinary Course of Business the principal subject matter of which is not Taxes), requested or consented to any extension or waiver of any limitation period with respect to any claim or assessment for any income or other material Taxes (other than pursuant to an extension of time to file any Tax Return granted in the Ordinary Course of Business of not more than six months), or adopted or changed any material accounting method in respect of Taxes;

 

(l) made any expenditures, incurred any Liabilities or discharged or satisfied any Liabilities, in each case, in amounts that exceed the aggregate amount of $150,000;

 

(m) other than as required by Law or GAAP, taken any action to change accounting policies or procedures;

 

(n) initiated or settled any Legal Proceeding; or

 

(o) agreed, resolved or committed to do any of the foregoing.

 

Section 3.9 Absence of Undisclosed Liabilities. As of the date hereof, neither Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries has any Liability, individually or in the aggregate, of a type required to be recorded or reflected on a balance sheet or disclosed in the footnotes thereto under GAAP except for: (a) Liabilities disclosed, reflected or reserved against in the Parent Balance Sheet; (b) Liabilities that have been incurred by Parent or its Subsidiaries since the date of the Parent Balance Sheet in the Ordinary Course of Business; (c) Liabilities for performance of obligations of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries under Parent Contracts in the Ordinary Course of Business; (d) Liabilities incurred in connection with the Contemplated Transactions; and (e) Liabilities which would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to be material to the Parent.

 

Section 3.10 Title to Assets. Except as set forth on Section 3.10 of the Parent Disclosure Schedule, each of Parent and its Subsidiaries owns, and has good and valid title to, or, in the case of leased properties and assets, valid and enforceable leasehold interests in, all tangible properties or tangible assets and equipment used or held for use in its business or operations or purported to be owned by it, including: (a) all tangible assets reflected on the Parent Balance Sheet; and (b) all other tangible assets reflected in the books and records of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries as being owned by Parent or such Subsidiary. All of such assets are owned or, in the case of leased assets, leased by Parent or its Subsidiaries free and clear of any Encumbrances, other than Permitted Encumbrances.

 

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Section 3.11 Real Property; Leasehold. Neither Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries own any real property. Parent has made available to the Company (a) an accurate and complete list of all real properties with respect to which Parent directly or indirectly holds a valid leasehold interest as well as any other real estate that is in the possession of, or occupied or leased by, Parent or any of its Subsidiaries, and (b) copies of all leases under which any such real property is possessed, occupied or leased (the “Parent Real Estate Leases”), each of which is in full force and effect, with no existing material default thereunder by Parent or any of its Subsidiaries, or to the Knowledge of Parent, any other party thereto. Parent’s possession, occupancy, lease, use and/or operation of each such leased property conforms to all applicable Laws in all material respects, and except for as set forth in Section 3.11 of the Parent Disclosure Schedule, Parent has exclusive possession of each such leased property and leasehold interest and has not granted any occupancy rights to tenants or licensees with respect to such leased property or leasehold interest. In addition, each such leased property and leasehold interest is free and clear of all Encumbrances other than Permitted Encumbrances. Parent has not received any written notice from its landlords or any Governmental Body that: (i) relates to violations of building, zoning, safety or fire ordinances or regulations; (ii) claims any defect or deficiency with respect to any of such properties; or (iii) requests the performance of any repairs, alterations or other work to such properties.

 

Section 3.12 Intellectual Property; Privacy.

 

(a) Section 3.12(a) of the Parent Disclosure Schedule identifies each item of material Registered IP owned in whole or in part by the Parent or its Subsidiaries, including, with respect to each application and registration: (i) the name of the applicant or registrant and any other co-owners, (ii) the jurisdiction of application or registration, and (iii) the application or registration number. To the Knowledge of Parent, each of the U.S. patents and patent applications included in Section 3.12(a) of the Parent Disclosure Schedule properly identifies by name each and every inventor of the inventions claimed therein as determined in accordance with applicable Laws of the United States. As of the date of this Agreement, no cancellation, interference, opposition, reissue, reexamination or other proceeding of any nature (other than office actions or similar communications issued by any Governmental Body in the ordinary course of prosecution of any pending applications for registration) is pending or, to the Knowledge of Parent, threatened in writing, in which the scope, validity, enforceability or ownership of any Parent IP is being or has been contested or challenged. To the Knowledge of Parent, each item of Parent IP is valid and enforceable, and with respect to the Parent’s material Registered IP, subsisting.

 

(b) Except as set forth in Section 3.12(b) of the Parent Disclosure Schedule, there are no actions that must be taken within ninety (90) days of the Closing, the failure of which will result in the abandonment, lapse or cancellation of any of the Registered IP owned in whole or in part by Parent or any of its Subsidiaries.

 

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(c) Except as set forth in Section 3.12(c) of the Parent Disclosure Schedule, and as has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Parent Material Adverse Effect, Parent or its Subsidiaries exclusively own, are the sole assignee of, or have exclusively licensed all of material Parent IP, free and clear of all Encumbrances other than Permitted Encumbrances. The Parent IP and the Intellectual Property Rights licensed to Parent pursuant to a valid, enforceable written agreement constitute all Intellectual Property Rights used in, material to or otherwise necessary for the operation of Parent’s and any of its Subsidiaries’ business as currently conducted. Except as set forth in Section 3.12(c) of the Parent Disclosure Schedule each Parent Associate involved in the creation or development of any material Parent IP, pursuant to such Parent Associate’s activities on behalf of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries, has signed a valid and enforceable written agreement containing an assignment of such Parent Associate’s rights in such Parent IP to Parent or its Subsidiaries. Each Parent Associate who has or has had access to Parent’s or any of its Subsidiaries’ trade secrets or confidential information has signed a valid and enforceable written agreement containing confidentiality provisions protecting the Parent IP, trade secrets and confidential information. Parent has taken commercially reasonable steps to protect and preserve the confidentiality of its trade secrets and confidential information.

 

(d) Except as set forth on Section 3.12(d) of the Parent Disclosure Schedule, to the Knowledge of Parent, no funding, facilities or personnel of any Governmental Body or any university, college, research institute or other educational institution has been used to create Parent IP, except for any such funding or use of facilities or personnel that does not result in such Governmental Body or institution obtaining ownership rights or a license to such Parent IP or the right to receive royalties for the practice of such Parent IP.

 

(e) Section 3.12(e) of Parent Disclosure Schedule sets forth each license agreement pursuant to which Parent (i) is granted a license under any material Intellectual Property Right owned by any third party that is used by Parent or its Subsidiaries in its business as currently conducted (each a “Parent In-bound License”) or (ii) grants to any third party a license under any material Parent IP or material Intellectual Property Right licensed to Parent under a Parent In-bound License (each a “Parent Out-bound License”) (provided, that, Parent In-bound Licenses shall not include, when entered into in the Ordinary Course of Business, material transfer agreements, services agreements, clinical trial agreements, agreements with Parent Associates, non-disclosure agreements, commercially available Software-as-a-Service offerings, or off-the-shelf software licenses; and Parent Out-bound Licenses shall not include, when entered into in the Ordinary Course of Business, material transfer agreements, clinical trial agreements, services agreements, non-disclosure agreements, or non-exclusive outbound licenses). All Parent In-bound Licenses and Parent Out-bound Licenses are in full force and effect and are valid, enforceable and binding obligations of Parent and, to the Knowledge of Parent, each other party to such Parent In-bound Licenses or Parent Out-bound Licenses. Neither Parent, nor, to the Knowledge of Parent, any other party to such Parent In-bound Licenses or Parent Out-bound Licenses, is in material breach under any Parent In-bound Licenses or Parent Out-bound Licenses. Except as set forth in Section 3.12(e) of the Parent Disclosure Schedule, none of the terms or conditions of any Parent In-Bound License or any Parent Out-bound License requires Parent or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their Affiliates to maintain, develop or prosecute any Intellectual Property Rights.

 

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(f) To the Knowledge of Parent: (i) the operation of the business of Parent and its Subsidiaries as currently conducted does not infringe, misappropriate or otherwise violate any Intellectual Property Rights of any other Person and (ii) no other Person is infringing, misappropriating or otherwise violating any Parent IP. No Legal Proceeding is pending (or, to the Knowledge of Parent, is threatened in writing) (A) against Parent or its Subsidiaries alleging that the operation of the business of Parent or its Subsidiaries infringes or constitutes the misappropriation or other violation of any Intellectual Property Rights of another Person or (B) by Parent or its Subsidiaries alleging that another Person has infringed, misappropriated or otherwise violated any of the Parent IP. Since December 31, 2021, neither Parent nor its Subsidiaries have received any written notice or other written communication alleging that the operation of the business of Parent or its Subsidiaries infringes or constitutes the misappropriation or other violation of any Intellectual Property Right of another Person.

 

(g) None of the Parent IP or, to the Knowledge of Parent, any material Intellectual Property Rights exclusively licensed by Parent or its Subsidiaries, is subject to any pending or outstanding injunction, directive, order, judgment or other disposition of dispute, that adversely and materially restricts the use, transfer, registration or licensing by Parent or its Subsidiaries of any such Parent IP or material Intellectual Property Rights exclusively licensed to Parent or its Subsidiaries.

 

(h) To the Knowledge of Parent, Parent and the operation of Parent’s and its Subsidiaries’ business are, and have at all times been, in material compliance with all Privacy and Data Processing Requirements. To the knowledge of Parent, Parent and its Subsidiaries have at all applicable times provided all notices, and obtained and maintained all rights, consents, and authorizations, to Process Parent Data as Processed by or for Parent or its Subsidiaries. Since January 1, 2020, there have been (i) no loss or theft of, or security breach relating to Parent Data, (ii) no violation of any security policy of Parent or its Subsidiaries regarding any such Parent Data, and (iii) no unauthorized access to, or unauthorized, unintended, or improper use, disclosure, or other Processing of, any Parent Data. Parent and its Subsidiaries have taken commercially reasonable steps and implemented reasonable disaster recovery and security plans and procedures to protect the information technology systems used in, material to or necessary for operation of Parent’s or its Subsidiaries business as currently conducted and Parent Data from unauthorized use, access, or other Processing. To the Knowledge of Parent, there have been no (i) material malfunctions or unauthorized intrusions or breaches of the information technology systems used in, material to or necessary for the operation of Parent’s or its Subsidiaries’ business or (ii) material unauthorized access to, or other processing of, Parent Data.

 

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Section 3.13 Agreements, Contracts and Commitments.

 

(a) Section 3.13 of the Parent Disclosure Schedule lists the following Parent Contracts in effect as of the date of this Agreement other than any Parent Benefit Plans (each, a “Parent Material Contract” and collectively, the “Parent Material Contracts”):

 

(i) a material Contract as defined in Item 601(b)(10) of Regulation S-K as promulgated under the Securities Act;

 

(ii) each Parent Contract relating to any agreement of indemnification or guaranty not entered into in the Ordinary Course of Business;

 

(iii) each Parent Contract containing (A) any covenant limiting in any material respect the freedom of Parent or its Subsidiaries to engage in any line of business or compete with any Person, (B) any most-favored nation or other preferred pricing arrangement in favor of a Person other than Parent or any similar term by which any Person is or could become entitled to any benefit, right or privilege that must be at least as favorable to such Person as those offered to any other Person, (C) any exclusivity provision, option to receive a license, right of first refusal or right of first negotiation or similar covenant in favor of a Person other than Parent, or (D) any non-solicitation provision not entered into in the Ordinary Course of Business;

 

(iv) each Parent Contract relating to capital expenditures and requiring payments after the date of this Agreement in excess of $150,000 pursuant to its express terms and not cancelable without penalty;

 

(v) each Parent Contract relating to the disposition or acquisition of material assets or any ownership interest in any Entity;

 

(vi) each Parent Contract relating to any mortgages, indentures, loans, notes or credit agreements, security agreements or other agreements or instruments relating to the borrowing of money or extension of credit or creating any material Encumbrances with respect to any assets of Parent or its Subsidiaries or any loans or debt obligations with officers or directors of Parent;

 

(vii) each Parent Contract requiring payment by or to Parent after the date of this Agreement in excess of $100,000 in the aggregate in the current calendar year or any future calendar year pursuant to its express terms relating to: (A) any distribution agreement (identifying any that contain exclusivity provisions); (B) any agreement involving provision of services or products with respect to any pre-clinical or clinical development activities of Parent; (C) any dealer, distributor, joint marketing, alliance, joint venture, cooperation, development or other agreement currently in force under which Parent has continuing obligations to develop or market any product, technology or service, or any agreement pursuant to which Parent has continuing obligations to develop any Intellectual Property Rights that will not be owned, in whole or in part, by Parent; or (D) any Parent Contract with any third party providing any services relating to the manufacture or production of any product, service or technology of Parent or any Parent Contract to sell, distribute or commercialize any products or service of Parent;

 

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(viii) each Parent Contract with any financial advisor, broker, finder, investment banker or other similar Person providing financial advisory services to Parent in connection with the Contemplated Transactions;

 

(ix) each Parent Real Estate Lease;

 

(x) each Parent Contract with any Governmental Body;

 

(xi) each Parent Out-bound License and Parent In-bound License, and each Parent Contract containing a covenant not to sue or otherwise enforce any Intellectual Property Rights;

 

(xii) each Parent Contract requiring the payment of any royalty, dividend or similar arrangement based on the revenues or profits of Parent or its Subsidiaries;

 

(xiii) each Parent Contract, offer letter, employment agreement, or individual independent contractor agreement with any employee, individual independent contractor or other natural person service provider whose annual compensation equals or exceeds $100,000 that (A) is not immediately terminable at will by Parent without notice, severance, retention or other cost or liability, except as required under applicable Law, or (B) provides for retention payments, change-of-control payments, severance, accelerated vesting, or any similar payment or benefit that may or will become due as a result of the Merger;

 

(xiv) any other Contract that is not terminable at will (with no penalty or payment or requirement for prior notice, except as required by applicable law) by Parent or its Subsidiaries, as applicable, and (A) which involves payment or receipt by Parent or its Subsidiaries after the date of this Agreement under any such agreement, Contract or commitment of more than $100,000 in the aggregate, or obligations after the date of this Agreement in excess of $100,000 in the aggregate, or (B) that is material to the business or operations of Parent and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole;

 

(xv) each Parent Contract providing any option to receive a license or other right, any right of first negotiation, any right of first refusal or any similar right to any Person related to any material Parent IP or material Intellectual Property Right licensed to Parent under a Parent In-bound License; and

 

(xvi) each Parent Contract entered into in settlement of any Legal Proceeding or other dispute.

 

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(b) Parent has delivered or made available to the Company accurate and complete copies of all Parent Material Contracts, including all amendments thereto. There are no Parent Material Contracts that are not in written form. Neither Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries has, nor, to Parent’s Knowledge, as of the date of this Agreement, has any other party to a Parent Material Contract, breached, violated or defaulted under, or received notice that it breached, violated or defaulted under, any of the terms or conditions of any Parent Material Contract in such manner as would permit any other party to cancel or terminate any such Parent Material Contract, or would permit any other party to seek damages which would reasonably be expected to be material to Parent or its business. As to Parent and its Subsidiaries, as of the date of this Agreement, each Parent Material Contract is valid, binding, enforceable and in full force and effect, subject to the Enforceability Exceptions. No Person is renegotiating, or has a right pursuant to the terms of any Parent Material Contract to change, any material amount paid or payable to Parent under any Parent Material Contract or any other material term or provision of any Parent Material Contract, and no Person has indicated in writing to Parent that it desires to renegotiate, modify, not renew or cancel any Parent Material Contract.

 

Section 3.14 Compliance; Permits. Parent or its Subsidiaries hold all required Governmental Authorizations which are material to the operation of the business of Parent or such Subsidiary as currently conducted (the “Parent Permits”). Section 3.14 of the Parent Disclosure Schedule identifies each Parent Permit. Each such Parent Permit is valid and in full force and effect, and Parent is in material compliance with the terms of the Parent Permits. No Legal Proceeding is pending or, to the Knowledge of Parent, threatened, which seeks to revoke, limit, suspend, or materially modify any Parent Permit.

 

Section 3.15 Health Care Regulatory Matters.

 

(a) Parent, its Subsidiaries, and, to the Knowledge of Parent, each of their respective directors, officers, management employees, agents (while acting in such capacity), contract manufacturers, suppliers, contractors and distributors are, and since January 1, 2021, have been, in material compliance with all Health Care Laws to the extent applicable to Parent or any of its Subsidiaries and their products or activities. To the Knowledge of Parent, there are no facts or circumstances that reasonably would be expected to give rise to any material liability of Parent or its Subsidiaries under any Health Care Laws.

 

(b) Neither Parent nor its Subsidiaries is party to any corporate integrity agreements, monitoring agreements, consent decrees, settlement orders, or similar agreements with or imposed by any Governmental Body.

 

(c) All applications, notifications, submissions, information, claims, reports and statistical analyses, and other data and conclusions derived therefrom, utilized as the basis for or submitted in connection with any and all requests for a Parent Permit from the FDA or other Governmental Body relating to products that are regulated as drugs, medical devices, or other healthcare products under Health Care Laws, including biological and drug candidates, compounds or products being researched, tested, stored, developed, labeled, manufactured, packed and/or distributed by Parent or any of its Subsidiaries (“Parent Products”), including, without limitation, investigational new drug applications, when submitted to the FDA or other Governmental Body were true, complete and correct in all material respects as of the date of submission and any necessary or required updates, changes, corrections or modification to such applications, submissions, information and data have been submitted to the FDA or other Governmental Body. Parent does not have Knowledge of any facts or circumstances that would be reasonably likely to lead to the revocation, suspension, limitation, or cancellation of a Parent Permit required under Health Care Laws.

 

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(d) All preclinical studies and clinical trials conducted by Parent or its Subsidiaries or, to the Knowledge of Parent, on behalf of Parent or its Subsidiaries have been, and if still pending are being, conducted in material compliance all applicable Health Care Laws, including, but not limited to, the FDCA and its applicable implementing regulations at 21 C.F.R. Parts 50, 54, 56, 58, 312 and 314. No clinical trial conducted by or on behalf of Parent or its Subsidiaries has been conducted, to the Knowledge of Parent, using any clinical investigators who have been disqualified, debarred or excluded from healthcare programs. No clinical trial conducted by or on behalf of Parent or its Subsidiaries has been terminated or suspended prior to completion, and no institutional review board that has or has had jurisdiction over, a clinical trial conducted by or on behalf of Parent or its Subsidiaries has placed a partial or full clinical hold order on, or otherwise terminated, delayed or suspended, such a clinical trial at a clinical research site based on an actual or alleged lack of safety or efficacy of any Parent Product or a failure to conduct such clinical trial in compliance with applicable Health Care Laws, their implementing regulations and good clinical practices.

 

(e) All manufacturing operations conducted by Parent or its Subsidiaries or, to the Knowledge of Parent, for the benefit of Parent or its Subsidiaries have been and are being conducted in material compliance with all Parent Permits under applicable Health Care Laws, all applicable provisions of the FDA’s current good manufacturing practice (cGMP) regulations at 21 C.F.R. Parts 210-211 and Parts 600 and 610 and FDA’s Quality System (QS) regulations at 21 C.F.R. Part 820, and all comparable foreign regulatory requirements of any Governmental Body.

 

(f) Neither Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries has received any written communication that relates to an alleged violation or noncompliance with any Health Care Laws, including any notification of any pending or threatened claim, suit, proceeding, hearing, enforcement, investigation, arbitration, import detention or refusal, FDA Warning Letter or Untitled Letter, or any action by a Governmental Body relating to any Health Care Laws. All Warning Letters, Form-483 observations, or comparable findings from other Governmental Bodies listed in Section 3.15(f) of the Parent Disclosure Schedule have been resolved and closed out to the satisfaction of the applicable Governmental Body.

 

(g) There have been no seizures, withdrawals, recalls, detentions, or suspensions of manufacturing, testing, or distribution relating to the Parent Products required or requested by a Governmental Body or other notice of action relating to an alleged lack of safety, efficacy, or regulatory compliance of the Parent Products reported to the FDA (“Parent Safety Notices”), and, to the Knowledge of Parent, there are no facts or circumstances that reasonably would be expected to give rise to a Parent Safety Notice. All Parent Safety Notices listed in Section 3.15(g) of the Parent Disclosure Schedule have been resolved to the satisfaction of the applicable Governmental Body.

 

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(h) There are no unresolved Parent Safety Notices, and to the Knowledge of Parent, there are no facts that would be reasonably likely to result in a material Parent Safety Notice or a termination or suspension of developing and testing of any of the Parent Products.

 

(i) Neither Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries, or, to the Knowledge of Parent, any officer, employee, agent, or distributor of Parent or its Subsidiaries has made an untrue statement of a material fact or fraudulent or misleading statement to a Governmental Body, failed to disclose a material fact required to be disclosed to a Governmental Body, or committed an act, made a statement, or failed to make a statement that would reasonably be expected to provide a basis for the FDA to invoke its FDA Ethics Policy. To the Knowledge of Parent, none of the aforementioned is or has been under investigation resulting from any allegedly untrue, fraudulent, misleading, or false statement or omission, including data fraud, or had any action pending or threatened relating to the FDA Ethics Policy.

 

(j) All reports, documents, claims, Parent Permits and notices required to be filed, maintained or furnished to the FDA or any Governmental Body by Parent and its Subsidiaries have been so filed, maintained or furnished, except where failure to file, maintain or furnish such reports, documents, claims, Parent Permits or notices has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Parent Material Adverse Effect. All such reports, documents, claims, Parent Permits and notices were true and complete in all material respects on the date filed (or were corrected in or supplemented by a subsequent filing).

 

(k) Neither Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries, or, to the Knowledge of Parent, any officer, employee, agent, contractor or distributor of Parent or its Subsidiaries has committed any act, made any statement or failed to make any statement that violates the Federal Anti-Kickback Statute, 42 U.S.C. § 1320a-7b, the Federal False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. § 3729, other Health Care Laws, or any other similar federal, state, or ex-U.S. law applicable in the jurisdictions in which the Parent Products are sold or intended to be sold.

 

(l) Neither Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries, or, to the Knowledge of Parent, any officer, employee, agent, contractor or distributor of Parent or of its Subsidiaries has been convicted of any crime or engaged in any conduct that has resulted, or would reasonably be expected to result, in debarment under applicable Law, including, without limitation, 21 U.S.C. § 335a, or exclusion under 42 U.S.C. § 1320a-7, or any other statutory provision or similar law applicable in other jurisdictions in which the Parent Products are sold or intended to be sold. Neither Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries, or, to the Knowledge of Parent, any officer, employee, agent, contractor or distributor of Parent or its Subsidiaries, has been excluded from participation in any federal health care program or convicted of any crime or engaged in any conduct for which such Person could be excluded from participating in any federal health care program under Section 1128 of the Social Security Act of 1935, as amended, or any similar Health Care Law or program.

 

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(m) The Studies conducted by or on behalf of or sponsored by Parent (including its Subsidiaries) that are described or referred to in the Parent SEC Documents were and, if still pending, are, being conducted in accordance with all applicable statutes, laws, rules and regulations (including, without limitation, those administered by the FDA or by any foreign, federal, state or local governmental or regulatory authority performing functions similar to those performed by the FDA), as well as the protocols, procedures and controls designed and approved for such Studies and with standard medical and scientific research procedures. The Parent SEC Documents include all material safety and efficacy results of any Parent Product from any Studies.

 

Section 3.16 Legal Proceedings; Orders.

 

(a) Except as set forth in Section 3.16(a) of the Parent Disclosure Schedule, as of the date of this Agreement, there is no material pending Legal Proceeding and, to the Knowledge of Parent, no Person has threatened in writing to commence any Legal Proceeding: (i) that involves (A) Parent, (B) any of its Subsidiaries, (C) any Parent Associate (in his or her capacity as such) or (D) any of the material assets owned or used by Parent or its Subsidiaries; or (ii) that challenges, or that would have the effect of preventing, delaying, making illegal or otherwise interfering with, the Contemplated Transactions.

 

(b) Since Parent’s inception through the date of this Agreement, no Legal Proceeding has been pending against Parent that resulted in material liability to Parent.

 

(c) There is no order, writ, injunction, judgment or decree to which Parent or any of its Subsidiaries, or any of the material assets owned or used by Parent or any of its Subsidiaries, is subject. To the Knowledge of Parent, no officer of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries is subject to any order, writ, injunction, judgment or decree that prohibits such officer or employee from engaging in or continuing any conduct, activity or practice relating to the business of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries or to any material assets owned or used by Parent or any of its Subsidiaries.

 

Section 3.17 Tax Matters. Except as set forth on Section 3.17 of the Parent Disclosure Schedule:

 

(a) Parent and each of its Subsidiaries have filed all income and other material Tax Returns that were required to be filed by or with respect to it under applicable Law. All such Tax Returns are correct and complete in all material respects and have been prepared in compliance with applicable Law in all material respects. No written claim has ever been made by any Governmental Body in any jurisdiction where Parent or any of its Subsidiaries does not file Tax Returns or pay Taxes that Parent or such Subsidiary, as applicable, is subject to taxation by that jurisdiction.

 

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(b) All income and other material Taxes due and owing by Parent or any of its Subsidiaries on or before the date hereof (whether or not shown on any Tax Return) have been fully and timely paid. The unpaid Taxes of Parent and its Subsidiaries did not, as of the date of the Parent Balance Sheet, materially exceed the reserve for Tax liability (excluding any reserve for deferred Taxes established to reflect timing differences between book and Tax items) set forth on the face of the Parent Balance Sheet. Since the Parent Balance Sheet Date, neither Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries has incurred any material Liability for Taxes outside the Ordinary Course of Business.

 

(c) All material Taxes that Parent and each of its Subsidiaries is or was required by Law to withhold or collect have been duly and timely withheld or collected on behalf of its respective employees, independent contractors, stockholders, lenders, customers or other third parties and have been timely paid to the proper Governmental Body or other Person or properly set aside in accounts for this purpose.

 

(d) There are no Encumbrances for material Taxes (other than Taxes not yet due and payable) upon any of the assets of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries.

 

(e) No deficiencies for a material amount of Taxes with respect to Parent or any of its Subsidiaries have been claimed, proposed or assessed by any Governmental Body in writing. There are no pending or ongoing or to the Knowledge of Parent, threatened audits, assessments or other actions for or relating to any liability in respect of a material amount of Taxes of Parent. Neither Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries (or predecessors thereof) has waived any statute of limitations or agreed to any extension of time with respect to any income or other material Tax assessment or deficiency.

 

(f) Neither Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries has been a United States real property holding corporation within the meaning of Section 897(c)(2) of the Code during the applicable period specified in Section 897(c)(1)(A)(ii) of the Code.

 

(g) Neither Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to any Tax allocation agreement, Tax sharing agreement, Tax indemnity agreement, or similar agreement or arrangement, other than customary commercial Contracts entered into in the Ordinary Course of Business the principal subject matter of which is not Taxes.

 

(h) Neither Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries will be required to include any material item of income in, or exclude any material item of deduction from, taxable income for any Tax period (or portion thereof) ending after the Closing Date as a result of any: (i) change in method of accounting for Tax purposes for a Tax period ending on or prior to the Closing Date; (ii) use of an improper method of accounting for a Tax period ending on or prior to the Closing Date; (iii) “closing agreement” as described in Section 7121 of the Code (or any similar provision of state, local or foreign Law) executed on or prior to the Closing Date; (iv) intercompany transaction or excess loss account described in Treasury Regulations under Section 1502 of the Code (or any similar provision of state, local or foreign Law); (v) installment sale or open transaction disposition made on or prior to the Closing Date; (vi) prepaid amount, advance payment or deferred revenue received or accrued on or prior to the Closing Date outside the Ordinary Course of Business; (vii) application of Section 367(d) of the Code to any transfer of intangible property on or prior to the Closing Date; or (viii) application of Sections 951 or 951A of the Code (or any similar provision of state, local or foreign Law) to any income received or accrued on or prior to the Closing Date. Parent has not made any election under Section 965(h) of the Code.

 

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(i) Neither Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries has ever been (i) a member of a consolidated, combined or unitary Tax group (other than such a group the common parent of which is Parent) or (ii) a party to any joint venture, partnership, or other arrangement that is treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income Tax purposes. The Company does not own any interest in any entity that is a “passive foreign investment company” within the meaning of Section 1297 of the Code (other than any such entity that is a “controlled foreign corporation” within the meaning of Section 897 of the Code). Neither Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries currently uses the cash method of accounting for income Tax purposes. Parent has no Liability for any material Taxes of any Person (other than Parent and any of its Subsidiaries) under Treasury Regulations Section 1.1502-6 (or any similar provision of state, local, or foreign Law), as a transferee or successor, by Contract (other than a Contract entered into in the Ordinary Course of Business the principal subject matter of which is not Taxes) or otherwise by operation of Law.

 

(j) Neither Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries has distributed stock of another Person, or had its stock distributed by another Person, in a transaction that was purported or intended to be governed in whole or in part by Section 355 of the Code or Section 361 of the Code (or any similar provisions of state, local or foreign Law).

 

(k) Parent has never had a permanent establishment (within the meaning of an applicable Tax treaty) or otherwise had an office or fixed place of business in a country other than the country in which it is organized.

 

(l) Neither Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries has participated in or been a party to a transaction that, as of the date of this Agreement, constitutes a “listed transaction” within the meaning of Section 6707A(c)(2) of the Code and Treasury Regulations Section 1.6011-4(b)(2).

 

(m) Neither Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries is subject to a Tax holiday or Tax incentive or grant in any jurisdiction that based on applicable Law could be subject to recapture at or following the Closing.

 

(n) Section 3.17(n) of the Parent Disclosure Schedule sets forth the entity classification of Parent and each of its Subsidiaries for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Neither Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries has made an election or taken any other action to change its federal or state income Tax classification from the classification set forth on Section 3.17(n) of the Parent Disclosure Schedules. Neither Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries has taken any action or knows of any fact or circumstance that would reasonably be expected to prevent the Merger from qualifying as a reorganization under Section 368(a) of the Code.

 

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(o) Parent has not been, is not, and immediately prior to the First Effective Time will not be, treated as an “investment company” within the meaning of Section 368(a)(2)(F) of the Code.

 

For purposes of this Section 3.17, each reference to Parent or any of its Subsidiaries shall be deemed to include any Person that was liquidated into, merged with, or is otherwise a predecessor to, Parent.

 

Section 3.18 Employee and Labor Matters; Benefit Plans.

 

(a) Section 3.18(a) of the Parent Disclosure Schedule is a list of all material Parent Benefit Plans, other than employment offer letters or employment agreements on Parent’s standard form and other than individual Parent Options or other compensatory equity award agreements made pursuant to the Parent’s standard forms and as disclosed on Section 3.6(c) of the Parent Disclosure Schedule, in which case only representative standard forms of such agreements shall be scheduled. “Parent Benefit Plan” means each (i) “employee benefit plan” as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA and (ii) other pension, retirement, deferred compensation, excess benefit, profit sharing, bonus, incentive, equity or equity-based, phantom equity, employment, consulting, severance, change-of-control, retention, health, life, disability, group insurance, paid time off, holiday, welfare and fringe benefit plan, program, agreement, Contract, or arrangement (whether written or unwritten, qualified or nonqualified, funded or unfunded, subject or not subject to ERISA and including any that have been frozen), in each case, sponsored, maintained, administered, contributed to, or required to be contributed to, by Parent or any of its Subsidiaries for the benefit of any current or former employee, director, officer or individual independent contractor of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries or under which Parent or any of its Subsidiaries has any actual or contingent liability (including, without limitation, by or through a Parent ERISA Affiliate).

 

(b) As applicable with respect to each material Parent Benefit Plan, Parent has made available to the Company, true and complete copies of (i) each material Parent Benefit Plan, including all amendments thereto, and in the case of an unwritten material Parent Benefit Plan, a written description thereof, (ii) all current trust documents, investment management Contracts, custodial agreements, administrative services agreements and insurance and annuity Contracts relating thereto, (iii) the current summary plan description and each summary of material modifications thereto and any employee handbooks, (iv) the most recently filed annual reports with any Governmental Body (e.g., Form 5500 and all schedules thereto), (v) the most recent IRS determination, opinion or advisory letter, (vi) the most recent summary annual reports, nondiscrimination testing reports, actuarial reports, financial statements and trustee reports for the prior three plan years, (vii) all material, nonroutine notices and filings from the IRS or Department of Labor or other Governmental Body concerning any Parent Benefit Plan in the prior six-year period, and (viii) copies of all Forms 1094-B/C and Forms 1095-B/C for the past three plan years.

 

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(c) Each Parent Benefit Plan has been maintained, operated and administered in compliance with its terms and the applicable provisions of ERISA, the Code and all other Laws, in each case, in all material respects. Each Parent Benefit Plan that provides health benefits as a “group health plan” for purposes of the Affordable Care Act has been maintained and administered in compliance in all material respects with the Affordable Care Act, including offering health care coverage that does not subject Parent to any assessment under Section 4980H(a) or 4980H(b) of the Code. Parent has no, nor would reasonably be expected to have any, liability for Taxes under Sections 4980A through 4980I of the Code.

 

(d) The Parent Benefit Plans which are “employee pension benefit plans” within the meaning of Section 3(2) of ERISA and which are intended to meet the qualification requirements of Section 401(a) of the Code have received or may rely upon a determination or opinion letters from the IRS to the effect that such plans are qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code and the related trusts are exempt from federal income Taxes under Section 501(a) of the Code, respectively, and nothing has occurred that would reasonably be expected to materially adversely affect the qualification of such Parent Benefit Plan or the tax exempt status of the related trust.

 

(e) Neither Parent, any of its Subsidiaries nor any Parent ERISA Affiliate maintains, contributes to, is required to contribute to, or has any actual or contingent liability with respect to, (i) any “employee pension benefit plan” (within the meaning of Section 3(2) of ERISA) that is subject to Title IV or Section 302 of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code, (ii) any “multiemployer plan” (within the meaning of Section 3(37) of ERISA), (iii) any “multiple employer plan” (within the meaning of Section 413 of the Code) or (iv) any “multiple employer welfare arrangement” (within the meaning of Section 3(40) of ERISA).

 

(f) There are no pending audits or investigations by any Governmental Body involving any Parent Benefit Plan, and no pending or, to the Knowledge of Parent, threatened claims (except for routine individual claims for benefits payable in the normal operation of the Parent Benefit Plans), suits or proceedings involving any Parent Benefit Plan, or, to the Knowledge of Parent, any fiduciary thereof or service provider thereto, in any case except as would not be reasonably expected to result in material liability to Parent or any of its Subsidiaries. All contributions and premium payments required to have been made under any of the Parent Benefit Plans or by applicable Law (without regard to any waivers granted under Section 412 of the Code), have been timely made and neither Parent nor any Parent ERISA Affiliate has any material liability for any unpaid contributions with respect to any Parent Benefit Plan.

 

(g) None of Parent, any of its Subsidiaries or any Parent ERISA Affiliates, or to the Knowledge of Parent, any fiduciary, trustee or administrator of any Parent Benefit Plan, has engaged in, or in connection with the Contemplated Transactions will engage in, any transaction with respect to any Parent Benefit Plan which would subject any such Parent Benefit Plan, Parent, any of its Subsidiaries or Parent ERISA Affiliates to a material Tax, material penalty or material liability for a “prohibited transaction” under Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code.

 

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(h) No Parent Benefit Plan provides death, medical, dental, vision, life insurance or other welfare benefits beyond termination of service or retirement other than coverage mandated by Law and to the Knowledge of Parent, neither Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries has made a written representation promising the same.

 

(i) Except as set forth in Section 3.18(i) of the Parent Disclosure Schedule, neither the execution of this Agreement, nor the performance of the Contemplated Transactions (either alone or when combined with the occurrence of any other event, including a termination of employment) will: (i) result in any payment becoming due to any current or former employee, director, officer, or independent contractor of Parent or any Subsidiary thereof pursuant to any Parent Benefit Plan, (ii) increase any amount of compensation or benefits otherwise payable under any Parent Benefit Plan, (iii) result in the acceleration of the time of payment, funding or vesting of any benefits under any Parent Benefit Plan, (iv) require any contribution or payment to fund any obligation under any Parent Benefit Plan or (v) limit the right to merge, amend or terminate any Parent Benefit Plan.

 

(j) Except as set forth in Section 3.18(j) of the Parent Disclosure Schedule, neither the execution of, nor the consummation of the Contemplated Transactions (either alone or when combined with the occurrence of any other event, including a termination of employment) will result in the receipt or retention by any person who is a “disqualified individual” (within the meaning of Code Section 280G) with respect to Parent and its Subsidiaries of any payment or benefit that is or could be characterized as a “parachute payment” (within the meaning of Code Section 280G), determined without regard to the application of Code Section 280G(b)(5).

 

(k) Each Parent Benefit Plan that constitutes in any part a nonqualified deferred compensation plan within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code has been operated and maintained in operational and documentary compliance with Section 409A of the Code and all authoritative guidance thereunder. No payment to be made under any Parent Benefit Plan is or will be subject to the penalties of Section 409A(a)(1) of the Code. No current or former employee, officer, director or individual independent contractor of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries has any “gross up” agreements with Parent or any of its Subsidiaries or other assurance of reimbursement by Parent or any of its Subsidiaries for any Taxes imposed under Code Section 409A or Code Section 4999.

 

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(l) Each Parent Benefit Plan maintained for the benefit of service providers located outside of the United States (each, a “Parent Foreign Plan”) has obtained from the Governmental Body having jurisdiction with respect to such plan any required determinations that such plan is in compliance with the Laws of any such Governmental Body.

 

(m) The assets of each of the Parent Foreign Plans that is similar to an employee pension benefit plan (as defined in Section 3(2) of ERISA (whether or not subject to ERISA)) or that otherwise provides retirement, medical or life insurance benefits following retirement or other termination of service or employment are at least equal to the liabilities of such plans.

 

(n) Parent has provided to the Company a true and correct list, as of the date of this Agreement, containing the names of all current full-time, part-time or temporary employees and independent contractors (and indication as such), and, as applicable: (i) the annual dollar amount of all cash compensation in the form of wages, salary, fees, commissions, or director’s fees payable to each person; (ii) dates of employment or service; (iii) title and, with respect to independent contractors, a current written description of such person’s contracting services; (iv) visa status, if applicable; and (v) with respect to employees, (A) a designation of whether they are classified as exempt or non-exempt for purposes of FLSA and any similar state, federal or foreign law and (B) whether such an employee is on leave, and if so, the expected return date.

 

(o) Neither Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries is or has ever been a party to, bound by, or has a duty to bargain under, any collective bargaining agreement or other Contract with a labor union or similar labor organization representing any of its employees, and there is no labor union or similar labor organization representing or, to the Knowledge of Parent, purporting to represent or seeking to represent any employees of Parent or its Subsidiaries, including through the filing of a petition for representation election. There is not and has not been in the past five years, nor, to the Knowledge of Parent, is there or has there been in the past five years any threat of, any strike, slowdown, work stoppage, lockout, union election petition, demand for recognition, or any similar activity or dispute, or any union organizing activity, against Parent or any of its Subsidiaries.

 

(p) Parent and each of its Subsidiaries is, and since December 31, 2021 has been, in material compliance with all applicable Laws respecting labor, employment, employment practices, and terms and conditions of employment, including worker classification, discrimination, harassment and retaliation, equal employment opportunities, fair employment practices, meal and rest periods, immigration, employee safety and health, payment of wages (including overtime wages), unemployment and workers’ compensation, leaves of absence, and hours of work. Except as would not be reasonably likely to result in a material liability to Parent or any of its Subsidiaries, with respect to employees of Parent and its Subsidiaries, each of Parent and its Subsidiaries, since December 31, 2020, has withheld and reported all amounts required by Law to be withheld and reported with respect to wages, salaries and other payments, benefits, or compensation to employees. There is no material Legal Proceeding pending or, to the Knowledge of Parent, threatened or reasonably anticipated against Parent or any of its Subsidiaries relating to any current or former employee, applicant for employment, or consultant of Parent.

 

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(q) Within the preceding two years, Parent has complied in all material respects with the WARN Act, and no action that could trigger the WARN Act will be implemented before the Closing Date without advance notification to and approval of the Company.

 

(r) Solely with respect to employees who reside or work in Israel or to whom Israeli law applies (the “Israeli Employees”), of which none is employed by the Parent, and except as would not be reasonably expected to be material to Parent or any of its Subsidiaries: (i) none of the Subsidiaries have or is subject to, and no Israeli Employee of the any Subsidiary benefits from, any extension order (tzavei harchava) (other than extension orders applicable to all employees in Israel or in the sector in which the Subsidiaries operate); (ii) any applicable Subsidiary’s obligations to provide statutory severance pay to its Israeli Employees pursuant to the Severance Pay Law, 5723-1963 (including Section 14 Arrangements), vacation pursuant to the Israeli Annual Leave Law, 5711-1951, and contributions to any funds, including all pension arrangements and any personal employment agreement or any other binding source, have been satisfied in all material respects or have been fully funded by contributions to appropriate funds (other than routine payments, deductions or withholdings to be timely made in the normal course of business and consistent with past practice) or, if not required to be fully funded under any source, are fully accrued in the Parent’s consolidated financial statements to the extent required by GAAP; and (iii) the Subsidiaries are in compliance with all applicable Law, regulations, permits and contracts relating to employment, wages and other compensation matters and terms and conditions of employment related to its Israeli Employees, including the Advance Notice of Discharge and Resignation Law, 5761-2001, the Notice to Employee (Terms of Employment) Law (5762 2002), the Prevention of Sexual Harassment Law, 5758-1998, the Hours of Work and Rest Law, 5711-1951, the Annual Leave Law, 5711-1951, the Salary Protection Law, 5718-1958, the Law for Increased Enforcement of Labor Laws, 5771-2011, the Foreign Employees Law, 5751-1991, the Employment of Employee by Manpower Contractors Law, 5756-1996, the Equal Rights for Persons with Disabilities Law, 5748-1988, the Employment (Equal Opportunities) Law, 5748-1988, the Women’s Equal Rights Law, 5711-1951, the Protection of Employees (Exposure of Offences of Unethical Conduct and Improper Administration), 5757-1997, and the Sick Pay Law, 5736-1976. Except as would not reasonably be expected to be material to Parent or any of its Subsidiaries, the Subsidiaries have not engaged any Israeli Employees whose employment would require special licenses, permits or approvals from any Governmental Body. “Israeli Employee” shall not include any consultants, sales agents or other independent contractors. Except as would not be reasonably expected to be material to Parent or any of its Subsidiaries, (A) all amounts that the Subsidiaries are legally or contractually required either (x) to deduct from their Israeli Employees’ salaries or to transfer to such Israeli Employees’ pension or provident, life insurance, incapacity insurance, continuing education fund, managers’ insurance, severance fund or other similar funds or (y) to withhold from their Israeli Employees’ salaries and benefits and to pay to any Governmental Body as required by the Ordinance and Israeli National Insurance Law, 5713-1953, or otherwise have, in each case, been duly deducted, transferred, withheld and paid (other than routine payments, deductions or withholdings to be timely made in the normal course of business and consistent with past practice), and (B) the Subsidiaries do not have any outstanding obligations to make any such deduction, transfer, withholding or payment (other than such that has not yet become due), and (C) the Subsidiaries have not engaged any consultants, sub-contractors, independent contractors, sales agents or freelancers who, according to Israeli Law, would be entitled to the rights of an employee vis-à-vis the Subsidiaries, including rights to severance pay, vacation, recuperation pay (dmei havraa) and other employee-related statutory benefits.

 

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Section 3.19 Environmental Matters. Parent and each of its Subsidiaries are in compliance and since December 31, 2021 have complied with all applicable Environmental Laws, which compliance includes the possession by Parent of all permits and other Governmental Authorizations required under applicable Environmental Laws and compliance with the terms and conditions thereof, except for any failure to be in such compliance that, either individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to be material to Parent or its business. Neither Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries has received since December 31, 2021 (or prior to that time, which is pending and unresolved), any written notice or other communication (in writing or otherwise), whether from a Governmental Body or other Person, that alleges that Parent or any of its Subsidiaries is not in compliance with or has liability pursuant to any Environmental Law and, to the Knowledge of Parent, there are no circumstances that would reasonably be expected to prevent or interfere with Parent’s or any of its Subsidiaries’ compliance in any material respects with any Environmental Law, except where such failure to comply would not reasonably be expected to be material to Parent or its business. No current or (during the time a prior property was leased or controlled by Parent or any of its Subsidiaries) prior property leased or controlled by Parent or any of its Subsidiaries has had a release of or exposure to Hazardous Materials in material violation of or as would reasonably be expected to result in any material liability of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries pursuant to Environmental Law. No consent, approval or Governmental Authorization of or registration or filing with any Governmental Body is required by Environmental Laws in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the consummation of the Contemplated Transactions by Parent or Merger Subs. Prior to the date hereof, Parent has provided or otherwise made available to the Company true and correct copies of all material environmental reports, assessments, studies and audits in the possession or control of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries with respect to any property leased or controlled by Parent or any of its Subsidiaries or any business operated by them.

 

Section 3.20 Transactions with Affiliates. Except as set forth in the Parent SEC Documents filed prior to the date of this Agreement, since the date of Parent’s last proxy statement filed on July 28, 2023 with the SEC, no event has occurred that would be required to be reported by Parent pursuant to Item 404 of Regulation S-K. Section 3.20 of the Parent Disclosure Schedule identifies each Person who is (or who may be deemed to be) an Affiliate of Parent as of the date of this Agreement.

 

Section 3.21 Insurance. Parent has delivered or made available to the Company accurate and complete copies of all material insurance policies and all material self-insurance programs and arrangements relating to the business, assets, liabilities and operations of Parent and each of its Subsidiaries. Each of such insurance policies is in full force and effect and Parent and each of its Subsidiaries is in compliance in all material respects with the terms thereof. Other than customary end of policy notifications from insurance carriers, since December 31, 2021, neither Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries has received any notice or other communication regarding any actual or possible: (a) cancellation or invalidation of any insurance policy; or (b) refusal or denial of any coverage, reservation of rights or rejection of any material claim under any insurance policy. Parent and each of its Subsidiaries has provided timely written notice to the appropriate insurance carrier(s) of each Legal Proceeding that is currently pending against Parent or any of its Subsidiaries for which Parent or such Subsidiary has insurance coverage, and no such carrier has issued a denial of coverage or a reservation of rights with respect to any such Legal Proceeding, or informed Parent or any of its Subsidiaries of its intent to do so.

 

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Section 3.22 Opinion of Financial Advisor. The Parent Board has received an opinion of H.C. WAINWRIGHT & CO., LLC, dated on or about the date of the Agreement, to the effect that, as of the date of such opinion and subject to the assumptions, qualifications, limitations and other matters set forth therein, the Merger Consideration (as specified in such opinion) is fair, from a financial point of view, to Parent. It is agreed and understood that such opinion is furnished solely for the use of the Parent Board and may not be relied upon by the Company or any other party.

 

Section 3.23 No Financial Advisors. No broker, finder or investment banker, other than RBC Capital Markets, LLC, Laidlaw & Company (UK) Ltd. and H.C. WAINWRIGHT & CO., LLC is entitled to any brokerage fee, finder’s fee, opinion fee, success fee, transaction fee or other fee or commission in connection with the Contemplated Transactions based upon arrangements made by or on behalf of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries.

 

Section 3.24 Anti-Bribery. None of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees or, to Parent’s Knowledge, agents or any other Person acting on its behalf has directly or indirectly made any bribes, rebates, payoffs, influence payments, kickbacks, illegal payments, illegal political contributions, or other payments, in the form of cash, gifts, or otherwise, or taken any other action, in violation of Anti-Bribery Laws. Neither Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries is or has been the subject of any investigation or inquiry by any Governmental Body with respect to potential violations of Anti-Bribery Laws.

 

Section 3.25 Valid Issuance. The Parent Common Stock, Parent Convertible Preferred Stock and Parent Warrants to be issued in the Merger will, when issued in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement, be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable. To the Knowledge of Parent as of the date of this Agreement, no “bad actor” disqualifying event described in Rule 506(d)(1)(i)–(viii) of the Securities Act (a “Disqualifying Event”) is applicable to Parent or, to Parent’s Knowledge, any Parent Covered Person, except for a Disqualifying Event as to which Rule 506(d)(2)(ii)–(iv) or (d)(3) of the Securities Act is applicable.

 

Section 3.26 Grants and Subsidiaries.

 

(a) Section 3.26(a) of the Parent Disclosure Schedule sets forth a complete and correct list of all pending and outstanding grants from the State of Israel or any agency thereof, or from any other Governmental Body, to Parent and to any Parent Subsidiary, including “Approved Enterprise,” “Benefitted Enterprise” or “Preferred Enterprise” status conferred by the Israeli Investment and Development Authority for Industry and Economy, formerly the “Investment Center” (the “Investment Authority”). No prior approval of the Investment Authority, or any other Governmental Body, is required in order to consummate the transactions contemplated under this Agreement or to preserve entitlement of Parent or any Parent Subsidiary to any such incentive, subsidy, or benefit.

 

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(b) Section 3.26(b) of the Parent Disclosure Schedule sets forth a complete and correct list of all pending and outstanding grants received by Parent or any Parent Subsidiary from the Israeli Innovation Authority (formerly known as the OCS) (the “IIA”). Parent has made available to the Company complete and correct copies of all letters of approval granted to Parent or to any Parent Subsidiary. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, with respect to grants from the IIA, Section 3.26(b) of the Parent Disclosure Schedule includes the aggregate amounts of each grant, the aggregate outstanding obligations of Parent and of the Parent Subsidiaries thereunder, including royalty payments, and a description setting out the product, technology or know-how developed with each grant. Each of Parent and of the Parent Subsidiaries is in compliance with all terms, conditions and requirements of its grants and has duly fulfilled in all respects all the undertakings relating thereto. The consummation of the Contemplated Transactions will not give rise to any obligation of Parent to make any payments to the IIA.

 

Section 3.27 Net Cash. Section 3.27 of the Parent Disclosure Schedule sets forth, as of the close of business on the Reference Date (i) Parent’s unrestricted and unencumbered cash and cash equivalents; (ii) a list of all accounts receivables and accounts payables of Parent; (iii) Parent’s Indebtedness; and (iv) Parent’s Transaction Costs.

 

Section 3.28 Disclaimer of Other Representations or Warranties.

 

(a) Except as previously set forth in this Article III or in any certificate delivered by Parent or Merger Subs to the Company pursuant to this Agreement, neither Parent nor any Merger Sub makes any representation or warranty, express or implied, at law or in equity, with respect to it or any of its assets, liabilities or operations, and any such other representations or warranties are hereby expressly disclaimed.

 

(b) Each of Parent, First Merger Sub and Second Merger Sub acknowledges and agrees that, except for the representations and warranties of the Company set forth in Section 2 or in any certificate delivered by the Company to Parent or the Merger Subs pursuant to this Agreement, none of the Company or any of their respective Representatives is relying on any other representation or warranty of the Company or any other Person made outside of Article II or such certificates, including regarding the accuracy or completeness of any such other representations or warranties or the omission of any material information, whether express or implied, in each case, with respect to the Contemplated Transactions.

 

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Article IV

CERTAIN AGREEMENTS RELATING TO THE CONDUCT OF BUSINESS PENDING THE MERGER

 

Section 4.1 Conduct of Business by Parent. Parent agrees that between the date hereof and the earlier of the First Effective Time or the date, if any, on which this Agreement is validly terminated pursuant to Section 9.1 (the “Pre-Closing Period”), except as specifically permitted or required by this Agreement, as required by applicable Law or as consented to in writing by the Company, Parent (a) shall and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to conduct its business in the Ordinary Course of Business, including by preserving intact its and their present business organizations, goodwill and ongoing businesses and shall comply with Law (it being agreed by the Parties that with respect to the matters specifically addressed by any provision of Section 4.1(b), such specific provisions shall govern over the more general provision of this Section 4.1(a)); and (b) shall not, and shall cause its Subsidiaries not to, directly or indirectly:

 

(i) declare, accrue, set aside or pay any dividend or make any other distribution in respect of any shares of its capital stock or repurchase, redeem or otherwise reacquire any shares of its capital stock or other securities (except for the repurchase of shares of Parent Common Stock from terminated service providers of Parent or to otherwise satisfy Tax obligations with respect to awards granted pursuant to Parent Stock Plans or to pay the exercise price of Parent Options, in each case in accordance with the existing terms of the applicable Parent Stock Plan as in effect on the date of this Agreement);

 

(ii) sell, issue, grant, pledge or otherwise dispose of or encumber or authorize the issuance of: (A) any capital stock or other security (except for Parent Common Stock issued upon the valid exercise or settlement of outstanding Parent Options or Parent Existing Warrants), (B) any option, warrant or right to acquire any capital stock or any other security or (C) any instrument convertible into or exchangeable for any capital stock or other security;

 

(iii) form any Subsidiary or acquire any equity interest or other interest in any other Entity or enter into a joint venture with any other Entity;

 

(iv) except as required to give effect to anything in contemplation of the Closing, amend any of its Organizational Documents, or effect or be a party to any merger, consolidation, share exchange, business combination, recapitalization, reclassification of shares, stock split, reverse stock split or similar transaction except, for the avoidance of doubt, the Contemplated Transactions;

 

(v) (A) lend money to any Person, (B) incur or guarantee any indebtedness for borrowed money, or (C) guarantee any debt securities of any other Person;

 

(vi) acquire any asset (other than assets of de minimis value) or sell, lease or otherwise irrevocably dispose of any of its material assets or properties, or grant any Encumbrance (other than a Permitted Encumbrance) with respect to such assets or properties;

 

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(vii) make, change or revoke any Tax election, file any amendment making any change to any Tax Return or adopt or change any accounting method in respect of Taxes, enter into any Tax closing agreement, settle any income or other Tax claim or assessment, submit any voluntary disclosure application, enter into any Tax allocation, Tax sharing or similar agreement (including indemnity arrangements), other than customary Contracts entered into in the Ordinary Course of Business, including with vendors, customers, lenders, or landlords, the principal subject matter of which is not Taxes, or consent to any extension or waiver of the limitation period applicable to or relating to any Tax claim or assessment, other than any such extension or waiver that is obtained in the Ordinary Course of Business;

 

(viii) except as set forth on Section 4.1(viii) of the Parent Disclosure Schedule, spend or dispose of any cash or cash equivalents in excess of $50,000, other than expenses payable in the Ordinary Course of Business; or

 

(ix) agree, resolve or commit to do any of the foregoing.

 

Nothing contained in this Agreement shall give the Company, directly or indirectly, the right to control or direct the operations of Parent prior to the First Effective Time. Prior to the First Effective Time, Parent shall exercise, consistent with the terms and conditions of this Agreement, complete unilateral control and supervision over its business operations.

 

Section 4.2 Conduct of Business by the Company. The Company agrees that during the Pre-Closing Period, except as specifically permitted or required by this Agreement, as required by applicable Law, as consented to in writing by Parent, the Company (a) shall and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to comply with Law and to conduct its business in the Ordinary Course of Business and use commercially reasonable efforts to preserve intact its and their present business organizations, goodwill and ongoing businesses (it being agreed by the Parties that with respect to the matters specifically addressed by any provision of Section 4.2(b), such specific provisions shall govern over the more general provision of this Section 4.2(a)); and (b) shall not, and shall cause its Subsidiary not to, directly or indirectly:

 

(i) declare, accrue, set aside or pay any dividend or make any other distribution in respect of any shares of its capital stock or repurchase, redeem or otherwise reacquire any shares of its capital stock or other securities (except for the repurchase of shares of Company Common Stock from terminated service providers of the Company or to otherwise satisfy Tax obligations with respect to awards granted pursuant to the Company Plan or to pay the exercise price of Company Options, in each case in accordance with the existing terms of the Company Plan as in effect on the date of this Agreement);

 

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(ii) sell, issue, grant, pledge or otherwise dispose of or encumber or authorize the issuance of: (A) any capital stock or other security (except for Company Common Stock issued upon the valid exercise or settlement of outstanding Company Options or Convertible Notes), (B) any option, warrant or right to acquire any capital stock or any other security or (C) any instrument convertible into or exchangeable for any capital stock or other security;

 

(iii) form any Subsidiary or acquire any equity interest or other interest in any other Entity or enter into a joint venture with any other Entity;

 

(iv) except as required to give effect to anything in contemplation of the Closing, amend any of its Organizational Documents, or effect or be a party to any merger, consolidation, share exchange, business combination, recapitalization, reclassification of shares, stock split, reverse stock split or similar transaction except, for the avoidance of doubt, the Contemplated Transactions;

 

(v) (A) lend money to any Person, (B) incur or guarantee any indebtedness for borrowed money, or (C) guarantee any debt securities of any other Person;

 

(vi) acquire any asset (other than assets of de minimis value) or sell, lease or otherwise irrevocably dispose of any of its material assets or properties, or grant any Encumbrance (other than a Permitted Encumbrance) with respect to such assets or properties;

 

(vii) make, change or revoke any Tax election, file any amendment making any change to any Tax Return or adopt or change any accounting method in respect of Taxes, enter into any Tax closing agreement, settle any income or other Tax claim or assessment, submit any voluntary disclosure application, enter into any Tax allocation, Tax sharing or similar agreement (including indemnity arrangements), other than customary Contracts entered into in the Ordinary Course of Business, including with vendors, customers, lenders, or landlords, the principal subject matter of which is not Taxes, or consent to any extension or waiver of the limitation period applicable to or relating to any Tax claim or assessment, other than any such extension or waiver that is obtained in the Ordinary Course of Business;

 

(viii) spend or dispose of any cash or cash equivalents in excess of $50,000, other than expenses payable in the Ordinary Course of Business; or

 

(ix) agree, resolve or commit to do any of the foregoing.

 

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Section 4.3 No Solicitation.

 

(a) Each of Parent and the Company agrees that, during the Pre-Closing Period, neither it nor any of its Subsidiaries shall, nor shall it or any of its Subsidiaries authorize any of its Representatives to, directly or indirectly: (i) solicit, initiate or knowingly encourage, induce or facilitate the communication, making, submission or announcement of any Acquisition Proposal or Acquisition Inquiry or take any action that would reasonably be expected to lead to an Acquisition Proposal or Acquisition Inquiry, (ii) furnish any non-public information regarding such Party to any Person in connection with or in response to an Acquisition Proposal or Acquisition Inquiry, (iii) engage in discussions or negotiations with any Person with respect to any Acquisition Proposal or Acquisition Inquiry, (iv) approve, endorse or recommend any Acquisition Proposal, (v) execute or enter into any letter of intent or any Contract contemplating or otherwise relating to any Acquisition Transaction or (vi) publicly propose to do any of the foregoing. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each Party acknowledges and agrees that, in the event any Representative of such Party takes any action that, if taken by such Party, would constitute a breach of this Section 4.3 by such Party, the taking of such action by such Representative shall be deemed to constitute a breach of this Section 4.3 by such Party for purposes of this Agreement.

 

(b) If any Party or any Representative of such Party receives an Acquisition Proposal or Acquisition Inquiry at any time during the Pre-Closing Period, then such Party shall promptly (and in no event later than twenty-four (24) hours after such Party’s advisors, directors or officers become aware of such Acquisition Proposal or Acquisition Inquiry) advise the other Party orally and in writing of such Acquisition Proposal or Acquisition Inquiry (including the identity of the Person making or submitting such Acquisition Proposal or Acquisition Inquiry, and the terms thereof, and copies of all written communications received by such Party). Such Party shall keep the other Party reasonably informed with respect to the status and terms of any such Acquisition Proposal or Acquisition Inquiry and any material modification or material proposed modification thereto. Nothing in this Agreement will prohibit Parent or the Parent Board (or a committee thereof) prior to Closing from (A) complying with Rule 14e-2(a) or Rule 14d-9, including making a “stop, look and listen” communication by the Parent Board (or a committee thereof) to the Parent Stockholders pursuant to Rule 14d-9(f) promulgated under the Exchange Act (or any substantially similar communication) provided that no such public communication shall include a recommendation by the Parent Board that the holders of Parent Common Stock vote in favor of any Acquisition Proposal; (B) complying with Item 1012(a) of Regulation M-A promulgated under the Exchange Act; or (C) informing any Person of the existence of the provisions contained in this Section 4.3.

 

Article V

ADDITIONAL AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES

 

Section 5.1 Parent Stockholders’ Meeting.

 

(a) As promptly as practicable following the execution of this Agreement, Parent shall take all action necessary under applicable Law to call, give notice of and hold a meeting of the holders of Parent Common Stock for the purpose of seeking:

 

(i) approval of the Preferred Stock Conversion Proposal;

 

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(ii) approval of the New Incentive Plan; and

 

(iii) authorization of an amendment of Parent’s certificate of incorporation to authorize sufficient Parent Common Stock to be issued in connection with (w) the conversion of the Parent Convertible Preferred Stock issued pursuant to this Agreement and the Securities Purchase Agreement, (x) the exercise of Parent Warrants, (y) the exercise of Warrants (as defined in the Securities Purchase Agreement) and (z) the New Incentive Plan (the “Charter Amendment Proposal”) (the matters contemplated by the clauses 5.1(a)(i)–(iii) are referred to as the “Parent Stockholder Matters,” and such meeting, the “Parent Stockholders’ Meeting”).

 

(b) Parent agrees to use reasonable best efforts to call and hold the Parent Stockholders’ Meeting as soon as practicable after the date hereof. If the approval of the Parent Stockholder Matters is not obtained at the Parent Stockholders’ Meeting or if on a date preceding the Parent Stockholders’ Meeting, Parent reasonably believes that (i) it will not receive proxies sufficient to obtain the Required Parent Stockholder Vote, whether or not quorum would be present or (ii) it will not have sufficient shares of Parent Common Stock represented (whether in person or by proxy) to constitute a quorum necessary to conduct the business of the Parent Stockholders’ Meeting, then, in each case, Parent will use its reasonable best efforts to adjourn the Parent Stockholders’ Meeting one or more times to a date or dates no more than 30 days after the scheduled date for such meeting, and to obtain such approvals at such time. If the Parent Stockholders’ Meeting is not so adjourned, and/or if the approval of the Parent Stockholder Matters is not then obtained, Parent will use its reasonable best efforts to obtain such approvals as soon as practicable thereafter, and in any event to obtain such approvals at the next occurring annual meeting of the stockholders of Parent or, if such annual meeting is not scheduled to be held within four months after the Parent Stockholders’ Meeting, a special meeting of the stockholders of Parent to be held within four months after the Parent Stockholders’ Meeting. Parent will hold an annual meeting or special meeting of its stockholders, at which a vote of the stockholders of Parent to approve the Parent Stockholder Matters will be solicited and taken, at least once every four months until Parent obtains approval of the Parent Stockholder Matters.

 

(c) Parent agrees that: (i) the Parent Board shall recommend that the holders of Parent Common Stock vote to approve the Parent Stockholder Matters and shall use its reasonable best efforts to solicit and obtain such approval within the time frames set forth in Section 5.2(c), and (ii) the Proxy Statement shall include a statement to the effect that the Parent Board recommends that the Parent’s stockholders vote to approve the Parent Stockholder Matters.

 

(d) The Company and Parent acknowledge that, under the NYSE Stock Market Rules, the Parent Common Stock Payment Shares and the Parent Preferred Stock Payment Shares will not be entitled to vote on the Preferred Stock Conversion Proposal.

 

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Section 5.2 SEC Filings.

 

(a) As promptly as practicable after the Closing Date, Parent shall prepare and file with the SEC a proxy statement relating to the Parent Stockholders’ Meeting to be held in connection with the Parent Stockholder Matters (together with any amendments thereof or supplements thereto, the “Proxy Statement”). Parent shall (i) cause the Proxy Statement to comply with applicable rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC in all material respects and (ii) respond promptly to any comments or requests of the SEC or its staff related to the Proxy Statement.

 

(b) Parent covenants and agrees that the Proxy Statement (and the letters to stockholders, notice of meeting and form of proxy included therewith) will (i) comply as to form in all material respects with the requirements of applicable U.S. federal securities Laws and the DGCL, and (ii) not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements made therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.

 

(c) Parent shall cause the Proxy Statement to be mailed to Parent’s stockholders as promptly as practicable after the Proxy Statement has been filed with the SEC and either (i) the SEC has indicated that it does not intend to review the Proxy Statement or that its review of the Proxy Statement has been completed or (ii) at least ten (10) days shall have passed since the Proxy Statement was filed with the SEC without receiving any correspondence from the SEC commenting upon, or indicating that it intends to review, the Proxy Statement, all in compliance with applicable U.S. federal securities laws and the DGCL. If Parent, First Merger Sub, Second Merger Sub or the Surviving Entity (A) become aware of any event or information that, pursuant to the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, should be disclosed in an amendment or supplement to the Proxy Statement, (B) receives notice of any SEC request for an amendment or supplement to the Proxy Statement or for additional information related thereto, or (C) receives SEC comments on the Proxy Statement, as the case may be, then such Party, as the case may be, shall promptly inform the other parties thereof and shall cooperate with such other parties in Parent filing such amendment or supplement with the SEC and, if appropriate, in mailing such amendment or supplement to the Parent stockholders.

 

(d) As promptly as practicable after the Closing Date, Parent shall file with the SEC, (and in any event, on or prior to the Filing Deadline (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement)) a registration statement on Form S-3 (or any successor form), if available, or if not available, a registration statement on Form S-1 (or any successor form) for use by Parent, with respect to the Parent Common Stock Payment Shares and shares of Parent Common Stock issuable upon conversion of Parent Preferred Stock Payment Shares or the exercise of Parent Warrants, to the extent necessary to register such shares for resale under the Securities Act and fully in compliance with the terms and conditions of the Registration Rights Agreement.

 

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Section 5.3 Reservation of Parent Common Stock; Issuance of Shares of Parent Common Stock. Parent covenants that at all times after receipt of the approval of the Parent Stockholder Matters obtained at the Parent Stockholders’ Meeting, for as long as any Parent Convertible Preferred Stock or Parent Warrants remain outstanding, Parent shall at all times reserve and keep available, free from preemptive rights, out of its authorized but unissued Parent Common Stock or shares of Parent Common Stock held in treasury by Parent, for the purpose of effecting (i) the conversion of the Parent Convertible Preferred Stock and (ii) the exercise of the Parent Warrants, the full number of shares of Parent Common Stock then issuable upon the conversion of all Parent Convertible Preferred Stock or the exercise of all Parent Warrants then outstanding. All shares of Parent Common Stock delivered upon (i) conversion of the Parent Convertible Preferred Stock or (ii) exercise of the Parent Warrants shall be newly issued shares or shares held in treasury by Parent, shall have been duly authorized and validly issued and shall be fully paid and nonassessable, and shall be free from preemptive rights and free of any Encumbrance.

 

Section 5.4 Employee Benefits.

 

(a) For purposes of vesting, eligibility to participate, and level of benefits (other than for purposes of determining awards under an equity incentive plan or accrued benefits under any defined benefit pension plan) under the benefit plans, programs, Contracts or arrangements of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries (including, following the Closing, the Surviving Entity and its Subsidiaries) (the “Post-Closing Plans”), Parent shall use reasonable best efforts to cause each employee of the Company who remains employed by Parent or the Surviving Entity, or any of their respective Subsidiaries following the Closing, (together, the “Continuing Employees”) to be credited with his or her years of service with the Company or any of its predecessors; provided that the foregoing shall not apply to the extent that its application would result in a duplication of benefits. In addition, and without limiting the generality of the foregoing, for purposes of each Post-Closing Plan providing medical, dental, pharmaceutical and/or vision benefits to a Continuing Employee, Parent shall use reasonable best efforts to cause (i) such Post-Closing Plans to offer coverage substantially comparable in the aggregate to the coverage in effect as of immediately prior to the First Effective Time and (ii) all pre-existing condition exclusions and actively-at-work requirements of such Post-Closing Plan to be waived for such Continuing Employee and his or her covered dependents to the extent and unless such conditions would have been waived or satisfied under the employee benefit plan whose coverage is being replaced under the Post-Closing Plan, and Parent shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause any eligible expenses incurred by a Continuing Employee and his or her covered dependents during the portion of such plan year in which coverage is replaced with coverage under a Post-Closing Plan to be taken into account under such Post-Closing Plan with respect to the plan year in which participation in such Post-Closing Plan begins for purposes of satisfying all deductible, coinsurance and maximum out-of-pocket requirements applicable to such Continuing Employee and his or her covered dependents for such plan year as if such amounts had been paid in accordance with such Post-Closing Plan.

 

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(b) Parent shall, or shall cause one of its Affiliates to, (i) provide Continuing Employees with base salary or hourly wage rate, as applicable, that are no less than the base salary or hourly wage rate, as applicable, in effect as of immediately prior to the First Effective Time through December 31, 2024 and, (ii) at all times from the First Effective Time through December 31, 2024, honor all severance commitments of the Company in effect as of immediately prior to the First Effective Time that pertain to the Continuing Employees (the “Existing Severance Plan”).

 

(c) The provisions of this Section 5.4 are for the sole benefit of Parent and the Company and no provision of this Agreement shall (i) create any third-party beneficiary or other rights in any Person, including rights in respect of any benefits that may be provided, directly or indirectly, under any Company Benefit Plan, Parent Benefit Plan or Post-Closing Plan or rights to continued employment or service with the Company or the Parent (or any Subsidiary thereof), (ii) be construed as an amendment, waiver or creation of or limitation on the ability to terminate any Company Benefit Plan, Parent Benefit Plan or Post-Closing Plan, or (iii) limit the ability of the Parent to terminate the employment of any Continuing Employee or modify the at-will status of any Continuing Employees.

