Exhibit 2.3
AMENDMENT TO
LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT
This AMENDMENT TO LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT (this
Agreement
) dated as of April 2,
2009 is entered into by and among BlueCrest Venture Finance Master Fund Limited, a Cayman Islands
limited company as successor to BlueCrest Capital Finance, L.P. (
Lender
), and Bioheart,
Inc., a Florida corporation (
Borrower
).
RECITALS
A. Borrower and Lender are parties to the Loan and Security Agreement (No. V07107) dated as of
May 31, 2007, as amended from time to time (the
Loan Agreement
), pursuant to which Lender
has agreed to provide certain financial accommodations to or for the benefit of Borrower upon the
terms and conditions contained therein. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have
the meaning ascribed to such terms in the Loan Agreement.
B. Borrower has informed Lender that an Event of Default (the
Existing Default
) has
occurred and is continuing under Section 8.1(a) of the Loan Agreement as a result of Borrowers
failure to pay amounts due as scheduled for January 2009, February 2009 and March 2009 with respect
to the Term Loan under the Loan Agreement.
C. Borrower has requested that Lender forbear from exercising its rights and remedies as a
result of the Existing Default and that Lender consider amending the Loan Agreement to restructure
the terms and conditions thereof.
D. Lender is willing to amend the Loan Agreement and forbear from exercising its rights and
remedies as a result of the Existing Default, on the terms and conditions set forth herein.
AGREEMENT
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises herein, and for other good and valuable
consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, Borrower and Lender
hereby agree as follows:
1.
Ratification and Incorporation of Loan Agreement and Other Agreements
. Except as
expressly modified by this Agreement, Borrower hereby acknowledges, confirms and ratifies all of
the terms and conditions set forth in, and all of its obligations under, the Loan Agreement and the
Other Agreements. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Borrower acknowledges and
agrees that as of April 1, 2009, (i) the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Term Loan
was $2,943,431.78, and (ii) accrued but unpaid interest in respect of the Term Loan was
$126,077.00. Borrower represents that it has no offset, defense, counterclaim, dispute or
disagreement of any kind or nature whatsoever with respect to the amount of such indebtedness.
2.
Forbearance in Respect of Existing Default
.
2.1
Acknowledgment
. Borrower hereby acknowledges and agrees that the Existing Default
has occurred and is continuing, and that the Existing Default entitles Lender to exercise its
rights and remedies under the Loan Agreement and applicable law, and Borrower further represents
and warrants that as of the date hereof no Defaults or Events of Default have occurred and are
continuing other than the Existing Default. Lender has not waived, presently
does not intend to waive and may never waive the Existing Default, and nothing contained
herein or in the transactions contemplated hereby shall be deemed to constitute any such waiver.
Borrower hereby acknowledges and agrees that Lender has the presently exercisable right to declare
Borrowers Liabilities to be immediately due and payable under the terms of the Loan Agreement but
that Lender has agreed to forbear from exercising such rights in accordance with the terms and
conditions of this Agreement.
2.2
Forbearance
.
(a) In reliance upon the representations, warranties and covenants of Borrower contained in
this Agreement, and subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and any documents or
instruments executed in connection herewith, Lender agrees, during the period (the
Forbearance
Term
) beginning as of the date hereof and ending on the occurrence of any Default or Event of
Default other than the Existing Default, to forbear from exercising its rights and remedies under
the Loan Agreement and Other Agreements in respect of or arising out of the Existing Default,
subject to the conditions, amendments and modifications contained herein.
(b) Upon the termination of the Forbearance Term, the agreement of Lender to forbear shall
automatically and without further action terminate and be of no force and effect, it being
expressly agreed that the effect of such termination will be for Lender to have the right in its
sole discretion to exercise such rights and remedies immediately, without any further notice,
passage of time or forbearance of any kind.
2.3
No Waivers; Reservation of Rights
.
(a) Lender has not waived, is not by this Agreement waiving, and has no intention of waiving,
any Defaults or Events of Default that may be continuing on the date hereof (including the Existing
Default) or any Defaults or Events of Default that may occur after the date hereof (whether similar
to the Existing Default or otherwise), and Lender has not agreed to forbear with respect to any of
its rights or remedies concerning any Defaults or Events of Default (other than, during the
Forbearance Term, the Existing Default to the extent expressly set forth herein), that may have
occurred or are continuing as of the date hereof or that may occur after the date hereof.
(b) Subject to Section 2.2 above (solely with respect to the Existing Default), Lender
reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to exercise any or all of its rights and remedies under
the Loan Agreement and the Other Agreements as a result of any Defaults or Events of Default that
may be continuing on the date hereof or any Defaults or Event of Default that may occur after the
date hereof, and Lender has not waived any of such rights or remedies, and nothing in this
Agreement, and no delay on its part in exercising any such rights or remedies, should be construed
as a waiver of any such rights or remedies.
(c) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, Lender hereby waives its right to collect
interest at the default rate provided under the Loan Agreement for the period commencing on date of
the acceleration notice, February 2, 2009, through the date hereof.
3.
Amendments to Loan Agreement
.
3.1 Section 1.RR of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended to read, in its entirety, as follows:
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Ordinary Course Indebtedness means (i) accounts payable incurred in the ordinary course of
business; (ii) unsecured indebtedness not to exceed, in the aggregate, $20,000; (iii) leases
or other financing or the acquisition of equipment or property incurred in the ordinary
course of business not to exceed, in the aggregate, $250,000 during the term of the Loan
Agreement; and (iv) unsecured indebtedness, not to exceed $385,000 in aggregate principal
amount, provided that such indebtedness is subject to a subordination agreement satisfactory
to Lender in its sole discretion.
3.2 Section 1.III of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended to read, in its entirety, as
follows:
Warrant means the Warrant described in Section 2.5(b) of the Loan Agreement, together with
the Warrant to purchase $700,000 of the shares of Borrowers Common Stock at a purchase
price of equal to the average closing price over the five trading days immediately preceding
the execution of this Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement minus 15%.
3.3 Section 2.1 of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended to read, in its entirety, as follows:
Term Loan.
On the terms and subject to the conditions contained in this Loan
Agreement, including those listed in Section 2.5 hereof, Lender has loaned to Borrower on
May 31, 2007, a term loan (the Term Loan), in the original principal amount of Five
Million Dollars ($5,000,000.00), the proceeds of which were to be used for working capital.
As of the date hereof, the current outstanding principal balance of the Term Loan is
$2,943,431.78. This is not a revolving line of credit and Borrower may not repay and
re-borrow the amounts advanced or to be advanced under this Section 2.1(a). The Term Loan
was initially to be repaid in thirty-six (36) monthly scheduled installments as follows: (i)
commencing on the first Business Day of first full month after the date of the Term Loan,
and continuing on the first Business Day of the second full calendar month and the third
full calendar month after the date of the Term Loan, three (3) monthly payments of interest
only (paid in arrears); then (ii) commencing on the first Business Day of the fourth full
calendar month after the date of the Term Loan and continuing on the first Business Day of
each month thereafter, thirty-three (33) equal monthly payments of principal and interest.
From and after the date hereof, the Term Loan shall be repaid as follows: (i) commencing on
April 1, 2009, three (3) monthly payments of interest only (paid in arrears), then (ii) on
July 1, 2009, twelve (12) equal monthly payments of principal and interest (paid in
arrears). All such payments are to be made on the first Business Day of relevant month.
3.4 Section 5.1 of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended to read, in its entirety, as follows:
Grant of Security Interest.
(a) To further secure to Lender the prompt full
and faithful payment and performance of Borrowers Liabilities and the prompt, full and
complete performance by Borrower of each of its covenants and duties under this Loan
Agreement and the Other Agreements, Borrower grants to Lender, a valid, first priority
continuing security interest in and lien upon all of the following (except as to assets or
property with Permitted Liens, upon which a lien which may be other than a first priority
lien is granted), whether now owned or hereafter acquired and wherever located:
(i) All Receivables;
(ii) All Equipment;
(iii) All Fixtures;
(iv) All General Intangibles (excluding Intellectual Property);
(v) All Inventory;
(vi) All Investment Property;
(vii) All Deposit Accounts and Securities Accounts (other than Account Numbers 2290
0834 6165 and 2290 0834 6178 of the Borrower at Bank of America (the Bank of America
Aggregation Account and the Payroll Account, respectively));
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(viii) All Cash;
(ix) All Documents;
(x) All Proceeds from the sale, transfer or other disposition of Intellectual Property;
(xi) All other Goods and tangible and intangible personal property of Borrower (other
than Intellectual Property), whether now or hereafter owned or existing, leased, consigned
by or to, or acquired by, Borrower and wherever located, and
(xii) to the extent not otherwise included, all Proceeds of each of the foregoing and
all accessions to, substitutions and replacements for, and rents, profits and products of
each of the foregoing and all attachments, accessories, accessions, replacements,
substitutions, additions or improvements to any of the foregoing, wherever located and all
products and proceeds of the foregoing including without limitation proceeds of insurance
policies insuring the foregoing and all books and records with respect thereto;
(all of the foregoing personal property is hereinafter sometimes individually and
sometimes collectively referred to as Collateral). Notwithstanding anything herein
contained or construed to the contrary, Borrower is not granting to Lender, and Lender is
not receiving from Borrower and the term Collateral shall not include, any grant of a
security interest in any of Borrowers now owned or hereafter acquired Intellectual Property
(other than a security interest in the Proceeds from the sale, transfer or other disposition
of Intellectual Property), the Bank of America Aggregation Account (and any payments from
the Credit Support Providers to the Borrower under any of the Bank of America Loan Guarantee
Agreements received therein), or the Payroll Account;
provided
,
however
,
that software, firmware and operating systems that cannot be removed from the Collateral
without rendering the Collateral inoperable shall be deemed to be part of the Collateral
unless such construction is prohibited by or inconsistent with any relevant license or other
agreement respecting such software, firmware or operating system. Borrower shall make
appropriate entries upon its financial statements and its books and records disclosing
Lenders security interest in the Collateral.
Borrower hereby further agrees that, except as expressly permitted herein including
with respect to Permitted Liens, Borrower shall not hereafter grant a security interest in
or pledge any of its Intellectual Property to any other party.
(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that an Event of Default (other than
the Existing Default) occurs on or after the date hereof, Section 5.1 shall automatically,
and without further action of the parties, be amended to read as follows, and shall relate
back to the date of this Agreement:
Grant of Security Interest.
To further secure to Lender the prompt
full and faithful payment and performance of Borrowers Liabilities and the prompt,
full and complete performance by Borrower of each of its covenants and duties under
this Loan Agreement and the Other Agreements, Borrower grants to Lender, a valid,
first priority continuing security interest in and lien upon all of the following
(except as to assets or property with Permitted Liens, upon which a lien which may
be other than a first priority lien is granted), whether now owned or hereafter
acquired and wherever located:
(xiii) All Receivables;
(xiv) All Equipment;
(xv) All Fixtures;
(xvi) All General Intangibles;
(xvii) All Intellectual Property;
(xviii) All Inventory;
(xix) All Investment Property;
(xx) All Deposit Accounts and Securities Accounts (other than Account Numbers
2290 0834 6165 and 2290 0834 6178 of the Borrower at Bank of America (the Bank of
America Aggregation Account and the Payroll Account, respectively));
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(xxi) All Cash;
(xxii) All Documents;
(xxiii) All other Goods and tangible and intangible personal property of
Borrower, whether now or hereafter owned or existing, leased, consigned by or to, or
acquired by, Borrower and wherever located, and
(xxiv) to the extent not otherwise included, all Proceeds of each of the
foregoing and all accessions to, substitutions and replacements for, and rents,
profits and products of each of the foregoing and all attachments, accessories,
accessions, replacements, substitutions, additions or improvements to any of the
foregoing, wherever located and all products and proceeds of the foregoing including
without limitation proceeds of insurance policies insuring the foregoing and all
books and records with respect thereto;
(all of the foregoing personal property is hereinafter sometimes individually and
sometimes collectively referred to as Collateral). Notwithstanding anything herein
contained or construed to the contrary, Borrower is not granting to Lender, and
Lender is not receiving from Borrower and the term Collateral shall not include,
any grant of a security interest in the Bank of America Aggregation Account (and any
payments from the Credit Support Providers to the Borrower under any of the Bank of
America Loan Guarantee Agreements received therein), or the Payroll Account.
Borrower shall make appropriate entries upon its financial statements and its books
and records disclosing Lenders security interest in the Collateral.
Borrower hereby further agrees that, except as expressly permitted herein
including with respect to Permitted Liens, Borrower shall not hereafter grant a
security interest in or pledge any of its Intellectual Property to any other party.
3.5 The Loan Agreement is hereby amended to include the Security Agreement (Intellectual
Property) (the
IP Security Agreement
) and the documents related thereto, to be provided
by Borrower pursuant to Section 6.2 below, and in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to
Borrower and Lender, as an
Other Agreement
. Notwithstanding anything contained in this
Agreement or the IP Security Agreement to the contrary, Lender and Borrower acknowledge and agree
that Lender shall not have any security interest in, on or to the Borrowers Intellectual Property
unless or until a Default or Event of Default (other than the Existing Default) shall have occurred
and be continuing under the Loan Agreement, as amended.
4.
Fee
. Borrower shall pay to Lender a fee (the
Commitment Fee
) in the
amount of $15,000, as provided in Section 6.1 below.
5.
Conditions to Effectiveness
.
The effectiveness of this Agreement shall be subject to satisfaction of each of the following
conditions:
5.1 Receipt by Lender of a copy of this Agreement, and the Amended, Restated Promissory Note
in respect of the Term Loan (the Amended Note), and the Warrant, each duly authorized, executed
and delivered by Borrower;
5.2 The absence of any Default or Events of Default other than the Existing Event of Default;
5.3 Receipt by Lender of the Commitment Fee and payment of accrued but unpaid interest, in the
amount of $126,077.00, in respect of December 2008, January 2009, February 2009 and March 2009;
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5.4 Receipt by Lender of a consent to this Agreement, executed by each holder of the
subordinated debt of Borrower, including Bank of America, (other than Hunton & Williams); and
5.5 Borrower shall deliver to Lender the IP Security Agreement, together with all appropriate
documents for filing with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), the United
States Copyright Office (USCO) and all other filings necessary to perfect the security interests
granted to Lender by the IP Security Agreement, each duly authorized, executed and delivered by
Borrower (the IP Security Interest Documents); provided, that Lender shall hold such IP Security
Interest Documents in trust for the benefit of Borrower and shall not file or otherwise present
such IP Security Documents to any third party unless a Default or Event of Default (other than the
Existing Default) has occurred and is continuing under the Loan Agreement, at which time Lender
shall be free to file such IP Security Documents with the USPTO, the USCO or any other governmental
agency it determines to perfect its security interest in the Borrowers Intellectual Property.
6.
Covenants
.
Borrower covenants as follows:
6.1 Borrower shall deliver to Lender on or before April 15, 2009, the Commitment Fee; and
6.2 Borrower shall cause to be delivered to Lender on or before April 10, 2009, a
subordination agreement executed by Hunton & Williams in respect of indebtedness owed to it by
Borrower, in form and substance satisfactory to Lender.
7.
