SINGULAR GENOMICS SYSTEMS, INC.
CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATION OF PREFERENCES,
RIGHTS AND LIMITATIONS
OF
SERIES A COMMON STOCK EQUIVALENT CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK
PURSUANT TO SECTION 151(g) OF THE
DELAWARE GENERAL CORPORATION LAW
Singular Genomics Systems, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), in accordance with the provisions of Section 103 of the Delaware General Corporation Law (the “DGCL”), does hereby certify that, in accordance with Section 151 of the DGCL, the following resolution was duly adopted by the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board of Directors”) on January 19, 2022:
RESOLVED, that, pursuant to the authority granted to and vested in the Board of Directors in accordance with the provisions of the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, the Board of Directors hereby authorizes a series of preferred stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Company, classified as “Series A Common Stock Equivalent Convertible Preferred Stock” consisting of such number of shares as may be determined by the authorized officer to allow for the exchange of shares of the Company’s common stock by the Deerfield Private Design Fund IV, L.P., and with such voting powers and preferences and relative, participating, optional or other special rights, and such qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof, as set forth below:
SERIES A COMMON STOCK EQUIVALENT CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK
Section 1. Definitions. For the purposes hereof, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
“Affiliate” means, with respect to any specified Person, any other Person that, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls or is controlled by or is under common control with such specified Person, as such terms are used in and construed under Rule 144 under the Securities Act. For this purpose, “control” (including, with its correlative meanings, “controlled by” and “under common control with”) means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of management or policies of a Person, whether through the ownership of securities or partnership or other ownership interests, by contract or otherwise. With respect to a Holder, any investment fund or managed account that is managed on a discretionary basis by the same investment manager as such Holder will be deemed to be an Affiliate of such Holder.
“Alternate Consideration” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7(b).
“Beneficial Ownership Cap” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(b).
“Board of Directors” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble.
“Business Day” means any day except Saturday, Sunday and any day on which banking institutions in New York, New York are authorized or required by law, regulation or executive order to be closed; provided, however, for clarification, commercial banks shall not be deemed to be authorized or required by law to remain closed due to “stay at home,” “shelter-in-place,” “non-essential employee” or any other similar orders or restrictions or the closure of any physical branch locations at the direction of any governmental authority so long as the electronic funds transfer systems (including for wire transfers) of commercial banks in The City of New York generally are open for use by customers on such day.
“By-Laws” means the Amended and Restated By-Laws of the Company, as may be amended from time to time.
“Certificate of Designation” means this Certificate of Designation of Preferences, Rights and Limitations of Series A Common Stock Equivalent Convertible Preferred Stock, as may be amended from time to time.
“Certificate of Incorporation” means the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company, as may be amended from time to time.
“Common Stock” means (i) the Company’s common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, and (ii) any capital stock into which such common stock shall have been changed or any share capital resulting from a reclassification of such common stock.
“Common Stock Equivalents” means any securities of the Company or its subsidiaries that would entitle the holder thereof to acquire at any time Common Stock, including any debt, preferred stock, right, option, warrant or other instrument that is at any time convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for, or otherwise entitles the holder thereof to receive, Common Stock.
“Company” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble.
“Conversion Date” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(a).
“Conversion Rate” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(a).
“Conversion Shares” means, collectively, the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the shares of Series A Common Equivalent Preferred Stock in accordance with the terms hereof.
“DGCL” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble.
“DTC” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(c)(i).
“DWAC” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(c)(i).
“Eligible Market” means the New York Stock Exchange, Inc., the NYSE American, the Nasdaq Capital Market, the Nasdaq Global Market or the Nasdaq Global Select Market (or, in each case, any successor thereto).
“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
“Fundamental Transaction” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7(b).
“Holder” means each holder of any outstanding shares of Series A Common Equivalent Preferred Stock. Such holders are referred to herein collectively as the “Holders.”
“Junior Securities” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5(a).
“Notice of Conversion” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(a).
“Parity Securities” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5(a).
“Person” means any individual, sole proprietorship, partnership (general or limited), limited liability company, joint venture, company, trust (statutory or common law), unincorporated organization, association, corporation, institution, public benefit corporation, firm, joint stock company, estate, entity or governmental or regulatory agency.
“Preferred Stock” means the Company’s preferred stock, par value $0.0001 per share, whether designated or undesignated and, if designated, of any class or series, as authorized under the Certificate of Incorporation.
“Principal Market” means, with respect to the Common Stock, the principal Eligible Market on which the Common Stock is listed, and with respect to any other security, the principal securities exchange or trading market for such security.
“Requisite Holders” means the holders of a majority of the shares of Series A Common Equivalent Preferred Stock.
“SEC” means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
“Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
“Senior Securities” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5(a).
“Series A Common Equivalent Liquidation Amount” means, with respect to each share of Series A Common Equivalent Preferred Stock, an amount equal to $0.0001.
“Series A Common Equivalent Preferred Stock” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2(a).
“Series A Common Equivalent Preferred Stock Register” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2(b).
“Share Delivery Date” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(c)(i).
“Standard Settlement Period” means the standard settlement period for equity trades effected by U.S. broker-dealers, expressed in a number of Trading Days, as in effect on the applicable date (which, as of the date hereof, is two (2) Trading Days).
“Trading Day” means a day on which the Common Stock is traded for any period on the Principal Market.
“Transfer Agent” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(c).
Section 2. Designation, Amount and Par Value; Assignment.
a.
The series of preferred stock designated by this Certificate of Designation shall be designated as the Company’s Series A Common Stock Equivalent Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Series A Common Equivalent Preferred Stock”), and the number of shares so designated shall be 7,000 (which shall not be subject to increase (whether by amendment, merger, consolidation or otherwise) without the written consent of the Requisite Holders and shall be designated from a portion of the 10,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock authorized to be issued under the Certificate of Incorporation. Each share of Series A Common Equivalent Preferred Stock shall have a par value of $0.0001 per share.
b.
The Company shall register, or cause its Transfer Agent to register, shares of the Series A Common Equivalent Preferred Stock upon records to be maintained by the Company or its Transfer Agent for that purpose (the “Series A Common Equivalent Preferred Stock Register”), in the name of the Holders thereof from time to time. The Company may deem and treat the registered Holder of shares of Series A Common Equivalent Preferred Stock as the absolute owner thereof for the purpose of any conversion thereof and for all other purposes. The Company shall register, or cause its Transfer Agent to register, the transfer of any shares of Series A Common Equivalent Preferred Stock in the Series A Common Equivalent Preferred Stock Register, upon surrender of the certificates evidencing such shares to be transferred, duly endorsed by the Holder thereof, to the Company at its address specified herein. Upon any such registration or transfer, a new certificate evidencing the shares of Series A Common Equivalent Preferred Stock so transferred shall be issued to the transferee and a new certificate evidencing the remaining portion of the shares not so transferred, if any, shall be issued to the transferring Holder, in each case, within three Business Days.
Section 3. Dividends.
a.
Each Holder shall participate equally and ratably with the holders of shares of Common Stock in all cash dividends paid on the shares of Common Stock based on the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock into which its shares of Series A Common Equivalent Preferred Stock are convertible based on the then-effective Conversion Rate (without giving effect to the Beneficial Ownership Cap) as of the record date fixed for determining those entitled to receive such dividend
b.
In the event the Company shall declare a distribution on the Common Stock payable in securities of other Persons, evidences of indebtedness issued by the Company or other Persons or other assets (excluding cash dividends, which Holders shall receive in accordance with Section 3(a)), including options or rights to purchase any such securities or evidences of indebtedness or securities convertible into any of the foregoing, then, in each such case each Holder shall be
entitled to a proportionate share of any such distribution as though such Holder was the holder of the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock into which its shares of Series A Common Equivalent Preferred Stock are convertible based on the then-effective Conversion Rate (without giving effect to the Beneficial Ownership Cap) as of the record date fixed for the determination of the holders of Common Stock of the Company entitled to receive such distribution. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (i) any distribution on the Common Stock in the form of Common Stock or any Common Stock Equivalents shall be subject to the terms of Section 7(a) and not this Section 3(b), and (ii) the conversion, exchange or exercise of any Common Stock Equivalent distributed in respect of shares of Series A Common Equivalent Preferred Stock into or for Common Stock shall be subject to the provisions of Section 6(b) hereof, as if incorporated directly in such Common Stock Equivalent, mutatis mutandis.
Section 4. Voting Rights. Except as otherwise provided herein or as otherwise required by the DGCL, the Series A Common Equivalent Preferred Stock shall have no voting rights. However, as long as any shares of Series A Common Equivalent Preferred Stock are outstanding, without the affirmative vote or written consent of the Requisite Holders, the Company shall not, directly or indirectly, whether by or through any subsidiary and whether by merger, consolidation or otherwise, (a) alter or change, directly or indirectly, the powers, preferences or rights of the Series A Common Equivalent Preferred Stock so as to affect them adversely or otherwise alter or amend this Certificate of Designation, or (b) amend, modify or repeal any provision of the Certificate of Incorporation or the By-Laws in a manner that would adversely affect or otherwise impair the rights of the Holders pursuant to this Certificate of Designation relative to the holders of shares of Common Stock. Notwithstanding any provision of the Certificate of Incorporation or the By-Laws to the contrary, any vote of the holders of Series A Common Equivalent Preferred Stock required under the terms of the DGCL, this Certificate of Designation or otherwise may be taken by written consent or electronic transmission.