 

Section 5.5 Indemnification of Officers and Directors.

 

(a) From the First Effective Time through the sixth anniversary of the date on which the First Effective Time occurs, each of Parent and the Surviving Entity shall indemnify and hold harmless each person who is now, or has been at any time prior to the date hereof, or who becomes prior to the First Effective Time, a director or officer of Parent or the Company or any of their respective Subsidiaries, respectively (the “D&O Indemnified Parties”), against all claims, losses, liabilities, damages, judgments, fines and reasonable fees, costs and expenses, including attorneys’ fees and disbursements, incurred in connection with any claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, arising out of or pertaining to the fact that the D&O Indemnified Party is or was a director or officer of Parent or of the Company, or any Subsidiary thereof, asserted or claimed prior to the First Effective Time, in each case, to the fullest extent permitted under applicable Law. Except in the case of fraud and willful misconduct, each D&O Indemnified Party will be entitled to advancement of expenses incurred in the defense of any such claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation from each of Parent and the Surviving Entity, jointly and severally, upon receipt by Parent or the Surviving Entity from the D&O Indemnified Party of a request therefor; provided that any such person to whom expenses are advanced provides an undertaking to Parent, to the extent then required by the DGCL or DLLCA, as applicable, to repay such advances if it is ultimately determined that such person is not entitled to indemnification.

 

(b) The provisions of the certificate of incorporation and bylaws of Parent with respect to indemnification, advancement of expenses and exculpation of present and former directors and officers of Parent that are presently set forth in the certificate of incorporation and bylaws of Parent shall not be amended, modified or repealed for a period of six years from the First Effective Time in a manner that would adversely affect the rights thereunder of individuals who, at or prior to the First Effective Time, were officers or directors of Parent, unless such modification is required by applicable Law. The certificate of formation and limited liability company agreement of the Surviving Entity shall contain, and Parent shall cause the certificate of formation and limited liability company agreement of the Surviving Entity to so contain, provisions no less favorable with respect to indemnification, advancement of expenses and exculpation of present and former directors and officers as those presently set forth in the certificate of incorporation and bylaws of Parent.

 

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(c) From and after the First Effective Time, (i) the Surviving Entity shall fulfill and honor in all respects the obligations of the Company to its D&O Indemnified Parties as of immediately prior to the Closing pursuant to any indemnification provisions under the Company’s Organizational Documents and pursuant to any indemnification agreements between the Company and such D&O Indemnified Parties, with respect to claims arising out of matters occurring at or prior to the First Effective Time and (ii) Parent shall fulfill and honor in all respects the obligations of Parent to its D&O Indemnified Parties as of immediately prior to the Closing pursuant to any indemnification provisions under Parent’s Organizational Documents and pursuant to any indemnification agreements between Parent and such D&O Indemnified Parties, with respect to claims arising out of matters occurring at or prior to the First Effective Time.

 

(d) From and after the First Effective Time, Parent shall continue to maintain directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies, with an effective date as of the Closing Date, on commercially available terms and conditions and with coverage limits customary for U.S. public companies similarly situated to Parent. From and after the First Effective Time, Parent shall pay all expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, that are incurred by the persons referred to in this Section 5.5 in connection with their successful enforcement of the rights provided to such persons in this Section 5.5.

 

(e) The provisions of this Section 5.5 are intended to be in addition to the rights otherwise available to the current and former officers and directors of Parent and the Company by Law, charter, statute, bylaw or agreement, and shall operate for the benefit of, and shall be enforceable by, each of the D&O Indemnified Parties, their heirs and their representatives.

 

(f) In the event Parent or the Surviving Entity or any of their respective successors or assigns (i) consolidates with or merges into any other Person and shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation or entity of such consolidation or merger, or (ii) transfers all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any Person, then, and in each such case, proper provision shall be made so that the successors and assigns of Parent or the Surviving Entity, as the case may be, shall succeed to the obligations set forth in this Section 5.5. Parent shall cause the Surviving Entity to perform all of the obligations of the Surviving Entity under this Section 5.5.

 

Section 5.6 Additional Agreements. The Parties shall use reasonable best efforts to cause to be taken all actions necessary to consummate the Contemplated Transactions. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each Party to this Agreement: (a) shall make all filings and other submissions (if any) and give all notices (if any) required to be made and given by such Party in connection with the Contemplated Transactions; (b) shall use reasonable best efforts to obtain each Consent (if any) reasonably required to be obtained (pursuant to any applicable Law or Contract, or otherwise) by such Party in connection with the Contemplated Transactions or for such Contract to remain in full force and effect; (c) shall use reasonable best efforts to lift any injunction prohibiting, or any other legal bar to, the Contemplated Transactions; and (d) shall use reasonable best efforts to satisfy the conditions precedent to the consummation of this Agreement.

 

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Section 5.7 Listing. Parent shall use its reasonable best efforts to (a) maintain its existing listing on NYSE American; (b) prepare and submit to NYSE American a notification form for the listing of the Parent Common Stock Payment Shares; and (c) to the extent required by the NYSE American rules and regulations, file an initial listing application for the Parent Common Stock on NYSE American (the “NYSE American Listing Application”), which the NYSE American Listing Application shall be prepared in cooperation with the Company, and to cause such NYSE American Listing Application to be conditionally approved prior to the First Effective Time. The Parties will use reasonable best efforts to coordinate with respect to compliance with the NYSE American rules and regulations. Each Party will promptly inform the other Party of all verbal or written communications between NYSE American and such Party or its representatives. The Company will cooperate with Parent as reasonably requested by Parent with respect to the NYSE American Listing Application and promptly furnish to Parent all information concerning the Company and its stockholders that may be required or reasonably requested in connection with any action contemplated by this Section 5.7.

 

Section 5.8 Tax Matters. For U.S. federal income Tax purposes, (i) the Parties intend that the First Merger and the Second Merger, taken together, constitute an integrated transaction described in Rev. Rul. 2001-46, 2001-2 C.B. 321 that qualifies as a “reorganization” within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code and the Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder (the “Intended Tax Treatment”), and (ii) this Agreement is intended to be, and is hereby adopted as, a “plan of reorganization” for purposes of Sections 354 and 361 of the Code and Treasury Regulations Sections 1.368-2(g) and 1.368-3(a), to which the Parent, Merger Subs and the Company are parties under Section 368(b) of the Code. The Parties shall treat and shall not take any tax reporting position (including during the course of any audit, litigation or other proceeding with respect to Taxes) inconsistent with the treatment of the Merger as a reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code for U.S. federal, state and other relevant Tax purposes, unless otherwise required pursuant to a “determination” within the meaning of Section 1313(a) of the Code. The Parties shall (and shall cause their Affiliates to) will not take any action or cause any action to be taken, or fail to take or cause to be taken any action, which action or failure to act would reasonably be expected to prevent the Merger from qualifying, for the Intended Tax Treatment.

 

Section 5.9 Legends.

 

(a) Parent shall be entitled to place appropriate legends, including the legend noted in Section 5.16, on the book entries and/or certificates evidencing any shares of Parent Common Stock or Parent Convertible Preferred Stock to be received in the Merger by equity holders of the Company who may be considered “affiliates” of Parent for purposes of Rules 144 and 145 under the Securities Act reflecting the restrictions set forth in Rules 144 and 145 and to issue appropriate stop transfer instructions to the transfer agent for Parent Common Stock and Parent Convertible Preferred Stock.

 

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(b) Any holder (a “Holder”) of Parent Common Stock Payment Shares (including any shares of Parent Common Stock into which such Parent Preferred Stock Payment Shares may be converted as set forth in the Certificate of Designation), Parent Preferred Stock Payment Shares and Parent Warrants (including any shares of Parent Common Stock for which such Parent Warrants may be exercised in accordance with the terms of such Parent Warrants) (collectively, the “Parent Securities”) may request that Parent remove, and, to the extent such Holder delivers to Parent or its Transfer Agent its legended certificate representing such Parent Securities (or a request for legend removal, in the case of Parent Securities issued in book-entry form), Parent agrees to cause the removal of any legend from such Parent Securities: (i) if there is an effective registration statement covering the resale of such Parent Securities (the date of effectiveness thereof, the “Registration Statement Effective Date”), (ii) if such Parent Securities are sold or transferred pursuant to Rule 144, (iii) if such Parent Securities are eligible for sale under Rule 144(b)(1), (iv) if at any time on or after the date hereof such Holder certifies that it is not an “affiliate” of Parent (as such term is used under Rule 144) and that such Holder’s holding period with respect to the Parent Securities for purposes of Rule 144 is at least six (6) months, or (v) if such legend is not required under applicable requirements of the Securities Act (including judicial interpretations and pronouncements issued by the staff of the SEC), in each case of the foregoing, provided that any contractual lock-up period applicable to such Holder’s Parent Securities (if any) has expired (collectively, the “Unrestricted Conditions”). If a legend removal request is made pursuant to the foregoing, Parent will, no later than the Standard Settlement Period following the delivery by a Holder to Parent or Parent’s Transfer Agent of a legended certificate representing such Parent Securities (or a request for legend removal, in the case of Parent Securities issued in book-entry form) (the “Unlegended Share Delivery Date”), deliver or cause to be delivered to such Holder a certificate representing such Parent Securities that is free from all restrictive legends, or an equivalent book-entry position, as requested by the Holder. In the event that Parent Common Stock is issued after the Registration Statement Effective Date upon the conversion of Parent Payment Preferred Stock Payment Shares or upon the exercise of Parent Warrants, such Parent Common Stock shall be issued without restrictive legends. Further, upon request by a Holder, Parent shall cause to be removed any restrictive legends, including the legend set forth in Section 5.16, (x) following any sale of such Parent Securities pursuant to Rule 144 or any other applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act, or (y) if such Parent Securities are eligible for resale under Rule 144(b)(1) or any successor provision. Without limiting the foregoing, upon request of the Holder, Parent shall reasonably promptly cause a restrictive legend to be removed from any certificate or book-entry statement for any Parent Securities in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and deliver, or cause to be delivered, to any Holder new certificate(s) or book entry statement(s) representing the Parent Securities that are free from all restrictive and other legends or, at the request of such Holder, via DWAC (as defined below) transfer to such Holder’s account. If so requested by a Holder, Parent Securities free from all restrictive legends shall be transmitted by Parent’s Transfer Agent to a Holder by crediting the account of such Holder’s prime broker with the Depository Trust Company (“DTC”) through DTC’s Deposit/Withdrawal at Custodian system (“DWAC”), as directed by such Holder. Parent warrants that the Parent Securities shall otherwise be freely transferable on the books and records of Parent as and to the extent provided in this Agreement. If a Holder effects a transfer of the Parent Securities, Parent shall permit the transfer and shall promptly instruct its Transfer Agent to issue one or more certificates or credit the Parent Securities to the applicable balance accounts at DTC in such name and in such denominations as specified by such Holder to effect such transfer. Without limiting the obligations of Parent pursuant to the foregoing, if required by the Transfer Agent, Parent shall cause its counsel to issue a blanket legal opinion to its Transfer Agent promptly after the Registration Statement Effective Date, or at such other time as any of the Unrestricted Conditions has been met, to effect the removal of restrictive legends hereunder. If Parent shall fail to issue to any Holder (other than a failure caused by incorrect, incomplete or untimely information provided by the Holder to Parent or its Transfer Agent), by the applicable Unlegended Share Delivery Date, a certificate, or a book-entry statement, as applicable, representing such Parent Securities without restrictive legend or to issue such Parent Securities to such Holder without restrictive legend through DWAC to the applicable balance account at DTC, as applicable, and after the Unlegended Share Delivery Date such Holder is required by its brokerage firm to purchase (in an open market transaction or otherwise) or such Holder or such Holder’s brokerage firm otherwise purchases the Parent Securities to deliver in satisfaction of a sale by such Holder of the Parent Securities which such Holder anticipated receiving without restrictive legend (a “Buy-In”), then Parent shall pay in cash to such Holder the amount by which (if any) (X) such Holder’s total purchase price (including brokerage commissions, if any) for the Parent Securities so purchased in the Buy-In exceeds (Y) the amount obtained by multiplying (I) the number of shares of the Parent Securities that Parent was required to deliver without restrictive legend to such Holder on the Unlegended Share Delivery Date multiplied by (II) the price at which the sell order giving rise to such purchase obligation was executed. Nothing herein shall limit any Holder’s right to pursue any other remedies available to it hereunder or under the Registration Rights Agreement, or otherwise at law or in equity, including a decree of specific performance and/or injunctive relief, with respect to Parent’s failure to timely deliver the Parent Securities without restrictive legend as required pursuant to the terms hereof. Each Holder hereby agrees that the removal of the restrictive legend pursuant to this Section 5. 9(b) is predicated upon Parent’s reliance that such Holder will sell any such Parent Securities pursuant to either the registration requirements of the Securities Act, or an exemption therefrom. Any fees (with respect to Parent’s Transfer Agent, Parent counsel or otherwise) associated with the issuance of any required opinion or the removal of such restrictive legend shall be borne by Parent. 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Section 5.10 Directors and Officers. The Parties shall take all necessary action so that immediately after the Second Effective Time, (a) the Parent Board is comprised of seven members: (i) four such members designated by Parent of which each of Alan Moses and Edward L. Williams are Class I, and each of Russell G. Greig and Jonathan Eitan Solomon is Class III and (ii) three such members designated by the Company (the “Company Designees”) of which each of Gregory Merril and Jesse Goodman is Class II and Jonathan Leff is Class III; (b) each member listed in (a) above are set forth on Section 5.10 of the Parent Disclosure Schedule and (c) the Persons set forth on Section 5.10 of the Parent Disclosure Schedule under the heading “Officers” are elected or appointed, as applicable, to the positions of officers of Parent and the Surviving Entity, as set forth therein, to serve in such positions effective as of the Second Effective Time until successors are duly appointed and qualified in accordance with applicable Law.

 

Section 5.11 Section 16 Matters. Prior to the First Effective Time, Parent and the Company shall take all such steps as may be required (to the extent permitted under applicable Laws) to cause any acquisitions of Parent Common Stock, Parent Convertible Preferred Stock and Parent Warrants in connection with the Contemplated Transactions, by each individual who is reasonably expected to become subject to the reporting requirements of Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act with respect to Parent, to be exempt under Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act. At least one (1) Business Day prior to the Closing Date, the Company shall furnish the following information to Parent for each individual who, immediately after the First Effective Time, will become subject to the reporting requirements of Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act with respect to Parent: the number of shares of Company Capital Stock owned by such individual and expected to be exchanged for shares of Parent Common Stock, Parent Convertible Preferred Stock and/or Parent Warrants pursuant to the Merger.

 

Section 5.12 Cooperation. Each Party shall cooperate reasonably with the other Party and shall provide the other Party with such assistance as may be reasonably requested for the purpose of facilitating the performance by each Party of its respective obligations under this Agreement and to enable the combined entity to continue to meet its obligations following the First Effective Time.

 

Section 5.13 Closing Certificates.

 

(a) The Company will prepare and deliver to Parent prior to the Closing a certificate signed by the interim Chief Executive Officer of the Company in a form reasonably acceptable to Parent setting forth, as of immediately prior to the First Effective Time (i) each holder of Company Common Stock, Company Preferred Stock, and Convertible Notes (ii) such holder’s name and address, (iii) the number and type of Company Capital Stock held as of immediately prior to the First Effective Time (after giving effect to the Convertible Note Conversion) for each such holder, and (iv) the number of shares of Parent Common Stock, Parent Convertible Preferred Stock and/or Parent Warrants to be issued to such holder, pursuant to this Agreement in respect of the Company Common Stock and Company Preferred Stock held by such holder as of immediately prior to the First Effective Time (after giving effect to the Convertible Note Conversion) (the “Allocation Certificate”).

 

(b) Parent will prepare and deliver to the Company prior to the Closing a certificate signed by the Chief Financial Officer of Parent in a form reasonably acceptable to the Company, setting forth, as of immediately prior to the Reference Date (A) the number of Parent Common Stock outstanding and (B) (i) each record holder of Parent Common Stock, Parent Existing Warrants, and Parent Options, (ii) such record holder’s name and address, (iii) the number of shares of Parent Common Stock underlying the Parent Existing Warrants, and Parent Options as of the First Effective Time for such holder (the “Parent Outstanding Shares Certificate”).

 

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Section 5.14 Takeover Statutes. If any Takeover Statute is or may become applicable to the Contemplated Transactions, each of the Company, the Company Board, Parent and the Parent Board, as applicable, shall grant such approvals and take such actions as are necessary so that the Contemplated Transactions may be consummated as promptly as practicable on the terms contemplated by this Agreement and otherwise act to eliminate or minimize the effects of such statute or regulation on the Contemplated Transactions.

 

Section 5.15 Obligations of Merger Subs. Parent will take all action necessary to cause Merger Subs to perform their obligations under this Agreement and to consummate the Merger on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement.

 

Section 5.16 Private Placement. Each of the Company and Parent shall take all reasonably necessary action on its part such that the issuance of Parent Common Stock Payment Shares, Parent Preferred Stock Payment Shares and Warrant Consideration pursuant to this Agreement constitutes a transaction exempt from registration under the Securities Act in compliance with Rule 506 of Regulation D promulgated thereunder. Each certificate and/or book-entry statement representing Parent Common Stock Payment Shares, the Parent Preferred Stock Payment Shares and Warrant Consideration comprising Merger Consideration shall, until such time that such shares are not so restricted under the Securities Act, bear a legend identical or similar in effect to the following legend (together with any other legend or legends required by the Securities Purchase Agreement, applicable state securities applicable Law or otherwise, if any):

 

“THIS SECURITY HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (“SECURITIES ACT”), OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OF THE UNITED STATES. ACCORDINGLY, THIS SECURITY MAY NOT BE SOLD, OFFERED FOR SALE, PLEDGED, HYPOTHECATED, TRANSFERRED OR ASSIGNED IN THE ABSENCE OF 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. THE COMPANY AND ITS TRANSFER AGENT SHALL BE ENTITLED TO REQUIRE AN OPINION OF COUNSEL SATISFACTORY TO THE COMPANY AND THE TRANSFER AGENT THAT SUCH REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED. NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING, THE SECURITIES MAY BE PLEDGED IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT WITH A REGISTERED BROKER-DEALER OR OTHER LOAN OR FINANCING ARRANGEMENT SECURED BY THE SECURITIES.”

 

Section 5.17 Incentive Plan. As soon as administratively practicable following (i) the approval of the Parent Stockholder Matters by stockholders of Parent and (ii) the amendment of Parent’s certificate of incorporation to authorize sufficient Parent Common Stock, Parent shall adopt or cause to be adopted a new stock incentive plan, or amend the current 2019 Incentive Plan (such plan, the “New Incentive Plan”), in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Parent and Company, pursuant to which shares of Parent Common Stock, comprising an amount equal to 15% of the fully-diluted, outstanding equity interests of Parent immediately following the Merger and Parent Financing will be reserved for issuance by Parent pursuant to, and in accordance with, the terms and conditions of such stock incentive plan, to employees, directors, consultants and other service providers of Parent and its Subsidiaries.

 

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Section 5.18 Public Announcements. No Party shall issue any press release or make any public statement relating to this Agreement or the Contemplated Transactions without the prior written consent of, in the case of Parent, First Merger Sub or Second Merger Sub, the Company, and in the case of the Company, Parent; provided that: (a) such consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed and (b) any Party may make any public disclosure if, on the advice of legal counsel, it is required to do so by applicable Law or pursuant to any listing agreement with any national securities exchange or stock market (in which case the Party required to make the disclosure shall consult with the other Party to the extent possible and allow reasonable time to comment thereon prior to issuance or release).

 

Section 5.19 FCPA. Parent covenants that it shall not (and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates or any of its or their respective directors, officers, managers, employees, independent contractors, representatives or agents) to promise, authorize or make any payment to, or otherwise contribute any item of value to, directly or indirectly, to any third party, including any Non-U.S. Official (as such term is defined in the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended (the “FCPA”)), in each case, in violation of the FCPA, the U.K. Bribery Act, or any other applicable anti-bribery or anti-corruption law. Parent further covenants that, following the Second Effective Time, it shall (and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries and Affiliates to) cease all of its or their respective known activities, as well as remediate any known actions taken by Parent, its subsidiaries or Affiliates, or any of their respective directors, officers, managers, employees, independent contractors, representatives or agents in violation of the FCPA, the U.K. Bribery Act, or any other applicable anti-bribery or anti-corruption law. Parent further covenants that within six (6) months after the Second Effective Time, Parent shall (and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries and Affiliates to) to have established and maintain commercially reasonable systems of internal controls (including, but not limited to, accounting systems, purchasing systems and billing systems) to provide reasonable assurances regarding compliance with the FCPA, the U.K. Bribery Act, or any other applicable anti-bribery or anti-corruption law. Upon request, Parent agrees to provide responsive information and/or certifications concerning its compliance with applicable anti-corruption laws. Parent shall, and shall cause any direct or indirect Subsidiary or entity controlled by it, whether now in existence or formed in the future to make commercially reasonable efforts to comply with the FCPA. Parent shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause any direct or indirect Subsidiary, whether now in existence or formed in the future, to comply in all material respects with all applicable laws.

 

Section 5.20 Warrant Payment. At Closing, Parent shall issue to Ares 250,000 Parent Warrants in fulfillment of its obligations pursuant to the Ares Lease Amendment.

 

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Section 5.21 Disclosure Schedule Supplements. From time to time prior to Closing, (i) Company shall promptly supplement or amend the Company Disclosure Schedule and (ii) Parent shall promptly supplement or amend the Parent Disclosure Schedule, each of the foregoing with respect to any matter hereafter arising or of which Company or Parent becomes aware after the date hereof, which, if existing, occurring or known at the date of this Agreement, would have been required to be set forth or described in the Company Disclosure Schedule or Parent Disclosure Schedule, as applicable (each a “Disclosure Schedule Supplement”). Any disclosure in any such Disclosure Schedule Supplement shall not be deemed to have cured any inaccuracy or breach in any representations contained in this Agreement.

 

Article VI

CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO OBLIGATIONS OF EACH PARTY

 

The obligations of each Party to effect the Merger and otherwise consummate the Contemplated Transactions to be consummated at the Closing are subject to the satisfaction or, to the extent permitted by applicable Law, the written waiver by each of the Parties, at or prior to the Closing Date, of each of the following conditions:

 

Section 6.1 No Restraints. No temporary restraining order, preliminary or permanent injunction or other order preventing the consummation of the Contemplated Transactions shall have been issued by any court of competent jurisdiction or other Governmental Body of competent jurisdiction and remain in effect and there shall not be any Law which has the effect of making the consummation of the Contemplated Transactions illegal.

 

Section 6.2 Certificate of Designation. Parent shall have filed the Certificate of Designation with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware.

 

Section 6.3 Parent Financing. The Securities Purchase Agreement shall be in full force and effect or will take effect substantially simultaneously with the Closing, and cash proceeds not less than the Concurrent Investment Amount shall have been received by Parent, or will be received by Parent substantially simultaneously with the Closing, in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Securities Purchase Agreement.

 

Section 6.4 Stock Exchange Listing. The shares of Parent Common Stock (other than shares Parent Common Stock to be issued in the First Merger) shall have been continually listed on NYSE American through the Closing Date.

 

Article VII

CONDITIONS TO PARENT’S OBLIGATIONS

 

The obligations of Parent and Merger Subs to effect the Merger and otherwise consummate the transactions to be consummated at the Closing are subject to the satisfaction or the written waiver by Parent, at or prior to the Closing, of each of the following conditions:

 

Section 7.1 Documents. Parent shall have received the following documents, each of which shall be in full force and effect:

 

(a) a written resignation, in a form reasonably satisfactory to Parent, dated as of the Closing Date and effective as of the Closing, executed by each of the directors of the Company listed in Section 7.1(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule; and

 

(b) the Allocation Certificate.

 

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Section 7.2 FIRPTA Certificate. Parent shall have received (i) an original signed statement from the Company that the Company is not, and has not been at any time during the applicable period specified in Section 897(c)(1)(A)(ii) of the Code, a “United States real property holding corporation,” as defined in Section 897(c)(2) of the Code, conforming to the requirements of Treasury Regulations Section 1.1445-2(c)(3) and 1.897-2(h), and (ii) an original signed notice to be delivered to the IRS in accordance with the provisions of Treasury Regulations Section 1.897-2(h)(2), together with written authorization for Parent to deliver such notice to the IRS on behalf of the Company following the Closing, each dated as of the Closing Date, duly executed by an authorized officer of the Company, and in form and substance reasonably acceptable to Parent; provided, that the Parent’s sole remedy for the Company’s failure to deliver such documentation shall be to withhold pursuant to Section 1.12.

 

Section 7.3 Company Lock-Up Agreements. Parent shall have received the Lock-Up Agreements duly executed by each of the Company Signatories, each of which shall be in full force and effect.

 

Section 7.4 Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties set forth in Article II shall have been true and correct in all material respects as of the date of this Agreement and shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of the Closing Date with the same force and effect as if made on and as of such date (except to the extent such representations and warranties are specifically made as of a particular date, in which case such representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all material respects as of such date).

 

Article VIII

CONDITIONS TO THE COMPANY’S OBLIGATIONS

 

The obligations of the Company to effect the Merger and otherwise consummate the transactions to be consummated at the Closing are subject to the satisfaction or the written waiver by the Company, at or prior to the Closing, of each of the following conditions:

 

Section 8.1 Documents. The Company shall have received the following documents, each of which shall be in full force and effect:

 

(a) the Parent Outstanding Shares Certificate;

 

(b) a written resignation, in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Company, dated as of the Closing Date and effective as of the Closing, executed by each of the officers and directors of Parent who are not to continue as officers or directors, as the case may be, of Parent after the Closing pursuant to Section 5.10 hereof;

 

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(c) certified copies of the resolutions duly adopted by the Parent Board and in full force and effect as of the Closing authorizing the appointment of the directors and officers set forth in Section 5.10;

 

(d) a legal opinion from its counsel, dated as of the date hereof, in form and substances reasonably satisfactory to the Company, opining that the shares of Parent Common Stock and Parent Convertible Preferred Stock to be issued in the Merger pursuant to conditions set forth in this Agreement have been duly authorized and validly issued, are fully paid and non-assessable, and are not subject to any preemptive rights or similar rights; and

 

(e) all necessary consents, notices, waivers and approvals of parties, in a form reasonably acceptable to the Company, in each case, to any Contract set forth on Schedule 8.1(e) attached hereto.

 

Section 8.2 Parent Lock-Up Agreements. The Company shall have received the Lock-Up Agreements duly executed by each of the Parent Signatories, each of which shall be in full force and effect.

 

Section 8.3 Parent Support Agreement. The Company shall have received the Parent Support Agreements duly executed by each of the stockholders set forth on Section A-2 of the Parent Disclosure Schedule, each of which shall be in full force and effect.

 

Section 8.4 Pre-Funded Warrants. The parties set forth on Schedule 8.4 attached hereto shall have provided (and Parent shall have immediately consented to) notice that the Beneficial Ownership Limitation (as defined in the Parent Pre-Funded Warrant) shall be eliminated to the maximum extent permitted by the Parent Pre-Funded Warrant, and waived any right to receive additional notices that may be required with respect to the exercise of Parent Pre-Funded Warrants.

 

Section 8.5 Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties set forth in Article III shall have been true and correct in all material respects as of the date of this Agreement and shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of the Closing Date with the same force and effect as if made on and as of such date (except to the extent such representations and warranties are specifically made as of a particular date, in which case such representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all material respects as of such date).

 

Section 8.6 Directors. Each of the Company Designees (i) shall have been appointed to the Parent Board of Directors and (ii) shall have entered into indemnification agreements in substantially the form set forth in Exhibit F attached hereto.

 

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Article IX

Termination

 

Section 9.1 Termination. This Agreement may be terminated and the Merger and the other Contemplated Transactions may be abandoned at any time before the First Effective Time, as follows (with any termination by Parent also being an effective termination by Merger Subs):

 

(a) by mutual written consent of Parent and the Company;

 

(b) by the Company, upon a material breach of any covenant or agreement set forth in Section 4.1 by Parent, but only if (i) such material breach is not reasonably capable of being cured or (ii) if such breach is reasonably capable of being cured, the Company has provided Parent with a written notice stating with particularity the purported material breach and such material breach shall not have been cured within three (3) Business Days of receipt by Parent of such notice;

 

(c) by Parent, upon a material breach of any covenant or agreement set forth in Section 4.2 by the Company, but only if (i) such material breach is not reasonably capable of being cured or (ii) if such breach is reasonably capable of being cured, Parent has provided the Company with a written notice stating with particularity the purported material breach and such material breach shall not have been cured within three (3) Business Days of receipt by the Company of such notice;

 

(d) by either the Company or Parent if a court of competent jurisdiction or other Governmental Body of competent jurisdiction shall have issued a final, non-appealable order, or injunction that, in each case, has the effect of making the consummation of the Contemplated Transactions illegal; or

 

(e) by either the Company or Parent if the Closing has not occurred prior to April 5, 2024; provided, however, that the right to terminate this Agreement under this Section 9.1(e) shall not be available to any Party whose action or failure to act has been a principal cause of or resulted in the failure of the Closing to occur on or before such date and such action or failure to act constitutes material breach of this Agreement.

 

Section 9.2 Effect of Termination. In the event of the valid termination of this Agreement as provided in Section 9.1, written notice thereof shall forthwith be given to the other Party or Parties specifying the provision hereof pursuant to which such termination is made, and this Agreement shall forthwith become null and void and there shall be no liability on the part of Parent, Merger Subs or the Company, except that the Confidentiality Agreement, this Section 9.2 and Section 10.3 through Section 10.14 shall survive such termination; provided that nothing herein shall relieve any Party from liability for fraud or material breach of this Agreement prior to such termination.

 

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Article X

MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

 

Section 10.1 Non-Survival of Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties of the Company, Parent and Merger Subs contained in this Agreement or any certificate or instrument delivered pursuant to this Agreement shall terminate at the First Effective Time, and only the covenants that by their terms survive the First Effective Time and this Article X shall survive the First Effective Time.

 

Section 10.2 Amendment. This Agreement may be amended with the approval of the respective boards of directors (or managers as applicable) of the Surviving Entity and Parent at any time; provided, however, that after any such approval of this Agreement by a Party’s stockholders, no amendment shall be made which by Law requires further approval of such stockholders without the further approval of such stockholders. This Agreement may not be amended except by an instrument in writing signed on behalf of each of the Surviving Entity and Parent.

 

Section 10.3 Waiver.

 

(a) No failure on the part of any Party to exercise any power, right, privilege or remedy under this Agreement, and no delay on the part of any Party in exercising any power, right, privilege or remedy under this Agreement, shall operate as a waiver of such power, right, privilege or remedy; and no single or partial exercise of any such power, right, privilege or remedy shall preclude any other or further exercise thereof or of any other power, right, privilege or remedy.

 

(b) No Party shall be deemed to have waived any claim arising out of this Agreement, or any power, right, privilege or remedy under this Agreement, unless the waiver of such claim, power, right, privilege or remedy is expressly set forth in a written instrument duly executed and delivered on behalf of such Party and any such waiver shall not be applicable or have any effect except in the specific instance in which it is given.

 

Section 10.4 Entire Agreement; Counterparts; Exchanges by Electronic Transmission. This Agreement and the other schedules, exhibits, certificates, instruments and agreements referred to in this Agreement constitute the entire agreement and supersede all prior agreements and understandings, both written and oral, among or between any of the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof; provided, however, that the Confidentiality Agreement shall not be superseded and shall remain in full force and effect in accordance with its terms. This Agreement may be executed in several counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original and all of which shall constitute one and the same instrument. Counterparts may be delivered via electronic mail (including pdf or any electronic signature complying with the U.S. federal ESIGN Act of 2000, e.g., www.docusign.com) or other transmission method and any counterpart so delivered shall be deemed to have been duly and validly delivered and be valid and effective for all purposes.

 

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Section 10.5 Applicable Law; Jurisdiction. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the Laws of the State of Delaware, regardless of the Laws that might otherwise govern under applicable principles of conflicts of laws. In any action or proceeding between any of the Parties arising out of or relating to this Agreement or any of the Contemplated Transactions, each of the Parties: (a) irrevocably and unconditionally consents and submits to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware or, to the extent such court does not have subject matter jurisdiction, the United States District Court for the District of Delaware or, to the extent that neither of the foregoing courts has jurisdiction, the Superior Court of the State of Delaware; (b) agrees that all claims in respect of such action or proceeding shall be heard and determined exclusively in accordance with clause (a) of this Section 10.5; (c) waives any objection to laying venue in any such action or proceeding in such courts; (d) waives any objection that such courts are an inconvenient forum or do not have jurisdiction over any Party; (e) agrees that service of process upon such Party in any such action or proceeding shall be effective if notice is given in accordance with Section 10.8 of this Agreement; and (f) irrevocably and unconditionally waives the right to trial by jury.

 

Section 10.6 Attorneys’ Fees. In any action at law or suit in equity to enforce this Agreement or the rights of any of the Parties, the prevailing Party in such action or suit (as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction) shall be entitled to recover its reasonable out-of-pocket attorneys’ fees and all other reasonable costs and expenses incurred in such action or suit.

 

Section 10.7 Assignability. This Agreement shall be binding upon, and shall be enforceable by and inure solely to the benefit of, the Parties and their respective successors and permitted assigns; provided, however, that neither this Agreement nor any of a Party’s rights or obligations hereunder may be assigned or delegated by such Party without the prior written consent of the other Party, and any attempted assignment or delegation of this Agreement or any of such rights or obligations by such Party without the other Party’s prior written consent shall be void and of no effect.

 

Section 10.8 Notices. All notices and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly delivered and received hereunder (a) one Business Day after being sent for next Business Day delivery, fees prepaid, via a reputable international overnight courier service, (b) upon delivery in the case of delivery by hand, or (c) on the date delivered in the place of delivery if sent by email (with a written or electronic confirmation of delivery) prior to 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time, otherwise on the next succeeding Business Day, in each case to the intended recipient as set forth below:

 

  (i) if to Parent or Merger Subs:
     
    BiomX Inc.
    245 First Street, Riverview II,
    Cambridge, Massachusetts 02142 USA
    Attention: Jonathan Solomon
    Email Address: jonathans@biomx.com

 

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    with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
     
    Haynes and Boone LLP
    30 Rockefeller Plaza
    26th Floor
    New York, NY 10112
    Attention: Rick A. Werner; Simin Sun; Alla Digilova
    Email Address: rick.werner@haynesboone.com; simin.sun@haynesboone.com; alla.digilova@haynesboone.com
     
  (ii) if to the Company:
     
    Adaptive Phage Therapeutics, Inc.
    708 Quince Orchard Rd
    Suite 205
    Gaithersburg, Maryland 20878
    Attention: Ian Hardy, Interim Chief Executive Officer
    Email Address: ihardy@deerfield.com
    with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
     
    Cooley LLP
    One Freedom Square
    Reston Town Center
    11951 Freedom Drive
    Reston, VA 20190-5640
    Attention: Christian Plaza; Matthew Schwee
    Email Address: cplaza@cooley.com; mschwee@cooley.com

 

Section 10.9 Cooperation. Each Party agrees to cooperate fully with the other Party and to execute and deliver such further documents, certificates, agreements and instruments and to take such other actions as may be reasonably requested by the other Party to evidence or reflect the Contemplated Transactions and to carry out the intent and purposes of this Agreement.

 

Section 10.10 Severability. Any term or provision of this Agreement that is invalid or unenforceable in any situation in any jurisdiction shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the remaining terms and provisions of this Agreement or the validity or enforceability of the offending term or provision in any other situation or in any other jurisdiction. If a final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction declares that any term or provision of this Agreement is invalid or unenforceable, the Parties agree that the court making such determination shall have the power to limit such term or provision, to delete specific words or phrases or to replace such term or provision with a term or provision that is valid and enforceable and that comes closest to expressing the intention of the invalid or unenforceable term or provision, and this Agreement shall be valid and enforceable as so modified. In the event such court does not exercise the power granted to it in the prior sentence, the Parties agree to replace such invalid or unenforceable term or provision with a valid and enforceable term or provision that will achieve, to the extent possible, the economic, business and other purposes of such invalid or unenforceable term or provision.

 

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Section 10.11 Other Remedies; Specific Performance. Except as otherwise provided herein, any and all remedies herein expressly conferred upon a Party will be deemed cumulative with and not exclusive of any other remedy conferred hereby, or by law or equity upon such Party, and the exercise by a Party of any one remedy will not preclude the exercise of any other remedy. The Parties agree that irreparable damage for which monetary damages, even if available, would not be an adequate remedy, would occur in the event that any Party does not perform the provisions of this Agreement (including failing to take such actions as are required of it hereunder to consummate this Agreement) in accordance with its specified terms or otherwise breaches such provisions. Accordingly, the Parties acknowledge and agree that the Parties shall be entitled to an injunction, specific performance and other equitable relief to prevent breaches of this Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions hereof, in addition to any other remedy to which they are entitled at law or in equity. Each of the Parties agrees that it will not oppose the granting of an injunction, specific performance or other equitable relief on the basis that any other Party has an adequate remedy at law or that any award of specific performance is not an appropriate remedy for any reason at law or in equity. Any Party seeking an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches of this Agreement shall not be required to provide any bond or other security in connection with any such order or injunction.

 

Section 10.12 No Third-Party Beneficiaries. Nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to or shall confer upon any Person (other than the Parties and the D&O Indemnified Parties to the extent of their respective rights pursuant to Section 5.5) any right, benefit or remedy of any nature whatsoever under or by reason of this Agreement.

 

Section 10.13 Construction.

 

(a) References to “cash,” “dollars” or “$” are to U.S. dollars.

 

(b) For purposes of this Agreement, whenever the context requires: the singular number shall include the plural, and vice versa; the masculine gender shall include the feminine and neuter genders; the feminine gender shall include the masculine and neuter genders; and the neuter gender shall include masculine and feminine genders.

 

(c) The Parties have participated jointly in the negotiating and drafting of this Agreement and agree that any rule of construction to the effect that ambiguities are to be resolved against the drafting Party shall not be applied in the construction or interpretation of this Agreement, and no presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring any Party by virtue of the authorship of any provision of this Agreement.

 

(d) As used in this Agreement, the words “include” and “including,” and variations thereof, shall not be deemed to be terms of limitation, but rather shall be deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation.”

 

(e) Except as otherwise indicated, all references in this Agreement to “Sections,” “Exhibits” and “Schedules” are intended to refer to Sections of this Agreement and Exhibits and Schedules to this Agreement, respectively.

 

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(f) Any reference to legislation or to any provision of any legislation shall include any modification, amendment, re-enactment thereof, any legislative provision substituted therefore and all rules, regulations, and statutory instruments issued or related to such legislations.

 

(g) The bold-faced headings and table of contents contained in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only, shall not be deemed to be a part of this Agreement and shall not be referred to in connection with the construction or interpretation of this Agreement.

 

(h) The inclusion of any information in the Company Disclosure Schedule or Parent Disclosure Schedule shall not be deemed an admission or acknowledgment to any third party, in and of itself and solely by virtue of the inclusion of such information in the Company Disclosure Schedule or Parent Disclosure Schedule, as applicable, that such information is required to be listed in the Company Disclosure Schedule or Parent Disclosure Schedule, as applicable, that such items are material to the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or Parent and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, as the case may be, or that such items have resulted in a Company Material Adverse Effect or a Parent Material Adverse Effect. The Parties agree that each of the Company Disclosure Schedule and the Parent Disclosure Schedule shall be arranged in sections and subsections corresponding to the numbered and lettered sections and subsections contained in this Agreement. The disclosures in any section or subsection of the Company Disclosure Schedule or the Parent Disclosure Schedule shall qualify other sections and subsections in this Agreement to the extent it is readily apparent on its face from a reading of the disclosure that such disclosure is applicable to such other sections and subsections.

 

(i) Each of “delivered” or “made available” means, with respect to any documentation, that (i) prior to 11:59 p.m. (Eastern Time) on the date that is two Business Days prior to the date of this Agreement (A) a copy of such material has been posted to and made available by a Party to the other Party and its Representatives in the electronic data room maintained by such disclosing Party or (B) such material is disclosed in the Parent SEC Documents filed with the SEC prior to the date hereof and publicly made available on the SEC’s Electronic Data Gathering Analysis and Retrieval system or (ii) delivered by or on behalf of a Party or its Representatives via electronic mail or in hard copy form prior to the execution of this Agreement.

 

(j) Whenever the last day for the exercise of any privilege or the discharge of any duty hereunder shall fall upon a Saturday, Sunday, or any date on which banks in New York, New York are authorized or obligated by Law to be closed, the Party having such privilege or duty may exercise such privilege or discharge such duty on the next succeeding day which is a regular Business Day.

 

Section 10.14 Expenses. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, all expenses incurred in connection with this Agreement and the Contemplated Transactions will be paid by the Party incurring such expenses.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Agreement to be executed as of the date first above written.

 

  BiomX Inc.
     
  By: /s/ Jonathan Solomon
  Name: Jonathan Solomon
  Title: Chief Executive Officer
     
  BTX MERGER SUB I, INC.
     
  By: /s/ Jonathan Solomon
  Name: Jonathan Solomon
  Title: Chief Executive Officer
     
  BTX MERGER SUB II, LLC
     
  By: /s/ Jonathan Solomon
  Name:  Jonathan Solomon
  Title: Chief Executive Officer

 

[Signature Page to Merger Agreement]

 

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Agreement to be executed as of the date first above written.

 

  ADAPTIVE PHAGE THERAPEUTICS, INC.
     
  By: /s/ Ian Hardy
  Name: Ian Hardy
  Title: Chief Executive Officer

  

[Signature Page to Merger Agreement]

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT A

CERTAIN DEFINITIONS

 

For purposes of this Agreement (including this Exhibit A)

 

2015 Employee Stock Option Plan” means that 2015 certain employee stock option plan of Parent, as disclosed in Parent SEC Documents.

 

2019 Incentive Plan” means that certain 2019 employee stock option plan of Parent, as disclosed in Parent SEC Documents.

 

Affiliate” of a Person means any other Person that directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, such Person. The term “control” (including the terms “controlled by” and “under common control with”) means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by Contract or otherwise.

 

Agreement” means the Agreement and Plan of Merger to which this Exhibit A is attached, as it may be amended from time to time.

 

Allocation Certificate” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.13(a).

 

Anti-Bribery Laws” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.23.

 

Acquisition Inquiry” means, with respect to a Party, an inquiry, indication of interest or request for information (other than an inquiry, indication of interest or request for information made or submitted by the Company, on the one hand, or Parent, on the other hand, to the other Party) that could reasonably be expected to lead to an Acquisition Proposal.

 

Acquisition Proposal” means, with respect to a Party, any offer or proposal, whether written or oral (other than an offer or proposal made or submitted by or on behalf of the Company or any of its Affiliates, on the one hand, or by or on behalf of Parent or any of its Affiliates, on the other hand, to the other Party) contemplating or otherwise relating to any Acquisition Transaction with such Party.

 

Acquisition Transaction” means any transaction or series of related transactions involving (other than the Parent Financing):

 

(a)any merger, consolidation, amalgamation, share exchange, business combination, issuance of securities, acquisition of securities, reorganization, recapitalization, tender offer, exchange offer or other transaction: (i) in which a Party is a constituent Entity, (ii) in which a Person or “group” (as defined in the Exchange Act and the rules promulgated thereunder) of Persons directly or indirectly acquires beneficial or record ownership of securities representing more than 10% of the outstanding securities of any class of voting securities of a Party or any of its Subsidiaries or (iii) in which a Party or any of its Subsidiaries issues securities representing more than 10% of the outstanding securities of any class of voting securities of such Party or any of its Subsidiaries; or

 

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(b)any sale, lease, exchange, transfer, license, acquisition or disposition of any business or businesses or assets that constitute or account for 10% or more of the consolidated book value or the fair market value of the assets of a Party and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.

 

Ares” means ARE-708 Quince Orchard, LLC.

 

Ares Lease Amendment” means the Sixth Amendment to the Lease Agreement, dated as of March 5, 2024, by and between Ares and the Company.

 

Board Approval” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

 

Book-Entry Shares” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.7.

 

Business Day” means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which banks in New York, New York, are authorized or obligated by Law to be closed.

 

Buy-In” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.9(b).

 

Certificate of Designation” means the Certificate of Designation of Preferences, Rights and Limitations of Parent Convertible Preferred Stock in the form attached hereto as Exhibit C.

 

Certificates of Merger” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.3.

 

Certifications” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.7(a).

 

Charter Amendment Proposal” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.1(a)(iii).

 

Closing” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.3.

 

Closing Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.3.

 

Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

 

Company” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

 

Company Associate” means any current or former employee, independent contractor, officer or director of the Company.

 

Company Benefit Plan” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.17(a).

 

Company Board” means the board of directors of the Company.

 

Company Capital Stock” means the Company Common Stock and the Company Preferred Stock.

 

Company Common Stock” means the Common Stock, $0.0001 par value per share, of the Company.

 

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Company Contract” means any Contract: (a) to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a Party; (b) by which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any Company IP or any other asset of the Company or its Subsidiaries is or may become bound or under which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has, or may become subject to, any obligation; or (c) under which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has or may acquire any right or interest.

 

Company Data” means all data and information Processed by or for the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.

 

Company Designees” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.10.

 

Company Disclosure Schedule” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.

 

Company ERISA Affiliate” means any corporation or trade or business (whether or not incorporated) which is (or at any relevant time would have been) treated with the Company as a single employer within the meaning of Section 414 of the Code.

 

Company Financials” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.7(a).

 

Company In-bound License” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.12(e).

 

Company IP” means all Intellectual Property Rights that are owned or purported to be owned by, assigned to, or exclusively licensed by, the Company.

 

Company Material Adverse Effect” means any Effect that, considered together with all other Effects that have occurred prior to the date of determination of the occurrence of a Company Material Adverse Effect, has or would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the business, condition (financial or otherwise), assets, liabilities or results of operations of the Company, taken as a whole; provided, however, that Effects arising or resulting from the following shall not be taken into account in determining whether there has been a Company Material Adverse Effect: (a) general business or economic conditions affecting the industry in which the Company and its Subsidiaries operate, (b) acts of war, armed hostilities or terrorism, acts of God or comparable events, epidemic, pandemic or disease outbreak (including the COVID-19 virus) or any worsening of the foregoing, or any declaration of martial law, quarantine or similar directive, policy or guidance or Law or other action by any Governmental Body in response thereto, (c) changes in financial, banking or securities markets, (d) any change in, or any compliance with or action taken for the purpose of complying with, any Law or GAAP (or interpretations of any Law or GAAP), (e) resulting from the announcement of this Agreement or the pendency of the Contemplated Transactions; provided, that this clause (e) shall not apply to any representation or warranty (or condition to the consummation of the Merger relating to such representation or warranty) to the extent the representation and warranty expressly addresses the consequences resulting from the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the consummation of the Contemplated Transactions, or (f) resulting from the taking of any action required to be taken by this Agreement; except in each case with respect to clauses (a) through (c), to the extent disproportionately affecting the Company, taken as a whole, relative to other similarly situated companies in the industries in which the Company operates.

 

Company Material Contract(s)” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.13(a).

 

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Company Options” means options or other rights to purchase shares of Company Common Stock issued by the Company pursuant to the Company Plan.

 

Company Out-bound License” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.12(e).

 

Company Permits” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.14.

 

Company Plan” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.6(c).

 

Company Preferred Stock” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.6(a).

 

Company Products” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.15(c).

 

Company Real Estate Leases” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.11.

 

Company Signatories” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

 

Company Stock Certificate” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.7.

 

Company Stockholder Matters” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

 

Company Unaudited Interim Balance Sheet” means the unaudited balance sheet of the Company as of September 30, 2023 provided to Parent prior to the date of this Agreement.

 

Concurrent Investment Amount” means $50,000,000 as contemplated by the Securities Purchase Agreement.

 

Confidentiality Agreement” means that certain Amended and Restated Mutual Confidentiality Agreement, dated as of February 5, 2024, between the Parties.

 

Consent” means any approval, consent, ratification, permission, waiver or authorization (including any Governmental Authorization).

 

Contemplated Transactions” means the Merger, Parent Support Agreements, the Securities Purchase Agreement and the other transactions and actions contemplated by this Agreement to be consummated at or prior to the Closing (but not, for the avoidance of doubt, the actions proposed to be taken as the Parent Stockholders’ Meeting following the Closing pursuant to Section 5.1).

 

Continuing Employees” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.4(a).

 

Contract” means, with respect to any Person, any written or oral agreement, contract, subcontract, lease (whether for real or personal property), mortgage, license, sublicense or other legally binding commitment or undertaking of any nature to which such Person is a party or by which such Person or any of its assets are bound or affected under applicable Law.

 

Convertible Note” means the convertible promissory notes listed on Schedule 2.6(d) of the Company Disclosure Schedule.

 

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Convertible Note Conversion” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.6(a).

 

D&O Indemnified Parties” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.5(a).

 

Data Processing Policy” means each policy, statement, representation, or notice of the Company, Parent or their respective Subsidiaries relating to the Processing of Company Data or Parent Data (as applicable), privacy, data protection, or security.

 

DGCL” means the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.

 

DLLCA” means the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act.

 

Disclosure Schedule Supplement” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.21.

 

Dissenting Shares” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.9(a).

 

Disqualifying Event” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.25.

 

DTC” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.9(b).

 

DWAC” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.9(b).

 

Effect” means any effect, change, event, circumstance, or development.

 

Encumbrance” means any lien, pledge, hypothecation, charge, mortgage, security interest, lease, license, option, easement, reservation, servitude, adverse title, claim, infringement, interference, option, right of first refusal, preemptive right, community property interest or restriction or encumbrance of any nature (including any restriction on the voting of any security, any restriction on the transfer of any security or other asset, any restriction on the receipt of any income derived from any asset, any restriction on the use of any asset and any restriction on the possession, exercise or transfer of any other attribute of ownership of any asset).

 

Enforceability Exceptions” means the (a) Laws of general application relating to bankruptcy, insolvency and the relief of debtors; and (b) rules of law governing specific performance, injunctive relief and other equitable remedies.

 

Entity” means any corporation (including any non-profit corporation), partnership (including any general partnership, limited partnership or limited liability partnership), joint venture, estate, trust, company (including any company limited by shares, limited liability company or joint stock company), firm, society or other enterprise, association, organization or entity, and each of its successors.

 

Environmental Law” means any federal, state, local or foreign Law relating to pollution or protection of human health (as it relates to exposure to Hazardous Materials) or the environment (including ambient air, surface water, ground water, land surface or subsurface strata), including any Law or regulation relating to emissions, discharges, releases or threatened releases of Hazardous Materials, or otherwise relating to the manufacture, processing, distribution, use, treatment, storage, disposal, transport or handling of Hazardous Materials.

 

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ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.

 

Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

 

Exchange Agent” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.8(a).

 

Exchange Fund” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.8(a).

 

Existing Severance Plan” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.4(b).

 

“FCPA” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.19.

 

FDA” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.15(c).

 

FDA Ethics Policy” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.15(i).

 

FDCA” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.15(a).

 

First Certificate of Merger” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.3.

 

First Effective Time” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.3.

 

First Merger” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

 

First Merger Sub” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

 

First Merger Sub Board” means the board of directors of First Merger Sub.

 

First Step Surviving Corporation” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.1.

 

FLSA” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.18(m).

 

GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles and practices in effect from time to time within the United States applied consistently throughout the period involved.

 

Governmental Authorization” means any: (a) permit, license, certificate, franchise, permission, variance, exception, approval, exemption, order, clearance, registration, qualification or authorization issued, granted, given or otherwise made available by or under the authority of any Governmental Body or pursuant to any Law; or (b) right under any Contract with any Governmental Body.

 

Governmental Body” means any: (a) nation, state, commonwealth, province, territory, county, municipality, district or other jurisdiction of any nature; (b) federal, state, local, municipal, foreign or other government; (c) governmental or quasi-governmental authority of any nature (including any governmental division, department, agency, commission, bureau, instrumentality, official, ministry, fund, foundation, center, organization, unit, body or Entity and any court or other tribunal, and for the avoidance of doubt, any taxing authority); or (d) self-regulatory organization (including NYSE American).

 

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Hazardous Materials” means any pollutant, chemical, substance and any toxic, infectious, carcinogenic, reactive, corrosive, ignitable or flammable chemical, or chemical compound, or hazardous substance, material or waste, whether solid, liquid or gas, that is subject to regulation, control or remediation under any Environmental Law, including crude oil or any fraction thereof, and petroleum products or byproducts.

 

Health Care Laws” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.15(a).

 

HIPAA” means the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (42 U.S.C. § 1320d et seq.), as amended by the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (42 U.S.C. § 17921 et seq.).

 

Holder” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.9(b).

 

IIA” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.26(b).

 

Indebtedness” means (i) all obligations for borrowed money and advancement of funds; (ii) all obligations evidenced by notes, bonds, debentures or similar instruments, contracts or arrangements (whether or not convertible), (iii) all obligations for the deferred purchase price of property or services (including any potential future earn-out, purchase price adjustment, releases of “holdbacks” or similar payments, but excluding any such obligations to the extent there is cash being held by a third party in escrow exclusively for purposes of satisfying such obligations) (“Deferred Purchase Price”), (iv) all obligations arising out of any financial hedging, swap or similar arrangements;(v) all obligations as lessee that would be required to be capitalized in accordance with GAAP, whether or not recorded, (vi) all obligations in connection with any letter of credit, banker’s acceptance, guarantee, surety, performance or appeal bond, or similar credit transaction, (vii) interest payable with respect to Indebtedness referred to in clause (i) through (vi), and (viii) the aggregate amount of all prepayment premiums, penalties, breakage costs, “make whole amounts,” costs, expenses and other payment obligations of such Person that would arise (whether or not then due and payable) if all such items under clauses (i) through (vii) were prepaid, extinguished, unwound and settled in full as of such specified date. For purposes of determining the Deferred Purchase Price obligations as of a specified date, such obligations shall be deemed to be the maximum amount of Deferred Purchase Price owing as of such specified date (whether or not then due and payable) or potentially owing at a future date.

 

Intellectual Property Rights” means and includes all intellectual property or other proprietary rights under the laws of any jurisdiction in the world, including, without limitation: (a) rights associated with works of authorship, including exclusive exploitation rights, copyrights, moral rights, software, databases, and mask works; (b) trademarks, service marks, trade dress, logos, trade names and other source identifiers, domain names and URLs and similar rights and any goodwill associated therewith; (c) rights associated with trade secrets, know how, inventions, invention disclosures, methods, processes, protocols, specifications, techniques and other forms of technology; (d) patents and industrial property rights; (e) other similar proprietary rights in intellectual property of every kind and nature; (f) rights of privacy and publicity; and (g) all registrations, renewals, extensions, statutory invention registrations, provisionals, continuations, continuations-in-part, provisionals, divisions, or reissues of, and applications for, any of the rights referred to in clauses (a) through (f) above (whether or not in tangible form and including all tangible embodiments of any of the foregoing, such as samples, studies and summaries), along with all rights to prosecute and perfect the same through administrative prosecution, registration, recordation or other administrative proceeding, and all causes of action and rights to sue or seek other remedies arising from or relating to the foregoing, including for past, present or future infringement of any of the foregoing.

 

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Intended Tax Treatment” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.8.

 

Investor Agreements” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.22(b).

 

Investment Authority” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.26(a).

 

IRS” means the United States Internal Revenue Service.

 

Knowledge” means, with respect to an individual, that such individual is actually aware of the relevant fact or such individual would reasonably be expected to know such fact in the ordinary course of the performance of such individual’s employment responsibilities. Any Person that is an Entity shall have Knowledge if any officer or director of such Person as of the date such knowledge is imputed has Knowledge of such fact or other matter.

 

Largest Lead Investor” means Deerfield Private Design Fund V, L.P. and Deerfield Healthcare Innovations Fund II, L.P.

 

Law” means any federal, state, national, foreign, material local or municipal or other law, statute, constitution, principle of common law, resolution, ordinance, code, edict, decree, rule, regulation, ruling or requirement issued, enacted, adopted, promulgated, implemented or otherwise put into effect by or under the authority of any Governmental Body (including under the authority of NYSE American or the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority).

 

Legal Proceeding” means any action, suit, litigation, arbitration, proceeding (including any civil, criminal, administrative, investigative or appellate proceeding), hearing, inquiry, audit, examination or investigation commenced, brought, conducted or heard by or before, or otherwise involving, any court or other Governmental Body or any arbitrator or arbitration panel.

 

Liability” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.9.

 

Lock-Up Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

 

Merger” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

 

Merger Consideration” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.5.

 

Merger Subs” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

 

New Incentive Plan” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.17.

 

NYSE American” means NYSE American LLC.

 

NYSE American Listing Application” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.7.

 

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Ordinance” means the Israeli Income Tax Ordinance New Version, 5721-1961, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

Ordinary Course of Business” means, in the case of each of the Company and Parent, such actions taken in the ordinary course of its normal operations and consistent with its past practices.

 

Organizational Documents” means, with respect to any Person (other than an individual), (a) the certificate or articles of association or incorporation or organization or limited partnership or limited liability company, and any joint venture, limited liability company, operating or partnership agreement and other similar documents adopted or filed in connection with the creation, formation or organization of such Person and (b) all bylaws, regulations and similar documents or agreements relating to the organization or governance of such Person, in each case, as amended or supplemented.

 

Parent” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

 

Parent Associate” means any current or former employee, independent contractor, officer or director of Parent.

 

Parent Balance Sheet” means the unaudited balance sheet of Parent as of September 30, 2023 (the “Parent Balance Sheet Date”), provided to the Company prior to the date of this Agreement.

 

Parent Benefit Plan” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.18(a).

 

Parent Board” means the board of directors of Parent.

 

“Parent Business Combination Agreement” means that certain Share Purchase Agreement, dated as of November 19, 2017, by and among BiomX LTD., RondinX LTD., the Shareholders and Warrant Holders of RondinX LTD., and Guy Harmelin as the Shareholders’ Representative.

 

Parent Business Combination Shares” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.6(a).

 

Parent Common Stock” means the Common Stock, $0.0001 par value per share, of Parent.

 

Parent Common Stock Consideration Cap” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.5.

 

Parent Common Stock Payment Shares” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.5.

 

Parent Contract” means any Contract: (a) to which Parent or any of its Subsidiaries is a party; (b) by which Parent or any of its Subsidiaries or any Parent IP or any other asset of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries is or may become bound or under which Parent or any of its Subsidiaries has, or may become subject to, any obligation; or (c) under which Parent or any of its Subsidiaries has or may acquire any right or interest.

 

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Parent Convertible Preferred Stock” means Parent’s non-voting convertible preferred stock, par value $0.0001 per share, with the rights, preferences, powers and privileges specified in the Certificate of Designation.

 

Parent Covered Person” means, with respect to Parent as an “issuer” for purposes of Rule 506 promulgated under the Securities Act, any Person listed in the first paragraph of Rule 506(d)(1).

 

Parent Data” means all data and information Processed by or for Parent or any of its Subsidiaries.

 

Parent Disclosure Schedule” has the meaning set forth in Article III.

 

Parent ERISA Affiliate” means any corporation or trade or business (whether or not incorporated) which is (or at any relevant time would have been) treated with Parent or any of its Subsidiaries as a single employer within the meaning of Section 414 of the Code.

 

Parent Existing Warrants” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.6(a).

 

Parent Financing” means an acquisition of shares of Parent Convertible Preferred Stock and Warrants (as defined in the Securities Purchase Agreement) to be consummated concurrently with the Closing pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement with aggregate gross cash proceeds to Parent of at least the Concurrent Investment Amount.

 

Parent Foreign Plan” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.18(l).

 

Parent In-bound License” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.12(e).

 

Parent IP” means all Intellectual Property Rights that are owned or purported to be owned by, assigned to, or exclusively licensed by, Parent or its Subsidiaries.

 

Parent Material Adverse Effect” means any Effect that, considered together with all other Effects that have occurred prior to the date of determination of the occurrence of a Parent Material Adverse Effect, has or would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the business, condition (financial or otherwise), assets, liabilities or results of operations of Parent; provided, however, that Effects arising or resulting from the following shall not be taken into account in determining whether there has been a Parent Material Adverse Effect: (a) general business or economic conditions affecting the industry in which Parent operates, (b) acts of war, armed hostilities or terrorism, acts of God or comparable events, epidemic, pandemic or disease outbreak (including the COVID-19 virus) or any worsening of the foregoing, or any declaration of martial law, quarantine or similar directive, policy or guidance or Law or other action by any Governmental Body in response thereto, (c) changes in financial, banking or securities markets, (d) the taking of any action required to be taken by this Agreement, (e) any change in the stock price or trading volume of Parent Common Stock (it being understood, however, that any Effect causing or contributing to any change in stock price or trading volume of Parent Common Stock may be taken into account in determining whether a Parent Material Adverse Effect has occurred, unless such Effects are otherwise excepted from this definition), (f) any change in, or any compliance with or action taken for the purpose of complying with, any Law or GAAP (or interpretations of any Law or GAAP), (g) resulting from the announcement of this Agreement or the pendency of the Contemplated Transactions; provided, that this clause (e) shall not apply to any representation or warranty (or condition to the consummation of the Merger relating to such representation or warranty) to the extent the representation and warranty expressly addresses the consequences resulting from the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the consummation of the Contemplated Transactions, or (h) resulting from the taking of any action or the failure to take any action, by Parent that is required to be taken by this Agreement, except in each case with respect to clauses (a) through (c), to the extent disproportionately affecting Parent relative to other similarly situated companies in the industries in which Parent operates.

 

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Parent Material Contract(s)” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.13(a).

 

Parent Non-Funded Warrants” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.6(a).

 

Parent Options” means options or other rights to purchase shares of Parent Common Stock issued by Parent under the Parent Stock Plans.

 

Parent Out-bound License” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.12(e).

 

Parent Outstanding Shares Certificate” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.13(b).

 

Parent Permits” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.14.

 

Parent Pre-Funded Warrants” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.6(a).

 

Parent Preferred Stock Payment Shares” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.5.

 

Parent Products” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.15(c).

 

Parent Real Estate Leases” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.11.

 

Parent SEC Documents” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.7(a).

 

Parent Securities” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.9(b).

 

Parent Signatories” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

 

“Parent Stock Plans” means collectively the 2015 Employee Stock Option Plan and the 2019 Incentive Plan, each as may be amended from time to time.

 

Parent Stockholder Matters” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.1(a)(iii).

 

Parent Stockholders’ Meeting” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.1(a)(iii).

 

Parent Support Agreements” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

 

Parent Warrants” means Parent warrants with an exercise price of $5.00 per Parent Common Stock in the form attached hereto as Exhibit E.

 

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Party” or “Parties” means the Company, First Merger Sub, Second Merger Sub and Parent.

 

Permitted Encumbrance” means: (a) any Encumbrance for current Taxes not yet due and payable or for Taxes that are being contested in good faith and, in each case, for which adequate reserves have been made on the Company Unaudited Interim Balance Sheet or the Parent Balance Sheet, as applicable, in accordance with GAAP; (b) minor liens that have arisen in the Ordinary Course of Business and that do not (in any case or in the aggregate) materially detract from the value of the assets or properties subject thereto or materially impair the operations of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or Parent, as applicable; (c) liens to secure obligations to landlords, lessors or renters under leases or rental agreements; (d) deposits or pledges made in connection with, or to secure payment of, workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance or similar programs mandated by Law; (e) non-exclusive licenses of Intellectual Property Rights granted by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or Parent, as applicable, in the Ordinary Course of Business and that do not (in any case or in the aggregate) materially detract from the value of the Intellectual Property Rights subject thereto; and (f) statutory liens in favor of carriers, warehousemen, mechanics and materialmen, to secure claims for labor, materials or supplies the payment for which is not delinquent.

 

Person” means any individual, Entity or Governmental Body.

 

Pre-Closing Period” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.1.

 

Post-Closing Plans” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.4(a).

 

Preferred Stock Conversion Proposal” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.5.

 

Principle Trading Market” means the trading market on which Parent Common Stock is primarily listed on and quoted for trading, which, as of the date of this Agreement and the Closing Date, shall be NYSE American.

 

Privacy and Data Processing Requirements” means any applicable (i) Law relating to privacy, data protection, or security, including the data privacy and security provisions of HIPAA, (ii) Data Processing Policy, or (iii) requirement of any self-regulatory organization, industry standard (including, as applicable, the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard), or Contract by which the Company, Parent or their respective Subsidiaries are bound relating to the Processing of Company Data or Parent Data (as applicable), privacy, data protection, or security, including, in each case of (i) through (iii), in connection with direct marketing or the initiation, transmission, monitoring, interception, recording, or receipt of communications.

 

Process” means, with respect to any data, information, or information technology system, any operation or set of operations performed thereon, whether or not by automated means, including access, adaptation, alignment, alteration, collection, combination, compilation, consultation, creation, derivation, destruction, disclosure, disposal, dissemination, erasure, interception, maintenance, making available, organization, recording, restriction, retention, retrieval, storage, structuring, transmission, and use, and security measures with respect thereto.

 

Proxy Statement” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.2(a).

 

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Reference Date” means March 4, 2024.

 

Registered IP” means all Intellectual Property Rights that are registered or issued under the authority of, with or by any Governmental Body, including all patents, registered copyrights, registered mask works, and registered trademarks, service marks and trade dress, and all applications for any of the foregoing.

 

Registration Statement Effective Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.9(b).

 

Registration Rights Agreement” means that certain Registration Rights Agreement by and among Parent and the signatories thereto dated as of March 6, 2024.

 

Representatives” means directors, officers, employees, agents, attorneys, accountants, investment bankers, advisors and representatives.

 

Required Company Stockholder Vote” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.4.

 

Required Parent Stockholder Vote” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.4.

 

Sarbanes-Oxley Act” means the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

SEC” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

Second Certificate of Merger” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.3.

 

Second Effective Time” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.3.

 

Second Merger” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

 

Second Merger Sub” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

 

Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

 

Stockholder Written Consent” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

 

Studies” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.15(m).

 

Subsidiary” An entity shall be deemed to be a ‘subsidiary’ of a Person if such Person directly or indirectly owns or purports to own, beneficially or of record, (a) an amount of voting securities or other interests in such entity that is sufficient to enable such Person to elect at least a majority of the members of such entity’s board of directors or other governing body, or (b) at least 50% of the outstanding equity, voting, beneficial or financial interests in such Entity.

 

Surviving Entity” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.1.

 

Standard Settlement Period” means the standard settlement period for the Principle Trading Market, expressed in a number of Trading Days, as in effect on the applicable date, which as of the date of this Agreement is “T+2.”

 

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Takeover Statute” means any “fair price,” “moratorium,” “control share acquisition” or other similar anti-takeover Law.

 

Tax” means any (i) federal, state, local, foreign or other tax, including any income, capital gain, gross receipts, capital stock, profits, transfer, estimated, registration, stamp, premium, escheat, unclaimed property, customs duty, ad valorem, occupancy, occupation, alternative, add-on, windfall profits, value added, severance, property, business, production, sales, use, license, excise, franchise, employment, payroll, social security, disability, unemployment, workers’ compensation, national health insurance, withholding or other taxes, duties, fees, assessments or governmental charges, surtaxes or deficiencies thereof in the nature of a tax, however denominated (whether imposed directly or through withholding and whether or not disputed), and including any fine, penalty, addition to tax, or interest or additional amount imposed by a Governmental Body with respect thereto (or attributable to the nonpayment thereof) and (ii) any liability for payment of amounts described in clause (i), whether as a result of transferee or successor liability, of being a member of an affiliated, consolidated, combined or unitary group for any period, pursuant to a Contract, through operation of Law or otherwise.

 

Tax Return” means any return (including any information return), report, statement, declaration, claim for refund, estimate, schedule, notice, notification, form, election, certificate or other document, and any amendment or supplement to any of the foregoing, filed with or submitted to, or required to be filed with or submitted to, any Governmental Body (or provided to a payee) in connection with the determination, assessment, collection or payment of any Tax or in connection with the administration, implementation or enforcement of, or compliance with, any Law relating to any Tax.

 

Transaction Costs” means the aggregate amount of costs and expenses of a Person or any of its Subsidiaries incurred in connection with the negotiation, preparation and execution of this Agreement and the related documentation as applicable, and the consummation of the Contemplated Transactions, for (a) any brokerage fees and commissions, finders’ fees or financial advisory fees, any fees and expenses of counsel or accountants payable by such Person or any of its Subsidiaries and any transaction bonuses or similar items in connection with the Contemplated Transactions, (b) any bonus, severance, change-in-control payments or similar payment obligations (including payments with “single-trigger” provisions triggered at and as of the consummation of the Contemplated Transactions) that become due or payable to any director, officer, employee or consultant of such Person in connection with the consummation of the Contemplated Transactions and, (c) any payments to third parties under any Contract to which such Person or its Subsidiaries are a party triggered by the consummation of the Contemplated Transactions, or any payment or consideration arising under or in relation to obtaining any Consents, waivers or approvals of any third party under any Contract to which such Person or its Subsidiaries are a party required to be obtained in connection with the consummation of the Contemplated Transactions in order for any such Contract to remain in full force and effect following the Closing or resulting from agreed-upon modification or early termination of any such Contract, in each case with respect to the foregoing matters (a)-(c), to the extent unpaid.

 

Transfer Agent” means Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, the current transfer agent of the Company, or any successor transfer agent for the Company.

 

Treasury Regulations” means the United States Treasury regulations promulgated under the Code.

