UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
FORM
10-Q
(Mark
One)
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QUARTERLY
REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF
1934
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For
the quarterly period ended June 30, 2010.
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or
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TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO
SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF
1934
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For
the transition period from
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Commission
File Number: 333-72097
NEOGENOMICS,
INC.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Nevada
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74-2897368
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(State or other jurisdiction of
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(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
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incorporation or organization)
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12701 Commonwealth Drive, Suite 9, Fort Myers,
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Florida
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33913
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(Address of principal executive offices)
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(Zip Code)
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(239)
768-0600
(Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code)
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be
filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the
preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required
to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for
the past 90 days. Yes
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No
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Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on
its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be
submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this
chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the
registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes
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No
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Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an
accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See
the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller
reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act:
Large accelerated filer
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Accelerated filer
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Non-accelerated filer
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(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
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Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule
12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes
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No
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As of
August 9, 2010, the registrant had 37,380,224 shares of common stock, par value
$0.001 per share outstanding.
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
PART
I FINANCIAL INFORMATION
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Item
1. Financial Statements (unaudited)
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4
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Item 2. Management’s Discussion
and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results
of Operations
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13
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Item
3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market
Risk
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4. Controls and Procedures
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Item
4T. Controls and Procedures
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PART
II OTHER INFORMATION
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Item
1. Legal Proceedings
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21
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Item
1A. Risk Factors
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21
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Item
2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of
Proceeds
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21
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3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities
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21
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4. Removed and Reserved
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21
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Item
5. Other Information
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21
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Item
6. Exhibits
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SIGNATURES
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FORWARD-LOOKING
STATEMENTS
The
information in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains “forward-looking
statements” relating to NeoGenomics, Inc., a Nevada corporation (referred to
individually as the “Parent Company” or collectively with all of its
subsidiaries as “NeoGenomics” or the “Company”), within the meaning of Section
27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and
Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange
Act”), which are subject to the “safe harbor” created by those sections. These
“forward looking statements” represent the Company’s current expectations or
beliefs including, but not limited to, statements concerning the Company’s
operations, performance, financial condition and growth. For this purpose, any
statements contained in this Form 10-Q that are not statements of historical
fact are forward-looking statements. Without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, words such as “anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “expects,”
“intends,” “may,” “plans,” “projects,” “will,” “would” or the negative or other
comparable terminology are intended to identify forward-looking statements,
although not all forward-looking statements contain these identifying words.
These statements by their nature involve substantial risks and uncertainties,
such as credit losses, dependence on management and key personnel, variability
of quarterly results, competition and the ability of the Company to continue its
growth strategy, certain of which are beyond the Company’s control. Should one
or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize or should the underlying
assumptions prove incorrect, actual outcomes and results could differ materially
from those indicated in the forward-looking statements.
Any
forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date on which such statement is
made, and the Company undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking
statement or statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date on
which such statement is made or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated
events. New factors emerge from time to time and it is not possible for
management to predict all of such factors, nor can it assess the impact of each
such factor on the business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of
factors, may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in
any forward-looking statements.
PART
I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial
Statements
NEOGENOMICS,
INC.
CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(in
thousands, except share data)
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June
30, 2010
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December
31, 2009
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(unaudited)
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ASSETS
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CURRENT
ASSETS
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Cash
and cash equivalents
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$
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2,177
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$
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1,631
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Restricted
cash
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500
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1,000
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Accounts
receivable (net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $933 and $589,
respectively)
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5,385
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4,632
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Inventories
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807
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602
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Other
current assets
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653
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655
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Total
current assets
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9,522
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8,520
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PROPERTY
AND EQUIPMENT
(net of accumulated depreciation of $3,624 and $2,787
respectively)
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5,042
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4,340
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OTHER
ASSETS
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87
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85
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TOTAL
ASSETS
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$
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14,651
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$
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12,945
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LIABILITIES
AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
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CURRENT
LIABILITIES
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Accounts
payable
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$
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2,049
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$
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1,969
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Accrued
compensation
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1,275
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1,308
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Accrued
expenses and other liabilities
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508
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465
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Short-term
portion of equipment capital leases
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2,031
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1,482
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Revolving
credit line
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2,969
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552
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Total
current liabilities
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8,832
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5,776
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LONG
TERM LIABILITIES
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Long-term
portion of equipment capital leases
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1,436
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1,526
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TOTAL
LIABILITIES
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10,268
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7,302
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Commitments
and contingencies
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STOCKHOLDERS’
EQUITY
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Common
stock, $.001 par value, (100,000,000 shares authorized; 37,341,285 and
37,185,078 shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2010 and December 31,
2009, respectively)
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37
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37
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Additional
paid-in capital
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24,229
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23,762
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Accumulated
deficit
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(19,883
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(18,156
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Total stockholders’ equity
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4,383
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5,643
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TOTAL
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
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$
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14,651
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$
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12,945
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See notes
to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
NEOGENOMICS,
INC.
CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(in
thousands, except per share amounts)
(unaudited)
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For
the Three Months Ended
June
30,
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For
the Six Months Ended
June
30,
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2010
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2009
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2010
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2009
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NET
REVENUE
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$
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8,490
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$
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7,459
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$
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16,908
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$
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14,373
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COST
OF REVENUE
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4,575
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3,384
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8,918
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6,475
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GROSS
PROFIT
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3,915
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4,075
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7,990
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7,898
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OPERATING
EXPENSES
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General
and administrative
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2,769
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2,215
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5,671
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4,555
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Sales
and marketing
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1,943
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1,722
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3,706
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3,056
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Total
operating expenses
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4,712
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3,937
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9,377
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7,612
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INCOME
(LOSS) FROM OPERATIONS
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(797
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138
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(1,387
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286
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INTEREST
AND OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE) - NET
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(181
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(130
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(341
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(245
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NET
INCOME (LOSS)
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$
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(978
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$
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8
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$
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(1,728
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$
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41
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NET
INCOME (LOSS) PER SHARE
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-
Basic
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$
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(0.03
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$
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0.00
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$
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(0.05
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$
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0.00
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-
Diluted
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$
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(0.03
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$
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0.00
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$
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(0.05
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$
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0.00
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WEIGHTED
AVERAGE NUMBER
OF
SHARES OUTSTANDING
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-
Basic
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37,307,232
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33,066,941
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37,264,112
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32,655,972
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-
Diluted
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37,307,232
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38,485,914
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37,264,112
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36,864,793
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See notes
to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
NEOGENOMICS,
INC.
CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(in
thousands)
(unaudited
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For the Six Months Ended June 30,
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2010
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2009
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CASH
FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
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Net
income (loss)
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$
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(1,728
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$
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41
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Adjustments
to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash (used in) operating
activities:
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Provision
for bad debts
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1,166
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934
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Depreciation
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838
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503
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Amortization
of debt issue costs
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28
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30
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Stock-based
compensation
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226
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171
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Non-cash
consulting expenses
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127
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30
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Changes
in assets and liabilities, net:
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(Increase)
decrease in accounts receivable, net of write-offs
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(1,919
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(2,192
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(Increase)
decrease in inventories
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(205
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(107
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(Increase)
decrease in prepaid expenses
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(26
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(183
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(Increase)
decrease in deposits
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(2
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(24
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Increase
(decrease) in accounts payable and other liabilities
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7
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264
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NET
CASH USED IN OPERATING ACTIVITIES
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(1,488
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(533
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CASH
FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
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Purchases
of property and equipment
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(500
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(139
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NET
CASH USED IN INVESTING ACTIVITIES
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(500
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(139
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CASH
FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
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Proceeds
from capital lease obligations
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147
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97
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Advances
on credit facility
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2,405
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711
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Repayment
of capital leases and loans
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(634
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(325
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Decrease
in restricted cash
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500
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-
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Issuance
of common stock and warrants for cash, net of transaction
expenses
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116
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419
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NET
CASH PROVIDED BY FINANCING ACTIVITIES
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2,534
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902
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NET
INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
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546
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230
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CASH
AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, BEGINNING OF PERIOD
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1,631
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468
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CASH
AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, END OF PERIOD
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$
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2,177
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$
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698
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SUPPLEMENTAL
DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION
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Interest
paid
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$
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313
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$
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214
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Income
taxes paid
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$
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6
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$
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—
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NON-CASH
INVESTING AND FINANCING ACTIVITIES
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Equipment
leased under capital leases
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$
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1,103
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$
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686
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Equipment
purchased and included in accounts payable
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$
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-
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$
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5
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Equipment
purchased and payables settled with issuance of restricted common
stock
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$
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-
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$
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186
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See notes
to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
NEOGENOMICS,
INC.
NOTES
TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
AS
OF JUNE 30, 2010
NOTE A — NATURE OF BUSINESS AND BASIS
OF FINANCIAL STATEMENT PRESENTATION
Nature of
Business
NeoGenomics,
Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “Parent”), and its subsidiary, NeoGenomics
Laboratories, Inc., a Florida corporation (“NEO”, “NeoGenomics Laboratories” or
the “Subsidiary”) (collectively referred to as “we”, “us”, “our”, “NeoGenomics”,
or the “Company”), operates as a certified “high complexity” clinical laboratory
in accordance with the federal government’s Clinical Laboratory Improvement
Amendments of 1988 (“CLIA”), and is dedicated to the delivery of clinical
diagnostic services to pathologists, oncologists, urologists, hospitals, and
other laboratories throughout the United States.
Basis of
Presentation
The
accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of
the Parent and the Subsidiary. All significant intercompany accounts and
balances have been eliminated in consolidation.
The
accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements are unaudited and
include all adjustments, in the opinion of management, which are necessary to
make the financial statements not misleading. Except as otherwise disclosed, all
such adjustments are of a normal recurring nature. Interim results are not
necessarily indicative of results for a full year.
The
interim condensed consolidated financial statements and notes are presented in
accordance with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange
Commission and do not contain certain information included in the Company’s
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009. Therefore, the
interim condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in
conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto
contained in the Company’s annual report.
Use of
Estimates
The
preparation of condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with
GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the
amounts reported in the condensed consolidated financial statements. The most
significant estimates in the Company’s condensed consolidated financial
statements relate to revenue recognition, allowance for doubtful accounts and
stock-based compensation. Actual results could differ from those
estimates.
Revenue
Recognition
The
Company recognizes revenues in accordance with the Securities and Exchange
Commission’s (the “Commission”) Staff Accounting Bulletin Topic 13.A.1 (ASC
605-10-S99-1) No. 104, “Revenue Recognition”, when (a) the price is fixed or
determinable, (b) persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, (c) the service
is performed and (d) collectability of the resulting receivable is reasonably
assured.