Section 5. Rank; Liquidation.
a.
Rank. The Series A Common Equivalent Preferred Stock shall rank (i) senior to all of the Common Stock; (ii) senior to any class or series of capital stock of the Company hereafter created specifically ranking by its terms junior to any Series A Common Equivalent Preferred Stock (“Junior Securities”); (iii) on parity with any class or series of capital stock of the Company created specifically ranking by its terms on parity with the Series A Common Equivalent Preferred Stock (“Parity Securities”); and (iv) junior to any class or series of capital stock of the Company hereafter created specifically ranking by its terms senior to any Series A Common Equivalent Preferred Stock (“Senior Securities”), in each case, as to dividends or distributions of assets upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company, whether voluntarily or involuntarily.
b.
Liquidation, Dissolution, or Winding Up. Subject to any superior liquidation rights of the holders of any Senior Securities of the Company and the rights of the Company’s existing and future creditors, upon any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company, each Holder shall be entitled to be paid out of the assets of the Company legally available for distribution to stockholders, prior and in preference to any distribution of any of the assets or surplus funds of the Company to the holders of the Common Stock and Junior Securities and pari passu with any distribution to the holders of Parity Securities, an amount equal to the greater of (i) the sum of the Series A Common Equivalent Liquidation Amount for each share of
Series A Common Equivalent Preferred Stock held by such Holder and an amount equal to any dividends declared but unpaid thereon and (ii) the amount the Holders would have received had such Holders, immediately prior to such voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company, converted such shares of Series A Common Equivalent Preferred Stock into Common Stock (based on the then effective Conversion Rate and without giving effect to the Beneficial Ownership Cap). Holders of Series A Common Equivalent Preferred Stock shall not be entitled to any further payments in the event of any such voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the affairs of the Company other than what is expressly provided for in this Section 5 and will have no right or claim to any of the Company’s remaining assets.
Section 6. Conversion.
a.
Conversions at Option of Holder. Shares of Series A Common Equivalent Preferred Stock shall be convertible, at any time and from time to time from and after the date of issuance, at the option of the Holder thereof, into fully paid and non-assessable shares of Common Stock at the rate of 1,000 shares of Common Stock for each share of Series A Common Equivalent Preferred Stock held by such Holder, subject to adjustment as provided herein (the “Conversion Rate”). Holders shall effect conversions by providing the Company with the form of conversion notice attached hereto as Annex A (a “Notice of Conversion”) duly completed. The Notice of Conversion shall specify the number of shares of Series A Common Equivalent Preferred Stock to be converted. The “Conversion Date,” or the date on which a conversion shall be deemed effective, shall be defined as the Trading Day that the completed Notice of Conversion is sent by electronic mail or facsimile to, and received during regular business hours by, the Company. The calculations and entries set forth in the Notice of Conversion shall control in the absence of verifiable mathematical error. Shares of Series A Common Equivalent Preferred Stock converted into Common Stock in accordance with the terms hereof shall be canceled and shall not be reissued. Shares of Series A Common Equivalent Preferred Stock so converted shall resume the status of authorized but unissued shares of preferred stock and shall no longer be designated as Series A Common Equivalent Preferred Stock as set forth in Section 8(g). No ink-original Notice of Conversion shall be required, nor shall any medallion guarantee (or other type of guarantee or notarization) of any Notice of Conversion be required, and no Holder shall be required to physically surrender any certificate(s) representing the Series A Common Equivalent Preferred Stock to the Company until all shares of Series A Common Equivalent Preferred Stock represented by such certificate(s) have been converted in full, in which case the applicable Holder shall surrender such certificate(s) to the Company for cancellation on the date the final Notice of Conversion is delivered to the Company. Delivery of a Notice of Conversion with respect to a partial conversion shall have the same effect as cancellation of the original certificate(s) representing such shares of Series A Common Equivalent Preferred Stock and issuance of a certificate representing the remaining shares of Series A Common Equivalent Preferred Stock. In accordance with the preceding sentence, upon the written request of the applicable Holder and the surrender of certificate(s) representing Series A Common Equivalent Preferred Stock, the Company shall, within three (3) Trading Days of such request, deliver to such Holder certificate(s) (as specified by such Holder in such request) representing such remaining shares of Series A Common Equivalent Preferred Stock.
b.
Beneficial Ownership Limitation. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Company shall not effect any conversion of the Series A Common Equivalent Preferred Stock, and a Holder shall not have the right to convert any portion of the Series A Common Equivalent Preferred Stock, to the extent that, upon such conversion, the number of shares of Common Stock then beneficially owned by such Holder and its Affiliates, and any other Person whose beneficial ownership of Common Stock would be aggregated with such Holder’s for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act, including shares held by any “group” of which such Holder is a member, but excluding shares beneficially owned by virtue of the ownership of securities or rights to acquire securities that have limitations on the right to convert, exercise or purchase similar to the limitation set forth hereinafter, would exceed 4.9% of the total number of shares of Common Stock then issued and outstanding (the “Beneficial Ownership Cap”); provided that the Beneficial Ownership Cap shall not apply to the extent that the Common Stock is not deemed to constitute an “equity security” pursuant to Rule 13d-1(i) under the Exchange Act. For purposes hereof, “group” has the meaning set forth in Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and applicable regulations of the SEC, and the percentage beneficially owned by such Holder shall be determined in a manner consistent with the provisions of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act. For purposes hereof, each Holder may rely on the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock as set forth in the Company’s most recent annual report filed with the SEC, or any report filed by the Company with the SEC subsequent thereto, in each case, unless the Company has confirmed to such Holder the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding as provided in the next sentence (in which case such Holder may rely upon such confirmation). Upon the written request of such Holder, the Company shall, within two (2) Trading Days, confirm in writing to such Holder the number of shares of Common Stock then outstanding. Each delivery of a Notice of Conversion by a Holder will constitute a representation by such Holder that it has evaluated the limitation set forth in this paragraph and determined that the issuance of the full number of shares of Common Stock requested in such Notice of Conversion is permitted under this paragraph. For purposes of this Section 6(b), the number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by such Holder and its Affiliates shall include the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Series A Common Equivalent Preferred Stock subject to the Notice of Conversion with respect to which such determination is being made, but shall exclude the number of shares of Common Stock which are issuable upon (A) conversion of the remaining, unconverted Series A Common Equivalent Preferred Stock beneficially owned by such Holder or any of its Affiliates, and (B) exercise, exchange or conversion of the unexercised, unexchanged or unconverted portion of any other securities of the Company subject to a limitation on conversion, exchange or exercise analogous to the limitation contained herein (including the Series A Preferred Stock and any other class or series of Preferred Stock and warrants) beneficially owned by such Holder or any of its Affiliates.
c.
Mechanics of Conversion
i.
Delivery of Certificate or Electronic Issuance Upon Conversion. Upon receipt or deemed receipt by the Company of a copy of each Notice of Conversion (and, if required by Section 6(a), any certificate(s) representing the Series A Common Equivalent Preferred Stock), the Company shall promptly send, via electronic mail, a confirmation of receipt of such Notice of Conversion to the Holder and the Company’s designated transfer agent (the “Transfer Agent”), which confirmation to the Transfer Agent shall constitute an instruction to the Transfer Agent to issue the applicable Conversion Shares in accordance with such
Notice of Conversion. On or before the earlier of the second (2nd) Trading Day or the end of the Standard Settlement Period following the date of receipt or deemed receipt by the Company of the Notice of Conversion (such earlier date, the “Share Delivery Date”), the Transfer Agent shall credit such aggregate number of Conversion Shares to which the Holder shall be entitled to the Holder’s or its designee’s balance account with The Depository Trust Company (“DTC”) through its Deposit/Withdrawal at Custodian (“DWAC”) system for the number of Conversion Shares to which the Holder shall be entitled. Provided the Holder represents that (i) it is not as of the Conversion Date, and for a period of three (3) months prior to the Conversion Date has not been, an “affiliate” (as such term is used in Rule 144 under the Securities Act) of the Corporation, and (ii) the shares of Series A Common Equivalent Preferred Stock being converted have not been held by such an affiliate within the six (6)-month period immediately preceding the Conversion Date, the Conversion Shares will be freely transferable, and will not contain a legend (or be subject to any stop transfer instructions) restricting the resale or transferability thereof. For the avoidance of doubt, by delivering a Notice of Conversion, a Holder shall be deemed to have made the representations contemplated by the immediately preceding sentence, unless the applicable Holder otherwise indicates in such Notice of Conversion. If the shares are not delivered to or as directed by the applicable Holder by the Share Delivery Date, the applicable Holder shall be entitled to elect to rescind such Notice of Conversion by written notice to the Company at any time on or before receipt of such shares, in which event the Company shall promptly return to such Holder any Series A Common Equivalent Preferred Stock certificate delivered to the Company, and such Holder shall promptly direct the return of any shares of Common Stock delivered to the Holder through the DWAC system, representing the shares of Series A Common Equivalent Preferred Stock unsuccessfully tendered for conversion to the Company.
ii.