 

Unlegended Share Delivery Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.9(b).

 

Unrestricted Conditions” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.9(b).

 

WARN Act” means the Worker Adjustment Retraining and Notification Act of 1988, as amended, or any similar state or local plant closing mass layoff statute, rule or regulation.

 

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Schedule 8.1(e)

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Schedule 8.4

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Exhibit 3.1

 

BIOMX INC.

CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATION OF PREFERENCES,

RIGHTS AND LIMITATIONS

OF

SERIES X NON-VOTING CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK

 

Pursuant to Section 151 of the

General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware

 

THE UNDERSIGNED DOES HEREBY CERTIFY, on behalf of BiomX Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Corporation”), that the following resolution was duly adopted by the Board of Directors of the Corporation (the “Board of Directors”), in accordance with the provisions of Section 151 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “DGCL”), at a meeting duly called and held on March 5, 2024, which resolution provides for the creation of a series of the Corporation’s Preferred Stock, par value $0.0001 per share, which is designated as “Series X Non-Voting Convertible Preferred Stock,” with the preferences, rights and limitations set forth therein relating to dividends, conversion, redemption, dissolution and distribution of assets of the Corporation.

 

WHEREAS: the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation, as may be amended from time to time (the “Certificate of Incorporation”), provides for a class of its authorized stock known as Preferred Stock, consisting of 1,000,000 shares, $0.0001 par value per share (the “Preferred Stock”), issuable from time to time in one or more series.

 

RESOLVED: that, pursuant to authority conferred upon the Board of Directors by the Certificate of Incorporation, (i) a series of Preferred Stock of the Corporation be, and hereby is authorized by the Board of Directors, (ii) the Board of Directors hereby authorizes the issuance of 256,888 shares of “Series X Non-Voting Convertible Preferred Stock” pursuant to the terms of (a) the Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, by and among the Corporation and the initial Holders (as defined below) (the “Purchase Agreement”) and (b) the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of the date hereof, by and among the Corporation, BTX Merger Sub I, Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of the Corporation, BTX Merger Sub II, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and wholly owned subsidiary of the Corporation and Adaptive Phage Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Merger Agreement”), and (iii) the Board of Directors hereby fixes the designations, powers, preferences and relative, participating, optional or other special rights, and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof, of such shares of Preferred Stock, in addition to any provisions set forth in the Certificate of Incorporation that are applicable to the Preferred Stock of all classes and series, as follows (the “Certificate of Designation”):

 

TERMS OF SERIES X NON-VOTING CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK

 

1. Definitions. For the purposes hereof, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

 

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.

 

Commission” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

Common Stock” means the Corporation’s common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, and stock of any other class of securities into which such securities may hereafter be reclassified or changed.

 

 

 

 

Conversion Shares” means, collectively, the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the shares of Series X Non-Voting Preferred Stock in accordance with the terms hereof.

 

Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

Holder” means a holder of shares of Series X Non-Voting Preferred Stock.

 

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.

 

Standard Settlement Period” means the standard settlement period, expressed in a number of Trading Days, for the Corporation’s primary trading market or quotation system with respect to the Common Stock that is in effect on the date of delivery of an applicable Notice of Conversion, which as of the original issuance date was ‘T+2’.

 

Trading Day” means a day on which the principal Trading Market is open for business.

 

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 American, the Nasdaq Capital Market, the Nasdaq Global Market, the Nasdaq Global Select Market, or the New York Stock Exchange (or any successors to any of the foregoing).

 

2. Designation, Amount and Par Value. The series of Preferred Stock shall be designated as the Corporation’s Series X Non-Voting Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Series X Non-Voting Preferred Stock”) and the number of shares so designated shall be 256,888. Each share of Series X Non-Voting Preferred Stock shall have a par value of $0.0001 per share.

 

3. Dividends.

 

3.1Any dividends or distributions declared by the Board of Directors out of funds legally available therefor shall be distributed among the holders of Common Stock and the Series X Non-Voting Preferred Stock on a pro rata basis based on the number of shares of Common Stock held by each such holder (determined as if such holder had converted the Series X Non-Voting Preferred Stock to Conversion Shares, without regard to any Beneficial Ownership Limitations (as defined below)) as of the record date fixed for determining those entitled to receive such dividend or distribution. The Corporation shall pay no dividends (other than dividends payable in the form of Common Stock) on shares of the Common Stock unless it simultaneously complies with the previous sentence.

 

3.2In the event the Corporation shall declare a dividend or distribution on the Common Stock payable in securities of other Persons, evidences of indebtedness issued by the Corporation or other Persons, or other assets (excluding cash dividends distributed in accordance with Section 3.1), including options or rights to purchase any such securities or evidences of indebtedness or securities convertible into any of the foregoing, then, in each such case the holders of the Series X Non-Voting Preferred Stock shall be entitled to a proportionate share of any such dividend or distribution pursuant to this Section 3.2 (determined as if such holder had converted the Series X Non-Voting Preferred Stock to Conversion Shares, without regard to any Beneficial Ownership Limitations (as defined below)) as of the record date fixed for determining those entitled to receive such distribution) as of the record date fixed for the determination of the holders of Common Stock of the Corporation entitled to receive such dividend or distribution.

 

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4. Voting Rights.

 

4.1Except as otherwise provided herein or as otherwise required by the DGCL, the Series X Non-Voting Preferred Stock shall have no voting rights. However, as long as any shares of Series X Non-Voting Preferred Stock are outstanding, the Corporation shall not, without the affirmative vote or written approval, agreement or waiver of the holders of seventy percent (70%) of the then outstanding shares of the Series X Non-Voting Preferred Stock (the “Requisite Series X Holders”): (i) alter or change adversely the powers, preferences or rights given to the Series X Non-Voting Preferred Stock or alter or amend this Certificate of Designation, amend or repeal any provision of, or add any provision to, the Certificate of Incorporation or Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Corporation, or file any articles of amendment, certificates of designation, preferences, limitations and relative rights of any series of Preferred Stock, in each case if such action would adversely alter or change the preferences, rights, privileges or powers of, or restrictions provided for the benefit of the Series X Non-Voting Preferred Stock, regardless of whether any of the foregoing actions shall be by means of amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation or by merger, consolidation, recapitalization, reclassification, conversion or otherwise, (ii) issue further shares of Series X Non-Voting Preferred Stock in excess of the number specified in Section 2 or increase or decrease (other than by conversion) the number of authorized shares of Series X Non-Voting Preferred Stock, (iii) prior to the Stockholder Approval (as defined below), consummate either: (A) any Fundamental Transaction (as defined below) or (B) any merger or consolidation of the Corporation with or into another entity or any stock sale to, or other business combination in which the stockholders of the Corporation immediately before such transaction do not hold at least a majority of the voting power of the capital stock of the Corporation or such other entity immediately after such transaction, (iv) enter into any agreement with respect to any of the foregoing that is not expressly conditioned upon Stockholder Approval, (v) prior to the Stockholder Approval (as defined below): (A) pay a stock dividend or otherwise make 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 Corporation upon the issuance of the Conversion Shares), (B) subdivide outstanding shares of Common Stock into a larger number of shares, (C) combine (including by way of reverse stock split) outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares, or (D) issue by reclassification of shares of the Common Stock any shares of capital stock of the Corporation, or (vi) grant, issue or sell any capital stock or rights to purchase stock, warrants, securities or other property pro rata to the record holders of any class of shares of Common Stock whereby holders of the Series X Non-Voting Preferred Stock were not entitled to participate based on their proportionate share (determined as if such holder had converted the Series X Non-Voting Preferred Stock to Conversion Shares, without regard to any Beneficial Ownership Limitations (as defined below)). Holders of shares of Common Stock acquired upon the conversion of shares of Series X Non-Voting Preferred Stock shall be entitled to the same voting rights as each other holder of Common Stock, except that such holders may not vote such shares upon the proposal for Stockholder Approval in accordance with the applicable rules and regulations of NYSE American.

 

4.2Any vote or written approval, agreement or waiver required or permitted under Section 4.1 may be taken at a meeting of the Holders or through a written consent executed by the Requisite Series X Holders.

 

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5. Rank; Liquidation.

 

5.1The Series X Non-Voting Preferred Stock shall rank on parity with the Common Stock as to distributions of assets upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, whether voluntarily or involuntarily (a “Liquidation”).

 

5.2Upon any Liquidation, each Holder shall be entitled to receive out of the assets, whether capital or surplus, of the Corporation the same amount that a holder of Common Stock would receive if the Series X Non-Voting Preferred Stock were fully converted (disregarding for such purpose any Beneficial Ownership Limitations) to Common Stock which amounts shall be paid pari passu with all holders of Common Stock, plus an additional amount equal to any dividends declared on but unpaid to such shares. If, upon any such Liquidation, the assets of the Corporation shall be insufficient to pay the Holders of shares of the Series X Non-Voting Preferred Stock the amount required under the preceding sentence, then all remaining assets of the Corporation shall be distributed ratably to the Holders (disregarding for such purpose any Beneficial Ownership Limitations) and the holders of Common Stock in accordance with the respective amounts that would be payable on all such securities if all amounts payable thereon were paid in full. For the avoidance of any doubt, a Fundamental Transaction shall not be deemed a Liquidation unless the Corporation expressly declares that such Fundamental Transaction shall be treated as if it were a Liquidation.

 

6. Conversion.

 

6.1Automatic Conversion on Stockholder Approval. Effective as of 5:00 p.m. Eastern time on the fourth (4th) Business Day after the date that the Corporation’s stockholders approve the conversion of the Series X Non-Voting Preferred Stock into shares of Common Stock in accordance with the listing rules of the NYSE American, as set forth in Section 5.1 of the Merger Agreement (such approval, the “Stockholder Approval” and such date, the “Automatic Conversion Deadline”), each share of Series X Non-Voting Preferred Stock then outstanding shall automatically convert into a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the Conversion Ratio (as defined below), subject to the Beneficial Ownership Limitation (the “Automatic Conversion”). The Corporation shall (i) inform each Holder of the occurrence of the Stockholder Approval and (ii) confirm to each Holder the effective date of the Automatic Conversion, in each case, within one (1) Business Day of such Stockholder Approval. In determining the application of the Beneficial Ownership Limitations solely with respect to the Automatic Conversion, the Corporation shall calculate beneficial ownership for each Holder assuming beneficial ownership by such Holder of: (x) the number of shares of Common Stock issuable to such Holder in such Automatic Conversion, plus (y) any additional shares of Common Stock for which a Holder has provided the Corporation with written notice of beneficial ownership within two (2) Business Days of the occurrence of such Stockholder Approval(a “Beneficial Ownership Statement”) and assuming the conversion of all shares of Series X Non-Voting Preferred Stock held by all other Holders less the aggregate number of shares of Series X Non-Voting Preferred Stock held by all other Holders that will not convert into shares of Common Stock on account of the application of any Beneficial Ownership Limitations applicable to any such other Holders. If a Holder fails to provide the Corporation with a Beneficial Ownership Statement within two (2) Business Days of the occurrence of such Stockholder Approval, then the Corporation shall presume the Holder’s beneficial ownership of Common Stock (excluding the Conversion Shares) to be zero. The shares of Series X Non-Voting Preferred Stock that are converted in the Automatic Conversion are referred to as the “Converted Stock”. For the avoidance of doubt, any shares of Series X Non-Voting Preferred Stock that are not automatically converted pursuant to the Automatic Conversion as a result of a Beneficial Ownership Limitation shall remain outstanding until such shares of Series X Non-Voting Preferred Stock are converted pursuant to Section 6.2. The Conversion Shares shall be issued as follows:

 

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6.1.1 Converted Stock that is registered in book entry form shall be automatically cancelled upon the Automatic Conversion and converted into the corresponding Conversion Shares, which shares shall be issued in book entry form and without any action on the part of the Holders and shall be delivered to the Holders within one (1) Business Day of the effectiveness of the Automatic Conversion.

 

6.1.2 Converted Stock that is issued in certificated form shall be deemed converted into the corresponding Conversion Shares on the date of Automatic Conversion and the Holder’s rights as a holder of such shares of Converted Stock shall cease and terminate on such date, excepting only the right to receive certificates representing the Conversion Shares within two (2) Business Days of the effectiveness of the Automatic Conversion. The Holder shall tender to the Corporation (or its designated agent) within three (3) Trading Days of the date of the Automatic Conversion, the stock certificate(s) (duly endorsed) representing such certificated Converted Stock.

 

6.1.3 Notwithstanding the cancellation of the Converted Stock upon the Automatic Conversion, Holders of Converted Stock shall continue to have any remedies provided herein or otherwise available at law or in equity to such Holder because of a failure by the Corporation to comply with the terms of this Certificate of Designation. In all cases, the Holder shall retain all of its rights and remedies for the Corporation’s failure to convert the Converted Stock.

 

6.2Conversion at Option of Holder. Subject to Section 6.1, Section 6.4 and Section 6.5.3, each share of Series X Non-Voting Preferred Stock then outstanding shall be convertible, at any time and from time to time following 5:00 p.m. Eastern time on the third (3rd) Business Day after the date that the Stockholder Approval is obtained by the Corporation, at the option of the Holder thereof, into a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the Conversion Ratio, subject to the Beneficial Ownership Limitation (each, an “Optional Conversion”). Holders shall effect conversions by providing the Corporation with the form of conversion notice attached hereto as Annex A (a “Notice of Conversion”), duly completed and executed. Provided the Corporation’s transfer agent is participating in the Depository Trust Company (“DTC”) Fast Automated Securities Transfer program, the Notice of Conversion may specify, at the Holder’s election, whether the applicable Conversion Shares shall be credited to the account of the Holder’s prime broker with DTC through its Deposit Withdrawal Agent Commission system (a “DWAC Delivery”). The date on which an Optional Conversion shall be deemed effective (the “Conversion Date”) shall be the Trading Day that the Notice of Conversion, completed and executed, is sent via email to, and received on or prior to 5:30 p.m., New York City Time on such Trading Day by, the Corporation. The Holder shall not be required to physically surrender any stock certificate to the Corporation until the Holder has converted all of the Series X Non-Voting Preferred Stock represented by such certificate in full without regard to any Beneficial Ownership Limitation, in which case the Holder shall surrender its original certificate(s) (if any) representing such shares of Series X Non-Voting Preferred Stock being converted, duly endorsed, within three (3) Trading Days of the date the final Notice of Conversion is delivered to the Corporation. Execution and delivery of a Notice of Conversion shall have the same effect as cancellation of the original certificates and issuance of a new stock certificate evidencing the right to purchase the remaining number of Conversion Shares, if any. The calculations set forth in the Notice of Conversion shall control in the absence of manifest or mathematical error.

 

6.3Conversion Ratio. The “Conversion Ratio” for each share of Series X Non-Voting Preferred Stock shall be 1,000 shares of Common Stock issuable upon the conversion (the “Conversion”) of each share of Series X Non-Voting Preferred Stock (corresponding to a ratio of 1,000:1), subject to adjustment as provided herein.

 

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6.4Beneficial Ownership Limitation. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Corporation shall not effect any conversion of any share of Series X Non-Voting Preferred Stock, including pursuant to Section 6.1, and a Holder shall not have the right to convert any portion of the Series X Non-Voting Preferred Stock pursuant to Section 6.2, to the extent that, after giving effect to such attempted conversion set forth on an applicable Notice of Conversion with respect to the Series X Non-Voting Preferred Stock, such Holder (together with any other Person whose beneficial ownership of Common Stock would be aggregated with the Holder’s for purposes of Section 13(d) or Section 16 of the Exchange Act and the applicable rules and regulations of the Commission, including any “group” of which the Holder is a member (the foregoing, “Attribution Parties”)) would beneficially own a number of shares of Common Stock in excess of the Beneficial Ownership Limitation. For purposes of the foregoing sentence, the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by such Holder and its Attribution Parties shall include the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Series X Non-Voting Preferred Stock subject to the Notice of Conversion or the Automatic Conversion, as applicable, with respect to which such determination is being made, but shall exclude the number of shares of Common Stock which are issuable upon (A) conversion of the remaining, unconverted Series X Non-Voting Preferred Stock beneficially owned by such Holder or any of its Attribution Parties, and (B) exercise or conversion of the unexercised or unconverted portion of any other securities of the Corporation (including any warrants) beneficially owned by such Holder or any of its Attribution Parties that are subject to and would exceed a limitation on conversion or exercise similar to the limitation contained herein. Except as set forth in the preceding sentence, for purposes of this Section 6.4, beneficial ownership shall be calculated in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the applicable rules and regulations of the Commission, and the terms “beneficial ownership” and “beneficially own” have the meanings ascribed to such terms therein. In addition, for purposes hereof, “group” has the meaning set forth in Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the applicable rules and regulations of the Commission. For purposes of this Section 6.4, in determining the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock, a Holder may rely on the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock as stated in the most recent of the following: (A) the Corporation’s most recent periodic or annual filing with the Commission, as the case may be, (B) a more recent public announcement by the Corporation that is filed with the Commission, or (C) a more recent notice by the Corporation or the Corporation’s transfer agent to the Holder setting forth the number of shares of Common Stock then outstanding. Upon the written request of a Holder (which may be by email), the Corporation shall, within three (3) Trading Days thereof, confirm in writing to such Holder (which may be via email) 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 any actual conversion or exercise of securities of the Corporation, including shares of Series X Non-Voting Preferred Stock, by such Holder or its Attribution Parties since the date as of which such number of outstanding shares of Common Stock was last publicly reported or confirmed to the Holder. The “Beneficial Ownership Limitation” shall initially be set at the discretion of each Holder to a percentage designated by such Holder on its signature page to the Purchase Agreement between 0% and 19.99% of the number of shares of the Common Stock outstanding or deemed to be outstanding as of the applicable measurement date, and such percentage shall be set at 19.99% for any Holder that does not make such designation in the Purchase Agreement. The Corporation shall be entitled to rely on representations made to it by the Holder in any Notice of Conversion regarding its Beneficial Ownership Limitation. Notwithstanding the foregoing, by written notice to the Corporation (which may be by email), (i) which will not be effective until the sixty-first (61st) day after such written notice is delivered to the Corporation, the Holder may reset the Beneficial Ownership Limitation percentage to a higher percentage, not to exceed 19.99%, to the extent applicable, and (ii) which will be effective immediately after such notice is delivered to the Corporation, the Holder may reset the Beneficial Ownership Limitation percentage to a lower percentage. Upon such a change by a Holder of the Beneficial Ownership Limitation, not to exceed 19.99%, the Beneficial Ownership Limitation may not be further amended by such Holder without first providing the minimum notice required by this Section 6.4. The provisions of this Section 6.4 shall be construed, corrected and implemented in a manner so as to effectuate the intended Beneficial Ownership Limitation herein contained and the shares of Common Stock underlying the Series X Non-Voting Preferred Stock in excess of the Beneficial Ownership Limitation shall not be deemed to be beneficially owned by the Holder for any purpose including for purposes of Section 13(d) or Rule 16a-1(a)(1) of the Exchange Act.

 

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6.5Mechanics of Conversion.

 

6.5.1 Delivery of Certificate or Electronic Issuance. Upon Conversion (as defined below) not later than the lesser of two (2) Trading Days and the number of Trading Days comprising the Standard Settlement Period, or if the Holder requests the issuance of physical certificate(s), not later than the lesser of two (2) Trading Days and the number of Trading Days comprising the Standard Settlement Period after receipt by the Corporation of the original certificate(s) or Lost Certificate Affidavit (as defined below), as applicable, representing such shares of Series X Non-Voting Preferred Stock being converted, duly endorsed, and the accompanying Notice of Conversion (the “Share Delivery Date”), the Corporation shall either: (a) deliver, or cause to be delivered, to the converting Holder a physical certificate or certificates representing the number of Conversion Shares being acquired upon the conversion of shares of Series X Non-Voting Preferred Stock, or (b) in the case of a DWAC Delivery (if so requested by the Holder), electronically transfer such Conversion Shares by crediting the account of the Holder’s prime broker with DTC through its DWAC system. If in the case of any Notice of Conversion, such certificate or certificates for the Conversion Shares are not delivered to or as directed by or, in the case of a DWAC Delivery, such shares are not electronically delivered to or as directed by, the applicable Holder by the Share Delivery Date, the applicable Holder shall be entitled to elect to rescind such Notice of Conversion by written notice to the Corporation at any time on or before its receipt of such certificate or certificates for Conversion Shares or electronic receipt of such shares, as applicable, in which event the Corporation shall promptly return to such Holder any original Series X Non-Voting Preferred Stock certificate delivered to the Corporation and such Holder shall promptly return to the Corporation any Common Stock certificates or otherwise direct the return of any shares of Common Stock delivered to the Holder through the DWAC system, representing the shares of Series X Non-Voting Preferred Stock unsuccessfully tendered for conversion to the Corporation.

 

6.5.2 Obligation Absolute. Subject to Section 6.4 and subject to Holder’s right to rescind a Notice of Conversion pursuant to Section 6.5.1, the Corporation’s obligation to issue and deliver the Conversion Shares upon conversion of Series X Non-Voting Preferred Stock in accordance with the terms hereof are absolute and unconditional, irrespective of any action or inaction by a Holder to enforce the same, any waiver or consent with respect to any provision hereof, the recovery of any judgment against any Person or any action to enforce the same, or any setoff, counterclaim, recoupment, limitation or termination, or any breach or alleged breach by such Holder or any other Person of any obligation to the Corporation or any violation or alleged violation of law by such Holder or any other Person, and irrespective of any other circumstance which might otherwise limit such obligation of the Corporation to such Holder in connection with the issuance of such Conversion Shares. Subject to Section 6.4 and subject to Holder’s right to rescind a Notice of Conversion pursuant to Section 6.5.1, in the event a Holder shall elect to convert any or all of its Series X Non-Voting Preferred Stock, the Corporation may not refuse conversion based on any claim that such Holder or anyone associated or affiliated with such Holder has been engaged in any violation of law, agreement or for any other reason, unless an injunction from a court, on notice to Holder, restraining and/or enjoining conversion of all or part of the Series X Non-Voting Preferred Stock of such Holder shall have been sought and obtained by the Corporation, and the Corporation posts a surety bond for the benefit of such Holder in the amount of 150% of the value of the Conversion Shares into which would be converted the Series X Non-Voting Preferred Stock which is subject to such injunction, which bond shall remain in effect until the completion of arbitration/litigation of the underlying dispute and the proceeds of which shall be payable to such Holder to the extent it obtains judgment. In the absence of such injunction, the Corporation shall, subject to Section 6.4 and subject to Holder’s right to rescind a Notice of Conversion pursuant to Section 6.5.1, issue Conversion Shares upon a properly noticed conversion.

 

6.5.3 Cash Settlement. If, as of the earlier to occur of (a) such time as the Parent Stockholders’ Meeting (as defined in the Merger Agreement) is ultimately concluded, or (b) 5:00 p.m. Eastern time on the date that is five (5) months after the initial issuance of the Series X Non-Voting Preferred Stock (the “Deadline Date”), and, at such time, (x) the shares of Series X Non-Voting Preferred Stock are not convertible pursuant to Section 6.1 as a result of the failure to obtain the Stockholder Approval and (y) a written request by the Requisite Series X Holders has been delivered to the Corporation (“Settlement Request”), then the Corporation shall, at the request of the Requisite Series X Holders, pay, out of funds legally available therefor, and prior to any payment in satisfaction of any redemption rights of any other class or series of capital stock of the Corporation, an amount in cash equal to the Fair Value (as defined below) of the shares of Series X Non-Voting Preferred Stock held by each Holder, with such payment to be made within two (2) Business Days from the date of Settlement Request, and upon payment in full of the Fair Value for such shares of Series X Non-Voting Preferred Stock, such shares shall be redeemed, retired and no longer be outstanding. For purposes of this Section 6.5.3, the “Fair Value” of shares shall be fixed based on the average of the daily volume weighted average price of the Common Stock traded on the principal Trading Market on which the Common Stock is listed for the thirty (30) Trading Days ending on the first (1st) Trading Day immediately prior to the date of the Parent Stockholders’ Meeting (with respect to a cash settlement in connection with clause (a) above) or the Deadline Date (with respect to a cash settlement in connection with clause (b) above). For the avoidance of doubt, the cash settlement provisions set forth in this Section 6.5.3 shall be available irrespective of the reason for the failure of the Series X Non-Voting Preferred Stock to become convertible, including due to limitations set forth in Section 6.5.6, the lack of obtaining Stockholder Approval, or due to applicable Trading Market rules.

 

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6.5.4 Failure to Timely Deliver Certificates.

 

a) If the Corporation fails to deliver to a Holder the applicable certificate or certificates or to effect a DWAC Delivery, as applicable, by the Automatic Conversion Deadline pursuant to Section 6.1 or the Share Delivery Date pursuant to Section 6.5.1, as applicable (other than a failure caused by materially incorrect or incomplete information provided by Holder to the Corporation or the application of the Beneficial Ownership Limitation), the Corporation shall pay to the Holder, in cash, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, for each $1,000 of Series X Non-Voting Preferred Stock subject to such conversion (based on the volume-weighted average price of the Common Stock on the date of the applicable Notice of Conversion), $10 per Trading Day (increasing to $20 per Trading Day on the third (3rd) Trading Day after the Share Delivery Date) for each Trading Day after such Share Delivery Date until such Conversion Shares are delivered or Holder rescinds such conversion.

 

b) If the Corporation fails to deliver to a Holder the applicable certificate or certificates or to effect a DWAC Delivery, as applicable, by the Automatic Conversion Deadline pursuant to Section 6.1 or the Share Delivery Date pursuant to Section 6.5.1 as applicable (other than a failure caused by materially incorrect or incomplete information provided by Holder to the Corporation or the application of the Beneficial Ownership Limitation), and if after such Share Delivery Date such Holder is required by its brokerage firm to purchase (in an open market transaction or otherwise), or the Holder’s brokerage firm otherwise purchases, shares of Common Stock to deliver in satisfaction of a sale by such Holder of the Conversion Shares which such Holder was entitled to receive upon the conversion relating to such Share Delivery Date (a “Buy-In”), then the Corporation shall (A) pay in cash to such Holder (in addition to any other remedies available to or elected by such Holder) the amount by which (x) such Holder’s total purchase price (including any brokerage commissions) for the shares of Common Stock so purchased exceeds (y) the product of (1) the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock that such Holder was entitled to receive from the conversion at issue multiplied by (2) the actual sale price at which the sell order giving rise to such purchase obligation was executed (including any brokerage commissions) and (B) at the option of such Holder, either reissue (if surrendered) the shares of Series X Non-Voting Preferred Stock equal to the number of shares of Series X Non-Voting Preferred Stock submitted for conversion or deliver to such Holder the number of shares of Common Stock that would have been issued if the Corporation had timely complied with its delivery requirements under Section 6.5.1. For example, if a Holder purchases shares of Common Stock having a total purchase price of $11,000 to cover a Buy-In with respect to an attempted conversion of shares of Series X Non-Voting Preferred Stock with respect to which the actual sale price (including any brokerage commissions) giving rise to such purchase obligation was a total of $10,000 under clause (A) of the immediately preceding sentence, the Corporation shall be required to pay such Holder $1,000. The Holder shall provide the Corporation written notice, within three (3) Trading Days after the occurrence of a Buy-In, indicating the amounts payable to such Holder in respect of such Buy-In together with applicable confirmations and other evidence reasonably requested by the Corporation. Nothing herein shall limit a Holder’s 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 Corporation’s failure to timely deliver certificates representing shares of Common Stock upon conversion of the shares of Series X Non-Voting Preferred Stock as required pursuant to the terms hereof or the cash settlement remedy set forth in Section 6.5.3; provided, however, that the Holder shall not be entitled to both (i) require the reissuance of the shares of Series X Non-Voting Preferred Stock submitted for conversion for which such conversion was not timely honored and (ii) receive the number of shares of Common Stock that would have been issued if the Corporation had timely complied with its delivery requirements under Section 6.5.1.

 

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6.5.5 Reservation of Shares Issuable Upon Conversion. After the Stockholder Approval, subject to the following sentence, the Corporation covenants that at all times it will reserve and keep available out of its authorized and unissued shares of Common Stock for the sole purpose of issuance upon conversion of the Series X Non-Voting Preferred Stock, free from preemptive rights or any other actual contingent purchase rights of Persons other than the Holders of the Series X Non-Voting Preferred Stock, not less than such aggregate number of shares of the Common Stock as shall be issuable (taking into account the adjustments of Section 7) upon the conversion of all outstanding shares of Series X Non-Voting Preferred Stock. If at any time there shall be insufficient authorized and unissued shares of Common Stock to permit the conversion of all outstanding shares of Series X Non-Voting Preferred Stock, the Corporation will reserve and keep available for such purpose the maximum number of shares of Common Stock as are then authorized and unissued, and the Corporation shall take all action permitted by applicable law, including calling meetings of stockholders of the Corporation and soliciting proxies for any necessary vote of the stockholders of the Corporation, to amend the Certificate of Incorporation to increase the number of authorized and unissued shares of Common Stock to reserve for and permit the conversion of all outstanding shares of Series X Non-Voting Preferred Stock, provided, however, the foregoing limitation shall not prevent the Corporation from issuing options or equity securities pursuant to the Corporation’s 2019 employee stock option plan or any newly adopted stock incentive plan. The Corporation covenants that all shares of Common Stock that shall be so issuable shall, upon issue, be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable.

 

6.5.6 Fractional Shares. No fractional shares of Common Stock shall be issued upon conversion of the Series X Non-Voting Preferred Stock, no certificates or scrip for any such fractional shares shall be issued and no cash shall be paid for any such fractional shares. Any fractional shares of Common Stock that a Holder of Series X Non-Voting Preferred Stock would otherwise be entitled to receive shall be aggregated with all fractional shares of Common Stock issuable to such Holder and any remaining fractional shares shall be rounded up to the nearest whole share. Whether or not fractional shares would be issuable upon such conversion shall be determined on the basis of the total number of shares of Series X Non-Voting Preferred Stock the Holder is at the time converting into Common Stock and the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon such conversion.

 

6.5.7 Transfer Taxes. The issuance of certificates for shares of the Common Stock upon conversion of the Series X Non-Voting Preferred Stock shall be made without charge to any Holder for any documentary stamp or similar taxes that may be payable in respect of the issue or delivery of such certificates, provided that the Corporation shall not be required to pay any tax that may be payable in respect of any transfer involved in the issuance and delivery of any such certificate upon conversion in a name other than that of the registered Holder(s) of such shares of Series X Non-Voting Preferred Stock and the Corporation shall not be required to issue or deliver such certificates unless or until the Person or Persons requesting the issuance thereof shall have paid to the Corporation the amount of such tax or shall have established to the satisfaction of the Corporation that such tax has been paid.

 

6.6Status as Stockholder. Upon each Conversion Date, (i) the shares of Series X Non-Voting Preferred Stock being converted shall be deemed converted into shares of Common Stock and (ii) the Holder’s rights as a holder of such converted shares of Series X Non-Voting Preferred Stock shall cease and terminate, excepting only the right to receive certificates for such shares of Common Stock and to any remedies provided herein or otherwise available at law or in equity to such Holder because of a failure by the Corporation to comply with the terms of this Certificate of Designation. In all cases, the Holder shall retain all of its rights and remedies for the Corporation’s failure to convert Series X Non-Voting Preferred Stock. In no event shall the Series X Non-Voting Preferred Stock convert into shares of Common Stock prior to the Stockholder Approval.

 

7. Certain Adjustments.

 

7.1Stock Dividends and Stock Splits. If the Corporation, at any time while the Series X Non-Voting Preferred Stock is outstanding: (A) pays a stock dividend or otherwise makes a distribution or distributions payable in shares of Common Stock (which, for avoidance of doubt, shall not include any shares of Common Stock issued by the Corporation upon conversion of the Series X Non-Voting Preferred Stock) with respect to the then outstanding shares of Common Stock; (B) subdivides outstanding shares of Common Stock into a larger number of shares; or (C) combines (including by way of a reverse stock split) outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares, then the Conversion Ratio shall be multiplied by a fraction of which the numerator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock (excluding any treasury shares of the Corporation) outstanding immediately after such event and of which the denominator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately before such event (excluding any treasury shares of the Corporation). Any adjustment made pursuant to this Section 7.1 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 or combination.

 

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7.2Fundamental Transaction. If, at any time while the Series X Non-Voting Preferred Stock is outstanding, (A) the Corporation effects any merger or consolidation of the Corporation with or into another Person or any stock sale to, or other business combination (including, without limitation, a reorganization, recapitalization, spin-off, share exchange or scheme of arrangement) with or into another Person (other than such a transaction in which the Corporation is the surviving or continuing entity and its Common Stock is not exchanged for or converted into other securities, cash or property), (B) the Corporation effects any sale, lease, transfer or exclusive license of all or substantially all of its assets in one transaction or a series of related transactions, (C) any tender offer or exchange offer (whether by the Corporation or another Person) is completed pursuant to which more than 50% of the Common Stock not held by the Corporation or such Person is exchanged for or converted into other securities, cash or property, or (D) the Corporation effects any reclassification of the Common Stock or any compulsory share exchange pursuant (other than as a result of a dividend, subdivision or combination covered by Section 7.1) to which the Common Stock is effectively converted into or exchanged for other securities, cash or property (in any such case, a “Fundamental Transaction”), then the Holders shall have the right to receive, pursuant to Section 6.5.3, in lieu of the right to receive Conversion Shares, for each Conversion Share that would have been issuable upon such conversion (without regard to any Beneficial Ownership Limitations) immediately prior to the occurrence of such Fundamental Transaction, the same kind and amount of securities, cash or property as it would have been entitled to receive upon the occurrence of such Fundamental Transaction if it had converted the Series X Non-Voting Preferred Stock to Conversion Shares immediately prior to such Fundamental Transaction (without regard to any Beneficial Ownership Limitations) (the “Alternate Consideration”). For purposes of any such subsequent conversion, the determination of the Conversion Ratio 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 Corporation shall adjust the Conversion Ratio 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 Holders shall be given the same choice as to the Alternate Consideration it would be entitled to receive upon any conversion of the Series X Non-Voting Preferred Stock immediately prior to such Fundamental Transaction. To the extent necessary to effectuate the foregoing provisions, any successor to the Corporation or surviving entity in such Fundamental Transaction shall file a new certificate of designations with the same terms and conditions and issue to the Holders new preferred stock consistent with the foregoing provisions and evidencing the Holders’ right to convert such preferred stock into Alternate Consideration. The terms of any agreement to which the Corporation is a party and pursuant to which a Fundamental Transaction is effected shall include terms requiring any such successor or surviving entity to comply with the provisions of this Section 7.2 and insuring that the Series X Non-Voting Preferred Stock (or any such replacement security) will be similarly adjusted upon any subsequent transaction analogous to a Fundamental Transaction. The Corporation shall cause to be delivered to each Holder, at its last address as it shall appear upon the stock books of the Corporation, written notice of any Fundamental Transaction at least twenty (20) calendar days prior to the date on which such Fundamental Transaction is expected to become effective or close.

 

7.3Calculations. All calculations under this Section 7 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 7, 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 any treasury shares of the Corporation) issued and outstanding.

 

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8. Redemption. The shares of Series X Non-Voting Preferred Stock shall not be redeemable; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not limit the ability of the Corporation to purchase or otherwise deal in such shares to the extent otherwise permitted hereby and by law, nor shall the foregoing limit the Holder’s rights under Section 6.5.3.

 

9. Transfer. A Holder may transfer any shares of Series X Non-Voting Preferred Stock together with the accompanying rights set forth herein, held by such Holder without the consent of the Corporation; provided that such transfer is in compliance with applicable securities laws. The Corporation shall in good faith (i) do and perform, or cause to be done and performed, all such further acts and things, and (ii) execute and deliver all such other agreements, certificates, instruments and documents, in each case, as any Holder of Series X Non-Voting Preferred Stock may reasonably request in order to carry out the intent and accomplish the purposes of this Section 9. The transferee of any shares of Series X Non-Voting Preferred Stock shall be subject to the Beneficial Ownership Limitation applicable to the transferor as of the time of such transfer.

 

10. Series X Non-Voting Preferred Stock Register. The Corporation shall maintain at its principal executive offices (or such other office or agency of the Corporation as it may designate by notice to the Holders in accordance with Section 11), a register for the Series X Non-Voting Preferred Stock, in which the Corporation shall record (i) the name, address, and electronic mail address of each holder in whose name the shares of Series X Non-Voting Preferred Stock have been issued and (ii) the name, address, and electronic mail address of each transferee of any shares of Series X Non-Voting Preferred Stock. The Corporation may deem and treat the registered Holder of shares of Series X Non-Voting Preferred Stock as the absolute owner thereof for the purpose of any conversion thereof and for all other purposes. The Corporation shall keep the register open and available at all times during business hours for inspection by any Holder of Series X Non-Voting Preferred Stock or his, her or its representatives.

 

11. Notices. Any notice required or permitted by the provisions of this Certificate of Designation to be given to a Holder of shares of Series X Non-Voting Preferred Stock shall be mailed, postage prepaid, to the post office address last shown on the records of the Corporation, or given by electronic communication in compliance with the provisions of the DGCL, and shall be deemed sent upon such mailing or electronic transmission.

 

12. Book-Entry; Certificates. The Series X Non-Voting Preferred Stock will be issued in book-entry form; provided that, if a Holder requests that such Holder’s shares of Series X Non-Voting Preferred Stock be issued in certificated form, the Corporation will instead issue a stock certificate to such Holder representing such Holder’s shares of Series X Non-Voting Preferred Stock. To the extent that any shares of Series X Non-Voting Preferred Stock are issued in book-entry form, references herein to “certificates” shall instead refer to the book-entry notation relating to such shares.

 

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13. Lost or Mutilated Series X Non-Voting Preferred Stock Certificates. If a Holder’s Series X Non-Voting Preferred Stock certificate shall be mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed, the Corporation shall execute and deliver, in exchange and substitution for and upon cancellation of a mutilated certificate, or in lieu of or in substitution for a lost, stolen or destroyed certificate, a new certificate for the shares of Series X Non-Voting Preferred Stock so mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed, but only upon receipt of evidence of such loss, theft or destruction of such certificate, and of the ownership hereof, and of a lost certificate affidavit certified by such owner (“Lost Certificate Affidavit”), reasonably satisfactory to the Corporation, without posting an indemnity bond.

 

14. Waiver. Any waiver by the Corporation or a Holder of a breach of any provision of this Certificate of Designation shall not operate as or be construed to be a waiver of any other breach of such provision or of any breach of any other provision of this Certificate of Designation or a waiver by any other Holders. The failure of the Corporation or a Holder to insist upon strict adherence to any term of this Certificate of Designation on one or more occasions shall not be considered a waiver or deprive that party (or any other Holder) of the right thereafter to insist upon strict adherence to that term or any other term of this Certificate of Designation. Any waiver by the Corporation or a Holder must be in writing. Notwithstanding any provision in this Certificate of Designation to the contrary, any provision contained herein and any right of the Holders of Series X Non-Voting Preferred Stock granted hereunder may be waived as to all shares of Series X Non-Voting Preferred Stock (and the Holders thereof) upon the written consent of the Requisite Series X Holders, provided, however, that the Beneficial Ownership Limitation applicable to a Holder, and any provisions contained herein that are related to such Beneficial Ownership Limitation, cannot be modified, waived or terminated without the consent of such Holder, provided further, that any proposed waiver that would, by its terms, have a disproportionate and materially adverse effect on any Holder shall require the consent of such Holder(s).

 

15. Severability. Whenever possible, each provision hereof shall be interpreted in a manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision hereof is held to be prohibited by or invalid under applicable law, then such provision shall be ineffective only to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity, without invalidating or otherwise adversely affecting the remaining provisions hereof.

 

16. Status of Converted Series X Non-Voting Preferred Stock. If any shares of Series X Non-Voting Preferred Stock shall be converted, repurchased or otherwise acquired by the Corporation, such shares shall be retired and cancelled upon such acquisition, and shall not be reissued as shares of Series X Non-Voting Preferred Stock. Any share of Series X Non-Voting Preferred Stock so acquired shall, upon its retirement and cancellation, and upon the taking of any action required by applicable law, resume the status of authorized but unissued shares of preferred stock and shall no longer be designated as Series X Non-Voting Preferred Stock.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, BiomX Inc. has caused this Certificate of Designation of Preferences, Rights and Limitations of Series X Non-Voting Convertible Preferred Stock to be duly executed by its Chief Executive Officer on [March , 2024].

 

  BIOMX INC.
     
  By:  
  Name:  Jonathan Solomon
  Title: Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

 

ANNEX A

 

NOTICE OF CONVERSION

 

(TO BE EXECUTED BY THE REGISTERED HOLDER IN ORDER TO CONVERT SHARES OF SERIES X NON-VOTING CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK)

 

The undersigned Holder hereby irrevocably elects to convert the number of shares of Series X Non-Voting Preferred Stock indicated below, [represented in book-entry form][represented by stock certificate No(s)._________], into shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Common Stock”), of BiomX Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Corporation”), as of the date written below. If securities are to be issued in the name of a Person other than the undersigned, the undersigned will pay all transfer taxes payable with respect thereto. Capitalized terms utilized but not defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed to such terms in that certain Certificate of Designation of Preferences, Rights and Limitations of Series X Non-Voting Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Certificate of Designation”) filed by the Corporation with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on March [ ], 2024.

 

As of the date hereof, the number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by the undersigned Holder (together with any other Person whose beneficial ownership of Common Stock would be aggregated with the Holder’s for purposes of Section 13(d) or Section 16 of the Exchange Act and the applicable regulations of the Commission, including any “group” of which the Holder is a member (the foregoing, “Attribution Parties”)), including the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Series X Non-Voting Preferred Stock subject to this Notice of Conversion, but excluding the number of shares of Common Stock which are issuable upon (A) conversion of the remaining, unconverted Series X Non-Voting Preferred Stock beneficially owned by such Holder or any of its Attribution Parties, and (B) exercise or conversion of the unexercised or unconverted portion of any other securities of the Corporation (including any warrants) beneficially owned by such Holder or any of its Attribution Parties that are subject to a limitation on conversion or exercise similar to the limitation contained in Section 6.4 of the Certificate of Designation, is _____%. For purposes hereof, beneficial ownership shall be calculated in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the applicable regulations of the Commission. In addition, for purposes hereof, “group” has the meaning set forth in Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the applicable regulations of the Commission.

 

CONVERSION CALCULATIONS:

   
Date to Effect Conversion:  
Number of shares of Series X Non-Voting Preferred Stock owned prior to Conversion:  
Number of shares of Series X Non-Voting Preferred Stock to be Converted:  
Number of shares of Common Stock to be Issued:  
Address for delivery of physical certificates:  

For DWAC Delivery, please provide the following:

 

Broker No.: ________________

 

Account No.: _______________

 

  [HOLDER]
   
  By:       
  Name:  
  Title:  

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 4.1

 

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. THIS SECURITY AND THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE OF THIS SECURITY MAY BE PLEDGED IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT OR OTHER LOAN SECURED BY SUCH SECURITIES.

 

COMMON STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT
BIOMX INC.

Original Issue Date: March [     ], 2024 Warrant Shares: [_______]
Initial Exercise Date: After approval of the Parent Stockholder Matters  (as defined in the Merger Agreement)  
   

 

THIS COMMON STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT (this “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 after approval of the Parent Stockholder Matters (as defined in the Merger Agreement) (the “Initial Exercise Date”) and on or prior to 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on January 28, 2027 (the “Termination Date”) but not thereafter, to subscribe for and purchase from BiomX 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). This Warrant is one of the Warrants to Purchase Common Stock (the “Warrants”) issued pursuant to (i) that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”), dated as of March 6, 2024 by and among the Company, BTX Merger Sub I, Inc., BTX Merger Sub II, LLC and Adaptive Phage Therapeutics, Inc.

 

Section 1. Definitions. In addition to the terms defined elsewhere in this Warrant, the following terms have the meanings indicated in this Section 1:

 

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.

 

 

 

 

Bid Price” 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 bid price of the Common Stock for the time in question (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 OTCQB or OTCQX is not a Trading Market, the volume weighted average price of the Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on OTCQB or OTCQX as applicable, (c) if the Common Stock is not then listed or quoted for trading on OTCQB or OTCQX and if prices for the Common Stock are then reported in the “Pink Sheets” published by OTC Markets Group, 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 Holders of a majority in interest of the Warrants then outstanding and reasonably acceptable to the Company, the fees and expenses of which shall be paid by 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.

 

Commission” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

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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.

 

Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

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.

 

Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

Subsidiary” means any subsidiary of the Company 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 Common Stock is traded on a Trading Market.

 

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 American, the Nasdaq Capital Market, the Nasdaq Global Market, the Nasdaq Global Select Market, the New York Stock Exchange, OTCQB or OTCQX (or any successors to any of the foregoing).

 

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Transfer Agent” means Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, the current transfer agent of the Company, with a mailing address of 1 State St 30th Floor, New York, NY 10004 and a facsimile number of (212) 616-7613, 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 OTCQB or OTCQX is not a Trading Market, the volume weighted average price of the Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on OTCQB or OTCQX as applicable, (c) if the Common Stock is not then listed or quoted for trading on OTCQB or OTCQX and if prices for the Common Stock are then reported in the “Pink Sheets” published by OTC Markets Group, 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 holders of a majority in interest of the Warrants then outstanding and reasonably acceptable to the Company, the fees and expenses of which shall be paid by the Company.

 

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 of a duly executed PDF copy submitted by e-mail (or e-mail attachment) of the Notice of Exercise in the form annexed hereto (the “Notice of Exercise”). Within the earlier of (i) two (2) Trading Days and (ii) the number of Trading Days comprising the Standard Settlement Period (as defined in Section 2(d)(i) herein) 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 cashier’s check drawn on a United States bank unless the cashless exercise procedure specified in Section 2(c) below is specified in the applicable Notice of Exercise. No ink-original Notice of Exercise shall be required, nor shall any medallion guarantee (or other type of guarantee or notarization) of any Notice of Exercise be required. 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 this 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 on which 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 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.

 

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b) Exercise Price. The exercise price per share of Common Stock under this Warrant shall be $5.00, subject to adjustment hereunder (the “Exercise Price”).

 

c) Cashless Exercise. If at the time of exercise hereof there is no effective registration statement registering, or the prospectus contained therein is not available for, the issuance or resale of the Warrant Shares to the Holder, then this Warrant may also be exercised, in whole or in part, at such time by means of a “cashless exercise” in which the Holder shall be entitled to receive a number of Warrant Shares equal to the quotient obtained by dividing [(A-B) (X)] by (A), where:

 

(A) = as applicable: (i) the VWAP on the Trading Day immediately preceding the date of the applicable Notice of Exercise if such Notice of Exercise is (1) both executed and delivered pursuant to Section 2(a) hereof on a day that is not a Trading Day or (2) both executed and delivered pursuant to Section 2(a) hereof on a Trading Day prior to the opening of “regular trading hours” (as defined in Rule 600(b)(64) of Regulation NMS promulgated under the federal securities laws) on such Trading Day, (ii) at the option of the Holder, either (y) the VWAP on the Trading Day immediately preceding the date of the applicable Notice of Exercise or (z) the Bid Price of the Common Stock on the principal Trading Market as reported by Bloomberg L.P. as of the time of the Holder’s execution of the applicable Notice of Exercise if such Notice of Exercise is executed during “regular trading hours” on a Trading Day and is delivered within two (2) hours thereafter (including until two (2) hours after the close of “regular trading hours” on a Trading Day) pursuant to Section 2(a) hereof or (iii) the VWAP on the date of the applicable Notice of Exercise if the date of such Notice of Exercise is a Trading Day and such Notice of Exercise is both executed and delivered pursuant to Section 2(a) hereof after the close of “regular trading hours” on such Trading Day;

 

(B) = the Exercise Price of this Warrant, as adjusted hereunder; and

 

(X) = the number of Warrant Shares that would be issuable upon exercise of this Warrant in accordance with the terms of this Warrant if such exercise were by means of a cash exercise rather than a cashless exercise.

 

If Warrant Shares are issued in such a cashless exercise, the parties acknowledge and agree that in accordance with Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act, the Warrant Shares shall take on the characteristics of the Warrants being exercised, and the holding period of the Warrant Shares being issued may be tacked on to the holding period of this Warrant for purposes of Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act (“Rule 144”). The Company agrees not to take any position contrary to this Section 2(c).

 

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d) Mechanics of Exercise.

 

i. Delivery of Warrant Shares Upon Exercise. The Company shall cause the Warrant Shares purchased hereunder to be transmitted by the Transfer Agent to the Holder by crediting the account of the Holder’s or its designee’s balance account 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 either (A) there is an effective registration statement permitting the issuance of the Warrant Shares to or resale of the Warrant Shares by Holder or (B) the Warrant Shares are eligible for resale by the Holder without volume or manner-of-sale limitations pursuant to Rule 144 (assuming cashless exercise of the Warrants), and otherwise by physical delivery of a certificate, registered in the Company’s share register in the name of the Holder or its designee, for the number of Warrant Shares to which the Holder is entitled pursuant to such exercise to the address specified by the Holder in the Notice of Exercise by the date that is the earliest of (i) two (2) Trading Days after the delivery to the Company of the Notice of Exercise, (ii) one (1) Trading Day after delivery of the aggregate Exercise Price to the Company and (iii) the number of Trading Days comprising the Standard Settlement Period after the delivery to the Company of the Notice of Exercise (such date, the “Warrant Share Delivery Date”). Upon delivery of the Notice of Exercise, the Holder shall be deemed for all corporate purposes to have become the holder of record of the Warrant Shares with respect to which this Warrant has been exercised, irrespective of the date of delivery of the Warrant Shares, provided that payment of the aggregate Exercise Price (other than in the case of a cashless exercise) is received within the earlier of (i) two (2) Trading Days and (ii) the number of Trading Days comprising the Standard Settlement Period following delivery of the Notice of Exercise. The Company agrees to maintain a transfer agent that is a participant in the FAST program so long as this Warrant remains outstanding and exercisable. As used herein, “Standard Settlement Period” means the standard settlement period, expressed in a number of Trading Days, on the Company’s primary Trading Market with respect to the Common Stock as in effect on the date of delivery of the Notice of Exercise.

 

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 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 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.

 

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iv. 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.

 

v. Charges, Taxes and Expenses. Issuance of 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 Warrant Shares, all of which taxes and expenses shall be paid by the Company, and such Warrant Shares 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 that 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. The Company shall pay all Transfer Agent fees required for same-day processing of any Notice of Exercise and all fees to the Depository Trust Company (or another established clearing corporation performing similar functions) required for same-day electronic delivery of the Warrant Shares.

 

vi. 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.

 

vii. Compensation for Buy-In on Failure to Timely Deliver Warrant Shares 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 the Warrant Shares in accordance with the provisions of Section 2(d)(i) above pursuant to an exercise on or before 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 Holder’s 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 Holder’s 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 Holder’s 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 Company’s failure to timely deliver shares of Common Stock upon exercise of the Warrant as required pursuant to the terms hereof.

 

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e) Holder’s 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 Holder’s Affiliates, and any other Persons acting as a group together with the Holder or any of the Holder’s Affiliates (such Persons, “Attribution Parties”)), 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 and Attribution Parties 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 or Attribution Parties 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 or Attribution Parties. 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 Attribution Parties) 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 Holder’s determination of whether this Warrant is exercisable (in relation to other securities owned by the Holder together with any Affiliates and Attribution Parties) 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. 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 Company’s 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 one Trading Day 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 or Attribution Parties since the date as of which such number of outstanding shares of Common Stock was reported. The “Beneficial Ownership Limitation” shall be 9.90% 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 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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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.

 

b) Pro Rata Distributions. During such time as this Warrant is outstanding, if the Company shall declare or make any dividend or other distribution of its assets (or rights to acquire its assets) to all (or substantially all) of holders of shares of Common Stock, by way of return of capital or otherwise (including, without limitation, any distribution of cash, stock or other securities, property or options by way of a dividend, spin off, reclassification, corporate rearrangement, scheme of arrangement or other similar transaction) (a “Distribution”), at any time after the issuance of this Warrant, then, in each such case, the Holder shall be entitled to participate in such Distribution to the same extent that the Holder would have participated therein if the Holder had held the number of shares of Common Stock acquirable upon complete exercise of this Warrant (without regard to any limitations on exercise hereof, including without limitation, the Beneficial Ownership Limitation) immediately before the date of which a record is taken for such Distribution, 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 participation in such Distribution (provided, however, to the extent that the Holder’s right to participate in any such Distribution would result in the Holder exceeding the Beneficial Ownership Limitation, then the Holder shall not be entitled to participate in such Distribution to such extent (or in the beneficial ownership of any shares of Common Stock as a result of such Distribution to such extent) and the portion of such Distribution shall be held in abeyance for the benefit of the Holder until such time, if ever, as its right thereto would not result in the Holder exceeding the Beneficial Ownership Limitation).

 

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c) Subsequent Rights Offerings. In addition to any adjustments pursuant to Section 3(a) above, if at any time the Company grants, issues or sells any Common Stock Equivalents or rights to purchase stock, warrants, securities or other property pro rata to the record holders of any class of shares of Common Stock (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 (without regard to any limitations on exercise hereof, including without limitation, the Beneficial Ownership Limitation) 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, that, to the extent that the Holder’s 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 (or beneficial ownership of such shares of Common Stock as a result of such Purchase Right to such extent) and such Purchase Right to such extent shall be held in abeyance for the Holder until such time, if ever, as its right thereto would not result in the Holder exceeding the Beneficial Ownership Limitation).

 

d) 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, (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, 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. The Company shall cause any successor entity in a Fundamental Transaction in which the Company is not the survivor (the “Successor Entity”) to assume in writing all of the obligations of the Company under this Warrant in accordance with the provisions of this Section 3(d) pursuant to written agreements in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Holder and approved by the Holder (without unreasonable delay) prior to such Fundamental Transaction and shall, at the option of the Holder, deliver to the Holder in exchange for this Warrant a security of the Successor Entity evidenced by a written instrument substantially similar in form and substance to this Warrant which is exercisable for a corresponding number of shares of capital stock of such Successor Entity (or its parent entity) equivalent to the shares of Common Stock acquirable and receivable upon exercise of this Warrant (without regard to any limitations on the exercise of this Warrant) prior to such Fundamental Transaction, and with an exercise price which applies the exercise price hereunder to such shares of capital stock (but taking into account the relative value of the shares of Common Stock pursuant to such Fundamental Transaction and the value of such shares of capital stock, such number of shares of capital stock and such exercise price being for the purpose of protecting the economic value of this Warrant immediately prior to the consummation of such Fundamental Transaction), and which is reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Holder. Upon the occurrence of any such Fundamental Transaction, the Successor Entity shall succeed to, and be substituted for (so that from and after the date of such Fundamental Transaction, the provisions of this Warrant and the other Transaction Documents referring to the “Company” shall refer instead to the Successor Entity), and may exercise every right and power of the Company and shall assume all of the obligations of the Company under this Warrant and the other Transaction Documents with the same effect as if such Successor Entity had been named as the Company herein.

 

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e) 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.

 

f) Notice to Holder.

 

i. Adjustment to Exercise Price. Whenever the Exercise Price is adjusted pursuant to any provision of this Section 3, the Company shall promptly deliver to the Holder by email 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.

 

ii. 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 delivered by email to the Holder at its last email address as it shall appear upon the Warrant Register of the Company, at least 10 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 deliver such notice or any defect therein or in the delivery thereof shall not affect the validity of the corporate action required to be specified in such notice. To the extent that any notice provided in this Warrant constitutes, or contains, material, non-public information regarding the Company or any of the Subsidiaries, the Company shall simultaneously file such notice with the Commission pursuant to a Current Report on Form 8-K. 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.

 

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Section 4. Transfer of Warrant.

 

a) Transferability. Subject with compliance with any applicable securities laws, 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. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Holder shall not be required to physically surrender this Warrant to the Company unless the Holder has assigned this Warrant in full, in which case, the Holder shall surrender this Warrant to the Company within three (3) Trading Days of the date on which the Holder delivers an assignment form to the Company assigning this Warrant in full. This 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 this 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 issuance date of this Warrant 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.

 

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d) 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.

 

Section 5. Miscellaneous.

 

a) No Rights as Stockholder Until Exercise; No Settlement in Cash. 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), except as expressly set forth in Section 3. In no event shall the Company be required to net cash settle an exercise of this Warrant.

 

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 this 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.

 

The Company covenants that, during the period this 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 issuing the necessary 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).

 

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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 (i) 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, (ii) 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 (iii) 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.

 

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) Governing Law. All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Warrant 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 Warrant (whether brought against a party hereto or their 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, 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 Warrant 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, suit or proceeding to enforce any provisions of this Warrant, the prevailing party in such action, suit or proceeding shall be reimbursed by the other party for their reasonable attorneys’ fees and other costs and expenses incurred with the investigation, preparation and prosecution of such action or proceeding.

 

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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.

 

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 Holder’s rights, powers or remedies. Without limiting any other provision of this Warrant, 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 and all notices or other communications or deliveries to be provided by the Holders hereunder including, without limitation, any Notice of Exercise, shall be in writing and delivered personally or e-mail, or sent by a nationally recognized overnight courier service, addressed to the Company, at BiomX Inc., 245 First Street, Riverview II, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02142, USA, Attention: Avi Gabay, email address: avig@biomx.com, or such other email address or address as the Company may specify for such purposes by notice to the Holders. Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries to be provided by the Company hereunder shall be in writing and delivered personally or e-mail, or sent by a nationally recognized overnight courier service addressed to each Holder at the e-mail address or address of such Holder appearing on the books of the Company. Any notice or other communication or deliveries hereunder shall be deemed given and effective on the earliest of (i) the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via e-mail at the e-mail address set forth in this Section prior to 5:30 p.m. (New York City time) on any date, (ii) the next Trading Day after the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via e-mail at the e-mail address set forth in this Section on a day that is not a Trading Day or later than 5:30 p.m. (New York City time) on any Trading Day, (iii) the second Trading Day following the date of mailing, if sent by U.S. nationally recognized overnight courier service, or (iv) upon actual receipt by the party to whom such notice is required to be given. To the extent that any notice provided hereunder constitutes, or contains, material, non-public information regarding the Company or any Subsidiaries, the Company shall simultaneously file such notice with the Commission pursuant to a Current Report on Form 8-K.

 

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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, on the one hand, and the Holder, on the other hand.

 

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.

 

  BIOMX INC
       
  By:  
    Name:   
    Title:  

 

 

 

 

NOTICE OF EXERCISE

 

TO: BiomX 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 (check applicable box):

 

in lawful money of the United States; or

 

if permitted the cancellation of such number of Warrant Shares as is necessary, in accordance with the formula set forth in subsection 2(c), to exercise this Warrant with respect to the maximum number of Warrant Shares purchasable pursuant to the cashless exercise procedure set forth in subsection 2(c).

 

(3) Please issue 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:

 

_______________________________

 

_______________________________

 

_______________________________

 

[SIGNATURE OF HOLDER]

 

Name of Investing Entity: ________________________________________________________

 

Signature of Authorized Signatory of Investing Entity: __________________________________

 

Name of Authorized Signatory: ____________________________________________________

 

Title of Authorized Signatory: _____________________________________________________

 

Date: _________________________________________________________________________

 

 

 

 

ASSIGNMENT FORM

 

(To assign the foregoing Warrant, execute this form and supply required information. Do not use this form to purchase shares.)

 

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the foregoing Warrant and all rights evidenced thereby are hereby assigned to

 

 

_____________________________________

 
(Please Print) Name:
   
_____________________________________ Address:
(Please Print)  
______________________________________ Phone Number:
______________________________________ Email Address:
  Dated: _______________ __, ______
  Holder’s Signature: ___________________________
  Holder’s Address: ____________________________

 

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 4.2

 

FORM OF WARRANT

 

NEITHER THIS SECURITY NOR THE SECURITIES INTO 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. THE ISSUER OF THIS SECURITY AND THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE OF THIS SECURITY SHALL BE ENTITLED TO REQUIRE AN OPINION OF COUNSEL SATISFACTORY TO SUCH ISSUER THAT SUCH REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED. THIS SECURITY AND THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE OF THIS SECURITY MAY BE PLEDGED IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT OR OTHER LOAN SECURED BY SUCH SECURITIES.

 

BIOMX INC.

 

WARRANT TO PURCHASE COMMON STOCK 

 

Warrant Shares: [_____________] 

 

Date of Issuance: [_____________] (“Issuance Date”)

 

BiomX Inc., a company incorporated under the laws of Delaware (the “Company”), hereby certifies that, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, [HOLDER], the registered holder hereof or its permitted assigns (the “Holder”), is entitled, subject to the terms set forth below, to purchase from the Company, at the Exercise Price (as defined below) then in effect, at any time or times on or after the Requisite Stockholder Approval Date (the “Initial Exercisability Date”), but not after 11:59 p.m., New York time, on the Expiration Date, (as defined below), [______________] ([_____________])1 fully paid non-assessable shares of Common Stock (as defined below), subject to adjustment as provided herein (the “Warrant Shares”). Except as otherwise defined herein, capitalized terms in this Warrant to Purchase Common Stock (including any Warrants to Purchase Common Stock issued in exchange, transfer or replacement hereof, this “Warrant”), shall have the meanings set forth in Section 16 hereof and/or the Purchase Agreement (as defined below), as applicable. This Warrant is one of the Warrants to Purchase Common Stock (the “Warrants”) issued pursuant to that certain Securities Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”), dated as of March 6, 2024 (the “Subscription Date”) by and among the Company and the purchasers party thereto.

 

 

1Insert 50% of the number of shares of Common Stock into which the shares of Series X Non-Voting Convertible Preferred Stock purchased pursuant to the Purchase Agreement are convertible.

 

 

 

 

1. EXERCISE OF WARRANT.

 

(a) Mechanics of Exercise. Subject to the terms and conditions hereof (including, without limitation, the limitations set forth in Section 1(f)), this Warrant may be exercised by the Holder at any time or from time to time on or after the Initial Exercisability Date and before the Expiration Date, in whole or in part, by delivery to the Company (whether via electronic mail or otherwise) of a written notice, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “Exercise Notice”), of the Holder’s election to exercise this Warrant. Within one (1) Trading Day following the delivery of the Exercise Notice, the Holder shall make payment to the Company of an amount equal to the Exercise Price in effect on the date of such exercise multiplied by the number of Warrant Shares as to which this Warrant is being exercised (the “Aggregate Exercise Price”) in cash by wire transfer of immediately available funds or, if the provisions of Section 1(d) are applicable, by notifying the Company that this Warrant is being exercised pursuant to a Cashless Exercise (as defined in Section 1(d)). The Holder shall not be required to deliver the original Warrant in order to effect an exercise hereunder, nor shall any ink-original signature or medallion guarantee (or other type of guarantee or notarization) with respect to any Exercise Notice be required. Execution and delivery of the Exercise Notice with respect to less than all of the Warrant Shares shall have the same effect as cancellation of the original Warrant and issuance of a new Warrant evidencing the right to purchase the remaining number of Warrant Shares and 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 five (5) Trading Days of the date on which the final Exercise Notice is delivered to the Company. The Holder and any assignee of the Holder, 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. On or before the first (1st) Trading Day following the date on which the Holder has delivered the applicable Exercise Notice to the Company, the Company shall transmit by electronic mail an acknowledgment of confirmation of receipt of the Exercise Notice, in the form attached to the Exercise Notice, to the Holder and the Company’s transfer agent (the “Transfer Agent”). So long as the Holder delivers the Aggregate Exercise Price (or notice of a Cashless Exercise) on or prior to the first (1st) Trading Day following the date on which the Exercise Notice has been delivered to the Company, then on or prior to the earlier of (i) the second (2nd) Trading Day and (ii) the number of Trading Days comprising the Standard Settlement Period, in each case following the date on which the Exercise Notice has been delivered to the Company, or, if the Holder does not deliver the Aggregate Exercise Price (or notice of a Cashless Exercise) on or prior to the first (1st) Trading Day following the date on which the Exercise Notice has been delivered to the Company, then on or prior to the first (1st) Trading Day following the date on which the Aggregate Exercise Price (or notice of a Cashless Exercise) is delivered (such earlier date, the “Share Delivery Date”), the Company shall (X) provided that the Transfer Agent is participating in The Depository Trust Company (“DTC”) Fast Automated Securities Transfer Program and the applicable Warrant Shares are subject to an effective registration statement registering the resale of the Warrant Shares by the Holder, credit such aggregate number of Warrant Shares to which the Holder is entitled pursuant to such exercise to the Holder’s or its designee’s balance account with DTC through its Deposit / Withdrawal At Custodian system, or (Y) if the Transfer Agent is not participating in the DTC Fast Automated Securities Transfer Program or the applicable Warrant Shares are not subject to an effective registration statement registering the resale of the Warrant Shares by the Holder, issue and dispatch by overnight courier to the physical address or e-mail address as specified in the Exercise Notice, a certificate or evidence of a credit of book-entry shares, registered in the name of the Holder or its designee, for the number of Warrant Shares to which the Holder is entitled pursuant to such exercise. The Company shall be responsible for all fees and expenses of the Transfer Agent and all fees and expenses with respect to the issuance of Warrant Shares via DTC, if any, including without limitation for same day processing. Upon delivery of the Exercise Notice, the Holder shall be deemed for all corporate purposes to have become the holder of record and beneficial owner of the Warrant Shares with respect to which this Warrant has been exercised pursuant to such Exercise Notice, irrespective of the date such Warrant Shares are credited to the Holder’s DTC account or the date of delivery of the certificates evidencing such Warrant Shares, as the case may be. If this Warrant is physically delivered to the Company in connection with any exercise pursuant to this Section 1(a) and the number of Warrant Shares represented by this Warrant submitted for exercise is greater than the number of Warrant Shares being acquired upon an exercise, then the Company shall as soon as practicable and in no event later than three (3) Trading Days after any exercise and at its own expense, issue and deliver to the Holder (or its designee) a new Warrant (in accordance with Section 7(d)) representing the right to purchase the number of Warrant Shares issuable immediately prior to such exercise under this Warrant, less the number of Warrant Shares with respect to which this Warrant is exercised. No fractional Warrant Shares are to be issued upon the exercise of this Warrant, but rather the number of Warrant Shares to be issued shall be rounded down to the nearest whole number. The Company shall pay any and all transfer, stamp, issuance and similar taxes, costs and expenses (including, without limitation, fees and expenses of the Transfer Agent) which may be payable with respect to the issuance and delivery of Warrant Shares upon exercise of this Warrant. The Company’s obligations to issue and deliver Warrant Shares in accordance with the terms and subject to the conditions hereof are absolute and unconditional, irrespective of any action or inaction by the Holder to enforce the same, any waiver or consent with respect to any provision hereof, the recovery of any judgment against any Person or any action to enforce the same, or any setoff, counterclaim, recoupment, limitation or termination; provided, however, that the Company shall not be required to deliver Warrant Shares with respect to an exercise prior to the Holder’s delivery of the Aggregate Exercise Price (or notice of a Cashless Exercise) with respect to such exercise.

 

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(b) Exercise Price. For purposes of this Warrant, “Exercise Price” means $0.2311 per share, subject to adjustment as provided herein.

 

(c) Company’s Failure to Timely Deliver Securities. Except in the case of a Cashless Exercise (as defined herein), in which case this Section 1(c) shall not apply, if either (I) the Company shall fail for any reason or for no reason on or prior to the applicable Share Delivery Date, (x) if the Transfer Agent is not participating in the DTC Fast Automated Securities Transfer Program, to issue to the Holder a certificate or evidence of a book-entry credit for the number of shares of Common Stock to which the Holder is entitled and register such Common Stock on the Company’s share register or (y) if the Transfer Agent is participating in the DTC Fast Automated Securities Transfer Program, to credit the Holder’s balance account with DTC, for such number of shares of Common Stock to which the Holder is entitled upon the Holder’s exercise of this Warrant or (II) a registration statement (which may be the Registration Statement) covering the resale of the Warrant Shares that are the subject of the Exercise Notice (the “Exercise Notice Warrant Shares”) is not available for the issuance of such Exercise Notice Warrant Shares to the Holder and (x) the Company fails to promptly, but in no event later than three (3) Business Days after such registration statement becomes unavailable, to so notify the Holder and (y) the Company is unable to deliver the Exercise Notice Warrant Shares electronically without any restrictive legend by crediting such aggregate number of Exercise Notice Warrant Shares to the Holder’s or its designee’s balance account with DTC through its Deposit / Withdrawal At Custodian system (the event described in the immediately foregoing clause (II) is hereinafter referred to as a “Notice Failure” and, together with the event described in clause (I) above, an “Exercise Failure”), and if on or after such Trading Day the Holder purchases (in an open market transaction or otherwise) Common Stock to deliver in satisfaction of a sale by the Holder of shares of Common Stock issuable upon such exercise that the Holder anticipated receiving from the Company (a “Buy-In”), then the Company shall, within three (3) Trading Days after the Holder’s request and in the Holder’s discretion, either (i) pay cash to the Holder in an amount equal to the Holder’s total purchase price (including brokerage commissions and other out-of-pocket expenses, if any) for the shares of Common Stock so purchased (the “Buy-In Price”), at which point the Company’s obligation to deliver such certificate (and to issue such shares of Common Stock) or credit such Holder’s balance account with DTC for such shares of Common Stock shall terminate, or (ii) promptly honor its obligation to deliver to the Holder a certificate or certificates representing such shares of Common Stock or credit such Holder’s balance account with DTC, as applicable, and pay cash to the Holder in an amount equal to the excess (if any) of the Buy-In Price over the product of (A) such number of shares of Common Stock, times (B) Weighted Average Price on the Trading Day immediately preceding the Exercise Date. Nothing shall limit the Holder’s 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 Company’s failure to timely deliver certificates representing Warrant Shares (or to electronically deliver such Warrant Shares) upon the exercise of this Warrant as required pursuant to the terms hereof. In addition to the foregoing rights, (i) if the Company fails to deliver the applicable number of Warrant Shares upon an exercise pursuant to Section 1 by the applicable Share Delivery Date, then the Holder shall have the right to rescind such Exercise Notice in whole or in part and retain and/or have the Company return, as the case may be, any portion of this Warrant that has not been exercised pursuant to such Exercise Notice; provided that the rescission of an exercise shall not affect the Company’s obligation to make any payments that have accrued prior to the date of such notice pursuant to this Section 1(c) or otherwise, and (ii) if a registration statement (which may be the Registration Statement) covering the resale of the Warrant Shares that are subject to an Exercise Notice is not available for the resale of such Exercise Notice Warrant Shares to the Holder and the Holder has submitted an Exercise Notice prior to receiving notice of the non-availability of such registration statement and the Company has not already delivered the Warrant Shares underlying such Exercise Notice electronically without any restrictive legend by crediting such aggregate number of Warrant Shares to which the Holder is entitled pursuant to such exercise to the Holder’s or its designee’s balance account with DTC through its Deposit / Withdrawal At Custodian system, the Holder shall have the option, by delivery of notice to the Company, to (x) rescind such Exercise Notice in whole or in part and retain or have returned, as the case may be, any portion of this Warrant that has not been exercised pursuant to such Exercise Notice; provided that the rescission of an Exercise Notice shall not affect the Company’s obligation to make any payments that have accrued prior to the date of such notice pursuant to this Section 1(c) or otherwise, and/or (y) switch some or all of such Exercise Notice from a cash exercise to a Cashless Exercise.