Representations and Warranties
. In order to induce Lender to enter into this
Agreement and amend the Loan Agreement in the manner provided in this Agreement, Borrower
represents and warrants to Lender as follows:
7.1
Power and Authority
. Borrower has all requisite corporate power and authority to
enter into this Agreement, the Amended Note, the Warrant and the IP Security Agreement
(collectively, the
Amendment Agreements
) and to carry out the transactions contemplated
by, and perform its obligations under, the Loan Agreement as amended by this Agreement (hereafter
referred to as the
Amended Loan Agreement
).
7.2
Authorization of Agreements
. The execution and delivery of the Amendment
Agreements by Borrower and the performance of the Amendment Agreements and the Amended Loan
Agreement by Borrower have been duly authorized by all necessary action, and this Agreement has
been duly executed and delivered by Borrower.
7.3
Enforceability
. Each of the Amendment Agreements and the Amended Loan Agreement
constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of Borrower enforceable against Borrower in
accordance with its terms, except as may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization,
moratorium or similar laws relating to or limiting creditors rights generally or by equitable
principles (whether enforcement is sought in equity or at law).
7.4
No Conflict
. The execution and delivery by Borrower of the Amendment Agreements
and the performance by Borrower of each of the Amendment Agreements and the Amended Loan Agreement
do not and will not (i) contravene, in any material respect, any provision of any law or
regulation, or, to Borrowers knowledge, any decree, ruling, judgment or
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order that is applicable to Borrower or its properties or other assets, (ii) result in a
breach of or constitute a default under the charter, bylaws or other organizational documents of
Borrower or any material agreement, indenture, lease or instrument binding upon Borrower or its
properties or other assets or (iii) result in the creation or imposition of any liens on its
properties other than liens in favor of Lender granted by the Amendment Agreements.
7.5
Governmental Consents
. No authorization or approval or other action by, and no
notice to or filing with, any governmental authority or regulatory body is required for the due
execution, delivery and performance by Borrower of the Amendment Agreements.
7.6
Representations and Warranties in the Loan Agreement
. Borrower confirms that as
of the date hereof the representations and warranties contained in the Loan Agreement and the Other
Agreements are (before and after giving effect to this Agreement) true and correct (except to the
extent any such representation and warranty is expressly stated to have been made as of a specific
date, in which case it shall be true and correct as of such specific date) and that, other than the
Existing Default, no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.
8.
Miscellaneous
.
8.1
Effect of this Agreement
. Except as modified pursuant hereto, no other changes or
modifications to the Loan Agreement or Other Agreements are intended or implied and in all other
respects the Loan Agreement and Other Agreements are hereby specifically ratified, restated and
confirmed by all parties hereto as of the effective date hereof. To the extent of conflict between
the terms of this Agreement and the Loan Agreement or Other Agreements, the terms of this Agreement
shall control. The Loan Agreement and this Agreement shall be read and construed as one agreement.
8.2
Costs and Expenses
. Borrower absolutely and unconditionally agrees to pay to
Lender, on demand by Lender at any time and as often as the occasion therefor may require, whether
or not all or any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are consummated: all fees and
disbursements of any counsel to Lender in connection with the preparation, negotiation, execution,
or delivery of this Agreement and any agreements delivered in connection with the transactions
contemplated hereby and expenses which shall at any time be incurred or sustained by Lender or any
participant of Lender or any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents as a
consequence of or in any way in connection with the preparation, negotiation, execution, or
delivery of this Agreement, the IP Security Agreement and any agreements prepared, negotiated,
executed or delivered in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, including any fees
payable in connection with filings necessary to perfect the security interests granted to Lender by
the IP Security Agreement.
8.3
Further Assurances
. The parties hereto shall execute and deliver such additional
documents and take such additional action as may be necessary or desirable to effectuate the
provisions and purposes of this Agreement.
8.4
Binding Effect
. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of
each of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns.
8.5
Release
.
(a) In consideration of the agreements of Lender contained herein and for other good and
valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby
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acknowledged, Borrower, on behalf of itself and its successors, assigns, and other legal
representatives, hereby absolutely, unconditionally and irrevocably releases, remises and forever
discharges Lender and its successors and assigns, and its present and former shareholders,
affiliates, subsidiaries, divisions, predecessors, directors, officers, attorneys, employees,
agents and other representatives (Lender and all such other Persons being hereinafter referred to
collectively as the
Releasees
and individually as a
Releasee
), of and from all
demands, actions, causes of action, suits, covenants, contracts, controversies, agreements,
promises, sums of money, accounts, bills, reckonings, damages and any and all other claims,
counterclaims, defenses, rights of set-off, demands and liabilities whatsoever (individually, a
Claim
and collectively,
Claims
) of every name and nature, known or unknown,
suspected or unsuspected, both at law and in equity, which Borrower or any of its successors,
assigns, or other legal representatives may now or hereafter own, hold, have or claim to have
against the Releasees or any of them for, upon, or by reason of any circumstance, action, cause or
thing whatsoever which arises at any time on or prior to the day and date of this Agreement,
including for or on account of, or in relation to, or in any way in connection with any of the Loan
Agreement, or any of the Other Agreements or transactions thereunder or related thereto.
(b) Borrower understands, acknowledges and agrees that the release set forth above may be
pleaded as a full and complete defense and may be used as a basis for an injunction against any
action, suit or other proceeding which may be instituted, prosecuted or attempted in breach of the
provisions of such release.
Borrower agrees that no fact, event, circumstance, evidence or transaction which could now be
asserted or which may hereafter be discovered shall affect in any manner the final, absolute and
unconditional nature of the release set forth above.
8.6
Covenant Not to Sue
. Borrower, on behalf of itself and its successors, assigns,
and other legal representatives, hereby absolutely, unconditionally and irrevocably, covenants and
agrees with and in favor of each Releasee that it will not sue (at law, in equity, in any
regulatory proceeding or otherwise) any Releasee on the basis of any Claim released, remised and
discharged by Borrower pursuant to Section 8.5 hereof. If Borrower or any of its successors,
assigns or other legal representations violates the foregoing covenant, Borrower, for itself and
its successors, assigns and legal representatives, agrees to pay, in addition to such other damages
as any Releasee may sustain as a result of such violation, all attorneys fees and costs incurred
by any Releasee as a result of such violation.
8.7
Severability
. Any provision of this Agreement held by a court of competent
jurisdiction to be invalid or unenforceable shall not impair or invalidate the remainder of this
Agreement.
8.8
Reviewed by Attorneys
. Borrower represents and warrants to Lender that it
(a) understands fully the terms of this Agreement and the consequences of the execution and
delivery of this Agreement, (b) has been afforded an opportunity to have this Agreement reviewed
by, and to discuss this Agreement and document executed in connection herewith with, such attorneys
and other persons as Borrower may wish, and (c) has entered into this Agreement and executed and
delivered all documents in connection herewith of its own free will and accord and without threat,
duress or other coercion of any kind by any Person. The parties hereto acknowledge and agree that
neither this Agreement nor the other documents executed pursuant hereto shall be construed more
favorably in favor of one than the other based upon which party
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drafted the same, it being acknowledged that all parties hereto contributed substantially to
the negotiation and preparation of this Agreement and the other documents executed pursuant hereto
or in connection herewith.
8.9
GOVERNING LAW: CONSENT TO JURISDICTION AND VENUE
. EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE EXPRESSLY
PROVIDED IN THE LOAN AGREEMENT OR ANY OF THE OTHER AGREEMENTS, IN ALL RESPECTS, INCLUDING ALL
MATTERS OF CONSTRUCTION, VALIDITY AND PERFORMANCE, THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OBLIGATIONS ARISING
HEREUNDER SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS AND
DECISIONS OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS APPLICABLE TO CONTRACTS MADE AND PERFORMED IN SUCH STATE,
WITHOUT REGARD TO THE PRINCIPLES THEREOF REGARDING CONFLICTS OF LAWS, AND ANY APPLICABLE LAWS OF
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. BORROWER HEREBY CONSENTS AND AGREES THAT THE STATE OR FEDERAL COURTS
LOCATED WITHIN THE COUNTY OF COOK, STATE OF ILLINOIS, SHALL HAVE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION TO HEAR AND
DETERMINE ANY CLAIMS OR DISPUTES BETWEEN BORROWER AND LENDER PERTAINING TO THIS AGREEMENT, THE LOAN
AGREEMENT OR ANY OF THE OTHER AGREEMENTS OR TO ANY MATTER ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THIS
AGREEMENT, THE LOAN AGREEMENT OR ANY OF THE OTHER AGREEMENTS;
PROVIDED
, THAT NOTHING IN
THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE DEEMED OR OPERATE TO PRECLUDE LENDER FROM BRINGING SUIT OR TAKING OTHER
LEGAL ACTION IN ANY OTHER JURISDICTION TO COLLECT THE OBLIGATIONS, TO REALIZE ON THE COLLATERAL OR
ANY OTHER SECURITY FOR THE OBLIGATIONS, OR TO ENFORCE A JUDGMENT OR OTHER COURT ORDER IN FAVOR OF
LENDER. BORROWER EXPRESSLY SUBMITS AND CONSENTS IN ADVANCE TO SUCH JURISDICTION IN ANY ACTION OR
SUIT COMMENCED IN ANY SUCH COURT, AND BORROWER HEREBY WAIVES ANY OBJECTION WHICH IT MAY HAVE BASED
UPON LACK OF PERSONAL JURISDICTION, IMPROPER VENUE OR FORUM NON CONVENIENS AND HEREBY CONSENTS TO
THE GRANTING OF SUCH LEGAL OR EQUITABLE RELIEF AS IS DEEMED APPROPRIATE BY SUCH COURT. BORROWER
HEREBY WAIVES PERSONAL SERVICE OF THE SUMMONS, COMPLAINT AND OTHER PROCESS ISSUED IN ANY SUCH
ACTION OR SUIT AND AGREES THAT SERVICE OF SUCH SUMMONS, COMPLAINTS AND OTHER PROCESS MAY BE MADE BY
REGISTERED OR CERTIFIED MAIL ADDRESSED TO BORROWER AT THE ADDRESS SET FORTH IN THE LOAN AGREEMENT
AND THAT SERVICE SO MADE SHALL BE DEEMED COMPLETED UPON THE EARLIER OF BORROWERS ACTUAL RECEIPT
THEREOF OR THREE DAYS AFTER DEPOSIT IN THE UNITED STATES MAILS, PROPER POSTAGE PREPAID.
8.10
WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL
. BORROWER AND LENDER EACH WAIVE THE RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY
IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING BASED UPON, ARISING OUT OF, OR IN ANY WAY RELATING TO, THIS LOAN
AGREEMENT WHETHER SOUNDING IN CONTRACT OR TORT OR OTHERWISE.
8.11
Counterparts
. This Agreement may be executed in identical counterpart copies,
each of which shall be an original, but all of which shall constitute one and the same
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agreement. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page to this Agreement by
facsimile transmission shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart thereof.
8.12
Headings
. Section headings used herein are for convenience of reference only,
are not part of this Agreement, and are not to be taken into consideration in interpreting this
Agreement.
8.13
Recitals
. The recitals set forth at the beginning of this Agreement are true and
correct, and such recitals are incorporated into and are a part of this Agreement.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement is executed and delivered as of the day and year first
above written.
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Borrower
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Lender
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BIOHEART, INC.
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BLUECREST VENTURE FINANCE MASTER FUND LIMITED
acting through its duly appointed agent and
investment manager,
BlueCrest Capital Management LLP
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By:
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/s/Howard J. Leonhardt
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By:
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/s/Paul Dehadray
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Name:
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Howard J. Leonhardt
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Name:
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Paul Dehadray
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Title:
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Chairman, CEO & CTO
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General Counsel
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Exhibit 2.5
SECURITY AGREEMENT
(INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY)
THIS SECURITY AGREEMENT (INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY) (this
Security Agreement
), dated as
of April 2, 2009, is entered into by and between Bioheart, Inc., a Florida corporation (the
Grantor
), and BlueCrest Venture Finance Master Fund Limited, a Cayman Islands limited
company, as successor to BlueCrest Capital Finance, L.P. (
Lender
).
A Pursuant to that certain Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of May 31, 2007 (as amended,
restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the
Loan Agreement
), by
and between Grantor and Lender, the Lender agreed to extend loans and other financial
accommodations to Grantor upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth therein.
B. Grantor and Lender have entered into that certain Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement,
dated as of the date hereof (as amended, the
Amendment
), pursuant to which Grantor agreed
to deliver to Lender this Security Agreement duly executed by Grantor.
C. Pursuant to the Amendment, Grantor has agreed to enter into this Security Agreement and, in
the event that an Event of Default (as defined in the Loan Agreement) other than the Existing
Default (as defined in the Amendment) occurs on or after the date hereof, to grant a security
interest in the Collateral described herein, which grant shall be effective and relate back to the
date hereof.
AGREEMENT
In consideration of the above recitals and for other good and valuable consideration, the
receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, Grantor hereby agrees with Lender as
follows:
1.
Definitions and Interpretation
.
When used in this Security Agreement, the
following terms shall have the following respective meanings:
Amendment
has the meaning given to that term in
Recital B
hereof.
Collateral
has the meaning given to that term in
Section 2
hereof.
Copyright Office
means the United States Copyright Office or any successor office or
agency thereto.
Copyrights
has the meaning given to that term in
Attachment 1
hereto.
Grantor
has the meaning given to that term in the introductory paragraph hereof.
Lender
has the meaning given to that term in the introductory paragraph hereof.
Loan Agreement
has the meaning given to that term in
Recital A
hereof.
Other Agreements
has the meaning given to that term in the Loan Agreement.
Patent and Trademark Office
means the United States Patent and Trademark Office or
any successor office or agency thereto.
Patent Applications
means all applications made by, or on behalf of, Grantor to the
Patent and Trademark Office or to any similar office or agency of any foreign country or political
subdivision thereof for the registration of Patents.
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Patent Registrations
means all Patents registered with the Patent and Trademark
Office or with any similar office or agency of any foreign country or political subdivision thereof
and all Patent Applications.
Patents
has the meaning given to that term in
Attachment 1
hereto.
Secured Obligations
means the Borrowers Liabilities (as defined in the Loan
Agreement).
Security Agreement
means this Security Agreement (Intellectual Property) and all
exhibits and schedules hereto, as the same may from time to time be amended, modified, supplemented
or restated.
Trade Secrets
has the meaning given to that term in
Attachment 1
hereto.
Trademarks
has the meaning given to that term in
Attachment 1
hereto.
UCC
means the Uniform Commercial Code as the same may, from time to time, be in
effect in the State of Illinois;
provided
,
however
,
in the event that, by reason of
mandatory provisions of law, any or all of the attachment, perfection or priority of Lenders
security interest in any collateral is governed by the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in a
jurisdiction other than the State of Illinois, the term UCC means the Uniform Commercial Code as
in effect in such other jurisdiction for purposes of the provisions hereof relating to such
attachment, perfection of priority and for purposes of definitions related to such provisions.
Unless otherwise defined herein, all other capitalized terms used herein and defined in the Loan
Agreement shall have the respective meanings given to those terms in the Loan Agreement, and all
terms defined in the UCC shall have the respective meanings given to those terms in the UCC.