The
Company’s specialized diagnostic services are performed based on a written test
requisition form and revenues are recognized once the diagnostic services have
been performed, the results have been delivered to the ordering physician, the
payor has been identified and eligibility and insurance have been
verified. These diagnostic services are billed to various payors,
including Medicare, commercial insurance companies, other directly billed
healthcare institutions such as hospitals and clinics, and
individuals. The Company reports revenues from contracted payors,
including Medicare, certain insurance companies and certain healthcare
institutions, based on the contractual rate, or in the case of Medicare,
published fee schedules. The Company reports revenues from
non-contracted payors, including certain insurance companies and individuals,
based on the amount expected to be collected. The difference between
the amount billed and the amount expected to be collected from non-contracted
payors is recorded as a contractual allowance to arrive at the reported
revenues. The expected revenues from non-contracted payors are based
on the historical collection experience of each payor or payor group, as
appropriate. In each reporting period, the Company reviews its
historical collection experience for non-contracted payors and adjusts its
expected revenues for current and subsequent periods accordingly. As
a result of the economic climate in the United States, we have used shorter and
more current time horizons in analyzing historical experience.
Accounts Receivable and
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts
Accounts
receivable are reported at realizable value, net of an allowance for doubtful
accounts, which is estimated and recorded in the same period the related revenue
is recorded based on the historical collection experience for each type of
payor. In addition, the allowance is adjusted periodically, based
upon an evaluation of historical collection experience with specific payors,
payor types, and other relevant factors, including regularly assessing the state
of our billing operations in order to identify issues which may impact the
collectability of receivables or allowance estimates. Revisions to
the allowance are recorded as an adjustment to bad debt expense within general
and administrative expenses. After appropriate collection efforts
have been exhausted, specific receivables deemed to be uncollectible are charged
against the allowance in the period they are deemed
uncollectible. Recoveries of receivables previously written-off are
recorded as credits to the allowance.
Stock-Based
Compensation
The
Company accounts for stock-based compensation in accordance with FASB ASC Topic
718 Compensation – Stock Compensation. ASC 718 requires recognizing
compensation costs for all share-based payment awards made to employees and
directors based upon the awards’ grant-date fair value. The standard
covers employee stock options, restricted stock, and other equity
awards.
For stock
options, the Company uses a trinomial lattice option-pricing model to estimate
the grant-date fair value of stock option awards, and recognizes compensation
cost on a straight-line basis over the awards’ vesting periods. The
Company estimates an expected forfeiture rate, which is factored into the
determination of the Company’s periodic expense.
Research and
Development
Research
and development costs are expensed as incurred. Research and development
expenses consist of compensation and benefits for research and development
personnel, license fees, related supplies, inventory and payment for samples to
complete validation studies. These expenses were incurred to develop
our melanoma test and to develop other new molecular tests.
Net Income (Loss) Per Common
Share
We
compute net income (loss) per share in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 260,
Earnings per Share. Under the provisions of ASC 260, basic net income (loss) per
share is computed by dividing the net income (loss) available to common
stockholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during
the period. Diluted net income (loss) per share is computed by dividing the net
income (loss) for the period by the weighted average number of common and common
equivalent shares outstanding, using the treasury stock method, during the
period. Equivalent shares consist of employee stock options and certain warrants
issued to consultants and other providers of financing to the Company that are
in-the-money based on the weighted average closing share price for the period.
Under the treasury stock method, the number of in-the-money shares that are
considered outstanding for this calculation is reduced by the number of common
shares that theoretically could have been re-purchased by the Company with the
aggregate exercise proceeds of such warrant and option exercises if such shares
were re-purchased at the weighted average market price for the
period.
There
were no common equivalent shares included in the calculation of diluted earnings
per share for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2010 because the
Company had a net loss for such periods and therefore such common equivalent
shares were anti-dilutive.
Common equivalent shares
outstanding for the three and six months ended June 30, 2009 using the treasury
stock method, includes approximately 3.4 and 3.0 million equivalent shares,
respectively, for unexercised warrants and approximately 2.0 million and 1.2
million shares, respectively, for unexercised stock options, and these were
included in the earnings per share calculation.
NOTE B — REVOLVING CREDIT AND
SECURITY AGREEMENT
On
February 1, 2008, our subsidiary, NeoGenomics Laboratories, Inc., a Florida
corporation (“Borrower”), entered into a Revolving Credit and Security Agreement
(the “Credit Facility” or “Credit Agreement”) with CapitalSource, the terms of
which provide for borrowings based on eligible accounts receivable up to a
maximum borrowing of $3.0 million, as defined in the Credit Agreement. Subject
to the provisions of the Credit Agreement, CapitalSource shall make advances to
us from time to time during the three year term, and the Credit Facility may be
drawn, repaid and redrawn from time to time as permitted under the Credit
Agreement.
To secure
the payment and performance in full of the Obligations (as defined in the Credit
Agreement), we granted CapitalSource a continuing security interest in and lien
upon, all of our rights, title and interest in and to our Accounts (as defined
in the Credit Agreement), which primarily consist of accounts receivable and
cash balances held in lock box accounts. Furthermore, pursuant to the Credit
Agreement, the Parent guaranteed the punctual payment when due, whether at
stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise, of all of the Obligations. The
Parent guaranty is a continuing guarantee and shall remain in force and effect
until the indefeasible cash payment in full of the Guaranteed Obligations (as
defined in the Credit Agreement) and all other amounts payable under the Credit
Agreement are made.
On April
26, 2010, the Parent Company, NeoGenomics Laboratories, Inc., the wholly-owned
subsidiary of the Parent Company (“Borrower”), and CapitalSource entered into an
Amended and Restated Revolving Credit and Security Agreement (the “Amended and
Restated Credit Agreement”). The Amended and Restated Credit
Agreement amended and restated the Revolving Credit and Security Agreement dated
February 1, 2008, as amended, among the Parent Company, Borrower and
CapitalSource (the “Original Credit Agreement”). The terms of the
Amended and Restated Credit Agreement and the Original Credit Agreement are
substantially similar except that the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement,
among other things, (i) increases the maximum principal amount of the revolving
credit facility from $3,000,000 to $5,000,000, (ii) provides that the term of
the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement shall end on February 1,
2013, (iii) increases the amount of the collateral management fee and
unused line fees paid by Borrower to CapitalSource, (iv) modifies the
definitions of “Minimum Termination Fee” and “Permitted Indebtedness”, (v)
provides that the Borrower must maintain a minimum outstanding principal balance
under the revolving facility of at least $2,000,000, (vi) decreases the interest
rate to LIBOR plus 4.25% (provided that LIBOR shall not be less than 2.0%) and
(vii) revises certain covenants and representations and
warranties. The Amended and Restated Credit Agreement also made
permanent a previously enacted temporary change to the methodology for
calculating the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio covenant, which permits us to add
amounts of unrestricted cash and cash equivalents and unused availability under
the Credit Facility to Adjusted EBITDA for the purposes of calculating this
covenant. Borrower paid CapitalSource a commitment fee of $33,500 in
connection with the execution of the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement
(CapitalSource credited $25,000 of an amendment fee previously paid by the
Borrower towards the commitment fee).
On June
30, 2010, we had an outstanding amount due on the Credit Facility of
approximately $2.96 million and the available credit under the Credit Facility
was approximately $627,000.
NOTE C — COMMON STOCK PURCHASE
AGREEMENT
On
November 5, 2008, we entered into a common stock purchase agreement (the “Stock
Agreement”) with Fusion Capital Fund II, LLC, an Illinois limited liability
company (“Fusion”). The Stock Agreement, which has a term of 30 months, provides
for the future funding of up to $8.0 million from sales of our common stock to
Fusion on a when and if needed basis as determined by us in our sole discretion.
In consideration for entering into this Stock Agreement, on October 10, 2008, we
issued to Fusion 17,500 shares of our common stock (valued at $14,700 on the
date of issuance) and paid $17,500 as a due diligence expense reimbursement. In
addition, on November 5, 2008, we issued to Fusion 400,000 shares of our common
stock (valued at $288,000 on the date of issuance) as a commitment fee.
Concurrently with entering into the Stock Agreement, we entered into a
registration rights agreement with Fusion. Under the registration rights
agreement, we agreed to file a registration statement with the SEC covering the
417,500 shares that have already been issued to Fusion and at least 3.0 million
shares that may be issued to Fusion under the Stock Agreement. Presently, we
expect to sell no more than the initial 3.0 million shares to Fusion during the
term of this Stock Agreement. The Company filed a registration statement on Form
S-1 on November 28, 2008 and on February 5, 2009 the registration statement
became effective and on May 7, 2010, we filed Post Effective Amendment No 2 to
the registration statement which became effective on May 19, 2010.
Under the
Stock Agreement we have the right to sell to Fusion shares of our common stock
from time to time in amounts between $50,000 and $1.0 million, depending on the
market price of our common stock. The purchase price of the shares related to
any future funding under the Stock Agreement will be based on the prevailing
market prices of our stock at the time of such sales without any fixed discount,
and the Company will control the timing and amount of any sales of shares to
Fusion. Fusion shall not have the right or the obligation to purchase any shares
of our common stock on any business day that the price of our common stock is
below $0.45 per share. The Stock Agreement may be terminated by us at any time
at our discretion without any cost to us. There are no negative covenants,
restrictions on future funding from other sources, penalties, further fees or
liquidated damages in the agreement.
Given our
current liquidity position from cash on hand and our availability under our
Credit Facility with CapitalSource, we have no immediate plans to issue common
stock under the Stock Agreement. If and when we do elect to sell shares to
Fusion under this agreement, we expect to do so opportunistically and only under
conditions deemed favorable by the Company. Any proceeds received by the Company
from sales under the Stock Agreement will be used for general corporate
purposes, working capital, and/or for expansion activities.
NOTE
D — CAPITAL LEASE TRANSACTIONS
SunTrust Lease
Agreement
On
October 28, 2009, we and SunTrust Equipment Finance & Leasing Corp.
(“SunTrust”), entered into an equipment lease agreement (the “SunTrust Lease”).
The SunTrust Lease established the general terms and conditions pursuant to
which the Subsidiary could lease up to $1.5 million in equipment and other
property.
On April
13, 2010, the Company entered into Lease Schedule No. 3 of the SunTrust Lease
for approximately $249,000 which was funded to several vendors for lab equipment
and computer hardware. Lease Schedule No. 3 has a term of 60 months
with monthly payments of approximately $4,900 and a $1 final purchase payment at
termination. Lease Schedule No. 3 is being accounted for as a capital
lease.
On April
28, 2010 the lease agreement expired and we had only drawn $967,000 against the
facility. As a result of this on June 10, 2010 SunTrust amended the
lease schedules to release $500,000 of restricted cash to us.
NOTE E — RELATED PARTY
TRANSACTIONS
Consulting
Agreements
During
the three and six months ended June 30, 2010, Steven C. Jones, a director of the
Company, earned approximately $53,000 and $115,000, respectively, for various
consulting work performed in connection with his duties as Executive Vice
President of Finance. During the three and six months ended June 30,
2009, Mr. Jones earned approximately $51,000 and $107,000, respectively, for
work performed as our Acting Principal Financial Officer.
On May 3,
2010, the Company entered into a consulting agreement (the “Consulting
Agreement”) with Steven C. Jones (the “Consultant” or “Mr. Jones”) whereby Mr.