 

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(d) Cashless Exercise. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, if a registration statement (which may be the Registration Statement) covering the resale of the Exercise Notice Warrant Shares is not available for the resale of such Exercise Notice Warrant Shares, the Holder may, in its sole discretion, exercise this Warrant in whole or in part and, in lieu of making the cash payment otherwise contemplated to be made to the Company upon such exercise in payment of the Aggregate Exercise Price, elect instead to receive upon such exercise the “Net Number” of shares of Common Stock determined according to the following formula (a “Cashless Exercise”):

 

Net Number = (A x B) - (A x C)
B

 

For purposes of the foregoing formula:

 

A =the total number of shares with respect to which this Warrant is then being exercised.

 

B =as applicable: (i) the Weighted Average Price of the Common Stock on the Trading Day immediately preceding the date of the applicable Exercise Notice if such Exercise Notice is (1) both executed and delivered pursuant to Section 1(a) hereof on a day that is not a Trading Day or (2) both executed and delivered pursuant to Section 1(a) hereof on a Trading Day prior to the opening of “regular trading hours” (as defined in Rule 600(b) of Regulation NMS promulgated under the federal securities laws) on such Trading Day, (ii) at the option of the Holder, either (y) the Weighted Average Price on the Trading Day immediately preceding the date of the applicable Exercise Notice or (z) the Bid Price of the Common Stock as of the time of the Holder’s execution of the applicable Exercise Notice if such Exercise Notice is executed during “regular trading hours” on a Trading Day and is delivered within two (2) hours thereafter (including until two (2) hours after the close of “regular trading hours” on a Trading Day) pursuant to Section 1(a) hereof or (iii) the Closing Sale Price of the Common Stock on the date of the applicable Exercise Notice if the date of such Exercise Notice is a Trading Day and such Exercise Notice is both executed and delivered pursuant to Section 1(a) hereof after the close of “regular trading hours” on such Trading Day.

 

C =the Exercise Price then in effect for the applicable Warrant Shares at the time of such exercise.

 

If Warrant Shares are issued in such Cashless Exercise, the Company acknowledges and agrees that in accordance with Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), the Warrant Shares shall take on the characteristics of the Warrants being exercised, and the holding period of the Warrants being exercised may be tacked on to the holding period of the Warrant Shares for purposes of Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act. The Company agrees not to take any position contrary to this paragraph of Section 1(d).

 

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(e) Disputes. In the case of a dispute as to the determination of the Exercise Price or the arithmetic calculation of the number of Warrant Shares to be issued pursuant to the terms hereof, the Company shall promptly issue to the Holder the number of Warrant Shares that are not disputed and resolve such dispute in accordance with Section 11.

 

(f)   Beneficial Ownership. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the Company shall not effect the exercise of any portion of this Warrant, and the Holder shall not have the right to exercise any portion of this Warrant, to the extent that, after giving effect to such attempted exercise set forth on an applicable Exercise Notice, as the case may be, such Holder or any of such Holder’s Attribution Parties would beneficially own a number of shares of Common Stock in excess of the Beneficial Ownership Limitation (as defined in the Purchase Agreement). For purposes of the foregoing sentence, the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by such Holder and its Attribution Parties shall include the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrant subject to the Exercise Notice, with respect to which such determination is being made, but shall exclude the number of shares of Common Stock which are issuable upon (i) exercise of the remaining, unexercised Warrants beneficially owned by such Holder or any of its Attribution Parties, (ii) exercise of the remaining, unexercised portion of the Warrants beneficially owned by such Holder or any of its Attribution Parties and (iii) exercise or conversion of the unexercised or unconverted portion of any other securities of the Company beneficially owned by such Holder or any of its Attribution Parties that are subject to and would exceed a limitation on exercise similar to the limitation contained herein. Except as set forth in the preceding sentence, beneficial ownership shall be calculated in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the applicable rules and regulations of the Commission, and the terms “beneficial ownership” and “beneficially own” have the meanings ascribed to such terms therein. In addition, for purposes hereof, “group” has the meaning set forth in Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the applicable rules and regulations of the Commission. For purposes of this Section 1(f), in determining the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock, a Holder may rely on the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock as stated in the most recent of the following: (i) the Company’s most recent periodic or annual filing with the Commission, as the case may be, (ii) a more recent public announcement by the Company that is filed with the Commission, or (iii) a more recent notice by the Company or the Company’s transfer agent to the Holder setting forth the number of shares of Common Stock then outstanding. For any reason at any time, upon the written request of a Holder (which may be by e-mail), the Company shall, within three (3) Trading Days of such request, confirm in writing to such Holder (which may be by e-mail) 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 any actual conversion or exercise of securities of the Company, including Series X Preferred Stock and Warrants, by such Holder or its Attribution Parties since the date as of which such number of outstanding shares of Common Stock was last publicly reported or confirmed to the Holder. The “Beneficial Ownership Limitation” shall initially be set at the discretion of each Holder to a percentage between 0% and 19.99% of the number of shares of the Common Stock outstanding or deemed to be outstanding as of the applicable measurement date, and such percentage shall be set at 19.99% for any Holder that does not make such designation on the signature page to the Purchase Agreement. The Company shall be entitled to rely on representations made to it by any Holder in any Exercise Notice regarding its Beneficial Ownership Limitation. Notwithstanding the foregoing, by written notice to the Company (which may be by email), (i) which will not be effective until the sixty-first (61st) day after such written notice is delivered to the Company, any Holder may reset the Beneficial Ownership Limitation percentage to a higher percentage, not to exceed 19.99%, to the extent applicable, and (ii) which will be effective immediately after such written notice is delivered to the Company, any Holder may reset the Beneficial Ownership Limitation percentage to a lower percentage. Upon such a change by a Holder of the Beneficial Ownership Limitation, not to exceed 19.99%, the Beneficial Ownership Limitation may not be further amended by such Holder without first providing the minimum notice required by this Section. The provisions of this Section ‎shall be construed, corrected and implemented in a manner so as to effectuate the intended Beneficial Ownership Limitation herein contained and the shares of Common Stock underlying the Securities in excess of the Beneficial Ownership Limitation shall not be deemed to be beneficially owned by the Holder for any purpose including for purposes of Section 13(d) or Rule 16a-1(a)(1) of the Exchange Act.

 

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(g) Required Reserve Amount. So long as this Warrant remains outstanding, the Company shall at all times keep reserved for issuance under this Warrant a number of shares of Common Stock at least equal to 100% of the maximum number of shares of Common Stock as shall be necessary to satisfy the Company’s obligation to issue shares of Common Stock under the Warrants then outstanding (without regard to any limitations on exercise) (the “Required Reserve Amount”); provided that at no time shall the number of shares of Common Stock reserved pursuant to this Section 1(g) be reduced other than in connection with any exercise of Warrants or such other event covered by Section 2(c) below. The Required Reserve Amount (including, without limitation, each increase in the number of shares so reserved) shall be allocated pro rata among the holders of the Warrants based on the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of Warrants held by each holder thereof on the Issuance Date (without regard to any limitations on exercise) (the “Authorized Share Allocation”). In the event that a holder shall sell or otherwise transfer any of such holder’s Warrants, each transferee shall be allocated a pro rata portion of such holder’s Authorized Share Allocation. Any shares of Common Stock reserved and allocated to any Person which ceases to hold any Warrants shall be allocated to the remaining holders of Warrants, pro rata based on the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants then held by such holders thereof (without regard to any limitations on exercise).

 

(h) Insufficient Authorized Shares. If at any time while this Warrant remains outstanding the Company does not have a sufficient number of authorized and unreserved shares of Common Stock to satisfy its obligation to reserve for issuance the Required Reserve Amount (an “Authorized Share Failure”), then the Company shall promptly take all action reasonably necessary to increase the Company’s authorized shares of Common Stock to an amount sufficient to allow the Company to reserve the Required Reserve Amount for this Warrant then outstanding. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing sentence, as soon as practicable after the date of the occurrence of an Authorized Share Failure, but in no event later than ninety (90) days after the occurrence of such Authorized Share Failure, the Company shall hold a meeting of its stockholders for the approval of an increase in the number of authorized shares of Common Stock. In connection with such meeting, the Company shall provide each stockholder with a proxy statement and shall use its reasonable best efforts to solicit its stockholders’ approval of such increase in authorized shares of Common Stock and to cause its board of directors to recommend to the stockholders that they approve such proposal. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if at any such time of an Authorized Share Failure, the Company is able to obtain the written consent of a majority of the shares of its issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock to approve the increase in the number of authorized shares of Common Stock, the Company may satisfy this obligation by obtaining such consent and submitting for filing with the SEC an Information Statement on Schedule 14C.

 

2. ADJUSTMENT OF EXERCISE PRICE AND NUMBER OF WARRANT SHARES. The Exercise Price and the number of Warrant Shares shall be adjusted from time to time as follows:

 

(a) Voluntary Adjustment By Company. The Company may at any time during the term of this Warrant reduce the then current Exercise Price to any amount and for any period of time deemed appropriate by the Board of Directors of the Company.

 

(b) Adjustment Upon Subdivision or Combination of Common Stock. If the Company at any time on or after the Subscription Date subdivides (by any stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization or otherwise) one or more classes of its outstanding shares of Common Stock into a greater number of shares, the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such subdivision will be proportionately reduced and the number of Warrant Shares will be proportionately increased. If the Company at any time on or after the Subscription Date combines (by combination, reverse stock split or otherwise) one or more classes of its outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares, the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such combination will be proportionately increased and the number of Warrant Shares will be proportionately decreased. Any adjustment under this Section 2(b) shall become effective at the close of business on the date the subdivision or combination becomes effective.

 

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(c) Adjustment Upon Distribution of Assets. If the Company, at any time prior to the Expiration Date, shall declare, or distribute any dividend or other distribution to all holders of Common Stock (and not to Holders of the Warrants) of assets or evidence of its indebtedness (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 Weighted Average Price determined as of the record date, and of which the numerator shall be such Weighted Average Price 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 so distributed applicable to one outstanding share of the Common Stock as determined by the Board of Directors of the Company in good faith. The adjustment shall be described in a statement provided to the Holder. Such adjustment shall be made whenever any such distribution is made and shall become effective immediately after the record date mentioned above.

 

3. RIGHTS UPON DISTRIBUTION OF ASSETS. In addition to any adjustments pursuant to Section 2 above, if, on or after the Subscription Date and on or prior to the Expiration Date, the Company shall declare or make any dividend or other distribution of its assets (or rights to acquire its assets) to holders of Common Stock, by way of return of capital or otherwise (including, without limitation, any distribution of cash, securities, property, options, evidence of indebtedness or any other assets by way of a dividend, spin off, reclassification, corporate rearrangement, scheme of arrangement or other similar transaction) (a “Distribution”), then, in each such case, upon exercise of this Warrant that occurs after the record date fixed for determination of stockholders entitled to receive such Distribution, the Holder shall be entitled, in addition to the Warrant Shares otherwise issuable upon such exercise, the Distribution that such Holder would have been entitled to receive in respect of such number of Warrant Shares had the Holder been the record holder of such Warrant Shares immediately prior to such record date without regard to any limitations or restrictions on exercise of this Warrant, including without limitation, the Beneficial Ownership Limitation (provided, however, that to the extent that such Distribution would result in the Holder and the other Attribution Parties exceeding the Beneficial Ownership Limitation, then the Holder shall not be entitled to such Distribution to such extent (and shall not be entitled to beneficial ownership of such Common Stock as a result of such Distribution (and beneficial ownership) to such extent) and the portion of such Distribution shall be held in abeyance for the benefit of the Holder until such time or times as its right thereto would not result in the Holder and the other Attribution Parties exceeding the Beneficial Ownership Limitation, at which time or times the Holder shall be granted such Distribution (and any Distributions declared or made on such initial Distribution or on any subsequent Distribution held similarly in abeyance) to the same extent as if there had been no such limitation).

 

4. PURCHASE RIGHTS; FUNDAMENTAL TRANSACTIONS.

 

(a) Purchase Rights. In addition to any adjustments pursuant to Section 2 above, if at any time on or after the Subscription Date and on or prior to the Expiration Date the Company grants, issues or sells any Options, Convertible Securities or rights to purchase stock, warrants, securities or other property, in each case, pro rata to all of the record holders of any class of Common Stock (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 (without regard to any limitations or restrictions on exercise of this Warrant, including without limitation, the Beneficial Ownership Limitation) 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 Common Stock are to be determined for the grant, issuance or sale of such Purchase Rights (provided, however, that to the extent that the Holder’s right to participate in any such Purchase Right would result in the Holder and such Holder’s Attribution Parties exceeding the Beneficial Ownership Limitation, then the Holder shall not be entitled to participate in such Purchase Right to such extent (and shall not be entitled to beneficial ownership of such Common Stock as a result of such Purchase Right (and beneficial ownership) to such extent) and such Purchase Right to such extent shall be held in abeyance for the benefit of the Holder until such time or times as its right thereto would not result in the Holder and such Holder’s Attribution Parties exceeding the Beneficial Ownership Limitation, at which time or times the Holder shall be granted such right (and any Purchase Right granted, issued or sold on such initial Purchase Right or on any subsequent Purchase Right to be held similarly in abeyance) to the same extent as if there had been no such limitation).

 

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(b) Fundamental Transaction. If, at any time while this Warrant is outstanding, (i) the Company effects any merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another Person or any stock sale to, or other business combination (including, without limitation, a reorganization, recapitalization, spin-off, share exchange or scheme of arrangement) with or into another Person (other than such a transaction in which the Company is the surviving or continuing entity and its Common Stock is not exchanged for or converted into other securities, cash or property), (B) the Company effects any sale, lease, transfer or exclusive license of all or substantially all of its assets in one transaction or a series of related transactions, (C) any tender offer or exchange offer (whether by the Company or another Person) is completed pursuant to which more than 50% of the Common Stock not held by the Company or such Person is exchanged for or converted into other securities, cash or property, or (D) the Company effects any reclassification of the Common Stock or any compulsory share exchange pursuant (other than as a result of a dividend, subdivision or combination covered by Section 2(b)) to which the Common Stock is effectively converted into or exchanged for other securities, cash or property (each a “Fundamental Transaction”), then, the Holder shall have the right to receive, in lieu of the right to receive Warrant Shares, for each Warrant Share that would have been issuable upon such exercise (without regard to any Beneficial Ownership Limitations) immediately prior to the occurrence of such Fundamental Transaction, the same kind and amount of securities, cash or property as it would have been entitled to receive upon the occurrence of such Fundamental Transaction if it had duly exercised of this Warrant and received Warrant Shares immediately prior to such Fundamental Transaction (without regard to any Beneficial Ownership Limitation) (the “Alternate Consideration”). 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 would be entitled to receive upon any exercise of this Warrant immediately prior to such Fundamental Transaction. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event the Alternative Consideration consists solely of cash (a “Fundamental Cash Transaction”), then Holder shall exercise its conversion or purchase right under this Warrant and such exercise will be deemed effective immediately prior to the consummation of such Fundamental Cash Transaction. The Company shall provide the Holder with written notice of the Fundamental Cash Transaction (together with such reasonable information as the Holder may request in connection with such contemplated transaction giving rise to such notice), which is to be delivered to Holder not less than ten (10) days prior to the closing of the proposed Fundamental Cash Transaction. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, in the event of a Fundamental Transaction (other than any Excluded Transaction), the Company or any Successor Entity (as defined below) shall, at the Holder’s option, exercisable at any time concurrently with, or within 30 days after, the consummation of the Fundamental Transaction (or, if later, the date of the public announcement of the applicable Fundamental Transaction), purchase this Warrant from the Holder by paying to the Holder an amount of cash equal to the Black Scholes Value (as defined below) of the remaining unexercised portion of this Warrant determined as of the date of the consummation of such Fundamental Transaction; provided, however, that, if the Fundamental Transaction is not within the Company’s control, including not approved by the Company’s Board of Directors, the Holder shall only be entitled to receive from the Company or any Successor Entity the same type or form of consideration (and in the same proportion), at the Black Scholes Value of the unexercised portion of this Warrant, that is being offered and paid to the holders of Common Stock of the Company in connection with the Fundamental Transaction, whether that consideration be in the form of cash, stock or any combination thereof, or whether the holders of Common Stock are given the choice to receive from among alternative forms of consideration in connection with the Fundamental Transaction; provided, further, that if holders of Common Stock of the Company are not offered or paid any consideration in such Fundamental Transaction, such holders of Common Stock will be deemed to have received common stock of the Successor Entity (which Entity may be the Company following such Fundamental Transaction) in such Fundamental Transaction. “Black Scholes Value” means the value of this Warrant based on the Black-Scholes Option Pricing Model obtained from the “OV” function on Bloomberg determined as of the day of consummation of the applicable Fundamental Transaction for pricing purposes and reflecting (A) a risk-free interest rate corresponding to the U.S. Treasury rate for a period equal to the time between the date of the public announcement of the applicable contemplated Fundamental Transaction and the Expiration Date, (B) an expected volatility equal to the greater of (1) the 30 day volatility, (2) the 100 day volatility or (3) the 365 day volatility, each of clauses (1)-(3) as obtained from the HVT function on Bloomberg (determined utilizing a 365 day annualization factor) as of the Trading Day immediately following the public announcement of the applicable contemplated Fundamental Transaction, (C) the underlying price per share used in such calculation shall be the highest Weighted Average Price during the period beginning on the Trading Day immediately preceding the public announcement of the applicable contemplated Fundamental Transaction (or the consummation of the applicable Fundamental Transaction, if earlier) and ending on the Trading Day of the Holder’s request pursuant to this Section 4(b) and (D) a remaining option time equal to the time between the date of the public announcement of the applicable contemplated Fundamental Transaction and the Expiration Date and (E) a zero cost of borrow. The payment of the Black Scholes Value will be made by wire transfer of immediately available funds (or such other consideration) within the later of (i) five Business Days of the Holder’s election and (ii) the date of consummation of the Fundamental Transaction. The Company shall cause any successor entity in a Fundamental Transaction in which the Company is not the survivor (the “Successor Entity”) to assume in writing all of the obligations of the Company under this Warrant and the other Transaction Documents in accordance with the provisions of this Section 4(b) pursuant to written agreements in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Holder and approved by the Holder (without unreasonable delay) prior to such Fundamental Transaction and shall, at the option of the Holder, deliver to the Holder in exchange for this Warrant a security of the Successor Entity evidenced by a written instrument substantially similar in form and substance to this Warrant which is exercisable for a corresponding number of shares of capital stock of such Successor Entity (or its parent entity) equivalent to the shares of Common Stock acquirable and receivable upon exercise of this Warrant (without regard to any limitations on the exercise of this Warrant) prior to such Fundamental Transaction, and with an exercise price which applies the exercise price hereunder to such shares of capital stock (but taking into account the relative value of the shares of Common Stock pursuant to such Fundamental Transaction and the value of such shares of capital stock, such number of shares of capital stock and such exercise price being for the purpose of protecting the economic value of this Warrant immediately prior to the consummation of such Fundamental Transaction), and which is reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Holder. To the extent necessary to effectuate the foregoing provisions, any successor to the Company or surviving entity in such Fundamental Transaction shall issue to the Holder a new warrant consistent with the foregoing provisions and evidencing the Holder’s right to exercise such warrant for the Alternate Consideration. The terms of any agreement pursuant to which a Fundamental Transaction is effected shall include terms requiring any such successor or surviving entity to comply with the provisions of this Section 4(b) and insuring that this Warrant (or any such replacement security) will be similarly adjusted upon any subsequent transaction analogous to a Fundamental Transaction. For purposes of the foregoing, “Excluded Transaction” shall mean each of the following: (i) the conversion of the Series X Preferred Stock and the issuance of the underlying Conversion Shares; and (ii) the entry into and the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement.

 

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5. NONCIRCUMVENTION. the Company hereby covenants and agrees that the Company will not, by amendment of its Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws, or through any reorganization, transfer of assets, consolidation, merger, scheme of arrangement, dissolution, issuance 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, and will at all times in good faith carry out all of the provisions of this Warrant and take all commercially reasonable actions as may be required to protect the rights of the Holder. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company (i) shall not increase the par value of any shares of Common Stock receivable upon the exercise of this Warrant above the Exercise Price then in effect and (ii) shall take all such actions as may be necessary or appropriate in order that the Company may validly and legally issue fully paid and nonassessable shares of Common Stock upon the exercise of this Warrant.

 

6. WARRANT HOLDER NOT DEEMED A STOCKHOLDER. Except as otherwise specifically provided herein, the Holder, solely in such Person’s capacity as a holder of this Warrant, shall not be entitled to vote or receive dividends or be deemed the holder of capital stock of the Company for any purpose, nor shall anything contained in this Warrant be construed to confer upon the Holder, solely in such Person’s capacity as the Holder of this Warrant, any of the rights of a stockholder of the Company or any right to vote, give or withhold consent to any corporate action (whether any reorganization, issue of stock, reclassification of stock, consolidation, merger, conveyance or otherwise), receive notice of meetings, receive dividends or subscription rights, or otherwise, prior to the issuance to the Holder of the Warrant Shares which such Person is then entitled to receive upon the due exercise of this Warrant. In addition, nothing contained in this Warrant shall be construed as imposing any liabilities on the Holder to purchase any securities (upon exercise of this Warrant or otherwise) or as a stockholder of the Company, whether such liabilities are asserted by the Company or by creditors of the Company.

 

7. REISSUANCE OF WARRANTS.

 

(a) Transfer of Warrant. Subject to the Holder’s appropriate compliance with the restrictive legend on this Warrant and the transfer restrictions set forth herein and in 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 as Exhibit B 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. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Holder shall not be required to physically surrender this Warrant to the Company unless the Holder has assigned this Warrant in full, in which case, the Holder shall surrender this Warrant to the Company within two (2) Trading Days of the date the Holder delivers an assignment form to the Company assigning this Warrant full. 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. For the avoidance of doubt, this Warrant shall not be transferable in accordance with this Section 4(a) unless and until the Requisite Stockholder Approval has been obtained.

 

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(b) Lost, Stolen or Mutilated Warrant. Upon receipt by the Company of evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Company of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of this Warrant, and, in the case of loss, theft or destruction, of any indemnification undertaking by the Holder to the Company in customary form (but without the obligation to post a bond) and, in the case of mutilation, upon surrender and cancellation of this Warrant, the Company shall execute and deliver to the Holder a new Warrant (in accordance with Section 7(d)) representing the right to purchase the Warrant Shares then underlying this Warrant.

 

(c) Exchangeable for Multiple Warrants. This Warrant is exchangeable, upon the surrender hereof by the Holder at the principal office of the Company, for a new Warrant or Warrants (in accordance with Section 7(d)) representing in the aggregate the right to purchase the number of Warrant Shares then underlying this Warrant, and each such new Warrant will represent the right to purchase such portion of such Warrant Shares as is designated by the Holder at the time of such surrender.

 

(d) Issuance of New Warrants. Whenever the Company is required to issue a new Warrant pursuant to the terms of this Warrant, such new Warrant (i) shall be of like tenor with this Warrant, (ii) shall represent, as indicated on the face of such new Warrant, the right to purchase the Warrant Shares then underlying this Warrant (or in the case of a new Warrant being issued pursuant to Section 7(a) or Section 7(c), the Warrant Shares designated by the Holder which, when added to the number of shares of Common Stock underlying the other new Warrants issued in connection with such issuance, does not exceed the number of Warrant Shares then underlying this Warrant), (iii) shall have an issuance date, as indicated on the face of such new Warrant which is the same as the Issuance Date, and (iv) shall have the same rights and conditions as this Warrant.

 

8. 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.

 

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9. AMENDMENT AND WAIVER. Except as otherwise provided herein, the provisions of this Warrant may be amended or waived and the Company may take any action herein prohibited, or omit to perform any act herein required to be performed by it, only if the Company has obtained the written consent of the Holder.

 

10. GOVERNING LAW; JURISDICTION; JURY TRIAL. All questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation governing law, jurisdiction, and jury trial of this Warrant shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of the Purchase Agreement. 

 

11. DISPUTE RESOLUTION. In the case of a dispute as to the determination of the Exercise Price or the arithmetic calculation of the Warrant Shares, the Company shall submit the disputed determinations or arithmetic calculations via electronic mail within two (2) Business Days of receipt of the Exercise Notice or other event giving rise to such dispute, as the case may be, to the Holder. If the Holder and the Company are unable to agree upon such determination or calculation of the Exercise Price or the Warrant Shares within three (3) Business Days of such disputed determination or arithmetic calculation being submitted to the Holder, then the Company shall, within two (2) Business Days submit via electronic mail (a) the disputed determination of the Exercise Price to an independent, reputable investment bank selected by the Company and approved by the Holder, such approval not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed or (b) the disputed arithmetic calculation of the Warrant Shares to the Company’s independent, outside accountant. The Company shall cause at its expense the investment bank or the accountant, as the case may be, to perform the determinations or calculations and notify the Company and the Holder of the results no later than ten (10) Business Days from the time it receives the disputed determinations or calculations. Such investment bank’s or accountant’s determination or calculation, as the case may be, shall be binding upon all parties absent demonstrable error.

 

12. REMEDIES, OTHER OBLIGATIONS, BREACHES AND INJUNCTIVE RELIEF. The remedies provided in this Warrant shall be cumulative and in addition to all other remedies available under this Warrant and the Purchase Agreement, at law or in equity (including a decree of specific performance and/or other injunctive relief), and nothing herein shall limit the right of the Holder to pursue actual damages for any failure by the Company to comply with the terms of this Warrant. The Company acknowledges that a breach by it of its obligations hereunder will cause irreparable harm to the Holder and that the remedy at law for any such breach may be inadequate. The Company therefore agrees that, in the event of any such breach or threatened breach, the holder of this Warrant shall be entitled, in addition to all other available remedies, to seek an injunction restraining any breach, without the necessity of showing economic loss and without any bond or other security being required.

 

13. RESTRICTIONS. The Holder acknowledges that the Warrant Shares acquired upon the exercise of this Warrant, if not registered, will have restrictions upon resale imposed by state and federal securities laws.

 

14. SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS. Subject to applicable securities laws and the restrictions on transfer described herein and in the Purchase Agreement, 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.

 

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15. SEVERABILITY; CONSTRUCTION; HEADINGS. If any provision of this Warrant is prohibited by law or otherwise determined to be invalid or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, the provision that would otherwise be prohibited, invalid or unenforceable shall be deemed amended to apply to the broadest extent that it would be valid and enforceable, and the invalidity or unenforceability of such provision shall not affect the validity of the remaining provisions of this Warrant so long as this Warrant as so modified continues to express, without material change, the original intentions of the parties as to the subject matter hereof and the prohibited nature, invalidity or unenforceability of the provision(s) in question does not substantially impair the respective expectations or reciprocal obligations of the parties or the practical realization of the benefits that would otherwise be conferred upon the parties. The parties will endeavor in good faith negotiations to replace the prohibited, invalid or unenforceable provision(s) with a valid provision(s), the effect of which comes as close as possible to that of the prohibited, invalid or unenforceable provision(s). This Warrant shall be deemed to be jointly drafted by the Company and the Holder and shall not be construed against any Person as the drafter hereof. The headings of this Warrant are for convenience of reference and shall not form part of, or affect the interpretation of, this Warrant.

 

16. DISCLOSURE. Upon receipt or delivery by the Company of any notice in accordance with the terms of this Warrant, unless the Company has in good faith determined that the matters relating to such notice do not constitute material, nonpublic information relating to the Company or its subsidiaries, the Company shall contemporaneously with any such receipt or delivery publicly disclose such material, nonpublic information on a Current Report on Form 8-K or otherwise. In the event that the Company believes that a notice contains material, nonpublic information relating to the Company or its subsidiaries, the Company so shall indicate to such Holder contemporaneously with delivery of such notice, and in the absence of any such indication, the Holder shall be allowed to presume that all matters relating to such notice do not constitute material, nonpublic information relating to the Company or its subsidiaries.

 

17. CERTAIN DEFINITIONS. For purposes of this Warrant, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

 

(a) Bid Price” means, for any security as of the particular time of determination, the bid price for such security on the Principal Trading Market as reported by Bloomberg as of such time of determination, or, if the Principal Trading Market is not the principal securities exchange or trading market for such security, the bid price of such security on the principal securities exchange or trading market where such security is listed or traded as reported by Bloomberg as of such time of determination, or if the foregoing does not apply, the bid price of such security in the over-the-counter market on the electronic bulletin board for such security as reported by Bloomberg as of such time of determination, or, if no bid price is reported for such security by Bloomberg as of such time of determination, the average of the bid prices of any market makers for such security as reported on the Pink Open Market (or a similar organization or agency succeeding to its functions of reporting prices) as of such time of determination. If the Bid Price cannot be calculated for a security as of the particular time of determination on any of the foregoing bases, the Bid Price of such security as of such time of determination shall be the fair market value as mutually determined by the Company and the Holder. If the Company and the Holder are unable to agree upon the fair market value of such security, then such dispute shall be resolved in accordance with the procedures in Section 11. All such determinations shall be appropriately adjusted for any stock dividend, stock split, stock combination or other similar transaction during such period.

 

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(b) Bloomberg” means Bloomberg Financial Markets.

 

(c) Closing Bid Price” and “Closing Sale Price” means, for any security as of any date, the last closing bid price and last closing trade price, respectively, for such security on the Principal Trading Market, as reported by Bloomberg, or, if the Principal Trading Market begins to operate on an extended hours basis and does not designate the closing bid price or the closing trade price, as the case may be, then the last bid price or the last trade price, respectively, of such security prior to 4:00:00 p.m., New York time, as reported by Bloomberg, or, if the Principal Trading Market is not the principal securities exchange or trading market for such security, the last closing bid price or last trade price, respectively, of such security on the principal securities exchange or trading market where such security is listed or traded as reported by Bloomberg, or if the foregoing do not apply, the last closing bid price or last trade price, respectively, of such security in the over-the-counter market on the electronic bulletin board for such security as reported by Bloomberg, or, if no closing bid price or last trade price, respectively, is reported for such security by Bloomberg, the average of the bid prices, or the ask prices, respectively, of any market makers for such security as reported in the OTC Link or Pink Open Market (or a similar organization or agency succeeding to its functions of reporting prices). If the Closing Bid Price or the Closing Sale Price cannot be calculated for a security on a particular date on any of the foregoing bases, the Closing Bid Price or the Closing Sale Price, as the case may be, of such security on such date shall be the fair market value as mutually determined by the Company and the Holder. If the Company and the Holder are unable to agree upon the fair market value of such security, then such dispute shall be resolved pursuant to Section 11. All such determinations to be appropriately adjusted for any stock dividend, stock split, stock combination, reclassification or other similar transaction during the applicable calculation period.

 

(d) Common Stock” means (i) the Company’s Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share, and (ii) any capital stock into which such Common Stock shall have been changed or any capital stock resulting from a reclassification of such Common Stock.

 

(e) Convertible Securities” means any stock or securities (other than Options) directly or indirectly convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for shares of Common Stock.

 

(f)   Eligible Market” means The Nasdaq Capital Market, the NYSE American LLC, The Nasdaq Global Select Market, The Nasdaq Global Market or The New York Stock Exchange, Inc.

 

(g) Expiration Date” means the date 24 months after the Initial Exercisability Date or, if such date falls on a day other than a Business Day or on which trading does not take place on the Principal Trading Market (a “Holiday”), the next day that is not a Holiday.

 

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(h) Group” means a “group” as that term is used in Section 13(d) of the 1934 Act and as defined in Rule 13d-5 thereunder.

 

(i) Options” means any rights, warrants or options to subscribe for or purchase shares of Common Stock or Convertible Securities.

 

(j) Requisite Stockholder Approval Date” means the date on this the Requisite Stockholder Approval is received and deemed effective under Delaware law.

 

(k) Weighted Average Price” means, for any security as of any date, the dollar volume-weighted average price for such security on the Principal Trading Market during the period beginning at 9:30:01 a.m., New York time (or such other time as the Principal Trading Market publicly announces is the official open of trading), and ending at 4:00:00 p.m., New York time (or such other time as the Principal Trading Market publicly announces is the official close of trading), as reported by Bloomberg through its “Volume at Price” function or, if the foregoing does not apply, the dollar volume-weighted average price of such security in the over-the-counter market on the electronic bulletin board for such security during the period beginning at 9:30:01 a.m., New York time (or such other time as such market publicly announces is the official open of trading), and ending at 4:00:00 p.m., New York time (or such other time as such market publicly announces is the official close of trading), as reported by Bloomberg, or, if no dollar volume-weighted average price is reported for such security by Bloomberg for such hours, the average of the highest Closing Bid Price and the lowest closing ask price of any of the market makers for such security as reported in the OTC Link or the Pink Open Market (or a similar organization or agency succeeding to its functions of reporting prices). If the Weighted Average Price cannot be calculated for a security on a particular date on any of the foregoing bases, the Weighted Average Price of such security on such date shall be the fair market value as mutually determined by the Company and the Holder. If the Company and the Holder are unable to agree upon the fair market value of such security, then such dispute shall be resolved pursuant to Section 11 with the term “Weighted Average Price” being substituted for the term “Exercise Price.” All such determinations shall be appropriately adjusted for any stock dividend, stock split, stock combination, reclassification or other similar transaction during the applicable calculation period.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Warrant to Purchase Common Stock to be duly executed as of the Issuance Date set out above.

 

BIOMX INC.  
   
By:     
Name:    
Title:    

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT A

 

EXERCISE NOTICE

 

TO BE EXECUTED BY THE REGISTERED HOLDER TO EXERCISE THIS
WARRANT TO PURCHASE COMMON STOCK

 

BIOMX INC.

 

The undersigned holder hereby exercises the right to purchase _________________ of the shares of Common Stock (“Warrant Shares”) of BiomX Inc., a company organized under the laws of Delaware (the “Company”), evidenced by the attached Warrant to Purchase Common Stock (the “Warrant”). Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the respective meanings set forth in the Warrant.

 

1. Form of Exercise Price. The Holder intends that payment of the Exercise Price shall be made as:

 

____________a “Cash Exercise” with respect to _________________ Warrant Shares; and/or

 

____________a “Cashless Exercise” with respect to _______________ Warrant Shares.

 

2. Payment of Exercise Price. In the event that the holder has elected a Cash Exercise with respect to some or all of the Warrant Shares to be issued pursuant hereto, the holder shall pay the Aggregate Exercise Price in the sum of $___________________ to the Company in accordance with the terms of the Warrant.

 

3. Delivery of Warrant Shares. The Company shall deliver to the holder __________ Warrant Shares in accordance with the terms of the Warrant.

 

Date: _______________ __, ______

 

Name of Registered Holder

 

By:     
Name:    
Title:    

 

 

 

 

ACKNOWLEDGMENT

 

The Company hereby acknowledges this Exercise Notice and hereby directs Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company to issue the above indicated number of shares of Common Stock on or prior to the applicable Share Delivery Date.

 

BiomX Inc.

 

By:     
Name:     
Title:    

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT B

 

ASSIGNMENT FORM

 

(To assign the foregoing Warrant, execute this form and supply required information. Do not use this form to purchase shares.)

 

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the foregoing Warrant and all rights evidenced thereby are hereby assigned to

 

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Exhibit 4.3

 

FORM OF PLACEMENT AGENT WARRANT

 

NEITHER THIS SECURITY NOR THE SECURITIES INTO 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. THE ISSUER OF THIS SECURITY AND THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE OF THIS SECURITY SHALL BE ENTITLED TO REQUIRE AN OPINION OF COUNSEL SATISFACTORY TO SUCH ISSUER THAT SUCH REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED. THIS SECURITY AND THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE OF THIS SECURITY MAY BE PLEDGED IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT OR OTHER LOAN SECURED BY SUCH SECURITIES.

 

BIOMX INC.

 

WARRANT TO PURCHASE COMMON STOCK 

 

Warrant Shares: [_____________] 

 

Date of Issuance: [_____________] (“Issuance Date”)

 

BiomX Inc., a company incorporated under the laws of Delaware (the “Company”), hereby certifies that, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, [HOLDER], the registered holder hereof or its permitted assigns (the “Holder”), is entitled, subject to the terms set forth below, to purchase from the Company, at the Exercise Price (as defined below) then in effect, at any time or times on or after the Requisite Stockholder Approval Date (the “Initial Exercisability Date”), but not after 11:59 p.m., New York time, on the Expiration Date, (as defined below), [______________] ([_____________]) fully paid non-assessable shares of Common Stock (as defined below), subject to adjustment as provided herein (the “Warrant Shares”). Except as otherwise defined herein, capitalized terms in this Warrant to Purchase Common Stock (including any Warrants to Purchase Common Stock issued in exchange, transfer or replacement hereof, this “Warrant”), shall have the meanings set forth in Section 16 hereof and/or the Purchase Agreement (as defined below), as applicable. This Warrant is one of the Warrants to Purchase Common Stock (the “Warrants”) issued pursuant to that certain Securities Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”), dated as of March 6, 2024 (the “Subscription Date”) by and among the Company and the purchasers party thereto.

 

 

 

 

1. EXERCISE OF WARRANT.

 

(a) Mechanics of Exercise. Subject to the terms and conditions hereof (including, without limitation, the limitations set forth in Section 1(f)), this Warrant may be exercised by the Holder at any time or from time to time on or after the Initial Exercisability Date and before the Expiration Date, in whole or in part, by delivery to the Company (whether via electronic mail or otherwise) of a written notice, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “Exercise Notice”), of the Holder’s election to exercise this Warrant. Within one (1) Trading Day following the delivery of the Exercise Notice, the Holder shall make payment to the Company of an amount equal to the Exercise Price in effect on the date of such exercise multiplied by the number of Warrant Shares as to which this Warrant is being exercised (the “Aggregate Exercise Price”) in cash by wire transfer of immediately available funds or, if the provisions of Section 1(d) are applicable, by notifying the Company that this Warrant is being exercised pursuant to a Cashless Exercise (as defined in Section 1(d)). The Holder shall not be required to deliver the original Warrant in order to effect an exercise hereunder, nor shall any ink-original signature or medallion guarantee (or other type of guarantee or notarization) with respect to any Exercise Notice be required. Execution and delivery of the Exercise Notice with respect to less than all of the Warrant Shares shall have the same effect as cancellation of the original Warrant and issuance of a new Warrant evidencing the right to purchase the remaining number of Warrant Shares and 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 five (5) Trading Days of the date on which the final Exercise Notice is delivered to the Company. The Holder and any assignee of the Holder, 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. On or before the first (1st) Trading Day following the date on which the Holder has delivered the applicable Exercise Notice to the Company, the Company shall transmit by electronic mail an acknowledgment of confirmation of receipt of the Exercise Notice, in the form attached to the Exercise Notice, to the Holder and the Company’s transfer agent (the “Transfer Agent”). So long as the Holder delivers the Aggregate Exercise Price (or notice of a Cashless Exercise) on or prior to the first (1st) Trading Day following the date on which the Exercise Notice has been delivered to the Company, then on or prior to the earlier of (i) the second (2nd) Trading Day and (ii) the number of Trading Days comprising the Standard Settlement Period, in each case following the date on which the Exercise Notice has been delivered to the Company, or, if the Holder does not deliver the Aggregate Exercise Price (or notice of a Cashless Exercise) on or prior to the first (1st) Trading Day following the date on which the Exercise Notice has been delivered to the Company, then on or prior to the first (1st) Trading Day following the date on which the Aggregate Exercise Price (or notice of a Cashless Exercise) is delivered (such earlier date, the “Share Delivery Date”), the Company shall (X) provided that the Transfer Agent is participating in The Depository Trust Company (“DTC”) Fast Automated Securities Transfer Program and the applicable Warrant Shares are subject to an effective registration statement registering the resale of the Warrant Shares by the Holder, credit such aggregate number of Warrant Shares to which the Holder is entitled pursuant to such exercise to the Holder’s or its designee’s balance account with DTC through its Deposit / Withdrawal At Custodian system, or (Y) if the Transfer Agent is not participating in the DTC Fast Automated Securities Transfer Program or the applicable Warrant Shares are not subject to an effective registration statement registering the resale of the Warrant Shares by the Holder, issue and dispatch by overnight courier to the physical address or e-mail address as specified in the Exercise Notice, a certificate or evidence of a credit of book-entry shares, registered in the name of the Holder or its designee, for the number of Warrant Shares to which the Holder is entitled pursuant to such exercise. The Company shall be responsible for all fees and expenses of the Transfer Agent and all fees and expenses with respect to the issuance of Warrant Shares via DTC, if any, including without limitation for same day processing. Upon delivery of the Exercise Notice, the Holder shall be deemed for all corporate purposes to have become the holder of record and beneficial owner of the Warrant Shares with respect to which this Warrant has been exercised pursuant to such Exercise Notice, irrespective of the date such Warrant Shares are credited to the Holder’s DTC account or the date of delivery of the certificates evidencing such Warrant Shares, as the case may be. If this Warrant is physically delivered to the Company in connection with any exercise pursuant to this Section 1(a) and the number of Warrant Shares represented by this Warrant submitted for exercise is greater than the number of Warrant Shares being acquired upon an exercise, then the Company shall as soon as practicable and in no event later than three (3) Trading Days after any exercise and at its own expense, issue and deliver to the Holder (or its designee) a new Warrant (in accordance with Section 7(d)) representing the right to purchase the number of Warrant Shares issuable immediately prior to such exercise under this Warrant, less the number of Warrant Shares with respect to which this Warrant is exercised. No fractional Warrant Shares are to be issued upon the exercise of this Warrant, but rather the number of Warrant Shares to be issued shall be rounded down to the nearest whole number. The Company shall pay any and all transfer, stamp, issuance and similar taxes, costs and expenses (including, without limitation, fees and expenses of the Transfer Agent) which may be payable with respect to the issuance and delivery of Warrant Shares upon exercise of this Warrant. The Company’s obligations to issue and deliver Warrant Shares in accordance with the terms and subject to the conditions hereof are absolute and unconditional, irrespective of any action or inaction by the Holder to enforce the same, any waiver or consent with respect to any provision hereof, the recovery of any judgment against any Person or any action to enforce the same, or any setoff, counterclaim, recoupment, limitation or termination; provided, however, that the Company shall not be required to deliver Warrant Shares with respect to an exercise prior to the Holder’s delivery of the Aggregate Exercise Price (or notice of a Cashless Exercise) with respect to such exercise.

 

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(b) Exercise Price. For purposes of this Warrant, “Exercise Price” means $0.2311 per share, subject to adjustment as provided herein.

 

(c) Company’s Failure to Timely Deliver Securities. Except in the case of a Cashless Exercise (as defined herein), in which case this Section 1(c) shall not apply, if either (I) the Company shall fail for any reason or for no reason on or prior to the applicable Share Delivery Date, (x) if the Transfer Agent is not participating in the DTC Fast Automated Securities Transfer Program, to issue to the Holder a certificate or evidence of a book-entry credit for the number of shares of Common Stock to which the Holder is entitled and register such Common Stock on the Company’s share register or (y) if the Transfer Agent is participating in the DTC Fast Automated Securities Transfer Program, to credit the Holder’s balance account with DTC, for such number of shares of Common Stock to which the Holder is entitled upon the Holder’s exercise of this Warrant or (II) a registration statement (which may be the Registration Statement) covering the resale of the Warrant Shares that are the subject of the Exercise Notice (the “Exercise Notice Warrant Shares”) is not available for the issuance of such Exercise Notice Warrant Shares to the Holder and (x) the Company fails to promptly, but in no event later than three (3) Business Days after such registration statement becomes unavailable, to so notify the Holder and (y) the Company is unable to deliver the Exercise Notice Warrant Shares electronically without any restrictive legend by crediting such aggregate number of Exercise Notice Warrant Shares to the Holder’s or its designee’s balance account with DTC through its Deposit / Withdrawal At Custodian system (the event described in the immediately foregoing clause (II) is hereinafter referred to as a “Notice Failure” and, together with the event described in clause (I) above, an “Exercise Failure”), and if on or after such Trading Day the Holder purchases (in an open market transaction or otherwise) Common Stock to deliver in satisfaction of a sale by the Holder of shares of Common Stock issuable upon such exercise that the Holder anticipated receiving from the Company (a “Buy-In”), then the Company shall, within three (3) Trading Days after the Holder’s request and in the Holder’s discretion, either (i) pay cash to the Holder in an amount equal to the Holder’s total purchase price (including brokerage commissions and other out-of-pocket expenses, if any) for the shares of Common Stock so purchased (the “Buy-In Price”), at which point the Company’s obligation to deliver such certificate (and to issue such shares of Common Stock) or credit such Holder’s balance account with DTC for such shares of Common Stock shall terminate, or (ii) promptly honor its obligation to deliver to the Holder a certificate or certificates representing such shares of Common Stock or credit such Holder’s balance account with DTC, as applicable, and pay cash to the Holder in an amount equal to the excess (if any) of the Buy-In Price over the product of (A) such number of shares of Common Stock, times (B) Weighted Average Price on the Trading Day immediately preceding the Exercise Date. Nothing shall limit the Holder’s 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 Company’s failure to timely deliver certificates representing Warrant Shares (or to electronically deliver such Warrant Shares) upon the exercise of this Warrant as required pursuant to the terms hereof. In addition to the foregoing rights, (i) if the Company fails to deliver the applicable number of Warrant Shares upon an exercise pursuant to Section 1 by the applicable Share Delivery Date, then the Holder shall have the right to rescind such Exercise Notice in whole or in part and retain and/or have the Company return, as the case may be, any portion of this Warrant that has not been exercised pursuant to such Exercise Notice; provided that the rescission of an exercise shall not affect the Company’s obligation to make any payments that have accrued prior to the date of such notice pursuant to this Section 1(c) or otherwise, and (ii) if a registration statement (which may be the Registration Statement) covering the resale of the Warrant Shares that are subject to an Exercise Notice is not available for the resale of such Exercise Notice Warrant Shares to the Holder and the Holder has submitted an Exercise Notice prior to receiving notice of the non-availability of such registration statement and the Company has not already delivered the Warrant Shares underlying such Exercise Notice electronically without any restrictive legend by crediting such aggregate number of Warrant Shares to which the Holder is entitled pursuant to such exercise to the Holder’s or its designee’s balance account with DTC through its Deposit / Withdrawal At Custodian system, the Holder shall have the option, by delivery of notice to the Company, to (x) rescind such Exercise Notice in whole or in part and retain or have returned, as the case may be, any portion of this Warrant that has not been exercised pursuant to such Exercise Notice; provided that the rescission of an Exercise Notice shall not affect the Company’s obligation to make any payments that have accrued prior to the date of such notice pursuant to this Section 1(c) or otherwise, and/or (y) switch some or all of such Exercise Notice from a cash exercise to a Cashless Exercise.

 

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(d) Cashless Exercise. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, the Holder may, in its sole discretion, exercise this Warrant in whole or in part and, in lieu of making the cash payment otherwise contemplated to be made to the Company upon such exercise in payment of the Aggregate Exercise Price, elect instead to receive upon such exercise the “Net Number” of shares of Common Stock determined according to the following formula (a “Cashless Exercise”):

 

Net Number = (A x B) - (A x C)
B

 

For purposes of the foregoing formula:

 

A      =the total number of shares with respect to which this Warrant is then being exercised.

 

B       =as applicable: (i) the Weighted Average Price of the Common Stock on the Trading Day immediately preceding the date of the applicable Exercise Notice if such Exercise Notice is (1) both executed and delivered pursuant to Section 1(a) hereof on a day that is not a Trading Day or (2) both executed and delivered pursuant to Section 1(a) hereof on a Trading Day prior to the opening of “regular trading hours” (as defined in Rule 600(b) of Regulation NMS promulgated under the federal securities laws) on such Trading Day, (ii) at the option of the Holder, either (y) the Weighted Average Price on the Trading Day immediately preceding the date of the applicable Exercise Notice or (z) the Bid Price of the Common Stock as of the time of the Holder’s execution of the applicable Exercise Notice if such Exercise Notice is executed during “regular trading hours” on a Trading Day and is delivered within two (2) hours thereafter (including until two (2) hours after the close of “regular trading hours” on a Trading Day) pursuant to Section 1(a) hereof or (iii) the Closing Sale Price of the Common Stock on the date of the applicable Exercise Notice if the date of such Exercise Notice is a Trading Day and such Exercise Notice is both executed and delivered pursuant to Section 1(a) hereof after the close of “regular trading hours” on such Trading Day.

 

C       =the Exercise Price then in effect for the applicable Warrant Shares at the time of such exercise.

 

If Warrant Shares are issued in such Cashless Exercise, the Company acknowledges and agrees that in accordance with Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), the Warrant Shares shall take on the characteristics of the Warrants being exercised, and the holding period of the Warrants being exercised may be tacked on to the holding period of the Warrant Shares for purposes of Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act. The Company agrees not to take any position contrary to this paragraph of Section 1(d).

 

(e) Disputes. In the case of a dispute as to the determination of the Exercise Price or the arithmetic calculation of the number of Warrant Shares to be issued pursuant to the terms hereof, the Company shall promptly issue to the Holder the number of Warrant Shares that are not disputed and resolve such dispute in accordance with Section 11.

 

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(f) Beneficial Ownership. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the Company shall not effect the exercise of any portion of this Warrant, and the Holder shall not have the right to exercise any portion of this Warrant, to the extent that, after giving effect to such attempted exercise set forth on an applicable Exercise Notice, as the case may be, such Holder or any of such Holder’s Attribution Parties would beneficially own a number of shares of Common Stock in excess of the Beneficial Ownership Limitation (as defined in the Purchase Agreement). For purposes of the foregoing sentence, the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by such Holder and its Attribution Parties shall include the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrant subject to the Exercise Notice, with respect to which such determination is being made, but shall exclude the number of shares of Common Stock which are issuable upon (i) exercise of the remaining, unexercised Warrants beneficially owned by such Holder or any of its Attribution Parties, (ii) exercise of the remaining, unexercised portion of the Warrants beneficially owned by such Holder or any of its Attribution Parties and (iii) exercise or conversion of the unexercised or unconverted portion of any other securities of the Company beneficially owned by such Holder or any of its Attribution Parties that are subject to and would exceed a limitation on exercise similar to the limitation contained herein. Except as set forth in the preceding sentence, beneficial ownership shall be calculated in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the applicable rules and regulations of the Commission, and the terms “beneficial ownership” and “beneficially own” have the meanings ascribed to such terms therein. In addition, for purposes hereof, “group” has the meaning set forth in Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the applicable rules and regulations of the Commission. For purposes of this Section 1(f), in determining the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock, a Holder may rely on the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock as stated in the most recent of the following: (i) the Company’s most recent periodic or annual filing with the Commission, as the case may be, (ii) a more recent public announcement by the Company that is filed with the Commission, or (iii) a more recent notice by the Company or the Company’s transfer agent to the Holder setting forth the number of shares of Common Stock then outstanding. For any reason at any time, upon the written request of a Holder (which may be by e-mail), the Company shall, within three (3) Trading Days of such request, confirm in writing to such Holder (which may be by e-mail) 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 any actual conversion or exercise of securities of the Company, including Series X Preferred Stock and Warrants, by such Holder or its Attribution Parties since the date as of which such number of outstanding shares of Common Stock was last publicly reported or confirmed to the Holder. The “Beneficial Ownership Limitation” shall initially be set at 4.99% of the number of shares of the Common Stock outstanding or deemed to be outstanding as of the applicable measurement date. The Company shall be entitled to rely on representations made to it by any Holder in any Exercise Notice regarding its Beneficial Ownership Limitation. Notwithstanding the foregoing, by written notice to the Company (which may be by email), (i) which will not be effective until the sixty-first (61st) day after such written notice is delivered to the Company, any Holder may reset the Beneficial Ownership Limitation percentage to a higher percentage, not to exceed 19.99%, to the extent applicable, and (ii) which will be effective immediately after such written notice is delivered to the Company, any Holder may reset the Beneficial Ownership Limitation percentage to a lower percentage. Upon such a change by a Holder of the Beneficial Ownership Limitation, not to exceed 19.99%, the Beneficial Ownership Limitation may not be further amended by such Holder without first providing the minimum notice required by this Section. The provisions of this Section ‎shall be construed, corrected and implemented in a manner so as to effectuate the intended Beneficial Ownership Limitation herein contained and the shares of Common Stock underlying the Securities in excess of the Beneficial Ownership Limitation shall not be deemed to be beneficially owned by the Holder for any purpose including for purposes of Section 13(d) or Rule 16a-1(a)(1) of the Exchange Act.

 

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(g) Required Reserve Amount. So long as this Warrant remains outstanding, the Company shall at all times keep reserved for issuance under this Warrant a number of shares of Common Stock at least equal to 100% of the maximum number of shares of Common Stock as shall be necessary to satisfy the Company’s obligation to issue shares of Common Stock under the Warrants then outstanding (without regard to any limitations on exercise) (the “Required Reserve Amount”); provided that at no time shall the number of shares of Common Stock reserved pursuant to this Section 1(g) be reduced other than in connection with any exercise of Warrants or such other event covered by Section 2(c) below. The Required Reserve Amount (including, without limitation, each increase in the number of shares so reserved) shall be allocated pro rata among the holders of the Warrants based on the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of Warrants held by each holder thereof on the Issuance Date (without regard to any limitations on exercise) (the “Authorized Share Allocation”). In the event that a holder shall sell or otherwise transfer any of such holder’s Warrants, each transferee shall be allocated a pro rata portion of such holder’s Authorized Share Allocation. Any shares of Common Stock reserved and allocated to any Person which ceases to hold any Warrants shall be allocated to the remaining holders of Warrants, pro rata based on the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants then held by such holders thereof (without regard to any limitations on exercise).

 

(h) Insufficient Authorized Shares. If at any time while this Warrant remains outstanding the Company does not have a sufficient number of authorized and unreserved shares of Common Stock to satisfy its obligation to reserve for issuance the Required Reserve Amount (an “Authorized Share Failure”), then the Company shall promptly take all action reasonably necessary to increase the Company’s authorized shares of Common Stock to an amount sufficient to allow the Company to reserve the Required Reserve Amount for this Warrant then outstanding. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing sentence, as soon as practicable after the date of the occurrence of an Authorized Share Failure, but in no event later than ninety (90) days after the occurrence of such Authorized Share Failure, the Company shall hold a meeting of its stockholders for the approval of an increase in the number of authorized shares of Common Stock. In connection with such meeting, the Company shall provide each stockholder with a proxy statement and shall use its reasonable best efforts to solicit its stockholders’ approval of such increase in authorized shares of Common Stock and to cause its board of directors to recommend to the stockholders that they approve such proposal. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if at any such time of an Authorized Share Failure, the Company is able to obtain the written consent of a majority of the shares of its issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock to approve the increase in the number of authorized shares of Common Stock, the Company may satisfy this obligation by obtaining such consent and submitting for filing with the SEC an Information Statement on Schedule 14C.

 

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2. ADJUSTMENT OF EXERCISE PRICE AND NUMBER OF WARRANT SHARES. The Exercise Price and the number of Warrant Shares shall be adjusted from time to time as follows:

 

(a) Voluntary Adjustment By Company. The Company may at any time during the term of this Warrant reduce the then current Exercise Price to any amount and for any period of time deemed appropriate by the Board of Directors of the Company.

 

(b) Adjustment Upon Subdivision or Combination of Common Stock. If the Company at any time on or after the Subscription Date subdivides (by any stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization or otherwise) one or more classes of its outstanding shares of Common Stock into a greater number of shares, the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such subdivision will be proportionately reduced and the number of Warrant Shares will be proportionately increased. If the Company at any time on or after the Subscription Date combines (by combination, reverse stock split or otherwise) one or more classes of its outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares, the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such combination will be proportionately increased and the number of Warrant Shares will be proportionately decreased. Any adjustment under this Section 2(b) shall become effective at the close of business on the date the subdivision or combination becomes effective.

 

(c) Adjustment Upon Distribution of Assets. If the Company, at any time prior to the Expiration Date, shall declare, or distribute any dividend or other distribution to all holders of Common Stock (and not to Holders of the Warrants) of assets or evidence of its indebtedness (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 Weighted Average Price determined as of the record date, and of which the numerator shall be such Weighted Average Price 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 so distributed applicable to one outstanding share of the Common Stock as determined by the Board of Directors of the Company in good faith. The adjustment shall be described in a statement provided to the Holder. Such adjustment shall be made whenever any such distribution is made and shall become effective immediately after the record date mentioned above.

 

3. RIGHTS UPON DISTRIBUTION OF ASSETS. In addition to any adjustments pursuant to Section 2 above, if, on or after the Subscription Date and on or prior to the Expiration Date, the Company shall declare or make any dividend or other distribution of its assets (or rights to acquire its assets) to holders of Common Stock, by way of return of capital or otherwise (including, without limitation, any distribution of cash, securities, property, options, evidence of indebtedness or any other assets by way of a dividend, spin off, reclassification, corporate rearrangement, scheme of arrangement or other similar transaction) (a “Distribution”), then, in each such case, upon exercise of this Warrant that occurs after the record date fixed for determination of stockholders entitled to receive such Distribution, the Holder shall be entitled, in addition to the Warrant Shares otherwise issuable upon such exercise, the Distribution that such Holder would have been entitled to receive in respect of such number of Warrant Shares had the Holder been the record holder of such Warrant Shares immediately prior to such record date without regard to any limitations or restrictions on exercise of this Warrant, including without limitation, the Beneficial Ownership Limitation (provided, however, that to the extent that such Distribution would result in the Holder and the other Attribution Parties exceeding the Beneficial Ownership Limitation, then the Holder shall not be entitled to such Distribution to such extent (and shall not be entitled to beneficial ownership of such Common Stock as a result of such Distribution (and beneficial ownership) to such extent) and the portion of such Distribution shall be held in abeyance for the benefit of the Holder until such time or times as its right thereto would not result in the Holder and the other Attribution Parties exceeding the Beneficial Ownership Limitation, at which time or times the Holder shall be granted such Distribution (and any Distributions declared or made on such initial Distribution or on any subsequent Distribution held similarly in abeyance) to the same extent as if there had been no such limitation).

 

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4. PURCHASE RIGHTS; FUNDAMENTAL TRANSACTIONS.

 

(a) Purchase Rights. In addition to any adjustments pursuant to Section 2 above, if at any time on or after the Subscription Date and on or prior to the Expiration Date the Company grants, issues or sells any Options, Convertible Securities or rights to purchase stock, warrants, securities or other property, in each case, pro rata to all of the record holders of any class of Common Stock (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 (without regard to any limitations or restrictions on exercise of this Warrant, including without limitation, the Beneficial Ownership Limitation) 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 Common Stock are to be determined for the grant, issuance or sale of such Purchase Rights (provided, however, that to the extent that the Holder’s right to participate in any such Purchase Right would result in the Holder and such Holder’s Attribution Parties exceeding the Beneficial Ownership Limitation, then the Holder shall not be entitled to participate in such Purchase Right to such extent (and shall not be entitled to beneficial ownership of such Common Stock as a result of such Purchase Right (and beneficial ownership) to such extent) and such Purchase Right to such extent shall be held in abeyance for the benefit of the Holder until such time or times as its right thereto would not result in the Holder and such Holder’s Attribution Parties exceeding the Beneficial Ownership Limitation, at which time or times the Holder shall be granted such right (and any Purchase Right granted, issued or sold on such initial Purchase Right or on any subsequent Purchase Right to be held similarly in abeyance) to the same extent as if there had been no such limitation).

 

Fundamental Transaction. If, at any time while this Warrant is outstanding, (i) the Company effects any merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another Person or any stock sale to, or other business combination (including, without limitation, a reorganization, recapitalization, spin-off, share exchange or scheme of arrangement) with or into another Person (other than such a transaction in which the Company is the surviving or continuing entity and its Common Stock is not exchanged for or converted into other securities, cash or property), (B) the Company effects any sale, lease, transfer or exclusive license of all or substantially all of its assets in one transaction or a series of related transactions, (C) any tender offer or exchange offer (whether by the Company or another Person) is completed pursuant to which more than 50% of the Common Stock not held by the Company or such Person is exchanged for or converted into other securities, cash or property, or (D) the Company effects any reclassification of the Common Stock or any compulsory share exchange pursuant (other than as a result of a dividend, subdivision or combination covered by Section 2(b)) to which the Common Stock is effectively converted into or exchanged for other securities, cash or property (each a “Fundamental Transaction”), then, the Holder shall have the right to receive, in lieu of the right to receive Warrant Shares, for each Warrant Share that would have been issuable upon such exercise (without regard to any Beneficial Ownership Limitations) immediately prior to the occurrence of such Fundamental Transaction, the same kind and amount of securities, cash or property as it would have been entitled to receive upon the occurrence of such Fundamental Transaction if it had duly exercised of this Warrant and received Warrant Shares immediately prior to such Fundamental Transaction (without regard to any Beneficial Ownership Limitation) (the “Alternate Consideration”). 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 would be entitled to receive upon any exercise of this Warrant immediately prior to such Fundamental Transaction. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event the Alternative Consideration consists solely of cash (a “Fundamental Cash Transaction”), then Holder shall exercise its conversion or purchase right under this Warrant and such exercise will be deemed effective immediately prior to the consummation of such Fundamental Cash Transaction. The Company shall provide the Holder with written notice of the Fundamental Cash Transaction (together with such reasonable information as the Holder may request in connection with such contemplated transaction giving rise to such notice), which is to be delivered to Holder not less than ten (10) days prior to the closing of the proposed Fundamental Cash Transaction. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, in the event of a Fundamental Transaction (other than any Excluded Transaction), the Company or any Successor Entity (as defined below) shall, at the Holder’s option, exercisable at any time concurrently with, or within 30 days after, the consummation of the Fundamental Transaction (or, if later, the date of the public announcement of the applicable Fundamental Transaction), purchase this Warrant from the Holder by paying to the Holder an amount of cash equal to the Black Scholes Value (as defined below) of the remaining unexercised portion of this Warrant determined as of the date of the consummation of such Fundamental Transaction; provided, however, that, if the Fundamental Transaction is not within the Company's control, including not approved by the Company's Board of Directors, the Holder shall only be entitled to receive from the Company or any Successor Entity the same type or form of consideration (and in the same proportion), at the Black Scholes Value of the unexercised portion of this Warrant, that is being offered and paid to the holders of Common Stock of the Company in connection with the Fundamental Transaction, whether that consideration be in the form of cash, stock or any combination thereof, or whether the holders of Common Stock are given the choice to receive from among alternative forms of consideration in connection with the Fundamental Transaction; provided, further, that if holders of Common Stock of the Company are not offered or paid any consideration in such Fundamental Transaction, such holders of Common Stock will be deemed to have received common stock of the Successor Entity (which Entity may be the Company following such Fundamental Transaction) in such Fundamental Transaction. “Black Scholes Value” means the value of this Warrant based on the Black-Scholes Option Pricing Model obtained from the “OV” function on Bloomberg determined as of the day of consummation of the applicable Fundamental Transaction for pricing purposes and reflecting (A) a risk-free interest rate corresponding to the U.S. Treasury rate for a period equal to the time between the date of the public announcement of the applicable contemplated Fundamental Transaction and the Expiration Date, (B) an expected volatility equal to the greater of (1) the 30 day volatility, (2) the 100 day volatility or (3) the 365 day volatility, each of clauses (1)-(3) as obtained from the HVT function on Bloomberg (determined utilizing a 365 day annualization factor) as of the Trading Day immediately following the public announcement of the applicable contemplated Fundamental Transaction, (C) the underlying price per share used in such calculation shall be the highest Weighted Average Price during the period beginning on the Trading Day immediately preceding the public announcement of the applicable contemplated Fundamental Transaction (or the consummation of the applicable Fundamental Transaction, if earlier) and ending on the Trading Day of the Holder’s request pursuant to this Section 4(b) and (D) a remaining option time equal to the time between the date of the public announcement of the applicable contemplated Fundamental Transaction and the Expiration Date and (E) a zero cost of borrow. The payment of the Black Scholes Value will be made by wire transfer of immediately available funds (or such other consideration) within the later of (i) five Business Days of the Holder’s election and (ii) the date of consummation of the Fundamental Transaction. The Company shall cause any successor entity in a Fundamental Transaction in which the Company is not the survivor (the “Successor Entity”) to assume in writing all of the obligations of the Company under this Warrant and the other Transaction Documents in accordance with the provisions of this Section 4(b) pursuant to written agreements in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Holder and approved by the Holder (without unreasonable delay) prior to such Fundamental Transaction and shall, at the option of the Holder, deliver to the Holder in exchange for this Warrant a security of the Successor Entity evidenced by a written instrument substantially similar in form and substance to this Warrant which is exercisable for a corresponding number of shares of capital stock of such Successor Entity (or its parent entity) equivalent to the shares of Common Stock acquirable and receivable upon exercise of this Warrant (without regard to any limitations on the exercise of this Warrant) prior to such Fundamental Transaction, and with an exercise price which applies the exercise price hereunder to such shares of capital stock (but taking into account the relative value of the shares of Common Stock pursuant to such Fundamental Transaction and the value of such shares of capital stock, such number of shares of capital stock and such exercise price being for the purpose of protecting the economic value of this Warrant immediately prior to the consummation of such Fundamental Transaction), and which is reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Holder. To the extent necessary to effectuate the foregoing provisions, any successor to the Company or surviving entity in such Fundamental Transaction shall issue to the Holder a new warrant consistent with the foregoing provisions and evidencing the Holder’s right to exercise such warrant for the Alternate Consideration. The terms of any agreement pursuant to which a Fundamental Transaction is effected shall include terms requiring any such successor or surviving entity to comply with the provisions of this Section 4(b) and insuring that this Warrant (or any such replacement security) will be similarly adjusted upon any subsequent transaction analogous to a Fundamental Transaction. For purposes of the foregoing, “Excluded Transaction” shall mean each of the following: (i) the conversion of the Series X Preferred Stock and the issuance of the underlying Conversion Shares; and (ii) the entry into and the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement.

 

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5. NONCIRCUMVENTION. the Company hereby covenants and agrees that the Company will not, by amendment of its Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws, or through any reorganization, transfer of assets, consolidation, merger, scheme of arrangement, dissolution, issuance 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, and will at all times in good faith carry out all of the provisions of this Warrant and take all commercially reasonable actions as may be required to protect the rights of the Holder. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company (i) shall not increase the par value of any shares of Common Stock receivable upon the exercise of this Warrant above the Exercise Price then in effect and (ii) shall take all such actions as may be necessary or appropriate in order that the Company may validly and legally issue fully paid and nonassessable shares of Common Stock upon the exercise of this Warrant.

 

6. WARRANT HOLDER NOT DEEMED A STOCKHOLDER. Except as otherwise specifically provided herein, the Holder, solely in such Person’s capacity as a holder of this Warrant, shall not be entitled to vote or receive dividends or be deemed the holder of capital stock of the Company for any purpose, nor shall anything contained in this Warrant be construed to confer upon the Holder, solely in such Person’s capacity as the Holder of this Warrant, any of the rights of a stockholder of the Company or any right to vote, give or withhold consent to any corporate action (whether any reorganization, issue of stock, reclassification of stock, consolidation, merger, conveyance or otherwise), receive notice of meetings, receive dividends or subscription rights, or otherwise, prior to the issuance to the Holder of the Warrant Shares which such Person is then entitled to receive upon the due exercise of this Warrant. In addition, nothing contained in this Warrant shall be construed as imposing any liabilities on the Holder to purchase any securities (upon exercise of this Warrant or otherwise) or as a stockholder of the Company, whether such liabilities are asserted by the Company or by creditors of the Company.