2.
Grant of Security Interest
.
In the event that an Event of Default (as defined in
the Loan Agreement) other than the Existing Default (as defined in the Amendment) occurs on or
after the date hereof (the date of such additional Event of Default, the
Trigger Date
),
Grantor hereby, effective as of the date hereof, assigns, conveys, mortgages, pledges, grants,
hypothecates and transfers to Lender, as security for the full, prompt, complete and final payment
when due (whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) and prompt performance and
observance of all of the Secured Obligations, and in order to induce the Lender to enter into the
Amendment, a security interest in and to all of Grantors right, title and interest in, to and
under the property described in
Attachment 1
hereto, whether now owned or hereafter
acquired (collectively, the
Collateral
), which
Attachment 1
is incorporated
herein.
3.
Representations and Warranties
.
Grantor represents and warrants to Lender as
follows:
(a) Grantor has good and valid rights in, title to or leasehold interests in each item of the
Collateral pledged by Grantor hereunder (or, in the case of after-acquired Collateral, at the time
Grantor acquires rights in such after-acquired Collateral pledged by Grantor hereunder). No other
Person has (or, in the case of after-acquired Collateral, at the time Grantor acquires rights
therein, will have) any right, title, claim or interest (by way of lien, purchase option or
otherwise) in, against or to the Collateral, other than Permitted Liens.
(b) As of the Trigger Date and upon the filing of an amendment to the Lenders UCC financing
statement to add the Collateral described in
Attachment 1
hereto and filings with the
Patent and Trademark Office or Copyright Office contemplated by this Security Agreement, Lender
will have a first priority perfected security interest in the Collateral, subject to Permitted
Liens.
(c) Grantor has full corporate power and corporate authority to make the conditional
assignment and grant the security interest as set forth herein.
(d) Grantor has the sole, full and, subject to Permitted Liens, unencumbered right, title and
interest in and to (i) each of the Trademarks described in
Schedule A to Attachment 1
hereto for the goods and services covered by the registrations thereof, (ii) each of the Patents
described in
Schedule B to Attachment 1
hereto, and (iii) each of the Copyrights described
in
Schedule C to Attachment 1
hereto. The registrations for such
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Trademarks and Patents are valid and enforceable and in full force and effect and none of the
Patents has been abandoned or dedicated.
(e) Grantor does not own any Patents, Trademarks or Copyrights registered in, or the subject
of pending applications in, the Patent and Trademark Office or the Copyright Office, other than
those described in
Schedules A, B and C to Attachment 1
hereto.
(f) No claim has been made by any third party and remains unresolved that any of the issued
Patents, Trademarks or Copyrights is invalid and unenforceable or violates or may violate the
rights of any Person.
(g) Grantor has obtained from each of its employees, officers, directors and consultants who
may be considered the inventor of patentable inventions (invented within the scope of such Persons
relationship with Grantor) an assignment to such Grantor of all rights to such inventions,
including Patents.
(h) Grantor has taken commercially reasonable steps to protect the secrecy and the validity
under applicable law of all material Trade Secrets.
4.
Covenants of the Grantor
.
Grantor hereby agrees as follows:
(a) From and after the Trigger Date, Grantor, at the Grantors expense, shall promptly
procure, execute and deliver to Lender all documents, instruments and agreements and perform all
acts which are necessary, or which Lender may reasonably request, to establish, maintain, preserve,
protect and perfect the Collateral, the lien granted to Lender therein and the first priority of
such lien (subject to Permitted Liens) or to enable Lender to exercise and enforce its rights and
remedies hereunder with respect to any Collateral. Without limiting the generality of the
preceding sentence, Grantor shall (i) execute all notices of security interest for each relevant
type of intellectual property in forms suitable for filing with the Patent and Trademark Office or
the Copyright Office, as applicable, substantially in the forms of
Attachments 2 and 3
hereto or other forms acceptable to Lender and (ii) take all commercially reasonable steps in any
proceeding before the Patent and Trademark Office, the Copyright Office or any similar office or
agency in any other country or any political subdivision thereof, to diligently prosecute or
maintain, as applicable, each application and registration of the Patents, Trademarks and
Copyrights, including filing of renewals, affidavits of use, affidavits of incontestability and
opposition, interference and cancellation proceedings (except to the extent that the failure to
prosecute or maintain or the dedication, abandonment or invalidation thereof is permitted hereunder
or unless Grantor in the exercise of its prudent business judgment deems the failure to prosecute
or maintain or the dedication, abandonment or invalidation to be commercially reasonable).
(b) Grantor shall not use any Collateral or knowingly, after reasonable inquiry, permit any
Collateral to be used in violation of (i) any provision of the Loan Agreement, this Security
Agreement or any Other Agreements, (ii) any applicable governmental rule or contractual obligation
violation, or (iii) any policy of insurance covering the Collateral.
(c) Grantor shall pay promptly when due all taxes and other governmental charges, all liens
and all other charges (except to the extent constituting Permitted Liens) now or hereafter imposed
upon, relating to or affecting any Collateral; except for taxes being disputed in good faith and
for which Grantor has adequate reserves.
(d) Grantor shall appear in and defend any action or proceeding which may affect its title to
or Lenders security interest in the Collateral.
(e) Grantor shall keep accurate and complete records of the Collateral and shall permit Lender
to examine and make copies of such records and provide such reports and information relating to the
Collateral as Lender may reasonably request from time to time.
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(f) Grantor shall not sell, encumber, lease, rent, option, license or otherwise dispose of or
transfer any Collateral or right or interest therein except as permitted in the Loan Agreement, and
Grantor shall keep the Collateral free of all liens except Permitted Liens.
(g) Grantor (either directly or through licensees) will continue to use the Trademarks in
connection with each and every trademark class of goods or services applicable to its current line
of products or services as reflected in its current catalogs, brochures, price lists or similar
materials in order to maintain the Trademarks in full force and effect free from any claim of
abandonment for nonuse, and Grantor will not (and will not knowingly permit, after reasonable
inquiry, any licensee thereof to) do any act or knowingly omit to do any act whereby any Trademark
may become invalidated, unless Grantor, in the exercise of its prudent business judgment, deems any
such Trademark not to have any significant commercial value. Grantor will not do any act, or omit
to do any act, whereby the Patents or Patent Registrations may become abandoned or dedicated or the
remedies available against potential infringers weakened and shall notify Lender immediately if it
knows of any reason or has reason to know that any such Patent Registration may become abandoned or
dedicated, unless Grantor, in the exercise of its prudent business judgment, deems any such Patent
not to have any significant commercial value. Grantor will not do any act or omit to do any act,
whereby the Copyrights may become abandoned or dedicated or the remedies available against
potential infringers weakened unless Grantor, in the exercise of its prudent business judgment,
deems any such Copyright not to have any significant commercial value, and shall notify Lender
immediately if it knows of any reason or has reason to know that any such Copyright may become
abandoned or dedicated.
(h) Grantor will promptly notify Lender upon the filing, either by Grantor or through any
agent, employee, licensee or designee, of (i) an application for the registration of any Patent,
Trademark, or Copyright with the Patent and Trademark Office or the Copyright Office or any similar
office or agency in any other country or any political subdivision thereof, (ii) any assignment of
any Patent or Trademark, which Grantor may acquire from a third party, with the Patent and
Trademark Office or any similar office or agency in any other country or any political subdivision
thereof, or (iii) any assignment of any Copyright, which Grantor may acquire from a third party,
with the Copyright Office or any similar office or agency in any other country or any political
subdivision thereof.
(i) Grantor shall make application to (i) the Patent and Trademark Office to register any
unpatented but patentable inventions developed by Grantor or its employees or consultants (within
the scope of their employment or consulting relationship), unless Grantor, in the exercise of its
prudent business judgment, deems any such Patent not to have any significant commercial value or
determines that its rights thereunder are better preserved as a Trade Secret, (ii) the Patent and
Trademark Office to register any registerable but unregistered Trademarks used by Grantor in
connection with its products or services unless Grantor in the exercise of its prudent business
judgment, deems any such Trademark not to have any significant commercial value, and (iii) the
Copyright Office to register any unregistered Copyright to which Grantor has rights unless Grantor
in the exercise of its prudent business judgment, deems any such Copyright not to have any
significant commercial value or determines that its rights thereunder are better protected as a
Trade Secret.
(j) Grantor shall and shall cause its employees and require its licensees to (i) use proper
statutory notice in connection with its use of the Patents, Trademarks and Copyrights,
(ii) maintain consistent standards of quality in its manufacture of products sold under the
Trademarks or provision of services in connection with the Trademarks, and (iii) take commercially
reasonable steps necessary to protect the secrecy and the validity under applicable law of all
material Trade Secrets.
(k) If Grantor learns of any use by any Person of any term or design that is reasonably
foreseeable to cause confusion with any Trademark, Grantor shall promptly notify Lender of such use
and of all steps taken and to be taken to remedy any infringement of such Trademark, unless
Grantor, in the exercise of its prudent business judgment, deems such Trademark not to have any
significant commercial value.
(l) Grantor shall maintain with each employee or consultant who may have access to the Trade
Secrets of Grantor an agreement by which such employee or consultant agrees not to disclose such
Trade Secrets and with each employee or consultant who may be the inventor of patentable inventions
(invented within the scope of their employment or consulting relationship) an invention assignment
agreement requiring such employee or consultant to assign all rights to such inventions, including,
patents and patent applications, to Grantor and further
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requiring such employee or consultant to cooperate fully with Grantor and its successors in
interest in the prosecution of any patent application or in any litigation involving the invention,
whether such cooperation is required during such employees employment or such consultants
relationship with Grantor or after the termination thereof.
5.
Authorized Action by the Lender
.
Effective as of the Trigger Date, Grantor hereby
irrevocably appoints Lender as its attorney-in-fact and agrees that Lender may perform (but Lender
shall not be obligated to and shall incur no liability to Grantor or any third party for failure so
to do) any act which Grantor is obligated by this Security Agreement to perform, and to exercise
such rights and powers as Grantor might exercise with respect to the Collateral, including, without
limitation, the right to (a) collect by legal proceedings or otherwise and endorse, receive and
receipt for all royalties, payments, proceeds and other sums and property now or hereafter payable
on or on account of the Collateral; (b) insure, process, preserve and enforce the Collateral;
(c) make any compromise or settlement, and take any commercially reasonable action it deems
advisable, with respect to the Collateral; (d) pay any indebtedness of Grantor relating to the
Collateral; and (e) execute UCC financing statements and other documents, instruments and
agreements required hereunder;
provided
,
however
, that Lender shall exercise such
powers only after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default. Grantor agrees
to reimburse Lender upon demand for all costs and expenses, including attorneys fees, Lender may
incur while acting as Grantors attorney-in-fact hereunder, all of which costs and expenses are
included in the Secured Obligations. Grantor agrees that such care as Lender gives to the
safekeeping of its own property of like kind shall constitute reasonable care of the Collateral
when in Lenders possession;
provided
,
however
, that Lender shall not be required
to make any presentment, demand or protest, or give any notice and need not take any action to
preserve any rights against any prior party or any other Person in connection with the Secured
Obligations or with respect to the Collateral.
6.
Default and Remedies
.
From and after the Trigger Date but relating back to the
date hereof, Grantor shall be deemed in default under this Security Agreement upon the occurrence
and during the continuance of an Event of Default, as that term is defined in the Loan Agreement.
From and after the Trigger Date but relating back to the date hereof, in addition to all other
rights and remedies granted to Lender by this Security Agreement, the Loan Agreement, the Other
Agreements, the UCC and other applicable governmental rules, Lender may, upon the occurrence and
during the continuance of any Event of Default, exercise any one or more of the following rights
and remedies: (a) collect, receive, appropriate or realize upon the Collateral or otherwise
foreclose or enforce the Lenders security interests in any or all Collateral in any manner not
prohibited by applicable governmental rules or in this Security Agreement; (b) notify any or all
licensees of Collateral to make payments thereon directly to Lender; (c) sell, license or otherwise
dispose of any or all Collateral at one or more public or private dispositions, whether or not such
Collateral is present at the place of sale, for cash or credit or future delivery, on such
commercially reasonable terms and in such commercially reasonable manner as Lender may determine in
accordance with applicable law; (d) upon five (5) Business Days prior notice to Grantor, direct
Grantor not to make any further use of the Patents, the Trademarks (or any mark similar thereto),
or the Copyrights (or any work deriving therefrom); (e) upon five (5) Business Days prior notice
to Grantor, license, whether general, special or otherwise, and whether on an exclusive or
nonexclusive basis, any of the Patents, Trademarks or Copyrights, throughout the world for such
term or terms, on such conditions, and in such manner, as Lender shall in its sole discretion
determine; (f) enforce (and upon notice to Grantor have the exclusive right to enforce) against any
licensee or sublicensee all rights and remedies of Grantor in, to and under any one or more license
agreements with respect to the Collateral (without assuming any obligations or liability
thereunder), and take or refrain from taking any action under any thereof; and (g) in addition to
the foregoing, in order to implement the assignment, sale or other disposal of any of the
Collateral, pursuant to the authority granted in
Section 5
hereof, execute and deliver on
behalf of Grantor, upon five (5) Business Days prior notice to Grantor, one or more instruments of
assignment of the Patents, Trademarks or Copyrights (or any application or registration thereof),
in form suitable for filing, recording or registration in any country.
7.
Application of Proceeds
.
The proceeds of any sale, disposition or other
realization upon all or any part of the Collateral shall be applied by Lender to the Secured
Obligations in any manner whatsoever as Lender shall choose in its sole and absolute discretion.
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8.
Indemnification and Release
.
(a) Grantor assumes all responsibility and liability arising from the use of the Patents,
Trademarks and Copyrights, and Grantor hereby indemnifies and holds Lender and its directors,
officers, employees, agents and any of its respective Affiliates (Indemnitees) harmless from and
against any claim, suit, loss, damage or expense (including attorneys fees and expenses) arising
out of or in connection with (i) any alleged infringement of any patent, trademark, service mark,
trade name, trade secret or copyright of a third party or alleged defect in any product
manufactured, promoted or sold by Grantor (or any Affiliate of Grantor) in connection with any
Patent, Trademark or Copyright, (ii) the manufacture, promotion, labeling, sale or advertisement of
any product or service by Grantor (or any Affiliate of Grantor), (iii) any action taken or omitted
to be taken by Lender hereunder with respect to any license agreement of Grantor or (iv) any claim,
suit or proceeding instituted by Grantor or in which Grantor participates. Grantor agrees that the
Indemnities do not assume, and shall have no responsibility for, the payment of any sums due or to
become due under any agreement or contract included in the Collateral or the performance of any
obligations to be performed under or with respect to any such agreement or contract by Grantor, and
Grantor hereby agrees to indemnify and hold each Indemnitee harmless with respect to any and all
claims by any Person relating thereto.
(b) Grantor hereby releases the Indemnitees from any claims, causes of action and demands at
any time arising out of or with respect to any actions taken or omitted to be taken by Lender under
the powers of attorney granted in
Section 5
hereof, other than actions or omissions
determined by a final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction to have arisen through the
gross negligence or willful misconduct of any such Indemnitees.