Jones would provide consulting services to the Company in the capacity of
Executive Vice President, Finance. The Consulting Agreement has an
initial term from May 3, 2010 through April 30, 2013, which initial term
automatically renews for additional one year periods unless either party
provides notice of termination at least three months prior to the expiration of
the initial term or any renewal term. In addition, the Company has
the right to terminate the Consulting Agreement by giving written notice to the
Consultant twelve months prior to the effective date of
termination. The Consultant has the right to terminate the Consulting
Agreement by giving written notice to the Company three months prior
to the proposed termination date, provided, however, the Consultant is required
to provide an additional three months of transition services to the
Company upon reasonable request by the Company. Mr. Jones will
receive annual base retainer compensation of $180,000 per year. Mr.
Jones is also eligible to receive an annual cash bonus based on the achievement
of certain performance metrics with a target of 30% of his base retainer (the
“Target Payout”). Based on the achievement of certain performance
metrics, Mr. Jones may earn up to 150% of the Target Payout.
The
Company also agreed that it would issue to the Consultant a warrant to purchase
450,000 shares of the Company’s common stock. The warrant has
a) a seven year term, b) an exercise price of $1.50 per share, c) the ability to
do a cashless net exercise, and d) vesting as follows:
i) 225,000
of such warrant shares vested immediately; and
ii) 112,500
of such warrant shares vest according to the passage of time, with 4,687 warrant
shares vesting on the last day of each calendar month for twenty-three (23)
months, beginning with the month ended May 31, 2010 and continuing until the
month ending March 31, 2012 and 4,699 warrant shares vest on April 30, 2012 so
long as Consultant continues to provide services to the Company pursuant to this
Agreement or any successor agreement.
iii) 112,500
of such warrant shares shall vest according to whether or not the Company meets
certain financial targets as specified below for FY 2010 and FY
2011:
- 28,125
will vest if the Company’s actual consolidated revenue for FY 2010, meets or
exceeds the consolidated revenue goal established by the Board of Directors (the
“Board”) for the vesting of performance options and warrants; and
- 28,125
will vest if the Company’s actual Adjusted EBITDA for FY 2010, meets or exceeds
the consolidated Adjusted EBITDA goals established by the Board for the vesting
of performance options and warrants; and
- 28,125
will vest if the Company’s actual consolidated revenue for FY 2011, meets or
exceeds the consolidated revenue goal established by the Board for the vesting
of performance options and warrants; and
- 28,125
will vest if the Company’s actual Adjusted EBITDA for FY 2011, meets or exceeds
the consolidated Adjusted EBITDA goals established by the Board for the vesting
of performance options and warrants; and
iv)
The Consulting Agreement also provides that the vesting schedule of such warrant
shall also specify that any unvested warrant shares shall vest upon the
occurrence of a change of control.
These
warrants were valued at $191,000 using a trinomial lattice model with the
following assumptions:
Expected term in years
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3.78
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Risk-free interest rate (%)
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2
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%
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Expected volatility range (%)
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54.6% to 76.6
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%
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Dividend yield (%)
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0
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%
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During
the three and six months ended 234,374 warrants vested and the compensation
expense was approximately $77,000.
During
the three and six months ended June 30, 2010, George O’Leary, a director of the
Company, did not engage in any consulting with the Company. During
the three and six month period ended June 30, 2009 Mr. O’Leary earned
approximately $16,000 and $37,000 for various consulting work performed for the
Company.
Laboratory Information
System
On March
11, 2005, we entered into an agreement with HCSS, LLC and eTelenext, Inc. to
enable NeoGenomics to use eTelenext, Inc’s Accessioning Application, AP Anywhere
Application and CMQ Application. HCSS, LLC is a holding company
created to build a small laboratory network for the 50 small commercial genetics
laboratories in the United States. HCSS, LLC was owned 66.7% by Dr.
Michael T. Dent, a member of our Board of Directors. George O’Leary,
a member of our Board of Directors was Chief Financial Officer of HCSS,
LLC.
On June
18, 2009, we entered into a Software Development, License and Support Agreement
with HCSS, LLC and eTelenext, Inc. to upgrade the Company’s laboratory
information system to APvX. The estimated costs for the development
and migration phase are anticipated to be approximately $150,000 and the system
went live on July 29, 2010. This agreement has an initial term of
five years from the date of acceptance and calls for monthly fees of
$8,000-$12,000 during the term.
During
2010, eTelenext and HCSS were merged to form PathCenter, Inc. Dr.
Michael T. Dent and Mr. George O’Leary have beneficial ownership of 12.2% and
4.6%, respectively of PathCenter, Inc.
For the
three and six month periods ended June 30, 2010, eTelenext/PathCenter, Inc.
earned approximately $75,000 and $181,000, respectively, for work performed on
our laboratory information systems. For the three and six month
periods ended June 30, 2009 Etelenext/HCSS earned approximately $59,000 and
$159,000, respectively, for work performed on our laboratory information
systems.
Research DX,
LLC
During
2009, we contracted with ResearchDX, L.L.C. (“ResearchDX”) to provide clinical
trial management services on our behalf. For the three and six month
periods ended June 30, 2010, we began to receive various specimens for testing
from ResearchDX and we continued to outsource our clinical trial management and
cytogenetic overflow volume to them for processing. During the three
months ended June 30, 2010, we received specimen testing revenues from
ResearchDX of approximately $9,000 and incurred expenses to ResearchDX of
approximately $52,000. During the six months ended June 30, 2010, we
received specimen testing revenues of approximately $25,000 and incurred
expenses to Research DX of approximately $121,000. Research DX was
formed in November 2008 and Dr. Mathew Moore our Vice President of Research owns
50% of ResearchDX. Dr. Moore has recused himself from all
transactions between the two entities and we believe that such transactions are
competitive with alternate options.
NOTE
F — SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
Addition and Appointment of
Executive Officers
Effective
as of July 16, 2010, Marydawn Miller, was appointed to the position of Vice
President of Information Technology of the Company.
Effective
as of August 10, 2010, Grant Carlson, has been appointed to the position of Vice
President of Business Development of the Company.
Also on
August 10, 2010, Mark Smits, has been appointed to the position of Vice
President of Sales and Marketing of the Company and his start date is August 30,
2010.
As part
of his employment offer letter Mr. Smits salary was set at
$275,000. Beginning with the fiscal year ending December 31, 2010,
Mr. Smits is also eligible to receive a base incentive bonus payment which will
be targeted at 40% of his base salary based on 100% achievement of goals (the
“Base Bonus Target”) agreed to by Mr. Smits and the CEO of NeoGenomics
Laboratories and approved by the Board of Directors for such fiscal year and is
eligible to be increased up to 150% of the Base Target Bonus in any fiscal year
in which he meets certain outsize performance thresholds established by the CEO
of the Company and approved by the board of directors. Mr. Smits
targeted bonus for FY 2010 will be prorated for the amount of time served in
2010 and is guaranteed to be a minimum of $25,000. Mr. Smits is also
entitled to participate in all medical and other benefits that NeoGenomics
Laboratories has established for its employees. Mr. Smits will also
be eligible for up to four (4) weeks of paid time off per year. If
Mr. Smits were terminated without cause during the term (as such term is used in
the offer letter) he is eligible to receive his base pay and benefits for a
period of six (6) months. Mr. Smits also will receive the option to
purchase 425,000 shares of common stock. See the Company’s Current
Report on Form 8-K filed on August 12, 2010 for additional information regarding
this option. Mr. Smits was given the right to purchase up to $100,000
of common stock directly from the Company during his first seven (7) days with
the Company or at such other period as may be mutually agreed upon in writing.
The share price will be determined by the average share price of the five
trading days prior to the purchase. The company also agreed that if
the purchase right was exercised that it would provide warrants (the “Warrant”)
to purchase the Company’s common stock (the “Warrant Shares”) to Mr. Smits in an
amount equal to the number of shares purchased. The exercise price of
those warrants is to be set at 125% of the price per share of the common stock
purchased. The warrants have a five (5) year term and vest based on
the following:
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20%
of the Warrant Shares will be deemed vested as of the date of the
Warrant;
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-
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20%
of the Warrants Shares will be deemed to be vested on the first day on
which the closing price per share of the Company’s common stock has
reached or exceeded $3.00 per share for 20 consecutive trading
days;
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20%
of the Warrants Shares will be deemed to be vested on the first day on
which the closing price per share of the Company’s common stock has
reached or exceeded $4.00 per share for 20 consecutive trading
days;
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20%
of the Warrants Shares will be deemed to be vested on the first day on
which the closing price per share of the Company’s common stock has
reached or exceeded $5.00 per share for 20 consecutive trading
days;
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-
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20%
of the Warrants Shares will be deemed to be vested on the first day on
which the closing price per share of the Company’s common stock has
reached or exceeded $6.00 per share for 20 consecutive trading
days;
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END OF
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
ITEM 2.
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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND
ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND
RESULTS OF
OPERATIONS
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NeoGenomics, Inc., a Nevada
corporation (referred to individually as the
“Parent Company” or collectively
with all of its subsidiaries as “NeoGenomics”
or the “Company” in this Form 10-Q)
is the registrant for SEC reporting
purposes. Our common stock is listed
on the OTC Bulletin Board under the symbol
“NGNM.”
Introduction
The
following discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with the
unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements, and the notes thereto
included herein. The information contained below includes statements of the
Company’s or management’s beliefs, expectations, hopes, goals and plans that, if
not historical, are forward-looking statements subject to certain risks and
uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those
anticipated in the forward-looking statements. For a discussion on
forward-looking statements, see the information set forth in the introductory
note to this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q under the caption “Forward Looking
Statements”, which information is incorporated herein by reference.
Overview
NeoGenomics
operates a network of cancer-focused testing laboratories whose mission is to
improve patient care through exceptional cancer genetic diagnostic, prognostic
and predictive testing services. Our vision is to become America’s premier
cancer testing laboratory by delivering uncompromising quality, exceptional
service and innovative products and solutions. The Company’s laboratory network
currently offers the following types of testing services:
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a)
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cytogenetics
testing, which analyzes human
chromosomes;
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b)
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Fluorescence
In-Situ Hybridization (“FISH”) testing, which analyzes abnormalities at
the chromosomal and gene levels;
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c)
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flow
cytometry testing, which analyzes gene expression of specific markers
inside cells and on cell surfaces;
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d)
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immunohistochemistry
testing, which analyzes the distribution of tumor antigens in specific
cell and tissue types, and
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e)
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molecular
testing which involves analysis of DNA and RNA to diagnose and predict the
clinical significance of various genetic sequence
disorders.
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All of
these testing services are widely utilized in the diagnosis, prognosis, and
prediction for response to therapy of various types of cancers.
Our
Focus
NeoGenomics’
primary focus is to provide high complexity laboratory testing for
community-based pathology, oncology, dermatology and urology markets in the
United States and the Caribbean. We focus on community-based practitioners for
two reasons: First, academic pathologists and associated clinicians tend to have
their testing needs met within the confines of their university affiliation.