 

7. REISSUANCE OF WARRANTS.

 

(a) Transfer of Warrant. Subject to the Holder’s appropriate compliance with the restrictive legend on this Warrant and the transfer restrictions set forth herein and in 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 as Exhibit B 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. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Holder shall not be required to physically surrender this Warrant to the Company unless the Holder has assigned this Warrant in full, in which case, the Holder shall surrender this Warrant to the Company within two (2) Trading Days of the date the Holder delivers an assignment form to the Company assigning this Warrant full. 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. For the avoidance of doubt, this Warrant shall not be transferable in accordance with this Section 4(a) unless and until the Requisite Stockholder Approval has been obtained.

 

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(b) Lost, Stolen or Mutilated Warrant. Upon receipt by the Company of evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Company of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of this Warrant, and, in the case of loss, theft or destruction, of any indemnification undertaking by the Holder to the Company in customary form (but without the obligation to post a bond) and, in the case of mutilation, upon surrender and cancellation of this Warrant, the Company shall execute and deliver to the Holder a new Warrant (in accordance with Section 7(d)) representing the right to purchase the Warrant Shares then underlying this Warrant.

 

(c) Exchangeable for Multiple Warrants. This Warrant is exchangeable, upon the surrender hereof by the Holder at the principal office of the Company, for a new Warrant or Warrants (in accordance with Section 7(d)) representing in the aggregate the right to purchase the number of Warrant Shares then underlying this Warrant, and each such new Warrant will represent the right to purchase such portion of such Warrant Shares as is designated by the Holder at the time of such surrender.

 

(d) Issuance of New Warrants. Whenever the Company is required to issue a new Warrant pursuant to the terms of this Warrant, such new Warrant (i) shall be of like tenor with this Warrant, (ii) shall represent, as indicated on the face of such new Warrant, the right to purchase the Warrant Shares then underlying this Warrant (or in the case of a new Warrant being issued pursuant to Section 7(a) or Section 7(c), the Warrant Shares designated by the Holder which, when added to the number of shares of Common Stock underlying the other new Warrants issued in connection with such issuance, does not exceed the number of Warrant Shares then underlying this Warrant), (iii) shall have an issuance date, as indicated on the face of such new Warrant which is the same as the Issuance Date, and (iv) shall have the same rights and conditions as this Warrant.

 

8. 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.

 

9. AMENDMENT AND WAIVER. Except as otherwise provided herein, the provisions of this Warrant may be amended or waived and the Company may take any action herein prohibited, or omit to perform any act herein required to be performed by it, only if the Company has obtained the written consent of the Holder.

 

10. GOVERNING LAW; JURISDICTION; JURY TRIAL. All questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation governing law, jurisdiction, and jury trial of this Warrant shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of the Purchase Agreement. 

 

11. DISPUTE RESOLUTION. In the case of a dispute as to the determination of the Exercise Price or the arithmetic calculation of the Warrant Shares, the Company shall submit the disputed determinations or arithmetic calculations via electronic mail within two (2) Business Days of receipt of the Exercise Notice or other event giving rise to such dispute, as the case may be, to the Holder. If the Holder and the Company are unable to agree upon such determination or calculation of the Exercise Price or the Warrant Shares within three (3) Business Days of such disputed determination or arithmetic calculation being submitted to the Holder, then the Company shall, within two (2) Business Days submit via electronic mail (a) the disputed determination of the Exercise Price to an independent, reputable investment bank selected by the Company and approved by the Holder, such approval not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed or (b) the disputed arithmetic calculation of the Warrant Shares to the Company’s independent, outside accountant. The Company shall cause at its expense the investment bank or the accountant, as the case may be, to perform the determinations or calculations and notify the Company and the Holder of the results no later than ten (10) Business Days from the time it receives the disputed determinations or calculations. Such investment bank’s or accountant’s determination or calculation, as the case may be, shall be binding upon all parties absent demonstrable error.

 

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12. REMEDIES, OTHER OBLIGATIONS, BREACHES AND INJUNCTIVE RELIEF. The remedies provided in this Warrant shall be cumulative and in addition to all other remedies available under this Warrant and the Purchase Agreement, at law or in equity (including a decree of specific performance and/or other injunctive relief), and nothing herein shall limit the right of the Holder to pursue actual damages for any failure by the Company to comply with the terms of this Warrant. The Company acknowledges that a breach by it of its obligations hereunder will cause irreparable harm to the Holder and that the remedy at law for any such breach may be inadequate. The Company therefore agrees that, in the event of any such breach or threatened breach, the holder of this Warrant shall be entitled, in addition to all other available remedies, to seek an injunction restraining any breach, without the necessity of showing economic loss and without any bond or other security being required.

 

13. RESTRICTIONS. The Holder acknowledges that the Warrant Shares acquired upon the exercise of this Warrant, if not registered, will have restrictions upon resale imposed by state and federal securities laws.

 

14. SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS. Subject to applicable securities laws and the restrictions on transfer described herein and in the Purchase Agreement, 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.

 

15. SEVERABILITY; CONSTRUCTION; HEADINGS. If any provision of this Warrant is prohibited by law or otherwise determined to be invalid or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, the provision that would otherwise be prohibited, invalid or unenforceable shall be deemed amended to apply to the broadest extent that it would be valid and enforceable, and the invalidity or unenforceability of such provision shall not affect the validity of the remaining provisions of this Warrant so long as this Warrant as so modified continues to express, without material change, the original intentions of the parties as to the subject matter hereof and the prohibited nature, invalidity or unenforceability of the provision(s) in question does not substantially impair the respective expectations or reciprocal obligations of the parties or the practical realization of the benefits that would otherwise be conferred upon the parties. The parties will endeavor in good faith negotiations to replace the prohibited, invalid or unenforceable provision(s) with a valid provision(s), the effect of which comes as close as possible to that of the prohibited, invalid or unenforceable provision(s). This Warrant shall be deemed to be jointly drafted by the Company and the Holder and shall not be construed against any Person as the drafter hereof. The headings of this Warrant are for convenience of reference and shall not form part of, or affect the interpretation of, this Warrant.

 

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16. DISCLOSURE. Upon receipt or delivery by the Company of any notice in accordance with the terms of this Warrant, unless the Company has in good faith determined that the matters relating to such notice do not constitute material, nonpublic information relating to the Company or its subsidiaries, the Company shall contemporaneously with any such receipt or delivery publicly disclose such material, nonpublic information on a Current Report on Form 8-K or otherwise. In the event that the Company believes that a notice contains material, nonpublic information relating to the Company or its subsidiaries, the Company so shall indicate to such Holder contemporaneously with delivery of such notice, and in the absence of any such indication, the Holder shall be allowed to presume that all matters relating to such notice do not constitute material, nonpublic information relating to the Company or its subsidiaries.

 

17. CERTAIN DEFINITIONS. For purposes of this Warrant, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

 

(a) Bid Price” means, for any security as of the particular time of determination, the bid price for such security on the Principal Trading Market as reported by Bloomberg as of such time of determination, or, if the Principal Trading Market is not the principal securities exchange or trading market for such security, the bid price of such security on the principal securities exchange or trading market where such security is listed or traded as reported by Bloomberg as of such time of determination, or if the foregoing does not apply, the bid price of such security in the over-the-counter market on the electronic bulletin board for such security as reported by Bloomberg as of such time of determination, or, if no bid price is reported for such security by Bloomberg as of such time of determination, the average of the bid prices of any market makers for such security as reported on the Pink Open Market (or a similar organization or agency succeeding to its functions of reporting prices) as of such time of determination. If the Bid Price cannot be calculated for a security as of the particular time of determination on any of the foregoing bases, the Bid Price of such security as of such time of determination shall be the fair market value as mutually determined by the Company and the Holder. If the Company and the Holder are unable to agree upon the fair market value of such security, then such dispute shall be resolved in accordance with the procedures in Section 11. All such determinations shall be appropriately adjusted for any stock dividend, stock split, stock combination or other similar transaction during such period.

 

(b) Bloomberg” means Bloomberg Financial Markets.

 

(c) Closing Bid Price” and “Closing Sale Price” means, for any security as of any date, the last closing bid price and last closing trade price, respectively, for such security on the Principal Trading Market, as reported by Bloomberg, or, if the Principal Trading Market begins to operate on an extended hours basis and does not designate the closing bid price or the closing trade price, as the case may be, then the last bid price or the last trade price, respectively, of such security prior to 4:00:00 p.m., New York time, as reported by Bloomberg, or, if the Principal Trading Market is not the principal securities exchange or trading market for such security, the last closing bid price or last trade price, respectively, of such security on the principal securities exchange or trading market where such security is listed or traded as reported by Bloomberg, or if the foregoing do not apply, the last closing bid price or last trade price, respectively, of such security in the over-the-counter market on the electronic bulletin board for such security as reported by Bloomberg, or, if no closing bid price or last trade price, respectively, is reported for such security by Bloomberg, the average of the bid prices, or the ask prices, respectively, of any market makers for such security as reported in the OTC Link or Pink Open Market (or a similar organization or agency succeeding to its functions of reporting prices). If the Closing Bid Price or the Closing Sale Price cannot be calculated for a security on a particular date on any of the foregoing bases, the Closing Bid Price or the Closing Sale Price, as the case may be, of such security on such date shall be the fair market value as mutually determined by the Company and the Holder. If the Company and the Holder are unable to agree upon the fair market value of such security, then such dispute shall be resolved pursuant to Section 11. All such determinations to be appropriately adjusted for any stock dividend, stock split, stock combination, reclassification or other similar transaction during the applicable calculation period.

 

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(d) Common Stock” means (i) the Company’s Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share, and (ii) any capital stock into which such Common Stock shall have been changed or any capital stock resulting from a reclassification of such Common Stock.

 

(e) Convertible Securities” means any stock or securities (other than Options) directly or indirectly convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for shares of Common Stock.

 

(f)   Eligible Market” means The Nasdaq Capital Market, the NYSE American LLC, The Nasdaq Global Select Market, The Nasdaq Global Market or The New York Stock Exchange, Inc.

 

(g) Expiration Date” means the date 24 months after the Initial Exercisability Date or, if such date falls on a day other than a Business Day or on which trading does not take place on the Principal Trading Market (a “Holiday”), the next day that is not a Holiday.

 

(h) Group” means a “group” as that term is used in Section 13(d) of the 1934 Act and as defined in Rule 13d-5 thereunder.

 

(i)    Options” means any rights, warrants or options to subscribe for or purchase shares of Common Stock or Convertible Securities.

 

(j)    Requisite Stockholder Approval Date” means the date on this the Requisite Stockholder Approval is received and deemed effective under Delaware law.

 

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(k) Weighted Average Price” means, for any security as of any date, the dollar volume-weighted average price for such security on the Principal Trading Market during the period beginning at 9:30:01 a.m., New York time (or such other time as the Principal Trading Market publicly announces is the official open of trading), and ending at 4:00:00 p.m., New York time (or such other time as the Principal Trading Market publicly announces is the official close of trading), as reported by Bloomberg through its “Volume at Price” function or, if the foregoing does not apply, the dollar volume-weighted average price of such security in the over-the-counter market on the electronic bulletin board for such security during the period beginning at 9:30:01 a.m., New York time (or such other time as such market publicly announces is the official open of trading), and ending at 4:00:00 p.m., New York time (or such other time as such market publicly announces is the official close of trading), as reported by Bloomberg, or, if no dollar volume-weighted average price is reported for such security by Bloomberg for such hours, the average of the highest Closing Bid Price and the lowest closing ask price of any of the market makers for such security as reported in the OTC Link or the Pink Open Market (or a similar organization or agency succeeding to its functions of reporting prices). If the Weighted Average Price cannot be calculated for a security on a particular date on any of the foregoing bases, the Weighted Average Price of such security on such date shall be the fair market value as mutually determined by the Company and the Holder. If the Company and the Holder are unable to agree upon the fair market value of such security, then such dispute shall be resolved pursuant to Section 11 with the term “Weighted Average Price” being substituted for the term “Exercise Price.” All such determinations shall be appropriately adjusted for any stock dividend, stock split, stock combination, reclassification or other similar transaction during the applicable calculation period.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Warrant to Purchase Common Stock to be duly executed as of the Issuance Date set out above.

 

BIOMX INC.

 

By:     
Name:    
Title:    

 

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EXHIBIT A

 

EXERCISE NOTICE

 

TO BE EXECUTED BY THE REGISTERED HOLDER TO EXERCISE THIS
WARRANT TO PURCHASE COMMON STOCK

 

BIOMX INC.

 

The undersigned holder hereby exercises the right to purchase _________________ of the shares of Common Stock (“Warrant Shares”) of BiomX Inc., a company organized under the laws of Delaware (the “Company”), evidenced by the attached Warrant to Purchase Common Stock (the “Warrant”). Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the respective meanings set forth in the Warrant.

 

1.       Form of Exercise Price. The Holder intends that payment of the Exercise Price shall be made as:

 

____________a “Cash Exercise” with respect to _________________ Warrant Shares; and/or

 

____________a “Cashless Exercise” with respect to _______________ Warrant Shares.

 

2.       Payment of Exercise Price. In the event that the holder has elected a Cash Exercise with respect to some or all of the Warrant Shares to be issued pursuant hereto, the holder shall pay the Aggregate Exercise Price in the sum of $___________________ to the Company in accordance with the terms of the Warrant.

 

3.       Delivery of Warrant Shares. The Company shall deliver to the holder __________ Warrant Shares in accordance with the terms of the Warrant.

 

Date: _______________ __, ______

 

 

Name of Registered Holder

 

By:     
     
Name:    
     
Title:    

 

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ACKNOWLEDGMENT

 

The Company hereby acknowledges this Exercise Notice and hereby directs Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company to issue the above indicated number of shares of Common Stock on or prior to the applicable Share Delivery Date.

 

BiomX Inc.

 

By:     
     
Name:     
     
Title:    

 

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EXHIBIT B

 

ASSIGNMENT FORM

 

(To assign the foregoing Warrant, execute this form and supply required information. Do not use this form to purchase shares.)

 

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the foregoing Warrant and all rights evidenced thereby are hereby assigned to

 

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Exhibit 10.1

 

SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT

 

This Securities Purchase Agreement (this “Agreement”) is dated as of March 6, 2024, by and among BiomX Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and each purchaser identified on Annex A hereto (each, including its successors and assigns, a “Purchaser” and collectively, the “Purchasers”).

 

RECITALS

 

A. The Company and each Purchaser is executing and delivering this Agreement in reliance upon the exemption from securities registration afforded by Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder (the “Securities Act”), and Rule 506 of Regulation D (“Regulation D”) as promulgated by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) under the Securities Act.

 

B. Each Purchaser, severally and not jointly, wishes to purchase, and the Company wishes to issue and sell, upon the terms and conditions stated in this Agreement, an aggregate of (i) 216,417 shares of Series X Non-Voting Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Preferred Securities,” and including any other class of securities into which the Series X Preferred Stock may hereafter be reclassified or changed into, the “Series X Preferred Stock”) of the Company, having the designation, preferences, conversion or other rights, voting powers, restrictions, limitations as to dividends, qualifications and terms and conditions as specified in the Certificate of Designation, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “Certificate of Designation”), which will be convertible into shares (the “Conversion Shares”) of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (“Common Stock”), in accordance with the terms set forth in the Certificate of Designation, and (ii) 108,208,500 Warrants (as defined below).

 

C. Pursuant to the terms and conditions of (i) the Certificate of Designation, the conversion of the Series X Preferred Stock and (ii) the Warrants, the exercise of the Warrants, shall, in each case, be subject to receipt of the Requisite Stockholder Approval (as defined herein).

 

D. The Company has engaged RBC Capital Markets, LLC and Laidlaw & Company (UK) Ltd. as its exclusive placement agents (the “Placement Agents”) for the offering of the Preferred Securities and Warrants.

 

E. Concurrently with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Company is entering into an Agreement and Plan of Merger by and among the Company, BTX Merger Sub I, Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly owned direct subsidiary of the Company (the “First Merger Sub”), BTX Merger Sub II, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and wholly owned direct subsidiary of the Company (the “Second Merger Sub”), and Adaptive Phage Therapeutics, Inc. (“APT”), in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit G (the “Merger Agreement”), pursuant to which the Company and APT intend to effect a merger of First Merger Sub with and into APT (the “First Merger”). Upon consummation of the First Merger, the First Merger Sub will cease to exist and APT will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company. Immediately following the First Merger and as part of the same overall transaction as the First Merger, APT will merge with and into Second Merger Sub (the “Second Merger” and, together with the First Merger, the “Merger”), with Second Merger Sub being the surviving entity of the Second Merger.

 

F. Prior to the Closing: (i) the parties hereto shall execute and deliver a Registration Rights Agreement, substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B (the “Registration Rights Agreement”), pursuant to which, among other things, the Company will agree to provide certain registration rights with respect to the Preferred Securities, Warrants, Conversion Shares and Warrant Shares (as defined below), under the Securities Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder and applicable state securities laws and (ii) the Company shall file with the Delaware Secretary of State the Certificate of Designation, duly executed by an officer of the Company.

 

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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, severally and not jointly, hereby agree as follows:

 

Article 1

DEFINITIONS

 

1.1 Definitions. In addition to the terms defined elsewhere in this Agreement, for all purposes of this Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated in this Section ‎1.1:

 

Acquiring Person” has the meaning set forth in Section ‎4.5.

 

Action” means any action, suit, inquiry, notice of violation, proceeding (including any partial proceeding such as a deposition) or investigation pending or threatened against the Company, its Subsidiaries or any of their respective properties, or any officer, director or employee of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries acting in his or her capacity as an officer, director or employee, before or by any federal, state, county, local or foreign court, arbitrator, governmental or administrative agency, regulatory authority, stock market, stock exchange or trading facility.

 

Affiliate” means, with respect to any Person, any other Person that, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, Controls, is controlled by or is under common control with such Person, as such terms are used in and construed under Rule 405 under the Securities Act.

 

Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

 

AMRAF” means, collectively, AMR Action Fund, L.P. and AMR Action Fund, SCSp.

 

Attribution Parties” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.11.

 

Beneficial Ownership Limitation” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.11.

 

Board of Directors” means the board of directors of the Company.

 

Business Day” means any day except Saturday, Sunday, any day which is a federal legal holiday in the United States, or any day on which banking institutions in either the State of New York are authorized or required by law or other governmental action to close.

 

Bylaws” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(c).

 

Certificate of Designation” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

 

Certification of Incorporation” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(c).

 

Closing” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.2(a).

 

Closing Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.2(a).

 

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Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

 

Commission” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

 

Common Stock Equivalent” means any securities of the Company or any Subsidiary which would entitle the holder thereof to acquire, at any time, Common Stock, including, without limitation, any debt, preferred stock, rights, options, warrants or other instrument that is, at any time, convertible into or exchangeable for, or otherwise entitles the holder thereof to receive, Common Stock or other securities that entitle the holder to receive, directly or indirectly, Common Stock.

 

Company” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

 

Company Counsel” means Haynes and Boone, LLP, with offices at 30 Rockefeller Plaza 26th floor, New York, NY 10112

 

Company Covered Person” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(mm)

 

Company Deliverables” has the meaning set forth in Section ‎2.3(a).

 

Company Disclosure Schedules” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(c).

 

Company’s Knowledge” means with respect to any statement made to the Company’s Knowledge, that the statement is based upon the actual knowledge, or knowledge that would have been acquired after reasonable inquiry, of the executive officers or directors of the Company having responsibility for the matter or matters that are the subject of the statement. With respect to any matters relating to Intellectual Property, such awareness or reasonable expectation to have knowledge does not require any such individual to conduct or have conducted or obtain or have obtained any freedom to operate opinions of counsel or any Intellectual Property rights clearance searches.

 

Confidential Data” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(nn).

 

Contract” means, with respect to any Person, any written or oral agreement, contract, subcontract, lease (whether for real or personal property), mortgage, license, or other legally binding commitment or undertaking of any nature to which such Person is a party or by which such Person or any of its assets are bound or affected under applicable Law.

 

Control” (including the terms “controlling”, “controlled by” or “under common control with”) means the possession, direct or indirect, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by Contract or otherwise.

 

Disclosure Document” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.4.

 

Disclosure Time” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.4.

 

Disqualification Event” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(mm).

 

Effect” means any effect, change, event, circumstance, state of fact, occurrence or development.

 

Effective Date” means the date on which the initial Registration Statement required by Section 2(a) of the Registration Rights Agreement is first declared effective by the Commission.

 

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Employee Plan” means any “employee benefit plan” as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA and any other pension, retirement, deferred compensation, excess benefit, profit-sharing, bonus, incentive, equity or equity-based, phantom equity, employment, consulting, severance, change-of-control, retention, health, life, disability, group insurance, paid time off, holiday, welfare and fringe benefit plan, program, agreement, Contract, or arrangement (whether written or unwritten, qualified or nonqualified, funded or unfunded, subject or not subject to ERISA and including any that have been frozen) that the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (i) sponsors, maintains, administers, or contributes to, (ii) provides benefits under or through, (iii) has any obligation to contribute to or provide benefits under or through, (iv) with respect to which have any liability, or (v) utilizes to provide benefits to or otherwise cover any current or former employee, officer, director or other service provider of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (or their spouses, dependents, or beneficiaries).

 

Encumbrance” means any lien, pledge, hypothecation, charge, mortgage, security interest, lease, exclusive license, option, easement, reservation, servitude, adverse title, claim, infringement, interference, option, right of first refusal, preemptive right, community property interest or restriction or encumbrance of any nature (including any restriction on the voting of any security, any restriction on the transfer of any security or other asset, any restriction on the receipt of any income derived from any asset, any restriction on the use of any asset and any restriction on the possession, exercise or transfer of any other attribute of ownership of any asset).

 

Engagement Letter” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.19(b)

 

Environmental Laws” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(cc).

 

ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.

 

Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or any successor statute, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

Exempt Issuance” means the issuance of (a) shares of Common Stock, options or other equity awards to employees, officers, directors or consultants of the Company pursuant to any stock, equity or option plan or agreement duly adopted for such purpose, by a majority of the non-employee members of the Board of Directors or a majority of the members of a committee of non-employee directors established for such purpose for services rendered to the Company, (b) securities upon the exercise or exchange of or conversion of any Securities issued hereunder and/or other securities exercisable or exchangeable for or convertible into shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding on the date of this Agreement, provided that such securities have not been amended since the date of this Agreement to increase the number of such securities or to decrease the exercise price, exchange price or conversion price of such securities (other than in connection with stock splits or combinations) or to extend the term of such securities, (c) securities issued pursuant to joint ventures, acquisitions or strategic, commercial or collaborative transactions approved by a majority of the disinterested directors of the Company, provided that such securities are issued as “restricted securities” (as defined in Rule 144) and carry no registration rights that require or permit the filing of any registration statement in connection therewith during the prohibition period in Section 4.17(a) herein, and provided that any such issuance shall only be to a Person (or to the equity holders of a Person) which is, itself or through its subsidiaries, an operating company or an owner of an asset in a business synergistic with the business of the Company and shall provide to the Company additional benefits in addition to the investment of funds, but shall not include a transaction in which the Company is issuing securities primarily for the purpose of raising capital or to an entity whose primary business is investing in securities, (d) securities issued in connection with the Merger and any reverse share split that may take place in connection therewith and (e) the Placement Agent Warrants and the Placement Agent Warrant Shares.

 

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GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles and practices in effect from time to time within the United States applied consistently throughout the period involved.

 

Governmental Authority” means any: (a) nation, state, commonwealth, province, territory, county, municipality, district or other jurisdiction of any nature, (b) federal, state, local, municipal, foreign, supra-national or other government, (c) governmental or quasi-governmental authority of any nature (including any governmental division, department, agency, commission, bureau, instrumentality, official, ministry, fund, foundation, center, organization, unit, body or entity and any court or other tribunal, and any taxing authority) or (d) self-regulatory organization (including, as applicable, the Principal Trading Market).

 

Hazardous Materials” means any pollutant, chemical, substance and any toxic, infectious, carcinogenic, reactive, corrosive, ignitable or flammable chemical, or chemical compound, or hazardous substance, material or waste, whether solid, liquid or gas, that is subject to regulation, control or remediation under any Environmental Law, including without limitation, crude oil or any fraction thereof, and petroleum products or by-products.

 

Intellectual Property” has the meaning set forth in Section ‎3.1(p).

 

Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions” means, with respect to the Company, the Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions, in substantially the form of Exhibit D, executed by the Company and delivered to and acknowledged in writing by the Transfer Agent.

 

IT Systems” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(mm).

 

Largest Lead Investor means, collectively, Deerfield Private Design Fund V, L.P. and Deerfield Healthcare Innovations Fund II, L.P.

 

Law” means any federal, state, national, supra-national, foreign, local or municipal or other law, statute, constitution, principle of common law, resolution, ordinance, code, edict, decree, rule, regulation, ruling, order, judgment or requirement issued, enacted, adopted, promulgated, implemented or otherwise put into effect by or under the authority of any Governmental Authority (including under the authority of the Nasdaq Stock Market, the New York Stock Exchange or the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.).

 

Material Adverse Effect” means any Effect, individually or together with any other Effect, that (a) has had, has, or would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the business, condition (financial or otherwise), general affairs, management, assets, liabilities, results of operations, earnings, prospects or properties of the Company or its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole; provided, however, that Effects arising or resulting from the following shall not be taken into account in determining whether there has been a Material Adverse Effect: (1) the announcement or disclosure of the sale of the Preferred Securities and Warrants or other transactions contemplated by this Agreement, (2) the taking of any action, or the failure to take any action, by the Company that is required to comply with the terms of this Agreement, (3) any natural disaster or epidemics, pandemics or other force majeure events, or any act or threat of terrorism or war, any armed hostilities or terrorist activities (including any escalation or general worsening of any of the foregoing) anywhere in the world or any governmental or other response or reaction to any of the foregoing, (4) any change in GAAP or applicable Law or the interpretation thereof, (5) general economic or political conditions or conditions generally affecting the industries in which the Company and its Subsidiaries operate or (6) any change in the cash position of the Company and its Subsidiaries which results from operations in the ordinary course of business; except in each case with respect to clauses (3), (4) and (5), (x) to the extent disproportionately affecting the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, relative to other similarly situated companies in the industries in which the Company and its Subsidiaries operate and (y) the underlying cause of such Effect may be considered except to the extent such underlying cause would otherwise be excluded in accordance with the foregoing; or (b) prevents, materially adversely delays or materially adversely impedes, or could reasonably be expected to prevent, materially adversely delay or materially adversely impede the performance by the Company of its obligations under this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents, including, without limitation, the issuance and sale of the Securities.

 

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New York Courts” means the state and federal courts sitting in the City of New York, Borough of Manhattan.

 

OFAC” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(gg).

 

Outside Date” means the fifteenth (15th) day following the date of this Agreement.

 

Permitted Encumbrances” means: (a) any Encumbrance for current taxes not yet due and payable or for taxes that are being contested in good faith and, in each case, for which adequate reserves have been made on the Unaudited Interim Balance Sheet in accordance with GAAP; (b) minor liens that have arisen in the ordinary course of business and that do not (individually or in the aggregate) materially detract from the value of the assets or properties subject thereto or materially impair the operations of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; (c) statutory liens to secure obligations to landlords, lessors or renters under leases or rental agreements; (d) deposits or pledges made in connection with, or to secure payment of, workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance or similar programs mandated by Law; (e) non-exclusive licenses of Intellectual Property rights granted by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business and that do not (individually or in the aggregate) materially detract from the value of the Intellectual Property rights subject thereto; and (f) statutory liens in favor of carriers, warehousemen, mechanics and materialmen, to secure claims for labor, materials or supplies.

 

Person” means an individual or a 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.

 

Personal Data” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(nn).

 

Placement Agents” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

 

“Placement Agent Warrants” means common stock purchase warrants to purchase shares of Common Stock issued to the Placement Agents on substantially the same terms as the Warrants (except that the Placement Agent Warrants shall, at the option of the holder thereof, be exercisable for cash or using cashless exercise (without regard to the availability of a registration statement registering the issuance or resale of the Placement Agent Warrant Shares).

 

“Placement Agent Warrant Shares” means the shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Placement Agent Warrants.

 

Press Release” has the meaning set forth in Section ‎4.4.

 

Principal Trading Market” means the Trading Market on which the Common Stock is primarily listed on and quoted for trading, which, as of the date of this Agreement and the Closing Date, shall be the NYSE American.

 

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Proceeding” means an action, claim, suit, investigation or proceeding (including, without limitation, an investigation or partial proceeding, such as a deposition), whether commenced or threatened.

 

Purchaser” or “Purchasers” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

 

Purchaser Deliverables” has the meaning set forth in Section ‎2.2(b).

 

Registrable Securities” has the meaning set forth in the Registration Rights Agreement.

 

Registration Rights Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

 

Registration Statement” means a registration statement meeting the requirements set forth in the Registration Rights Agreement and covering the resale by the Purchasers of the Registrable Securities.

 

Regulation D” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

 

Rule 144” means Rule 144 promulgated by the Commission pursuant to the Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended from time to time, or any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the Commission having substantially the same effect as such Rule.

 

SEC Reports” has the meaning set forth in Section ‎3.1(h).

 

Secretary’s Certificate” has the meaning set forth in 2.3(a)(vii).

 

Securities” means, collectively, the Preferred Securities, the Warrants, the Conversion Shares, the Warrant Shares, the Placement Agent Warrants and the Placement Agent Warrant Shares.

 

Securities Act” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

 

Series X Preferred Stock” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals, and also includes any other class of securities into which the Series X Preferred Stock may hereafter be reclassified or changed.

 

Short Sales” include, without limitation, (i) all “short sales” as defined in Rule 200 promulgated under Regulation SHO under the Exchange Act, whether or not against the box, and all types of direct and indirect stock pledges, forward sale contracts, options, puts, calls, short sales, swaps, “put equivalent positions” (as defined in Rule 16a-1(h) under the Exchange Act) and similar arrangements (including on a total return basis) with respect to Common Stock or other securities of the Company, and (ii) sales and other transactions through non-U.S. broker dealers or non-U.S. regulated brokers (but shall not be deemed to include the location and/or reservation of borrowable shares of Common Stock).

 

Standard Settlement Period” means the standard settlement period for the Principal Trading Market, expressed in a number of Trading Days, as in effect on the applicable date, which as of the date of this Agreement is “T+2”.

 

Stockholder Meeting” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.12.

 

Stockholder Meeting Deadline” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.12.

 

Shareholder Rights Plan” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.5.

 

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Subscription Amount” means, with respect to each Purchaser, the aggregate amount to be paid for the Preferred Securities and Warrants purchased hereunder as indicated on Annex A opposite such Purchaser’s name, in United States dollars and in immediately available funds, which amount represents the number of Preferred Securities being purchased by such Purchaser multiplied by the combined price of $231.10 per each share of Preferred Stock and the accompanying Warrant.

 

Subsidiary” means any subsidiary of the Company and shall include any subsidiary of the Company formed or acquired on or after the date hereof, including APT after giving effect to the Merger.

 

Support Agreement” means each Parent Stockholder Support Agreement (as defined in the Merger Agreement).

 

Trading Day” means a day on which the Principal Trading Market is open for business.

 

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 American, the Nasdaq Capital Market, the Nasdaq Global Market, the Nasdaq Global Select Market, or the New York Stock Exchange (or any successors to any of the foregoing).

 

Transaction Documents” means this Agreement, the schedules and exhibits attached hereto, the Warrants, the Registration Rights Agreement, the Certificate of Designation, the Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions, the Placement Agent Warrants, and any other documents or agreements explicitly contemplated hereunder, excluding the Merger Agreement.

 

Transfer Agent” means Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, the current transfer agent of the Company, or any successor transfer agent for the Company.

 

Unaudited Interim Balance Sheet” means the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets of the Company and its Subsidiaries as of September 30, 2023 included in the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Commission on November 14, 2023.

 

Warrant Shares” means shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of the Warrants.

 

Warrants” means common stock purchase warrants to purchase shares of Common Stock equal to 50.0% of the total number of Conversion Shares issuable upon conversion of Preferred Securities issuable to such Purchaser pursuant to this Agreement, with an exercise price equal to $0.2311, subject to adjustment therein, delivered to the Purchasers at the Closing in accordance with Section 2.2(a) hereof, which Warrants shall have a term of exercise equal to two (2) years, substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit I.

 

Article 2

PURCHASE AND SALE

 

2.1 Purchase and Sale. On the Closing Date, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein, the Company will issue and sell to the Purchasers, and the Purchasers will purchase, severally and not jointly, the number of Preferred Securities and Warrants set forth opposite the names of each such Purchaser under the heading “Number of Securities Purchased” for the Subscription Amount set forth on Annex A attached hereto.

 

2.2 Closing.

 

(a) Closing. Upon the satisfaction or waiver of the conditions set forth in Section ‎2.1, Section ‎2.2 and ‎Article 5, the closing of the purchase and sale of the Preferred Securities and Warrants hereunder (the “Closing”) shall take place remotely via exchange of executed documents and funds on the date of closing of all transactions contemplated under the Merger Agreement pursuant to terms thereunder, but in any event no earlier than March 12, 2024 (the “Closing Date”).

 

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(b) Payment. On or prior to the Closing Date, each Purchaser shall deliver to the Company the Subscription Amount via wire transfer of immediately available funds to an account designated in writing by the Company or by other means approved by the Company on or prior to the Closing Date. At the Closing, the Company shall deliver to each Purchaser against payment (i) a book-entry statement (or, if requested by the Purchaser, a certificate) from the Transfer Agent evidencing the number of Preferred Securities set forth opposite each Purchaser’s name on Annex A, registered in the name of each Purchaser (or its nominee in accordance with its delivery instructions), free and clear of any liens or restrictions (other than those arising under state and federal securities laws and bearing the legend set forth in Section ‎4.1(b), provided that the original of any certificate shall be delivered to each Purchaser as promptly as practicable after the Closing Date but in no event more than three (3) Business Days after the Closing Date), and (ii) a certificate evidencing accompanying Warrants registered in the name of each Purchaser; provided that, notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, a Purchaser shall not be required to wire its Subscription Amount as set forth on Annex A until it confirms receipt of (i) a book-entry statement from the Transfer Agent evidencing the issuance of the Preferred Securities to the Purchaser on and as of the Closing Date and (ii) a certificate evidencing the accompanying Warrants. If a Purchaser has delivered the Subscription Amount prior to the Closing Date, and the Closing does not occur for any reason on or prior to the fifth (5th) Business Day following the Closing Date, the Company shall promptly (but not later than one (1) Business Day thereafter) return the Subscription Amount to the applicable Purchaser(s) by wire transfer of United States dollars in immediately available funds to the account specified by such Purchaser, and any book entries for the Preferred Securities and Warrants shall be deemed cancelled; provided that, unless this Agreement has been terminated pursuant to Section ‎6.18, such return of funds shall not terminate this Agreement or relieve the Purchasers of their respective obligations to purchase the Preferred Securities and Warrants at a Closing. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, a Purchaser that has internal policies and/or procedures relating to the timing of funding and issuance of securities thereafter shall not be required to wire its respective portion of the Subscription Amount as set forth on Annex A until it confirms receipt of (i) a book-entry statement from the Transfer Agent evidencing the issuance of the Preferred Securities and (ii) a certificate evidencing the accompanying Warrants to such Purchaser on and as of the Closing Date.

 

2.3 Closing Deliverables.

 

(a) On or prior to the Closing, the Company shall issue, deliver or cause to be delivered to each Purchaser the following (the “Company Deliverables”):

 

(i) evidence of the issuance of the Preferred Securities in the name of the Purchaser by book-entry statement from the Transfer Agent (or, if the Purchaser requests that the Preferred Securities are to be represented in certificated form, a certificate representing the Preferred Securities in the name of such Purchaser as set forth on the Stock Certificate Questionnaire included as Exhibit C hereto (the “Stock Certificate”));

 

(ii) a Warrant registered in the name of the Purchaser;

 

(iii) a legal opinion of Company Counsel, dated as of the Closing Date and in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Purchasers and the Placement Agents, executed by such counsel and addressed to the Purchasers and the Placement Agents;

 

(iv) the Registration Rights Agreement, duly executed by the Company;

 

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(v) duly executed Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions acknowledged in writing by the Transfer Agent instructing the Transfer Agent to deliver, on an expedited basis, of the issuance of the number of Preferred Securities and Warrants set forth opposite the name of such Purchaser under the heading “Number of Securities Purchased” on Annex A attached hereto, registered in the name of such Purchaser (or its nominee, as directed by the Purchaser);

 

(vi) the Company shall have filed with NYSE American a Supplemental Listing Application for the listing of the Parent Common Stock Payment Shares (as defined in the Merger Agreement) and shall have received confirmation from NYSE American that it has completed its review of such form with no objections to the transactions contemplated in the Transaction Documents or the Merger Agreement;

 

(vii) a certificate of the Secretary of the Company (the “Secretary’s Certificate”), dated as of the Closing Date, certifying (A) the resolutions adopted by the Board of Directors or a duly authorized committee thereof approving the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, the other Transaction Documents and the Merger Agreement and the issuance of the Securities, (B) the current versions of the certificate of incorporation, as amended, and bylaws of the Company and (C) as to the signatures and authority of persons signing the Transaction Documents and related documents on behalf of the Company, in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit E;

 

(viii) the Compliance Certificate referred to in Section ‎5.1(h);

 

(ix) a certificate evidencing the formation and good standing of the Company issued by the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, as of a date within three (3) Business Days of the Closing Date;

 

(x) a certificate evidencing the Company’s qualification as a foreign corporation and good standing issued by the Secretary of State (or comparable office) of each jurisdiction in which the Company is qualified to do business as a foreign corporation, as of a date within three (3) Business Days of the Closing Date; and

 

(xi) a certified copy of the Certificate of Designation, as filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware.

 

(b) On or prior to the Closing, each Purchaser shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Company the following (the “Purchaser Deliverables”):

 

(i) this Agreement, duly executed by such Purchaser;

 

(ii) subject to Section 2.2(b), its respective Subscription Amount, in United States dollars and in immediately available funds, in the amount set forth in the “Aggregate Purchase Price (Subscription Amount)” column opposite each Purchaser’s name in the table set forth on Annex A by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the Company;

 

(iii) the Registration Rights Agreement, duly executed by such Purchaser; and

 

(iv) a fully completed and duly executed Stock Certificate Questionnaire in the form attached hereto as Exhibit C, if applicable.

 

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Article 3

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

 

3.1 Representations and Warranties of the Company. The Company hereby represents and warrants the following as of the date hereof (except for the representations and warranties that speak as of a specific date, which shall be made as of such date) to each of the Purchasers and to the Placement Agents:

 

(a) Due Organization; Subsidiaries. Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries is a corporation or limited liability company duly incorporated or formed, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization and has all necessary corporate power and authority: (i) to conduct its business in the manner in which its business is currently being conducted and as proposed to be conducted as described in the SEC Reports, (ii) to own or lease and use its property and assets in the manner in which its property and assets are currently owned or leased and used and (iii) to perform its obligations under all Contracts by which it is bound. All of the Subsidiaries are wholly owned by the Company. Each of the Company and the Subsidiaries is licensed and qualified to do business, and is in good standing (to the extent applicable in such jurisdiction), under the Laws of all jurisdictions where the nature of its business or the manner in which its business is currently being conducted requires such licensing or qualification other than in jurisdictions where the failure to be so qualified individually or in the aggregate would not have or reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(b) Authorization; Enforcement; Validity. The Company has the requisite corporate power and authority to enter into the Transaction Documents and to perform its obligations thereunder and consummate the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby. All corporate action on the part of the Company, its directors and stockholders necessary for the authorization, execution, sale, issuance and delivery of the Preferred Securities, the Warrants, the Placement Agent Warrants and, subject to the Requisite Stockholder Approval, the Conversion Shares, Warrant Shares and the Placement Agent Warrant Shares contemplated herein has been taken. Each of the Transaction Documents have been (or upon delivery will have been) duly executed and delivered by the Company and is, or when delivered in accordance with the terms hereof or thereof, will constitute the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with its respective terms, except (i) as such enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, examinership, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, liquidation or similar laws relating to, or affecting generally the enforcement of, creditors’ rights and remedies or by other equitable principles of general application, (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.

 

(c) No Conflicts. Except as set forth in Section 3.1(c) of the disclosure schedules hereto (the “Company Disclosure Schedules”), the execution, delivery and performance by the Company of the Transaction Documents and the issuance, sale and delivery of the securities to be sold by the Company under the Transaction Documents (including, subject to the Company obtaining Requisite Stockholder Approval, the issuance of Conversion Shares upon the conversion of the Preferred Securities, the issuance of Warrant Shares upon the exercise of the Warrants and the issuance of the Placement Agent Warrant Shares upon the exercise of the Placement Agent Warrants), the performance by the Company of its obligations under the Transaction Documents and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby (including without limitation, the issuance of the Preferred Securities, the Warrants, the Placement Agent Warrants and the reservation for issuance of the Conversion Shares, the Warrant Shares and the Placement Agent Warrant Shares) do not and will not conflict with, result in the breach or violation of, or constitute (with or without the giving of notice or the passage of time or both) a violation of, or default under, (i) any bond, debenture, note or other evidence of indebtedness, or under any lease, license, franchise, permit, indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement, joint venture or other Contract, agreement or instrument to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or by which it or its properties may be bound or affected, (ii) the Company’s restated certificate of incorporation, as amended (the “Certificate of Incorporation”), the Company’s bylaws, as amended (the “Bylaws”), or the equivalent document with respect to any of the Company’s Subsidiaries, as amended and as in effect on the date hereof, or (iii) subject to the Requisite Stockholder Approval, any statute or Law, judgment, decree, rule, regulation, ordinance or order of any court or governmental or regulatory body (including the Principal Trading Market), governmental agency, arbitration panel or authority applicable to the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or their respective properties, except in the case of clauses (i) and (iii) for such conflicts, breaches, violations or defaults that would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.

 

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(d) Filings, Consents and Approvals. Except for any Current Report on Form 8-K or Notice of Exempt Offering of Securities on Form D to be filed by the Company in connection with the transaction contemplated hereby, any required filing with the Principal Trading Market (including the Supplemental Listing Application for the listing of the Conversion Shares, the Warrant Shares and the Placement Agent Warrant Shares), the Requisite Stockholder Approval, the filing of the Certificate of Designation and the Registration Statement required to be filed by the Registration Rights Agreement, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is required to give any notice to, or make any filings with, or obtain any authorization, consent, or approval of any government or governmental agency in order to consummate the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents. Assuming the accuracy of the representations of the Purchasers in Section ‎3.2, no consent, approval, authorization or other order of, or registration, qualification or filing with, any court, regulatory body, administrative agency, self-regulatory organization, stock exchange or market (including the Principal Trading Market), or other governmental body is required for the execution and delivery of the Transaction Documents, the valid issuance, sale and delivery of the Preferred Securities, the Warrants and the Placement Agent Warrants to be sold or otherwise issued pursuant to the Transaction Documents (including, subject to the Company obtaining the Requisite Stockholder Approval, the issuance of Conversion Shares upon conversion of the Preferred Securities, the issuance of the Warrant Shares upon exercise of the Warrants and the issuance of the Placement Agent Warrant Shares upon exercise of the Placement Agent Warrants) other than such as have been or will be made or obtained, or for any securities filings required to be made under federal or state securities laws applicable to the offering of the Preferred Securities, the Warrants, the Placement Agent Warrants, the issuance of Conversion Shares upon conversion of the Preferred Securities, the issuance of the Warrant Shares upon exercise of the Warrants or the issuance of the Placement Agent Warrant Shares upon exercise of the Placement Agent Warrants (other than the Requisite Stockholder Approval and filings that have been made, or will be made, pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Principal Trading Market). The Company and its Subsidiaries are unaware of any facts or circumstances that might prevent the Company from obtaining or effecting any of the registration, application or filings pursuant to this Section 3.1(d). The Company is not an Ineligible Issuer (as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act), without taking into account of any determination by the Commission pursuant to Rule 405 that it is not necessary that the Company be considered an Ineligible Issuer.

 

(e) Issuance of the Securities. The issuance of the Preferred Securities has been duly authorized, and the Preferred Securities, when issued and paid for in accordance with the terms of the Transaction Documents, will be duly and validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and free and clear of any Encumbrances, preemptive rights or restrictions (other than as provided in the Transaction Documents or any restrictions on transfer generally imposed under applicable securities laws) and will not result in a right of any holder of the Company’s securities to adjust the exercise, conversion, exchange or reset price under, and will not result in any other anti-dilution or other adjustments (automatic or otherwise) under, any securities of the Company. The issuance of the Warrants and Placement Agent Warrants has been duly authorized, and the Warrants and Placement Agent Warrants, when issued and paid for in accordance with the terms of the Transaction Documents, will be valid and binding obligations of the Company, enforceable in accordance with their terms, except (i) as such enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, examinership, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, liquidation or similar laws relating to, or affecting generally the enforcement of, creditors’ rights and remedies or by other equitable principles of general application, (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. The issuance of the Conversion Shares has been duly authorized, and the Conversion Shares, subject to receipt of the Requisite Stockholder Approval, when issued in accordance with the terms of the Certificate of Designation, will be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable, and shall be free and clear of any Encumbrances, preemptive rights or restrictions (other than as provided in the Transaction Documents or any restrictions on transfer generally imposed under applicable securities laws). The issuance of the Warrant Shares and Placement Agent Warrant Shares has been duly authorized, and the Warrant Shares and Placement Agent Warrant Shares, subject to receipt of the Requisite Stockholder Approval, when issued in accordance with the terms of the Warrants or Placement Agent Warrant Shares, as the case may be, will be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable, and shall be free and clear of any Encumbrances, preemptive rights or restrictions (other than as provided in the Transaction Documents or any restrictions on transfer generally imposed under applicable securities laws). The Company has reserved such number of shares of Common Stock sufficient to enable full conversion or exercise, as applicable, of all of the Preferred Securities, Warrants and Placement Agent Warrants to the extent allowable pursuant to the Company’s current corporate governing documentations, including its certificate of incorporation and bylaws and, upon receipt of the Requisite Stockholder Approval, the Company shall have reserved such number of shares of Common Stock sufficient to enable the full conversion of all of the Preferred Securities and the full exercise of all of the Warrants and Placement Agent Warrants. The Securities will be issued in compliance with all applicable federal and state securities laws. Except as set forth on Section 3.1(e) of the Company Disclosure Schedules, 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 the capital stock of any Subsidiary, 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 capital stock of any Subsidiary.

 

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(f) Capitalization.

 

(i) As of March 5, 2024 (the “Capitalization Date”), the authorized capital stock of the Company consisted of (i) 1,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Preferred Stock”), none of which were issued and outstanding and (ii) 120,000,000 shares of Common Stock, 46,055,109 shares of which were issued and outstanding. The Preferred Stock and the Common Stock are collectively referred to herein as the “Capital Stock.” All of the issued and shares of Capital Stock have been duly authorized and validly issued and are fully paid and nonassessable and are free of any Encumbrances. As of the Capitalization Date, the Company has reserved (i) 6,075,171 shares of Common Stock for issuance under the Chardan Healthcare Acquisition Corp. 2019 Omnibus Long-Term Incentive Plan (the “2019 Plan”), of which 3,224,871 shares have been reserved for issuance upon exercise or settlement of Company restricted stock units and options granted and outstanding under the 2019 Plan and 2,850,300 shares remain available for future issuance pursuant to the 2019 Plan, and (ii) 3,148,360 shares of Common Stock for issuance under the 2015 Employee Stock Option Plan, as amended (the “2015 Plan”), of which 2,055,836 shares have been reserved for issuance upon exercise or settlement of Company options granted and outstanding under the 2015 Plan and no shares remain available for future issuance pursuant to the 2015 Plan. The Company has an aggregate of 10,752,974 warrants outstanding to purchase 6,315,475 shares of Common Stock and an aggregate of 14,610,714 pre-funded warrants outstanding to purchase 14,610,714 shares of Common Stock. The Company has reserved 2,000,000 shares of Common Stock for future issuances pursuant to the certain Share Purchase Agreement, dated as of November 19, 2017, by and among BiomX Ltd., RondinX Ltd., the shareholders and warrantholders of RondinX Ltd., and Guy Harmelin as the Shareholders’ Representative.

 

(ii) After giving effect to the Merger and the issuance of the Preferred Securities, the Company will have 256,888 shares of Series X Preferred Stock authorized, 256,888 of which will be issued and outstanding. None of the outstanding shares of the Company were issued in violation of any preemptive rights, rights of first refusal or other similar rights to subscribe for or purchase securities of the Company. Except as otherwise set forth in this Agreement, in the Merger Agreement or on Section 3.1(f)(ii) of the Company Disclosure Schedules, as of the date hereof there are no outstanding options, warrants, rights (including conversion or preemptive rights), agreements, arrangements or commitments of any character, whether or not contingent, relating to the issued or unissued Capital Stock of the Company or obligating the Company to issue or sell any share of Capital Stock of, or other equity interest in, the Company. The issuance and sale of the Securities (including, subject to the Company obtaining the Requisite Stockholder Approval, the issuance of Conversion Shares upon conversion of the Preferred Securities, the issuance of Warrant Shares upon exercise of the Warrants and the issuance of the Placement Agent Warrant Shares upon exercise of the Placement Agent Warrants and) will not obligate the Company to issue shares of Common Stock or other securities to any Person (other than the Purchasers).

 

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(iii) Effective as of the consummation of the Merger, APT will be a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company.

 

(g) Merger Agreement.

 

(i) The Merger Agreement has been duly and validly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company, the First Merger Sub and the Second Merger Sub and, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the other parties thereto, constitutes a valid and binding agreement of the Company, the First Merger Sub and the Second Merger Sub enforceable against the Company, the First Merger Sub and the Second Merger Sub in accordance with its terms, except as enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally or by equitable principles relating to enforceability.

 

(ii) To the Company’s Knowledge, the representations and warranties of APT contained in Section 2 of the Merger Agreement (as qualified therein and in the disclosure schedules thereto) were, as of the date of the Merger Agreement, and are, as of the date hereof, true and accurate in all material respects (or, if any such representations or warranties are qualified by materiality, material adverse effect or similar language, true and correct in all respects).

 

(h) SEC Reports; Disclosure Materials. The Company has filed or furnished, as applicable, on a timely basis all forms, statements, schedules, certifications, reports and other documents required to be filed or furnished by it with the Commission under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act since January 1, 2022 (collectively, and in each case including all exhibits and schedules thereto and documents incorporated by reference therein, the “SEC Reports”). As of the time it was filed with the Commission (or, if amended or superseded by a filing made at least one (1) Trading Day prior to the date of this Agreement, then on the date of such filing), each of the SEC Reports complied in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act (as the case may be) and as of the time they were filed, or if amended or superseded by a filing made prior to the date of this Agreement, on the date of the last such amendment or superseding filing prior to the date of this Agreement, none of the SEC Reports, when filed, contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. There are no material outstanding or unresolved comments in comment letters from the staff of the Division of Corporation Finance of the Commission with respect to any of the SEC Reports. The Company meets the requirements for use of Form S-3 under the Securities Act.

 

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(i) Financial Statements. As of their respective filing dates, the financial statements (including any related notes) contained or incorporated by reference in the SEC Reports (i) complied as to form in all material respects with the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, as applicable, and the published rules and regulations of the Commission applicable thereto, (ii) were prepared in accordance with GAAP (except as may be indicated in the notes to such financial statements or, in the case of unaudited financial statements, as permitted by Form 10-Q of the Commission, and except that the unaudited financial statements may not contain footnotes and are subject to normal and recurring year-end adjustments that are not reasonably expected to be material in amount) applied on a consistent basis unless otherwise noted therein throughout the periods indicated and (iii) fairly present, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of the Company as of the respective dates thereof and the results of operations and cash flows of the Company for the periods covered thereby. Other than as expressly disclosed in the SEC Reports filed at least one (1) Business Day prior to the date hereof, there has been no material change in the Company’s accounting methods or principles that would be required to be disclosed in the Company’s financial statements in accordance with GAAP. There are no financial statements (historical or pro forma) that are required to be included in the SEC Reports that are not so included as required. The interactive data in extensible Business Reporting Language included or incorporated by reference in the SEC Reports fairly present the information called for in all material respects and have been prepared in accordance with the Commission’s rules and guidelines applicable thereto. Except as set forth in the consolidated financial statements of the Company included in the SEC Reports filed at least one (1) Business Day prior to the date hereof, the Company has not incurred any liabilities, contingent or otherwise, except those incurred in the ordinary course of business, consistent (as to amount and nature) with past practices since the date of such financial statements, none of which, individually or in the aggregate, have had or would reasonably be expected to be material to the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole. The books of account and other financial records of the Company and each of its Subsidiaries are true and complete in all material respects.

 

(j) Independent Accountants. Kesselman & Kesselman, Certified Public Accountants (Isr.), a member firm of PricewaterhouseCoopers International Limited, who have certified certain financial statements of the Company and delivered their report with respect to the audited financial statements included in the SEC Reports, have at all times since the date of enactment of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act been (i) a registered public accounting firm (as defined in Section 2(a)(12) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act), (ii) to the Company’s Knowledge, “independent” with respect to the Company within the meaning of Regulation S-X under the Exchange Act and (iii) to the Company’s Knowledge, in compliance with subsections (g) through (l) of Section 10A of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated by the Commission and the Public Accounting Oversight Board thereunder.

 

(k) Absence of Certain Changes. Except as set forth on Section 3.1(k) of the Company Disclosure Schedules, since the date of the Unaudited Interim Balance Sheet, there has been (i) no material adverse change to, and no material adverse development in, the assets, liabilities, business, properties, operations, condition (financial or otherwise), results of operations or prospects of the Company or its Subsidiaries, (ii) no Material Adverse Effect, (iii) no satisfaction or discharge of any material lien, claim or encumbrance or payment of any obligation by the Company, except in the ordinary course of business and (iv) no waiver, not in the ordinary course of business, by the Company or any Subsidiary of a material right or of a material debt owed to it. Since the date of the Unaudited Interim Balance Sheet, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has (i) purchased any of its outstanding Common Stock (other than from its employees or other service providers in connection with (a) the termination of their service pursuant to the terms of its equity compensation plans or agreements or (b) the payment of the exercise price and/or withholding taxes incurred upon the exercise, settlement or vesting of any award granted under its equity compensation plans or agreements) or declared or paid any dividends or distributions, (ii) sold any material assets, individually or in the aggregate, outside of the ordinary course of business, (iii) made any material change or material amendment to, or waiver of any material right, or termination of, any material Contract, (iv) other than in connection with the Merger Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby, had material transaction entered into or material capital expenditures, individually or in the aggregate, outside of the ordinary course of business or (v) experienced any loss of services of any executive officer (as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act), in each case other than as disclosed in the SEC Reports prior to the date hereof. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has taken any steps to seek protection pursuant to any bankruptcy law, nor does the Company have any knowledge or reason to believe that its creditors (if any) intend to initiate involuntary bankruptcy proceedings or any actual knowledge of any fact that would reasonably lead any such creditor to do so. The Company and its Subsidiaries, individually and on a consolidated basis, are not as of the date hereof, and after giving effect to the transactions contemplated hereby to occur at the Closing, will not be Insolvent (as defined below). For purposes of this Section 3.1(k), “Insolvent” means, with respect to any Person, (i) the present fair saleable value of such Person’s assets is less than the amount required to pay such Person’s total indebtedness, (ii) such Person is unable to pay its debts and liabilities, subordinated, contingent or otherwise, as such debts and liabilities become absolute and matured, (iii) such Person intends to incur or believes that it will incur debts that would be beyond its ability to pay as such debts mature or (iv) such Person has unreasonably small capital with which to conduct the business in which it is engaged as such business is now conducted and is proposed to be conducted.

 

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(l) Litigation. There is no Action, suit, proceeding or investigation pending or, to the Company’s Knowledge, currently threatened against the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective directors and officers that questions the validity of the Transaction Documents or the right of the Company to enter into the Transaction Documents or to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. Except as set forth on Section 3.1(l) of the Company Disclosure Schedules, there is no Action, suit, proceeding or investigation pending or, to the Company’s Knowledge, currently threatened against the Company or any Subsidiary or any of their respective directors and officers which would, if there were an unfavorable decision, have or reasonably be expected to have, either individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(m) Employment Matters. No material labor dispute exists or, to the Company’s Knowledge, is threatened with respect to any of the employees of the Company or its Subsidiaries which would have or would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. None of the Company’s or its Subsidiaries’ employees is a member of a labor union that relates to such employee’s relationship with the Company, and neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to a collective bargaining agreement. To the Company’s Knowledge, no executive officer or key employee 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 to the Company’s Knowledge, the continued employment of each such executive officer or key employee does not subject the Company or any Subsidiary to any liability with respect to any of the foregoing matters, except, in each case, matters that, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. The Company is in compliance in all material respects 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. Any Employee Plans that are “employee pension benefit plans” within the meaning of Section 3(2) of ERISA and which are intended to meet the qualification requirements of Section 401(a) of the Code have received determination or opinion letters from the Internal Revenue Service on which they may currently rely to the effect that such plans are qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code and the related trusts are exempt from federal income taxes under Section 501(a) of the Code, respectively, and nothing has occurred that would reasonably be expected to materially adversely affect the qualification of such employee plan or the tax exempt status of the related trust.

 

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(n) Conduct of Business; Regulatory Permits. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is in violation of any term of or in default under its Certificate of Incorporation, any Certificate of Designation of any outstanding series of preferred stock of the Company or the Bylaws or their organizational charter or bylaws, respectively. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries (i) is in default of or in violation of, nor has the Company or any of its Subsidiaries received notice of a claim that it is in default under or that it is in violation of, any Parent Material Contract (as defined in the Merger Agreement) (whether or not such default or violation has been waived), or (ii) is in violation of any judgment, decree or order or any statute, ordinance, rule or regulation applicable to the Company or its Subsidiaries, and neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries will conduct its business in violation of any of the foregoing, except in each case of clauses of (i) through (ii) for possible violations which would not, individually or in the aggregate, have or reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, except as disclosed in the SEC Reports, the Company is not in violation of any of the rules, regulations or requirements of the Principal Trading Market and, to the Company’s Knowledge, there exist no facts or circumstances that would reasonably lead to delisting or suspension of the Common Stock by the Principal Trading Market in the foreseeable future. The Company and its Subsidiaries possess all certificates, authorizations and permits issued by the appropriate regulatory authorities necessary to conduct their respective businesses as currently conducted and as proposed to be conducted, except where the failure to possess such certificates, authorizations or permits would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect, and neither the Company nor any such Subsidiary has received any written notice of proceedings relating to the revocation or modification of any such certificate, authorization or permit.

 

(o) Title to Properties and Assets. Except as set forth on Section 3.1(o) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, none of the Company or its Subsidiaries owns, or has ever owned, any real property. Except as disclosed in the SEC Reports, the Company’s or is Subsidiaries’ possession, occupancy, lease, use and/or operation of each such leased property conforms to all applicable Laws in all material respects, and the Company or its Subsidiary, as applicable, has exclusive possession of each such leased property and leasehold interest and has not granted any occupancy rights to tenants or licensees with respect to such leased property or leasehold interest. In addition, each such leased property and leasehold interest is free and clear of all Encumbrances other than Permitted Encumbrances. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries owns, and has good and marketable title to, or, in the case of leased properties and assets, valid leasehold interests in, all tangible properties or tangible assets and equipment used or held for use in their respective business or operations or purported to be owned by any of them, including: (a) all tangible assets reflected on the Unaudited Interim Balance Sheet and (b) all other tangible assets reflected in the books and records of the Company as being owned by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries. All of such assets are owned or, in the case of leased assets, leased by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries free and clear of any Encumbrances, other than Permitted Encumbrances.

 

(p) Intellectual Property Rights. The Company and its Subsidiaries own, are the assignees of, or have obtained valid and enforceable licenses for, the inventions, patent applications, patents, trademarks, trade names, service names, copyrights, trade secrets and other intellectual property described in the SEC Reports as being owned or licensed by them or which are necessary for the conduct of their respective businesses as currently conducted or as currently proposed to be conducted (collectively, “Intellectual Property”) free and clear of all Encumbrances other than Permitted Encumbrances, and the conduct of their respective businesses does not and will not to the Company’s knowledge infringe, misappropriate or otherwise conflict in any material respect with any such rights of others. To the Company’s Knowledge, the operation of the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries, as now conducted or as proposed to be conducted in the SEC Reports, together with the Company’s use of the Company’s Intellectual Property, does not conflict with, infringe, misappropriate or otherwise violate the Intellectual Property of any third party. No actions, suits, claims or proceedings have been asserted, or, to the Company’s Knowledge, threatened against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries alleging any of the foregoing or seeking to challenge, deny or restrict the operation of the business of the Company or its Subsidiaries, and the Company is unaware of any facts which would form a reasonable basis for any such claim. Since December 31, 2021, none of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has received any notice of a claim of infringement, misappropriation or conflict with Intellectual Property rights of others, except for such claims that would not, individually or the in aggregate, reasonably be expected to be material to the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole. The Intellectual Property rights owned by the Company and its Subsidiaries and, to the Company’s Knowledge, any Intellectual Property rights licensed to the Company or its Subsidiaries, have not been adjudged invalid or unenforceable, in whole or in part, and there is no pending or, to the Company’s Knowledge, threatened action, suit, proceeding or claim by others challenging the validity or scope of any such Intellectual Property rights, and the Company is unaware of any facts which would form a reasonable basis for any such challenge, except for such actions, suits, proceedings, or claims that would not, individually or the in aggregate, be reasonably expected to be material to the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole. Except as set forth on Section 3.1(p) of the Company Disclosure Schedules, none of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party to or bound by any options, licenses or agreements with respect to the Intellectual Property rights of any other person or entity that are required to be set forth in the SEC Reports. None of the technology or Intellectual Property used by the Company or its Subsidiaries in their respective businesses has been obtained or is being used by the Company in violation of any contractual obligation binding on the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or, to the Company’s Knowledge, any of their respective officers, directors or employees or otherwise in violation of the rights of any persons.

 

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(q) Insurance. Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries are insured by recognized, financially sound and reputable institutions with policies in such amounts and with such deductibles and covering such risks as are generally deemed adequate and customary for their businesses including, but not limited to, policies covering real and personal property owned or leased by the Company and its Subsidiaries against theft, damage, destruction, acts of vandalism and earthquakes and policies covering the Company and its Subsidiaries for product liability claims and clinical trial liability claims. The Company has no reason to believe that it or any of its Subsidiaries will not be able to (i) renew its existing insurance coverage as and when such policies expire or (ii) obtain comparable coverage from similar institutions as may be necessary or appropriate to conduct its business as now conducted and at a cost that could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. Since December 31, 2021, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has been denied any insurance coverage which it has sought or for which it has applied.

 

(r) Transactions with Affiliates and Employees. Except as set forth in the SEC Reports, since the date of the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed with the Commission on July 28, 2023, no event has occurred that would be required to be reported by the Company pursuant to Item 404 of Regulation S-K promulgated by the SEC. Section 3.1(r) of the Company Disclosure Schedules identifies each Person who is (or who may be deemed to be) an Affiliate of the Company as of the date of this Agreement.

 

(s) Company’s Accounting System. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries makes and keeps accurate books and records and maintains a system of internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15 and 15d-15 under the Exchange Act) designed to provide reasonable assurance that: (i) transactions are executed in accordance with management’s general or specific authorization; (ii) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP and to maintain accountability for assets; (iii) access to assets is permitted only in accordance with management’s general or specific authorization; and (iv) the recorded accountability for assets is compared with existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences, except as would not, individually or the in aggregate, be reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Since January 1, 2022, (i) neither the Company nor any Subsidiary nor, to the Company’s Knowledge, any director, officer, employee, auditor, accountant or representative of the Company or any Subsidiary has received or otherwise had or obtained knowledge of any material complaint, allegation, assertion or claim, whether written or oral, regarding the accounting or auditing practices, procedures, methodologies or methods of the Company or any Subsidiary or their respective internal accounting controls, including any material complaint, allegation, assertion or claim that the Company or any Subsidiary has engaged in questionable accounting or auditing practices.

 

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(t) Sarbanes-Oxley; Disclosure Controls. The Company is in compliance in all material respects with the applicable provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. The Company maintains a system of internal accounting controls designed to ensure that (a) material information relating to the Company and its Subsidiaries is made known to the Company’s principal executive officer and its principal financial officer by others within those entities and (b) that information required to be disclosed by the Company in reports that it files, furnishes or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Commission’s rules and forms, including controls and procedures designed to ensure that such information is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. The Company has established and maintains disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the Company and designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that material information relating to the Company is made known to the certifying officers by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which the Company’s most recently filed periodic report under the Exchange Act, as the case may be, is being prepared. The Company has established internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with GAAP. The Company’s certifying officers have evaluated the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures and the Company’s internal control over financial reporting (collectively, “internal controls”) 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 such internal controls based on their evaluations as of the Evaluation Date. Since the Evaluation Date, there have been no significant changes in the Company’s internal controls or, to the Company’s Knowledge, in other factors that could materially affect the Company’s internal controls and there have been no material weaknesses in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting (whether or not remediated). The Company maintains and will continue to maintain a standard system of accounting established and administered in accordance with GAAP and the applicable requirements of the Exchange Act.

 

(u) Certain Fees. No Person will have, as a result of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, any valid right, interest or claim against or upon the Company or a Purchaser for any commission, fee or other compensation pursuant to any agreement, arrangement or understanding entered into by or on behalf of the Company, other than the Placement Agents with respect to the offer and sale of the Preferred Securities and Warrants (which placement agent fees are being paid by the Company, as the case may be). 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 3.1(u) that may be due in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents. The Company shall indemnify, pay, and hold each Purchaser harmless against, any liability, loss or expense (including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees and out-of-pocket expenses) arising in connection with any such right, interest or claim.

 

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(v) Private Placement. Assuming the accuracy of the Purchasers’ representations and warranties set forth in Section ‎3.2 of this Agreement, no registration under the Securities Act is required for the issuance of the Placement Agent Warrants to the Placement Agents, the offer and sale of the Preferred Securities and Warrants by the Company to the Purchasers under the Transaction Documents (including, subject to the Company obtaining Requisite Stockholder Approval, the issuance of Conversion Shares upon the conversion of the Preferred Securities, the issuance of Warrant Shares upon exercise of the Warrants and the issuance of the Placement Agent Warrant Shares upon exercise of the Placement Agent Warrants). The issuance and sale of the Securities hereunder (including, subject to the Company obtaining Requisite Stockholder Approval, the issuance of Conversion Shares upon the conversion of the Preferred Securities, the issuance of Warrant Shares upon exercise of the Warrants and the issuance of the Placement Agent Warrant Shares upon exercise of the Placement Agent Warrants) does not contravene the rules and regulations of the Principal Trading Market.

 

(w) Investment Company Status. The Company has never been, is not, and will not be, immediately after receipt of payment for the Preferred Securities and Warrants, required to register as an “investment company” under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

 

(x) Registration Rights. Other than registration rights pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement or as set forth in the SEC Reports, no Person has any right to cause the Company to effect the registration under the Securities Act of the offer and sale of any securities of the Company other than those offers and sales which are currently registered on an effective registration statement on file with the Commission.

 

(y) Listing and Maintenance Requirements. The Company’s Common Stock is registered pursuant to Section 12(b) or Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act, and the Company has taken no action designed to terminate the registration of the Common Stock under the Exchange Act, nor has the Company received any notification that the Commission or the Principal Trading Market is contemplating terminating such registration or listing. The Company is, and immediately following the Closing will be, in compliance with all applicable listing requirements of the Principal Trading Market. The Company has filed with the Principal Trading Market a supplemental listing application covering the Conversion Shares, the Warrant Shares and the Placement Agent Warrant Shares and has not received any objections from the Principal Trading Market with respect to such application with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby or by the Merger Agreement.

 

(z) Disclosure. The Company confirms that it has not provided, and to the Company’s Knowledge, none of its officers or directors nor any other Person acting on its or their behalf (including, without limitation, the Placement Agents) has provided, and it has not authorized the Placement Agents to provide, any Purchaser or its respective agents or counsel with any information that it believes constitutes material, non-public information except insofar as the existence, provisions and terms of the Transaction Documents, the Merger Agreement, and the proposed transactions hereunder and thereunder may constitute such information, all of which will be disclosed by the Company in the Press Release as contemplated by Section ‎4.4 hereof. The Company understands and confirms that the Purchasers will rely on the foregoing representations in effecting transactions in securities of the Company.

 

(aa) No Integrated Offering. Assuming the accuracy of the Purchasers’ representations and warranties set forth in Section ‎3.2, and except with respect to the capital stock to be issued pursuant to the Merger Agreement, none of the Company, its Subsidiaries nor any of its Affiliates or any Person acting on its behalf has, directly or indirectly, at any time within the past six (6) months, made any offers or sales of any Company security or solicited any offers to buy any security under circumstances that would (i) eliminate the availability of the exemption from registration under the Securities Act, including Regulation D, in connection with the offer and sale by the Company of the Preferred Securities and Warrants as contemplated hereby or the issuance of the Placement Warrants or (ii) cause the offering of the Preferred Securities and Warrants, or the issuance of the Placement Agent Warrants, pursuant to the Transaction Documents to be integrated with prior offerings by the Company for purposes of any applicable law, regulation or stockholder approval provisions, including, without limitation, under the rules and regulations of any Trading Market on which any of the securities of the Company are listed or designated.