Reservation of Shares Issuable Upon Conversion. The Company covenants that it will at all times reserve and keep available out of its authorized and unissued shares of Common Stock for the sole purpose of issuance upon conversion of the Series A Common Equivalent Preferred Stock and payment of dividends on the Series A Common Equivalent Preferred Stock, each as herein provided, free from preemptive rights or any other actual contingent purchase rights of Persons other than the Holders, not less than such aggregate number of shares of the Common Stock as shall be issuable (taking into account any adjustments pursuant to Section 7 and without regard to the Beneficial Ownership Cap) upon the conversion of all outstanding shares of Series A Common Equivalent Preferred Stock. The Company covenants that all shares of Common Stock that shall be so issuable shall, upon issuance, be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable.
iii.
Obligation Absolute. Subject to Section 6(b) hereof and subject to a Holder’s right to rescind a Notice of Conversion pursuant to Section 6(c)(i), the Company’s obligation to issue and deliver Conversion Shares upon conversion of Series A Common Equivalent Preferred Stock in accordance with the terms hereof is absolute and unconditional, irrespective of any action or inaction by a Holder to enforce the same, any waiver or consent with respect to any provision hereof, the recovery of any judgment against any Person or any action to enforce the same, or any setoff, counterclaim, recoupment, limitation or termination, or any breach or alleged breach by such Holder or any other Person of any obligation to the Company or any violation or alleged violation of law by
such Holder or any other Person, and irrespective of any other circumstance which might otherwise limit such obligation of the Company to such Holder in connection with the issuance of such Conversion Shares.
iv.
Fractional Shares. No fractional shares or scrip representing fractional shares of Common Stock shall be issued upon the conversion of the Series A Common Equivalent Preferred Stock. As to any fraction of a share which a Holder would otherwise be entitled to receive upon such conversion, the Company shall round up to the next whole share.
v.
Taxes. The Company shall be responsible for paying, and the issuance of shares of Series A Common Equivalent Preferred Stock and shares of Common Stock upon conversion of the Series A Common Equivalent Preferred Stock, respectively, shall be made without charge to any Holder for, any stamp, court or documentary, intangible, filing or similar taxes that may be payable in respect of the issuance or delivery thereof. The Company shall not, however, be required to pay any such tax that may be payable in respect of any transfer involved in the issuance or delivery of shares of Series A Common Equivalent Preferred Stock, shares of Common Stock or other securities in a name other than the name in which the shares of Series A Common Equivalent Preferred Stock with respect to which such shares or other securities are issued or delivered were registered, or in respect of any payment to any Person other than a payment to the registered holder thereof, and shall not be required to make any such issuance, delivery or payment, unless and until the Person otherwise entitled to such issuance, delivery or payment has paid to the Company the amount of any such tax or has established, to the satisfaction of the Company, that such tax has been paid or is not payable.
vi.
Status as Common Stockholder Upon Conversion. Effective as of the delivery by a Holder of the Notice of Conversion by such Holder by facsimile or electronic mail, as provided herein, subject to Section 6(b) hereof, (A) the shares of Series A Common Equivalent Preferred Stock being converted shall be deemed converted into shares of Common Stock, (B) such Holder shall be deemed the Holder of record of such applicable Conversion Shares, and (C) subject to a Holder’s right to rescind a Notice of Conversion pursuant to Section 6(c)(i), such Holder’s rights as a Holder of such converted shares of Series A Common Equivalent Preferred Stock shall cease and terminate, excepting only the right to receive electronic delivery of such shares (or certificates representing such shares), and to any remedies provided herein or otherwise available at law or in equity to such Holder because of a failure by the Company to comply with the terms of this Certificate of Designation. In all cases, the Holder shall retain all of its rights and remedies for the Company’s failure to convert Series A Common Equivalent Preferred Stock.
Section 7. Certain Adjustments.
a.
Stock Dividends and Stock Splits. If the Company, at any time while the Series A Common Equivalent Preferred Stock is outstanding: (A) pays a stock dividend or otherwise makes a distribution or distributions payable in shares of Common Stock on shares of Common Stock or any other Common Stock Equivalents (which, for avoidance of doubt, shall not include the issuance by the Company of any shares of Common Stock upon conversion of this Series A Common Equivalent Preferred Stock); (B) subdivides outstanding shares of Common Stock into
a larger number of shares; (C) combines (including by way of a reverse stock split) outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares; or (D) issues, in the event of a reclassification of shares of Common Stock, any shares of capital stock of the Company, then the Conversion Rate shall be multiplied by a fraction, of which the numerator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock (or in the event that clause (D) of this Section 7(a) shall apply, shares of reclassified capital stock) outstanding immediately after such event (excluding any treasury shares of the Company) and of which the denominator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately before such event. Any adjustment made pursuant to this Section 7(a) shall become effective immediately after the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to receive any such dividend or distribution and shall become effective immediately after the effective date in the case of a subdivision, combination or re-classification. If any such dividend or distribution is declared but does not occur, the Conversion Rate shall be readjusted, effective as of the date the Board of Directors announces that such dividend or distribution shall not occur, to the Conversion Rate that would then be in effect if such dividend or distribution had not been declared.
b.
Fundamental Transaction. If, at any time while the Series A Common Equivalent Preferred Stock are outstanding, (i) the Company, directly or indirectly in one or more related transactions, effects any merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another Person (other than a merger in which the Company is the surviving or continuing entity and its capital stock outstanding immediately prior to the merger or consolidation is not exchanged for or converted into other securities, cash or other property), (ii) the Company, directly or indirectly in one or more related transactions, effects any sale of all or substantially all of its assets in one transaction or a series of related transactions and distributes the proceeds thereof to its stockholders, in each case, pursuant to which the Common Stock is converted into cash, securities or other property, (iii) any tender offer or exchange offer (whether by the Company or another Person) is completed pursuant to which holders of Common Stock are permitted to tender or exchange their shares for other securities, cash or property, or (iv) the Company, directly or indirectly in one or more related transactions, effects any reclassification of the Common Stock or any compulsory share exchange pursuant (other than as a result of a dividend, subdivision or combination covered by Section 7(a) above) to which the Common Stock is effectively converted into or exchanged for other securities, cash or property (in any such case covered by any of clauses (i) through (iv) of this Section 7(b), a “Fundamental Transaction”), then, upon the effectiveness of such Fundamental Transaction, each Holder of shares of Series A Common Equivalent Preferred Stock shall receive for each Conversion Share that would have been issuable upon such conversion immediately prior to the occurrence of such Fundamental Transaction (without regard to the Beneficial Ownership Cap), the same kind and amount of securities, cash or property as it would have been entitled to receive upon the occurrence of such Fundamental Transaction if it had been, immediately prior to such Fundamental Transaction, the holder of one share of Common Stock (the “Alternate Consideration”); provided, however that, in the case of a Reorganization (as defined below), to the extent any securities are issued in exchange for, or otherwise in respect of the outstanding shares of Common Stock, the Series A Common Equivalent Preferred Stock shall remain outstanding and the Company shall make appropriate provision (pursuant to written agreements in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Requisite Holders) to ensure each Holder will thereafter have the right to acquire and receive upon conversion of a share of Series A Common Equivalent Preferred Stock (without regard to the Beneficial Ownership Limitation) the Alternate Consideration with respect to, or in exchange for, the number of Conversion Shares
which would have been acquirable or receivable upon the conversion of such share of Series A Common Equivalent Preferred Stock. If holders of Common Stock are given any choice as to the securities, cash or property to be received in a Fundamental Transaction, then each of the Holders shall be given the same choice as to the Alternate Consideration it receives upon any conversion of shares of Series A Common Equivalent Preferred Stock in connection with such Fundamental Transaction on the same terms and conditions as given to the holders of Common Stock. To the extent necessary to effectuate the foregoing provisions, the Company shall cause any successor to the Company or surviving entity in such Fundamental Transaction (or any direct or indirect parent entity thereof) to assume in writing all of the obligations of the Company under this Certificate of Designation in accordance with the provisions of this Section 7(b) pursuant to written agreements in form and substance approved by the Requisite Holders prior to such Fundamental Transaction (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed). The Company shall not have the power to enter into any agreement to which the Company or any of its Affiliates is a party and pursuant to which a Fundamental Transaction is effected unless such agreement shall include terms in compliance with the provisions of this Section 7(b). For purposes hereof, the term “Reorganization” means a Fundamental Transaction in which the holders of the Corporation’s capital stock immediately prior to such Fundamental Transaction (i) hold, immediately following the consummation of such Fundamental Transaction, a majority of the voting capital stock of the Company or, if applicable, the parent company of the Company resulting from such Fundamental Transaction or (ii) continue, immediately following the consummation of such Fundamental Transaction, to have the ability to elect a majority of the board of directors of the Company or, if applicable, the board of directors or comparable governing body of the parent company of the Company resulting from such Fundamental Transaction, in each case, immediately following such Fundamental Transaction.
c.