Secondly, most of the cancer care in the United States is administered by
community based practitioners due to ease of local access. We currently provide
our services to pathologists and oncologists that perform bone marrow and/or
peripheral blood sampling for the diagnosis of blood and lymphoid tumors
(leukemias and lymphomas) and archival tissue referred for analysis of solid
tumors such as breast cancer. We also serve community-based urologists by
providing a FISH-based genetic test for the diagnosis of bladder cancer and
early detection of recurrent disease.
The high
complexity cancer testing services we offer to community-based pathologists are
designed to be a natural extension of and complementary to the services that our
pathologist clients perform within their own practices. Because fee-for-service
pathologists derive a significant portion of their annual revenue from the
interpretation of cancer biopsy specimens, they represent an important market
segment to us. We believe our relationship as a non-competitive partner to the
community-based pathologist empowers these pathologists to expand their testing
breadth and provide a menu of services that matches or exceeds the level of
service found in academic centers of excellence around the
country.
We also
believe that we can provide a competitive choice to those larger oncology
practices that prefer to have a direct relationship with a laboratory for cancer
genetic testing services. Our regionalized approach allows us strong
interactions with clients and our innovative Genetic Pathology Solutions (“GPS”)
report summarizes all relevant case data on one summary report.
New FISH Test for
Melanoma
In
February 2010 we launched the first of the three tests developed pursuant to our
2009 Strategic Supply Agreement with Abbott under the trade name
MelanoSITE™. MelanoSITE™ is a four probe FISH test that can be
used as a diagnostic aid to traditional histopathologic evaluation in diagnosing
melanoma. In conjunction with histopathology, the MelanoSITE™
test can help improve classification of melanocytic neoplasms with conflicting
morphologic criteria and help ensure proper follow-up. Differential
diagnosis of moderate to severely atypical nevi versus true melanoma is one of
the most challenging areas in dermatopathology. While most melanomas
can be readily distinguished from nevi on histopathologic examination, we
estimate there are about 5% of cases that are ambiguous and show conflicting
morphologic criteria. Diagnostic ambiguity has significant adverse
consequences for patients and the healthcare system at large. Failure
to recognize melanoma is potentially fatal, but labeling a benign lesion as
malignant can lead to unwarranted wide re-excisions, sentinel lymph node
biopsies, adjuvant toxic therapeutic interventions and the emotional strain of
facing a diagnosis of cancer. Considering the large number of
biopsies done in the U.S. to either confirm or rule out melanoma, diagnostic
uncertainty of this scale represents a significant challenge to the U.S.
healthcare system. We believe the MelanoSITE™ test will help address
this diagnostic uncertainty and help to reduce the medical costs associated with
melanoma by providing a more accurate diagnosis.
Seasonality
The
majority of our testing volume is dependent on patients being treated by
hematology/oncology professionals and other healthcare providers. Volume of
testing generally declines during the vacation seasons, year-end holiday periods
and other major holidays, particularly when those holidays fall during the
middle of the week. In addition, volume of testing tends to decline due to
adverse weather conditions, such as heavy snow, excessively hot or cold spells
or hurricanes, tornados in certain regions, consequently reducing revenues and
cash flows in any affected period. Therefore, comparison of the results of
successive periods may not accurately reflect trends for future
periods.
Critical Accounting
Policies
The
preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles
generally accepted in the United States requires us to make estimates and
assumptions and select accounting policies that affect the reported amounts of
assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at
the date of the financial statements, as well as the reported amounts of
revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ
from those estimates.
While
many operational aspects of our business are subject to complex federal, state
and local regulations, the accounting for our business is generally
straightforward with net revenues primarily recognized upon completion of the
testing process. Our revenues are primarily comprised of laboratory tests, and
approximately one-half of total operating costs and expenses consist of employee
compensation and benefits. Due to the nature of our business, several of our
accounting policies involve significant estimates and judgments. These
accounting policies have been described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for
the year ended December 31, 2009, and there have been no material changes in the
three and six months ended June 30, 2010.
Results
of Operations for the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2010
as
Compared to the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2009
The
following table presents the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of
operations as a percentage of revenue:
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For
the three months ended
June 30.
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For
the six months ended
June 30,
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2010
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2009
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2010
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2009
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NET
REVENUE
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100
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%
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100
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%
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100
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%
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100
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%
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COST
OF REVENUE
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54
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%
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45
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%
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53
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%
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45
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%
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GROSS
PROFIT
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46
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%
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55
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%
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47
|
%
|
|
|
55
|
%
|
OPERATING
EXPENSES:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
General
and administrative
|
|
|
32
|
%
|
|
|
30
|
%
|
|
|
33
|
%
|
|
|
32
|
%
|
Sales
and marketing
|
|
|
23
|
%
|
|
|
23
|
%
|
|
|
22
|
%
|
|
|
21
|
%
|
TOTAL
OPERATING EXPENSES
|
|
|
55
|
%
|
|
|
53
|
%
|
|
|
55
|
%
|
|
|
53
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
INCOME
(LOSS) FROM OPERATIONS
|
|
|
(9
|
)%
|
|
|
2
|
%
|
|
|
(8
|
)%
|
|
|
2
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
INTEREST
AND OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE) - NET
|
|
|
(2
|
)%
|
|
|
(2
|
)%
|
|
|
(2
|
)%
|
|
|
(2
|
)%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NET
INCOME (LOSS)
|
|
|
(11
|
)%
|
|
|
0
|
%
|
|
|
(10
|
)%
|
|
|
0
|
%
|
Revenue
The
Company’s specialized testing services are performed based on a written test
requisition form and revenues are recognized once the testing services have been
performed, the results have been delivered to the ordering physician, the payor
has been identified and eligibility and insurance have been verified. Our
testing services are billed to various payors, including Medicare, commercial
insurance companies, other directly billed healthcare institutions such as
hospitals and clinics, and individuals. We report revenues from contracted
payors, including Medicare, certain insurance companies and certain healthcare
institutions, based on the contractual rate, or in the case of Medicare,
published fee schedules. We report revenues from non-contracted payors,
including certain insurance companies and individuals, based on the amount
expected to be collected. The difference between the amount billed and the
amount expected to be collected from non-contracted payors is recorded as a
contractual allowance to arrive at the reported revenues. The expected revenues
from non-contracted payors are based on the historical collection experience of
each payor or payor group, as appropriate. In each reporting period, we review
our historical collection experience for non-contracted payors and adjust our
expected revenues for current and subsequent periods accordingly.
Revenues
increased approximately 14%, or $1.0 million, to $8.5 million for the three
months ended June 30, 2010 as compared to $7.5 million for the three months
ended June 30, 2009. The revenue increase for the three months ended June 30,
2010, as compared to the comparable period in 2009, was primarily driven by
increases in the number of tests performed partially offset by a decline in
average revenue per test.
Test
volume increased approximately 28% for the three months ended June 30, 2010 as
compared to the three months ended June 30, 2009. Increases in test volumes were
primarily driven by the substantial increases in sales and marketing activities
by the Company over the past twelve months.
Revenues
increased approximately 18%, or $2.5 million, to $16.9 million for the six
months ended June 30, 2010 as compared to $14.4 million for the six months ended
June 30, 2009. The revenue increase for the six months ended June 30, 2010, as
compared to the comparable period in 2009, was primarily driven by increases in
the number of tests performed partially offset by a decline in average revenue
per test.
Test
volume increased approximately 31% for the six months ended June 30, 2010 as
compared to the six months ended June 30, 2009. Increases in test volumes were
primarily driven by the substantial increases in sales and marketing activities
by the Company over the past twelve months.
Revenues
per test are a function of both the type of the test (e.g. FISH, cytogenetics,
flow cytometry, etc.) and the payer (e.g., Medicare, Medicaid, third party
insurer, institutional client etc.). Average revenue per test is primarily
driven by our test type mix and our payer mix. The decrease in average revenue
per test for the three and six months ended June 30, 2010 is primarily the
result of decreases in our managed care reimbursements and to a lesser extent
from lower priced tests in our test type mix.
We have
established a reserve for uncollectible amounts based on estimates of what we
will collect from: a) third-party payers with whom we do not have a contractual
arrangement or sufficient experience to accurately estimate the amount of
reimbursement we will receive, b) payments directly from patients, and c) those
procedures that are not covered by insurance or other third party payers. The
Company’s allowance for doubtful accounts increased 58%, or approximately
$344,000, to $933,000, as compared to $589,000 at December 31, 2009. The
allowance for doubtful accounts was approximately 15% of accounts receivable on
June 30, 2010 and 11% on December 31, 2009.
Cost of
Revenue
Cost of
revenue includes payroll and payroll related costs for performing tests,
depreciation of laboratory equipment, rent for laboratory facilities, laboratory
reagents, probes and supplies, and delivery and courier costs relating to the
transportation of specimens to be tested.
Cost of
revenue increased approximately 35%, or $1.2 million, to $4.6 million for the
three months ended June 30, 2010 as compared to $3.4 million for the three
months ended June 30, 2009. The increase was primarily attributable to increases
in all areas of costs of revenue as the Company scaled its operations in order
to meet increasing demand. Cost of revenue as a percentage of revenue was
approximately 54% for the three months ended June 30, 2010 as compared to 45%
for the three months ended June 30, 2009.
Accordingly,
gross margin was approximately 46% for the three months ended June 30, 2010 as
compared to 55% for the three months ended June 30, 2009. This decline in gross
margin is primarily the result of our largest customer at March 31, 2009
bringing in-house certain high margin tests in the second quarter of 2009 and
replacing a portion of that volume with additional low margin testing. This
customer represented 4% of total revenue for the three months ended June 30,
2010 compared to 12% for the comparable period in 2009.
Cost of
revenue increased approximately 38%, or $2.4 million, to $8.9 million for the
six months ended June 30, 2010 as compared to $6.5 million for the six months
ended June 30, 2009. The increase was primarily attributable to increases in all
areas of costs of revenue as the Company scaled its operations in order to meet
increasing demand. Cost of revenue as a percentage of revenue was approximately
53% for the six months ended June 30, 2010 as compared to 45% for the six months
ended June 30, 2009.
Accordingly,
gross margin was approximately 47% for the six months ended June 30, 2010 as
compared to 55% for the six months ended June 30, 2009. This decline in gross
margin is primarily the result of our largest customer at March 31, 2009
bringing in-house certain high margin tests in the second quarter of 2009 and
replacing a portion of that volume with additional low margin testing. This
customer represented 5% of total revenue for the six months ended June 30, 2010
compared to 15% for the comparable period in 2009.
Sales and
Marketing
Sales and
marketing expenses relate primarily to the employee related costs of our sales
management, sales representatives, sales and marketing consultants, marketing,
and customer service personnel.
|
|
For
the three months ended
June 30.
|
|
|
|
|
|
For
the six months ended
June 30,
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2010
|
|
|
2009
|
|
|
%
Change
|
|
|
2010
|
|
|
2009
|
|
|
%
Change
|
|
Sales
and marketing
|
|
$
|
1,943,000
|
|
|
$
|
1,722,000
|
|
|
|
13
|
%
|
|
$
|
3,706,000
|
|
|
$
|
3,056,000
|
|
|
|
21
|
%
|
As
a % of revenue
|
|
|
23
|
%
|
|
|
23
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
22
|
%
|
|
|
21
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
The
increase in sales and marketing expenses for the three months ended June 30,
2010 as compared to the same period in 2009 is driven primarily by an increase
in the number of sales representatives and sales recruiting
expenses.