 

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(bb) Tax Matters. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries has timely filed all income tax returns and all other material tax returns that were required to be filed by or with respect to it under applicable Law. All such tax returns were correct and complete in all material respects and have been prepared in material compliance with all applicable Law. Except as set forth on Section 3.1(bb) of the Company Disclosure Schedules, subject to exceptions as would not be material, no claim has ever been made by a Governmental Authority in a jurisdiction where the Company or any of its Subsidiaries does not file tax returns that the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is subject to taxation by that jurisdiction. All material amounts of taxes due and owing by the Company and each of its Subsidiaries (whether or not shown on any tax return) have been timely paid. The unpaid taxes of the Company and each of its Subsidiaries for periods (or portions thereof) ending on or prior to the date of the Unaudited Interim Balance Sheet do not materially exceed the accruals for current taxes set forth on the Unaudited Interim Balance Sheet. Since the date of the Unaudited Interim Balance Sheet, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has incurred any material liability for taxes outside the ordinary course of business or otherwise inconsistent with past custom and practice. The Company is classified as a Subchapter C corporation for U.S. federal tax purposes.

 

(cc) Compliance with Environmental Laws. Since January 1, 2022, the Company and each of its Subsidiaries has complied with all applicable federal, state, local or foreign Law relating to pollution or protection of human health or the environment (including ambient air, surface water, ground water, land surface or subsurface strata), including any law or regulation relating to emissions, discharges, releases or threatened releases of Hazardous Materials, or otherwise relating to the manufacture, processing, distribution, use, treatment, storage, disposal, transport or handling of Hazardous Materials (“Environmental Laws”), which compliance includes the possession by the Company of all permits and other governmental authorizations required under applicable Environmental Laws and compliance with the terms and conditions thereof, except for any failure to be in compliance that, individually or in the aggregate, would not result in or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has received, since January 1, 2022, any written notice or other communication (in writing or otherwise), whether from a Governmental Authority, citizens group, employee or otherwise, that alleges that the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is not in compliance with any Environmental Law, and, to the Company’s Knowledge, there are no circumstances that may prevent or interfere with the Company’s or any of its Subsidiaries’ compliance with any Environmental Law in the future, except where such failure to comply would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. To the Company’s Knowledge: (i) no current or prior owner of any property leased or controlled by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has received, since January 1, 2022, any written notice or other communication relating to property owned or leased at any time by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, whether from a Governmental Authority, citizens group, employee or otherwise, that alleges that such current or prior owner or the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is not in compliance with or violated any Environmental Law relating to such property and (ii) neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has any material liability under any Environmental Law.

 

(dd) No General Solicitation. Neither the Company nor any Person acting on behalf of the Company has, directly or indirectly, offered or sold any of the Securities, or solicited any offers to buy any Securities, under any circumstances that would require registration under the Securities Act of the Securities, including by any form of general solicitation or general advertising.

 

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(ee) Anti-Corruption and Anti-Bribery Laws. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries nor any director, officer, or employee of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, nor to the Company’s Knowledge, any agent, Affiliate or other person acting on behalf of the Company or any of its subsidiaries has, in the course of its actions for, or on behalf of, the Company or any of its subsidiaries (i) used any corporate funds for any unlawful contribution, gift, entertainment or other unlawful expenses relating to political activity; (ii) made or taken any act in furtherance of an offer, promise, or authorization of any direct or indirect unlawful payment or benefit to any non-U.S. or domestic government official or employee, including of any government-owned or controlled entity or public international organization, or any political party, party official, or candidate for political office; (iii) violated or is in violation of any provision of the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended (the “FCPA”), the UK Bribery Act 2010, or any other applicable anti-bribery or anti-corruption Law; or (iv) made, offered, authorized, requested, or taken an act in furtherance of any unlawful bribe, rebate, payoff, influence payment, kickback or other unlawful payment or benefit. The Company and its Subsidiaries and, to the Company’s Knowledge, the Company’s Affiliates have conducted their respective businesses in compliance with the FCPA.

 

(ff) Money Laundering Laws. The operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries are and have been conducted at all times in compliance with applicable financial recordkeeping and reporting requirements of the USA Patriot Act, the Bank Secrecy Act of 1970, as amended, the money laundering statutes of all jurisdictions, the rules and regulations thereunder and any related or similar rules, regulations or guidelines, issued, administered or enforced by any governmental agency (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 or non-governmental authority involving the Company or its Subsidiaries with respect to the Money Laundering Laws is pending or, to the Company’s Knowledge, threatened.

 

(gg) OFAC. Neither the Company nor its Subsidiaries nor any of their respective Affiliates, directors, officers, nor to the Company’s Knowledge, any agent or employee of the Company or its Subsidiaries is subject to any sanctions administered or enforced by the Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) of the United States Treasury Department, the U.S. Department of State, the United Nations Security Council, the European Union, His Majesty’s Treasury or any other relevant sanctions authority; and the Company will not directly or indirectly use the proceeds of the offering of the securities contemplated hereby, or lend, contribute or otherwise make available such proceeds to any subsidiary, joint venture partner or other person or entity for the purpose of financing the activities of any person that is the target of sanctions administered or enforced by such authorities or in connection with any country or territory that is the target of country- or territory-wide OFAC sanctions (currently, Iran, Syria, Cuba, North Korea, the Crimea, so-called Donetsk People’s Republic, and so-called Luhansk People’s Republic regions of Ukraine).

 

(hh) Off Balance Sheet Arrangements. There is no transaction, arrangement, or other relationship between the Company (or any Subsidiary) and an unconsolidated or other off balance sheet entity that is required to be disclosed by the Company in SEC Reports and is not so disclosed and would have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(ii) Acknowledgment Regarding Purchaser’s Purchase of Securities. The Company acknowledges and agrees that each Purchaser is acting solely in the capacity of an arm’s length purchaser with respect to this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, and that the obligations of each Purchaser under this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents are several and not joint. The Company further acknowledges that no Purchaser is acting as a financial advisor or fiduciary of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (or in any similar capacity) with respect to this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, and any advice given by a Purchaser or any of its representatives or agents in connection with this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby is merely incidental to such Purchaser’s purchase of the Preferred Securities and Warrants. The Company further represents to each Purchaser that the Company’s decision to enter into the Transaction Documents has been based solely on the independent evaluation by the Company and its representatives. Furthermore, it is understood and acknowledged by the Company that: (i) none of the Purchasers have 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 specific term; (ii) past or future open market or other transactions by any Purchaser, specifically including, without limitation, Short Sales or “derivative” transactions made before or after the closing of the transactions contemplated hereunder or future private placement transactions may negatively impact the market price of the Company’s publicly-traded securities, and (iii) each Purchaser shall not be deemed to have any affiliation with or control over any arm’s 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 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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(jj) No Price Stabilization or Manipulation; Compliance with Regulation M. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has taken, directly or indirectly, any action designed to or that might cause or result in stabilization or manipulation of the price of any security of the Company to facilitate the sale or resale of the Securities or otherwise, and has taken no action which would directly or indirectly violate Regulation M under the Exchange Act.

 

(kk) FDA. As to each product or product candidate subject to the jurisdiction of the FDA under the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, as amended, and the regulations thereunder (“FDCA”) and/or the jurisdiction of the non-U.S. counterparts thereof that is currently being tested by the Company (or any of its Subsidiaries) (each such product, a “Product”), such Product is being tested by the Company in compliance with all applicable requirements under FDCA and/or and similar laws, rules and regulations relating to registration, investigational use, premarket clearance, licensure, or application approval, good manufacturing practices, good laboratory practices, good clinical practices, product listing, quotas, advertising, record keeping and filing of reports, except where the failure to be in compliance would not have a Material Adverse Effect. Except as disclosed in the SEC Reports, the Company currently has no products that have been approved by the FDA or any non-U.S. counterparts thereof to be manufactured, packaged, labeled, distributed, sold and/or marketed. There is no pending, completed or 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 neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has received any written notice, warning letter or other communication from the FDA or any other governmental entity or any non-U.S. counterparts thereof, in either case which (i) contests the premarket clearance, licensure, registration or approval of, the uses of, the distribution of, the manufacturing or packaging of, the testing of, the sale of, or the labeling and promotion of any Product, (ii) imposes a clinical hold on any clinical investigation by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (iii) enters or proposes to enter into a consent decree of permanent injunction with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or (iv) 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 and non-U.S. counterparts thereof. The Company and its Subsidiaries have not been informed by the FDA or any non-U.S. counterparts thereof that such agency will prohibit the marketing, sale, license or use of any Product nor has the FDA or a non-U.S. counterpart thereof provided any written notice that could reasonably be expected to preclude the approval or the clearing for marketing of any Product. The clinical, pre-clinical and other studies and tests (“Studies”) conducted by or on behalf of or sponsored by the Company (including its Subsidiaries) that are described or referred to in the SEC Reports were and, if still pending, are, being conducted in accordance with all applicable statutes, laws, rules and regulations (including, without limitation, those administered by the FDA or by any foreign, federal, state or local governmental or regulatory authority performing functions similar to those performed by the FDA) as well as the protocols, procedures and controls designed and approved for such Studies and with standard medical and scientific research procedures. The SEC Reports include all material safety and efficacy results of any Product from any Studies. Except as disclosed in the SEC Reports, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has received any written notices or other correspondence from the FDA or any other foreign, federal, state or local governmental or regulatory authority performing functions similar to those performed by the FDA requiring the termination or suspension of such Studies, other than ordinary course communications with respect to modifications in connection with the design and implementation of such Studies. The Company and its Subsidiaries have not failed to file with the applicable regulatory authorities (including the FDA or any foreign, federal, state or local governmental or regulatory authority performing functions similar to those performed by the FDA and having jurisdiction over the Company or its Subsidiaries) any filing, declaration, listing, registration, report or submission that is required to be so filed for the Company’s business operation as currently conducted. All such filings were in material compliance with applicable laws when filed and no material deficiencies have been asserted in writing by any applicable regulatory authority (including, without limitation, the FDA or any foreign, federal, state or local governmental or regulatory authority performing functions similar to those performed by the FDA) with respect to any such filings, declarations, listings, registrations, reports or submissions.

 

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(ll) No Additional Agreements. The Company does not have any agreement or understanding (including side letters) with any Purchaser with respect to the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents other than as specified in the Transaction Documents or the Merger Agreement.

 

(mm) No Disqualification Events. No “bad actor” disqualifying event described in Rule 506(d)(1)(i)-(viii) of the Securities Act (a “Disqualification Event”) is applicable to the Company or, to the Company’s Knowledge, any Company Covered Person (as defined below), except for a Disqualification Event as to which Rule 506(d)(2)(ii)-(iv) or (d)(3), is applicable. “Company Covered Person” means, with respect to the Company as an “issuer” for purposes of Rule 506 promulgated under the Securities Act, any person listed in the first paragraph of Rule 506(d)(1). Other than the Placement Agents, the Company is not aware of any Person (other than any Company Covered Person) that has been or will be paid (directly or indirectly) remuneration for solicitation of purchasers in connection with the sale of the Securities or the Conversion Shares pursuant to this Agreement. The Company has complied, to the extent applicable, with its disclosure obligations under Rule 506(e), and has furnished to the Placement Agents a copy of any disclosures provided thereunder.

 

(nn) Security. Except as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, the Company and its Subsidiaries’ information technology assets and equipment, computers, systems, networks, hardware, software, websites, applications, and databases (collectively, “IT Systems”) are adequate for, and operate and perform in all respects as required in connection with the operation of the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries as currently conducted, and are free and clear of all material Trojan horses, time bombs, malware and other malicious code. The Company and its Subsidiaries have implemented and maintained commercially reasonable physical, technical and administrative controls designed to maintain and protect the confidentiality, integrity, availability, privacy and security of all sensitive, confidential or regulated data (“Confidential Data”) used or maintained in connection with their businesses and Personal Data, and the integrity, availability continuous operation, redundancy and security of all IT Systems. “Personal Data” means the following data used in connection with the Company’s and its Subsidiaries’ businesses and in their possession or control: (i) a natural person’s name, street address, telephone number, e-mail address, photograph, social security number or other tax identification number, driver’s license number, passport number, credit card number, bank information, or customer or account number; (ii) information that identifies, relates to, or may reasonably be used to identify an individual; (iii) any information regarding an individual’s medical history, mental or physical condition, or medical treatment or diagnosis by a health care professional; (iv) an individual’s health insurance policy number or subscriber identification number, any unique identifier used by a health insurer to identify the individual, or any information in an individual’s application and claims history; (v) any information which would qualify as “protected health information” under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, as amended by the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (collectively, “HIPAA”); (vi) any information which would qualify as “personal data,” “personal information” (or similar term) under the Privacy Laws; and (vii) any other piece of information that alone, or combined with other information, allows the identification of such natural person, or his or her family, or permits the collection or analysis of any data related to an identified person’s health or sexual orientation. To the Company’s Knowledge, there have been no breaches, outages or unauthorized uses of or accesses to the IT Systems, Confidential Data, and Personal Data. The Company and its Subsidiaries are presently, and at all prior times were, in material compliance with all applicable laws or statutes and all judgments and orders binding on the Company, applicable binding rules and regulations of any court or arbitrator or governmental or regulatory authority, and their internal policies and contractual obligations, each relating to the Processing, privacy and security of Personal Data and Confidential Data, the privacy and security of IT Systems and the protection of such IT Systems, Confidential Data, and Personal Data from unauthorized use, access, misappropriation or modification.

 

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(oo) Compliance with Data Privacy Laws. The Company and its Subsidiaries are, and at all prior times were, in material compliance with all applicable state and federal data privacy and security laws and regulations regarding the collection, use, storage, retention, disclosure, transfer, disposal, or any other processing (collectively “Process” or “Processing”) of Personal Data, including HIPAA, the California Consumer Privacy Act, and the European Union General Data Protection Regulation (EU 2016/679) (collectively, the “Privacy Laws”). To ensure compliance with the Privacy Laws, the Company and its subsidiaries have in place, comply with, and take all appropriate steps necessary to ensure compliance in all material respects with their policies and procedures relating to data privacy and security, and the Processing of Personal Data and Confidential Data (the “Privacy Statements”). The Company and its Subsidiaries have, except as would not reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to have a Material Adverse Effect, at all times since January 1, 2022 provided accurate notice of its Privacy Statements then in effect to its clients, employees, third party vendors and representatives. None of such disclosures made or contained in any Privacy Statements have been materially inaccurate, misleading, incomplete, or in material violation of any Privacy Laws. The Company further certifies that neither it nor any of its Subsidiaries: (i) has received notice of any actual or potential claim, complaint, proceeding, regulatory proceeding or liability under or relating to, or actual or potential violation of, any of the Privacy Laws, contracts related to the Processing of Personal Data or Confidential Data, or Privacy Statements, and has no knowledge of any event or condition that would reasonably be expected to result in any such notice; (ii) is currently conducting or paying for, in whole or in part, any investigation, remediation, or other corrective action pursuant to any Privacy Law or contract; or (iii) is a party to any order, decree, or agreement that imposes any obligation or liability under any Privacy Law.

 

(pp) No Reliance. The Company has not relied upon the Placement Agents or legal counsel for the Placement Agents for any legal, tax or accounting advice in connection with the offering and sale of the Preferred Securities and Warrants or the other transactions contemplated hereby.

 

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3.2 Representations and Warranties of the Purchasers. Each Purchaser hereby, for itself and for no other Purchaser, represents and warrants to the Company and the Placement Agents as follows:

 

(a) Organization; Authority. Such Purchaser is an entity duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of the jurisdiction of its organization with the requisite corporate or, if such Purchaser is not a corporation, such partnership, limited liability company or other applicable power and authority to enter into and to consummate the transactions contemplated by the applicable Transaction Documents and otherwise to carry out its obligations hereunder and thereunder. The execution and delivery of this Agreement by such Purchaser and performance by such Purchaser of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate or, if such Purchaser is not a corporation, such partnership, limited liability company or other applicable like action, 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 as such enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, examinership, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, liquidation or similar laws relating to, or affecting generally the enforcement of, creditors’ rights and remedies or by other equitable principles of general application.

 

(b) No Conflicts. The execution, delivery and performance by such Purchaser of this Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement and the consummation by such Purchaser of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby will not (i) result in a violation of the organizational documents of such Purchaser, (ii) conflict with, or constitute a default (or an event which with notice or lapse of time or both would become a default) under, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, any agreement, indenture or instrument to which such Purchaser is a party, or (iii) result in a violation of any Law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree (including U.S. federal and state securities laws) applicable to such Purchaser, except in the case of clauses (ii) and (iii) above, for such conflicts, defaults, rights or violations which would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the ability of such Purchaser to perform its obligations hereunder.

 

(c) Investment Intent. Such Purchaser understands that the Preferred Securities and Warrants are (and the Warrant Shares and Conversion Shares will be) “restricted securities” and the offer and sale thereof have not been registered under the Securities Act or any applicable U.S. state securities law and is acquiring the Preferred Securities and Warrants 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 U.S. state or other securities laws, provided, however, that by making the representations herein, such Purchaser does not agree to hold any of the Securities for any minimum period of time and reserves the right, subject to the provisions of this Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement, at all times to sell or otherwise dispose of all or any part of such Securities pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act or under an exemption from such registration and in compliance with applicable U.S. federal, state and other securities laws. Such Purchaser is acquiring the Preferred Securities and Warrants hereunder in the ordinary course of its business.

 

Such Purchaser does not presently have any agreement, plan or understanding, directly or indirectly, with any Person to distribute or effect any distribution of any of the Securities (or any securities which are derivatives thereof) to or through any person or entity in violation of federal securities law; such Purchaser is not a registered broker-dealer under Section 15 of the Exchange Act or an entity engaged in a business that would require it to be so registered as a broker-dealer.

 

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(d) Purchaser Status. At the time such Purchaser was offered the Preferred Securities and Warrants, it was, and at the date hereof it is, (i) an “accredited investor” as defined in Rule 501(a) under the Securities Act and (ii) an “institutional account” as defined in FINRA Rule 4512(c) or a type of Person otherwise specified in FINRA Rule 5123(b).

 

(e) General Solicitation. Such Purchaser is not purchasing the Preferred Securities and Warrants 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 advertisement. The purchase of the Preferred Securities and Warrants by such Purchaser has not been solicited by or through anyone other than the Company or, on the Company’s behalf, the Placement Agents.

 

(f) 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 Preferred Securities and Warrants, 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 Preferred Securities and Warrants.

 

(g) Access to Information. Such Purchaser acknowledges that it has had the opportunity to review the SEC Reports and has been afforded (i) the opportunity to ask such questions as it has deemed necessary of, and to receive answers from, representatives of the Company concerning the terms and conditions of the offering of the Preferred Securities and Warrants and the merits and risks of investing in the Preferred Securities and Warrants; (ii) access to information about the Company and the Subsidiaries and their respective financial condition, results of operations, business, properties, management and prospects sufficient to enable it to evaluate its investment; and (iii) the opportunity to obtain such additional information that the Company possesses or can acquire without unreasonable effort or expense that is requested in order to make an informed investment decision with respect to the investment. Neither such inquiries nor any other investigation conducted by or on behalf of such Purchaser or its representatives or counsel shall modify, amend or affect such Purchaser’s right to rely on the truth, accuracy and completeness of the SEC Reports and the Company’s representations and warranties contained in the Transaction Documents. Such Purchaser has sought such accounting, legal and tax advice as it has considered necessary to make an informed decision with respect to its acquisition of the Preferred Securities and Warrants.

 

(h) Certain Trading Activities. Other than with respect to the transactions contemplated herein, since the time that such Purchaser was first contacted by the Company, the Placement Agents or any other Person regarding the transactions contemplated hereby, the Purchaser has not directly or indirectly effected or agreed to effect any Short Sales. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) in the case of a Purchaser that is a multi-managed investment vehicle whereby separate portfolio managers manage separate portions of such Purchaser’s assets, the foregoing representation shall only apply with respect to the portion of assets managed by the portfolio manager that made the investment decision to purchase the Preferred Securities and Warrants covered by this Agreement and (ii) and in the case of a Purchaser whose investment adviser utilized an information barrier with respect to the information regarding the transactions contemplated hereunder after first being contacted by the Company or such other Person representing the Company, the representation set forth above shall only apply after the point in time when the portfolio manager who manages such Purchaser’s assets was informed of the information regarding the transactions contemplated hereunder and, with respect to the Purchaser’s investment adviser, the representation set forth above shall only apply with respect to any purchases or sales, including Short Sales, of the securities of the Company on behalf of other funds or investment vehicles for which the Purchaser’s investment adviser is also an investment adviser or sub-adviser after the point in time when the portfolio manager who manages the assets of such other funds or investment vehicles for which the Purchaser’s investment adviser is also an investment adviser or sub-adviser was informed of the information regarding the transactions contemplated hereunder. Other than to other Persons party to this Agreement and to the Purchaser’s representatives or agents, including, but not limited to, the Purchaser’s legal, tax and investment advisors, 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.

 

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(i) Brokers and Finders. No Person will have, as a result of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, any valid right, interest or claim against or upon the Purchaser for any commission, fee or other compensation pursuant to any agreement, arrangement or understanding entered into by or on behalf of the Purchaser. No Purchaser shall have any obligation with respect to any fees, or with respect to any claims made by or on behalf of other Persons for fees, in each case of the type contemplated by this Section ‎3.2(i) that may be due in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the Transaction Documents.

 

(j) Independent Investment Decision. Such Purchaser has independently evaluated the merits of its decision to purchase Preferred Securities and Warrants pursuant to the Transaction Documents, and such Purchaser confirms that it has not relied on the advice of any other Purchaser’s business and/or legal counsel in making such decision. Such Purchaser understands that nothing in this Agreement or any other materials presented by or on behalf of the Company to the Purchaser in connection with the purchase of the Preferred Securities and Warrants constitutes legal, tax or investment advice. Such Purchaser has consulted such legal, tax and investment advisors as it, in its sole discretion, has deemed necessary or appropriate in connection with its purchase of the Preferred Securities and Warrants. Such Purchaser understands that the Placement Agents have acted solely as the agent of the Company in this placement of the Preferred Securities and Warrants and such Purchaser has not relied on the business or legal advice of the Placement Agents or any of their agents, counsel or Affiliates in making its investment decision hereunder, and confirms that none of such Persons has made any representations or warranties to such Purchaser in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents.

 

(k) Reliance on Exemptions. Such Purchaser understands that the Preferred Securities and Warrants are being offered and sold to it in reliance on specific exemptions from the registration requirements of United States federal and state securities laws and that the Company is relying in part upon the truth and accuracy of, and such Purchaser’s compliance with, the representations, warranties, agreements, acknowledgements and understandings of such Purchaser set forth herein in order to determine the availability of such exemptions and the eligibility of such Purchaser to acquire the Preferred Securities and Warrants.

 

(l) No Governmental Review. Such Purchaser understands that no United States federal or state agency or any other government or governmental agency has passed on or made any recommendation or endorsement of the Preferred Securities and Warrants or the fairness or suitability of the investment in the Preferred Securities and Warrants nor have such authorities passed upon or endorsed the merits of the offering of the Preferred Securities and Warrants.

 

The Company and each of the Purchasers acknowledge and agree that no party to this Agreement has made or makes any representations or warranties with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby other than those specifically set forth in this ‎Article 3 and the Transaction Documents.

 

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Article 4

OTHER AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES

 

4.1 Transfer Restrictions.

 

(a) Compliance with Laws. Notwithstanding any other provision of this ‎Article 4, each Purchaser covenants that the Securities may be disposed of only pursuant to an effective registration statement under, and in compliance with the requirements of, 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 compliance with any applicable U.S. state and federal securities laws. In connection with any transfer of the Securities other than (i) pursuant to an effective registration statement, (ii) to the Company, (iii) pursuant to Rule 144, or (iv) in connection with a bona fide pledge as contemplated in Section ‎4.1(b), 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 and, as a condition of transfer, any such transferee shall agree in writing to be bound by the terms of this Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement and shall have the rights of a Purchaser under this Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement with respect to such transferred Securities.

 

(b) Legends. Certificates and book-entry statements evidencing the Securities and any Conversion Shares shall bear any legend as required by the “blue sky” Laws of any state and a restrictive legend in substantially the following form:

 

THIS SECURITY HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (“SECURITIES ACT”), OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OF THE UNITED STATES. ACCORDINGLY, THIS SECURITY MAY NOT BE SOLD, OFFERED FOR SALE, PLEDGED, HYPOTHECATED, TRANSFERRED OR ASSIGNED IN THE ABSENCE OF 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. THE COMPANY AND ITS TRANSFER AGENT SHALL BE ENTITLED TO REQUIRE AN OPINION OF COUNSEL SATISFACTORY TO THE COMPANY AND THE TRANSFER AGENT THAT SUCH REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED. NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING, THE SECURITIES MAY BE PLEDGED IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT WITH A REGISTERED BROKER-DEALER OR OTHER LOAN OR FINANCING ARRANGEMENT SECURED BY THE SECURITIES.

 

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A Purchaser may request that the Company remove, and, to the extent the Purchaser delivers to the Company or its Transfer Agent its legended certificate representing such Securities (or a request for legend removal, in the case of Securities issued in book-entry form), the Company agrees to cause the removal of, any legend from such Securities: (i) if there is an effective registration statement covering the resale of such Securities (the date of effectiveness thereof, the “Registration Statement Effective Date”), (ii) if such Securities are sold or transferred pursuant to Rule 144, (iii) if such Securities are eligible for sale under Rule 144(b)(1), (iv) if at any time on or after the date hereof such Purchaser certifies that it is not an “affiliate” of the Company (as such term is used under Rule 144) and that such Purchaser’s holding period with respect to such Securities for purposes of Rule 144 is at least six (6) months or (v) if such legend is not required under applicable requirements of the Securities Act (including judicial interpretations and pronouncements issued by the staff of the SEC), in each case of the foregoing, provided that any contractual lock-up period applicable to such Purchaser’s Securities (if any) has expired (collectively, the “Unrestricted Conditions”). If a legend removal request is made pursuant to the foregoing, the Company will, no later than the Standard Settlement Period following the delivery by a Purchaser to the Company or the Company’s Transfer Agent of a legended certificate representing such Securities (or a request for legend removal, in the case of Securities issued in book-entry form) (the “Unlegended Share Delivery Date”), deliver or cause to be delivered to such Purchaser a certificate representing such Securities that is free from all restrictive legends, or an equivalent book-entry position, as requested by the Purchaser. In the event that Conversion Shares or Warrant Shares are issued upon conversion or exercise, as applicable, after the Registration Statement Effective Date, the Conversion Shares or Warrant Shares shall be issued without restrictive legends. Without limiting the foregoing, either (i) upon request of the Purchaser or (ii) as contemplated by the Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions, the Company shall reasonably promptly cause a restrictive legend to be removed from any certificate or book-entry statement for any Securities in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and deliver, or cause to be delivered, to any Purchaser new certificate(s) or book entry statement(s) representing the Securities that are free from all restrictive and other legends or, at the request of such Purchaser, via DWAC (as defined below) transfer to such Purchaser’s account. If so requested by a Purchaser, Securities free from all restrictive legends shall be transmitted by the Company’s Transfer Agent to a Purchaser by crediting the account of such Purchaser’s prime broker with the Depository Trust Company (“DTC”) through DTC’s Deposit/Withdrawal at Custodian system (“DWAC”), as directed by such Purchaser. The Company warrants that the Securities shall otherwise be freely transferable on the books and records of the Company as and to the extent provided in this Agreement. If a Purchaser effects a transfer of the Securities in accordance with this Section 4.1(b), the Company shall permit the transfer and shall promptly instruct its Transfer Agent to issue one or more certificates or credit the Securities to the applicable balance accounts at DTC in such name and in such denominations as specified by such Purchaser to effect such transfer. Without limiting the obligations of the Company pursuant to the foregoing, if required by the Transfer Agent, the Company shall cause its counsel to issue a blanket legal opinion to its Transfer Agent promptly after the Registration Statement Effective Date, or at such other time as any of the Unrestricted Conditions has been met, to effect the removal of any legends hereunder. If the Company shall fail to issue to any Purchaser (other than a failure caused by incorrect, incomplete or untimely information provided by the Purchaser to the Company or its Transfer Agent), by the applicable Unlegended Share Delivery Date, a certificate, or a book-entry statement, as applicable, representing such Securities without restrictive legend or to issue such Securities to such Purchaser without restrictive legend through DWAC to the applicable balance account at DTC, as applicable, and after the Unlegended Share Delivery Date such Purchaser is required by its brokerage firm to purchase (in an open market transaction or otherwise) or such Purchaser or such Purchaser’s brokerage firm otherwise purchases the Securities to deliver in satisfaction of a sale by such Purchaser of the Securities which such Purchaser anticipated receiving without restrictive legend (a “Buy-In”), then the Company shall pay in cash to such Purchaser the amount by which (if any) (X) such Purchaser’s total purchase price (including brokerage commissions, if any) for the Securities so purchased in the Buy-In exceeds (Y) the amount obtained by multiplying (I) the number of shares of the Securities that the Company was required to deliver without restrictive legend to such Purchaser on the Unlegended Share Delivery Date multiplied by (II) the price at which the sell order giving rise to such purchase obligation was executed. Nothing herein shall limit any Purchaser’s right to pursue any other remedies available to it hereunder or under the Registration Rights Agreement, or otherwise at law or in equity, including a decree of specific performance and/or injunctive relief, with respect to the Company’s failure to timely deliver the Securities without restrictive legend as required pursuant to the terms hereof. Each Purchaser hereby agrees that the removal of the restrictive legend pursuant to this Section 4.1(b) is predicated upon the Company’s reliance that such Purchaser will only sell any such Securities pursuant to either the registration requirements of the Securities Act, or an exemption therefrom Any fees (with respect to the Company’s Transfer Agent, Company counsel or otherwise) associated with the issuance of any required opinion or the removal of such legend shall be borne by the Company. The Company shall not be responsible for any fees incurred by the Purchasers in connection with the delivery of such unlegended Securities.

 

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The Company acknowledges and agrees that a Purchaser may from time to time pledge, and/or grant a security interest in, some or all of the legended Securities in connection with applicable securities laws, pursuant to a bona fide margin agreement in compliance with a bona fide margin loan. Such a pledge would not be subject to approval or consent of the Company and no legal opinion of legal counsel to the pledgee, secured party or pledgor shall be required in connection with the pledge, but such legal opinion shall be required in connection with a subsequent transfer or foreclosure following default by the Purchaser transferee of the pledge. No notice shall be required of such pledge, but Purchaser’s transferee shall promptly notify the Company of any such subsequent transfer or foreclosure. Each Purchaser acknowledges that the Company shall not be responsible for any pledges relating to, or the grant of any security interest in, any of the Securities or for any agreement, understanding or arrangement between any Purchaser and its pledgee or secured party. At the appropriate Purchaser’s 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, including the preparation and filing of any required prospectus supplement under Rule 424(b)(3) of the Securities Act or other applicable provision of the Securities Act to appropriately amend the list of selling stockholders thereunder. Each Purchaser acknowledges and agrees that, except as otherwise provided in Section ‎4.1(c), any Securities subject to a pledge or security interest as contemplated by this Section ‎4.1(b) shall continue to bear the legend set forth in this Section ‎4.1(b) and be subject to the restrictions on transfer set forth in Section ‎4.1(b).

 

(c) Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions. The Company shall issue the Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions. The Company represents and warrants that no instruction other than the Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions referred to in this Section 4.1(c) (or instructions that are consistent therewith) will be given by the Company to its Transfer Agent in connection with this Agreement, and that the Securities shall otherwise be freely transferable on the books and records of the Company as and to the extent provided in this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents and applicable law. The Company acknowledges that a breach by it of its obligations under this Section ‎4.1(d) will cause irreparable harm to a Purchaser. Accordingly, the Company acknowledges that the remedy at law for a breach of its obligations under this Section ‎4.1(d) may be inadequate and agrees, in the event of a breach or threatened breach by the Company of the provisions of this Section ‎4.1(d) that a Purchaser shall be entitled, in addition to all other available remedies, to an order and/or injunction restraining any breach and requiring immediate issuance and transfer, without the necessity of showing irreparable harm or economic loss and without any bond or other security being required.

 

(d) Acknowledgement. Each Purchaser hereunder acknowledges its primary responsibilities under the Securities Act and accordingly will not sell or otherwise transfer the Securities or any interest therein without complying with the requirements of the Securities Act.

 

4.2 Furnishing of Information. In order to enable the Purchasers to sell the Securities under Rule 144, until such time as Purchaser may sell the Securities without limitation under Rule 144, the Company shall 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 and, if during such period, the Company is not required to file reports pursuant to the Exchange Act, it will prepare and furnish to the Purchasers and make publicly available in accordance with Rule 144(c) such information as is required for the Purchasers to sell the Securities under Rule 144.

 

4.3 Integration. The Company shall not, and shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to ensure that no Affiliate of the Company shall, 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 will be integrated with the offer or sale of the Preferred Securities and Warrants, or the issuance of the Placement Agent Warrants, in a manner that would require the registration under the Securities Act of the sale of the Preferred Securities, the Warrants to the Purchasers or the issuance of the Placement Agent Warrants to the Placement Agents, or that will be integrated with the offer or sale of the Preferred Securities and Warrants, and the issuance of the Placement Agent Warrants, for purposes of the rules and regulations of any Trading Market such that it would require stockholder approval prior to the closing of such other transaction unless stockholder approval is obtained before the closing of such subsequent transaction; provided, however, that this Section ‎4.3 shall not limit the Company’s right to issue shares of capital stock pursuant to the Merger Agreement.

 

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4.4 Securities Laws Disclosure; Publicity. By no later than 9:00 A.M., New York City time, on the Trading Day immediately following the date hereof (provided that, if this Agreement is executed between midnight and 9:00 A.M., New York City time on any Trading Day, no later than 9:01 A.M. on the date hereof, the “Disclosure Time”), the Company shall (a) issue a press release (the “Press Release”) reasonably acceptable to the Placement Agents disclosing all material terms of the transactions contemplated hereby and (b) file a Current Report on Form 8-K with the Commission describing the terms of the Transaction Documents (and including as exhibits to such Current Report on Form 8-K the material Transaction Documents (including, without limitation, this Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement, and the Certificate of Designation) and any material non-public information provided to the Purchasers in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby) (such Current Report, the “Disclosure Document”); provided that the Press Release shall not publicly disclose the name of any Purchaser or investment adviser of any Purchaser, or include the name of any Purchaser or an Affiliate of any Purchaser without the prior written consent of such Purchaser. In addition, notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall not publicly disclose the name of any Purchaser or investment adviser of any Purchaser, or include the name of any Purchaser or an Affiliate of any Purchaser without the prior written consent of such Purchaser (i) in any press release or marketing materials or (ii) in any filing with the Commission or any regulatory agency or Trading Market, except as required by U.S. federal securities law (A) in connection with any registration statement contemplated by the Registration Rights Agreement (which shall be subject to review and comment of the Purchasers pursuant to the terms of the Registration Rights Agreement) or the filing of final Transaction Documents (including signature pages thereto) with the Commission and (B) to the extent such disclosure is required by law, request of the Commission’s staff or Trading Market regulations, in which case the Company shall provide the Purchasers with prior written notice of such disclosure permitted under this subclause (ii).

 

From and after the issuance of the Press Release, the Company represents and warrants that no Purchaser, Purchaser’s Affiliates, attorneys, agents and representatives shall be in possession of any material non-public information received from the Company, any Subsidiary or any of their respective representatives, officers, directors, employees or agents, including, without limitation, the Placement Agents, that is not disclosed in the Press Release, except for such Purchasers who have expressly consented to the receipt of material, non-public information other than in respect of the Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated thereby or otherwise received such material, non-public information in such Purchaser’s capacity as an officer or director of the Company or APT or an Affiliate thereof, and agreed with the Company or APT to keep such other information confidential after the Disclosure Time (any such Purchasers, the “MNPI Accepting Purchasers”). Subject to the foregoing, neither the Company nor any Purchaser shall issue any press releases or any other public statements with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby except as may be reviewed and approved by the Company and the Placement Agents. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary, and without implication that the contrary would otherwise be true, the Company hereby expressly acknowledges and agrees that, from and after the earlier of the Disclosure Time and the filing of the Disclosure Document, no Purchaser other than the MNPI Accepting Purchasers shall have (unless expressly agreed to by such Purchaser after the date hereof in a written definitive and binding agreement executed by the Company and such Purchaser or by reason of Purchaser’s status as a Person subject to the Company’s insider trading policies or an Affiliate of such Person) any duty of trust or confidence with respect to, or any duty not to trade in any securities while aware of, any material, non-public or any other information regarding the Company or any of its securities. The Company understands and confirms that the Purchaser and its Affiliates will rely on the foregoing representations in effecting transactions in securities of the Company. 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 Press Release, such Purchaser will maintain the confidentiality of the existence and terms of this transaction and the information provided in connection therewith; provided, however, that any disclosure may be made by the Purchaser to the Purchaser’s representatives or agents, including, but not limited to, the Purchaser’s legal, tax and investment advisors (collectively, “Representatives”); provided, that such Representatives will be bound by the confidentiality provisions applicable to the Purchasers.

 

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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 or Law (including Section 203 of the Delaware General Corporation Law) (a “Shareholder Rights Plan”) 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, in either case solely by virtue of receiving Preferred Securities and Warrants under the Transaction Documents, and no such Shareholder Rights Plan is currently in effect.

 

4.6 Non-Public Information. Except with respect to the material terms and conditions of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, the Transaction Documents, including this Agreement, or as expressly required by any applicable securities law, the Company covenants and agrees that neither it, nor any other Person acting on its behalf including its representatives, Affiliates, officers, directors, employees or agents including, without limitation, the Placement Agents, will provide any Purchaser or any of such Purchaser’s Affiliates, representatives, agents or counsel with any information regarding the Company or any of its Subsidiary that constitutes, or that the Company reasonably believes constitutes, material non-public information without the express written (email being sufficient) consent of such Purchaser, unless prior thereto such Purchaser or any of Purchaser’s Affiliates, attorneys, agents or representatives shall have previously consented in writing to the receipt of such information and agreed with the Company to keep such information confidential until such time as such information is publicly disclosed or such time as set forth in such written agreement. The Company understands and confirms that each Purchaser shall be relying on the foregoing covenant in effecting transactions in securities of the Company. To the extent that the Company delivers any material, non-public information to a Purchaser without such Purchaser’s consent, the Company hereby covenants and agrees that such Purchaser shall not have any duty of confidentiality or trust to the Company or any of its officers, directors, agents, employees or Affiliates, or a duty to the Company or any of its officers, directors, agents, employees or Affiliates, not to trade while aware of such material non-public information. To the extent that any notice provided pursuant to the Merger Agreement or any Transaction Document constitutes, or contains, material, non-public information regarding Company or any of its Subsidiaries, the Company shall simultaneously file such notice with the Commission pursuant to a Current Report on Form 8-K. 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 Preferred Securities and Warrants hereunder for working capital and general corporate purposes.

 

4.8 Principal Trading Market Listing. The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to take all steps necessary to cause the Conversion Shares, the Warrant Shares and the Placement Agent Warrant Shares to be approved for listing on the Principal Trading Market as promptly as possible.

 

4.9 Form D; Blue Sky. 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 the written request of any Purchaser. The Company, on or before the Closing Date, shall take such action as the Company shall reasonably determine is necessary in order to obtain an exemption for or to qualify the Preferred Securities and Warrants for sale to the Purchasers under applicable securities or “blue sky” Laws of the states of the United States (or to obtain an exemption from such qualification) and shall provide evidence of such actions promptly upon the written request of any Purchaser.

 

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4.10 Short Sales After the Date Hereof. Such Purchaser shall not engage, directly or indirectly, in any transactions in the Company’s securities (including, without limitation, any Short Sales involving the Company’s securities) during the period from the date hereof until the earlier of such time as (i) the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are first publicly announced as required by and described in Section ‎4.4 or (ii) this Agreement is terminated in full pursuant to Section ‎6.18. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Purchaser makes any representation, warranty or covenant hereby that it will not engage in Short Sales in the securities of the Company after the Disclosure Time.

 

4.11 Beneficial Ownership Limitation. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in the Certificate of Designation or the Warrants, the Company shall not effect any conversion of any share of Series X Preferred Stock or any exercise of any Warrant, and a Purchaser shall not have the right to convert any portion of its Series X Preferred Stock or exercise any portion of its Warrant, to the extent that, after giving effect to such attempted conversion set forth on an applicable Notice of Conversion (as defined in the Certificate of Designation) with respect to the Series X Preferred Stock or such attempted exercise set forth on an applicable Exercise Notice (as defined in the Warrant), as the case may be, such Purchaser (or any of such Purchaser’s Affiliates or any other Person who would be a beneficial owner of Common Stock beneficially owned by the Purchaser for purposes of Section 13(d) or Section 16 of the Exchange Act and the applicable rules and regulations of the Commission, including any “group” of which the Purchaser is a member (the foregoing, “Attribution Parties”)) would beneficially own a number of shares of Common Stock in excess of the Beneficial Ownership Limitation (as defined below). For purposes of the foregoing sentence, the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by such Purchaser and its Attribution Parties shall include the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrant subject to the Exercise Notice or conversion of the Series X Preferred Stock subject to the Notice of Conversion or the automatic conversion, as applicable, with respect to which such determination is being made, but shall exclude the number of shares of Common Stock which are issuable upon (i) conversion of the remaining, unconverted Series X Preferred Stock beneficially owned by such Purchaser or any of its Attribution Parties, (ii) exercise of the remaining, unexercised portion of the Warrants beneficially owned by such Purchaser or any of its Attribution Parties and (iii) exercise or conversion of the unexercised or unconverted portion of any other securities of the Company beneficially owned by such Purchaser or any of its Attribution Parties that are subject to and would exceed a limitation on conversion or exercise similar to the limitation contained herein. Except as set forth in the preceding sentence, for purposes of this Section 4.11, beneficial ownership shall be calculated in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the applicable rules and regulations of the Commission, and the terms “beneficial ownership” and “beneficially own” have the meanings ascribed to such terms therein. In addition, for purposes hereof, “group” has the meaning set forth in Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the applicable rules and regulations of the Commission. For purposes of this Section 4.11, in determining the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock, a Purchaser may rely on the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock as stated in the most recent of the following: (i) the Company’s most recent periodic or annual filing with the Commission, as the case may be, (ii) a more recent public announcement by the Company that is filed with the Commission, or (iii) a more recent notice by the Company or the Company’s transfer agent to the Purchaser setting forth the number of shares of Common Stock then outstanding. For any reason at any time, upon the written request of a Purchaser (which may be by e-mail), the Company shall, within two (2) Trading Days of such request, confirm in writing to such Purchaser (which may be by e-mail) 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 any actual conversion or exercise of securities of the Company, including Series X Preferred Stock and Warrants, by such Purchaser or its Attribution Parties since the date as of which such number of outstanding shares of Common Stock was last publicly reported or confirmed to the Purchaser. The “Beneficial Ownership Limitation” shall initially be set at the discretion of each Purchaser to a percentage between 0% and 19.999% of the number of shares of the Common Stock outstanding or deemed to be outstanding as of the applicable measurement date, and such percentage shall be set at 19.999% for any Holder that does not make such designation on the signature page hereto The Company shall be entitled to rely on representations made to it by any Purchaser in any Notice of Conversion regarding its Beneficial Ownership Limitation. Notwithstanding the foregoing, by written notice to the Company, (i) any Purchaser may reset the Beneficial Ownership Limitation percentage to a higher percentage, not to exceed 19.999%, which increase will not be effective until the sixty-first (61st) day after such written notice is delivered to the Company, and (ii) any Purchaser may reset the Beneficial Ownership Limitation percentage to a lower percentage provided that such decrease shall not become effective until the later of (x) 5:00 p.m. Eastern time on the third (3rd) Business Day after the date of the Requisite Stockholder Approval and (y) if Requisite Stockholder Approval is not obtained within six months after the initial issuance of the Series X Preferred Stock, the date that is three (3) Business Days after the date that is six months after the initial issuance of the Series X Preferred Stock. Upon such a change by a Purchaser of the Beneficial Ownership Limitation, not to exceed 19.999%, the Beneficial Ownership Limitation may not be further amended by such Purchaser without first providing the minimum notice required by this Section ‎4.11. Notwithstanding the foregoing, at any time following notice of a Fundamental Transaction (as defined in the Certificate of Designation), the Purchaser may waive and/or change the Beneficial Ownership Limitation effective immediately upon written notice to the Company and may reinstitute a Beneficial Ownership Limitation at any time thereafter effective immediately upon written notice to the Company. The provisions of this Section ‎4.11 shall be construed, corrected and implemented in a manner so as to effectuate the intended Beneficial Ownership Limitation herein contained and the shares of Common Stock underlying the Securities in excess of the Beneficial Ownership Limitation shall not be deemed to be beneficially owned by the Purchaser for any purpose including for purposes of Section 13(d) or Rule 16a-1(a)(1) of the Exchange Act.

 

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4.12 Requisite Stockholder Approval. The Company shall take all action necessary under applicable law to call, give notice of and hold a special meeting of stockholders (a “Stockholder Meeting”) within 150 days from the Closing (the “Stockholder Meeting Deadline”) for the purpose of obtaining stockholder approval of the conversion of all issued and outstanding Series X Preferred Stock and exercise of all Warrants and Placement Agent Warrants into shares of Common Stock in accordance with the listing rules of Principal Trading Market (the “Requisite Stockholder Approval”). The Company shall use its best efforts to solicit its stockholders’ approval of such resolution and to cause the Board of Directors to recommend to the stockholders that they approve such resolution. If the Requisite Stockholder Approval is not obtained on or prior to the Stockholder Meeting Deadline, the Company shall cause an additional Stockholder Meeting to be held within 90 days from the prior meeting (the “Extended Stockholder Approval Period”). If the Requisite Stockholder Approval is not obtained within the Extended Stockholder Approval Period, then the Company shall convene additional stockholder meetings every 90 days thereafter until the Requisite Stockholder Approval is obtained. The Company shall enforce the terms of each Support Agreement and shall not amend or waive any provision of any Support Agreement.

 

4.13 Conversion and Exercise Procedures. The form of Notice of Conversion included in the Certificate of Designation and the form of Exercise Notice included in the Warrants set forth the totality of the procedures required of the Purchasers in order to convert the Preferred Securities or to exercise the Warrants. No additional legal opinion, other information or instructions shall be required of the Purchasers to convert their Preferred Securities or to exercise their Warrants. Without limiting the preceding sentence, no ink-original Notice of Conversion or Exercise Notice shall be required, nor shall any medallion guarantee (or other type of guarantee or notarization) of any Notice of Conversion or Exercise Notice form be required in order for the registered holder thereof to convert or exercise the Preferred Securities or Warrants. The Company shall honor conversions of the Preferred Securities and exercises of the Warrants and shall deliver Conversion Shares and Warrant Shares in accordance with the terms, conditions and time periods set forth in the Transaction Documents.

 

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4.14 Lock-Up Agreements. The Company shall not consent or agree to amend, alter, waive or otherwise modify the terms of any of the Lock-Up Agreements (as defined in the Merger Agreement) without the consent of the Placement Agents.

 

4.15 Indemnification of Purchasers. Subject to the provisions of this Section ‎4.15, the Company will indemnify and hold each Purchaser and its directors, officers, shareholders, members, partners, employees, investment advisers 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, investment advisers 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 (i) 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 (ii) any Action instituted against a Purchaser in any capacity, or any Purchaser Party, by any stockholder of the Company who is not an Affiliate of such Purchaser seeking indemnification, with respect to any of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents (unless such Action is based upon a breach of such Purchaser’s representations, warranties or covenants under the Transaction Documents). Promptly after receipt by any such Person (the “Indemnified Person”) of notice of any demand, claim or circumstances that would or may give rise to a claim or the commencement of any Proceeding or investigation in respect of which indemnity may be sought pursuant to this Section ‎4.15, such Indemnified Person shall promptly notify the Company in writing and the Company shall assume the defense thereof, including the employment of counsel reasonably satisfactory to such Indemnified Person, and shall assume the payment of all fees and expenses relating to such Proceeding or investigation; provided, however, that the failure of any Indemnified Person so to notify the Company shall not relieve the Company of its obligations hereunder except to the extent that the Company is actually and materially prejudiced by such failure to notify. In any such Proceeding, any Indemnified Person shall have the right to retain its own counsel; provided, that the reasonable fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such Indemnified Person unless: (i) the Company and the Indemnified Person shall have mutually agreed to the retention of such counsel; (ii) the Company shall have failed promptly to assume the defense of such Proceeding and to employ counsel reasonably satisfactory to such Indemnified Person in such Proceeding; or (iii) in the reasonable judgment of counsel to such Indemnified Person, representation of both parties by the same counsel would be inappropriate due to actual or potential differing interests between them. In the event of the circumstances described in the foregoing clause (iii), if the Indemnified Person notifies the Company in writing that such Indemnified Person elects to employ separate counsel at the expense of the Company, then the Company shall not have the right to assume the defense of such claim on behalf of such Indemnified Person. The Company shall not be liable for any (x) settlement of any Proceeding effected without its prior written consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned or (y) to the extent fees or costs incurred pursuant to this Section ‎4.15 are attributable to the Indemnified Person’s breach of any of the representations, warranties, covenants or agreements made by the Purchasers in this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents or any violations by such Purchaser Party of state or federal securities laws or any conduct by such Purchaser Party which is finally judicially determined to constitute fraud, gross negligence or willful misconduct. Without the prior written consent of the Indemnified Person, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned, the Company shall not effect any settlement of any pending or threatened Proceeding in respect of which any Indemnified Person is or could have been a party and indemnity could have been sought hereunder by such Indemnified Person, unless such settlement includes an unconditional release of such Indemnified Person from all liability arising out of such Proceeding and does not include any admission to fault. The indemnity agreements contained herein shall be in addition to any cause of action or similar right of any Indemnified Person against the Company or others and any liabilities the Company may be subject to pursuant to law.

 

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4.16 Equal Treatment of Purchasers. No consideration shall be offered or paid to any Purchaser to amend or consent to a waiver or modification of any provision of this Agreement unless the same consideration is also offered to all of the Purchasers. For clarification purposes, this provision constitutes a separate right granted to each Purchaser by the Company and negotiated separately by each Purchaser 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 shares of Common Stock or otherwise.

 

4.17 Subsequent Equity Sales.

 

(a) From the date hereof until thirty (30) days after the later of (1) the date of the Requisite Stockholder Approval and (2) the Registration Statement Effective Date, neither the Company nor its Subsidiaries shall (i) issue, enter into any agreement to issue or announce the issuance or proposed issuance of any shares of Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents, or (ii) file any registration statement or any amendment or supplement thereto, in each case other than as contemplated pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the restrictions set forth in this Section 4.17(a) shall not apply in respect of an Exempt Issuance, except that no Variable Rate Transaction shall be an Exempt Issuance.

 

(b) From the date hereof until the date that is the earlier of nine (9) months after the Closing Date and the date that no Securities are outstanding, the Company shall be prohibited from effecting or entering into an agreement to effect any issuance by the Company of any Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents (or a combination of units thereof) involving a Variable Rate Transaction. For purposes hereof, “Variable Rate Transaction” means a transaction in which the Company (i) issues or sells any debt or equity securities that are convertible into, exchangeable or exercisable for, or include the right to receive, additional shares of Common Stock either (A) at a conversion price, exercise price or exchange rate or other price that is based upon, and/or varies with, the trading prices of or quotations for the Common Stock at any time after the initial issuance of such debt or equity securities, or (B) with a conversion, exercise or exchange price that is subject to being reset at some future date after the initial issuance of such debt or equity security or upon the occurrence of specified or contingent events directly or indirectly related to the business of the Company or the market for the Common Stock, or (ii) enters into, or effects a transaction under, any agreement, including, but not limited to, an equity line of credit, whereby the Company may issue securities at a future determined price; provided, however, that, after the period specified in Section 4.17(a), the sales of shares of Common Stock pursuant to the Company’s current “at-the-market” facility with H.C. Wainwright & Co., LLC shall not be deemed a Variable Rate Transaction. The Purchaser shall be entitled to obtain injunctive relief against the Company to preclude any such issuance, which remedy shall be in addition to any right to collect damages.

 

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Article 5

CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO CLOSING

 

5.1 Conditions Precedent to the Obligations of the Purchasers to Purchase Preferred Securities and Warrants. The obligation of each Purchaser to acquire Preferred Securities and Warrants at the Closing is subject to the fulfillment to such Purchaser’s satisfaction, on or prior to the Closing Date, of each of the following conditions, any of which may be waived by such Purchaser (as to itself only):

 

(a) Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties of the Company contained herein shall be true and correct in all material respects (except for those representations and warranties which are qualified as to materiality, in which case such representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all respects) as of the date when made, except for such representations and warranties that speak as of a specific date, which shall be true and correct in all material respects (except for those representations and warranties which are qualified as to materiality, which representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all respects) as of such date.

 

(b) Performance. The Company shall have performed, satisfied and complied in all material respects with all covenants, agreements and conditions required by the Transaction Documents to be performed, satisfied or complied with by it at or prior to the Closing.

 

(c) No Injunction. No statute, rule, regulation, order, executive order, decree, judgment, writ, order, ruling or injunction shall have been enacted, entered, promulgated, issued or endorsed by any court of competent jurisdiction or any Governmental Authority that enjoins, prevents or prohibits the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents.

 

(d) Consents. The Company shall have obtained in a timely fashion any and all consents, permits, approvals, registrations and waivers necessary for consummation of the purchase and sale of the Preferred Securities and Warrants (except for the Requisite Stockholder Approval), all of which shall be and remain so long as necessary in full force and effect.

 

(e) Adverse Changes. Since the date of execution of this Agreement, no event or series of events shall have occurred that has had or would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(f) No Suspensions of Trading in Common Stock; No Stop Orders; Listing. The Common Stock shall not have been suspended by the Commission or the Principal Trading Market from trading on the Principal Trading Market nor shall suspension by the Commission or the Principal Trading Market have been threatened, either (i) in writing by the Commission or the Principal Trading Market or (ii) by falling below the minimum listing maintenance requirements of the Principal Trading Market. No stop order shall have been imposed by the Commission or any other Governmental Authority or regulatory body with respect to public trading in the Common Stock. The Principal Trading Market shall not have raised any objection to the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents or the Merger Agreement.

 

(g) Company Deliverables. The Company shall have delivered the Company Deliverables in accordance with Section 2.3(a).

 

(h) Compliance Certificate. The Company shall have delivered to each Purchaser a certificate, dated as of the Closing Date and signed by its Chief Executive Officer and its Chief Financial Officer, dated as of the Closing Date, certifying to the fulfillment of the conditions specified in Sections ‎5.1(a), ‎(b), (f) and (i) in the form attached hereto as Exhibit F.

 

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(i) Merger. The Merger shall have been consummated in accordance with the terms of Merger Agreement (which shall not have been amended in any manner that materially and adversely affects the Purchasers).

 

(j) Termination. This Agreement shall not have been terminated as to such Purchaser in accordance with Section ‎6.18 herein.

 

5.2 Conditions Precedent to the Obligations of the Company to issue Preferred Securities and Warrants. The Company’s obligation to issue the Preferred Securities and Warrants at the Closing to each Purchaser is subject to the fulfillment to the satisfaction of the Company on or prior to the Closing Date of the following conditions, any of which may be waived by the Company:

 

(a) Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties made by such Purchaser in Section ‎3.2 hereof shall be true and correct in all material respects (except for those representations and warranties which are qualified as to materiality, in which case such representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all respects) as of the date when made, except for representations and warranties that speak as of a specific date, which shall be true and correct in all material respects (except for those representations and warranties which are qualified as to materiality or Material Adverse Effect, which representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all respects) as of such date.

 

(b) Performance. Such Purchaser shall have performed, satisfied and complied in all material respects with all covenants, agreements and conditions required by the Transaction Documents to be performed, satisfied or complied with by such Purchaser at or prior to the Closing Date.

 

(c) No Injunction. No statute, rule, regulation, order, executive order, decree, judgment, writ, order, ruling or injunction shall have been enacted, entered, promulgated, issued or endorsed by any court of competent jurisdiction or any Governmental Authority that enjoins, prevents or prohibits the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents.

 

(d) Purchaser Deliverables. Such Purchaser shall have delivered its Purchaser Deliverables in accordance with Section 2.3(b).

 

(e) Merger. The Merger shall have been consummated in accordance with the Merger Agreement.

 

(f) Termination. This Agreement shall not have been terminated as to such Purchaser in accordance with Section ‎6.18 herein.

 

Article 6

MISCELLANEOUS

 

6.1 Fees and Expenses. The Company and the Purchasers shall each pay the fees and expenses of their respective advisers, counsel, accountants and other experts, if any, and all other expenses incurred by such party in connection with the negotiation, preparation, execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement; provided, however, that the Company shall reimburse the Largest Lead Investor and AMRAF for their expenses incurred in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, not to exceed $100,000 for the Largest Lead Investor and $75,000 for AMRAF upon the Closing of the purchase of Preferred Securities and Warrants hereunder by the Largest Lead Investor and/or AMRAF, respectively. The Company shall pay all Transfer Agent fees, stamp taxes and other taxes and duties levied in connection with the issuance and sale of the Preferred Securities and Warrants to the Purchasers.

 

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6.2 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, understandings, discussions and representations, oral or written, with respect to such matters, which the parties acknowledge have been merged into such documents, exhibits and schedules. Before or at the Closing, the Company and the Purchasers will execute and deliver to the other such further documents as may be reasonably requested in order to give practical effect to the intention of the parties under the Transaction Documents.

 

6.3 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 electronic mail at the e-mail address specified in this Section ‎6.3 prior to 5:00 P.M., New York City time, on a Business Day, (b) the next Business Day after the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via electronic mail at the e-mail address or facsimile number specified in this Section ‎6.3 on a day that is not a Business Day or later than 5:00 P.M., New York City time, on any Business Day, (c) the Business Day following the date of mailing, if sent by U.S. nationally recognized overnight courier service with next day delivery specified, or (d) upon actual receipt by the party to whom such notice is required to be given if delivered personally or if sent by U.S. certified or registered mail, return receipt requested; provided, in the case of clauses (a) and (b), that notice shall not be deemed given or effective if the sender receives an automatic system-generated response that such electronic mail was undeliverable. The address for such notices and communications shall be as follows:

 

If to the Company: BiomX Inc.  
  245 First Street, Riverview II,  
Cambridge, MA 02142  
Attention: Jonathan Solomon, Chief Executive Officer  
E-mail: jonathans@biomx.com  
     
With a copy to: Haynes and Boone, LLP  
  30 Rockefeller Plaza, 26th floor  
     
  New York, NY 10112  
  Telephone No.: +1 212.659.4974  
  Attention: Rick A. Werner  
  E-mail: rick.werner@haynesboone.com  

 

 

 

If to a Purchaser:    To the address set forth under such Purchaser’s name on Annex A hereto;

 

or such other address as may be designated in writing hereafter, in the same manner, by such Person.

 

6.4 Amendments; Waivers; No Additional Consideration. No provision of this Agreement may be waived, modified, supplemented or amended except in a written instrument signed by the Company and the Purchasers who collectively have subscribed to purchase at least a majority in interest of the Preferred Securities and Warrants still held by Purchasers, which shall include each Purchaser that, together with its Affiliates and related funds, has subscribed to purchase Preferred Securities and Warrants in the aggregate amount of at least $13,000,000, provided that (i) no amendment, modification or supplement to Section 2.2, Section 4.2, Section 4.4, Section 4.6, Section 4.10, Section 4.11 Section ‎4.12, Section ‎4.15, Section 4.16, Section 4.17, this Section 6.4, Section 6.9, Section 6.17 or Section ‎6.18 may be made without the consent of each Purchaser, or, in the case of a waiver, by the party against whom enforcement of any such waiver is sought, (ii) any proposed amendment, modification, supplement or waiver that would, by its terms, have a disproportionate and materially adverse effect on any Purchaser shall require the consent of such Purchaser(s) and (iii) no amendment, modification, supplement to, or waiver of, Section 6.1 may be made without the consent of the Largest Lead Investor or AMRAF, each with respect to such section as applicable to itself. 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. No consideration shall be offered or paid to any Purchaser to amend or consent to a waiver or modification of any provision of any Transaction Document unless the same consideration is also offered to all Purchasers who then hold Preferred Securities. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, without the express written consent of the Purchaser, this Agreement may not be amended, modified or waived to increase or decrease the number of Preferred Securities and Warrants that such Purchaser is obligated to purchase hereunder or to increase or decrease the Subscription Amount to be paid by such Purchaser for such Securities.

 

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6.5 Construction. 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. The language used in this Agreement will be deemed to be the language chosen by the parties to express their mutual intent, and no rules of strict construction will be applied against any party. This Agreement shall be construed as if drafted jointly by the parties, and no presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring any party by virtue of the authorship of any provisions of this Agreement or any of the Transaction Documents. As used in this Agreement, the words “include” and “including,” and variations thereof, shall not be deemed to be terms of limitation, but rather shall be deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation.”

 

6.6 Successors and Assigns. The provisions of this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties and their successors and permitted assigns. This Agreement, or any rights or obligations hereunder, may not be assigned by the Company without the prior written consent of each Purchaser. Any Purchaser may assign its rights hereunder in whole or in part to any Person to whom such Purchaser assigns or transfers any Preferred Securities or Warrants in compliance with the Transaction Documents and applicable law, provided such transferee shall agree in writing to be bound, with respect to the transferred Preferred Securities or Warrants, by the terms and conditions of this Agreement that apply to the Purchasers.

 

6.7 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 (i) the Placement Agents are intended third-party beneficiaries of the representations and warranties in ‎‎Article 3 and ‎Article 4, and of this Section 6.7 and Section 6.19 and (ii) the Purchaser Parties and the Indemnified Persons are intended third-party beneficiaries of Section 4.15. The parties further agree that the Placement Agents may rely on the legal opinions, certificates and other deliverables to be delivered pursuant to this Agreement.

 

6.8 Governing Law. All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Agreement 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 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, employees or agents) shall be commenced exclusively in the New York Courts. Each party hereto hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the New York Courts 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 Proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of any such New York Court, or that such Proceeding has been commenced in an improper or inconvenient forum. Each party hereto hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being served in any such 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 manner permitted by law. EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.

 

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6.9 Survival. Subject to applicable statute of limitations, the representations, warranties, agreements and covenants contained herein shall survive the Closing and the delivery of the Preferred Securities and Warrants.

 

6.10 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 the other party, it being understood that both 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, or by any electronic signature complying with the U.S. ESIGN Act of 2000 or the New York Electronic Signatures and Records Act, such signature shall create a legally 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.

 

6.11 Severability. If any provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid or unenforceable in any respect, the validity and enforceability of the remaining terms and provisions of this Agreement shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby and the parties will attempt to agree upon a valid and enforceable provision that is a reasonable substitute therefor, and upon so agreeing, shall incorporate such substitute provision in this Agreement.

 

6.12 Rescission and Withdrawal Right. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in (and without limiting any similar provisions of) the 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 Warrants, the applicable Purchaser shall be required to return any Warrant Shares 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 Warrant Shares and the restoration of such Purchaser’s right to acquire such Warrant Shares pursuant to such Purchaser’s Warrant (including, issuance of a replacement warrant certificate evidencing such restored right).

 

6.13 Replacement of Securities. If any certificate or instrument evidencing any Securities is mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed, the Company may issue or cause to be issued in exchange and substitution for and upon cancellation thereof, or in lieu of and substitution therefor, a new certificate or instrument, but only upon receipt of evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Company and the Transfer Agent of such loss, theft or destruction and the execution by the holder thereof of a customary lost certificate affidavit of that fact and an agreement to indemnify and hold harmless the Company and the Transfer Agent for any losses in connection therewith or, if required by the Transfer Agent, a bond in such form and amount as is required by the Transfer Agent. The applicants for a new certificate or instrument under such circumstances shall also pay any reasonable third-party costs associated with the issuance of such replacement Securities. If a replacement certificate or instrument evidencing any Securities is requested due to a mutilation thereof, the Company may require delivery of such mutilated certificate or instrument as a condition precedent to any issuance of a replacement.

 

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6.14 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, without the requirement of posting a bond. The parties agree that monetary damages may not be adequate compensation for any loss incurred by reason of any breach of obligations described in the foregoing sentence and hereby agree to waive in any action for specific performance of any such obligation (other than in connection with any action for a temporary restraining order) the defense that a remedy at law would be adequate.

 

6.15 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.

 

6.16 Adjustments in Share Numbers and Prices. In the event of any stock split, subdivision, dividend or distribution payable in shares of Common Stock (or other securities or rights convertible into, or entitling the holder thereof to receive directly or indirectly shares of Common Stock), combination or other similar recapitalization or event occurring after the date hereof and prior to the Closing, each reference in any Transaction Document to a number of shares or a price per share shall be deemed to be amended to appropriately account for such event.

 

6.17 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 of the obligations of any other Purchaser under any Transaction Document. The decision of each Purchaser to purchase Preferred Securities and Warrants pursuant to the Transaction Documents has been made by such Purchaser independently of any other Purchaser and independently of any information, materials, statements or opinions as to the business, affairs, operations, assets, properties, liabilities, results of operations, condition (financial or otherwise) or prospects of the Company or any Subsidiary which may have been made or given by any other Purchaser or by any agent or employee of any other Purchaser, and no Purchaser and any of its agents or employees shall have any liability to any other Purchaser (or any other Person) relating to or arising from any such information, materials, statement or opinions. Nothing contained herein or in any Transaction Document, and no action taken by any Purchaser pursuant 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 (including, without limitation, a “group” within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act) with respect to such obligations or the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents. Each Purchaser acknowledges that no other Purchaser has acted as agent for such Purchaser in connection with making its investment hereunder and that no Purchaser will be acting as agent of such Purchaser in connection with monitoring its investment in the Securities or enforcing its rights under 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. Each Purchaser acknowledges that Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP is acting as counsel to and has rendered legal advice to the Placement Agents and is not acting as counsel to or rendering legal advice to such Purchaser in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, and that each such Purchaser has relied for such matters on the advice of its own respective counsel. 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 Purchaser. It is expressly understood that each provision contained in this Agreement is between the Company and a Purchaser, solely, and not between the Company and the Purchasers collectively and not between and among the Purchasers.

 

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6.18 Termination. This Agreement may be terminated and the sale and purchase of the Preferred Securities and Warrants abandoned at any time prior to the Closing with regard to all Purchasers (i) automatically if the Closing with regard to such Purchaser’s Preferred Securities and Warrants has not been consummated on or prior to 5:00 P.M., New York City time, on the Outside Date, (ii) by the Company and the Purchasers who collectively have subscribed to purchase at least a majority in interest of the Preferred Securities and Warrants which shall include each Purchaser that, together with its Affiliates and related funds, has subscribed to purchase Preferred Securities and Warrants in the aggregate amount of at least $13,000,000 (“Terminating Purchasers”) if any of the conditions set forth in Section 5.1 shall have become incapable of fulfillment, and shall not have been waived by such Terminating Purchasers, or (iii) automatically if the Merger Agreement is terminated in accordance with its terms; provided, however, that the right to terminate this Agreement under clause (ii) shall not be available to any Person whose failure to comply with its obligations under this Agreement has been the cause of or resulted in the failure of the Closing to occur on or before such time. Nothing in this Section ‎6.18 shall be deemed to release any party from any liability for any breach by such party of the terms and provisions of this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents or to impair the right of any party to compel specific performance by any other party of its obligations under this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents. In the event of a termination pursuant to this Section ‎6.18, the Company shall promptly notify all Purchasers, and if a Purchaser has delivered the Subscription Amount prior to such termination, the Company shall promptly (but not later than one (1) Business Day thereafter) return the Subscription Amount to such Purchaser by wire transfer of United States dollars in immediately available funds to the account specified by such Purchaser.

 

6.19 Exculpation of the Placement Agents. Each party to this Agreement acknowledges that it has read the notice attached hereto as Exhibit H and hereto agrees for the express benefit of the Placement Agents, their Affiliates and their representatives that:

 

(a) Each Placement Agent is acting as placement agent for the Company solely in connection with the sale of the Preferred Securities and Warrants and is not acting in any other capacity and is not and shall not be construed as a fiduciary for any Purchaser, or any other person or entity in connection with the sale of Preferred Securities and Warrants.

 

(b) None of the Placement Agents nor any of their Affiliates or any of their respective representatives (i) has any duties or obligations other than those specifically and expressly set forth herein or in any applicable engagement letter between the Company and a Placement Agent (each, an “Engagement Letter”); (ii) shall be liable for any improper payment made in accordance with the information provided by the Company; (iii) has made or will make any representation or warranty, express or implied, of any kind or character, and has not provided any recommendation in connection with the purchase or sale of the Preferred Securities and Warrants; (iv) has any responsibilities as to the validity, accuracy, completeness, value or genuineness, as of any date, of any information, certificates or documentation delivered by or on behalf of the Company pursuant to this Agreement, the other Transaction Documents or the Merger Agreement, or in connection with any of the transactions contemplated by such agreements; or (v) shall be liable or have any obligation (including, without limitation, for or with respect to any losses, claims, damages, obligations, penalties, judgments, awards, liabilities, costs, expenses or disbursements incurred by any Purchaser, the Company or any other Person or entity), whether in contract, tort or otherwise to any Purchaser or to any person claiming through such Purchaser, (A) for any action taken, suffered or omitted by any of them in good faith and reasonably believed to be authorized or within the discretion or rights or powers conferred upon it by this Agreement, any other Transaction Document or the Merger Agreement, (B) for anything which any of them may do or refrain from doing in connection with this Agreement, any other Transaction Document or the Merger Agreement, or (C) for anything otherwise in connection with the purchase and sale of the Preferred Securities and Warrants or the issuance of the Conversion Shares and Warrant Shares, except in each case for such party’s own gross negligence or willful misconduct.