(c) Grantor agrees to cause Lender to be named as an additional insured with respect to any
policy of insurance held by Grantor from time to time, if any, covering product liability or
intellectual property infringement risk.
(d) Nothing contained in this
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shall, however, be deemed to require Grantor
to indemnify or hold harmless any Indemnitee from or against any losses, costs, suits, expenses,
claims or damages to the extent determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to have arisen from
any such Indemnitees gross negligence or willful misconduct.
9.
Miscellaneous
.
(a)
Notices
. Except as otherwise specified herein, all notices, requests, demands,
consents, instructions or other communications to or upon Grantor or Lender under this Security
Agreement shall be given as provided in
Section 9.1
of the Loan Agreement.
(b)
Partial Invalidity
. If at any time any provision of this Security Agreement is or
becomes illegal, invalid or unenforceable in any respect under the law of any jurisdiction, neither
the legality, validity or enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Security Agreement nor
the legality, validity or enforceability of such provision under the law of any other jurisdiction
shall in any way be affected or impaired thereby.
(c)
Headings
. The section headings and captions appearing in this Security Agreement
are included solely for convenience of reference and are not intended to affect the interpretation
of any provision of this Security Agreement.
(d)
No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies
. Lender shall not by any act, delay, omission or
otherwise be deemed to have waived any of its rights or remedies hereunder or under the Loan
Agreement or the Other Agreements, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right or remedy
hereunder or thereunder on any one or more occasions preclude the further exercise thereof or the
exercise of any other right or remedy hereunder or thereunder. The rights and remedies hereunder
provided or provided under the Loan Agreement or the Other Agreements are cumulative and may be
exercised singly or concurrently, and are not exclusive of any rights and remedies provided by law
or by any of the Other Agreements. None of the terms or provisions of this Security Agreement may
be waived, altered, modified or amended except by an instrument in writing, duly executed by
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Grantor and Lender. Unless otherwise specified in any such waiver or consent, a waiver or
consent given hereunder shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific
purpose for which given.
(e)
Time is of the Essence
. Time is of the essence for the performance of each of the
terms and provisions of this Security Agreement.
(f)
Reinstatement
. This Security Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and
continue to be effective should any petition be filed by or against Grantor for liquidation or
reorganization, should Grantor become insolvent or make an assignment for the benefit of creditors
or should a receiver or trustee be appointed for all or any significant part of Grantors property
and assets, and shall continue to be effective or be reinstated, as the case may be, if at any time
payment and performance of the Secured Obligations, or any part thereof, is, pursuant to applicable
law, rescinded or reduced in amount, or must otherwise be restored or returned by any obligee of
the Secured Obligations, whether as a voidable preference, fraudulent conveyance, or otherwise,
all as though such payment or performance had not been made. In the event that any payment, or any
part thereof, is rescinded, reduced, restored or returned, the Secured Obligations shall be
reinstated and deemed reduced only by such amount paid and not so rescinded, reduced, restored or
returned.
(g)
Termination of this Security Agreement
. Subject to
Section 9(f)
, this
Security Agreement shall terminate upon the later to occur of the full, complete and final payment
of the Secured Obligations and the termination of Lenders commitments under the Loan Agreement.
(h)
Successors and Assigns
. This Security Agreement and all obligations of Grantor
hereunder shall be binding upon the successors and assigns of Grantor, and shall, together with the
rights and remedies of Lender hereunder, inure to the benefit of Lender and its successors and
assigns except that Grantor may not assign or transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder
without the prior written consent of Lender. Any assignment or transfer in violation of the
foregoing shall be null and void.
(i)
Further Indemnification
. Grantor agrees to pay, and to save Lender harmless from,
any and all liabilities with respect to, or resulting from any delay in paying, any and all excise,
sales or other similar taxes which may be payable or determined to be payable with respect to any
of the Collateral or in connection with any of the transactions contemplated by this Security
Agreement.
(j)
Amendment, Etc
. No amendment, modification, supplement, extension, termination or
waiver of any provision of this Security Agreement, no approval or consent thereunder, and no
consent to any departure by Grantor therefrom, may in any event be effective unless in writing
signed by Lender and, to the extent such amendment, modification, supplement or extension would
materially expand, enlarge or adversely affect the obligations of or adversely affect the rights of
Grantor, by Grantor, and then only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose given and
any such amendment, modification, supplement, extension, termination or waiver shall be binding
upon Lender and Grantor; and, without the approval in writing of Lender and Grantor (as
applicable), no amendment, modification, supplement, termination, waiver or consent may be
effective as to the matters set forth in the Loan Agreement, including, without limitation, the
release of Grantor.
(k)
ENTIRE AGREEMENT
. THIS SECURITY AGREEMENT REPRESENTS THE COMPLETE AND FINAL
AGREEMENT AMONG GRANTOR AND LENDER AND SUPERSEDES ALL PRIOR AGREEMENTS, WRITTEN OR ORAL, ON THE
SUBJECT MATTER HEREOF AND MAY NOT BE CONTRADICTED BY EVIDENCE OF PRIOR, CONTEMPORANEOUS, OR
SUBSEQUENT ORAL AGREEMENTS OF SUCH PARTIES. THERE ARE NO UNWRITTEN ORAL AGREEMENTS BETWEEN OR
AMONG GRANTOR AND LENDER.
(l)
Governing Law
. This Security Agreement shall be governed by and construed in
accordance with the laws and decisions of the State of Illinois without reference to conflicts of
law rules.
(m)
Counterparts
. This Security Agreement may be executed in any number of identical
counterparts, any set of which signed by all the parties hereto shall be deemed to constitute a
complete, executed original for all
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purposes. Transmission by telecopier of an executed counterpart of this Security Agreement
shall be deemed to constitute due and sufficient delivery of such counterpart.
(n)
Payments Free of Taxes, Etc
. All payments made by Grantor under this Security
Agreement shall be made by Grantor free and clear of and without deduction for any and all present
and future taxes, levies, charges, deductions and withholdings (except as otherwise provided in the
Loan Agreement). In addition, Grantor shall pay upon demand any stamp or other taxes, levies or
charges of any applicable jurisdiction with respect to the execution, delivery, registration,
performance and enforcement of this Security Agreement. Upon request by Lender, Grantor shall
furnish evidence satisfactory to Lender that all requisite authorizations and approvals by, and
notices to and filings with, governmental authorities and regulatory bodies have been obtained and
made and that all requisite taxes, levies and charges have been paid.
(o)
Grantors Continuing Liability
. Notwithstanding any provision of this Security
Agreement or any Other Agreement or any exercise by Lender of any of its rights hereunder or
thereunder (including, without limitation, any right to collect or enforce any Collateral), (i)
Grantor shall remain liable to perform its obligations and duties in connection with the Collateral
and (ii) Lender shall not assume or be considered to have assumed any liability to perform such
obligations and duties or to enforce any of Grantors rights in connection with the Collateral.
(p)
Additional Provisions
. Grantor hereby acknowledges and agrees that the jury trial
waiver, consent to jurisdiction and other provisions in
Sections 9.12
and
9.13
of
the Loan Agreement apply to this Security Agreement and are incorporated herein as though set forth
in full.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Security Agreement has been duly executed as of the day and year
first above written.
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GRANTOR
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Bioheart, Inc.,
a Florida corporation
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By:
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/s/Howard J. Leonhardt
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Name:
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Howard J. Leonhardt
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Title:
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Chairman, CEO & CTO
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LENDER
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BlueCrest Venture Finance Master Fund Limited
acting through its duly appointed agent and
investment manager, BlueCrest Capital Management LLP
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General Counsel
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ATTACHMENT 1
TO SECURITY AGREEMENT
All right, title and interest of Grantor, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, in and to
the following property (collectively, the
Collateral
):
(a) All trademarks, trade names, trade styles and service marks, and all prints and labels on
which said trademarks, trade names, trade styles and service marks have appeared or appear, and all
designs and general intangibles of like nature, now existing or hereafter adopted or acquired, all
right, title and interest therein and thereto, all registrations and recordings thereof, including,
(i) all applications, registrations and recordings in the Patent and Trademark Office or in any
similar office or agency of the United States, any state thereof, or any foreign country or any
political subdivision thereof, all whether now owned or hereafter acquired by Grantor, including
those described in
Schedule A to this Attachment 1
, which
Schedule A
is
incorporated herein by this reference, and (ii) all reissues, extensions or renewals thereof and
all licenses thereof (collectively, the
Trademarks
);
(b) All patentable inventions, patent rights, shop rights, letters patent of the United States
or any foreign country, all right, title and interest therein and thereto, and all registrations
and recordings thereof, including (i) all Patent Registrations and recordings in the Patent and
Trademark Office or in any similar office or agency of the United States, any state thereof or any
foreign country or political subdivision thereof, all whether now owned or hereafter acquired by
Grantor, including those described in
Schedule B to this Attachment 1
, which
Schedule B
is incorporated herein by this reference, and (ii) all reissues, continuations,
continuations-in-part or extensions thereof and all licenses thereof (collectively, the
Patents
);
(c) All copyrights including, without limitation, (i) all original works of authorship fixed
in any tangible medium of expression, all right, title and interest therein and thereto, and all
registrations and recordings thereof, including all applications, registrations and recordings in
the Copyright Office or in any similar office or agency of the United States, any state thereof, or
any foreign country or any political subdivision thereof, all whether now owned or hereafter
acquired by Grantor, including those described on
Schedule C to this Attachment 1
, which
Schedule C
is incorporated herein by this reference, and (ii) all extensions or renewals
thereof and all licenses thereof (collectively, the
Copyrights
);
(d) All goodwill of Grantors business symbolized by the Trademarks and all customer lists and
other records of Grantor relating to the distribution of products or provision of services bearing
or covered by the Trademarks;
(e) All proprietary information, including formulas, patterns, compilations, programs,
devices, methods, techniques or processes, that derives independent economic value, actual or
potential, from not being generally known to, and not being readily ascertainable by proper means
by other Persons who can obtain economic value from its disclosure or use, all whether now owned or
hereafter acquired by Grantor (collectively, the
Trade Secrets
);
(f) All claims by Grantor against any Person for past, present or future infringement of the
Patents, Trademarks, Copyrights or Trade Secrets; and
(g) All proceeds of the foregoing (including whatever is receivable or received when
Collateral or proceeds is (are) sold, collected, exchanged, licensed or otherwise disposed of,
whether such disposition is voluntary or involuntary, including rights to payment and return
premiums and insurance proceeds under insurance with respect to any Collateral, and all rights to
payment with respect to any cause of action affecting or relating to the Collateral).
Attachment 1-1
SCHEDULE A
TO ATTACHMENT 1
TO SECURITY AGREEMENT
TRADEMARKS AND TRADEMARK APPLICATIONS
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Trademark
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Serial Number
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Date Filed
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Registration Number
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Registration Date
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MYOCATH
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76/238480
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4/10/01
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2832452
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4/13/04
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MYOCELL
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76/228179
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3/21/01
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5/10/05
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Attachment 1-2
SCHEDULE B
TO ATTACHMENT 1
TO SECURITY AGREEMENT
PATENTS AND PATENT APPLICATIONS
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Title
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Jurisdiction
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Serial No.
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Filing Date
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Patent No.
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Issue date
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Method of Providing
A Biological
Pacemaker
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US
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07/622,381
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11/30/90
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5,103,821
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04/14/92
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Method for inducing
angiogenesis by
electrical
stimulation of
muscles
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US
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09/858,036
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05/15/01
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6,988,004
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01/17/06
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Method of providing
a dynamic cellular
cardiac support
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US
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10/847,240
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05/17/04
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7,341,062
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03/11/08
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Method of enhancing
myogenesis by
electrical
stimulation
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US
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11/091,554
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03/28/05
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7,483,749
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01/27/09
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Attachment 1-3
SCHEDULE C
TO ATTACHMENT 1
TO SECURITY AGREEMENT
COPYRIGHTS
None
Attachment 2-3
ATTACHMENT 2
TO SECURITY AGREEMENT
[SEPARATE INSTRUMENT FOR
EACH FORM OF COLLATERAL]
GRANT OF SECURITY INTEREST
[TRADEMARKS][COPYRIGHTS]
This GRANT OF SECURITY INTEREST, dated as of April 2, 2009, is executed by Bioheart, Inc., a
Florida corporation (
Grantor
), in favor of BlueCrest Venture Finance Master Fund Limited,
a Cayman Islands limited company as successor to BlueCrest Capital Finance, L.P.
(
Lender
).
A. Pursuant to that certain Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of May 31, 2007 (as amended,
supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the
Loan Agreement
), between
Grantor and Lender, Lender agreed to extend loans and other financial accommodations to Grantor
upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth therein.
[B. Grantor has adopted, used and is using the trademarks, more particularly described on
Schedules 1-A and 1-B
annexed hereto and made a part hereof, which trademarks are
registered or subject to an application for registration in the United States Patent and Trademark
Office (collectively, the
Trademarks
).]
[B. Grantor owns the copyrights registered in the United States Copyright Office, more
particularly described on
Schedule 1-A
annexed hereto and made a part hereof (collectively,
the
Copyrights
).]
C. Grantor and other entities party thereto from time to time have entered into a Security
Agreement (Intellectual Property) dated as of April 2, 2009 (as amended, restated, supplemented or
otherwise modified from time to time, the
Security Agreement
) in favor of Lender.
[D. Pursuant to the Security Agreement, Grantor has granted to Lender a security interest in
all right, title and interest of Grantor in and to the Trademarks, together with the goodwill of
the business symbolized by the Trademarks and the customer lists and records related to the
Trademarks and the applications and registrations thereof, and all proceeds thereof, including any
and all causes of action which may exist by reason of infringement thereof (the
Collateral
), to secure the payment, performance and observance of the Secured
Obligations, as defined in the Security Agreement.]
[D. Pursuant to the Security Agreement, the Grantor granted to Lender a security interest in
all right, title and interest of Grantor in and to the Copyrights and the registrations thereof,
together with any renewals or extensions thereof, and all proceeds thereof, including any and all
causes of action which may exist by reason of infringement thereof for the full term of the
Copyrights (the
Collateral
), to secure the prompt payment, performance and observance of
the Secured Obligations, as defined in the Security Agreement.]
NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, receipt of which is hereby acknowledged,
Grantor does hereby further grant to Lender a security interest in the Collateral to secure the
prompt payment, performance and observance of the Secured Obligations.
Grantor does hereby further acknowledge and affirm that the rights and remedies of Lender with
respect to the security interest in the Collateral granted hereby are more fully set forth in the
Security Agreement, the terms and provisions of which are hereby incorporated herein by reference
as if fully set forth herein.
The Lenders address is:
Attachment 2-4
BlueCrest Venture Finance Master Fund Limited
PO Box 309, Ugland House
South Church Street
George Town, Cayman Islands
Attention: Legal Department
with a copy to:
BlueCrest Venture Finance Master Fund Limited
c/o 225 West Washington Street
Suite 200
Chicago, IL 60606
Attention: Robert Nagy
Tel. No.: (312) 368-4973
Fax No.: (312) 443-0126
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Grantor has caused this Grant of Security Interest to be executed as
of the day and year first above written.