Calculations. All calculations under this Section 7 shall be made to the nearest cent or the nearest 1/1000th of a share, as the case may be. For purposes of this Section 7, the number of shares of Common Stock deemed to be issued and outstanding as of a given date shall be the sum of the number of shares of Common Stock (excluding any treasury shares of the Company) issued and outstanding.
d.
Notice to the Holders.
i.
Adjustment to Conversion Rate. Whenever the Conversion Rate is adjusted pursuant to any provision of this Section 7, the Company shall promptly deliver to each Holder a notice setting forth the Conversion Rate after such adjustment and setting forth a brief statement of the facts requiring such adjustment.
ii.
Notice to Allow Conversion by Holder. If the Company delivers notice to the holders of Common Stock, or makes a public announcement or public disclosure, with respect to (A) a dividend (or any other distribution in whatever form) on the Common Stock, (B) a redemption of the Common Stock, (C) the authorization or the granting to holders of the Common Stock of rights or warrants to subscribe for or purchase any shares of capital stock of any class or of any rights, (D) an annual or special meeting of stockholders or the solicitation of written consents, (E) the voluntary or involuntary dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the affairs of the Company or any Fundamental Transaction, then, in each case, the Company shall deliver a copy of such notice to each
Holder at its last address as it shall appear upon the stock books of the Company, at the same time as such notice is delivered to the holders of Common Stock or, in the case of a public announcement or public disclosure, on the same date as such announcement or disclosure; provided that the failure to deliver such notice or any defect therein or in the delivery thereof shall not affect the validity of the corporate action required to be specified in such notice.
Section 8. Miscellaneous.
a.
Notice. Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries to be provided by the Holders hereunder including any Notice of Conversion, shall be in writing and delivered personally, by electronic mail (to ), or sent by a nationally recognized overnight courier service, addressed to the Company, at its principal place of business, to the attention of Senior Vice President, Finance, or such other electronic mail address or address as the Company may specify for such purposes by notice to the Holders delivered in accordance with this Section 8. Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries to be provided by the Company hereunder shall be in writing and delivered personally, by confirmed electronic mail, or sent by a nationally recognized overnight courier service addressed to each Holder at the electronic mail address, or address of such Holder appearing on the books of the Company, or if no such electronic mail address or address appears on the books of the Company, at the principal place of business of such Holder. Any notice or other communication or deliveries hereunder shall be deemed given and effective on the earliest of (i) the time and date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via electronic mail to the e-mail address specified in this Section 8(a), (ii) the first Business Day following the date of mailing, if sent by nationally recognized overnight courier service, or (iii) otherwise upon actual receipt by the party to whom such notice is required to be given.
b.
Lost or Mutilated Series A Common Equivalent Preferred Stock Certificate. If a Holder’s Series A Common Equivalent Preferred Stock certificate shall be mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed, the Company shall execute and deliver, in exchange and substitution for and upon cancellation of a mutilated certificate, or in lieu of or in substitution for a lost, stolen or destroyed certificate, a new certificate for the shares of Series A Common Equivalent Preferred Stock so mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed, but only upon receipt of evidence of such loss, theft or destruction of such certificate, and of the ownership thereof, reasonably satisfactory to the Company and, in each case, customary and reasonable indemnity, if requested.
c.
Waiver. Any waiver by the Company or a Holder of a breach of any provision of this Certificate of Designation shall not operate as or be construed to be a waiver of any other breach of such provision or of any breach of any other provision of this Certificate of Designation or a waiver by any other Holder. The failure of the Company or a Holder to insist upon strict adherence to any term of this Certificate of Designation on one or more occasions shall not be considered a waiver or deprive that party (or any other Holder) of the right thereafter to insist upon strict adherence to that term or any other term of this Certificate of Designation. Any waiver by the Company or a Holder must be in writing. Notwithstanding any provision in this Certificate of Designation to the contrary, any provision contained herein (other than Section 6(b), which cannot be waived by the Holders) and any right of the Holders of Series A Common Equivalent Preferred Stock granted hereunder may be waived as to all shares of Series A Common Equivalent Preferred
Stock (and the Holders thereof) upon the affirmative vote or written consent of the Requisite Holders, and, if a higher percentage of the holders of Series A Common Equivalent Preferred Stock is required by the DGCL, the affirmative consent or written consent of the Holders of not less than such higher percentage shall be required.
d.
Severability. If any provision of this Certificate of Designation is invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the balance of this Certificate of Designation shall remain in effect, and if any provision is inapplicable to any Person or circumstance, it shall nevertheless remain applicable to all other Persons and circumstances. If it shall be found that any amount deemed interest due hereunder violates the applicable law governing usury, the applicable rate of interest due hereunder shall automatically be lowered to equal the maximum rate of interest permitted under applicable law.
e.
Next Business Day. Whenever any payment hereunder shall be due on a day other than a Business Day, such payment shall be made on the next succeeding Business Day.
f.
Headings. The headings contained herein are for convenience only, do not constitute a part of this Certificate of Designation and shall not be deemed to limit or affect any of the provisions hereof.
g.
Status of Converted Series A Common Equivalent Preferred Stock. If any shares of Series A Common Equivalent Preferred Stock shall have been converted into shares of Common Stock or reacquired by the Company, such shares shall resume the status of authorized but unissued shares of preferred stock and shall no longer be designated as Series A Common Equivalent Preferred Stock.
h.
Determinations Made by Accountants. In the case of an inability of the Company and the Requisite Holders to reach a mutual agreement as to any arithmetic calculation hereunder, the Company or the Requisite Holders shall submit to the other their arithmetic calculations via electronic transmission within two (2) Trading Days of receipt, or deemed receipt, of any notice or other event giving rise to such dispute, as the case may be. If such Holder(s) and the Company are unable to agree upon such calculation within two (2) Trading Days after the submission of such disputed calculation, then the Company shall, within two (2) Trading Days thereafter, submit via electronic transmission the disputed arithmetic calculation, to an independent, reputable registered public accounting firm selected by the Company and approved by such Holder(s), which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed. The accountants shall perform the determinations or calculations and notify the Company and such Holder(s) of the results no later than five (5) Trading Days from the time it receives from the Company and such Holder(s) their respective calculations. Such accountants’ determination or calculation, as the case may be, shall be binding upon all parties absent manifest error. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event of an inability of the Company and a Holder submitting a Notice of Conversion to reach a mutual determination as to the Conversion Rate applicable to the shares of Series A Common Equivalent Preferred Stock subject to conversion as contemplated by such Notice of Conversion, if requested by such Holder, the Company shall issue to such Holder the Conversion Shares, if any, that are not in dispute in accordance with the terms hereof. For the avoidance of doubt, any determinations made by the accountants, as the case may be, pursuant to this Section 8(h) shall be deemed to be “facts ascertainable” outside of this Certificate of Designation within the meaning of Sections
102(d) and 151(a) of the DGCL and shall not be deemed to be a determination in or relating to arbitration or made by an arbitrator.
i.
Benefit of Holders. The provisions of this Certificate of Designation are intended to be for the benefit of all Holders from time to time and shall be enforceable by any such Holder.
j.
Interpretative Matters. Unless otherwise indicated or the context otherwise requires, (a) all references to Sections are to Sections contained in this Certificate of Designation, (b) words in the singular or plural include the singular and plural and pronouns stated in either the masculine, the feminine or neuter gender shall include the masculine, feminine and neuter, (c) the words “hereof,” “herein” and words of similar effect shall reference this Certificate of Designation in its entirety, and (d) the use of the word “including” in this Certificate of Designation shall be by way of example rather than limitation.
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RESOLVED, FURTHER, that the officers of the Company be and they hereby are authorized and directed to prepare and file this Certificate of Designation in accordance with the foregoing resolution and the provisions of Delaware law.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Certificate of Designation this day of January 25, 2022.
By: /s/ Drew Spaventa
Name: Drew Spaventa
Title: Chief Executive Officer
ANNEX A
Conversion Notice
(To be executed by the Registered Holder in order to convert shares of Series A Common Equivalent Preferred Stock)
Reference is made to the Certificate of Designation of Preferences, Rights and Limitations of Series A Common Stock Equivalent Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Certificate of Designation”). In accordance with and pursuant to the Certificate of Designation, the undersigned hereby elects to convert the number of shares of Series A Common Stock Equivalent Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Series A Common Equivalent Preferred Stock”), of Singular Genomics Systems, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Corporation”), indicated below into shares of Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Common Stock”), of the Corporation, by shares of Series A Common Equivalent Preferred Stock as specified below as of the date specified below.
Date of Conversion:
Number of shares of Series A Common Equivalent Preferred Stock to be converted:
Please confirm the following information:
Number of shares of Common Stock to be issued:
Please issue the shares of Common Stock in accordance with the terms of the Certificate of Designation as follows:
Issue to:
E-mail:
DTC Participant Number and Name:
Account Number:
EXCHANGE AGREEMENT
This EXCHANGE AGREEMENT (including the schedules, annexes and exhibits hereto, this “Agreement”), dated as of January 26, 2022, is entered into by and among Singular Genomics Systems, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”) and Deerfield Private Design Fund IV, L.P. (the “Holder”).