The
increase in sales and marketing expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2010
as compared to the same period in 2009 is primarily a result of adding
substantial numbers of sales and marketing personnel in 2009 to generate
additional revenue growth and to a lesser extent due to increased sales
consulting expenses related to the melanoma launch and development.
We expect
our sales and marketing expenses to stabilize in the near future. We expect
these expenses to decline as a percentage of revenue as our case volumes
increase and we develop more economies of scale in our sales and marketing
activities.
General and Administrative
Expenses
General
and administrative expenses relate to billing, bad debts, finance, human
resources, information technology, and other administrative functions. They
primarily consist of employee related costs (such as salaries, fringe benefits,
and stock-based compensation expense), professional services, facilities
expense, and depreciation and administrative-related costs allocated to general
and administrative expenses. In addition, the provision for doubtful accounts is
included in general and administrative expenses.
|
|
For
the three months ended
June 30.
|
|
|
|
|
|
For
the six months ended
June 30,
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2010
|
|
|
2009
|
|
|
%
Change
|
|
|
2010
|
|
|
2009
|
|
|
%
Change
|
|
General
and administrative
|
|
$
|
2,769,000
|
|
|
$
|
2,215,000
|
|
|
|
25
|
%
|
|
$
|
5,671,000
|
|
|
$
|
4,555,000
|
|
|
|
18
|
%
|
As
a % of revenue
|
|
|
32
|
%
|
|
|
30
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
33
|
%
|
|
|
32
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
The
increase in general and administrative expenses for the three months ended June
30, 2010 as compared for the comparable period in 2009 is primarily a result of
adding information technology management and to a lesser extent research and
development costs of related to new test offerings and warrant compensation
expense as a result of the 450,000 warrants issued to Steven C. Jones as part of
his consulting agreement to serve as our Executive Vice President,
Finance. See the discussion of such warrant under Item 1. Financial
Statements, Note E.
Bad debt
expense increased by approximately 46%, or $199,000, to $626,000 for the three
months ended June 30, 2010 as compared to $427,000 for the three months ended
June 30, 2009. Bad debt expense as a percentage of revenue for the three months
ended June 30, 2010 was 7.3% as compared to 5.7% for the three months ended June
30, 2009.
The
increase in general and administrative expenses for the six months ended June
30, 2010 as compared for the comparable period in 2009 is primarily a result of
adding additional senior level management and information technology
personnel.
Bad debt
expense increased by approximately 25%, or $232,000, to $1,166,000 for the six
months ended June 30, 2010 as compared to $934,000 for the six months ended June
30, 2009. Bad debt expense as a percentage of revenue for the six months ended
June 30, 2010 was 6.9% as compared to 6.5% for the six months ended June 30,
2009.
The
increase in bad debt expense as a percentage of revenue is the result of managed
care organizations becoming more aggressive in limiting payments to
out-of-network providers. We negotiated and signed managed care
contracts with two of the largest insurance companies in the United States in
the last ninety days and we expect that these should help to reduce our bad debt
expense going forward.
We expect
our general and administrative expenses to increase modestly as we increase our
billing and collections activities; incur additional expenses associated with
the expansion of our facilities and backup systems; and continue to build our
physical infrastructure to support our anticipated growth. However, we expect
general and administrative expenses to decline as a percentage of our revenue as
our case volumes increase and we develop more operating leverage in our
business.
Interest Expense, net and
Other Expense
Interest
expense net, represents the interest expense we incur on our borrowing
arrangements offset by the interest income we earn on cash deposits. Interest
expense, net increased approximately 35%, or $45,000, to $175,000 for the three
months ended June 30, 2010 as compared to $130,000 for the three months ended
June 30, 2009. Interest expense, net increased approximately 36%, or $89,000, to
$334,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2010 as compared to $245,000 for the
three months ended June 30, 2009. Interest expense is primarily related to the
amount of our capital leases outstanding and to a lesser extent to the borrowing
under our credit facility with CapitalSource. Interest expense increased over
the same period in the prior year primarily as a result of the higher capital
lease and working capital facility balances. Other expense for the
three and six months ended June 30, 2010 was approximately $6,000 and represents
minimum state income taxes.
Net Income
(Loss)
As a
result of the foregoing, we reported a net loss of $978,000, or $(0.03)/share,
for the three months ended June 30, 2010 as compared to a net income of $8,000,
or $0.00/share, for the three months ended June 30, 2009. We reported a net loss
of $1,728,000, or $(0.05) per share, for the six months ended June 30, 2010 as
compared to a net income of $41,000, or $0.00 per share, for the six months
ended June 30, 2009.
Liquidity and Capital
Resources
The
following table presents a summary of our cash flows provided by (used in)
operating, investing and finance activities for the six months ended June 30,
2010 and 2009 as well as the period ending cash and cash equivalents and working
capital.
|
|
For
the six months ended
June 30,
|
|
|
|
2010
|
|
|
2009
|
|
Net
cash provided by (used in):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating
activities
|
|
$
|
(1,488,000
|
)
|
|
$
|
(533,000
|
)
|
Investing
activities
|
|
|
(500,000
|
)
|
|
|
(139,000
|
)
|
Financing
activities
|
|
|
2,534,000
|
|
|
|
902,000
|
|
Net
increase in cash and cash equivalents
|
|
|
546,000
|
|
|
|
230,000
|
|
Cash
and cash equivalents, beginning of period
|
|
|
1,631,000
|
|
|
|
468,000
|
|
Cash
and cash equivalents, end of period (1)
|
|
$
|
2,177,000
|
|
|
$
|
698,000
|
|
Working
Capital (2), end of period
|
|
$
|
690,000
|
|
|
$
|
600,000
|
|
(1)
|
This
excludes restricted cash of
$500,000
|
(2)
|
Defined
as current assets - current
liabilities.
|
The large
increase in cash used in operations for the six months ended June 30, 2010 as
compared to the comparable period in 2009 is primarily the result of the loss
from operations, and increases in our accounts receivable from increased
revenues.
The
increase in cash used in investing activities relates to paying more cash for
capital expenditures than in the prior year.
The
increase in net cash flow provided by financing activities was primarily the
result of increases in funding on our Capital Source working capital facility
related to the increase in accounts receivable as well as our operating
losses. This funding was partially offset by payments on our capital
lease facilities.
On
November 5, 2008, we entered into a common stock purchase agreement (the “Stock
Agreement”) with Fusion Capital Fund II, LLC, an Illinois limited liability
company (“Fusion”). The Stock Agreement, which has a term of 30 months, provides
for the future funding of up to $8.0 million available from sales of our common
stock to Fusion on a when and if needed basis as determined by us in our sole
discretion, depending on, among other things, the market price of our common
stock. As of June 30, 2010, we had not drawn on any amounts under the Fusion
Stock Agreement.
On
February 1, 2008, we entered into a revolving credit facility with
CapitalSource, which allows us to borrow up to $3,000,000 based on a formula
which is tied to our eligible accounts receivable that are aged less than 150
days.
On April
26, 2010, the Parent Company, NeoGenomics Laboratories, Inc., the wholly-owned
subsidiary of the Parent Company (“Borrower”), and CapitalSource entered into an
Amended and Restated Revolving Credit and Security Agreement (the “Amended and
Restated Credit Agreement”). The Amended and Restated Credit
Agreement amended and restated the Revolving Credit and Security Agreement dated
February 1, 2008, as amended, among the Parent Company, Borrower and
CapitalSource (the “Original Credit Agreement”). The terms of the
Amended and Restated Credit Agreement and the Original Credit Agreement are
substantially similar except that the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement,
among other things, (i) increases the maximum principal amount of the revolving
credit facility from $3,000,000 to $5,000,000, (ii) provides that the term of
the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement shall end on February 1,
2013, (iii) increases the amount of the collateral management fee and
unused line fees paid by Borrower to CapitalSource, (iv) modifies the
definitions of “Minimum Termination Fee” and “Permitted Indebtedness”, (v)
provides that the Borrower must maintain a minimum outstanding principal balance
under the revolving facility of at least $2,000,000, (vi) increases the interest
rate to LIBOR plus 4.25% (provided that LIBOR shall not be less than 2.0%) and
(vii) revises certain covenants and representations and
warranties. The Amended and Restated Credit Agreement also made
permanent a previously enacted temporary change to the methodology for
calculating the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio covenant, which permits us to add
amounts of unrestricted cash and cash equivalents and unused availability under
the Credit Facility to Adjusted EBITDA for the purposes of calculating this
covenant. Borrower paid CapitalSource a commitment fee of $33,500 in
connection with the execution of the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement
(CapitalSource credited $25,000 of an amendment fee previously paid by the
Borrower towards the commitment fee).
On June
30, 2010, we had an outstanding amount due on the Credit Facility of
approximately $2.96 million.
As of
June 30, 2010, we had approximately $2,177,000 in unrestricted cash on hand,
$627,000 of availability under our credit facility, and up to $8.0 million
available under the Fusion Stock Agreement. As such, we believe we have adequate
resources to meet our operating commitments for the next twelve months, and
accordingly our consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments
relating to the recoverability and classification of recorded asset amounts or
the amounts and classification of liabilities that might be necessary should we
be unable to continue as a going concern.
Capital
Expenditures
We
currently forecast capital expenditures in order to execute on our business
plan. The amount and timing of such capital expenditures will be determined by
the volume of business, but we currently anticipate that we will need to
purchase approximately $3.0 million to $4.0 million of additional capital
equipment during the next twelve months. We plan to fund these expenditures with
cash, through bank loan facilities, and through capital lease financing
arrangements. If we are unable to obtain such funding, we will need to pay cash
for these items or we will be required to curtail our equipment purchases, which
may have an impact on our ability to continue to grow our
revenues. We are currently in engaged in due diligence with respect
to two leasing facilities which would provide financing for a large portion of
these expenditures.
Subsequent
Events
Addition and Appointment of
Executive Officers
Effective
as of July 16, 2010, Marydawn Miller, was appointed to the position of Vice
President of Information Technology of the Company.
Effective
as of August 10, 2010, Grant Carlson, has been appointed to the position of Vice
President of Business Development of the Company.
Also on
August 10, 2010, Mark Smits, has been appointed to the position of Vice
President of Sales and Marketing of the Company and his start date is August 30,
2010.