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GRANTOR
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Bioheart, Inc.,
a Florida corporation
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/s/Howard J. Leonhardt
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Howard J. Leonhardt
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Chairman, CEO & CTO
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Attachment 2-5
SCHEDULE 1-A TO GRANT OF SECURITY INTEREST
TRADEMARKS
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Serial Number
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Attachment 2-6
SCHEDULE 1-B TO GRANT OF SECURITY INTEREST
TRADEMARK APPLICATIONS
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Application Date
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Attachment 2-7
SCHEDULE 1-A TO GRANT OF SECURITY INTEREST
COPYRIGHTS
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Description
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Registration Date
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Attachment 2-8
ATTACHMENT 3
TO SECURITY AGREEMENT
GRANT OF SECURITY INTEREST
(PATENTS)
This GRANT OF SECURITY INTEREST, dated as of April 2, 2009, is executed by Bioheart, Inc., a
Florida corporation (
Grantor
), in favor of BlueCrest Venture Finance Master Fund Limited,
a Cayman Islands limited company as successor to BlueCrest Capital Finance, L.P.
(
Lender
).
A. Pursuant to that certain Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of May 31, 2007 (as amended,
supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the
Loan Agreement
), between
Grantor and Lender, Lender agreed to extend loans and other financial accommodations to Grantor
upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth therein.
B. Grantor owns the letters patent, and/or applications for letters patent, of the United
States and certain foreign countries, more particularly described on
Schedules 1-A and 1-B
annexed hereto and made a part hereof (collectively, the
Patents
).
C. Grantor and other entities party thereto from time to time have entered into a Security
Agreement (Intellectual Property) dated as of April 2, 2009 (as amended, restated, supplemented or
otherwise modified from time to time, the
Security Agreement
) in favor of Lender.
D. Pursuant to the Security Agreement, Grantor has assigned and granted to Lender a security
interest in all right, title and interest of Grantor in and to the Patents, together with any
reissue, continuation, continuation-in-part or extension thereof, and all proceeds thereof,
including any and all causes of action which may exist by reason of infringement thereof (the
Collateral
), to secure the prompt payment, performance and observance of the Secured
Obligations, as defined in the Security Agreement;
NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, receipt of which is hereby acknowledged,
Grantor does hereby further assign, transfer and convey unto Lender and grant to Lender a security
interest in the Collateral to secure the prompt payment, performance and observance of the Secured
Obligations.
Grantor does hereby further acknowledge and affirm that the rights and remedies of Lender with
respect to the assignment of and security interest in the Collateral made and granted hereby are
more fully set forth in the Security Agreement, the terms and provisions of which are hereby
incorporated herein by reference as if fully set forth herein.
The Lenders address is:
BlueCrest Venture Finance Master Fund Limited
PO Box 309, Ugland House
South Church Street
George Town, Cayman Islands
Attention: Legal Department
with a copy to:
BlueCrest Venture Finance Master Fund Limited
c/o 225 West Washington Street
Suite 200
Chicago, IL 60606
Attention: Robert Nagy
Tel. No.: (312) 368-4973
Fax No.: (312) 443-0126
Attachment 3-1
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Grantor has caused this Grant of Security Interest to be executed as of
the day and year first above written.
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GRANTOR
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Bioheart, Inc.,
a Florida corporation
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/s/Howard J. Leonhardt
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Name:
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Howard J. Leonhardt
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Chairman, CEO & CTO
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Attachment 3-2
SCHEDULE 1-A TO GRANT OF SECURITY INTEREST
PATENTS
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Device
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Jurisdiction
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Dated Filed
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Patent Number
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Attachment 3-5
SCHEDULE 1-B TO GRANT OF SECURITY INTEREST
PATENT APPLICATIONS
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Device
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Jurisdiction
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Attachment 5-1
Exhibit 2.6
SUBORDINATION AGREEMENT
This Subordination Agreement (hereinafter Agreement) is entered into and is effective this
2nd day of April 2009 by and between BlueCrest Venture Finance Master Fund Limited (BlueCrest)
and Hunton & Williams, LLP with an office located at 1111 Brickell Avenue, Suite 2500, Miami,
Florida 33131 (Hunton).
RECITALS
A. At various times between June 2005 and March 2009, Hunton has provided Bioheart, Inc.
(Debtor) legal representation in connection with a number of different legal matters and as of
the date hereof, Debtor owes Hunton an aggregate of approximately $385,000 (the
Subordinated
Debt
) for services provided in connection with the Legal Representation.
B. BlueCrest has provided credit facilities or arrangements to Debtor, including, without
limitation, those facilities provided under that certain Loan and Security Agreement (as amended
from time to time, the Loan Agreement) between BlueCrest and Debtor and, as of the date hereof,
the aggregate outstanding principal and interest due on such facilities is approximately $3,070,000
(the outstanding amount referred to herein as the Senior Debt). In connection with the Senior
Debt, BlueCrest has obtained a first position security interest in certain tangible and intangible
assets of the Debtor and all cash and non-cash proceeds and products thereof which are described on
the attached Schedule B (BlueCrest Collateral). (Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise
defined shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Loan Agreement.)
C. Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, Hunton and BlueCrest agree that Hunton will
subordinate its right to repayment of the Subordinated Debt. .
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the promises and other good and valuable consideration,
the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged by each of the parties hereto, the
parties hereto agree as follows:
1.
Disclaimer of Interest; Subordination by Hunton
. (a) Lender disclaims any
security interest which it may now or hereafter have in any collateral of Debtor, including the
BlueCrest Collateral. Hunton hereby agrees that BlueCrests security interest in the BlueCrest
Collateral is and shall be prior to all liens, claims and interests of Hunton under the
Subordinated Debt.
(b) Hunton hereby subordinates payment by Debtor of the Subordinated Debt to the payment to
BlueCrest, in full in cash, of all Senior Debt;
provided
,
however
, that any
outstanding principal of and/or interest on the Subordinated Debt that is exchanged for or
converted into the equity securities of Debtor shall not constitute repayment that is subject to
subordination under this Agreement. Hunton agrees not to ask for, demand, take or receive payment
in respect of all or any part of the Subordinated Debt, including any interest payable thereon or
in respect thereof, or take any enforcement action in respect thereof, unless and until all of the
Senior Debt has been paid in full in cash and all obligations of BlueCrest to extend credit to
Debtor have been irrevocably terminated.
Hunton represents and warrants that set forth on
Schedule A attached hereto is its complete legal name and address, and the outstanding principal
amount of Subordinated Debt owing by Debtor to Hunton as of the date hereof and that, except for
this Agreement, Hunton has not executed any intercreditor agreements or subordination agreements
with respect to the Subordinated Debt or Debtor. Hunton agrees that upon any distribution of the
assets or readjustment of the indebtedness of Debtor by reason of liquidation, composition,
bankruptcy, arrangement, receivership, assignment for the benefit of creditors or any other similar
action or proceeding (individually and collectively, a Proceeding), BlueCrest shall be entitled
to receive payment in full in cash of all of the Senior Debt prior to the payment of all or any
part of the Subordinated Debt, and in order to enable BlueCrest to enforce its rights hereunder in
any Proceeding, BlueCrest is hereby irrevocably authorized and empowered in its discretion (but
without any obligation on its part), in connection with any Proceeding, to make and present for and
on behalf of Hunton such proofs of claim against Debtor on account of the Subordinated Debt as
BlueCrest may deem expedient or proper and to receive and collect any and all dividends or other
payments or disbursements made thereon in whatever form the same may be paid or issued and to apply
same on account of the Senior Debt. Hunton further agrees to execute and deliver to BlueCrest such
assignments or other instruments as may be required by BlueCrest in order to enable BlueCrest, in
connection with any
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Proceeding, to enforce any and all such claims and to collect any and all dividends or other
payments or disbursements which may be made at any time on account of all and any of the
Subordinated Debt.
(c) Hunton shall endorse all notes and other written evidence of the Subordinated Debt with a
statement that it is subordinated to the Senior Debt pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, in
such form as BlueCrest shall require, and, promptly upon BlueCrests request, Hunton will exhibit
the originals of such notes and other written evidence of the Subordinated Debt to BlueCrest so
that BlueCrest can confirm that such endorsement has been made, but this Agreement shall be fully
effective, even if no such endorsement is made. In furtherance of the foregoing, the notes in
respect of the Subordinated Debt shall be legended as follows:
THIS NOTE, AND THE OBLIGATIONS OF THE DEBTOR HEREUNDER, HAVE BEEN SUBORDINATED TO THE
OBLIGATIONS OF DEBTOR TO BLUECREST VENTURE FINANCE MASTER FUND LIMITED (BLUECREST) AND ITS
SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS PURSUANT TO THAT CERTAIN SUBORDINATION AGREEMENT AMONG THE PARTIES DATED AS
OF APRIL 2, 2009 (THE SUBORDINATION AGREEMENT). LENDER AND ANY SUBSEQUENT HOLDER HEREOF SHALL BE
SUBJECT TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SUCH SUBORDINATION AGREEMENT UNTIL PAYMENT IN FULL OF THE
SENIOR DEBT (AS DEFINED IN THE SUBORDINATION AGREEMENT)TO BLUECREST AND SUCH SUCCESSORS AND
ASSIGNS.
(d) All terms used and not otherwise defined herein which are defined in Article 9 of the
Illinois Uniform Commercial Code shall have the meanings assigned to them in Article 9 of the
Illinois Uniform Commercial Code as in effect on the date of this Agreement.
2.
Extent of Subordination.
The subordinations and priorities specified herein are
applicable irrespective of the time, manner or order of attachment or perfection of any security
interests, liens or claims, or the time or order of filing of any financing statements, or the
giving or failure to give notice of the acquisition or expected acquisition of any purchase money
security interests or other security interests; provided, however, if, for any reason, a security
interest, lien or claim of a party to which a security interest, lien or claim of the other party
is hereby subordinated is not perfected or is avoidable, then the subordination of such security
interest, lien or claim of such other party shall not be effective as to the particular collateral
which is the subject of the unperfected or avoidable security interest, lien or claim.
3.
Continuing Agreement.
This Agreement shall constitute a continuing agreement of
subordination. Subject to Section 6(b), the subordinations and priorities specified herein shall
remain in full force and effect until all Senior Debt is paid in full and all contractual
commitments by BlueCrest to extend credit to Debtor have terminated. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, nothing herein shall preclude any party, without notice to the other parties, from
lending money, extending credit or providing other financial services to or on behalf of Debtor;
provided that any such loans, extensions of creditor other financial services by Hunton shall be
subordinated to the rights of BlueCrest as provided herein. This Agreement shall constitute the
entire agreement between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and shall not be
amended except with the written consent of Hunton and BlueCrest.
4.
Payments Held in Trust
. In the event that Hunton receives any payment (of any
kind or character) of any Subordinated Debt which at the time paid or received is in violation of
or is prohibited under this Agreement, except for equity securities of Debtor received by Hunton
upon conversion or exchange of its Subordinated Debt, Hunton shall: (a) not credit such payments
against the Subordinated Debt, (b) promptly notify BlueCrest in writing thereof, and (c) receive
the same in trust for BlueCrest and promptly pay and deliver the same to BlueCrest in precisely the
form received, except for any requisite endorsement or assignment, which Hunton will make and
hereby authorizes BlueCrest or any of its officers or authorized employees to make in the event
that Hunton does not make the same. BlueCrest will apply any such moneys so received by it to the
Senior Debt and will hold any property other than money so received by it as Collateral therefor.
If Hunton fails to make any endorsement or assignment required hereunder, BlueCrest is hereby
appointed attorney-in-fact for Hunton, with full power of substitution, to make any such
endorsement or assignment. Such power of attorney being coupled with an interest is irrevocable
until the Senior Debt is paid in full in cash and all obligations of BlueCrest to extend credit to
Debtor have been irrevocably terminated.
5.
Waivers; Consents.
No delay on the part of Hunton or BlueCrest in exercising any
right, power or privilege granted hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, and no purported
waiver of any default, breach or violation of any
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term or provision contained herein shall be deemed to be a waiver of such term or provision
unless the waiver is in writing and signed by the waiving party. No such waiver shall in any event
be deemed a waiver of any subsequent or other default, breach or violation. The rights or remedies
herein expressly specified are cumulative and not exclusive of any other rights or remedies which
the parties would otherwise have. Hunton agrees that BlueCrest may at any time, and from time to
time (a) extend the time of payment of or renew the Senior Debt, (b) receive and hold security for
the payment of the Senior Debt and enforce, waive, release, fail to perfect, sell or otherwise
dispose of any such security, or (c) make any agreement with Debtor or with any other party or
person liable on the Senior Debt, for the extension, renewal, payment, compromise, discharge or
release thereof (in whole or in part), or for any modification of the terms thereof or of any
agreement between BlueCrest and Debtor or any such other party or person, without in any way
impairing or affecting this Agreement.
6.
Termination; Reinstatement
. (a) This Agreement may be terminated upon at least
thirty (30) days prior written notice by one party to the other. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no
termination pursuant to this Section 6(a) shall impair the rights or priorities created or acquired
hereunder by either of the parties prior to the effective date of the termination. The notice of
termination and other notices given in connection with this Agreement shall be deemed to have been
given when received if personally delivered or sent by overnight courier or five (5) business days
after deposit in the United States mail, postage prepaid, addressed to Hunton and to BlueCrest,
with a copy to Debtor, at their respective offices set forth above, or to such other address
designated by such party by notice to the other.
(b) If BlueCrest is required in any Proceeding or otherwise to disgorge, turn over or
otherwise pay to the estate of Debtor, because such amount was avoided or ordered to be paid or
disgorged for any reason, including without limitation because it was found to be a fraudulent or
preferential transfer, any amount (a Recovery), whether received as proceeds of security,
enforcement of any right of set-off or otherwise, then the Senior Debt shall be reinstated to the
extent of such Recovery and deemed to be outstanding as if such payment had not occurred and
repayment in full of the Senior Debt shall be deemed not to have occurred. If this Agreement shall
have been terminated prior to such Recovery, this Agreement shall be reinstated in full force and
effect, and such prior termination shall not diminish, release, discharge, impair or otherwise
affect the obligations of the parties hereto.
7.
Independent Investigation.
Neither BlueCrest nor Hunton shall be responsible to
the other for Debtors solvency or condition (financial or otherwise), statements, representations
or warranties (whether oral or written), the validity, sufficiency or enforceability of the
documents executed by Debtor or the validity, sufficiency, enforceability or priority of any
security interests granted by Debtor in connection therewith. Each of Hunton and BlueCrest have
entered into their respective financing arrangements with Debtor based on their own investigation,
and neither has made any representation or warranty to the other with respect to the matters
described in this paragraph, nor relied upon any such representation or warranty by the other.
8.
Successors and Assigns; Assignment
. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure
to the benefit of each of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns.
References herein to each party shall be deemed to refer to such party and its successors and
assigns. No other person shall have or obtain any right, benefit, priority or interest under this
Agreement. Any assignment by either party of any security interest, lien or claim in any of the
BlueCrest Collateral or any financing statement covering the same shall be subject to this
Agreement.
9.
Attorneys Fees and Costs
. In the event of any dispute between the parties
arising in relation to this Agreement, the prevailing party shall be entitled to recover all of its
reasonable attorneys fees and costs, in addition to all other sums to which it may be entitled.