RECITALS:
A. The Holder owns the number of shares (its “Owned Common Shares”) of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Common Stock”), set forth opposite the Holder’s name on Schedule A hereto.
B. The board of directors of the Company (the “Board of Directors”) has authorized the creation of a new series of preferred stock denominated as Series A Common Stock Equivalent Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Series A Common Equivalent Preferred Stock”) with the preferences, rights and limitations described in the Certificate of Designation of Preferences, Rights and Limitations of Series A Common Equivalent Preferred Stock, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “Certificate of Designation”). The Certificate of Designation was filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on the date hereof and became effective prior to the execution and delivery of this Agreement.
C. Upon, and subject to, the terms and conditions hereof, in accordance with Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), on the date hereof the Holder will exchange the number of its Owned Common Shares (with the specific Owned Common Shares, including the date or dates of issuance thereof specified on Schedule B hereto) (the “Exchanged Common Shares”) set forth opposite the Holder’s name on Schedule B hereto for the number of shares (the “Preferred Shares”) of Series A Common Equivalent Preferred Stock set forth opposite the Holder’s name on Schedule B hereto, which Preferred Shares shall be convertible from time to time by the holder thereof into shares of Common Stock (the “Conversion Shares”) in accordance with the Certificate of Designation.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual covenants and agreements contained herein, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, agree as follows:
exchange; closing
Section 1.01 Exchange. Upon the terms hereof, and subject to the satisfaction (or waiver) of the conditions set forth in Article IV, at the Closing (as defined below), the Holder and the Company hereby agree to exchange the number of Exchanged Common Shares set forth opposite the Holder’s name on Schedule B for the number of Preferred Shares set forth opposite the Holder’s name on Schedule B (the “Exchange”). The Company hereby acknowledges and agrees that the
specific Owned Common Shares exchanged hereunder, including the date or dates of issuance thereof, shall be as designated Schedule B of this Agreement.
Section 1.02 Closing and Settlement.
(a)
Subject to the satisfaction (or waiver) of the conditions set forth in Article IV, the closing of the Exchange (the “Closing”) shall occur on the date hereof upon the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Holder and the Company. At the Closing:
(i)
the Holder shall transmit (or cause its prime broker to transmit for the Holder’s account) the Holder’s Initial Exchanged Common Shares to the Company through The Depository Trust Company’s Deposit/Withdrawal at Custodian (“DWAC”) system, free and clear of any mortgage, lien, pledge, charge, security interest, encumbrance, title retention agreement, option, equity or other adverse claim, limitation or restriction thereto (collectively, “Liens”) other than Permitted Liens (as defined below); and
(ii)
(A) the Company shall issue to the Holder or its designee a certificate or certificates (as designated by the Holder) representing the Holder’s Preferred Shares, not bearing any restrictive or other legend, and (B) the Company shall deliver to the Holder (or its designee) stock certificates, duly executed on behalf of the Company, representing the Holder’s Preferred Shares.
(b)
Effective upon the Closing, (i) the Holder shall be deemed for all corporate purposes to have become the legal, beneficial and record holder of the Preferred Shares entitled to exercise all rights (including conversion rights) as a holder thereof and (ii) the Exchanged Common Shares held by the Holder shall be deemed cancelled and retired, in each case, without any further action by any party.
(c)
Effective upon the Closing, the Holder shall, automatically and irrevocably, without any further action by any party, surrender all voting rights in respect of the Exchanged Common Shares (but not, for the avoidance of doubt, any other Owned Common Shares or any Conversion Shares that are issued following the Closing upon conversion of any Preferred Shares). From and after the Closing, (i) the Holder shall not vote, and shall not be entitled to vote, any of the Exchanged Common Shares at any meeting of stockholders, or in connection with any written consent of stockholders, with respect to any matter and (ii) the Exchanged Common Shares shall not be considered present or entitled to vote or otherwise accounted for in connection with any meeting or vote that occurs following the Closing (including for purposes of determining the presence or absence of a quorum or the minimum vote required to approve any matter) regardless of whether the record date in respect of such meeting or written consent preceded the date of this Agreement. The Company acknowledges and confirms that it has not set a record date for any special meeting or any other meeting of stockholders (or for purposes of determining stockholders entitled to consent to any matter in writing), and covenants and agrees that it shall use its reasonable best efforts to not fix a record date for any meeting of its stockholders with respect to which a record date has not already been set until the Exchange has become effective, unless the Exchange shall not have become effective as a result of the Holder’s willful breach of this Agreement.
Section 1.03 Investors’ Rights Agreement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the Conversion Shares issuable upon the conversion of the Preferred Shares, shall be entitled to the rights, privileges and benefits, and shall be subject to the limitations, applicable to the Exchanged Common Shares pursuant to the Amended and Restated Investors’ Rights Agreement, dated as of June 27, 2019, by and among the Company and the investors named therein, including the Holder (the “IRA”). Without limiting the foregoing, the Company acknowledges and agrees that the Conversion Shares shall constitute “Registrable Securities” within the meaning of the IRA to the same extent the Owned Common Shares constitute Registrable Securities. In addition, the assignment of any of the rights under the IRA in respect of the Conversion Shares shall be assignable in accordance with Section 2.10 of the IRA.
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
Section 2.01. Representations and Warranties of the Holder. The Holder hereby represents and warrants to the Company as of the date hereof as follows:
(a)
Incorporation and Authority. The Holder is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of its jurisdiction of organization. The Holder has all requisite limited partnership power to enter into, consummate the transactions contemplated by, and carry out its obligations under this Agreement. The execution and delivery by the Holder of this Agreement and the consummation by the Holder of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement have been duly authorized by all requisite limited partnership or other similar organizational action on the part of the Holder. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Holder. Assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the other parties hereto, this Agreement constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Holder, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, subject in each case to the effect of any applicable bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, moratorium or similar Laws now or hereafter in effect relating to or affecting creditors’ rights and remedies generally and subject, as to enforceability, to the effect of general equitable principles (regardless of whether enforcement is sought in a proceeding in equity or at law).
(i)
Neither the execution, delivery and performance by the Holder of this Agreement, nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, nor compliance by the Holder with any of the provisions hereof or thereof, will (A) violate, conflict with, or result in a breach of any provision of, or constitute a default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute a default) under, or result in the termination of, or accelerate the performance required by, or result in a right of termination or acceleration of, or result in the creation of any Lien upon any of the properties or assets of the Holder under any of the terms, conditions or provisions of (i) its governing instruments or (ii) any note, bond, mortgage, indenture, deed of trust, license, lease, agreement or other instrument or obligation to which the Holder is a party or by
which it may be bound, or to which the Holder or any of the properties or assets of the Holder may be subject, or (B) subject to compliance with the statutes and regulations referred to in the next paragraph, violate any Law, statute, ordinance, rule or regulation, permit, concession, grant, franchise or any judgment, ruling, order, writ, injunction or decree applicable to the Holder or any of its properties or assets, except in the case of clauses (A)(ii) and (B) for such violations, conflicts and breaches as would not reasonably be expected to materially and adversely affect the Holder’s ability to perform its respective obligations under this Agreement or consummate the transactions contemplated hereby on a timely basis.
(ii)
Other than filings with the SEC which may be required under Section 16, Section 13(d) or Section 13(f) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), on the part of the Holder and other persons that may be deemed to beneficially own the Exchanged Common Shares or the Preferred Shares, no notice to, registration, declaration or filing with, exemption or review by, or authorization, order, consent or approval of, any Governmental Entity (as defined below), nor expiration or termination of any statutory waiting period, is necessary for the consummation by the Holder of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(c)
Ownership of the Exchanged Common Shares. The Holder owns of record and beneficially (as such term is defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act) all of its Exchanged Common Shares free and clear of all Liens, other than Permitted Liens. Except pursuant to this Agreement and the IRA, there are no options, warrants or other rights, agreements, arrangements or commitments of any character to which the Holder is a party relating to the pledge, disposition or voting of any of the Exchanged Common Shares with respect to or otherwise affecting the matters covered herein and there are no voting trusts or voting agreements with respect to the Exchanged Common Shares with respect to or otherwise affecting the matters covered herein. Upon delivery of the Exchanged Common Shares to the Company, the Holder will convey, or cause to be conveyed, to the Company good, valid and marketable title to the Exchanged Common Shares, free and clear of all Liens other than Permitted Liens.
(d)
Non-Affiliate Status. The Holder is not as of the date hereof, and for a period of three (3) months prior to the date hereof has not been, an “affiliate” (as such term is used in Rule 144 under the Securities Act) of the Company and the Holder’s Exchanged Common Shares have not been held by such an affiliate within the six (6)-month period immediately preceding the date hereof.
(e)
Brokers and Finders. No broker, finder or investment banker is entitled to any brokerage, finder’s or other fee or commission in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement based upon arrangements made by or on behalf of the Holder.
Section 2.02. Representations and Warranties of the Company. The Company hereby represents and warrants to the Holder as of the date hereof as follows:
(a)
Incorporation and Authority.