 

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(c) The Placement Agents, their respective Affiliates and their respective representatives shall be entitled to (i) rely on, and shall be protected in acting upon, any certificate, instrument, opinion, notice, letter or any other document or security delivered to any of them by or on behalf of the Company or any Purchaser, including the representations made by the Company and the Purchasers herein, and (ii) be indemnified by the Company for acting as a Placement Agent to the Company in connection with the sale of the Preferred Securities and Warrants being sold hereunder pursuant to the indemnification provisions set forth in their respective Engagement Letters.

 

6.20 Arm’s Length Transaction. The Company acknowledges and agrees that (i) the transactions described in this Agreement are an arm’s-length commercial transaction between the parties, (ii) the Purchasers have not assumed nor will they assume an advisory or fiduciary responsibility in the Company’s favor with respect to any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the process leading thereto, and the Purchasers have no obligation to the Company with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement except those obligations expressly set forth in this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents to which they are a party, and (iii) the Company’s decision to enter into the Transaction Documents and the Merger Agreement has been based solely on the independent evaluation by the Company and its representatives.

 

6.21 No Use of Names. Except as otherwise required by applicable law or regulation, the Company shall not use the Purchasers’ names or the name of any of their Affiliates in any advertisement, announcement, press release or other similar public communication unless it has received the prior written consent of the applicable Purchaser for the specific use contemplated.

 

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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.

 

  BiomX Inc.
   
  By: /s/ Jonathan Solomon 
  Name:  Jonathan Solomon
  Title: Chief Executive Officer

 

[Signature Page to Securities Purchase Agreement]

 

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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.

 

  Purchaser:
   
  [●]
   
  By:              
  Name:  
  Title:  

 

  Beneficial Ownership Limitation: ________ 
   
  Subscription Amount: $_______________
   
  Shares: _____________________________
   
  Warrants: ___________________________

 

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ANNEX A

 

SCHEDULE OF PURCHASERS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT A

 

CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATION

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT B

 

FORM OF REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT C

 

STOCK CERTIFICATE QUESTIONNAIRE

 

Pursuant to Section ‎2.2(b) of the Agreement, please provide us with the following information:

 

1. The exact name that the Preferred Securities are to be registered in (this is the name that will appear on the stock certificate(s)). You may use a nominee name if appropriate:  
     
2. The relationship between the Purchaser of the Preferred Securities and the Registered Holder listed in response to Item 1 above:  
     
3. The mailing address, telephone and telecopy number of the Registered Holder listed in response to Item 1 above:  
     
   
   
   
   
   
4. The U.S. Tax Identification Number (or, if an individual, the U.S. Social Security Number) of the Registered Holder listed in response to Item 1 above:  

 

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT D

 

FORM OF IRREVOCABLE TRANSFER AGENT INSTRUCTIONS

 

As of ____________, __

 

Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company
1 State Street, 30th Floor
New York, NY 10004-1561
Attn: [______________]

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

Reference is made to that certain Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of March 6, 2024 (the “Agreement”), by and among BiomX Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and the purchasers named on the signature pages thereto (collectively, and including permitted transferees, the “Holders”), pursuant to which the Company is issuing to the Holders shares (the “Shares”) of Series X Non-Voting Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.0001 per share, which will be convertible into shares (the “Conversion Shares”) of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Common Stock”).

 

This letter shall serve as our irrevocable authorization and direction to you to issue the Shares as book-entry restricted shares in the names and denominations specified on Schedule I hereto. The Shares have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) and are, therefore, “restricted securities. Accordingly, the Shares shall bear the following restrictive legend:

 

THE OFFER AND SALE OF THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE TO WHICH THIS CONFIRMATION RELATES HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OF THE UNITED STATES. THE SECURITIES MAY NOT BE SOLD, OFFERED FOR SALE, PLEDGED, HYPOTHECATED, TRANSFERRED OR ASSIGNED IN THE ABSENCE OF AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT FOR THE SECURITIES UNDER APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS, OR UNLESS OFFERED, SOLD, PLEDGED, HYPOTHECATED OR TRANSFERRED PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THOSE LAWS. THE COMPANY AND ITS TRANSFER AGENT SHALL BE ENTITLED TO REQUIRE AN OPINION OF COUNSEL SATISFACTORY TO THE COMPANY AND THE TRANSFER AGENT THAT SUCH REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED. NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING, THE SECURITIES MAY BE PLEDGED IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT OR OTHER LOAN OR FINANCING ARRANGEMENT SECURED BY THE SECURITIES.

 

This letter shall also serve as our irrevocable authorization and direction to you (provided that you are the transfer agent of the Company at such time and the conditions set forth in this letter are satisfied), subject to any stop transfer instructions that we may issue to you from time to time, if any, to issue shares of Common Stock upon conversion, transfer or resale of the Shares.

 

You acknowledge and agree that so long as you have received (a) written confirmation from the Company’s legal counsel that either (1) a registration statement covering resales of the Conversion Shares has been declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) under the Securities Act, or (2) the Conversion Shares have been sold in conformity with Rule 144 under the Securities Act (“Rule 144”) or are eligible for sale under Rule 144, without the requirement for the Company to be in compliance with the current public information requirement under Rule 144 as to such securities and without volume or manner of sale restrictions and (b) if applicable, a copy of such registration statement, then, unless otherwise required by law, within two (2) Trading Days of your receipt of a properly completed and duly executed conversion notice or a notice of transfer of Shares, you shall issue the certificates representing the Conversion Shares registered in the names of such Holders or transferees, as the case may be, and such certificates shall not bear any legend restricting transfer of the Conversion Shares thereby and should not be subject to any stop-transfer restriction.

 

 

 

 

A form of written confirmation from the Company’s outside legal counsel that a registration statement covering resales of the Conversion Shares has been declared effective by the Commission under the Securities Act is attached hereto as Annex I.

 

Please be advised that the Holders are relying upon this letter as an inducement to enter into the Agreement and, accordingly, each Holder is a third party beneficiary to these instructions.

 

Please execute this letter in the space indicated to acknowledge your agreement to act in accordance with these instructions.

 

  Very truly yours,
   
  BiomX Inc.
   
  By:  
  Name: Jonathan Solomon
  Title: Chief Executive Officer

 

Acknowledged and Agreed:

 

Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company

 

By:    
Name:    
Title:    

 

Date: ____________, 2024

 

 

 

 

Annex I

 

FORM OF NOTICE OF EFFECTIVENESS OF REGISTRATION STATEMENT

 

Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company
1 State Street, 30th Floor
New York, NY 10004-1561
Attn: [______________]

 

Re: BiomX Inc.

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

We are counsel to BiomX Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and have represented the Company in connection with that certain Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of March 6, 2024, entered into by and among the Company and the purchasers named therein (collectively, the “Purchasers”), pursuant to which the Company issued to the Purchasers (i) shares of the Company’s Series X Non-Voting Convertible Preferred Stock, $0.0001 par value per share (the “Preferred Shares”) and (ii) warrants (the “Warrants”) to purchase shares of Company’s common stock, $0.0001 par value per share (the “Common Stock”). Pursuant to that certain Registration Rights Agreement of even date, the Company agreed to register the resale of (i) Warrants, (ii) the Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Preferred Shares, and (iii) the Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants (collectively, the “Registrable Securities”), under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). In connection with the Company’s obligations under the Registration Rights Agreement, on [______], 2024, the Company filed a Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-________) (the “Registration Statement”) with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) relating to the Registrable Securities which names each of the Purchasers as a selling stockholder thereunder and set forth as Exhibit A hereto.

 

In connection with the foregoing, we advise you that a member of the Commission’s staff has advised us by telephone that the Commission has entered an order declaring the Registration Statement effective under the Securities Act at ________ [a.m.][p.m.] on ____________, ___ , and we have no knowledge, after reviewing the Commission’s “Stop Orders” web page (http://sec.gov/litigation/stoporders.shtml), that any stop order suspending its effectiveness has been issued or that any proceedings for that purpose are pending before, or threatened by, the Commission and the Registrable Securities are available for resale under the Securities Act pursuant to the Registration Statement.

 

This letter shall serve as our standing notice to you that the Common Stock may be freely transferred by the Purchasers pursuant to the Registration Statement. You need not require further letters from us to effect any future legend-free issuance or reissuance of shares of Common Stock to the Purchasers or the transferees of the Purchasers, as the case may be, as contemplated by the Company’s Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions dated ____________, ___, provided at the time of such reissuance, we or the Company has not otherwise notified you that the Registration Statement is unavailable for the resale of the Registrable Securities. This letter shall serve as our standing instructions with regard to this matter.

 

  Very truly yours,
   
  [INSERT NAME OF COMPANY COUNSEL]
   
  By:             

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT E

 

FORM OF SECRETARY’S CERTIFICATE

 

The undersigned hereby certifies that [●] is the duly elected, qualified and acting Secretary of BiomX Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and that as such [s/he] is authorized to execute and deliver this certificate in the name and on behalf of the Company and in connection with the Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of____________, 2024, by and among the Company and the purchasers named therein (the “Securities Purchase Agreement”), and further certifies in his official capacity, in the name and on behalf of the Company, the items set forth below. Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning set forth in the Securities Purchase Agreement.

 

1. Attached hereto as Exhibit A is a true, correct and complete copy of the resolutions duly adopted by the Board of Directors of the Company at a meeting held on____________ approving the Merger, the Transaction Documents, the Merger Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby. Such resolutions have not in any way been amended, modified, revoked or rescinded, have been in full force and effect since their adoption to and including the date hereof and are now in full force and effect.

 

2. Attached hereto as Exhibit B is a true, correct and complete copy of the Certificate of Incorporation of the Company, together with any and all amendments thereto currently in effect, including the Certificate of Designation, and no action has been taken to further amend, modify or repeal such Certificate of Incorporation, the same being in full force and effect in the attached form as of the date hereof

 

3. Attached hereto as Exhibit C is a true, correct and complete copy of the Bylaws of the Company and any and all amendments thereto currently in effect, and no action has been taken to further amend, modify or repeal such Bylaws, the same being in full force and effect in the attached form as of the date hereof.

 

4. Each person listed below has been duly elected or appointed to the position(s) indicated opposite his name and is duly authorized to sign the Securities Purchase Agreement and each of the Transaction Documents on behalf of the Company, and the signature appearing opposite such person’s name below is such person’s genuine signature.

 

Name   Position   Signature
         
[●]   Chief Executive Officer    
         
[●]   Chief Financial Officer    

 

In Witness Whereof, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand as of this ____ day of __________, 2024.

 

 
 Secretary

 

I, [●], Chief Executive Officer, hereby certify that [●] is the duly elected, qualified and acting Secretary of the Company and that the signature set forth above is [his]/[her] true signature.

 

 
 Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT A

 

Resolutions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT B

 

Certificate of Incorporation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT C

 

Bylaws

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT F

 

Form of Officer’s Certificate

 

The undersigned, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of BiomX Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), pursuant to Section ‎5.1(h) of the Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of ___________________, 2024, by and among the Company and the investors signatory thereto (the “Securities Purchase Agreement”), hereby represents, warrants and certifies as follows (capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning set forth in the Securities Purchase Agreement):

 

1. The representations and warranties of the Company contained in the Securities Purchase Agreement are true and correct in all material respects (except for those representations and warranties which are qualified as to materiality, in which case, such representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all respects) as of the date when made and as of the date hereof, as though made on and as of such date, except for such representations and warranties that speak as of a specific date, which shall be true and correct in all material respects (except for those representations and warranties which are qualified as to materiality or Material Adverse Effect, which representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all respects) as of such date.

 

2. The Company has performed, satisfied and complied in all material respects with all covenants, agreements and conditions required by the Transaction Documents to be performed, satisfied or complied with by it at or prior to the date hereof.

 

3. The conditions set forth in Section 5.1(f) and Section 5.1(i) of the Securities Purchase Agreement have been satisfied.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this certificate this ____ day of __________, ____.

 

 
 Chief Executive Officer

 

 
 Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT G

 

Merger Agreement

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT H

 

Required SEC Waiver Disclosure

 

On March 11, 2019, an order (the “Order”) was entered against several parties, including RBC Capital Markets, LLC (“RBC”) by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (Administrative Proceeding File No. 3-19101) resolving settlement offers under the SEC Division of Enforcement’s Share Class Selection Disclosure Initiative (the “SCSD Initiative”), a self-reporting program arising out of breaches of fiduciary duty and inadequate disclosures by registered investment adviser RBC in connection with its mutual fund share class selection practices and the fees it and its associated persons received pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940. As a result of the Judgment: (i) RBC was censured and was required to cease and desist from committing or causing any violations and any future violations of Section 206(2) and 207 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940; and (ii) RBC was liable to pay disgorgement and prejudgment interest of $11,715,395.72. RBC was not required to pay a civil penalty.

 

Simultaneously with the entry of the Order, the SEC issued another order granting RBC a waiver from, among other things, the application of the disqualification provisions of Rule 506(d)(1)(iv) of Regulation D under the Securities Act.

 

A copy of the order granting the waiver is available on the SEC’s website at: https://www.sec.gov/rules/other/2019/33-10613.pdf

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT I

 

Form of Warrant

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 10.2

 

REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT

 

This Registration Rights Agreement (this “Agreement”) is dated as of March 6, 2024, by and among BiomX Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and the several purchasers signatory hereto (each, including its successors and assigns, a “Purchaser” and collectively, the “Purchasers”).

 

This Agreement is made pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, between the Company and each Purchaser (the “Purchase Agreement”). Capitalized terms not defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Purchase 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 of the Purchasers agree as follows:

 

1. Definitions. Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein that are defined in the Purchase Agreement shall have the meanings given such terms in the Purchase Agreement. As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

 

Advice” has the meaning set forth in Section 6(d).

 

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 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

 

Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

 

Business Day” means any day except Saturday, 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.

 

Common Stock” means the Company’s common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, and stock of any other class of securities into which such securities may hereafter be reclassified or changed.

 

Company” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

 

Effective Date” means the date that the Registration Statement filed pursuant to Section 2(a) is first declared effective by the Commission.

 

Effectiveness Deadline” means, with respect to the Initial Registration Statement or the New Registration Statement, the forty-fifth (45th) calendar day following the Filing Deadline (or, in the event the Commission reviews and has written comments to the Initial Registration Statement or the New Registration Statement, the seventy-fifth (75th) calendar day following the Filing Deadline); provided, however, that if the Company is notified by the Commission that the Initial Registration Statement or the New Registration Statement will not be reviewed or is no longer subject to further review and comments, the Effectiveness Deadline as to such Registration Statement shall be the fifth (5th) Trading Day following the date on which the Company is so notified if such date precedes the dates otherwise required above; provided, further, that if the Effectiveness Deadline falls on a Saturday, Sunday or other day that the Commission is closed for business, the Effectiveness Deadline shall be extended to the next Business Day on which the Commission is open for business.

 

Effectiveness Period” has the meaning set forth in Section 2(b).

 

 

 

 

Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

Filing Deadline” means, with respect to the Initial Registration Statement required to be filed pursuant to Section 2(a), the forty-fifth (45th) calendar day following the Closing Date, provided, however, that if the Filing Deadline falls on a Saturday, Sunday or other day that the Commission is closed for business, the Filing Deadline shall be extended to the next Business Day on which the Commission is open for business.

 

FINRA” has the meaning set forth in Section 3(i).

 

Holder” or “Holders” means the holder or holders, as the case may be, from time to time of Registrable Securities.

 

Indemnified Party” has the meaning set forth in Section 5(c).

 

Indemnifying Party” has the meaning set forth in Section 5(c).

 

Initial Registration Statement” has the meaning set forth in Section 2(a).

 

Losses” has the meaning set forth in Section 5(a).

 

Merger Agreement” means certain Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of the date hereof, by and among the Company, BTX Merger Sub I, Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of Parent, BTX Merger Sub II, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and wholly owned subsidiary of Parent, and Adaptive Phage Therapeutics, Inc.

 

Merger Consideration Warrants” means common stock purchase warrants to purchase shares of Common Stock issuable to certain stockholders of Adaptive Phage Therapeutics, Inc. immediately prior to the First Effective Time (as defined in the Merger Agreement) pursuant to the Merger Agreement.

 

New Registration Statement” has the meaning set forth in Section 2(a).

 

PIPE Warrants” means common stock purchase warrants to purchase shares of Common Stock equal to 50.0% of the total number of Conversion Shares issuable upon conversion of the Series X Preferred Stock issuable to such Purchaser pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, with an exercise price equal to $0.2311, subject to adjustment therein, delivered to the Purchasers at the Closing of the Purchase Agreement and substantially in the form attached thereto.

 

Prospectus” means the prospectus included in a Registration Statement (including, without limitation, a prospectus that includes any information previously omitted from a prospectus filed as part of an effective registration statement in reliance upon Rule 430B promulgated under the Securities Act), as amended or supplemented by any prospectus supplement, with respect to the terms of the offering of any portion of the Registrable Securities covered by a Registration Statement, and all other amendments and supplements to the Prospectus, including post-effective amendments, and all material incorporated by reference or deemed to be incorporated by reference in such Prospectus.

 

Purchase Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

 

Purchaser” or “Purchasers” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

 

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Registrable Securities” means all of (i) the Shares, (ii) the PIPE Warrants and the Series X Preferred Stock issued pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, (iii) any Series X Preferred Stock, Common Stock or Merger Consideration Warrants issued on or around the date hereof pursuant to the Merger Agreement , and (iv) any securities issued or issuable upon any stock split, dividend or other distribution, recapitalization or similar event with respect to the foregoing, provided that, with respect to a particular Holder, such Holder’s Shares shall cease to be Registrable Securities upon the earlier to occur of the following: (A) a sale pursuant to a Registration Statement or Rule 144 under the Securities Act (in which case, only such security sold by the Holder shall cease to be a Registrable Security); and (B) such Shares become eligible for resale by the Holder under Rule 144 without the requirement for the Company to be in compliance with the current public information required thereunder and without volume or manner-of-sale restrictions, pursuant to a written opinion letter of counsel for the Company to such effect, addressed, delivered and reasonably acceptable to the Transfer Agent.

 

Registration Statements” means any one or more registration statements of the Company filed under the Securities Act that cover the resale of any of the Registrable Securities pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement (including without limitation the Initial Registration Statement, any New Registration Statement and any Remainder Registration Statements), amendments and supplements to such Registration Statements, including post-effective amendments, all exhibits and all material incorporated by reference or deemed to be incorporated by reference in such Registration Statements.

 

Remainder Registration Statement” has the meaning set forth in Section 2(a).

 

Rule 144” means Rule 144 promulgated by the Commission pursuant to the Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended from time to time, or any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the Commission having substantially the same effect as such Rule.

 

Rule 172” means Rule 172 promulgated by the Commission pursuant to the Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended from time to time, or any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the Commission having substantially the same effect as such Rule.

 

Rule 415” means Rule 415 promulgated by the Commission pursuant to the Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended from time to time, or any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the Commission having substantially the same effect as such Rule.

 

Rule 424” means Rule 424 promulgated by the Commission pursuant to the Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended from time to time, or any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the Commission having substantially the same effect as such Rule.

 

Rule 461” means Rule 461 promulgated by the Commission pursuant to the Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended from time to time, or any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the Commission having substantially the same effect as such Rule.

 

SEC Guidance” means (i) any publicly-available written or oral guidance, comments, requirements or requests of the Commission staff; provided, that any such oral guidance, comments, requirements or requests are reduced to writing by the Commission and (ii) the Securities Act.

 

Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

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Selling Shareholder Questionnaire” means a questionnaire in the form attached as Annex B hereto, or such other form of questionnaire or information provided to the Company in connection with the preparation of a Registration Statement hereunder.

 

Series X Preferred Stock” means the Series X Non-Voting Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Company.

 

Shares” means the shares of Common Stock which may be issued upon conversion of the Series X Preferred Stock held by Holders or upon exercise of the Warrants held by Purchasers.

 

Warrants” means collectively, the PIPE Warrants and the Merger Consideration Warrants.

 

2. Registration.

 

(a) On or prior to the Filing Deadline, the Company shall prepare and file with the Commission a Registration Statement covering the resale of all of the Registrable Securities not then registered on an existing and effective Registration Statement for an offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 or, if Rule 415 is not available for offers and sales of the Registrable Securities, by such other means of distribution of Registrable Securities as the Holders may reasonably specify (the “Initial Registration Statement”). The Initial Registration Statement shall be on Form S-3 (except if the Company is then ineligible to register for resale the Registrable Securities on Form S-3, in which case such registration shall be on such other form available to register for resale the Registrable Securities as a secondary offering) subject to the provisions of Section 2(c) and shall contain the “Plan of Distribution” section substantially in the form attached hereto as Annex A (which may be modified to respond to comments, if any, provided by the Commission). Notwithstanding the registration obligations set forth in this Section 2, in the event the Commission informs the Company that all of the Registrable Securities cannot, as a result of the application of Rule 415, be registered for resale as a secondary offering on a single registration statement, the Company agrees to promptly (i) inform each of the Holders thereof and use its commercially reasonable efforts to file amendments to the Initial Registration Statement as required by the Commission and/or (ii) withdraw the Initial Registration Statement and file a new registration statement (a “New Registration Statement”), in either case covering the maximum number of Registrable Securities permitted to be registered by the Commission, on Form S-3 or, if the Company is ineligible to register the Registrable Securities on Form S-3, such other form available to register for resale the Registrable Securities as a secondary offering; provided, however, that prior to filing such amendment or New Registration Statement, the Company shall be obligated to use its commercially reasonable efforts to advocate with the Commission for the registration of all of the Registrable Securities in accordance with the SEC Guidance, including without limitation, the Securities Act Rules Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations Question 612.09. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, if the Commission or any SEC Guidance sets forth a limitation of the number of Registrable Securities permitted to be registered on a particular Registration Statement as a secondary offering (and notwithstanding that the Company used diligent efforts to advocate with the Commission for the registration of all or a greater number of Registrable Securities), unless otherwise directed in writing by a Holder as to its Registrable Securities, the number of Registrable Securities to be registered on such Registration Statement will first be reduced by Registrable Securities not acquired pursuant to the Purchase Agreement (whether pursuant to registration rights or otherwise), and second by Registrable Securities represented by Shares applied to the Holders on a pro rata basis based on the total number of Shares held by such Holders, subject to a determination by the Commission that certain Holders must be reduced first based on the number of Shares held by such Holders. In the event of a cutback hereunder, the Company shall give the Holder at least one (1) Trading Day prior notice along with the calculations as to such Holder’s allotment. In the event the Company amends the Initial Registration Statement or files a New Registration Statement, as the case may be, in accordance with the foregoing, the Company will use its commercially reasonable efforts to file with the Commission, as promptly as allowed by the Commission or SEC Guidance provided to the Company or to registrants of securities in general, one or more registration statements on Form S-3 or such other form available to register for resale those Registrable Securities that were not registered for resale on the Initial Registration Statement, as amended, or the New Registration Statement (the “Remainder Registration Statements”). No Holder shall be named as an “underwriter” in any Registration Statement without such Holder’s prior written consent, provided that if the Commission requests that any Holder be identified as a statutory underwriter in any Registration Statement, then such Holder will have the option, in its sole and absolute discretion, to either (i) have the opportunity to withdraw from the Registration Statement upon its prompt written request to the Company, in which case the Company’s obligation to register such Holder’s Registrable Securities shall be deemed satisfied or (ii) be included as such in the Registration Statement.

 

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(b) Subject to the terms of this agreement, the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause each Registration Statement to be declared effective by the Commission as soon as practicable and, with respect to the Initial Registration Statement or the New Registration Statement, as applicable, no later than the Effectiveness Deadline (including filing with the Commission a request for acceleration of effectiveness in accordance with Rule 461 promulgated under the Securities Act), and shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep each Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until the earlier of (i) such time as all of the Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement have been publicly sold by the Holders; or (ii) the date that all Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement may be sold by non-affiliates without volume or manner-of-sale restrictions pursuant to Rule 144, without the requirement for the Company to be in compliance with the current public information requirement under Rule 144 (the “Effectiveness Period”). The Company shall request effectiveness of a Registration Statement as of 4:30 P.M. New York City time on a Trading Day. The Company shall promptly notify the Holders via e-mail of the effectiveness of a Registration Statement thereto on the same Trading Day that the Company telephonically confirms effectiveness with the Commission, which date of confirmation shall initially be the date requested for effectiveness of such Registration Statement. The Company shall, by 4:00 P.M. New York City time on the first Trading Day after the Effective Date, file a final Prospectus with the Commission, as required by Rule 424(b) and shall provide the Holders with copies of the final Prospectus to be used in connection with the sale or other disposition of the securities covered thereby. The Company shall promptly inform each Holder in writing if, at any time during the Effectiveness Period, the Company does not satisfy the conditions specified in Rule 172 and, as a result thereof, the Holder is required to deliver a Prospectus in connection with any disposition of Registrable Securities.

 

(c) Each Holder of Registrable Securities to be sold agrees to furnish to the Company a completed Selling Shareholder Questionnaire not more than ten (10) Trading Days following the date of this Agreement. At least five (5) Trading Days prior to the first anticipated filing date of a Registration Statement for any registration under this Agreement, the Company will notify each Holder of the information the Company reasonably requires from that Holder for inclusion in the Registration Statement other than the information contained in the Selling Shareholder Questionnaire, if any, which shall be completed and delivered to the Company promptly upon request and, in any event, within three (3) Trading Days prior to the applicable anticipated filing date. Each Holder further agrees that it shall not be entitled to be named as a selling securityholder in the Registration Statement or use the Prospectus for offers and resales of Registrable Securities at any time, unless such Holder has provided such information to the Company and responded to any reasonable requests for further information as described in the previous sentence. Each Holder acknowledges and agrees that the information in the Selling Shareholder Questionnaire or request for further information as described in this Section 2(c) will be used by the Company in the preparation of the Registration Statement and hereby consents to the inclusion of such information in the Registration Statement (subject to such Holder’s right to timely review the Registration Statement as set forth herein).

 

(d) In the event that Form S-3 is not available for the registration of the resale of Registrable Securities hereunder, the Company shall (i) register the resale of the Registrable Securities on another appropriate form reasonably acceptable to the Holders and (ii) undertake to register the Registrable Securities on Form S-3 promptly after such form is available, provided that the Company shall maintain the effectiveness of the Registration Statement then in effect until such time as a Registration Statement on Form S-3 covering the Registrable Securities has been declared effective by the Commission.

 

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(e) If (i) the Initial Registration Statement covering the Registrable Securities is not filed with the Commission on or prior to the Filing Deadline, the Company will make pro rata payments to each Holder then holding Registrable Securities, or (ii) following receipt of the Requisite Stockholder Approval, (A) a Registration Statement covering the Registrable Securities is not declared effective by the Commission prior to the Effectiveness Deadline or (B) after a Registration Statement has been declared effective by the Commission, (1) such Registration Statement ceases for any reason (including, without limitation, by reason of a stop order, or the Company’s failure to update the Registration Statement) to remain continuously effective as to sell all Registrable Securities for which it is required to be effective, (2) the Holders are not permitted to utilize the Prospectus therein to resell such Registrable Securities (other than during permitted suspension under Section6(d)), or (3) a permitted suspension of the Registration Statement under Section 6(d) exceeds the length set forth therein, (each of the foregoing events in clauses (i) and (ii), a “Registration Failure”), or (iii) if a Registration Statement is not effective for any reason or the prospectus contained therein is not available for use for any reason, the Company fails to make and keep adequate current public information available or to file with the Commission in a timely manner all reports and other documents required of the Company under the Exchange Act pursuant to Section 6(o) hereof (a “Current Public Information Failure”) as a result of which any of the Holders are unable to sell Registrable Securities without restriction under Rule 144 (including, without limitation, volume restrictions), then, in addition to any other rights the Holders may have hereunder or under applicable law, the Company will make pro rata payments to each Holder of then outstanding Registrable Securities, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty (the “Liquidated Damages”), in an amount equal to one percent (1.0%) of the Subscription Amount paid by such Purchaser for the Registrable Securities then held by such Purchaser (x) on the initial day of a Registration Failure or Current Public Information Failure and (y) on every thirty (30) day anniversary of such Registration Failure or Current Public Information Failure for each thirty (30) day period (or pro rata portion thereof with respect to a final period, if any) thereafter until the Registration Failure or Current Public Information Failure is cured. The Liquidated Damages shall be paid monthly within ten (10) Business Days of the date of such Registration Failure or Current Public Information Failure and the end of each subsequent thirty (30) day period (or portion thereof with respect to a final period, if any) thereafter until the Registration Failure or Current Public Information Failure is cured. Such payments shall be made in cash to each Holder then holding Registrable Securities. Interest shall accrue at the rate of one percent (1%) per month on any such liquidated damages payments that shall not be paid by the applicable payment date until such amount is paid in full. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (I) no Liquidated Damages shall be payable with respect to any period after the expiration of the Effectiveness Period (as defined below) (it being understood that this sentence shall not relieve the Company of any Liquidated Damages accruing prior to the expiration of the Effectiveness Period), (II) in no event shall the aggregate amount of Liquidated Damages payable to a Purchaser exceed, in the aggregate, five percent (5.0%) of the aggregate purchase price paid by such Purchaser pursuant to the Purchase Agreement and (III) no Liquidated Damages shall accrue or be payable with respect to any reduction in the number or Registrable Securities to be included in a Registration Statement due to the application of Rule 415 as set forth in Section 2(a). Nothing in this Agreement shall preclude any Holder from pursuing or obtaining any available remedies at law, specific performance or other equitable relief with respect to this Section 2(e) in accordance with applicable law.

 

3. Registration Procedures

 

In connection with the Company’s registration obligations hereunder, the Company shall:

 

(a) Not less than five (5) Trading Days prior to the filing of each Registration Statement and any not less than two (2) Trading Days prior to the filing of any related Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto (except for Annual Reports on Form 10-K, and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K and any similar or successor reports), (i) furnish to each Holder copies of such Registration Statement, Prospectus or amendment or supplement thereto, as proposed to be filed, which documents will be subject to the review of such Holder (it being acknowledged and agreed that if a Holder does not object to or comment on the aforementioned documents within such five (5) Trading Day or two (2) Trading Day period, as the case may be, then the Holder shall be deemed to have consented to and approved the use of such documents) and (ii) to the extent that a Holder is identified in the Registration Statement as an “underwriter” (as defined in the Securities Act), use commercially reasonable efforts to cause its officers and directors, counsel and independent registered public accountants to respond to such inquiries as shall be necessary, in the reasonable opinion of respective counsel to each Holder, to conduct a reasonable investigation within the meaning of the Securities Act. The Company shall not file any Registration Statement or amendment or supplement thereto in a form to which any Holder of the Registrable Securities reasonably object in good faith, provided that, such Holders notify the Company of such objection in writing within the five (5) Trading Day or two (2) Trading Day periods described above, as applicable.

 

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(b) (i) Prepare and file with the Commission such amendments (including post-effective amendments) and supplements, to each Registration Statement and the Prospectus used in connection therewith as may be necessary to keep such Registration Statement continuously effective as to the applicable Registrable Securities for its Effectiveness Period and prepare and promptly file with the Commission such additional Registration Statements in order to register for resale under the Securities Act all of the Registrable Securities; (ii) cause the related Prospectus to be amended or supplemented by any required Prospectus supplement (subject to the terms of this Agreement), and, as so supplemented or amended, to be filed pursuant to Rule 424; (iii) respond as promptly as reasonably practicable to any comments received from the Commission with respect to each Registration Statement or any amendment thereto and, as promptly as reasonably possible, provide the Holders true and complete copies of all correspondence from and to the Commission relating to such Registration Statement that pertains to the Holders as “Selling Stockholders” but not any comments that would result in the disclosure to the Holders of material and non-public information concerning the Company (unless such Holder consents to receive such material and non-public information); and (iv) comply with the provisions of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act with respect to the disposition of all Registrable Securities covered by a Registration Statement until such time as all of such Registrable Securities shall have been disposed of (subject to the terms of this Agreement) in accordance with the intended methods of disposition by the Holders thereof as set forth in such Registration Statement as so amended or in such Prospectus as so supplemented; provided, however, that each Holder shall be responsible for the delivery of the Prospectus to the Persons to whom such Holder sells any of the Registrable Securities (including in accordance with Rule 172 under the Securities Act) to the extent required under the Securities Act, and each Holder agrees to dispose of Registrable Securities in compliance with the “Plan of Distribution” described in the Registration Statement and otherwise in compliance with applicable federal and state securities laws. In the case of amendments and supplements to a Registration Statement which are required to be filed pursuant to this Agreement (including pursuant to this Section 3(b)) by reason of the Company filing a report on Form 10-K, Form 10-Q or Form 8-K or any analogous report under the Exchange Act, the Company shall have incorporated such report by reference into such Registration Statement, if applicable, or shall file such amendments or supplements with the Commission on the same day on which the Exchange Act report which created the requirement for the Company to amend or supplement such Registration Statement was filed.

 

(c) Notify the Holders of Registrable Securities to be sold (which notice shall, if given pursuant to clauses (iii) through (vi) hereof, be accompanied by an instruction to suspend the use of the Prospectus until the requisite changes have been made, provided that the Company shall omit any material, non-public information relating to the Company and/or any of its subsidiaries) as promptly as reasonably practicable (and, in the case of (i)(A) below, not less than one (1) Trading Day prior to such filing) and (if requested by any such Person) confirm such notice in writing no later than one (1) Trading Day following the day: (i)(A) when a Prospectus or any Prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment to a Registration Statement is proposed to be filed; (B) when the Commission notifies the Company whether there will be a “review” of such Registration Statement and whenever the Commission comments in writing on any Registration Statement (in which case the Company shall provide to each of the Holders true and complete copies of all comments that pertain to the Holders as a “Selling Stockholder” or to the “Plan of Distribution” and all written responses thereto, but not information that the Company believes would constitute material and non-public information); and (C) with respect to each Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment, when the same has become effective; (ii) of any request by the Commission or any other Federal or state governmental authority for amendments or supplements to a Registration Statement or Prospectus or for additional information that pertains to the Holders as “Selling Stockholders” or the “Plan of Distribution”; (iii) of the issuance by the Commission or any other federal or state governmental authority of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of a Registration Statement covering any or all of the Registrable Securities or the initiation of any Proceedings for that purpose; (iv) of the receipt by the Company of any notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification or exemption from qualification of any of the Registrable Securities for sale in any jurisdiction, or the initiation or threatening of any Proceeding for such purpose; (v) of the occurrence of any event or passage of time that makes the financial statements included or incorporated by reference in a Registration Statement ineligible for inclusion or incorporation by reference therein or any statement made in such Registration Statement or Prospectus or any document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated therein by reference untrue in any material respect or that requires any revisions to such Registration Statement, Prospectus or other documents so that, in the case of such Registration Statement or the Prospectus, as the case may be, it will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein (in the case of any Prospectus, form of prospectus or supplement thereto, in light of the circumstances under which they were made), not misleading and (vi) of the occurrence or existence of any pending corporate development with respect to the Company that, upon the advice of legal counsel, the Company’s board of directors reasonably believes to be material and would require additional disclosure by the Company in the Registration Statement of such material information that the Company has a bona fide business purpose for keeping confidential and non-disclosure of which in the Registration Statement would be expected, in the reasonable determination of the Company’s board of directors, upon the advice of legal counsel, to cause the Registration Statement to fail to comply with applicable disclosure requirements, provided, that any and all such information shall remain confidential to each Holder until such information otherwise becomes public, unless disclosure by a Holder is required by law; and provided, further, that notwithstanding each Holder’s agreement to keep such information confidential, no such notice shall contain material, non-public information.

 

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(d) Use commercially reasonable efforts to avoid the issuance of, or, if issued, obtain the withdrawal of (i) any order stopping or suspending the effectiveness of a Registration Statement, or (ii) any suspension of the qualification (or exemption from qualification) of any of the Registrable Securities for sale in any jurisdiction, as soon as practicable.

 

(e) If requested by a Holder, furnish to such Holder, without charge, at least one conformed copy of each Registration Statement and each amendment thereto, including financial statements and schedules, all documents incorporated or deemed to be incorporated therein by reference to the extent requested by such Person, and all exhibits to the extent requested by such Person (including those previously furnished or incorporated by reference) promptly after the filing of such documents with the Commission; provided, that the Company shall have no obligation to provide any document pursuant to this clause that is available on the Commission’s EDGAR system.

 

(f) Prior to any resale of Registrable Securities by a Holder, use its commercially reasonable efforts to register or qualify or cooperate with the selling Holders in connection with the registration or qualification (or exemption from the registration or qualification) of the resale of such Registrable Securities (or, in the case of qualification, of such Registrable Securities for the resale) by the Holder under the securities or blue sky laws of such jurisdictions within the United States as any Holder reasonably requests in writing, to keep each registration or qualification (or exemption therefrom) effective during the Effectiveness Period and to do any and all other acts or things reasonably necessary to enable the disposition in such jurisdictions of the Registrable Securities covered by each Registration Statement; provided, that the Company shall not be required to qualify generally to do business in any jurisdiction where it is not then so qualified, subject the Company to any material tax in any such jurisdiction where it is not then so subject or file a general consent to service of process in any such jurisdiction.

 

(g) If requested by a Holder, cooperate with such Holder to facilitate the timely preparation and delivery of certificates or book entry statements, as applicable, representing Registrable Securities to be delivered to a transferee pursuant to the Registration Statement, which certificates or statements shall be free, to the extent permitted by the Purchase Agreement and under law, of all restrictive legends, and to enable such Registrable Securities to be in such denominations and registered in such names as any such Holder may reasonably request.

 

(h) Following the occurrence of any event contemplated by Section 3(c), as promptly as reasonably possible under the circumstances (taking into account the Company’s good faith assessment of any adverse consequences to the Company and its stockholders of the premature disclosure of such event), prepare a supplement or amendment, including a post-effective amendment, to the affected Registration Statements or a supplement to the related Prospectus or any document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated therein by reference, and file any other required document so that, as thereafter delivered, no Registration Statement nor any Prospectus will contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein (in the case of any Prospectus, form of prospectus or supplement thereto, in light of the circumstances under which they were made), not misleading. If the Company notifies the Holders in accordance with clauses (iii) through (vi) of Section 3(c) above to suspend the use of any Prospectus until the requisite changes to such Prospectus have been made, then the Holders shall suspend use of such Prospectus. The Company will use its commercially reasonable efforts to ensure that the use of the Prospectus may be resumed as promptly as is practicable. The Company shall be entitled to exercise its right under this Section 3(h) to suspend the availability of a Registration Statement and Prospectus in accordance with the time periods set forth in Section 6(d), which may be extended only in accordance with Section 6(f). For the avoidance of doubt, the Company’s rights under Section 3(h) shall include suspensions of availability arising from the filing of a post-effective amendment to a Registration Statement to update the Prospectus therein to include the information contained in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, which suspensions may extend for the amount of time reasonably required to respond to any comments of the staff of the Commission on such amendment and which, for the avoidance of doubt, shall be in accordance with the time periods set forth in Section 6(d), which may be extended only in accordance with Section 6(f).

 

(i) The Company may require each selling Holder to furnish to the Company a certified statement as to (i) the number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by such Holder and any Affiliate thereof, (ii) any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) affiliations, (iii) any natural persons who have the power to vote or dispose of the Common Stock and (iv) any other information as may be requested by the Commission, FINRA or any state securities commission.

 

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(j) The Company shall cooperate with any registered broker through which a Holder proposes to resell its Registrable Securities in effecting a filing with FINRA pursuant to FINRA Rule 5110 as requested by any such Holder and the Company shall pay the filing fee required for the first such filing within two (2) Business Days of the request therefor.

 

(k) If at any time the Commission takes the position that the offering of some or all of the Registrable Securities in a Registration Statement is not eligible to be made on a delayed or continuous basis under the provisions of Rule 415 under the Securities Act or requires any Holder to be named as an “underwriter,” the Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to persuade the Commission that the offering contemplated by such Registration Statement is a valid secondary offering and not an offering “by or on behalf of the issuer” as defined in Rule 415 and that none of the Holders is an “underwriter.

 

(l) Use commercially reasonable efforts to cause all Registrable Securities covered by a Registration Statement to be listed on the Principal Trading Market.

 

(m) If requested by a Holder, (i) as soon as reasonably practicable, incorporate in a prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment such information as a Holder reasonably requests to be included therein relating to the sale and distribution of Registrable Securities, including, without limitation, information with respect to the number of Registrable Securities being offered or sold, the purchase price being paid therefor and any other terms of the offering of the Registrable Securities to be sold in such offering; (ii) as soon as reasonably practicable, make all required filings of such prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment after being notified of the matters to be incorporated in such prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment; and (iii) as soon as reasonably practicable, supplement or make amendments to any Registration Statement if reasonably requested.

 

4. Registration Expenses. All fees and expenses incident to the Company’s performance of or compliance with its obligations under this Agreement (excluding any underwriting discounts and selling commissions and all legal fees and expenses of legal counsel for any Holder) shall be borne by the Company whether or not any Registrable Securities are sold pursuant to a Registration Statement. The fees and expenses referred to in the foregoing sentence shall include, without limitation, (i) all registration and filing fees (including, without limitation, fees and expenses of the Company’s counsel and independent registered public accountants (A) with respect to filings required to be made with any Trading Market on which the Common Stock are then listed for trading, (B) with respect to compliance with applicable state securities or blue sky laws (including, without limitation, fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company in connection with blue sky qualifications or exemptions of the Registrable Securities and determination of the eligibility of the Registrable Securities for investment under the laws of such jurisdictions as requested by the Holders) and (C) if not previously paid by the Company in connection with Section 3(j) above, with respect to any filing that may be required to be made by any broker through which a Holder intends to make sales of Registrable Securities with FINRA pursuant to the FINRA Rule 5110, so long as the broker is receiving no more than a customary brokerage commission in connection with such sale), (ii) printing expenses (including, without limitation, expenses of printing certificates for Registrable Securities and of printing prospectuses if the printing of prospectuses is reasonably requested by the Holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities included in the Registration Statement), (iii) messenger, telephone and delivery expenses, (iv) fees, expenses and disbursements of counsel for the Company, (v) Securities Act liability insurance, if the Company so desires such insurance, and (vi) fees and expenses of all other Persons retained by the Company in connection with the registrations and consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. In addition, the Company shall be responsible for all of its internal expenses incurred in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (including, without limitation, all salaries and expenses of its officers and employees performing legal or accounting duties), the expense of any annual audit and the fees and expenses incurred in connection with the listing of the Registrable Securities on any securities exchange as required hereunder. In no event shall the Company be responsible for any underwriting, broker or similar fees or commissions of any Holder or, except to the extent provided for in the Transaction Documents, any legal fees or other costs of the Holders.

 

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5. Indemnification.

 

(a) Indemnification by the Company. The Company shall, notwithstanding any termination of this Agreement, indemnify, defend and hold harmless each Holder and each of their respective officers, directors, agents, partners, members, managers, stockholders, Affiliates, investment advisers and employees of each of them, each Person who controls any such Holder (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act) and the officers, directors, agents, partners, members, managers, stockholders, investment advisers and employees of each such controlling Person, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, from and against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities, costs (including, without limitation, reasonable costs of preparation and investigation and reasonable attorneys’ fees), expenses and disbursements (collectively, “Losses”), as incurred, that arise out of or are based upon (i) any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any Registration Statement, any Prospectus or any form of prospectus or in any amendment or supplement thereto or in any preliminary prospectus, or arising out of or relating to any omission or alleged omission to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein (in the case of any Prospectus or form of prospectus or supplement thereto, in light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading, or (ii) any violation or alleged violation by the Company or its agents of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or any state securities law or any rule or regulation thereunder, in connection with the performance of its obligations under this Agreement or any action or inaction required of the Company in connection with any registration, except to the extent, but only to the extent, that (A) such untrue statements, alleged untrue statements, omissions or alleged omissions are based solely upon information regarding such Holder furnished in writing to the Company by such Holder expressly for use therein, or to the extent that such information relates to such Holder or such Holder’s proposed method of distribution of Registrable Securities and was reviewed and approved in writing by such Holder expressly for use in the Registration Statement, such Prospectus or such form of Prospectus or in any amendment or supplement thereto (it being understood that each Holder has approved Annex A hereto for this purpose), (B) in the case of an occurrence of an event of the type specified in Section 3(c)(iii)-(vi), related to the use by a Holder of an outdated or defective Prospectus after the Company has notified such Holder in writing that the Prospectus is outdated or defective and prior to the receipt by such Holder of the Advice contemplated and defined in Section 6(d) below, to the extent that following the receipt of the Advice the misstatement or omission giving rise to such Loss would have been corrected, (C) to the extent that any such Losses arise out of the Holder’s (or any other Person indemnified pursuant to this Section 5(a) (a “Holder Indemnified Party”)) failure to send or give a copy of the Prospectus or supplement (as then amended or supplemented), if required, pursuant to Rule 172 under the Securities Act (or any successor rule) to the Persons asserting an untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission at or prior to the written confirmation of the sale of Registrable Securities to such Person if such statement or omission was corrected in such Prospectus or supplement, or (D) to the extent that any such Losses arise out of any conduct by a Holder Indemnified Party which is finally judicially determined to constitute fraud, gross negligence or willful misconduct arising from or in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement of which the Company is aware. Such indemnity shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of an Indemnified Party (as defined in Section 5(c)) and shall survive the transfer of the Registrable Securities by the Holders. The Company shall notify the Holders promptly of the institution, threat or assertion of any Proceeding.

 

(b) Indemnification by Holders. Each Holder shall, severally and not jointly, indemnify and hold harmless the Company, its directors, officers, agents and employees, each Person who controls the Company (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act and Section 20 of the Exchange Act), and the directors, officers, agents or employees of such controlling Persons (a “Company Indemnified Party”), to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, from and against any and all Losses, as incurred, arising out of or are based solely upon any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any Registration Statement, any Prospectus, or any form of prospectus, or in any amendment or supplement thereto or in any preliminary prospectus, or arising out of or relating to any omission or alleged omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein (in the case of any Prospectus, or any form of prospectus or supplement thereto, in light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading (i) to the extent that such untrue statements, alleged untrue statements, omissions or alleged omissions are based solely upon information regarding such Holder furnished in writing to the Company by such Holder expressly for use therein, (ii) to the extent that such information relates to such Holder or such Holder’s proposed method of distribution of Registrable Securities and was reviewed and approved in writing by such Holder expressly for use in a Registration Statement, such Prospectus or in any amendment or supplement thereto (it being understood that the Holder has approved Annex A hereto for this purpose), or (iii) in the case of an occurrence of an event of the type specified in Section 3(c)(iii)-(vi), to the extent related to the use by such Holder of an outdated or defective Prospectus after the Company has notified such Holder in writing that the Prospectus is outdated or defective and prior to the receipt by such Holder of the Advice contemplated in Section 6(d); provided, no Company Indemnified Party is entitled to such Losses arising out of any conduct by a Company Indemnified Party which is finally judicially determined to constitute fraud, gross negligence or willful misconduct. In no event shall the liability of any selling Holder hereunder be greater in amount than the dollar amount of the net proceeds received by such Holder upon the sale of the Registrable Securities giving rise to such indemnification obligation.

 

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(c) Conduct of Indemnification Proceedings. If any Proceeding shall be brought or asserted against any Person entitled to indemnity hereunder (an “Indemnified Party”), such Indemnified Party shall promptly notify the Person from whom indemnity is sought (the “Indemnifying Party”) in writing, and the Indemnifying Party shall have the right to assume the defense thereof, including the employment of counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Party and the payment of all reasonable fees, expenses and disbursements incurred in connection with defense thereof; provided, that the failure of any Indemnified Party to give such notice shall not relieve the Indemnifying Party of its obligations or liabilities pursuant to this Agreement, except (and only) to the extent that it shall be finally determined by a court of competent jurisdiction (which determination is not subject to appeal or further review) that such failure shall have materially and adversely prejudiced the Indemnifying Party.

 

An Indemnified Party shall have the right to employ separate counsel in any such Proceeding and to participate in the defense thereof; provided, the fees, expenses and disbursements of such counsel shall be at the expense of such Indemnified Party or Indemnified Parties unless: (1) the Indemnifying Party has agreed in writing to pay such reasonable fees, expenses and amounts; (2) the Indemnifying Party shall have failed promptly to assume the defense of such Proceeding and to employ counsel reasonably satisfactory to such Indemnified Party in any such Proceeding; or (3) the named parties to any such Proceeding (including any impleaded parties) include both such Indemnified Party and the Indemnifying Party, and such Indemnified Party shall have been advised by counsel that a conflict of interest exists if the same counsel were to represent such Indemnified Party and the Indemnifying Party (in which case, if such Indemnified Party notifies the Indemnifying Party in writing that it elects to employ separate counsel at the expense of the Indemnifying Party, the Indemnifying Party shall not have the right to assume the defense thereof and such counsel shall be at the expense of the Indemnifying Party); provided, that the Indemnifying Party shall not be liable for the reasonable fees, expenses and disbursements of more than one separate firm of attorneys at any time for all Indemnified Parties. The Indemnifying Party shall not be liable for any settlement of any such Proceeding effected without its written consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned. No Indemnifying Party shall, without the prior written consent of the Indemnified Party, effect any settlement of any pending Proceeding in respect of which any Indemnified Party is a party, unless such settlement includes an unconditional release of such Indemnified Party from all liability on claims that are the subject matter of such Proceeding.

 

Subject to the terms of this Agreement, all reasonable fees, expenses and disbursements of the Indemnified Party (including reasonable fees, expenses and disbursements to the extent incurred in connection with investigating or preparing to defend such Proceeding in a manner not inconsistent with this Section 5) shall be paid to the Indemnified Party, as incurred, within 20 Trading Days of written notice thereof to the Indemnifying Party; provided, that the Indemnified Party shall promptly reimburse the Indemnifying Party for that portion of such fees, expenses and disbursements applicable to such actions for which such Indemnified Party is finally determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to not be entitled to indemnification hereunder. The failure to deliver written notice to the Indemnifying Party within a reasonable time of the commencement of any such action shall not relieve such Indemnifying Party of any liability to the Indemnified Party under this Section 5, except to the extent that the Indemnifying Party is materially and adversely prejudiced in its ability to defend such action.

 

(d) Contribution. If a claim for indemnification under Section 5(a) or 5(b) is unavailable to an Indemnified Party or insufficient to hold an Indemnified Party harmless for any Losses, then each Indemnifying Party, in lieu of indemnifying such Indemnified Party, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such Indemnified Party as a result of such Losses, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the Indemnifying Party and Indemnified Party in connection with the actions, statements or omissions that resulted in such Losses as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative fault of such Indemnifying Party and Indemnified Party shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether any action in question, including any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or omission or alleged omission of a material fact, has been taken or made by, or relates to information supplied by, such Indemnifying Party or Indemnified Party, and the parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such action, statement or omission. The amount paid or payable by a party as a result of any Losses shall be deemed to include, subject to the limitations set forth in this Agreement, any reasonable attorneys’ or other reasonable fees, expenses or disbursements incurred by such party in connection with any Proceeding to the extent such party would have been indemnified for such fees, expenses or disbursements if the indemnification provided for in this Section 5 was available to such party in accordance with its terms.

 

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The parties hereto agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section 5(d) were determined by pro rata allocation or by any other method of allocation that does not take into account the equitable considerations referred to in the immediately preceding paragraph. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 5(d), (A) no Holder shall be required to contribute, in the aggregate, any amount in excess of the amount by which the net proceeds actually received by such Holder from the sale of the Registrable Securities subject to the Proceeding exceeds the amount of any damages that such Holder has otherwise been required to pay by reason of such untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission and (B) no contribution will be made under circumstances where the maker of such contribution would not have been required to indemnify the Indemnified Party under the fault standards set forth in this Section 5. No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any Person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation.

 

The indemnity and contribution agreements contained in this Section 5 are in addition to any liability that the Indemnifying Parties may have to the Indemnified Parties and are not in diminution or limitation of the indemnification provisions under the Purchase Agreement.

 

6. Miscellaneous.

 

(a) Remedies. In the event of a breach by the Company or by a Holder of any of their obligations under this Agreement, each Holder or the Company, as the case may be, in addition to being entitled to exercise all rights granted by law and under this Agreement, including recovery of damages, will be entitled to seek specific performance of its rights under this Agreement, without the requirement of posting a bond. The Company and each Holder agree that monetary damages would not provide adequate compensation for any losses incurred by reason of a breach by it of any of the provisions of this Agreement and hereby further agrees that, in the event of any action for specific performance in respect of such breach, it shall waive the defense that a remedy at law would be adequate.

 

(b) No Piggyback on Registrations; Prohibition on Filing Other Registration Statements. Except (i) for the Placement Agent Warrants and Placement Agent Warrant Shares and (ii) to the extent otherwise specified in the Purchase Agreement, neither the Company nor any of its security holders (other than the Holders in such capacity pursuant hereto) may include securities of the Company in a Registration Statement other than the Registrable Securities and the Company shall not prior to the Effective Date enter into any agreement providing any such right to any of its security holders. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of this Agreement shall not impact the terms of any lock-up agreement entered into by a Holder for the benefit of the Company on or about the date hereof.

 

(c) Compliance. Each Holder covenants and agrees that it will comply with the prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act as applicable to it (unless an exemption therefrom is available) in connection with sales of Registrable Securities pursuant to the Registration Statement and shall sell the Registrable Securities only in accordance with a method of distribution described in the Registration Statement, or pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act.

 

(d) Discontinued Disposition. By its acquisition of Registrable Securities, each Holder agrees that, upon receipt of a notice from the Company of the occurrence of any event of the kind described in Section 3(c)(iii) through (vi), such Holder will forthwith discontinue disposition of such Registrable Securities under a Registration Statement until it is advised in writing (the “Advice”) by the Company that the use of the applicable Prospectus (as it may have been supplemented or amended) may be resumed. The Company will use its commercially reasonable efforts to ensure that the use of the Prospectus may be resumed as promptly as is practicable. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, no Holder shall be required to discontinue disposition of Registrable Securities under a Registration Statement by virtue of the delivery by the Company of a notice of the occurrence of any event of the kind described in Section 3(c)(vi) on more than two occasions or for more than 90 total calendar days, in each case during any twelve-month period, or for more than 45 calendar days during any 90-day period.

 

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(e) No Inconsistent Agreements. Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has entered, as of the date hereof, nor shall the Company or any of its subsidiaries, on or after the date hereof, enter into any agreement with respect to its securities, that would have the effect of impairing the rights granted to the Holders in this Agreement or otherwise conflicts with the provisions hereof.

 

(f) Amendments and Waivers. The provisions of this Agreement, including the provisions of this sentence, may not be amended, modified or supplemented, or waived unless the same shall be in writing and signed by the Company and Holders holding no less than a majority of the then outstanding Registrable Securities, provided that (i) any party may give a waiver as to itself and (ii) any proposed amendment that would, by its terms, have a disproportionate and materially adverse effect on any Holder shall require the consent of such Holder(s). Notwithstanding the foregoing, (1) a waiver or consent to depart from the provisions hereof with respect to a matter that relates exclusively to the rights of Holders and that does not directly or indirectly affect the rights of other Holders may be given by Holders of all of the Registrable Securities to which such waiver or consent relates and (2) none of the definitions of Filing Deadline, Effectiveness Deadline or Effectiveness Period, Section 2(e), Section 3(c), Section 5, Section 6(d), or the provisions of this sentence, may be amended, modified, or supplemented except with the consent of each Holder.

 

(g) Notices. Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries required or permitted to be provided hereunder shall be delivered as set forth in the Purchase Agreement.

 

(h) Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the successors and permitted assigns of each of the parties and shall inure to the benefit of each Holder. Nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to confer upon any party other than the parties hereto or their respective successors and assigns any rights, remedies, obligations, or liabilities under or by reason of this Agreement, except as expressly provided in this Agreement. The Company may not assign its rights (except by merger or in connection with another entity acquiring all or substantially all of the Company’s assets) or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of all the Holders of the then outstanding Registrable Securities. Each Holder may assign its respective rights hereunder in the manner and to the Persons as permitted under the Purchase Agreement; provided in each case that (i) the Holder agrees in writing with the transferee or assignee to assign such rights and related obligations under this Agreement, and for the transferee or assignee to assume such obligations, and a copy of such agreement is furnished to the Company within a reasonable time after such assignment, (ii) the Company is, within a reasonable time after such transfer or assignment, furnished with written notice of the name and address of such transferee or assignee and the securities with respect to which such registration rights are being transferred or assigned, (iii) at or before the time the Company received the written notice contemplated by clause (ii) of this sentence, the transferee or assignee agrees in writing with the Company to be bound by all of the provisions contained herein and (iv) the transferee is an “accredited investor,” as that term is defined in Rule 501 of Regulation D.

 

(i) Execution and Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and, all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same Agreement and shall become effective when counterparts have been signed by each party and delivered to the other party, it being understood that both parties need not sign the same counterpart. Counterparts may be delivered via facsimile, electronic mail (including any electronic signature covered by the U.S. federal ESIGN Act of 2000, Uniform Electronic Transactions Act, the Electronic Signatures and Records Act or other applicable law, e.g., www.docusign.com) or other transmission method and any counterpart so delivered shall be deemed to have been duly and validly delivered and be valid and effective for all purposes.

 

(j) Governing Law. All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Agreement shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of the Purchase Agreement.

 

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(k) Cumulative Remedies. The remedies provided herein are cumulative and not exclusive of any other remedies provided by law.

 

(l) 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 good faith 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.

 

(m) Headings. The headings in this Agreement are for convenience only and shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning hereof.

 

(n) Independent Nature of Purchasers’ Obligations and Rights. The obligations of each Purchaser under this Agreement are several and not joint with the obligations of any other Purchaser hereunder, and no Purchaser shall be responsible in any way for the performance of the obligations of any other Purchaser hereunder. The decision of each Purchaser to purchase Securities pursuant to the Transaction Documents has been made by such Purchaser independently of any other Purchaser and independently of any information, materials, statements or opinions as to the business, affairs, operations, assets, properties, liabilities, results of operations, condition (financial or otherwise) or prospects of the Company or any Subsidiary which may have been made or given by any other Purchaser or by any agent or employee of any other Purchaser, and no Purchaser and any of its agents or employees shall have any liability to any other Purchaser (or any other Person) relating to or arising from any such information, materials, statement or opinions. Nothing contained herein or in any Transaction Document, and no action taken by any Purchaser pursuant hereto 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 (including, without limitation, a “group” within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act) with respect to such obligations or the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents. Each Purchaser acknowledges that no other Purchaser has acted as agent for such Purchaser in connection with making its investment hereunder and that no Purchaser will be acting as agent of such Purchaser in connection with monitoring its investment in the securities or enforcing its rights under 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. The Company acknowledges that each of the Purchasers has been provided with the same Registration Rights Agreement for the purpose of closing a transaction with multiple Purchasers and not because it was required or requested to do so by any Purchaser. It is expressly understood that each provision contained in this Agreement is between the Company and a Purchaser, solely, and not between the Company and the Purchasers collectively and not between and among the Purchasers.

 

(o) Current Public Information. With a view to making available to the Holders the benefits of Rule 144 (or its successor rule) and any other rule or regulation of the Commission that may at any time permit the Holders to sell shares of Common Stock to the public without registration, and for as long as the Shares remain outstanding, the Company covenants and agrees to use commercially reasonable efforts to: (i) make and keep adequate current public information available, as those terms are understood and defined in Rule 144, until such date on which the Holders no longer hold any Registrable Securities; and (ii) file with the Commission in a timely manner all reports and other documents required of the Company under the Exchange Act.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Registration Rights Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

  BIOMX INC.
       
  By:  
    Name:   
    Title:  

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Registration Rights Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

  [NAME OF INVESTING ENTITY]
       
  By:  
    Name:  
    Title:  

 

 

 

 

ANNEX A

 

PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION

 

We are registering the shares of common stock of BiomX Inc., par value of $0.0001 per share, or the Common Stock, which we refer to herein as “Shares,” issued to the selling stockholders to permit the sale, transfer or other disposition of the Shares by the selling stockholders or their donees, pledgees, transferees or other successors-in-interest from time to time after the date of this prospectus. We will not receive any of the proceeds from the sale by the selling stockholders of the Shares. We will, or will procure to, bear all fees and expenses incident to our obligation to register the Shares.

 

The selling stockholders may sell all or a portion of the Shares beneficially owned by them and offered hereby from time to time directly or through one or more underwriters, broker-dealers or agents. If the Shares are sold through underwriters or broker-dealers, the selling stockholders will be responsible for underwriting discounts (it being understood that the selling stockholders shall not be deemed to be underwriters solely as a result of their participation in this offering) or commissions or agent’s commissions. The Shares may be sold on any national securities exchange or quotation service on which the securities may be listed or quoted at the time of sale, in the over-the-counter market or in transactions otherwise than on these exchanges or systems or in the over-the-counter market and in one or more transactions at fixed prices, at prevailing market prices at the time of the sale, at varying prices determined at the time of sale, or at negotiated prices. These sales may be effected in transactions, which may involve crosses or block transactions. The selling stockholders may use any one or more of the following methods when selling Shares:

 

ordinary brokerage transactions and transactions in which the broker-dealer solicits purchasers;

 

block trades in which the broker-dealer will attempt to sell the shares as agent but may position and resell a portion of the block as principal to facilitate the transaction;

 

to or through underwriters or purchases by a broker-dealer as principal and resale by the broker-dealer for its account;

 

an exchange distribution in accordance with the rules of the applicable exchange;

 

privately negotiated transactions;

 

settlement of short sales entered into after the effective date of the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part;

 

broker-dealers may agree with the selling stockholders to sell a specified number of such Shares at a stipulated price per Share;

 

through the writing or settlement of options or other hedging transactions, whether such options are listed on an options exchange or otherwise;

 

a combination of any such methods of sale; and

 

any other method permitted pursuant to applicable law.

 

 

 

 

The selling stockholders also may resell all or a portion of the Shares in open market transactions in reliance upon Rule 144 under the Securities Act, as amended, or the Securities Act, as permitted by that rule, or Section 4(a)(1) under the Securities Act, if available, rather than under this prospectus, provided that they meet the criteria and conform to the requirements of those provisions.

 

Broker-dealers engaged by the selling stockholders may arrange for other broker-dealers to participate in sales. If the selling stockholders effect such transactions by selling Shares to or through underwriters, broker-dealers or agents, such underwriters, broker-dealers or agents may receive commissions in the form of discounts, concessions or commissions from the selling stockholders or commissions from purchasers of the Shares for whom they may act as agent or to whom they may sell as principal. Such commissions will be in amounts to be negotiated, but, except as set forth in a supplement to this Prospectus, in the case of an agency transaction will not be in excess of a customary brokerage commission in compliance with FINRA Rule 2121; and in the case of a principal transaction a markup or markdown in compliance with FINRA IM-2121.01.

 

In connection with sales of the Shares or otherwise, the selling stockholders may enter into hedging transactions with broker-dealers or other financial institutions, which may in turn engage in short sales of the Shares in the course of hedging in positions they assume. The selling stockholders may also sell Shares short and if such short sale takes place after the date that this Registration Statement is declared effective by the Commission, the selling stockholders may deliver Shares covered by this prospectus to close out short positions and to return borrowed Shares in connection with such short sales. The selling stockholders may also loan or pledge Shares to broker-dealers that in turn may sell such Shares, to the extent permitted by applicable law. The selling stockholders may also enter into option or other transactions with broker-dealers or other financial institutions or the creation of one or more derivative securities which require the delivery to such broker-dealer or other financial institution of shares offered by this prospectus, which shares such broker-dealer or other financial institution may resell pursuant to this prospectus (as supplemented or amended to reflect such transaction). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the selling stockholders have been advised that they may not use Shares the resale of which has been registered on this registration statement to cover short sales of our Common Stock made prior to the date the registration statement, of which this prospectus forms a part, has been declared effective by the SEC.

 

The selling stockholders may, from time to time, pledge or grant a security interest in some or all of the Shares owned by them and, if they default in the performance of their secured obligations, the pledgees or secured parties may offer and sell the Shares from time to time pursuant to this prospectus or any amendment to this prospectus under Rule 424(b)(3) or other applicable provision of the Securities Act of 1933, amending, if necessary, the list of selling stockholders to include the pledgee, transferee or other successors in interest as selling stockholders under this prospectus. The selling stockholders also may transfer and donate the Shares in other circumstances in which case the transferees, donees, pledgees or other successors in interest will be the selling beneficial owners for purposes of this prospectus.

 

The selling stockholders and any broker-dealer or agents participating in the distribution of the Shares may be deemed to be “underwriters” within the meaning of Section 2(11) of the Securities Act in connection with such sales. In such event, any commissions paid, or any discounts or concessions allowed to, any such broker-dealer or agent and any profit on the resale of the shares purchased by them may be deemed to be underwriting commissions or discounts under the Securities Act. Selling Stockholders who are “underwriters” within the meaning of Section 2(11) of the Securities Act will be subject to the applicable prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act including Rule 172 thereunder and may be subject to certain statutory liabilities of, including but not limited to, Sections 11, 12 and 17 of the Securities Act and Rule 10b-5 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act.

 

 

 

 

Each selling stockholder has informed the Company that it is not a registered broker-dealer and does not have any written or oral agreement or understanding, directly or indirectly, with any person to distribute the Shares. Upon the Company being notified in writing by a selling stockholder that any material arrangement has been entered into with a broker-dealer for the sale of Common Stock through a block trade, special offering, exchange distribution or secondary distribution or a purchase by a broker or dealer, a supplement to this prospectus will be filed, if required, pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act, disclosing (i) the name of each such selling stockholder and of the participating broker-dealer(s), (ii) the number of Shares involved, (iii) the price at which such the Shares were sold, (iv) the commissions paid or discounts or concessions allowed to such broker-dealer(s), where applicable, (v) that such broker-dealer(s) did not conduct any investigation to verify the information set out or incorporated by reference in this prospectus, and (vi) other facts material to the transaction. In no event shall any broker-dealer receive fees, commissions and markups, which, in the aggregate, would exceed eight percent (8.0%).

 

Under the securities laws of some U.S. states, the Shares may be sold in such states only through registered or licensed brokers or dealers. In addition, in some U.S. states the Shares may not be sold unless such shares have been registered or qualified for sale in such state or an exemption from registration or qualification is available and is complied with.

 

There can be no assurance that any selling stockholder will sell any or all of the Shares registered pursuant to the shelf registration statement, of which this prospectus forms a part.

 

Each selling stockholder and any other person participating in such distribution will be subject to applicable provisions of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder, including, without limitation, to the extent applicable, Regulation M of the Exchange Act, which may limit the timing of purchases and sales of any of the Shares by the selling stockholder and any other participating person. To the extent applicable, Regulation M may also restrict the ability of any person engaged in the distribution of the Shares to engage in market-making activities with respect to the Shares. All of the foregoing may affect the marketability of the Shares and the ability of any person or entity to engage in market-making activities with respect to the Shares.

 

We will pay all expenses of the registration of the Shares pursuant to the registration rights agreement, including, without limitation, Securities and Exchange Commission filing fees and expenses of compliance with state securities or “blue sky” laws; provided, however, that each selling stockholder will pay all underwriting discounts and selling commissions, if any and any related legal expenses incurred by it. We will indemnify the selling stockholders against certain liabilities, including some liabilities under the Securities Act, in accordance with the registration rights agreement, or the selling stockholders will be entitled to contribution. We may be indemnified by the selling stockholders against certain civil liabilities set forth in the registration rights agreement, including liabilities under the Securities Act, that may arise from any written information furnished to us by the selling stockholders specifically for use in this prospectus, in accordance with the related registration rights agreements, or we may be entitled to contribution.

 

 

 

 

ANNEX B

 

SELLING STOCKHOLDER NOTICE AND QUESTIONNAIRE

 

The undersigned holder of (x) shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (“Common Stock”), of BiomX Inc. (the “Company”) resulting from (i) the conversion of Series X Preferred Stock, and/or (ii) the exercise of Warrants, (y) Series X Preferred Stock and/or (z) Warrants, in each case, issued pursuant to a certain Securities Purchase Agreement by and among the Company and the Purchasers named therein, dated as of ______________, 2024 (the “Agreement”), understands that the Company intends to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission a registration statement on Form S-3 (the “Resale Registration Statement”) for the registration and the resale under Rule 415 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), of the Registrable Securities in accordance with the terms of the Agreement. All capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Agreement.

 

In order to sell or otherwise dispose of any Registrable Securities pursuant to the Resale Registration Statement, a holder of Registrable Securities generally will be required to be named as a selling stockholder in the related prospectus or a supplement thereto (as so supplemented, the “Prospectus”), deliver the Prospectus to purchasers of Registrable Securities (including pursuant to Rule 172 under the Securities Act) and be bound by the provisions of the Agreement (including certain indemnification provisions, as described below). Holders must complete and deliver this Notice and Questionnaire in order to be named as selling stockholders in the Prospectus. Holders of Registrable Securities who do not complete, execute and return this Notice and Questionnaire within ten (10) Trading Days following the date of the Agreement (1) will not be named as selling stockholders in the Resale Registration Statement or the Prospectus and (2) may not use the Prospectus for resales of Registrable Securities.

 

Certain legal consequences arise from being named as a selling stockholder in the Resale Registration Statement and the Prospectus. Holders of Registrable Securities are advised to consult their own securities law counsel regarding the consequences of being named or not named as a selling stockholder in the Resale Registration Statement and the Prospectus.