As part
of his employment offer letter Mr. Smits salary was set at
$275,000. Beginning with the fiscal year ending December 31, 2010,
Mr. Smits is also eligible to receive a base incentive bonus payment which will
be targeted at 40% of his base salary based on 100% achievement of goals (the
“Base Bonus Target”) agreed to by Mr. Smits and the CEO of NeoGenomics
Laboratories and approved by the Board of Directors for such fiscal year and is
eligible to be increased up to 150% of the Base Target Bonus in any fiscal year
in which he meets certain outsize performance thresholds established by the CEO
of the Company and approved by the board of directors. Mr. Smits
targeted bonus for FY 2010 will be prorated for the amount of time served in
2010 and is guaranteed to be a minimum of $25,000. Mr. Smits is also
entitled to participate in all medical and other benefits that NeoGenomics
Laboratories has established for its employees. Mr. Smits will also
be eligible for up to four (4) weeks of paid time off per year. If
Mr. Smits were terminated without cause during the term (as such term is used in
the offer letter) he is eligible to receive his base pay and benefits for a
period of six (6) months. Mr. Smits also will receive the option to
purchase 425,000 shares of common stock. See the Company’s Current
Report on Form 8-K filed on August 12, 2010 for additional information regarding
this option. Mr. Smits was given the right to purchase up to $100,000
of common stock directly from the Company during his first seven (7) days with
the Company or at such other period as may be mutually agreed upon in writing.
The share price will be determined by the average share price of the five
trading days prior to the purchase. The company also agreed that if
the purchase right was exercised that it would provide warrants (the “Warrant”)
to purchase the Company’s common stock (the “Warrant Shares”) to Mr. Smits in an
amount equal to the number of shares purchased. The exercise price of
those warrants is to be set at 125% of the price per share of the common stock
purchased. The warrants have a five (5) year term and vest based on
the following:
|
-
|
20%
of the Warrant Shares will be deemed vested as of the date of the
Warrant;
|
|
-
|
20%
of the Warrants Shares will be deemed to be vested on the first day on
which the closing price per share of the Company’s common stock has
reached or exceeded $3.00 per share for 20 consecutive trading
days;
|
|
-
|
20%
of the Warrants Shares will be deemed to be vested on the first day on
which the closing price per share of the Company’s common stock has
reached or exceeded $4.00 per share for 20 consecutive trading
days;
|
|
-
|
20%
of the Warrants Shares will be deemed to be vested on the first day on
which the closing price per share of the Company’s common stock has
reached or exceeded $5.00 per share for 20 consecutive trading
days;
|
|
-
|
20%
of the Warrants Shares will be deemed to be vested on the first day on
which the closing price per share of the Company’s common stock has
reached or exceeded $6.00 per share for 20 consecutive trading
days;
|
ITEM 3 — Quantitative and Qualitative
Disclosures About Market Risk
We are a
smaller reporting company as defined by Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 and are not required to provide information under this
item.
ITEM 4 — Controls and
Procedures
Disclosure Controls and
Procedures
We
maintain disclosure controls and procedures designed to ensure that information
required to be disclosed in reports filed under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended, is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the
time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and that such information
is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our principal
executive officer, principal financial officer, and principal accounting
officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required
disclosure. In designing and evaluating our disclosure controls and procedures,
management recognized that any controls and procedures, no matter how well
designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the
desired control objectives.
As
required by SEC Rule 15d-15(e), our management carried out an evaluation, under
the supervision and with the participation of our principal executive officer,
principal financial officer, and principal accounting officer, of the
effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the
period covered by this report. Based on that evaluation, our principal executive
officer, principal financial officer, and principal accounting officer concluded
that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective at a reasonable
assurance level as of the end of the period covered by this
report.
Changes in Internal Control
Over Financial Reporting
There
were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred
during the three months ended June 30, 2010 that have materially affected, or
are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial
reporting.
ITEM 4T — Controls and
Procedures
Not
applicable.
PART
II — OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 1 — LEGAL
PROCEEDINGS
On
November 9, 2009, the Company was notified by the Civil Division of the U.S.
Department of Justice (“DOJ”) that a “Qui Tam” Complaint (“Complaint”) had been
filed under seal by a private individual against a number of health care
companies, including the Company. The Complaint is an action to recover damages
and civil penalties arising from alleged false or fraudulent claims and
statements submitted or caused to be submitted by the defendants to Medicare.
The DOJ has not made any decision whether to join the action. The Company
believes the allegations in the Complaint are without merit and intends to
vigorously defend itself if required to do so.
ITEM 1A — RISK
FACTORS
We are a
smaller reporting company as defined by Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act and are
not required to provide information under this item.
ITEM 2 — UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY
SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS
On May 3,
2010, a warrant to purchase 450,000 shares of the Company’s common
stock was issued to Steven C. Jones. Exemption from registration was
based on Section 4(2) of the Securities Act. See the discussion of
such warrant under Item 1. Financial Statements, Note E.
ITEM 3 — DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR
SECURITIES
Not
Applicable
ITEM
4 — REMOVED AND RESERVED
None
ITEM 5 — OTHER
INFORMATION
Not
applicable.
ITEM 6 — EXHIBITS
EXHIBIT
|
|
|
NO.
|
|
DESCRIPTION
|
10.24†
|
|
Revolving
Credit and Security Agreement, dated February 1, 2008, by and between
NeoGenomics, Inc., a Nevada corporation, NeoGenomics, Inc., a
Florida corporation, and CapitalSource Finance LLC
|
10.25
|
|
Employment
Agreement, dated March 12, 2008, between Neogenomics, Inc. and Mr. Robert
P. Gasparini
|
10.26
|
|
Employment
Agreement, dated June 24, 2008, between Neogenomics, Inc. and Mr. Jerome
Dvonch
|
10.27
|
|
Common
Stock Purchase Agreement, dated November 5, 2008, between Neogenomics,
Inc., a Nevada corporation, and Fusion Capital Fund II,
LLC
|
10.32
|
|
Employment
Agreement, dated March 16, 2009 between Mr. Douglas M. VanOort and
NeoGenomics, Inc.
|
10.35†
|
|
Second Amendment
to Revolving Credit and Security Agreement, dated April 14,
2009, among NeoGenomics Laboratories, Inc., NeoGenomics, Inc., and
CapitalSource Finance LLC
|
10.36
|
|
Common
Stock Purchase Agreement, dated July 24, 2009, between Neogenomics, Inc.
and Abbott Laboratories
|
10.38
|
|
Employment
Letter dated July 22, 2009 between NeoGenomics, Inc. and Grant
Carlson
|
10.39
†
|
|
Strategic
Supply Agreement dated July 24, 2009, between NeoGenomics Laboratories,
Inc. and Abbott Molecular Inc.
|
10.41
|
|
Employment
Letter dated November 3, 2009 between NeoGenomics Laboratories, Inc. and
George Cardoza
|
10.42
|
|
Employment
Letter dated November 3, 2009 between NeoGenomics Laboratories, Inc. and
Jack G. Spitz
|
10.44†
|
|
Amended
and Restated Revolving Credit and Security Agreement dated April 26, 2010
between NeoGenomics Laboratories, Inc., NeoGenomics, Inc., and
CapitalSource Finance LLC
|
10.45
|
|
Consulting
Agreement dated May 3, 2010 between NeoGenomics, Inc. and Steven C. Jones.
(Incorporated by reference to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2010)
|
10.46
|
|
Warrant
Agreement dated May 3, 2010 between NeoGenomics, Inc. and Steven C. Jones.
(Incorporated by reference to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2010)
|
10.47
|
|
Offer
Letter between NeoGenomics Laboratories, Inc. and Marydawn Miller dated
June 16, 2010
|
10.48
|
|
Offer
Letter
between
NeoGenomics Laboratories, Inc. and Mark Smits dated July 26, 2010
(Incorporated
by reference to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the
SEC on August 12, 2010)
|
31.1
|
|
Certification
by Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/ 15d-14(a), as
adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002
|
31.2
|
|
Certification
by Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/ 15d-14(a), as
adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002
|
31.3
|
|
Certification
by Principal Accounting Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/ 15d-14(a), as
adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002
|
32.1
|
|
Certification
by Principal Executive Officer, Principal Financial Officer and Principal
Accounting Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant
to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002
|
†
|
|
Portions
of the exhibit have been omitted pursuant to a request for confidential
treatment. The omitted information has been filed separately
with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
|
SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has
duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto
duly authorized.
Date:
August 16, 2010
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NEOGENOMICS,
INC.
|
|
|
|
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By:
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/s/ Douglas M. VanOort
|
|
|
Name:
|
Douglas
M. VanOort
|
|
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Title:
|
Chairman
and
|
|
|
|
Chief
Executive Officer
|
|
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|
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By:
|
/s/ George Cardoza
|
|
|
Name:
|
George
Cardoza
|
|
|
Title:
|
Chief
Financial Officer
|
|
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|
|
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By:
|
/s/ Jerome J. Dvonch
|
|
|
Name:
|
Jerome
J. Dvonch
|
|
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Title:
|
Director
of Finance and
|
|
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Principal
Accounting Officer
|
[Confidential
Treatment Requested. Confidential portions of this document have been
redacted
and have been separately filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission]
REVOLVING
CREDIT AND SECURITY AGREEMENT
between
NeoGenomics,
Inc., a Florida Corporation, as Borrower
and
NeoGenomics,
Inc., a Nevada corporation, as Guarantor
and
CAPITALSOURCE
FINANCE LLC
Dated
as of
February
1, 2008
REVOLVING
CREDIT AND SECURITY AGREEMENT
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
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Page
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I.
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DEFINITIONS
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4
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1.1
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General
Terms
|
4
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1.2
|
Definitions
|
5
|
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II.
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ADVANCES,
PAYMENT AND INTEREST
|
19
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2.1
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The
Revolving Facility
|
19
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2.2
|
The
Revolving Loans; Maturity
|
20
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2.3
|
Revolving
Facility Disbursements; Requirement to Deliver Borrowing
Certificate
|
20
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2.4
|
Promise
to Pay; Manner of Payment
|
20
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2.5
|
Repayment
of Excess Advances
|
21
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2.6
|
Payments
by Lender
|
21
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2.7
|
Evidence
of Loans
|
21
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III.