10.
Governing Law
. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance
with the laws of the State of Illinois (without giving effect to its laws of conflicts) and to the
extent applicable, federal law.
11.
JURY WAIVER
. LENDER AND BLUECREST HEREBY VOLUNTARILY, KNOWINGLY, IRREVOCABLY AND
UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVE ANY RIGHT TO HAVE A JURY PARTICIPATE IN RESOLVING ANY DISPUTE (WHETHER BASED
ON CONTRACT, TORT, OR OTHERWISE) AMONG DEBTOR, LENDER AND BLUECREST ARISING OUT OF OR IN ANY WAY
RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OF THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS DOCUMENT. THIS PROVISION
IS A MATERIAL INDUCEMENT TO BLUECREST TO PROVIDE OR CONTINUE PROVIDING THE FINANCING EVIDENCED BY
THE SENIOR DEBT.
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12.
Counterparts
. This Agreement may be executed in counterpart, each of which shall
be an original, but all of which shall constitute one and the same agreement. Delivery of an
executed counterpart of a signature page to this Agreement by facsimile transmission shall be
effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart thereof.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement has been duly executed by the parties hereto.
BlueCrest Venture Finance Master Fund Limited
acting through its duly appointed agent and investment manager,
BlueCrest Capital Management LLP
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/s/Paul Dehadray
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Name: Paul Dehadray
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Title: General Counsel
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Date: April 2, 2009
[Signature page to Subordination Agreement]
HUNTON & WILLIAMS LLP
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By:
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/s/David Wells
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Name: David Wells
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Title:
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Date: 4/1/09
[Signature page to Subordination Agreement]
SCHEDULE A
SCHEDULE OF LENDERS
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Name
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Series and Amount of Notes Held
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SCHEDULE B
BLUECREST COLLATERAL
(i)
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All Receivables;
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(ii)
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All Equipment;
(iii) All Fixtures;
(iv) All General Intangibles;
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(v)
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All Inventory;
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(vi)
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All Investment Property;
(vii) All Deposit Accounts and Securities Accounts;
(viii) All Cash;
(ix) All Documents;
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(x)
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All Proceeds from the sale, transfer or other disposition of Intellectual
Property;
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(xi)
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All other Goods and tangible and intangible personal property of Debtor other
than Intellectual Property, whether now or hereafter owned or existing, leased,
consigned by or to, or acquired by, Debtor and wherever located, and
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(xii)
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to the extent not otherwise included, all Proceeds of each of the foregoing
and all accessions to, substitutions and replacements for, and rents, profits and
products of each of the foregoing and all attachments, accessories, accessions,
replacements, substitutions, additions or improvements to any of the foregoing,
wherever located and all products and proceeds of the foregoing including without
limitation proceeds of insurance policies insuring the foregoing and all books and
records with respect thereto;
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Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that an Event of Default (other than the
Existing Default) occurs on or after the date hereof, the definition of BlueCrest Collateral
shall automatically, and without further action of the parties, be amended to read as
follows, and shall relate back to the date of the Loan Agreement:
Grant of Security Interest.
To further secure to BlueCrest the prompt
full and faithful payment and performance of Borrowers Liabilities and the prompt,
full and complete performance by Borrower of each of its covenants and duties under
this Loan Agreement and the Other Agreements, Borrower grants to BlueCrest, a valid,
first priority continuing security interest in and lien upon all of the following
(except as to assets or property with Permitted Liens, upon which a lien which may
be other than a first priority lien is granted), whether now owned or hereafter
acquired and wherever located:
(i) All Receivables;
(ii) All Equipment;
(iii) All Fixtures;
(iv) All General Intangibles;
(v) All Intellectual Property;
(vi) All Inventory;
(vii) All Investment Property;
(viii) All Deposit Accounts and Securities Accounts (other than Account Numbers
2290 0834 6165 and 2290 0834 6178 of the Borrower at Bank of America (the Bank of
America Aggregation Account and the Payroll Account, respectively));
(ix) All Cash;
(x) All Documents;
(xi) All other Goods and tangible and intangible personal property of Borrower,
whether now or hereafter owned or existing, leased, consigned by or to, or acquired
by, Borrower and wherever located, and
(xii) to the extent not otherwise included, all Proceeds of each of the
foregoing and all accessions to, substitutions and replacements for, and rents,
profits and products of each of the foregoing and all attachments, accessories,
accessions, replacements, substitutions, additions or improvements to any of the
foregoing, wherever located and all products and proceeds of the foregoing including
without limitation proceeds of insurance policies insuring the foregoing and all
books and records with respect thereto;
(all of the foregoing personal property is hereinafter sometimes individually and sometimes
collectively referred to as BlueCrest Collateral).
Exhibit 2.8
EXECUTION COPY
NEITHER THIS WARRANT NOR THE COMMON STOCK WHICH MAY BE ACQUIRED UPON EXERCISE HEREOF HAS BEEN
REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE ACT), OR ANY APPLICABLE STATE
SECURITIES LAWS, AND MAY NOT BE SOLD, OFFERED FOR SALE, TRANSFERRED, ASSIGNED, PLEDGED OR
HYPOTHECATED IN THE ABSENCE OF AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH RESPECT THERETO UNDER THE
ACT AND ANY APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS, OR AN EXEMPTION THEREFROM EXISTS.
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No. W
04-2009-02
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Warrant to Purchase 1,315,542 Shares of Common
Stock (subject to adjustment)
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WARRANT TO PURCHASE SHARES OF COMMON STOCK
of
BIOHEART, INC.
This certifies that, for value received, BlueCrest Venture Finance Master Fund Limited, a
company organized under the laws of the Cayman Islands (BlueCrest), or its assigns (the Holder)
is entitled, subject to the terms set forth below, to purchase from Bioheart, Inc. (the Company),
a Florida corporation, up to 1,315,542 shares (the Warrant Shares) of the common stock of the
Company, par value $.001 per share (the Common Stock), as constituted on the date hereof (the
Warrant Issue Date
), upon surrender hereof, at the principal office of the Company
referred to below, with the duly executed Notice of Exercise, attached hereto as
Exhibit A
(the Notice of Exercise Form), and simultaneous payment therefor in lawful money of the United
States or otherwise as hereinafter provided, at the Exercise Price set forth in Section 2 below.
The number of Warrant Shares and the Exercise Price are subject to adjustment as provided below.
The term Warrant as used herein shall include this Warrant, and any warrants delivered in
substitution or exchange therefor as provided herein. This Warrant is issued in connection with
the Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement (the Loan Agreement), made as of April 2, 2009 by
and between BlueCrest and the Company.
1.
Term of Warrant
. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, this
Warrant shall be exercisable, in whole or in part, at any time, or from time to time, during the
term commencing on the Warrant Issue Date and ending at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the ten
year anniversary of the Warrant Issue Date (the Expiration Date), and shall be void thereafter.
2.
Exercise Price
. The price at which this Warrant may be exercised shall be $0.5321
per share of Common Stock, as may be adjusted from time to time pursuant to Section 14 hereof (the
Exercise Price).
3.
Exercise of Warrant
.
(a) In accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 1(c) below, this Warrant may be
exercised, in whole or in part, at any time, or from time to time during the period commencing on
the date that is three hundred and sixty-six (366) days following the Warrant Issue Date (the
One Year Exercise Date
).
(b) During the period that this Warrant is exercisable in accordance with Sections 1(a) above,
the Holder may exercise this Warrant by presentation and surrender of this Warrant and the delivery
of the Notice of Exercise Form duly completed and executed on behalf of the Holder and, if the date
of exercise is prior to an Initial Public Offering, the Shareholders Agreement, attached hereto as
Exhibit B
, duly completed and executed on behalf of the Holder, at the principal office of
the Company (or such other office or agency of the Company as it may designate by notice in writing
to the Holder at the address of the Holder appearing on the books of the Company), accompanied by
payment of the Exercise Price for the number of shares specified in such Notice of Exercise Form.
Payment may be made (i) in cash or by certified or official bank check, payable to the order of the
Company, (ii) by cancellation by the Holder of indebtedness or other obligations of the Company to
the Holder, or (iii) by a combination of the consideration described in sub-clauses (i) and (ii)
above. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that the Company undertakes undergoes a sale or
merger transaction, then (A) if the Fair Market Value (as defined in Section 3(d) below) of one
share of Common Stock is greater than the Exercise Price in effect on such date, then this Warrant
shall be deemed automatically exercised pursuant to Section 3(d) below or (B) if the Fair Market
Value of one Share is less than the Exercise Price in effect on such date, then this Warrant shall
automatically terminate and be of no further force and effect.
(c) This Warrant shall be deemed to have been exercised immediately prior to the close of
business on the date of its surrender for exercise as provided above, and the person entitled to
receive the Warrant Shares shall be treated for all purposes as the holder of record of such
Warrant Shares as of the close of business on such date. As promptly as practicable on or after
such date and in any event within ten (10) days thereafter, the Company at its expense shall issue
and deliver to the person or persons entitled to receive the same a certificate or certificates for
the number of shares issuable upon such exercise. In the event that this Warrant is exercised in
part, the Company at its expense will execute and deliver a new Warrant of like tenor exercisable
for the number of shares for which this Warrant may then be exercised.
(d)
Net Issue Exercise
. Notwithstanding any provisions herein to the contrary, if the
Fair Market Value of one share of Common Stock is greater than the Exercise Price (at the date of
calculation as set forth below), in lieu of making payment of the consideration provided for in
Section 3(a) above upon the exercise of all or any part of this Warrant, the Holder may surrender
this Warrant at the principal office of the Company, together with the duly executed Notice of
Exercise Form and, if the date of exercise is prior to the Initial Public Offering, the duly
executed Shareholders Agreement, in which event the Company shall issue to the Holder a number of
shares of Common Stock computed using the following formula:
X =
Y (A B)
A
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the number of shares of Common Stock to be issued to the Holder upon
exercise
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the number of shares of Common Stock purchasable under the Warrant or,
if only a portion of the Warrant is being exercised, the portion of
the Warrant being exercised (at the date of such calculation)
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the Fair Market Value of one share of the Companys Common Stock (at
the date of such calculation)
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the Exercise Price (as adjusted to the date of such calculation)
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For purposes of the above calculation, the term Fair Market Value shall mean (i) if the principal
market for the Common Stock is The NASDAQ Stock Market or any other national securities exchange,
the last sales price of the Common Stock on such day as reported by such exchange or market, or on
a consolidated tape reflecting transactions on such exchange or market, (ii) if the principal
market for the Common Stock is not a national securities exchange or The NASDAQ Stock Market and
the Common Stock is quoted on the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations
System, the mean between the closing bid and the closing asked prices for the Common Stock on such
day as quoted on such System or (iii) if the Common Stock is not quoted on the National Association
of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations System, the mean between the highest bid and lowest
asked prices for the Common Stock on such day as reported by Pink Sheets LLC; provided, however,
that if none of (i), (ii) or (iii) above is applicable, or if no trades have been made or no quotes
are available for such day, the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock shall be reasonably
determined, in good faith, by the Board of Directors of the Company.
4.
No Fractional Shares or Scrip
. No fractional shares or scrip representing
fractional shares shall be issued upon the exercise of this Warrant. In lieu of any fractional
share to which the Holder would otherwise be entitled, the Company shall make a cash payment equal
to the Exercise Price multiplied by such fraction.
5.
Replacement of Warrant
. On receipt 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, on delivery of an indemnity agreement reasonably satisfactory in form and
substance to the Company or, in the case of mutilation, on surrender and cancellation of this
Warrant, the Company at its expense shall execute and deliver, in lieu of this Warrant, a new
warrant of like tenor and amount.
6.
Rights of Shareholders
. Subject to Sections 12, 14 and 16 of this Warrant, the
Holder shall not be entitled to vote or receive dividends or be deemed the holder of Common Stock
or any other securities of the Company that may at any time be issuable on the exercise hereof for
any purpose, nor shall anything contained herein be construed to confer upon the Holder, as such,
any of the rights of a shareholder of the Company or any right to vote for the election of
directors or upon any matter submitted to shareholders at any meeting thereof, or to give or
withhold consent to any corporate action (whether upon any recapitalization, issuance of stock,
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reclassification of stock, change of par value, or change of stock to no par value,
consolidation, merger, conveyance, or otherwise) or to receive notice of meetings, or to receive
dividends or subscription rights or otherwise until the Warrant shall have been exercised as
provided herein.
7.
Transfer of Warrant
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(a)
Warrant Register
. The Company will maintain a register (the Warrant Register)
containing the names and addresses of the Holder or Holders. Any Holder of this Warrant or any
portion thereof may change his or her address as shown on the Warrant Register by written notice to
the Company, requesting such change. Any notice or written communication required or permitted to
be given to the Holder may be delivered or given by mail to such Holder as shown on the Warrant
Register and at the address shown on the Warrant Register. Until this Warrant is transferred on
the Warrant Register of the Company, the Company may treat the Holder as shown on the Warrant
Register as the absolute owner of this Warrant for all purposes, notwithstanding any notice to the
contrary.
(b)
Warrant Agent
. The Company may, by written notice to the Holder, appoint an agent
for the purpose of maintaining the Warrant Register referred to in Section 7(a) above, issuing the
Common Stock or other securities then issuable upon the exercise of this Warrant, exchanging this
Warrant, replacing this Warrant, or any or all of the foregoing. Thereafter, any such registration,
issuance, exchange, or replacement, as the case may be, shall be made at the office of such agent.
(c) Transferability and Nonnegotiability of Warrant.
(i) The Holder hereby acknowledges that neither this Warrant nor the Warrant
Shares have been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Act)
and are restricted securities under the Act inasmuch as they are being acquired in
a transaction not involving a public offering. The Holder hereby agrees not to
sell, transfer, assign, distribute, offer to sell, hypothecate or otherwise dispose
of this Warrant or the Warrant Shares in the absence of: (i) an effective
registration statement under the Act as to this Warrant or the Warrant Shares and
the registration and/or qualification of this Warrant or the Warrant Shares under
any applicable federal or state securities laws then in effect, or (ii) an exemption
therefrom exists.
(ii) Subject to compliance with Section 7(c)(i) above and the provisions of
Section 9(f) of this Warrant, this Warrant may be transferred by the Holder with
respect to any or all of the shares purchasable hereunder. Upon surrender of this
Warrant to the Company, together with the Assignment Form, attached hereto as
Exhibit C
duly executed, and funds sufficient to pay any transfer tax, the
Company shall execute and deliver a new Warrant or Warrants in the name of the
assignee or assignees and in the denomination or denominations specified in the
Assignment Form and shall issue to the assignor a new Warrant evidencing the portion
of this Warrant not so assigned. Thereafter, this Warrant shall promptly be
cancelled. This Warrant may be divided or combined with other Warrants that carry
the same rights upon presentation hereof at the office of the
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Company or at the office of its stock transfer agent, if any, together with a
written notice specifying the names and denominations in which new Warrants are to
be issued and signed by the Holder hereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the
Company shall not be required to issue a Warrant covering less than 1,000 shares of
Common Stock.
8.