(i)
The Company is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of the State of Delaware. The Company has all requisite corporate or other applicable organizational power to (i) enter into, consummate the transactions contemplated by, and carry out its obligations under this Agreement, the Certificate of Designation, and each other agreement, document, instrument, schedule or certificate contemplated by this Agreement to be executed by the Company in connection with or as a condition to the Holder’s obligation to consummate the transactions contemplated hereunder (the “Ancillary Documents”), including the issuance of the Preferred Shares hereunder and the issuance of the Conversion Shares in accordance with the Certificate of Designation, and (ii) own, lease and operate its properties and carry on its business as presently conducted, and the Company is duly qualified to do business and is in good standing in all jurisdictions where its ownership or leasing of property or the conduct of its business requires it to be so qualified, except for any failure under clause (ii) that would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect (as defined below).
(ii)
The execution and delivery by the Company of this Agreement and each Ancillary Document, and the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Ancillary Documents have been duly authorized by all requisite corporate or other similar organizational action on the part of the Company. Without limiting the foregoing, no stockholder approval is required in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement or any Ancillary Document, or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby (including the issuance of the Preferred Shares and all of the Conversion Shares issuable upon conversion thereof), including any stockholder approval that would be necessary to remain in compliance with the rules of the Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”) or required under the rules and regulations of the SEC or the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware. This Agreement has been, and each Ancillary Document will be, duly executed and delivered by the Company. Assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the other parties hereto, this Agreement constitutes, and each of the Ancillary Documents will constitute, the legal, valid and binding obligations of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with their respective terms, subject in each case to the effect of any applicable bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, moratorium or similar Laws now or hereafter in effect relating to or affecting creditors’ rights and remedies generally and subject, as to enforceability, to the effect of general equitable principles (regardless of whether enforcement is sought in a proceeding in equity or at law).
(iii)
Neither the execution and delivery by the Company of this Agreement and each Ancillary Document, nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, nor compliance by the Company with any of the provisions hereof or thereof will (a) violate or conflict with the organizational documents of the Company, (b) conflict with or violate any Law applicable to the Company or by which any of its properties or assets is bound or subject or (c) result in any breach of, or constitute a default (or event which, with the giving of notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute a default) under, or give to any person any rights of termination, acceleration or cancellation of or result in the creation of any Lien on any of the assets or properties of the Company, any note, bond, mortgage, indenture, deed of trust, license, lease, agreement or other
instrument or obligation to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is a party or by which any of them or any of their respective properties or assets is bound or subject, except, in the case of clauses (b) and (c), for any such conflicts, violations, breaches, defaults, terminations, accelerations, cancellations or creations as, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the issuance (directly or indirectly) of the Preferred Shares and the Conversion Shares is not, and will not be, subject to, or trigger, any preemptive rights, rights of first refusal, rights of first offer, notice rights, approval/consent rights, voting rights, review rights or similar rights of any third party and will not trigger any price reset or anti-dilution rights.
(iv)
Except for the filing of the Announcing Form 8-K (as defined below), compliance with any applicable state securities or blue sky laws and the filing of the Certificate of Designation with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, no consent or approval of, or filing or registration with, any Governmental Entity is necessary for the execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this Agreement or the Ancillary Documents.
(b)
Issuance of Securities. The offer, issuance and sale of the Preferred Shares pursuant to this Agreement and the Conversion Shares in accordance with the Certificate of Designation are exempt from the registration and prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder pursuant to Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act. Neither the Company nor, to the Knowledge of the Company, any person acting on its behalf, has made any offers or sales of any security or solicited any offers to buy any security, under circumstances that would cause the offering or issuance of the Preferred Shares under this Agreement or the Conversion Shares under the Certificate of Designation to be integrated with prior offerings by the Company, and the Company covenants and agrees that, following the date hereof, it will not take any action or steps that would cause the offering or issuance of the Preferred Shares under this Agreement or the Conversion Shares under the Certificate of Designation to be integrated with other offerings, in each case, for purposes of (i) the Securities Act that would result in any applicable exemption from registration under the Securities Act not being available for the offer, sale or issuance of the Preferred Shares or the Conversion Shares or (ii) the stockholder approval provisions of Nasdaq. Neither the Company nor any other person acting on its behalf has paid any commission or remuneration that would render the exemption from registration under Section 3(a)(9) under the Securities Act unavailable in connection with the issuance of the Preferred Shares or any Conversion Shares.
(c)
Shares. The Preferred Shares to be delivered to the Holder hereunder and the Conversion Shares have been duly authorized and, when issued pursuant to this Agreement or the Certificate of Designation, as applicable, will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and not subject to pre-emptive rights created by statute, the bylaws of the Company (as amended or modified from time to time prior to the date hereof, the “Bylaws”) or the certificate of incorporation of the Company (as amended or modified from time to time prior to the date hereof, the “Certificate of Incorporation”) or any contract to which the Company is a party or is otherwise bound. The Company has the right, authority and power to sell, issue and deliver the Preferred Shares and any Conversion Shares to the Holder. Upon delivery of such Preferred Shares and any Conversion Shares to the Holder, the Holder shall acquire good, valid and marketable title
to the Preferred Shares or Conversion Shares, as applicable, free and clear of all Liens, other than restrictions on transfer imposed by applicable securities Laws. The Company has reserved from its duly authorized capital stock 7,000,000 shares of Common Stock for issuance hereafter upon conversion of the Preferred Shares.
(i)
As of the date hereof, the total number of shares of all classes of capital stock which the Company is authorized to issue is 410,000,000 shares, which consists of (a) 400,000,000 shares of Common Stock and (b) 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.0001 per share (“Preferred Stock”), of which 7,000 shares of Preferred Stock are and immediately following the Closing shall be, designated and authorized as Series A Common Equivalent Preferred Stock. Schedule 2.02(d) to this Agreement sets forth the capitalization of the Company as of January 24, 2022, including the number of shares of Common Stock and Preferred Stock: (i) issued and outstanding; (ii) issuable upon exercise or conversion of options, warrants, restricted unit awards, purchase rights, indebtedness and other securities, in each case, whether or not vested; (iii) reserved for issuance (directly or indirectly) pursuant to any equity incentive plans. All of the issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock have been duly authorized and validly issued and are fully paid, nonassessable and free of preemptive or similar rights. The Company does not have outstanding stockholder purchase rights or “poison pill” or any similar arrangement in effect.
(ii)
No bonds, debentures, notes or other indebtedness having the right to vote (or convertible into or exchangeable for, securities having the right to vote) on any matters on which the stockholders of the Company may vote (“Voting Debt”) are issued and outstanding. Except for the IRA or as set forth in Schedule 2.02(d), the Company does not have and is not bound by any outstanding options, preemptive rights, rights of first offer, warrants, calls, commitments or other rights or agreements calling for the purchase, sale or issuance of, or securities or rights convertible into, or exchangeable for, any shares of Common Stock, Preferred Stock or any other equity securities of the Company or Voting Debt or any securities representing the right to purchase or otherwise receive any shares of capital stock of the Company (including any rights plan or agreement).
(e)
Brokers and Finders. No broker, finder or investment banker is entitled to any brokerage, finder’s or other fee or commission in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement based upon arrangements made by or on behalf of the Company or its Affiliates.
(f)
Anti-Takeover Provisions. The Company and its board of directors have taken all necessary action, if any, in order to render inapplicable any “control share acquisition,” “interested stockholder,” “business combination,” “fair price,” “moratorium,” or other similar anti-takeover provision under the Certificate of Incorporation, Bylaws or other organizational documents or the Laws of the State of Delaware which is applicable to the Holder as a result of the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Ancillary Documents in the manner contemplated hereby and thereby, including the Company’s issuance of
the Preferred Shares and the Conversion Shares and the Holder’s ownership of the Preferred Shares and the Conversion Shares.
(g)
Investment Company Status. Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries in an “investment company,” and, to the Knowledge of the Company, neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries is a company controlled by an “investment company” or an “affiliated person” of, or “promoter” or “principal underwriter” for, an “investment company” as such terms are defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
(h)
Certificate of Designation. The Certificate of Designation has been filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, has become effective and has not have been rescinded or revoked.
COVENANTS; WARRANT AMENDMENTS
Section 3.01. Reservation of Shares. On and after the date hereof, the Company shall at all times reserve and keep available, free of preemptive or similar rights, a sufficient number of shares of Common Stock for the purpose of enabling the Company to issue all of the Conversion Shares pursuant to the Certificate of Designation (without regard to the Beneficial Ownership Cap (as defined in the Certificate of Designation)).
Section 3.02. Certain Stockholders’ Rights Plans. At any time that any Preferred Shares or Conversion Shares remain outstanding, the Company shall not adopt any stockholder rights agreement, “poison pill” or similar anti-takeover agreement or plan that is applicable to the Holder unless the Company has excluded the Holder from the definition of “acquiring person” (or such similar term) as such term is defined in such anti-takeover agreement to the extent of the Holder’s beneficial ownership of Preferred Stock or Common Stock owned as of the date any such agreement or plan is adopted by the Company.
Section 3.03. Blue Sky Filings. The Company shall make all filings, if any, under applicable securities or “Blue Sky” Laws of the states of the United States as shall be necessary in connection with the offering and sale of the Preferred Shares and the Conversion Shares.