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INTEREST
AND FEES
|
22
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3.1
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Interest
on the Revolving Facility
|
22
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3.2
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Commitment
Fee
|
22
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3.3
|
Unused
Line Fee
|
22
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3.4
|
Collateral
Management Fee
|
22
|
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3.5
|
Computation
of Fees; Lawful Limits
|
23
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3.6
|
Default
Rate of Interest
|
23
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|
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IV.
|
GRANT
OF SECURITY INTERESTS
|
23
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4.1
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Security
Interest; Collateral
|
23
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4.2
|
Power
of Attorney
|
23
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4.3
|
Further
Assurances
|
24
|
|
|
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V.
|
ADMINISTRATION
AND MAINTENANCE OF COLLATERAL
|
25
|
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|
|
|
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5.1
|
Revolving
Facility Collections; Repayment; Borrowing Availability and
Lockbox
|
25
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5.2
|
Accounts
|
25
|
|
5.3
|
Healthcare
|
26
|
|
5.4
|
Medicare
and Medicaid Account Debtors and Third-Party Payor
Information
|
27
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5.5
|
Collateral
Administration
|
27
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|
|
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VI.
|
CONDITIONS
PRECEDENT
|
28
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6.1
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Conditions
to Initial Advance and Closing
|
28
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6.2
|
Conditions
to Each Advance
|
30
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|
|
VII.
|
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES
|
30
|
|
|
|
|
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7.1
|
Organization
and Authority
|
31
|
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7.2
|
Loan
Documents
|
31
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7.3
|
Subsidiaries,
Capitalization and Ownership Interests
|
31
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7.4
|
Properties
|
32
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|
7.5
|
Other
Agreements
|
32
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|
7.6
|
Litigation
|
32
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|
7.7
|
Environmental
Matters
|
32
|
|
7.8
|
Potential
Tax Liability; Tax Returns; Governmental Reports
|
33
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|
7.9
|
Financial
Statements and Reports
|
34
|
|
7.10
|
Compliance
with Law
|
34
|
|
7.11
|
Intellectual
Property
|
35
|
|
7.12
|
Licenses
and Permits; Labor
|
35
|
|
7.13
|
No
Default
|
35
|
|
7.14
|
Disclosure
|
35
|
|
7.15
|
Existing
Indebtedness; Investments, Guarantees and Certain
Contracts
|
35
|
|
7.16
|
Other
Agreements
|
36
|
|
7.17
|
Insurance
|
36
|
|
7.18
|
Names;
Location of Offices, Records and Collateral
|
36
|
|
7.19
|
Lien
Perfection and Priority
|
37
|
|
7.20
|
Investment
Company Act
|
37
|
|
7.21
|
Regulations
T, U and X
|
37
|
|
7.22
|
Survival
|
37
|
|
|
|
VIII.
|
AFFIRMATIVE
COVENANTS
|
37
|
|
|
|
|
|
8.1
|
Financial
Statements, Borrowing Certificate, Financial Reports and Other
Information
|
38
|
|
8.2
|
[Reserved]
|
40
|
|
8.3
|
Conduct
of Business and Maintenance of Existence and Assets
|
40
|
|
8.4
|
Compliance
with Legal and Other Obligations
|
40
|
|
8.5
|
Insurance
|
41
|
|
8.6
|
Books
and Records
|
41
|
|
8.7
|
Inspections;
Periodic Audits and Reappraisals
|
41
|
|
8.8
|
Further
Assurances; Post-Closing
|
42
|
|
8.9
|
Use
of Proceeds
|
42
|
|
8.10
|
[Reserved]
|
42
|
|
8.11
|
[Reserved]
|
42
|
|
8.12
|
Taxes
and Other Charges
|
42
|
|
8.13
|
Payroll
Taxes
|
43
|
|
8.14
|
New
Subsidiaries
|
43
|
|
8.15
|
[Reserved]
|
43
|
|
|
|
IX.
|
NEGATIVE
COVENANTS
|
43
|
|
|
|
|
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9.1
|
Financial
Covenants
|
43
|
|
9.2
|
Permitted
Indebtedness
|
44
|
|
9.3
|
Permitted
Liens
|
44
|
|
9.4
|
Investments;
New Facilities or Collateral; Subsidiaries
|
44
|
|
9.5
|
Dividends;
Redemptions
|
44
|
|
9.6
|
Transactions
with Affiliates
|
46
|
|
9.7
|
Charter
Documents; Fiscal Year; Dissolution; Use of Proceeds
|
46
|
|
9.8
|
Truth
of Statements
|
46
|
|
9.9
|
IRS
Form 8821
|
46
|
|
9.10
|
Transfer
of Assets
|
46
|
|
9.11
|
OFAC
|
46
|
|
9.12
|
Payroll
Accounts
|
46
|
|
9.13
|
US
Lab Litigation
|
46
|
|
|
|
X.
|
EVENTS
OF DEFAULT
|
47
|
|
|
|
XI.
|
RIGHTS
AND REMEDIES AFTER DEFAULT
|
49
|
|
|
|
|
|
11.1
|
Rights
and Remedies
|
49
|
|
11.2
|
Application
of Proceeds
|
50
|
|
11.3
|
Rights
of Lender to Appoint Receiver
|
50
|
|
11.4
|
Rights
and Remedies not Exclusive
|
50
|
|
11.5
|
Standards
for Exercising Remedies
|
51
|
|
|
|
XII.
|
WAIVERS
AND JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS
|
51
|
|
|
|
|
|
12.1
|
Waivers
|
51
|
|
12.2
|
Delay;
No Waiver of Defaults
|
52
|
|
12.3
|
Jury
Waiver
|
52
|
|
12.4
|
Cooperation
in Discovery and Litigation
|
52
|
|
|
|
XIII.
|
EFFECTIVE
DATE AND TERMINATION
|
53
|
|
|
|
|
|
13.1
|
Termination
and Effective Date Thereof
|
53
|
|
13.2
|
Survival
|
53
|
|
|
|
XIV.
|
GUARANTY
|
53
|
|
|
|
|
|
14.1
|
Guaranty
|
53
|
|
14.2
|
Guaranty
Absolute
|
54
|
|
14.3
|
Subrogation
|
55
|
|
|
|
XV.
|
MISCELLANEOUS
|
55
|
|
|
|
|
|
15.1
|
Governing
Law; Jurisdiction; Service of Process; Venue
|
55
|
|
15.2
|
Successors
and Assigns; Participations; New Lenders
|
56
|
|
15.3
|
Application
of Payments
|
56
|
|
15.4
|
Indemnity
|
56
|
|
15.5
|
Notice
|
57
|
|
15.6
|
Severability;
Captions; Counterparts; Facsimile Signatures
|
57
|
|
15.7
|
Expenses
|
57
|
|
15.8
|
Entire
Agreement
|
58
|
|
15.9
|
Lender
Approvals
|
58
|
|
15.10
|
Confidentiality
and Publicity
|
58
|
|
15.11
|
Release
of Lender
|
59
|
|
15.12
|
Agent
|
59
|
|
15.13
|
Reserved
|
59
|
|
15.14
|
Agreement
Controls
|
60
|
REVOLVING
CREDIT AND SECURITY AGREEMENT
THIS REVOLVING CREDIT AND SECURITY
AGREEMENT
(the
“Agreement”
) dated as of
February 1, 2008 is entered into between
NeoGenomics, Inc.
, a Florida
corporation (“
Borrower
”),
NeoGenomics, Inc.
, a Nevada
corporation (“
Guarantor
”, together with
Borrower, individually a “
Credit Party
” and
collectively, the “
Credit
Parties
”) and
CAPITALSOURCE FINANCE LLC
, a
Delaware limited liability company (the
“Lender”
).
WHEREAS,
the Credit Parties have requested that Lender make available to Borrower a
revolving credit facility (the
“Revolving Facility”
) in a
maximum principal amount at any time outstanding of up to Three Million
Dollars ($3,000,000)
(the
“Facility Cap”
),
the proceeds of which shall be used by Borrower as a provider of healthcare
services and for the generation of receivables
and for any other lawful
purpose permitted under this Agreement and for payments to Lender hereunder;
and
WHEREAS,
Lender is willing to make the Revolving Facility available to Borrower upon the
terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein.
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and for other good and valuable
consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which hereby are acknowledged, and
intending to be legally bound, Credit Parties and Lender hereby agree as
follows:
1.1 General
Terms
In
addition to the definitions above and elsewhere in this Agreement, the terms
listed in
Annex
I
hereto shall have the meanings given such terms in
Annex I
, which are
incorporated herein and made a part hereof. All capitalized terms
used which are not specifically defined herein shall have meanings provided in
Article 9 of the UCC to the extent the same are used or defined
therein. Unless otherwise specified herein or in
Annex I
, any
agreement, contract or instrument referred to herein or in
Annex I
shall mean
such agreement, contract or instrument as modified, amended, restated or
supplemented from time to time. Unless otherwise specified, as used
in the Loan Documents or in any certificate, report, instrument or other
document made or delivered pursuant to any of the Loan Documents, all accounting
terms not defined in
Annex I
or elsewhere
in this Agreement shall have the meanings given to such terms in and shall be
interpreted in accordance with GAAP. References herein to “
Eastern Time
” shall
mean eastern standard time or eastern daylight savings time as in effect on any
date of determination in the eastern United States of America. The
terms “
herein
”,
“
hereof
” and
similar terms refer to this Agreement as a whole. In the computation
of periods of time from a specified date to a later specified date in any Loan
Document, the terms “
from
” means “from and
including” and the words “
to
” and “
until
” each mean “to
but excluding” and the word “
through
” means “to
and including.” In any other case, the term “
including
” when used
in any Loan Document means “including without limitation.” The term
“
documen
ts
” means all
writings, however evidenced and whether in physical or electronic form,
including all documents, instruments, agreements, notices, demands,
certificates, forms, financial statements, opinions and reports. The
term “
incur
”
means incur, create, make, issue, assume or otherwise become directly or
indirectly liable in respect of or responsible for, in each case whether
directly or indirectly, and the terms "incurrence" and "incurred" and similar
derivatives shall have correlative meanings. Unless otherwise
expressly indicated, the meaning of any term defined (including by reference) in
any Loan Document shall be equally applicable to both the singular and plural
forms of such term.
In the
event that any Accounting Change (as defined below) shall occur and such change
results in a change in the method of calculation of financial covenants,
standards or terms in this Agreement, then Borrower and Lender agree to
enter into good faith negotiations in order to amend such provisions of this
Agreement so as to equitably reflect such Accounting Change with the
desired result that the criteria for evaluating Borrower’s financial
condition shall be the same after such Accounting Change as if such
Accounting Change had not been made. Until such time as such an
amendment shall have been executed and delivered by Borrower and Lender, all
financial covenants, standards and terms in this Agreement shall continue to be
calculated or construed as if such Accounting Change had not
occurred.
1.2 Definitions
“
Acceptance Notice
”
shall have the meaning given such term in
Section
8.11
.
“
Accounting Change
”
refers to changes in accounting principles required by the promulgation of any
rule, regulation, pronouncement or opinion by the Financial Accounting Standards
Board of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants or, if
applicable, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
“
Accounts
” shall mean
“accounts” as defined in Section 9-102 of the UCC (including Health Care
Insurance Receivables).
“
Account Debtor
” shall
mean “account debtor” as defined in Section 9-102 of the UCC.
“
Accumulated
Distribution
” shall have the meaning given to it in the definition of
“
Permitted
Distribution
”.
“
Accumulated Distribution
Fiscal Quarter
” shall have the meaning given to it in the definition of
“
Permitted
Distribution
”.
“
Advance
” shall mean a
borrowing under the Revolving Facility. Any amounts paid by Lender on
behalf of Borrower or Guarantor under any Loan Document shall be an Advance for
purposes of the Agreement.