Representations and Warranties of Company
. In connection with the transactions
provided for herein, the Company hereby represents and warrants to the Holder that:
(a)
Organization, Good Standing, and Qualification
. The Company is a corporation duly
organized, validly existing, and in good standing under the laws of the State of Florida and has
all requisite corporate power and authority to carry on its business as now conducted. The Company
is duly qualified to transact business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which the
failure to so qualify would have a material adverse effect on its business or properties.
(b)
Authorization
. The Company has all necessary corporate power and authority to
execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this Warrant. All corporate action has been
taken on the part of the Company, its officers, directors, and shareholders necessary for the due
authorization, execution and delivery of this Warrant by the Company and the performance by the
Company of its obligations hereunder. This Warrant has been duly executed and delivered by the
Company and constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company, enforceable against
the Company in accordance with its terms, except as may be limited by applicable bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization or similar laws relating to or affecting the enforcement of creditors
rights. The Warrant Shares have been duly and validly authorized and reserved for issuance by the
Company.
(c)
Compliance with Other Instruments
. The authorization, execution and delivery of
this Warrant by the Company, the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and the
performance by the Company of its obligations hereunder will not (i) violate any judgment, order,
decree, injunction, law or regulation applicable to the Company; (ii) violate any term or provision
of the Articles of Incorporation (the Articles) or bylaws; (iii) violate, or result in a breach
or default under, any other agreement or instrument to which the Company is a party or by which it
is bound or to which its properties or assets are subject, except for such violations, breaches or
defaults under clauses (i), (ii) or (iii) above which, individually or in the aggregate, will not
result in a material adverse effect upon the business operations, properties, assets, results of
operations or condition (financial or otherwise) of the Company, the enforceability of any material
provision of this Warrant or the ability of the Holder to enforce its rights and remedies under
this Warrant; or (iv) result in the creation of any lien, claim or other encumbrance on any of the
property or other assets of the Company.
(d)
Valid Issuance of Common Stock
. When the Warrant Shares have been delivered in
accordance with the terms of this Warrant, such Warrant Shares will be duly authorized and validly
issued, fully paid and nonassessable.
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(e)
Representations and Warranties in the Loan Agreement
. As of the date hereof, each
of the representations and warranties made in the Loan Agreement by the Company are materially true
and correct.
9.
Representations and Covenants of the Holder
.
The Holder hereby represents and covenants to the Company that:
(a) This Warrant and any Warrant Shares purchased upon exercise of this Warrant will be
purchased for its own account for investment and not with a view to the offering or distribution
thereof within the meaning of the Act and any applicable state securities laws;
(b) The Holder has sufficient knowledge and expertise in financial and business matters so as
to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of its investment in the Company. The Holder
understands that this investment involves a high degree of risk and could result in a substantial
or complete loss of its investment. The Holder is capable of bearing the economic risks of such
investment;
(c) The Holder is an Accredited Investor as such term is defined under Regulation D
promulgated pursuant to the Act;
(d) Any subsequent sale of any Warrant Shares shall be made either pursuant to an effective
registration statement under the Act and any applicable state securities laws, or pursuant to an
exemption from registration under the Act and any such state securities laws;
(e) If requested by the Company, the Holder shall submit a written statement, in form
reasonably satisfactory to the Company, to the effect that the representations set forth in
paragraphs (a) through (d) above are (x) true and correct as of the date of purchase of any Warrant
Shares hereunder or (y) true and correct as of the date of any sale of any Warrant Shares, as
applicable; and
(f) The Holder hereby agrees that, during the period of duration (not to exceed one hundred
eighty (180) days) specified by the Company and an underwriter of Common Stock or other securities
of the Company in an agreement in connection with any offering of the Companys securities,
following the effective date of the registration statement for a public offering of the Companys
securities filed under the Act, it shall not, to the extent requested by the Company and such
underwriter, directly or indirectly sell, offer to sell, contract to sell (including, without
limitation, any short sale), grant any option to purchase or otherwise transfer or dispose of
(other than to donees who agree to be similarly bound) any securities of the Company held by it at
any time during such period, except Common Stock, if any, included in such registration;
provided
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that such lock-up period applicable to the Holder shall not be greater than the shortest lock-up
period restricting any other shareholder of the Company executing lock-up agreements in connection
with such registration (including Howard J. Leonhardt).
10.
Legend
. Unless the Warrant Shares or other securities issuable hereunder have
been registered under the Act, upon exercise of any of the Warrants and the issuance of any of the
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Warrant Shares or other securities, all certificates representing such securities shall bear
on the face thereof substantially the following legend:
The securities represented by this certificate have not been registered under
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act) and may not be sold
or transferred in the absence of an effective registration statement under the
Securities Act or an exemption from such registration. The securities
represented by this certificate are subject to certain restrictions and
agreements contained in, that certain Warrant Agreement dated April 2, 2009, by
and between BlueCrest Venture Finance Master Fund Limited and the Company and,
may not be sold, assigned, transferred, encumbered, pledged or otherwise disposed
of except upon compliance with the provisions of such Warrant Agreement. By the
acceptance of the shares of capital stock evidenced by this certificate, the
holder agrees to be bound by such Warrant Agreement and all amendments thereto.
A copy of such Warrant Agreement has been filed at the office of the Company.
In the event the date the certificates referenced above are issued prior to an Initial Public
Offering, such certificates shall include the following additional legend:
The securities represented by this certificate and the holder of such securities
are subject to the terms and conditions (including, without limitation, voting
agreements and restrictions on transfer) set forth in a Shareholders Agreement,
dated as of
, 200___, a copy of which may be obtained from the Company. No
transfer of such securities will be made on the books of the Company unless
accompanied by evidence of compliance with the terms of such agreement.
11.
Reservation of Stock
. The Company covenants that during the term this Warrant is
exercisable, the Company will reserve from its authorized and unissued Common Stock a sufficient
number of shares to provide for the issuance of Common Stock upon the exercise of this Warrant and,
from time to time, will take all steps necessary to amend its Articles to provide sufficient
reserves of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrant. The Company further
covenants that all shares that may be issued upon the exercise of rights represented by this
Warrant and payment of the Exercise Price, all as set forth herein, will be free from all taxes,
liens and charges in respect of the issue thereof (other than taxes in respect of any transfer
occurring contemporaneously or otherwise specified herein). The Company agrees that its issuance
of this Warrant shall constitute full authority to its officers who are charged with the duty of
executing stock certificates to execute and issue the necessary certificates for shares of Common
Stock upon the exercise of this Warrant.
12.
Notices
.
(a) Whenever the Exercise Price or number of shares purchasable hereunder shall be adjusted
pursuant to Section 14 hereof, the Company shall issue a certificate signed by its Chief Executive
Officer or Chief Financial Officer setting forth, in reasonable detail, the event
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requiring the adjustment, the amount of the adjustment, the method by which such adjustment
was calculated, and the Exercise Price and number of shares purchasable hereunder after giving
effect to such adjustment, and shall cause a copy of such certificate to be mailed (by first-class
mail, postage prepaid) to the Holder of this Warrant.
(b) in case:
(i) The Company shall take a record of the holders of its Common Stock (or
other stock or securities at the time receivable upon the exercise of this Warrant)
for the purpose of entitling them to receive any dividend or other distribution, or
any right to subscribe for or purchase any shares of stock of any class or any other
securities, or to receive any other right, or
(ii) of any capital reorganization of the Company, any reclassification of the
capital stock of the Company, any consolidation or merger of the Company with or
into another corporation, or any conveyance of all or substantially all of the
assets of the Company to another corporation, or
(iii) of any voluntary dissolution, liquidation or winding-up of the Company,
(c) then, and in each such case, the Company will mail or cause to be mailed to the Holder or
Holders a notice specifying, as the case may be, (A) the date on which a record is to be taken for
the purpose of such dividend, distribution or right, and stating the amount and character of such
dividend, distribution or right, or (B) the date on which such reorganization, reclassification,
consolidation, merger, conveyance, dissolution, liquidation or winding-up is to take place, and the
time, if any is to be fixed, as of which the holders of record-of Common Stock (or such stock or
securities at the time receivable upon the exercise of this Warrant) shall be entitled to exchange
their shares of Common Stock (or such other stock or securities) for securities or other property
deliverable upon such reorganization, reclassification, consolidation, merger, conveyance,
dissolution, liquidation or winding-up. Such notice shall be mailed by overnight delivery at least
15 days prior to the date therein specified.
(d) All such notices, advices and communications shall be deemed to have been received (i) in
the case of personal delivery, on the date of such delivery and (ii) in the case of mailing, on the
next business day following the date of such mailing by overnight delivery.
13.
Amendments
.
(a) Any term of this Warrant may be amended with the written consent of the Company and the
Holder.
(b) No waivers of, or exceptions to, any term, condition or provision of this Warrant, in any
one or more instances, shall be deemed to be, or construed as, a further or continuing waiver of
any such term, condition or provision.
14.
Adjustments
. The Exercise Price and the number of Warrant Shares purchasable
hereunder are subject to adjustment from time to time as follows:
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(a)
Reclassification, etc
. In case of any reorganization of the Company (or any other
corporation, the securities of which are at the time receivable on the exercise of this Warrant)
after the Warrant Issue Date or in case after such date the Company (or any such other corporation)
shall consolidate with or merge into another corporation or convey all or substantially all of its
assets to another corporation, then, and in each such case, the Holder of this Warrant upon the
exercise thereof as provided herein at any time after the consummation of such reorganization,
consolidation, merger or conveyance, shall be entitled to receive, in lieu of the securities and
property receivable upon the exercise of this Warrant prior to such consummation, the securities or
property to which such Holder would have been entitled upon such consummation if such Holder had
exercised this Warrant immediately prior thereto; in each such case, the terms of this Warrant
shall be applicable to the securities or property receivable upon the exercise of this Warrant
after such consummation.
(b)
Split, Subdivision or Combination of Shares
. If the Company at any time while
this Warrant, or any portion hereof, remains outstanding and unexpired shall split, subdivide or
combine the securities as to which purchase rights under this Warrant exist, into a different
number of securities of the same class, the Exercise Price for such securities shall be
proportionately decreased in the case of a split or subdivision or proportionately increased in the
case of a combination.
(c)
Adjustments for Dividends in Stock or Other Securities or Property
. If while this
Warrant, or any portion hereof, remains outstanding and unexpired, the holders of the securities as
to which purchase rights under this Warrant exist at the time shall have received, or, on or after
the record date fixed for the determination of eligible shareholders, shall have become entitled to
receive, without payment therefor, other or additional stock or other securities or property (other
than cash) of the Company by way of dividend, then and in each case, this Warrant shall represent
the right to acquire, in addition to the number of shares of the security receivable upon exercise
of this Warrant, and without payment of any additional consideration therefor, the amount of such
other or additional stock or other securities or property (other than cash) of the Company that
such holder would hold on the date of such exercise had it been the holder of record of the
security receivable upon exercise of this Warrant on the date hereof and had thereafter, during the
period from the date hereof to and including the date of such exercise, retained such shares and/or
all other additional stock available by it as aforesaid during such period, giving effect to all
adjustments called for during such period by the provisions of this Section 14.
(d)
Certificate as to Adjustments
. Upon the occurrence of each adjustment or
readjustment pursuant to this Section 14, the Company at its expense shall promptly compute such
adjustment or readjustment in accordance with the terms hereof and furnish to each Holder of this
Warrant a certificate setting forth such adjustment or readjustment and showing in detail the facts
upon which such adjustment or readjustment is based. The Company shall, upon the written request,
at any time, of any such Holder, furnish or cause to be furnished to such Holder a like certificate
setting forth: (i) such adjustments and readjustments; (ii) the Exercise Price at the time in
effect; and (iii) the number of Warrant Shares and the amount, if any, of other property that at
the time would be received upon the exercise of the Warrant.
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(e)
No Impairment
. The Company will not, by any voluntary action, avoid or seek to
avoid the observance or performance of any of the terms to be observed or performed hereunder by
the Company, but will at all times in good faith assist in the carrying out of all the provisions
of this Section 14 and in the taking of all such action as may be reasonably necessary or
appropriate in order to protect the rights of the Holder of this Warrant against impairment.
15.
Piggyback Registration Rights
15.1. If at any time during the period commencing on the Six Month Post-IPO Exercise Date and
ending on the
Expiration
Date (the
Piggyback Registration Period
), the Company
proposes to register any shares of its Common Stock under the Securities Act on any form for
registration thereunder (the
Registration Statement
) for its own account or the account
of shareholders (other than a registration solely relating to (i) shares of Common Stock underlying
a stock option, restricted stock, stock purchase or compensation or incentive plan or of stock
issued or issuable pursuant to any such plan, or a dividend investment plan; (ii) a registration of
securities proposed to be issued in exchange for securities or assets of, or in connection with a
merger or consolidation with, another corporation or other entity; or (iii) a registration of
securities proposed to be issued in exchange for other securities of the Company), it will at such
time give prompt written notice to the Holder of its intention to do so (the
Section 15.1
Notice
). Upon the written request of the Holder given to the Company within ten (10) days
after the giving of any Section 15.1 Notice setting forth the number of shares of Warrant Shares
intended to be disposed of by the Holder and the intended method of disposition thereof, the
Company will include or cause to be included in the Registration Statement the shares of Warrant
Shares which the Holder has requested to register, to the extent provided in this Section 15 (a
Piggyback Registration
). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company may, at any time,
withdraw or cease proceeding with any registration pursuant to this Section 15.1 if it shall at the
same time withdraw or cease proceeding with the registration of all of the Common Stock originally
proposed to be registered. The Company shall be obligated to file and cause the effectiveness of
only one (1) Piggyback Registration; provided however, that to the extent that shares for which
registration is requested pursuant hereto are excluded under Section 15.5, such shares shall be
eligible for Piggyback Registration, notwithstanding the one Piggyback Registration limit. The
shares of Warrant Shares set forth in the Section 15.1 Notice are referred to for purposes of this
Section 15 as the
Registrable Shares
.
15.2
Company Covenants
. Whenever required under this Section 15 to include
Registrable Shares in a Registration Statement, the Company shall, as expeditiously as reasonably
possible:
(a) Use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Registration Statement to become
effective and cause such Registration Statement to remain effective until the earlier of the Holder
having completed the distribution of all its Registrable Shares described in the Registration
Statement or six (6) months from the effective date of the Registration Statement (or such later
date by reason of suspensions the effectiveness as provided hereunder). The Company will also use
its commercially reasonable efforts to, during the period that such Registration Statement is
required to be maintained hereunder, file such post-effective amendments and supplements thereto as
may be required by the Securities Act and the rules and regulations thereunder or otherwise to
ensure that the Registration Statement does not contain any untrue
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statement of material fact or omit to state a fact required to be stated therein or necessary
to make the statements contained therein, in light of the circumstances under which they are made,
not misleading; provided, however, that if applicable rules under the Securities Act governing the
obligation to file a post-effective amendment permits, in lieu of filing a post-effective amendment
that (i) includes any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act or (ii)
reflects facts or events representing a material or fundamental change in the information set forth
in the Registration Statement, the Company may incorporate by reference information required to be
included in (i) and (ii) above to the extent such information is contained in periodic reports
filed pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the
Exchange Act
) in the Registration Statement.