Section 3.04. Listing. The Company shall take all steps reasonably necessary to cause the Conversion Shares to be listed on the Nasdaq Global Select Market (“Nasdaq GSM”). From time to time following the date of the Closing (the “Closing Date”), in the event the number of Conversion Shares into which the Preferred Shares are convertible increases under the Certificate of Designation, the Company shall, as necessary to maintain the listing of the Conversion Shares, apply to cause the number of Conversion Shares issuable upon conversion of the then outstanding Preferred Shares to be listed on the Nasdaq GSM.
Section 3.05. No Exchange Act Registration. For so long as any Preferred Shares remain outstanding, the Company shall not register, or permit the registration of, the Series A Common Equivalent Preferred Stock under the Exchange Act.
Section 3.06. Disclosure. At or prior to 8:00 a.m. (New York City time) on the first business day following the date hereof, the Company shall file with the SEC one or more Forms 8-K describing the terms of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Ancillary Documents, and including as exhibits to such Form(s) 8-K this Agreement and the form of Certificate of Designation, without redaction (including all schedules, exhibits, appendices hereto and thereto) (such Form or Forms 8-K, collectively, the “Announcing Form 8-K”).
Section 3.07. Certain Securities Law Matters.
(a)
The Company represents, warrants, acknowledges and agrees that for purposes of Rule 144 under the Securities Act, the Holder’s holding period for the Preferred Shares and any Conversion Shares acquired upon conversion thereof, shall be deemed to have commenced on the date the Holder acquired the Exchanged Common Shares from the Company or an affiliate of the Company (or, if earlier, the date the Holder acquired convertible securities upon conversion of which any such Exchanged Common Shares were acquired) or, in the case of Preferred Shares issued in exchange for Exchanged Common Shares acquired in the Company’s initial public offering, and any Conversion Shares issuable upon conversion of such Preferred Shares, shall take on the registered character of such Exchanged Common Shares.
(b)
None of the Preferred Shares issued to the Holder shall bear a restrictive legend (or be subject to any stop transfer or similar instructions).
Section 3.08. Tax Treatment. The parties intend that, for income tax purposes, the Exchange shall be treated as a non-taxable exchange that is equivalent to an exchange of shares of common stock for shares of non-voting common stock, and all parties shall file their income tax returns consistent with that position.
Section 3.09. No Additional Issuances. From and after the filing of the Certificate of Designation with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, without the prior written consent of the Holder, the Company shall not issue or agree to issue any shares of Series A Common Equivalent Preferred Stock other than to the Holder.
CONDITIONS TO CLOSING
Section 4.01. Conditions to the Company’s and the Holder’s Obligations. The obligations of the Holder, on the one hand, and the Company, on the other hand, to consummate the Exchange and effect the Closing are subject to the satisfaction at the Closing of the following condition: no temporary restraining order, preliminary or permanent injunction or other judgement or order issued by any Governmental Entity shall have been issued, and no Law shall be in effect, restraining, enjoining, making illegal or otherwise prohibiting the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
Section 4.02. Conditions to the Company’s Obligations. The obligation of the Company to consummate the Exchange and effect the Closing is subject to the satisfaction at or prior to the Closing of the following conditions:
(a)
The Holder shall have delivered to the Company at the Closing the deliverables set forth in Section 1.02(a)(i); and
(b)
The representations and warranties of the Holder contained in Section 2.01 shall be true and correct as of the date when made and as of the Closing Date as though made as of such date (except for representations and warranties that speak as of a specific date, which shall be true and correct in all material respects as of such date), except where the failure of such representations and warranties to be so true and correct would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to materially impair or delay the Holder’s ability to perform or comply with its obligations under this Agreement or to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby, and the Holder shall have in all material respects performed, satisfied and complied with the covenants, agreements and conditions required hereunder to be performed, satisfied or complied with by the Holder at or prior to the Closing Date.
Section 4.03. Conditions to the Holder’s Obligations. The obligation of the Holder to consummate the Exchange and effect the Closing is subject to the satisfaction at or prior to the Closing of the following conditions:
(a)
The Company shall have delivered to the Holder at the Closing the deliverables set forth in Section 1.02(a)(ii);
(b)
The representations and warranties of the Company contained in Section 2.02 (disregarding all qualifications as to materiality set forth therein) shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the date when made and as of the Closing Date as though made as of such date (except for representations and warranties that speak as of a specific date, which shall be true and correct as of such date), and the Company shall have in all material respects performed, satisfied and complied with the covenants, agreements and conditions required hereunder to be performed, satisfied or complied with by the Holder at or prior to the Closing Date;
(c)
The Company shall have delivered to the Holder a copy of the Certificate of Designations that has been filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware; and
(d)
The Holder (or its counsel) shall have received customary legal opinions from Gunderson Dettmer Stough Villeneuve Franklin & Hachigian, LLP, as counsel to the Company, containing the opinions substantially in the form set forth in Schedule C.
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 5.01. Entire Agreement. This Agreement, together with the Certificate of Designation, constitute the entire agreement, and supersede all other prior and contemporaneous agreements and understandings, both oral and written, among the Holder and the Company with respect to the subject matter hereof.
Section 5.02. Amendments and Waivers. No provision of this Agreement may be waived or amended except in a written instrument signed by the Company and the Holder. No waiver of any
breach or default with respect to any provision, condition or requirement of this Agreement shall be deemed to be a continuing waiver in the future or a waiver of any subsequent breach or default or a waiver of any other provision, condition or requirement hereof, nor shall any delay or omission of either party to exercise any right hereunder in any manner impair the exercise of any such right.
Section 5.03. Successors and Assigns. All of the covenants and provisions of this Agreement by or for the benefit of the Holder or the Company shall bind and inure to the benefit of their respective successors and permitted assigns. No party hereunder may assign its rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the other parties hereto, except that the Holder may assign its rights hereunder to any assignee or transferee of Preferred Shares or Conversion Shares after the date hereof.
Section 5.04. Counterparts; Effectiveness. This Agreement and any amendment hereto may be executed and delivered in any number of counterparts, and by the different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when executed shall be deemed to be an original, but all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement. In the event that any signature to this Agreement or any amendment hereto is delivered by facsimile transmission or by e-mail delivery of a “.pdf” format data file, such signature shall create a valid and binding obligation of the party executing (or on whose behalf such signature is executed) with the same force and effect as if such facsimile or “.pdf” signature page were an original thereof. No party hereto shall raise the use of a facsimile machine or e-mail delivery of a “.pdf” format data file to deliver a signature to this Agreement or any amendment hereto or the fact that such signature was transmitted or communicated through the use of a facsimile machine or e-mail delivery of a “.pdf” format data file as a defense to the formation or enforceability of a contract, and each party hereto forever waives any such defense.
Section 5.05. Effect of Headings. The section and subsection headings herein are for convenience only and not part of this Agreement and shall not affect the interpretation thereof.
Section 5.06. Further Assurances. The parties hereby agree, from time to time, as and when reasonably requested by any other party hereto, to execute and deliver or cause to be executed and delivered, all such documents, instruments and agreements, including secretary’s certificates, stock powers and irrevocable transfer agent instructions, and to take or cause to be taken such further or other action, as may be reasonably necessary or desirable in order to carry out the intent and purposes of this Agreement (including to effectuate the surrender of voting rights as contemplated by Section 1.02(c)).
Section 5.07. No Strict Construction. The language used in this Agreement will be deemed to be the language chosen by the parties to express their mutual intent, and no rule of strict construction will be applied against any party.
Section 5.08. Governing Law. This Agreement will be governed by and construed in accordance with the Laws of the State of Delaware. The parties hereby irrevocably and unconditionally consent to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts located in the State of Delaware for any actions, suits or proceedings arising out of or relating to this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby. The parties hereby irrevocably and unconditionally consent to the jurisdiction of such courts (and of the appropriate appellate courts therefrom) in any such
action, suit or proceeding and irrevocably waive, to the fullest extent permitted by Law, any objection that they may now or hereafter have to the laying of the venue of any such action, suit or proceeding in any such court or that any such action, suit or proceeding which is brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum. Process in any such action, suit or proceeding may be served on any party anywhere in the world, whether within or without the jurisdiction of any such court. Without limiting the foregoing, each party agrees that service of process on such party as provided in Section 5.10 shall be deemed effective service of process on such party.
Section 5.09. WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.
Section 5.10. Notices. Any notice, request, instruction or other document to be given hereunder by any party to the other will be in writing and will be deemed to have been duly given (a) on the date of delivery if delivered personally or by electronic mail (so long as such transmission does not generate an error message or notice of non-delivery), (b) on the first business day following the date of dispatch if delivered by a recognized next-day courier service, or (c) on the third business day following the date of mailing if delivered by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid. All notices hereunder shall be delivered as set forth below, or pursuant to such other instructions as may be designated in writing by the party to receive such notice.
If to the Holder:
c/o Deerfield Management Company L.P.