 

NOTICE

 

The undersigned holder (the “Selling Stockholder”) of Registrable Securities hereby gives notice to the Company of its intention to sell or otherwise dispose of Registrable Securities owned by it and listed below in Item (3), unless otherwise specified in Item (3), pursuant to the Resale Registration Statement. The undersigned, by signing and returning this Notice and Questionnaire, understands and agrees that it will be bound by the terms and conditions of this Notice and Questionnaire and the Agreement.

 

The undersigned hereby provides the following information to the Company and represents and warrants that such information is accurate and complete:

 

 

 

 

QUESTIONNAIRE

 

1.Name.

 

(a)Full Legal Name of Selling Stockholder:
   
   

 

(b)Full Legal Name of Registered Holder (if not the same as (a) above) through which Registrable Securities Listed in Item 3 below are held:
   
   

 

(c)Full Legal Name of Natural Control Person (which means a natural person who directly or indirectly alone or with others has power to vote or dispose of the securities covered by the questionnaire):
   
   

 

2.Address for Notices to Selling Stockholder:

 

_____________________________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________________

Telephone: _________________________________________________________________________

Fax: ________________________________________________________________________________

Contact Person: _______________________________________________________________________

E-mail address of Contact Person: _________________________________________________________

 

3.Beneficial Ownership of Registrable Securities Issuable Pursuant to the Purchase Agreement:

 

(a)Type and Number of Registrable Securities beneficially owned and issued pursuant to the Agreement:
   
   
   

 

(b)Number of Registrable Securities to be registered pursuant to this Notice for resale:
   
   
   

 

 

 

 

4.Broker-Dealer Status:

 

(a)Are you a broker-dealer?

 

Yes ☐         No ☐

 

(b)If “yes” to Section 4(a), did you receive your Registrable Securities as compensation for investment banking services to the Company?

 

Yes ☐         No ☐

 

Note:If no, the Commission’s staff has indicated that you should be identified as an underwriter in the Registration Statement.

 

(c)Are you an affiliate of a broker-dealer?

 

Yes ☐         No ☐

 

Note:If yes, provide a narrative explanation below:

 

(d)If you are an affiliate of a broker-dealer, do you certify that you bought the Registrable Securities in the ordinary course of business, and at the time of the purchase of the Registrable Securities to be resold, you had no agreements or understandings, directly or indirectly, with any person to distribute the Registrable Securities?

 

Yes ☐         No ☐

 

Note:If no, the Commission’s staff has indicated that you should be identified as an underwriter in the Registration Statement.

 

5.Beneficial Ownership of Other Securities of the Company Owned by the Selling Stockholder.

 

Except as set forth below in this Item 5, the undersigned is not the beneficial or registered owner of any securities of the Company other than the Registrable Securities listed above in Item 3. 

 

Type and amount of other securities beneficially owned:

 

_________________________________________________________________________________________

 

_________________________________________________________________________________________

 

6.Relationships with the Company:

 

Except as set forth below, neither the undersigned nor any of its affiliates, officers, directors or principal equity holders (owners of 5% of more of the equity securities of the undersigned) has held any position or office or has had any other material relationship with the Company (or its predecessors or affiliates) during the past three years.

 

State any exceptions here:

 

_________________________________________________________________________________________

 

_________________________________________________________________________________________

 

7.Plan of Distribution:

 

The undersigned has reviewed the form of Plan of Distribution attached as Annex A to the Registration Rights Agreement, and hereby confirms that, except as set forth below, the information contained therein regarding the undersigned and its plan of distribution is correct and complete.

 

State any exceptions here: 

 

_________________________________________________________________________________________

 

_________________________________________________________________________________________

 

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The undersigned agrees to promptly notify the Company of any inaccuracies or changes in the information provided herein that may occur subsequent to the date hereof and prior to the effective date of any applicable Resale Registration Statement. All notices hereunder and pursuant to the Agreement shall be made in writing, by hand delivery, confirmed or facsimile transmission, first-class mail or air courier guaranteeing overnight delivery at the address set forth below. In the absence of any such notification, the Company shall be entitled to continue to rely on the accuracy of the information in this Notice and Questionnaire.

 

By signing below, the undersigned consents to the disclosure of the information contained herein in its answers to Items (1) through (7) above and the inclusion of such information in the Resale Registration Statement and the Prospectus. The undersigned understands that such information will be relied upon by the Company in connection with the preparation or amendment of any such Registration Statement and the Prospectus.

 

By signing below, the undersigned acknowledges that it understands its obligation to comply, and agrees that it will comply, with the provisions of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder, particularly Regulation M in connection with any offering of Registrable Securities pursuant to the Resale Registration Statement. The undersigned also acknowledges that it understands that the answers to this Questionnaire are furnished for use in connection with Registration Statements filed pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement and any amendments or supplements thereto filed with the Commission pursuant to the Securities Act.

 

The undersigned hereby acknowledges and is advised of the following Question 239.10 of the Securities Act Rules Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations regarding short selling:

 

An Issuer filed a Form S-3 registration statement for a secondary offering of common stock which is not yet effective. One of the selling stockholders wanted to do a short sale of common stock “against the box” and cover the short sale with registered shares after the effective date. The issuer was advised that the short sale could not be made before the registration statement become effective, because the shares underlying the short sale are deemed to be sold at the time such sale is made. There would, therefore, be a violation of Section 5 if the shares were effectively sold prior to the effective date.”

 

By returning this Questionnaire, the undersigned will be deemed to be aware of the foregoing interpretation.

 

I confirm that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the foregoing statements (including without limitation the answers to this Questionnaire) are correct.


 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF the undersigned, by authority duly given, has caused this Questionnaire to be executed and delivered either in person or by its duly authorized agent.

 

Dated: ______________Beneficial Owner: ___________________

 

By:  
  Name:   
  Title:  

 

PLEASE FAX A COPY OF THE COMPLETED AND EXECUTED NOTICE AND QUESTIONNAIRE, AND RETURN THE ORIGINAL BY OVERNIGHT MAIL, TO:

 

[_______________]

[________________]

Telephone No.: [_______________]

Attention: [_____________]

E-mail: [___________]

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 99.1

 

FORM OF PARENT STOCKHOLDER SUPPORT AGREEMENT

 

BIOMX INC.

 

SUPPORT AGREEMENT

 

THIS SUPPORT AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of March [   ], 2024, is made by and among BiomX Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Parent”), Adaptive Phage Therapeutics, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and the undersigned holder (“Stockholder”) of shares of capital stock (the “Shares”) of Parent.

 

WHEREAS, Parent, BTX Merger Sub I, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a direct wholly owned subsidiary of Parent (“First Merger Sub”), BTX Merger Sub II, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and a direct wholly owned subsidiary of Parent (“Second Merger Sub”), and the Company, have entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated of even date herewith (the “Merger Agreement”), providing for the merger of First Merger Sub with and into the Company (the “First Merger”) and the merger of the Company with and into Second Merger Sub (the “Second Merger” and, together with the First Merger, the “Merger”);

 

WHEREAS, Stockholder beneficially owns and has sole or shared voting power with respect to the number of Shares, and those certain warrants to purchase shares of Parent Common Stock with an exercise price of $0.001 per Parent Common Stock (“Parent Pre-Funded Warrants”), in each case in the number of Shares indicated opposite Stockholder’s name on Schedule 1 attached hereto;

 

WHEREAS, as an inducement and a condition to the willingness of Parent, First Merger Sub, Second Merger Sub and the Company to enter into the Merger Agreement, and in consideration of the substantial expenses incurred and to be incurred by them in connection therewith, Stockholder has agreed to enter into and perform this Agreement; and

 

WHEREAS, all capitalized terms used in this Agreement without definition herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Merger Agreement.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of, and as a condition to, Parent, First Merger Sub, Second Merger Sub and the Company’s entering into the Merger Agreement and proceeding with the transactions contemplated thereby, and in consideration of the substantial expenses incurred and to be incurred by them in connection therewith, Stockholder, Parent and the Company agree as follows:

 

1)Agreement to Vote Shares. Stockholder agrees that, prior to the Expiration Date (as defined in Section 2 below), at any meeting of the stockholders of Parent or any adjournment or postponement thereof, or in connection with any written consent of the stockholders of Parent, with respect to the Parent Stockholder Matters, Stockholder shall, or shall cause the holder of record on any applicable record date to:

 

a)appear at such meeting or otherwise cause the Shares and any New Shares (as defined in Section 3 below) to be counted as present thereat (in person or by proxy) for purposes of calculating a quorum;

 

Exhibit D-1

 

 

b)from and after the date hereof until the Expiration Date, vote (or cause to be voted), or deliver a written consent (or cause a written consent to be delivered) covering all of the Shares and any New Shares that Stockholder shall be entitled to so vote: (i) in favor of the Parent Stockholder Matters and any matter that could reasonably be expected to facilitate the Parent Stockholder Matters; (ii) against any proposal to remove the limitation initially set at the discretion of holders of Parent Convertible Preferred Stock between 0% and 19.99% of the number of shares of Parent Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to the issuance of shares of Parent Common Stock upon conversion (the “Beneficial Ownership Limitation”) restricting such holders from beneficially owning a number of shares of Parent Common Stock in excess of the Beneficial Ownership Limitation or any agreement, transaction or other matter that is intended to, or would reasonably be expected to, impede, interfere with, delay, postpone, discourage or materially and adversely affect the consummation of the Parent Stockholder Matters; and (iii) to approve any proposal to adjourn or postpone the meeting to a later date, if there are not sufficient votes for the approval of the Parent Stockholder Matters on the date on which such meeting is held. Stockholder shall not take or commit or agree to take any action inconsistent with the foregoing.

 

2)Expiration Date. As used in this Agreement, the term “Expiration Date” shall mean the earlier to occur of (a) the effective time of the approval of the Parent Stockholder Matters, (b) upon mutual written agreement of the Company, the Parent and Stockholder to terminate this Agreement or (c) such date and time as the Merger Agreement shall have been terminated pursuant to the terms thereof as in effect on the date of this Agreement (and without giving effect to any material amendments thereto unless consented to by the Stockholder).

 

3)Agreements of Stockholder.

 

a)Stockholder agrees that any shares of capital stock or other equity securities of Parent that Stockholder purchases or with respect to which Stockholder otherwise acquires sole or shared voting power (including any proxy) after the execution of this Agreement and prior to the Expiration Date, whether by the exercise of any options to purchase shares of Parent Common Stock (“Parent Options”), settlement of Parent Pre-Funded Warrants or otherwise, including, without limitation, by gift, succession, in the event of a stock split or as a dividend or distribution of any Shares (“New Shares”), shall be subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement to the same extent as if they constituted the Shares.

 

b)Stockholder agrees that, if Stockholder holds any Parent Pre-Funded Warrants, then Stockholder will take all actions necessary to cause such Parent Pre-Funded Warrants to be exercised, in compliance with (and to the extent permitted by) the terms of the Parent Pre-Funded Warrants, for shares of Parent Common Stock pursuant to the terms of such Parent Pre-Funded Warrant (the “Warrant Exercise”) immediately following the Second Effective Time (and in no event later than two Business Days thereafter), provided that Stockholder shall not be required to exercise such Parent Pre-Funded Warrants in excess of a Beneficial Ownership Limitation (as defined in the Parent Pre-Funded Warrants) of 19.9%. For the avoidance of doubt, such shares of Parent Common Stock underlying the Parent Pre-Funded Warrants shall constitute Shares subject to this Agreement and shall be voted in favor of the Parent Stockholder Matters. Concurrent with the Warrant Exercise, if applicable, Stockholder shall provide (and Parent shall immediately consent to) notice that the Stockholder is increasing its Beneficial Ownership Limitation in accordance with the terms of the Parent Pre-Funded Warrant.

 

Exhibit D-2

 

 

4)Share Transfers. From and after the date hereof until the Expiration Date, Stockholder shall not, directly or indirectly, (a) sell, assign, transfer, tender, or otherwise dispose of (including, without limitation, by the creation of any Liens (as defined in Section 5(c) below)) any Shares or any New Shares acquired, (b) deposit any Shares or New Shares into a voting trust or enter into a voting agreement or similar arrangement with respect to such Shares or New Shares or grant any proxy or power of attorney with respect thereto (other than this Agreement), (c) enter into any Contract, option, commitment or other arrangement or understanding with respect to the direct or indirect sale, transfer, assignment or other disposition of (including, without limitation, by the creation of any Liens) any Shares or New Shares, or (d) take any action that would make any representation or warranty of Stockholder contained herein untrue or incorrect or have the effect of preventing or disabling Stockholder from performing Stockholder’s obligations under this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Stockholder may make (1) transfers by will or by operation of Law or other transfers for estate-planning purposes, in which case this Agreement shall bind the transferee, (2) with respect to Stockholder’s Parent Options which expire on or prior to the Expiration Date, transfers, sale, or other disposition of Shares or New Shares to Parent as payment for the (i) exercise price of Stockholder’s Parent Options and (ii) taxes applicable to the exercise of Stockholder’s Parent Options, (3) with respect to Stockholder’s Parent Pre-Funded Warrants, (i) transfers for the net settlement of Stockholder’s Parent Pre-Funded Warrants settled in Shares or New Shares (to pay any tax withholding obligations) or (ii) transfers for receipt upon settlement of Stockholder’s Parent Pre-Funded Warrants, and the sale of a sufficient number of such Shares acquired upon settlement of such securities as would generate sales proceeds sufficient to pay the aggregate taxes payable by Stockholder as a result of such settlement, (4) if Stockholder is a partnership or limited liability company, a transfer to one or more partners or members of Stockholder or to an Affiliated corporation, trust or other Entity under common control with Stockholder (including to an investment fund or other Entity controlled or managed by the investment adviser or general partner of the Stockholder), or if Stockholder is a trust, a transfer to a beneficiary, provided that, in each such case the applicable transferee has signed a voting agreement in substantially the form hereof, (5) transfers to another holder of the capital stock of the Company that has signed a voting agreement in substantially the form hereof, and (6) transfers, sales or other dispositions as the Company may otherwise agree in writing in its sole discretion. If any voluntary or involuntary transfer of any Shares or New Shares covered hereby shall occur (including a transfer or disposition permitted by Section 4(1) through Section 4(6), sale by a Stockholder’s trustee in bankruptcy, or a sale to a purchaser at any creditor’s or court sale), (x) the transferee (which term, as used herein, shall include any and all transferees and subsequent transferees of the initial transferee) shall take and hold such Shares or New Shares subject to all of the restrictions, Liabilities and rights under this Agreement, which shall continue in full force and effect, and (y) the transferee shall agree in writing to be bound by the terms and conditions of this Agreement and either the Stockholder or the transferee shall provide the Company with a copy of such agreement promptly upon consummation of any such transfer.

 

5)Representations and Warranties of Stockholder. Stockholder hereby represents and warrants to Parent and the Company as follows:

 

a)If Stockholder is an Entity: (i) Stockholder is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction in which it is incorporated, organized or constituted, (ii) Stockholder has all necessary power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement, to perform Stockholder’s obligations hereunder and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby, and (iii) the execution and delivery of this Agreement, performance of Stockholder’s obligations hereunder and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby by Stockholder have been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of Stockholder and no other proceedings on the part of Stockholder are necessary to authorize this Agreement, or to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. If Stockholder is an individual, Stockholder has the legal capacity to execute and deliver this Agreement, to perform Stockholder’s obligations hereunder and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby;

 

b)this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by or on behalf of Stockholder and, assuming this Agreement constitutes a valid and binding agreement of the Company and Parent, constitutes a valid and binding agreement with respect to Stockholder, enforceable against Stockholder in accordance with its terms, except as enforcement may be limited by general principles of equity whether applied in a court of Law or a court of equity and by bankruptcy, insolvency and similar Laws affecting creditors’ rights and remedies generally;

 

c)Stockholder beneficially owns the number of Shares indicated opposite Stockholder’s name on Schedule 1, and will own any New Shares, free and clear of any liens, claims, charges or other encumbrances or restrictions of any kind whatsoever (“Liens”), and has sole or shared, and otherwise unrestricted, voting power with respect to such Shares or New Shares and none of the Shares or New Shares is subject to any voting trust or other agreement, arrangement or restriction with respect to the voting of the Shares or the New Shares, except as contemplated by this Agreement;

 

d)the execution and delivery of this Agreement by Stockholder does not, and the performance by Stockholder of his, her or its obligations hereunder and the compliance by Stockholder with any provisions hereof will not, violate or conflict with, result in a material breach of or constitute a default (or an event that with notice or lapse of time or both would become a material default) under, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, or result in the creation of any Liens on any Shares or New Shares pursuant to, any agreement, instrument, note, bond, mortgage, Contract, lease, license, permit or other obligation or any order, arbitration award, judgment or decree to which Stockholder is a party or by which Stockholder is bound, or any Law, statute, rule or regulation to which Stockholder is subject or, in the event that Stockholder is a corporation, partnership, trust or other Entity, any bylaw or other Organizational Document of Stockholder; except for any of the foregoing as would not reasonably be expected to prevent or delay the performance by Stockholder of his, her or its obligations under this Agreement in any material respect;

 

Exhibit D-3

 

 

e)the execution and delivery of this Agreement by Stockholder does not, and the performance of this Agreement by Stockholder does not and will not, require any consent, approval, authorization or permit of, or filing with or notification to, any Governmental Body or regulatory authority by Stockholder except for applicable requirements, if any, of the Exchange Act, and except where the failure to obtain such consents, approvals, authorizations or permits, or to make such filings or notifications, would not prevent or delay the performance by Stockholder of his, her or its obligations under this Agreement in any material respect;

 

f)no investment banker, broker, finder or other intermediary is entitled to a fee or commission from Parent or the Company in respect of this Agreement based upon any Contract made by or on behalf of Stockholder; and

 

g)as of the date of this Agreement, there is no Legal Proceeding pending or, to the knowledge of Stockholder, threatened against Stockholder that would reasonably be expected to prevent or delay the performance by Stockholder of his, her or its obligations under this Agreement in any material respect.

 

6)Irrevocable Proxy. Subject to the final sentence of this Section 6, by execution of this Agreement, Stockholder does hereby appoint Parent and any of its designees with full power of substitution and re-substitution, as Stockholder’s true and lawful attorney and irrevocable proxy, to the fullest extent of Stockholder’s rights with respect to the Shares or New Shares, to vote and exercise all voting and related rights, including the right to sign Stockholder’s name (solely in its capacity as a stockholder) to any stockholder consent, if Stockholder is unable to perform or otherwise does not perform his, her or its obligations under this Agreement, with respect to such Shares solely with respect to the matters set forth in Section 1 hereof. Stockholder intends this proxy to be irrevocable and coupled with an interest hereunder until the Expiration Date, hereby revokes any proxy previously granted by Stockholder with respect to the Shares or New Shares and represents that none of such previously-granted proxies are irrevocable. The irrevocable proxy and power of attorney granted herein shall survive the death or incapacity of Stockholder and the obligations of Stockholder shall be binding on Stockholder’s heirs, personal representatives, successors, transferees and assigns. Stockholder hereby agrees not to grant any subsequent powers of attorney or proxies with respect to any Shares or New Shares with respect to the matters set forth in Section 1 until after the Expiration Date. The Stockholder hereby affirms that the proxy set forth in this Section 6 is given in connection with and granted in consideration of and as an inducement to the Company, Parent, First Merger Sub and Second Merger Sub to enter into the Merger Agreement and that such proxy is given to secure the obligations of the Stockholder under Section 1. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, this irrevocable proxy shall automatically terminate upon the Expiration Date.

 

Exhibit D-4

 

 

7)No Challenge. Each Stockholder agrees not to commence, join in, facilitate, assist or encourage, and agrees to take all actions necessary to opt out of any class in any class action with respect to, any claim, derivative or otherwise, against Parent, First Merger Sub, Second Merger Sub, the Company or any of their respective successors or directors (a) challenging the validity of, or seeking to enjoin the operation of, any provision of this Agreement or the Merger Agreement or (b) alleging a breach of any fiduciary duty of any Person in connection with the evaluation, negotiation or entry into the Merger Agreement.

 

8)Other Remedies; Specific Performance. Except as otherwise provided herein, any and all remedies herein expressly conferred upon a party will be deemed cumulative with, and not exclusive of, any other remedy conferred hereby, or by Law or equity upon such party, and the exercise by a party of any one remedy will not preclude the exercise of any other remedy. The parties hereto agree that irreparable damage would occur in the event that any of the provisions of this Agreement were not performed in accordance with their specific terms or were otherwise breached. It is accordingly agreed that the parties shall be entitled to an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches of this Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions hereof without the need of posting bond in any court of the United States or any state having jurisdiction, this being in addition to any other remedy to which they are entitled at Law or in equity.

 

9)Directors and Officers. This Agreement shall apply to Stockholder solely in Stockholder’s capacity as a stockholder of Parent and/or holder of Parent Options and/or Parent Pre-Funded Warrants and not in Stockholder’s capacity as a director, officer or employee of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries or in Stockholder’s capacity as a trustee or fiduciary of any employee benefit plan or trust. Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, nothing in this Agreement shall (or requires Stockholder to attempt to) limit or restrict a director and/or officer of Parent in the exercise of his or her fiduciary duties as a director and/or officer of Parent or in his or her capacity as a trustee or fiduciary of any employee benefit plan or trust or prevent or be construed to create any obligation on the part of any director and/or officer of Parent or any trustee or fiduciary of any employee benefit plan or trust from taking any action in his or her capacity as such director, officer, trustee and/or fiduciary.

 

10)No Ownership Interest. Nothing contained in this Agreement shall be deemed to vest in the Company or any other Person any direct or indirect ownership or incidence of ownership of or with respect to any Shares or New Shares. All rights, ownership and economic benefits of and relating to the Shares or New Shares shall remain vested in and belong to Stockholder, and the Company does not have authority to manage, direct, superintend, restrict, regulate, govern, or administer any of the policies or operations of Parent or exercise any power or authority to direct Stockholder in the voting of any of the Shares or New Shares, except as otherwise provided herein.

 

11)Termination. This Agreement shall terminate and shall have no further force or effect as of the Expiration Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, upon termination or expiration of this Agreement, no party shall have any further obligations or liabilities under this Agreement; provided, however, nothing set forth in this Section 11 or elsewhere in this Agreement shall relieve any party from liability for any fraud or for any breach of this Agreement prior to termination hereof.

 

12)Further Assurances. Stockholder shall, from time to time, execute and deliver, or cause to be executed and delivered, such additional or further consents, documents and other instruments as the Company or Parent may reasonably request for the purpose of effectively carrying out the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Contemplated Transactions.

 

Exhibit D-5

 

 

13)Disclosure. Stockholder hereby agrees that Parent and the Company may publish and disclose in any registration statement, any prospectus filed with any regulatory authority in connection with the Contemplated Transactions and any related documents filed with such regulatory authority and as otherwise required by Law, Stockholder’s identity and ownership of Shares and the nature of Stockholder’s commitments, arrangements and understandings under this Agreement and may further file this Agreement as an exhibit to any registration statement or prospectus or in any other filing made by Parent or the Company as required by Law or the terms of the Merger Agreement, including with the SEC or other regulatory authority, relating to the Contemplated Transactions, all subject to prior review and an opportunity to comment by Stockholder’s counsel. Prior to the Closing, Stockholder shall not, and shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause its representatives not to, directly or indirectly, make any press release, public announcement or other public communication that criticizes or disparages this Agreement or the Merger Agreement or any of the Contemplated Transactions, without the prior written consent of Parent and the Company, provided, that the foregoing shall not affect any actions of Stockholder the prohibition of which would be prohibited under applicable Law.

 

14)Notice. All notices and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed given if delivered personally or sent by overnight courier (providing proof of delivery), by electronic transmission (providing confirmation of transmission) to the Company or Parent, as the case may be, in accordance with Section 8.8 of the Merger Agreement and to Stockholder at his, her or its address or email address (providing confirmation of transmission) set forth on Schedule 1 attached hereto (or at such other address for a party as shall be specified by like notice).

 

15)Severability. Any term or provision of this Agreement that is invalid or unenforceable in any situation in any jurisdiction shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the remaining terms and provisions of this Agreement or the validity or enforceability of the offending term or provision in any other situation or in any other jurisdiction. If a final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction declares that any term or provision of this Agreement is invalid or unenforceable, the parties hereto agree that the court making such determination shall have the power to limit such term or provision, to delete specific words or phrases or to replace such term or provision with a term or provision that is valid and enforceable and that comes closest to expressing the intention of the invalid or unenforceable term or provision, and this Agreement shall be valid and enforceable as so modified. In the event such court does not exercise the power granted to it in the prior sentence, the parties hereto agree to replace such invalid or unenforceable term or provision with a valid and enforceable term or provision that will achieve, to the extent possible, the economic, business and other purposes of such invalid or unenforceable term or provision.

 

Exhibit D-6

 

 

16)Assignability. This Agreement shall be binding upon, and shall be enforceable by and inure solely to the benefit of, the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns; provided, however, that neither this Agreement nor any of a party’s rights or obligations hereunder may be assigned or delegated by such party without the prior written consent of the other parties hereto, and any attempted assignment or delegation of this Agreement or any of such rights or obligations by such party without the other party’s prior written consent shall be void and of no effect. Nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to or shall confer upon any Person (other than the parties hereto) any right, benefit or remedy of any nature whatsoever under or by reason of this Agreement.

 

17)No Waivers. No waivers of any breach of this Agreement extended by the Company or Parent to Stockholder shall be construed as a waiver of any rights or remedies of the Company or Parent, as applicable, with respect to any other stockholder of Parent who has executed an agreement substantially in the form of this Agreement with respect to Shares or New Shares held or subsequently held by such stockholder or with respect to any subsequent breach of Stockholder or any other stockholder of Parent. No waiver of any provisions hereof by any party shall be deemed a waiver of any other provisions hereof by any such party, nor shall any such waiver be deemed a continuing waiver of any provision hereof by such party.

 

18)Applicable Law; Jurisdiction. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the Laws of the state of Delaware, regardless of the Laws that might otherwise govern under applicable principles of conflicts of Laws. In any action or Legal Proceeding between any of the parties arising out of or relating to this Agreement, each of the parties: (i) irrevocably and unconditionally consents and submits to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the Court of Chancery of the state of Delaware or to the extent such court does not have subject matter jurisdiction, the Superior Court of the State of Delaware or the United States District Court for the District of Delaware, (ii) agrees that all claims in respect of such action or Legal Proceeding shall be heard and determined exclusively in accordance with clause (i) of this Section 18, (iii) waives any objection to laying venue in any such action or Legal Proceeding in such courts, (iv) waives any objection that such courts are an inconvenient forum or do not have jurisdiction over any party, and (v) agrees that service of process upon such party in any such action or Legal Proceeding shall be effective if notice is given in accordance with Section 14 of this Agreement.

 

19)Waiver of Jury Trial. THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY WAIVE ANY RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY WITH RESPECT TO ANY ACTION OR LEGAL PROCEEDING RELATED TO OR ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT, ANY DOCUMENT EXECUTED IN CONNECTION HEREWITH AND THE MATTERS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY AND THEREBY.

 

Exhibit D-7

 

 

20)No Agreement Until Executed. Irrespective of negotiations among the parties or the exchanging of drafts of this Agreement, this Agreement shall not constitute or be deemed to evidence a Contract, agreement, arrangement or understanding between the parties hereto unless and until (a) the Parent Board has approved, for purposes of any applicable anti-takeover Laws and regulations and any applicable provision of the certificate of incorporation of Parent, the Merger Agreement and the Contemplated Transactions, (b) the Merger Agreement is executed by all parties thereto, and (c) this Agreement is executed by all parties hereto.

 

21)Entire Agreement; Counterparts; Exchanges by Electronic Transmission. This Agreement and the other agreements referred to in this Agreement constitute the entire agreement and supersede all prior agreements and understandings, both written and oral, among or between any of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof. This Agreement may be executed in several counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original and all of which shall constitute one and the same instrument. The exchange of a fully executed Agreement (in counterparts or otherwise) by all parties by electronic transmission via “.pdf” shall be sufficient to bind the parties to the terms and conditions of this Agreement.

 

22)Amendment. This Agreement may not be amended, supplemented or modified, and no provisions hereof may be modified or waived, except by an instrument in writing signed on behalf of each party hereto.

 

23)Fees and Expenses. Except as otherwise specifically provided herein, the Merger Agreement or any other agreement contemplated by the Merger Agreement to which a party hereto is a party, each party hereto shall bear its own expenses in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

24)Voluntary Execution of Agreement. This Agreement is executed voluntarily and without any duress or undue influence on the part or behalf of the parties. Each of the parties hereby acknowledges, represents and warrants that (i) it has read and fully understood this Agreement and the implications and consequences thereof; (ii) it has been represented in the preparation, negotiation, and execution of this Agreement by legal counsel of its own choice, or it has made a voluntary and informed decision to decline to seek such counsel; and (iii) it is fully aware of the legal and binding effect of this Agreement.

 

25)Third Party Beneficiaries. The Stockholder hereby agrees that its representations, warranties and covenants set forth herein are solely for the benefit of the parties hereto in accordance with and subject to the terms of this Agreement, and this Agreement is not intended to, and does not, confer upon any Person other than the parties hereto any rights or remedies hereunder, including the right to rely upon the representations and warranties set forth herein, and the parties hereto hereby further agree that this Agreement may only be enforced against, and any Legal Proceeding that may be based upon, arise out of or relate to this Agreement, or the negotiation, execution or performance of this Agreement may only be made against, the Persons expressly named as parties hereto.

 

Exhibit D-8

 

 

26)Construction.

 

a)For purposes of this Agreement, whenever the context requires: the singular number shall include the plural, and vice versa; the masculine gender shall include the feminine and neuter genders; the feminine gender shall include the masculine and neuter genders; and the neuter gender shall include masculine and feminine genders.

 

b)The parties hereto agree that any rule of construction to the effect that ambiguities are to be resolved against the drafting party shall not be applied in the construction or interpretation of this Agreement.

 

c)As used in this Agreement, the words “include” and “including,” and variations thereof, shall not be deemed to be terms of limitation, but rather shall be deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation.”

 

d)Except as otherwise indicated, all references in this Agreement to “Sections,” and “Schedules” are intended to refer to Sections of this Agreement and Schedules to this Agreement, respectively.

 

e)The underlined headings contained in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only, shall not be deemed to be a part of this Agreement and shall not be referred to in connection with the construction or interpretation of this Agreement.

 

[Remainder of Page has Intentionally Been Left Blank]

 

Exhibit D-9

 

 

EXECUTED as of the date first above written.

 

  [STOCKHOLDER]
   
   
   
  Signature:  
   
  Name (if an Entity):  
   
  Title (if an Entity):  

 

[Signature Page to Support Agreement]

 

 

 

 

EXECUTED as of the date first above written.

 

  BIOMX INC.
     
  By:
  Name:
  Title:

 

[Signature Page to Support Agreement]

 

 

 

 

EXECUTED as of the date first above written.

 

  Adaptive Phage Therapeutics, Inc.
     
  By:                    
  Name:
  Title:

 

[Signature Page to Support Agreement]

 

 

 

 

SCHEDULE 1

 

Name, Address and Email Address of Stockholder Shares of Parent
Common Stock
Parent Pre-Funded Warrants
     
     
     
     
     

 

 

Schedule 1

 

 

Exhibit 99.2

 

FORM OF LOCK-UP AGREEMENT

 

March [_], 2024

 

BiomX Inc.
22 Einstein St., Floor 4
Ness Ziona, Israel

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

The undersigned signatory of this lock-up agreement (this “Lock-Up Agreement”) understands that BiomX Inc. a Delaware corporation (including any successor thereto, “Parent”), has entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of March 6, 2024 (as the same may be amended from time to time, the “Merger Agreement”) with BTX Merger Sub I, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent, BTX Merger Sub II, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent, and Adaptive Phage Therapeutics, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”). Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings ascribed to such terms in the Merger Agreement.

 

1. As a condition and material inducement to each of the parties to enter into the Merger Agreement and to consummate the Contemplated Transactions, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the undersigned hereby irrevocably agrees that, subject to the exceptions set forth herein, without the prior written consent of Parent and, solely prior to the Closing, the Company, the undersigned will not, during the period commencing upon the Closing and ending on the date that is 180 days after the Closing Date (the “Restricted Period”):

 

(i) offer, pledge, sell, contract to sell, sell any option or contract to purchase, purchase any option or contract to sell, grant any option, right or warrant to purchase, lend or otherwise transfer or dispose of, directly or indirectly, any shares of Parent Common Stock, Parent Convertible Preferred Stock or any securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Parent Common Stock (including without limitation, Parent Common Stock or such other securities which may be deemed to be beneficially owned by the undersigned in accordance with the rules and regulations of the SEC and securities of Parent which may be issued upon exercise of Parent Options) that are listed on the signature page hereto (collectively, the “Undersigned’s Shares”);

 

(ii) enter into any swap, short sale, hedge or other agreement that transfers, in whole or in part, any of the economic consequences of ownership of the Undersigned’s Shares regardless of whether any such transaction described in clause (i) above or this clause (ii) is to be settled by delivery of Parent Common Stock, Parent Convertible Preferred Stock or other securities, in cash or otherwise;

 

(iii) make any demand for, or exercise any right with respect to, the registration of any shares of Parent Common Stock, Parent Convertible Preferred Stock or any security convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Parent Common Stock (other than such rights set forth in the Merger Agreement); or

 

(iv) publicly disclose the intention to do any of the foregoing.

 

 

 

 

2. The restrictions and obligations contemplated by this Lock-Up Agreement shall not apply to:

 

(a) transfers of the Undersigned’s Shares:

 

(i) if the undersigned is a natural person, (A) to any person related to the undersigned by blood, current or former marriage, domestic partnership or adoption, not more remote than first cousin (a “Family Member”), or to a trust formed for the benefit of the undersigned or any of the undersigned’s Family Members, (B) to the undersigned’s estate, following the death of the undersigned, by will, intestacy or other operation of Law, (C) as a bona fide charitable gift or contribution, (D) by operation of Law pursuant to a qualified domestic order or in connection with a divorce settlement or (E) to any partnership, corporation or limited liability company which is controlled by or under common control with the undersigned and/or by any such Family Member(s);

 

(ii) if the undersigned is a corporation, partnership or other Entity, (A) to another corporation, partnership, or other Entity that is a direct or indirect affiliate (as defined under Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act) of the undersigned, including investment funds or other entities that control or manage, are under common control or management with, or are controlled or managed by, the undersigned (including, for the avoidance of doubt, a fund managed by the same manager or managing member or general partner or management company or by an Entity controlling, controlled by or under common control with such manager or managing member or general partner or management company of the undersigned), (B) as a distribution or dividend to equity holders, current or former general or limited partners, members or managers (or to the estates of any of the foregoing), as applicable, of the undersigned (including upon the liquidation and dissolution of the undersigned pursuant to a plan of liquidation approved by the undersigned’s equity holders), (C) as a bona fide charitable gift or contribution or otherwise to a trust or other entity for the direct or indirect benefit of a beneficial owner or a Family Member of a beneficial owner (as defined in Rule 13d-3 of the Exchange Act) of the Undersigned’s Shares or (D) transfers or dispositions not involving a change in beneficial ownership, including (i) transactions involving a basket default swap or other derivative securities tied to an underlying index or basket of publicly-traded equities, corporate bonds or other assets subject to credit risk and (ii) transactions concerning an index or basket of securities; or

 

(iii) if the undersigned is a trust, to any grantors or beneficiaries of the trust or to the estate of a beneficiary of such trust;

 

provided that, in the case of any transfer or distribution pursuant to this clause (a), such transfer is not for value and each donee, heir, beneficiary or other transferee or distributee shall sign and deliver to Parent a lock-up agreement in the form of this Lock-Up Agreement with respect to the shares of Parent Common Stock, Parent Convertible Preferred Stock or such other securities that have been so transferred or distributed;

 

(b) the exercise of Parent Options (including dispositions of shares to Parent in connection with a net or cashless exercise of a Parent Option), and any related transfer of shares of Parent Common Stock to Parent for the purpose of paying the exercise price of such options or for paying taxes (including estimated taxes) due as a result of the exercise of such options; provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, the underlying shares of Parent Common Stock shall continue to be subject to the restrictions on transfer set forth in this Lock-Up Agreement;

 

B-2

 

 

(c) the disposition (including a forfeiture or repurchase) to Parent by any employee or other service provider of Parent upon death, disability or termination of employment or service relationship, in each case, of such employee or service provider;

 

(d) the establishment of a trading plan pursuant to Rule 10b5-1 under the Exchange Act for the transfer of Parent Common Stock; provided that (1) such plan does not provide for any transfers of Parent Common Stock during the Restricted Period, (2) no filing or public announcement shall be made voluntarily (other than if required by Law) in connection with such trading plan during the Restricted Period and (3) any required public announcement or filing under the Exchange Act made by the undersigned, Parent or any other person regarding the establishment of such trading plan during the Restricted Period shall include a statement that the undersigned is not permitted to transfer, sell or otherwise dispose of securities under such trading plan during the Restricted Period in contravention of this Lock-Up Agreement;

 

(e) transfers by the undersigned of shares of Parent Common Stock purchased by the undersigned on the open market or in a public offering by Parent, in each case following the Closing Date;

 

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Exhibit 99.3

 

Revolutionizing the Treatment of Serious Infections Through Phage Therapy Corporate Presentation / March 2024 Exhibit 99.3

 

 

About this Presentation The information contained in this presentation has been prepared by BiomX Inc. and its subsidiaries (collectively, the “Company” or “BiomX”) and contains information pertaining to the business and operations of the Company. The information contained in this presentation is current only as of the date on its cover. For any time after the cover date of this presentation, the information, including information concerning our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects, may have changed. The delivery of this presentation shall not, under any circumstances, create any implication that there have been no changes in our affairs after the date of this presentation. We have not authorized any person to give any information or to make any representations about us in connection with this presentation that is not contained herein. If any information has been or is given or any representations have been or are made to you outside of this presentation, such information or representations should not be relied upon as having been authorized by us. Forward - Looking Statements This presentation contains certain “forward - looking statements” within the meaning of the “safe harbor” provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward - looking statements can be identified by words such as: “target,” “believe,” “expect,” “will,” “may,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “would,” “positioned,” “future,” and other similar expressions that predict or indicate future events or trends or that are not statements of historical matters. Forward - looking statements are neither historical facts nor assurances of future performance. Instead, they are based only on BiomX management’s current beliefs, expectations and assumptions. For example, when we discuss future potential clinical trials, including their design, objectives, costs, endpoints, potential benefits and timing, the potential outcomes of discussions that we may have with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and foreign regulatory agencies, potential commercial opportunities, our expected cash runway, our financial needs to fund future clinical trials and our ability to protect our intellectual property assets in the future we are making forward - looking statements. In addition, past and current pre - clinical and clinical results, as well as compassionate use, are not indicative and do not guarantee future success of BiomX clinical trials. Because forward - looking statements relate to the future, they are subject to inherent uncertainties, risks and changes in circumstances that are difficult to predict and many of which are outside of our control. Actual results and outcomes may differ materially from those indicated in the forward - looking statements. Therefore, you should not rely on any of these forward - looking statements. You should review additional disclosures we make in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), which are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Except as required by law, we are under no duty to (and expressly disclaim any such obligation to) update or revise any of the forward - looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. No Offer or Solicitation This presentation is for informational purposes only. Nothing in this presentation constitutes an offer to buy or sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy or sell investments, loans, securities, partnership interests, commodities or any other financial instruments. This presentation and any oral statements made in connection with this presentation do not constitute, and may not be used for or in connection with, an offer or solicitation by anyone in any state or jurisdiction in which such an offer or solicitation is not authorized or permitted, or to any person to whom it is unlawful to make such offer or solicitation. Trademarks and Service Marks The trademarks and service marks included herein are the property of the owners thereof and are used for reference purposes only. Such use should not be construed as an endorsement of such products. FDA This presentation concerns certain products that are under clinical investigation and which have not yet been cleared for marketing by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. These products are currently limited by federal law to investigational use, and no representation is made as to the safety or effectiveness of these products for the purposes for which they are being investigated. 2 Safe Harbor Statement

 

 

3 Acquisition of APT will create a leading phage company with an advanced clinical pipeline On March 6, 2024, BiomX announced the entry into a definitive agreement for the acquisition of Adaptive Phage Therapeutics (APT) • Multiple clinical readouts: Two Phase 2 programs expected to read out in 2025 • Extensive clinical experience: ~80 compassionate use cases, multiple clinical studies & INDs • Top tier investor base: Deerfield, AMR Fund, Orbimed and the CF Foundation • Attracted significant non - dilutive government funding: >$40M received from Defense Health Agency, NIH and other • Large phage collection/bank: • 185 phage cleared for investigational use by regulatory agencies or institutional review boards, targeting 8 bacterial species • 100’s of phage targeting multiple bacteria • Advanced CMC capabilities: GMP certified facilities (upstream, downstream fill & finish), capacity of up to 40L, multiple formulation types (topical, inhalation, IV, oral) • APT selected for Fierce Biotech’s 2023 Fierce 15 list for 15 most innovative and truly fierce biotechs

 

 

4 Financing and investors Unmet need in cystic fibrosis (‘CF’) • In CF patients, Pseudomonas aeruginosa (PsA) lung infections are a leading cause of morbidity and mortality • Prolonged antibiotic treatments lead to significant resistance, creating a large unmet need - estimated 17,000 CF patients in the US and Western Europe with chronic PsA infections. Potential commercial opportunity of > $1.5 billion worldwide 1 BX004 – our lead program • In a Phase 1b/2a study, 3 out of 21 (14.3%) patients in the BX004 arm converted to sputum culture negative for PsA after 10 days of treatment compared to 0 out of 10 (0%) in the placebo arm 2 • BX004 showed signals of improvement in pulmonary function vs. placebo, in relative FEV1 improvement (5.67% at Day 17, 1 week after EOT) and PRO in patients with reduced lung function 3 • Phase 2b readout expected 3Q25 Unmet need in Diabetic Foot Osteomyelitis (‘DFO’) • DFO patients represent the majority of 160K lower limb amputations in diabetic patients annually in the US 4 • Treating DFO patients infected with S. aureus, the most common pathogen, represents a potential commercial opportunity of > $2 billion worldwide 4 • Numerous compassionate cases provide justification for approach • Targeting S. aureus in a personalized approach • Phase 2 ongoing, readout expected in 1Q25 BX211 (formally an APT program) 1. See slide 35 2. In patients that had quantitative CFU levels at study baseline 3. FEV1 or ppFEV1 – percent predicted forced expiratory volume, EOT – End of treatment, PRO – Patient reported outcome, reduced lung function - Predefined group with Baseline FEV1<70% 4. See slides 30 and 36 Combined pipeline provides two significant clinical inflection points in indications with high unmet need • Publicly traded (NYSE American: PHGE) • $23.4 million cash and cash equivalents as of September 30, 2023 • On March 6, 2024, announced entry into a definitive agreement for the acquisition of APT concurrent with entry into a definitive purchase agreement for a $50 million private placement financing led by Deerfield and AMR Fund and including Orbimed, CF Foundation and Nantahala Capital, among other investors

 

 

5 Strong leadership and scientific team Management Board of Directors Jonathan Solomon - Chief Executive Officer, Director Former co - Founder and CEO Proclara Merav Bassan, PhD - Chief Development Officer 20 years drug and clinical development; former at Teva Assaf Oron - Chief Business Officer Former EVP business development at Evogene Avi Gabay, CPA - Chief Financial Officer (interim) Former Oramed Pharmaceuticals, KPMG Inbal Benjamini - Elran – Chief HR Officer Former HR roles at Teva and Herzog Law Scientific Team Prof. Rotem Sorek Head of microbial genomics group at Weizmann Institute Phage genomics and CRISPR research Carl R. Merril, MD, Capt Usphs (Ret) NIH Emeritus Scientist Internationally recognized expert in bacteriophage science Prof. Eran Elinav Principal investigator at Weizmann Institute Immune system and intestinal microbiome interactions Prof. Eitan Kerem Former Chairman of Pediatric Pulmonology Unit, Hadassah Medical Center World leader in CF care and research Michael Billard – General Manager US Former roles APT and MedImmune Russell Greig, PhD Chairman of the Board Former president of GSK Pharma International Alan Moses, MD - Director Former Global Chief Medical Officer of Novo Nordisk Eddie Williams - Director Former special advisor to the CEO of Ascendis Pharma, Inc. Jesse Goodman, MD,MPH - Director Former Chief Scientist of the FDA Jonathan Leff - Director Partner on the Biotherapeutics team, Deerfield Greg Merril - Director Former founding CEO of Immersion Medical Jonathan Solomon - Chief Executive Officer, Director Former co - Founder and CEO Proclara The information presented on this page reflects management team, scientific team and board of directors composition of the combined company, after giving effect to the consummation of the acquisition of APT

 

 

6 Phase III Phase II Phase I Preclinical Phage Discovery Indication Program b Topline Expected Q3 2025 Ph2 Cystic Fibrosis BX004 (1) 2 Topline Expected 1 2025 and Q1 2026 Ph Q Diabetic Foot Osteomyelitis BX211 1. Granted Orphan Drug Designation and Fast Track by the FDA Potential additional indications: • Prosthetic Joint Infections (PJI) • Non - Cystic Fibrosis Bronchiectasis (NCFB) • Nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) Pipeline

 

 

Introduction To PHAGE

 

 

8 Each phage binds only to specific bacterial strains 1. SPECIFIC Phage: Nature’s precision tool to target bacteria Kortright et al. (2019), Cell Host & Microbe Lysin proteins burst bacterial cell wall from within 2. KILLING MECHANISM ORTHOGONAL TO ANTIBIOTICS Phage components multiply and assemble within bacterial cell 4. AMPLIFY 100s of compassionate use cases with no significant side effects to date 5. SAFETY PROFILE Phage can breakdown biofilm (a polysaccharide mesh secreted by bacteria) 3. BREAKDOWN BIOFILM

 

 

9 Key challenges in developing phage therapies • Host range - Narrow specificity to a subset of bacterial strains • Resistance - Bacterial defense systems (e.g. CRISPR) • CMC – Manufacturing (e.g. purity, stability) And many other considerations • Phage titer • Biofilm breakdown • Absence of toxic genes • Other Phagoburn study The Lancet, inf..Dis.2019 Jan;19(1):35 - 45.doi: 10.1016/S1473 - 3099(18)30482 - 1. Nestle study: E.BioMedicine 2016 Jan 5;4:124 - 37. doi: 10.1016/j.ebiom.2015.12.023. Patterson case: Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2017 Sep 22;61(10):e00954 - 17. doi: 10.1128/AAC.00954 - 17.

 

 

10 Complementary approaches taken by BiomX for phage treatment Personalized phage treatment • Enables rapid entry into clinical proof of concept, prior to fixed cocktail design • Could be applied to polymicrobial infections • Applicable in cases where bacterial diversity hinders fixed cocktail development 1 2 3 4 Sampling Susceptibility Pharmacy - Treatment testing based inventory Fixed phage cocktail Applicable where a 3 - 5 phage cocktail can: • Target a broad host range of various bacterial strains across patients • Address multiple resistance mechanisms that may develop 1 2 3 Cocktail GMP Treatment design manufacturing

 

 

BX004 Targeting the Unmet Need in CYSTIC FIBROSIS

 

 

12 CF is an inherited disease caused by a mutation on the CFTR protein • The CFTR protein is present on epithelial cells throughout the body. It is a chloride ion channel involved in maintaining water and ion homeostasis on cell surfaces • The disease causes severe damage to the lungs, digestive system and other organs with > 80% of deaths from respiratory failure • 105K individuals are estimated to live with CF worldwide, with 33k in the US alone ■ Light blue – periciliary layer ■ Green – mucus layer In CF lungs, mutations cause thick and sticky mucus that provides environment for bacteria to infect and propagate. In the less hydrated periciliary layer, the cilia are flattened and the ability to clear bacterial infection is reduced. CF Foundation estimates across 94 countries ( https://www.cff.org/intro - cf/about - cystic - fibrosis ) Plackett, Nature 2020 Gibson et al., 2003; Stuart et al., 2010 Normal (left) and abnormal CFTR proteins (right)

 

 

13 PsA forms biofilm patches in the lungs 2 PsA colonization associated with lower FEV1 at all ages 1 Pseudomonas aeruginosa ( PsA ) bacteria are associated with decreased lung function (FEV1) and damaged lung epithelium PsA bacteria and biofilm lead to persistent inflammation causing tissue damage and eventually necrosis of lung tissue 1. 2. Kerem et al., ECFS unpublished data, 2013 Bjarnsholt at al., Trends in Microbiology 2013 Maya - Add image of biofilm formation by PsA in the lungs Check biofilm pathogenicity • Arrows show aggregates of PsA ( red ) within biofilm patches • surrounded by Inflammatory cells ( Blue ) Age FEV1 YES NO

 

 

14 Antibiotics were effective 2 decades ago in treating PsA infections Tobramycin showed (study conducted 1995 - 96) up to 2.2 log bacterial reduction and 8 - 12% FEV1 improvement (compared to placebo) Phase 3 Efficacy and Safety Study of Tobramycin Inhaled Solution (1995 - 96)* Change in Density of P. aeruginosa (log10 CFU/g of sputum) Over the last 2 decades, with the rise of antibiotic resistance, benefits of inhaled antibiotics have diminished *n=520; 52% >18 yrs; treated in 28 day on/off cycles B.W. Ramsey et al., (N Engl J Med 1999;340:23 - 30. Change in FEV, (% of predicted value) Week Week

 

 

15 Phases of P. aeruginosa infection in CF 2 Antibiotics Antibiotics Antibiotics Antibiotics Antibiotics Initial Intermittent Chronic Clonal selection Biofilm formation Genotype/phenotypic adaptation Infancy Childhood Adolescence / Adulthood Limit of detection P. aeruginosa density in sputum Chronic PsA infections have become a persistent problem due to antibiotic resistance driving morbidity and mortality in CF • Chronic pulmonary infections and the resulting robust but ineffective inflammatory response, culminating in respiratory failure, are the primary causes of death in CF patients • After prolonged and repeated antibiotic courses, increased resistance to antibiotics has lowered efficacy, creating a large unmet need for CF patients suffering from chronic PsA - Estimated at 17,000 patients in the US and Western Europe 1 Lack of antibiotic efficacy driven by: 1. PsA strains with multidrug resistance (MDR) 2. Formation of biofilm => making infection harder to treat 1. CFF Annual Data Report 2019, ECFS patient registry report, 2020 2. Nicole M. Bouvier et al., 2016

 

 

16 BX004 – BiomX’s proprietary phage cocktail targeting PsA has the potential to treat CF patients with chronic PsA lung infections • Product – Proprietary phage cocktail targeting PsA • Patient population – CF patients with chronic PsA lung infections • Delivery – Nebulized • Key features – Potentially effective on antibiotic resistant strains, enables breakdown of biofilm • Potential impact: • Suppression/eradication of PsA (CFU in sputum) • Improved lung function (FEV1) • Fewer exacerbations, hospitalizations • Increased efficacy of antibiotic treatment • Reduce oral, inhaled and IV antibiotic treatments BX004

 

 

17 Numerous compassionate treatments of CF patients with phage provide strong rationale for the development of BX004 Results demonstrate the potential to decrease bacterial burden and improve clinical outcome • Indication - P. aeruginosa AMR lung infections • Location – 8 Yale University, 2 Georgia, 1 San - Diego • Administration – 10 nebulized, 1 IV phage Yale cases: • eIND path for 8 CF patients • Nebulized phage • 7 - 10 days, single or multiple rounds • Post phage therapy P. aeruginosa CFU titers decreased significantly (2.2 “ 0.76 log reduction) • Outcome - FEV1% increased in a range of 0 to 8.9% 11 CF patients treated for P. aeruginosa 1 - 4 • Indication - Non - tuberculous Mycobacterium infections. Lung infections in all CF patients • Location – San Diego (UCSD) • Administration – 20 IV, certain patient s also received nebulized/ topical/ other routes UCSD cases: • eIND path for all patients • IV phage (+ additional nebulized phage for certain patients) • Twice daily for ~6 months (though a favorable outcome required improvement within 8 weeks) • Outcome - Favorable clinical or microbiological responses in 11/20 patients (for 5 patients infection resolved) 14 CF patients treated for Mycobacterium (20 patient total) 5 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Kutateladze et al., 2008 Kvachadze et al., 2011 Law et al., 2019 Stanley et al., 2020 Dedrick et al. 2022

 

 

18 BX004 has demonstrated in vitro penetration of biofilm and activity on antibiotic resistant PsA strains BX004 penetrates biofilm in vitro BX004 was active in killing all 96 strains described below displaying multiple antibiotic resistant genes BX004 active in vitro on antibiotic resistant PsA strains **p - value <0.001 Bacterial count Colony forming units / well Control BX004 Biofilm was grown from PsA for 24 hours and then treated with BX004 for 6 hours (control - untreated wells). Treatment with antibiotics not shown Crystal violet – Used for biomass staining of biofilm. Staining substantially reduced following treatment with BX004 Strains of PsA (n=96) Presence/absence of known genes conferring antibiotic resistance Present Absent BiomX internal results

 

 

19 Study design informed by input from the CF Foundation Phase 1b/2a study Part 1 – Study design Part 1 (n=9) Objectives • Safety, PK and microbiologic/clinical activity Endpoints • Safety and tolerability (Primary endpoint) • Decrease in PsA burden • Sputum pharmacokinetics • FEV1 (forced expiratory volume) • CFQ - R (CF Questionnaire - Revised) and CRISS Study Population • CF patients with chronic PsA infection • Physician choice of inhaled antibiotic regimen (continuous or alternating or cycling); on tobramycin, aztreonam or colistin during study drug • No restriction on CFTR modulators 9 Subjects • 7 received nebulized BX004 phage therapy • 2 received nebulized placebo • 7 days duration (3 ascending, 4 multiple dosing) Key Design Features • Single ascending dose followed by multiple doses Completed

 

 

20 1. CFU – Colony forming units 2. FEV1 (or ppFEV1) – percent predicted forced expiratory volume in 1 second Phase 1b/2a Part 1 results - Highlights • Study drug was safe and well - tolerated • Mean P. aeruginosa CFU 1 reduction at Day 15 (compared to Baseline): - 1.42 log 10 CFU/g (BX004) compared to - 0.28 log 10 CFU/g (placebo) on top of standard of care inhaled antibiotics • Phage were detected in all patients treated with BX004 during dosing period, including, in several patients, up to Day 15 (one week after end of treatment) • During the study period, no evidence of treatment - related phage resistance was observed in patients treated with BX 004 compared to placebo • As expected, likely due to short course of therapy, no effect on % predicted FEV1 2 Placebo BX004 2 7 n - 0.28 (0.13) - 1.42 (1.03) Mean (SD) - 0.37, - 0.18 - 3.27, - 0.37 Max, Min

 

 

21 Phase 1b/2a – Part 2 (n=34) Objectives • Safety and efficacy Endpoints • Primary endpoint - Safety and tolerability • Decrease in PsA burden • Sputum pharmacokinetics • FEV1 (forced expiratory volume) • CFQ - R (CF Questionnaire - Revised) and CRISS Study Population • CF patients with chronic PsA infection • Physician choice of inhaled antibiotic regimen (continuous or alternating or cycling) on tobramycin, aztreonam or colistin • No restriction on CFTR modulators 34 subjects • 23 received nebulized BX004 phage therapy • 11 received nebulized placebo • 10 days duration of treatment Ongoing safety follow - up BX004 Placebo Continuous Alternating Cycling Randomize Treatment aligned with antibiotic standard of care Follow up Follow up - Treatment with antibiotic A* - Treatment with antibiotic B* - No antibiotic treatment Phase 1b/2a study Part 2 – Study design *Tobramycin or Aztreonam or Colistin Study design informed by input from the CF Foundation

 

 

22 Phase 1b/2a study Part 2 – Highlights 1. 2. SAE – Serious Adverse Event, APE – Acute Pulmonary Exacerbation FEV1 (or ppFEV1) – percent predicted forced expiratory volume in 1 second, CF Questionnaire - Revised Respiratory – a PRO (Patient reported outcome) for respiratory parameters in CF aptients, EOT – End of treatment, SOC – standard of care 3. 4. In patients that had quantitative CFU levels at study baseline Predefined group with Baseline FEV1<70% • Study drug was well - tolerated, no related SAE 1 s or related APE 1 s to study drug were observed • In the BX004 arm, 3 out of 21 (14.3%) patients converted to sputum culture negative for P. aeruginosa after 10 days of treatment compared to 0 out of 10 (0%) in the placebo arm 3 • BX004 showed signals of improvement in pulmonary function vs. placebo : Relative FEV1 2 improvement (5.67%) and CF Questionnaire - Revised respiratory 2 (8.87 points) at Day 17 (1 week after EOT 2 ) in subgroup of patients with reduced lung function 4 • In full population, BX004 vs. placebo P. aeruginosa levels were more variable. In a prespecified subgroup of patients on SOC 2 inhaled antibiotics on continuous regimen, BX004 vs. placebo showed bacterial reduction of 2.8 log 10 CFU/g at EOT 2 , exceeding Part 1 results • Alternating/cycling background antibiotic regimen likely associated with fluctuations in P. aeruginosa levels potentially confounding the ability to observe a P. aeruginosa reduction in this subgroup • During the study period, based on current available data, no evidence of treatment - related phage resistance was observed in patients treated with BX004 compared to placebo • Plans to advance the BX004 program to a larger, Phase 2b trial, subject to regulatory feedback and availability of sufficient funding We believe this better - than - expected clinical effect in a short treatment duration de - risks planned P2b study

 

 

23 BX004 showed greater conversion (bacterial culture turned negative) in treatment over placebo • In the BX004 arm 3 out of 21 (14.3%) patients converted to sputum culture negative for P. aeruginosa after 10 days of treatment (2 already after 4 days) 2 Baseline PsA 1 in sputum (CFU/g) Duration of PsA infection (years) Patient 2.40x10 3 18 1 5.60x10 7 13 2 1.09x10 7 35 3* *Subject had negative sputum culture for P. aeruginosa at D4, D10, D28, D38, and at most recent standard of care clinic visit (D63) • In the placebo arm 0 out of 10 (0%) 2 • In addition, in Part 1 of the study, one subject in the BX004 arm (1/7: 14.3%) who was persistently positive for P. aeruginosa for at least 13 years had a 3.3 log reduction at D15 later converted to sputum negative 1. PsA – Pseudomonas aeruginosa, CFU/g – Colony forming units per gram 2. In patients that had quantitative CFU levels at study baseline

 

 

24 Clinical improvements were observed on both objective & patient reported outcomes • Clinical readouts in patients with reduced baseline lung function (predefined group, ppFEV1 of <70%) Difference Placebo (N=8) 2 BX004 (N=12) 2 3.29 - 4.86 (3.39) - 1.57 (2.64) D10 5.67 - 4.21 (2.78) 1.46 (2.33) D17 2.19 - 1.12 (3.96) 1.07 (2.32) D28 5.3 - 0.62 (3.65) 4.68 (3.28) D38 Difference Placebo (N=8) 3 BX004 (N=12) 3 8.87 - 6.35 (3.45) 2.52 (2.61) D17 7.07 - 5.56 (4.05) 1.51 (5.1) D38 ppFEV1 change from Baseline: Mean(SE) CFQR respiratory change from Baseline: Mean(SE) Treatment 5.67% Follow up ppFEV1 Treatment Follow up CFQR 1 (respiratory) 8.87 BX004 Placebo BX004 Placebo # #: p=0.07 BX004 shows meaningful clinical improvement after 10 days of treatment in multiple clinical readouts 1. PRO (Patient reported outcome) - CF Questionnaire - Revised for respiratory parameter 2. 2. BX004: D38 N=7, Placebo: D28 N=7, D38 N=6 3. 3. BX004: D17 and D38 N=11, Placebo: D17 and D38 N=7

 

 

25 In a prespecified subgroup on continuous antibiotic standard of care, BX004 vs. placebo showed bacterial reduction of 2.8 log at end of treatment 1. PsA – Pseudomonas aeruginosa, CFU/g – Colony forming units per gram , SOC – Standard of care 2. BX004: D10 N=20, Placebo: D4 and D10 N=9 3. BX004: D10 N=6 • Reduction of P. aeruginosa assessed on all patients and those on continuous standard of care inhaled antibiotic regimen Difference Placebo (N=10) 2 BX004 (N=21) 2 - 0.86 - 0.75 (0.55) - 1.61 (0.51) D4 - 0.2 - 0.8 (0.64) - 1.0 (0.57) D10 0.57 - 1.18 (0.54) - 0.61 (0.4) D17 0.3 - 1.13 (0.59) - 0.83 (0.47) D28 CFU/g log change from Baseline: Mean (SE) Difference Placebo (N=5) BX004 (N=7) 3 - 2.89 0.18 (0.64) - 2.71 (1.21) D4 - 2.8 - 0.11 (0.73) - 2.91 (1.4) D10 0.05 - 1.63 (0.95) - 1.58 (0.77) D17 - 1.3 - 1.1 (0.85) - 2.4 (0.9) D28 CFU/g log change from Baseline: Mean (SE) In full population, BX004 vs. placebo bacterial levels were variable Treatment BX004 Placeb o PsA Bacterial reduction (CFU/g) 1 All study population Follow up Treatment Follow up BX004 Placeb o PsA Bacterial reduction (CFU/g) 1 Continuous antibiotic SOC 1 Prespecified subgroup on continuous antibiotic SOC showed bacterial reductions which exceeded Part 1 results

 

 

26 BX004 Phase 2b study targeting PsA Phase 2b – Preliminary design* Objectives • Improvement in reduction of PsA burden observed by microbiology and in clinical outcome Endpoints • Decrease in PsA burden (including culture conversion/eradication) • FEV1 (forced expiratory volume) • CFQ - R (CF Questionnaire - Revised), CRISS (Chronic Respiratory Infection Symptom Score) • Safety and tolerability Study Population • CF patients with chronic PsA infection • Physician choice of inhaled antibiotic regimen • No restriction on CFTR modulators Approximately 60 patients • 2:1 randomization, Treatment : Control • Treatment duration: 2 months Key Design Features • Multi - centered, double blind, placebo control Topline results expected in Q3 2025 *Subject to discussions with FDA, additional analysis of Phase 1b/2a Part 2 data and further consultation with the CF Foundation

 

 

BX211 Targeting the Unmet Need in Diabetic Foot Osteomyelitis (DFO)

 

 

28 High unmet need in DFO • DFO is a bacterial infection of the bone in patients with diabetes that is caused by bacteria spreading from adjacent infected soft tissue 1. Superficial ulcer 2. Ulcer deepens extending through subcutis, and becomes infected 3. DFO – Ulcer and infection further penetrate and reach bone, displaying destruction of periosteum Staphylococcus aureus is the most common bacteria present in DFO Infection reaches bone Standard of care • Hospitalization and off - loading (removing all pressure from foot, reducing patient mobility) • Debridement and/or antibiotic therapy, typically 4 - 6 weeks of IV/oral antibiotics 30% - 40% of DFO cases result in amputation Truong 2022; Giurato, 2017

 

 

29 Key drivers of treatment failure: • Biofilm - S. aureus inhabiting biofilms are 10 to 1,000 fold more resistant to antibiotics, compared to planktonic cells • Poor blood supply limits effective concentration of IV/oral antibiotics • Antibiotic resistance • S. aureus present in ~50% of DFO cases • While other organisms are often present, S. aureus is considered the main pathogenic species, due to its rapid doubling time and arsenal of virulence factors Biofilm and antibiotic resistance among key drivers of treatment failure S. aureus forms biofilm patches in diabetic foot ulcers Confocal laser scanning microscopy of soft tissue from patient with diabetic foot ulcer infected by S. aureus • S. aureus bacteria ( green ) • Bacterial biofilms, EPS ( blue ) • Host cell nuclei ( red ) Eleftheriadou, 2010 Lesens 2011 Neut 2011 Oates 2012 Kavanagh 2018 Sharma 2023

 

 

30 Amputations in diabetic patients are an enormous burden to the health system Trends in age - adjusted prevalence of diabetes among adults, US • ~85% of amputations in diabetic patients are due to DFO • Undergoing an amputation increases five - year mortality rate from 30% to ~50% • An episode of lower limb amputation is a major risk factor for subsequent amputations ~160K Incidence ~$50K Cost Lower limb amputations, diabetic patients annually, US Amputation costs (direct), per patient, US Diabetic amputations cost the US healthcare system (1) CDC National Diabetes Statistics Report, 2020 (2) Nilsson, 2018 (3) Cesar, 2022 (4) Armstrong, 2020 (5) Waibel, 2024 (6) APMA publication, 2014 (7) Winkler, 2022 ~$8bn Annually

 

 

31 BX211 phage treatment for DFO patients with S. aureus • Product – Phage treatment targeting S. aureus. Phage, originating • from a ‘phage - bank’, are personally matched for each patient • Patient population – DFO patients with S. aureus infection • Delivery – IV + topical Treatment - On top of standard of care • Key features – Potentially effective on antibiotic resistant strains, enables breakdown of biofilm, improves penetration • Potential impact: (1) Prevent amputations (2) Shorten time to healing Biopsy Culture Match phage to S. aureus isolate Phage therapy accessed at hospital Bacterial culture Proprietary Phage Susceptibility Test ( PST ) platform • Planktonic activity • Biofilm activity • Other Phage - bank ‘ATM - like’ dispensing system Therapy ready 1 2 3 4

 

 

32 Multiple compassionate treatments of DFO patients demonstrate potential for phage treatment 9 patients • Single phage against S aureus • Topical application or injection to bone, surrounding tissue • 3 - 7 weekly applications • Olympia, Washington 3 patients • Administration – Direct application • 6 - 45 days of application • Jerusalem, Israel Outcome (in 11 out of 12 patients) o Clearance of soft tissue infection and DFO o Wound healing o Prevented amputation 12 DFO cases ( S. aureus) Outcome - at least 8 reported as clinical recovery * For 5 of the 6 cases phage provided by APT 11 Osteomyelitis cases (not DFO, various bacteria) Treatment Bacteria No. of cases IV, 11 days A.baumanii and K. pneumonia 1 IV 2 weeks or direct application, 7 - 12 days P. aeruginosa 5* Direct application, 7 - 10 days P. aeruginosa and S. epidermidis 2 Direct application, 7 days E.faecalis 1 Direct application, 9 days S.agalactiae and S aureus 1 IV S.aureus 1* Fish 2017, Fish 2018, Suh 2022, Onallah 2023

 

 

BX211 Phase 2 for DFO - Study design Objectives • Improvement in clinical outcome Primary Endpoints • Percent area reduction of study ulcer through Week 13 Secondary Endpoints • Time to complete ulcer healing • Time to 85% CRP reduction Exploratory Endpoints • 2:1 randomization, Treatment : Control • Treatment duration: 12 weeks (IV & topical) • Key Design Features • Multi - centered, double blind, placebo control • Topline readouts after all patients complete 13 weeks (readout 1) and 52 weeks (readout 2) Phase 2 in DFO • Percentage of subjects with amputation - free survival at Weeks 26 and 52 • Percent decline from baseline in ESR and CRP at Weeks 26 and 52 • Microbiological eradication of the target pathogen • Safety and tolerability Study Population • Patients with Diabetic Foot Osteomyelitis due to S. aureus Approximately 45 patients Topline results from week 26 expected in Q1 2025, and from week 52 expected in Q1 2026 33

 

 

Appendix

 

 

35 BX004 addressable market of > $1.5 billion worldwide References/Comments BX004 Number of CF patients with chronic PsA infections 1 ~8,000 Patient population (US) Magnitude observed under Tobramycin Phase 3 study was ~1.5 - 2 log 2 Suppression/eradication of PsA (CFU in sputum) Potential effect on PsA CFU in lungs Magnitude observed under Tobramycin Phase 3 study was 8 - 12% 2 Improved lung function (FEV1) Potential impact on lungs Benchmarks (cost annually per patient): Trikafta: $300K, alternating antibiotics treatment, Tobi Podhaler and Cayston solution: $80K, Arikayce for MAC: $100 - 120K 3 $100K - $120K annually per patient Potential pricing in the US US patient population times potential pricing ~$1 Billion in the US alone (worldwide $1.6 billion) 4 Market potential 1. 2. 3. 4. CFF 2019 Patient Registry Annual Data Report See slide on Tobramycin study Trikafta and Arikayce – Publicly announced pricing, First Databank, Jan. 8, 2021, public pricing information. for alternating Tobi Podhaler and Cayston solution assumes 65% compliance Assumes rest of the world outside US comprises 40% of total market (Vertex annual report, publicly available pricing for Vertex drugs)

 

 

36 BX211 addressable market of >$2B worldwide References/Comments BX211 Lower limb amputations (LLA), diabetic patients annually, US 1 160,000 General patient population Deductions due to 2 : - 85% of amputation are due to DFO - 50% positive for of S. aureus - 60% not urgent amputations, enabling biopsy and treatment 85% X 50% X 60% = 25% 40,000 (25% of 160,000) Assumed relevant population for BX211 treatment Based on 50% of the saved $50K amputation costs 3 $25,000 Pricing 40K times $25K $1 Billion Relevant market for BX211, US ROW is over $1 billion, based on the following: . Annual incidence of LLA in the OECD is 3 - 4 higher than the US 4 Assuming OECD pricing is 50% of US pricing. >$2 Billion Relevant market for BX211, Worldwide (1) CDC National Diabetes Statistics Report, 2020 (2) Brooks, 2021; Giurato, 2017, Lesens, 2014 (3) Nilsson, 2018; Brooks, 2021 (4) Hughes, 2020; OECDiLibrary Diabetes care report,2017

 

 

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