(b) Prepare and file with the Unites States Securities and Exchange Commission (the
SEC
) such amendments and supplements to such Registration Statement, and the prospectus
used in connection with such Registration Statement, as may be necessary to comply with the
provisions of the Securities Act with respect to the disposition of all securities covered by such
Registration Statement.
(c) Furnish to the Holder such numbers of copies of a prospectus, including a preliminary
prospectus as amended or supplemented from time to time, in conformity with the requirements of the
Securities Act, and such other documents as it may reasonably request in order to facilitate the
disposition of Registrable Shares owned by the Holder; provided that, in no event, shall the
Company be required to incur printing expenses in excess of $1,000 in complying with its
obligations under this Section 15.2(c).
(d) Use its commercially reasonable efforts to register and qualify the securities covered by
such Registration Statement under such other federal or state securities laws of such jurisdictions
as shall be reasonably requested by the Holder; provided, however, that the Company shall not be
required in connection therewith or as a condition thereto to qualify to do business or to file a
general consent to service of process in any such states or jurisdictions, unless the Company is
already subject to service in such jurisdiction and except as may be required by the Securities
Act.
(e) In the event of any underwritten public offering, enter into and perform its obligations
under an underwriting agreement, in usual and customary form, with the managing underwriter of such
offering.
(f) Notify the Holder, at any time when a prospectus relating thereto is required to be
delivered under the Securities Act, (a) when the Registration Statement or any post-effective
amendment and supplement thereto has become effective; (b) of the issuance by the SEC of any stop
order or the initiation of proceedings for that purpose (in which event the Company shall make use
commercially reasonable efforts to obtain the withdrawal of any order suspending effectiveness of
the Registration Statement. at the earliest possible time or prevent the entry thereof); (c) of the
receipt by the Company of any notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification of
the Registrable Shares for sale in any jurisdiction or the initiation of any proceeding for such
purpose; and (d) of the happening of any event as a result of which the prospectus included in such
Registration Statement, as then in effect, includes an untrue statement of a material fact or omits
to state a material fact required to be stated therein or
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necessary to make the statements therein not misleading in the light of the circumstances then
existing.
(g) Cause all such Registrable Shares registered hereunder to be listed on each exchange or
quotation service on which similar securities issued by the Company are then listed or quoted.
(h) Provide a transfer agent and registrar for all Registrable Shares registered pursuant
hereunder and CUSIP number for all such Registrable Shares, in each case not later than the
effective date of such registration.
15.3
Furnish Information
. In connection with a registration in which the Holder is
participating, such Holder agrees to execute and deliver such other agreements as may be reasonably
requested by the Company or the underwriter. In addition, if requested by the Company or the
representative of the underwriters of Common Stock (or other securities) of the Company, the Holder
shall provide, within ten (10) days of such request, such information related to such Holder as may
be required by the Company or such representative in connection with the completion of any public
offering of the Companys securities pursuant to a registration statement filed under the
Securities Act.
15.4
Expenses of Company Registration
. All expenses other than underwriting discounts
and commissions incurred in connection with registrations, filings or qualifications pursuant to
Section 15.1, including, without limitation, all registration, filing and qualification fees,
printers and accounting fees and fees, disbursements of counsel for the Company and disbursements
of counsel for the Holder up to $10,000 (the
Registration Expenses
) shall be borne by the
Company.
15.5
Underwriting Requirements
. In connection with any offering involving an
underwriting of shares of the Companys capital stock, the Company shall not be required under
Section 15.1 to include any of the Holders Registrable Shares in such underwriting unless the
Holder accepts the terms of the underwriting as agreed upon between the Company and the
underwriters selected by it (or by other persons entitled to select the underwriters), and then
only in such quantity as the underwriters determine in their sole and reasonable discretion will
not materially jeopardize the success of the offering by the Company, and the Holder enters into
such lock-up agreements as may be reasonably required of other selling shareholders in such
Registration Statement. If the total amount of securities, including Registrable Shares, requested
by shareholders to be included in such offering exceeds the amount of securities sold other than by
the Company that the underwriters determine in their sole and reasonable discretion is compatible
with the success of the offering, then the Company shall be required to include in the offering
only that number of such securities, including Registrable Shares, which the underwriters determine
in their sole and reasonable discretion will not materially jeopardize the success of the offering
(the securities so included to be apportioned pro rata among the selling shareholders according to
the total amount of securities entitled to be included therein owned by each selling shareholder or
in such other proportions as shall mutually be agreed to by such selling shareholders). For
purposes of the preceding parenthetical concerning apportionment, for any selling shareholder who
is a holder of Registrable Shares and is a partnership or corporation, the partners, retired
partners and shareholders of such holder, or the estates and family members
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of any such partners and retired partners and any trusts for the benefit of any of the
foregoing persons shall be deemed to be a single selling shareholder, and any pro-rata reduction
with respect to such selling shareholder shall be based upon the aggregate amount of shares
carrying registration rights owned by all entities and individuals included in such selling
shareholder, as defined in this sentence.
15.6
Indemnification
. In the event that any Registrable Shares are included in a
Registration Statement under this Section 15.
(a) To the extent permitted by law, the Company will promptly indemnify and hold harmless the
Holder, any underwriter (as defined in the Securities Act) for the Holder and each person, if any,
who controls the Holder or underwriter within the meaning of the Securities Act or the Exchange
Act, against any losses, claims, damages, or liabilities (joint or several) to which they may
become subject under the Securities Act, or the Exchange Act, insofar as such losses, claims,
damages, or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon any of the
following statements, omissions or violations (collectively a
Violation
): (i) any untrue
statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in such Registration Statement,
including any preliminary prospectus or final prospectus contained therein or any amendments or
supplements thereto, (ii) the omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact
required to be stated therein, or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, or (iii)
any violation or alleged violation by the Company of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, or any
rule or regulation promulgated under the Securities Act, or the Exchange Act, and the Company will
pay to the Holder, underwriter or controlling person, as incurred, any legal or other expenses
reasonably incurred by them in connection with investigating or defending any such loss, claim,
damage, liability, or action; provided, however, that the indemnity agreement contained in this
Section 15.6(a) shall not apply to amounts paid in settlement of any such loss, claim, damage,
liability, or action if such settlement is effected without the consent of the Company (which
consent shall not be unreasonably withheld), nor shall the Company be liable in any such case for
any such loss, claim, damage, liability, or action incurred by the Holder, underwriter or
controlling person to the extent that such partys loss, claim, damage, liability or action arises
out of or is based upon a Violation which occurs in reliance upon and in conformity with written
information furnished expressly for use in connection with such registration by such party.
(b) To the extent permitted by law, the Holder will indemnify and hold harmless the Company,
its directors, officers, and each person, if any, who controls the Company within the meaning of
the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, any underwriter, any other holder selling securities in
such Registration Statement and any controlling person of any such underwriter or other holder,
against any losses, claims, damages, or liabilities (joint or several) to which any of the
foregoing persons may become subject, under the Securities Act, or the Exchange Act, insofar as
such losses, claims, damages, or liabilities (or actions in respect thereto) arise out of or are
based upon any Violation, in each case to the extent (and only to the extent) that such Violation
occurs in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished by the Holder
expressly for use in connection with such registration; and the Holder will pay, as incurred, any
legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by any person intended to be indemnified pursuant to
this Section 15.6(b), in connection with investigating or defending
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any such loss, claim, damage, liability, or action;
provided
,
however
, that
the indemnity agreement contained in this Section 15.6(b) shall not apply to amounts paid in
settlement of any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action if such settlement is effected
without the consent of the Holder, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld;
provided
,
further
, that, in no event shall any indemnity under this Section 15.6(b)
exceed 20% of the cash value of the gross proceeds from the offering received by the Holder.
(c) Promptly after receipt by an indemnified party under this Section 15.6 of notice of the
commencement of any action (including any governmental action), such indemnified party shall, if a
claim in respect thereof is to be made against any indemnifying party under this Section 15.6,
deliver to the indemnifying party a written notice of the commencement thereof and the indemnifying
party shall have the right to participate in, and, to the extent the indemnifying party so desires,
jointly with any other indemnifying party similarly notified, to assume the defense thereof with
counsel selected by the indemnifying party and approved by the indemnified party (whose approval
shall not be unreasonably withheld); provided, however, that an indemnified party (together with
all other indemnified parties which may be represented without conflict by one counsel) shall have
the right to retain one separate counsel, with the fees and expenses to be paid by the indemnifying
party, if representation of such indemnified party by the counsel retained by the indemnifying
party would be inappropriate due to actual or potential differing interests between such
indemnified party and any other party represented by such counsel in such proceeding. The failure
to deliver written notice to the indemnifying party within a reasonable time of the commencement of
any such action, if prejudicial to its ability to defend such action, shall relieve such
indemnifying party of any liability to the indemnified party under this Section 15.6, but the
omission so to deliver written notice to the indemnifying party will not relieve it of any
liability that it may have to any indemnified party otherwise than under this Section 15.6.
(d) If the indemnification provided for in this Section 15.6 is held by a court of competent
jurisdiction to be unavailable to an indemnified party with respect to any loss, liability, claim,
damage, or expense referred to therein, then the indemnifying party, in lieu of indemnifying such
indemnified party hereunder, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such indemnified
party as a result of such loss, liability, claim, damage, or expense in such proportion as is
appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the indemnifying party on the one hand and of the
indemnified party on the other in connection with the statements or omissions that resulted in such
loss, liability, claim, damage, or expense as well as any other relevant equitable considerations.
The relative fault of the indemnifying party and of the indemnified party shall be determined by
reference to, among other things, whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact
or the alleged omission to state a material fact relates to information supplied by the
indemnifying party or by the indemnified party and the parties relative intent, knowledge, access
to information, and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission.
(e) Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent that the provisions on indemnification and
contribution contained in the underwriting agreement entered into in connection with the
underwritten public offering are in conflict with the foregoing provisions, the provisions in the
underwriting agreement shall control.
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(f) The obligations of the Company and the Holder under this Section 15.6 shall survive the
completion of any offering of Registrable Shares in a Registration Statement under this Section 15,
and otherwise.
15.7.
Reports Under Securities Exchange Act of 1934
. With a view to making available
to the Holder the benefits of Rule 144 under the Securities Act (
Rule 144
) and any other
rule or regulation of the SEC that may at any time permit the Holder to sell shares of the
Companys Common Stock to the public without registration, commencing immediately after the date on
which a registration statement filed by the Company under the Securities Act becomes effective, the
Company agrees to use its best efforts to:
(a) make and keep public information available, as those terms are understood and defined in
Rule 144;
(b) file with the SEC in a timely manner all reports and other documents required of the
Company under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act; and
(c) furnish to the Holder, so long as the Holder owns any Registrable Shares, forthwith upon
request (i) a copy of the most recent annual or quarterly report of the Company and such other
reports and documents so filed by the Company, and (ii) such other information as may be reasonably
requested in availing any Holder of any rule or regulation of the SEC which permits the selling of
any such securities without registration or pursuant to such form.
15.8.
Permitted Transferees
. The rights to cause the Company to register Registrable
Shares granted to the Holder by the Company under this Section 15 may be assigned in full by a
Holder in connection with a transfer by the Holder of its Registrable Shares or Warrants if: (a)
the Holder gives prior written notice to the Company; (b) such transferee agrees to comply with and
be bound by the terms and provisions of this Agreement; (c) such transfer is otherwise in
compliance with this Agreement and (d) such transfer is otherwise effected in accordance with
applicable securities laws. Except as specifically permitted by this Section 15.8, the rights of a
Holder with respect to Registrable Shares as set out herein shall not be transferable to any other
person, and any attempted transfer shall cause all rights of the Holder therein to be forfeited.
15.9
Termination of Registration Rights
. The Holder shall no longer be entitled to
exercise any registration rights provided for in Section 15.1 after such time at which all
Registrable Shares held by the Holder can be sold in any three-month period without registration in
compliance with Rule 144 of the Act.
16.
Information
. So long as the Holder holds the Warrant and/or shares of Common
Stock, the Company shall deliver to the Holder, promptly after mailing, copies of all notices,
reports, financial statements, proxies or other written communication delivered or mailed to the
holders of the Common Stock.
17.
Descriptive Headings
. The description headings of the several sections and
paragraphs of this Warrant are inserted for convenience only and do not constitute a part of this
Warrant.
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18.
Governing Law
. This Warrant shall be construed and enforced under the laws of the
State of Florida without regard to conflicts of law provisions
19.
Waiver of Jury Trial
.
THE COMPANY AND THE HOLDER HEREBY WAIVE THEIR RESPECTIVE
RIGHTS TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING BASED UPON, OR RELATED TO, THE SUBJECT MATTER
OF THIS AGREEMENT. THIS WAIVER IS KNOWINGLY, INTENTIONALLY AND VOLUNTARILY MADE BY THE HOLDER AND
THE COMPANY.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Warrant as of the date set forth below.
Dated: April 2, 2009
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BLUECREST VENTURE FINANCE MASTER
FUND LIMITED
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acting through its duly
appointed agent and investment
manager, BlueCrest Capital
Management LLP
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Name: Paul Dehadray
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EXHIBIT A
NOTICE OF EXERCISE FORM
To: Bioheart Inc.
(1) The undersigned hereby (A) elects to purchase
shares of Common Stock of
Bioheart Inc., pursuant to the provisions of Section 3(b) of the attached Warrant, and
tenders herewith payment of the purchase price for such shares in full, or (B) elects to
exercise this Warrant for the purchase of
shares of Common Stock, pursuant to the
provisions of Section 3(d) of the attached Warrant.
(2) In exercising this Warrant, the undersigned hereby confirms and acknowledges that
the shares of Common Stock to be issued are being acquired solely for the account of the
undersigned and not as a nominee for any other party, and for investment, and that the
undersigned will not offer, sell or otherwise dispose of any such shares of Common Stock
except under circumstances that will not result in a violation of the Securities Act of
1933, as amended, or any applicable state securities laws.
(3) Please issue a certificate or certificates representing said shares of Common
Stock in the name of the undersigned or in such other name as is specified below:
(4) Please issue a new Warrant for the unexercised portion of the attached Warrant in
the name of the undersigned or in such other name as is specified below:
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EXHIBIT B
FORM OF SHAREHOLDERS AGREEMENT
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EXHIBIT C
ASSIGNMENT FORM
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned registered owner of this Warrant hereby sells, assigns and
transfers unto the Assignee named below all of the rights of the undersigned under the within
Warrant, with respect to the number of shares of Common Stock set forth below:
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and does hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint
Attorney to make such transfer on
the books of Bioheart Inc. maintained for the purpose, with full power of substitution in the
premises.
The undersigned also represents that, by assignment hereof, the Assignee acknowledges that this
Warrant and the shares of stock to be issued upon exercise hereof are being acquired for investment
and that the Assignee will not offer, sell or otherwise dispose of this Warrant or any shares of
stock to be issued upon exercise hereof except under circumstances which will not result in a
violation of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or any state securities laws. Further, the
Assignee has acknowledged that upon exercise of this Warrant, the Assignee shall, if requested by
the Company, confirm in writing, in a form satisfactory to the Company, that the shares of stock so
purchased are being acquired for investment and not with a view toward distribution or resale.
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