345 Park Avenue South, 12th Floor
New York, NY 10010
Attn: Legal Department
Email: legalnotice@deerfield.com
with a copy to:
Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP
525 W. Monroe Street
Chicago, Illinois 60661
Attn: Mark D. Wood, Esq.
Email: mark.wood@katten.com
If to the Company:
Singular Genomics Systems, Inc.
10931 N. Torrey Pines Road Suite #100
La Jolla, CA 92037
Attention: Dalen Meeter
E-mail:
with a copy to:
Gunderson Dettmer Stough Villeneuve Franklin & Hachigian, LLP
3570 Carmel Mountain Road, Suite 200
San Diego, CA 92130
Attention: Jeffrey Thacker
E-mail: jthacker@gunder.com
Section 5.11. Interpretation; Other Definitions. Wherever required by the context of this Agreement, the singular shall include the plural and vice versa, and the masculine gender shall include the feminine and neuter genders and vice versa, and references to any agreement, document or instrument shall be deemed to refer to such agreement, document or instrument as amended, supplemented or modified from time to time. All article, section, paragraph or clause references not attributed to a particular document shall be references to such parts of this Agreement, and all exhibit, annex, letter and schedule references not attributed to a particular document shall be references to such exhibits, annexes, letters and schedules to this Agreement. In addition, the following terms are ascribed the following meanings:
(a)
the word “or” is not exclusive;
(b)
the words “including,” “includes,” “included” and “include” are deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation”;
(c)
the terms “herein,” “hereof” and “hereunder” and other words of similar import refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular section, paragraph or subdivision;
(d)
“beneficial owner,” “beneficially own” or “beneficial ownership” has the meaning assigned to such term in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act, and a person or entity’s beneficial ownership of securities shall be calculated in accordance with the provisions of such Rule (in each case, irrespective of whether or not such Rule is actually applicable in such circumstance).
(e)
the term “business day” means any day except Saturday, Sunday and any day which shall be a legal holiday or a day on which banking institutions in New York, New York generally are authorized or required by Law, regulation or executive order to be closed; provided, however, for clarification, commercial banks shall not be deemed to be authorized or required by law to remain closed due to “stay at home”, “shelter-in-place”, “non-essential employee” or any other similar orders or restrictions or the closure of any physical branch locations at the direction
of any governmental authority so long as the electronic funds transfer systems (including for wire transfers) of commercial banks in New York, New York generally are open for use by customers on such day.
(f)
the term “person” means an individual, a partnership, a corporation, a limited liability company, an association, a joint stock company, a trust, a joint venture, an unincorporated organization, an association or other entity or a Governmental Entity.
(g)
“Affiliate” means, with respect to any specified person, any other person that, at the time of determination, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by or is under common control with such specified person. Without limiting the foregoing, with respect to the Holder, any investment fund or managed account that is managed on a discretionary basis by the same investment manager as the Holder shall be deemed an Affiliate of the Holder.
(h)
“Company Material Adverse Effect” means any change, effect, event, occurrence, condition, state of facts or development that, either alone or in combination, has had, or would be reasonably expected to have, (a) a materially adverse effect on the business, operations, assets, liabilities or condition (financial or otherwise) or results of operations of the Company, taken as a whole; provided, however, that none of the following shall constitute or be deemed to contribute to a Company Material Adverse Effect, or shall otherwise be taken into account in determining whether a Company Material Adverse Effect has occurred or would be reasonably likely to occur: any adverse effect arising out of, resulting from or attributable to (i) (A) the economy generally or credit, currency, oil, financial, banking, securities, capital markets or financial markets generally (including any decline in the price of any security, commodity or market index), including changes in interest or exchange rates, and (B) changes or conditions generally affecting the industry or markets in which the Company participates, (ii) any changes or prospective changes in applicable Law, U.S. general accepted accounting principles, or the enforcement or interpretation thereof after the date hereof or any action required to be taken under any Law by which the Company or any of its subsidiaries (or any of their respective assets or properties) is bound, (iii) any international or national political, regulatory or social conditions, hostilities, cyber-attack, act of war, sabotage, terrorism, declaration of national emergency or military actions, or any escalation or worsening of any such hostilities, cyber-attack, act of war, sabotage, terrorism, declaration of national emergency or military actions, (iv) the failure of the Company to meet or achieve the results set forth in any internal budget, plan, projection or forecast; provided that this clause (iv) will not prevent a determination that any change, effect or other cause underlying such failure to meet budgets, plans, projections or forecasts has resulted in or contributed to a Company Material Adverse Effect, (v) actions of the Company expressly required by the terms of this Agreement or taken with the prior written consent of the Holder, (vi) the negotiation or execution of this Agreement or any other Ancillary Document or announcement, pendency or consummation of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby or the identity, nature or ownership of the Holder, including the impact thereof on the relationships, contractual or otherwise, of the Company or any of its subsidiaries with any of its or their business relations or employees, (vii) epidemics, pandemics or disease or virus outbreaks (including the COVID-19 pandemic) or (viii) hurricanes, earthquakes, tsunamis, tornados, mudslides, floods or other natural disasters, weather conditions, explosions or fires or other force majeure events or acts of God, whether or not caused by any person, or any national or international calamity or crisis;
provided that the matters described in clauses (i), (iii) and (viii) shall be included and taken into account in the term “Company Material Adverse Effect” to the extent any such matter has a disproportionate adverse impact on the business, operations, assets, liabilities or condition (financial or otherwise) or results of operations of the Company, taken as a whole, relative to the other participants in the industries in which they operate or (b) a material impairment on or material delay in the ability of the Company to perform its material obligations under this Agreement or any Ancillary Document or to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and/or the Ancillary Documents.
(i)
“Governmental Entity” means any court, administrative or regulatory agency or commission or other governmental or arbitral body or authority or instrumentality, including the SEC and any state-controlled or owned corporation or enterprise, in each case whether federal, state, local or foreign, and any applicable industry self-regulatory organization (including Nasdaq).
(j)
“Knowledge of the Company” means the actual knowledge after reasonable inquiry of one or more of Drew Spaventa, Eli Glezer, Daralyn Durie or Dalen Meeter.
(k)
“Law” means any federal, state, local or foreign law, statute or ordinance, or any rule, code, treaty, constitution, regulation, judgment, order, writ, injunction, ruling, decree, administrative interpretation or agency requirement of any Governmental Entity.
(l)
“Permitted Liens” means (i) Liens arising under this Agreement, the IRA or any other agreement to which the Company is a party, (ii) Liens imposed by the Company and (iii) restrictions on transfer arising under applicable securities laws.
Section 5.12. Captions. The article, section, paragraph and clause captions herein are for convenience of reference only, do not constitute part of this Agreement and will not be deemed to limit or otherwise affect any of the provisions hereof.
Section 5.13. Severability. If any provision of this Agreement or the application thereof to any person (including the officers and directors of the parties hereto) or circumstance is determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, void or unenforceable, the remaining provisions hereof, or the application of such provision to persons or circumstances other than those as to which it has been held invalid or unenforceable, will remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated thereby, so long as the economic or legal substance of the transactions contemplated hereby is not affected in any manner materially adverse to any party. Upon such determination, the parties shall negotiate in good faith in an effort to agree upon a suitable and equitable substitute provision to effect the original intent of the parties.
Section 5.14. No Third Party Beneficiaries. Nothing contained in this Agreement, expressed or implied, is intended to confer upon any person or entity other than the parties hereto (and their permitted assigns), any benefit, right or remedies.
Section 5.15. Specific Performance. The parties agree that irreparable damage would occur in the event that any of the provisions of this Agreement were not performed in accordance with their specific terms or were otherwise breached. It is accordingly agreed that, without the necessity of posting bond or other undertaking or proving economic damages, the parties shall be entitled to
specific performance of the terms hereof, this being in addition to any other remedies to which they are entitled at law or equity, and in the event that any action or suit is brought in equity to enforce the provisions of this Agreement, and no party will allege, and each party hereby waives, the defense or counterclaim that there is an adequate remedy at law.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each party hereto has caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first written above.
THE COMPANY:
SINGULAR GENOMICS SYSTEMS, INC.
By: /s/ Drew Spaventa
Name: Drew Spaventa
Title: Chief Executive Officer
HOLDER:
DEERFIELD PRIVATE DESIGN FUND IV, L.P.
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By: Deerfield Mgmt IV, L.P., General Partner
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By: J.E. Flynn Capital IV, LLC, General Partner
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By:
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/s/ David J. Clark
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Name: David J. Clark
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Title: Authorized Signatory
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Schedule A
Owned Common Shares
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Holder
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Owned Common Shares
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Deerfield Private Design Fund IV, L.P.
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7,484,871
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Schedule B
Exchanged Common Shares
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Holder
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Exchanged Common Shares
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Preferred Shares
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Deerfield Private Design Fund IV, L.P.
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2,500,000
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2,500
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The Exchanged Common Shares consist of shares of common stock issued upon the conversion of the Company’s Series B Preferred Stock upon the closing of the Company’s initial public offering. Such shares of Series B Preferred Stock were acquired by the Holder on June 27, 2019.
Schedule C
[Omitted]
Schedule 2.02(d)
[Omitted]
Exhibit A
Certificate of Designation