“
Affiliate
” shall
mean, as to any Person (a) any other Person that, directly or indirectly through
one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by, or is under common
control with, such Person, (b) any other Person who is a director or officer (i)
of such Person, (ii) of any Subsidiary of such Person, or (iii) of any Person
described in clause (a) above with respect to such Person, (c) any other Person
which, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, is the
beneficial or record owner (as defined in Rule 13d-3 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended, as the same is in effect on the date hereof) of five
percent (5%) or more of any class of the outstanding voting stock, securities or
other equity or ownership interests of such Person and (d) in the case such
Person is an individual, any other Person who is an immediate family member,
spouse or lineal descendant of individuals of such Person or any Affiliate of
such Person. For purposes of this definition, the term “control” (and
the correlative terms, “controlled by” and “under common control with”) shall
mean the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the
direction of the management or policies, whether through ownership of securities
or other interests, by contract or otherwise. “Affiliate” shall
include any Subsidiary. Notwithstanding anything herein to the
contrary, in no event shall Lender be considered as “Affiliate” of Borrower or
Guarantor.
“
Applicable Rate
”
shall mean the interest rate applicable from time to time to Loans under the
Agreement.
“
Availability
” shall
mean the value, in U.S. Dollars of eighty-five percent (85%) of the Borrowing
Base minus, if applicable amounts reserved pursuant to this
Agreement.
“
Borrowing Base
” shall
mean, as of any date of determination, the net collectible Dollar value of
Eligible Accounts, as determined with reference to the most recent Borrowing
Certificate and otherwise in accordance with the Agreement;
provided
,
however
, that if as
of such date the most recent Borrowing Certificate is of a date more than four
Business Days before or after such date, the Borrowing Base shall be determined
by Lender in its Permitted Discretion. For purposes hereof, the net collectible
Dollar value of Eligible Accounts is the amount due to Borrower as a result of a
contractual right of payment from third-party payors less deductible obligations
and contractual allowances as determined and approved by Lender in its Permitted
Discretion.
“
Borrowing
Certificate
” shall mean a Borrowing Certificate substantially in the form
of
Exhibit A
attached hereto.
“
Borrowing Date
” shall
the mean the date requested for an Advance by Borrower pursuant to
Section
2.3
.
“
Business Day
” shall
mean any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which the Federal
Reserve or Lender is closed.
“
Capital Expenditures
”
shall mean, for any Test Period, the sum (without duplication) of all
expenditures (whether paid in cash or accrued as liabilities) during the Test
Period that are or should be treated as capital expenditures under
GAAP.
“
Capital Lease
” shall
mean, as to any Person, a lease of any interest in any kind of property or asset
by that Person as lessee that is, should be or should have been recorded as a
“capital lease” in accordance with GAAP.
“
Capital Stock
” shall
mean any and all shares, interests, participations or other equivalents (however
designated) of capital stock of a corporation, any and all equivalent ownership
interests in a Person (other than a corporation) and any and all warrants,
rights or options to purchase any of the foregoing.
“
Capitalized Lease
Obligations
” shall mean all obligations of any Person under Capital
Leases, in each case, taken at the amount thereof accounted for as a liability
in accordance with GAAP.
“
Change of Control
”
shall mean, with respect to Borrower or Guarantor, the occurrence of any of the
following: (i) a merger, consolidation, reorganization,
recapitalization or share or interest exchange, sale or transfer or any other
transaction or series of transactions in which its stockholders, managers,
partners or interest holders immediately prior to such transaction or series of
transactions receive, in exchange for the stock or interests owned by them,
cash, property or securities of the resulting or surviving entity or any
Affiliate thereof, and, as a result thereof, Persons who, individually or in the
aggregate, were holders of fifty percent (50%) or more of its voting stock,
securities or equity, partnership or ownership interests immediately prior to
such transaction or series of transactions hold less than fifty percent (50%) of
the voting stock, securities or other equity, partnership or ownership interests
of the resulting or surviving entity or such Affiliate thereof, calculated on a
fully diluted basis, (ii) a direct or indirect sale, transfer or other
conveyance or disposition, in any single transaction or series of transactions,
of all or substantially all of its assets, (iii) the initial public offering of
its securities, (iv) any “change in/of control” or “sale” or “disposition” or
similar event as defined in any document governing indebtedness of such Person
which gives the holder of such indebtedness the right to accelerate or otherwise
require payment of such indebtedness prior to the maturity date thereof, or (v)
the replacement of a majority of the board of directors of Borrower over a
one-year period from the directors who constituted the board of directors of
such Borrower at the beginning of such period and such replacement shall not
have been approved by a vote of at least a majority of the board of directors of
such Borrower then still in office who either are members of such board of
directors at the beginning of such period or whose election as a member of such
board of directors was previously so approved.
“
Chattel Paper
”
shall mean “chattel paper” as defined in Section 9-102 of the UCC, whether
tangible or electronic.
“
Closing
” shall mean
the satisfaction, or written waiver by Lender, of all of the conditions
precedent set forth in the Agreement required to be satisfied prior to the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.
“
Closing Date
” shall
mean the date upon which the Closing occurs.
“
Collateral
” shall
mean all of the property described below in, to, or under which a Borrower now
has or hereafter acquires any right, title or interest, whether present, future,
or contingent, including any such property acquired by assignment:
(a) All
of Borrower’s now-owned and hereafter acquired or arising Accounts, accounts
receivable and rights to payment of every kind and description related to
Accounts, and all of Borrower’s contract rights, chattel paper, documents and
instruments with respect to such Accounts and accounts receivable, and all of
Borrower’s rights, remedies, security and liens, in, to and in respect of the
Accounts, including, without limitation, rights of stoppage in transit,
replevin, repossession and reclamation and other rights and remedies of an
unpaid vendor, lienor or secured party, guaranties or other contracts of
suretyship with respect to the Accounts, deposits, Letters of Credit, Supporting
Obligations or other security for the obligation of any Account Debtor, and
credit and other insurance relating to such Accounts and accounts
receivable;
(b) All
of Borrower’s right, title and interest in, to and in respect of all goods
relating to, or which by sale have resulted in, Accounts, including, without
limitation, all goods described in invoices or other documents or instruments
with respect to, or otherwise representing or evidencing, any Account, and all
returned, reclaimed or repossessed goods;
(c) All
of Borrower’s now owned or hereafter acquired (i) Lockbox Accounts (and the
funds contained therein) and (ii) any deposit accounts (and the funds contained
therein), other than the Lockbox Accounts, into which Accounts are deposited, to
the extent Accounts are contained therein;
(d) All
of Borrower’s now owned and hereafter acquired or arising general intangibles
and other property of every kind and description with respect to, evidencing or
relating to its Accounts and other rights to payment, including, but not limited
to, all existing books and records, as the same relate to the
Accounts;
(e) The
proceeds of all of the foregoing (including, without limitation, insurance
proceeds) related to losses with respect to Collateral such as business
interruption insurance or other insurance proceeds related specifically to
losses from the Collateral.
“
Collateral Management
Fee
” shall mean a monthly fee to be paid by Borrower to Lender in an
amount equal to 0.025% per month calculated on the basis of the daily average
amount of the balances under the Revolving Facility outstanding during the
preceding month.
“
Commercial Tort
Claims
” shall mean “Commercial Tort Claims” as defined in Section 9-102
of the UCC.
“
Compliance
Certificate
” shall mean a compliance certificate substantially in the
form of
Exhibit
B
attached hereto.
“
Concentration
Account
” shall mean a depository account maintained by Lender or an
affiliate of Lender at such bank as Lender may communicate to Borrower from time
to time.
“
Credit Party
” shall
have the meaning set forth in the first paragraph of this
Agreement.
“
Debtor Relief Law
”
shall mean, collectively, the Bankruptcy Code of the United States of America
and all other applicable federal and state liquidation, conservatorship,
bankruptcy, moratorium, rearrangement, receivership, insolvency, reorganization
or similar debtor relief laws from time to time in effect affecting the rights
of creditors generally, as amended and in effect from time to time.
“
Default
” shall mean
any event, fact, circumstance or condition that, with the giving of applicable
notice or passage of time or both, would constitute or be or result in an Event
of Default.
“
Default Rate
” shall
mean at any time the Applicable Rate in effect at such time plus three percent
(3%) per annum.
“
Denial Disclosure
”
shall have the meaning given to it in Section 7.18.
“
Deposit Accounts
”
shall mean “deposit accounts” as defined in Section 9-102 of the
UCC.
“
Distribution
” shall
mean any direct or indirect dividend, distribution or other payment of any kind
or character (whether in cash, securities or other property) in respect of any
equity interests.
“
Dollars
” and the sign
“
$
” each mean
the lawful money of the United States of America.
“
Documents
” shall mean
“documents” as defined in Section 9-102 of the UCC.
“
Eligible Accounts
”
shall mean each Account arising in the ordinary course of Borrower’s business
from the sale or lease of goods or rendering of Services which Lender, in its
Permitted Discretion, deems an Eligible Account unless:
(a) such
Account is not subject to a valid perfected first priority security interest in
favor of Lender, subject to no other Lien;
(b) such
Account is not evidenced by an invoice, statement or other documentary evidence
satisfactory to Lender;
(c) such
Account or any portion thereof (in which case only such portion shall not be an
Eligible Account) is payable by a beneficiary, recipient or subscriber
individually and not directly by a Medicaid/Medicare Account Debtor or
commercial medical insurance carrier, or client acceptable to Lender in its
Permitted Discretion;
(d) such
Account arises out of Services rendered or a sale or lease made to, or out of
any other transaction between Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries and, one or
more Affiliates of Borrower;
(e) such
Account remains unpaid for longer than (i) one hundred fifty (150)
calendar
days after the
applicable Services were rendered with respect to Accounts payable by a
Medicaid/Medicare Account Debtor or commercial medical insurance carrier
acceptable to Lender and (ii) one hundred twenty (120) calendar days after the
applicable Services were rendered with respect to all other Account
Debtors;
(f) with
respect to all Accounts owed by any particular Account Debtor (other than
Accounts from Medicaid/Medicare Account Debtors) or its Affiliates, if more than
twenty five percent (25%) of the aggregate balance of all such Accounts owing
from such Account Debtor and its Affiliates are ineligible due to the
requirements of clause (e) of this Section or such higher threshold which may be
agreed in writing by Lender for any specific Account Debtor;
(g) with
respect to all Accounts owed by any particular Account Debtor or its Affiliates,
twenty-five percent (25%) or more of all such Accounts are deemed not to be
Eligible Accounts for any reason hereunder (which percentage may, in Lender’s
Permitted Discretion, be increased or decreased);
(h) with
respect to all Accounts owed by any particular Account Debtor or its Affiliates
(other than Medicaid/Medicare Account Debtors) if such Accounts exceed twenty
percent (20%) of the net collectible Dollar value of all Eligible Accounts at
any one time (including Accounts from Medicaid/Medicare Account Debtors), then
the amount by which such Accounts for that particular Account Debtor or its
Affiliates exceed twenty percent (20%) of the net collectible Dollar value of
all Eligible Accounts shall not be included as Eligible Accounts;
(i) any
covenant, agreement, representation or warranty contained in any Loan Document
with respect to such Account has been breached and remains uncured;
(j) the
Account Debtor for such Account has commenced a voluntary case under any Debtor
Relief Law or has made an assignment for the benefit of creditors, or a decree
or order for relief has been entered by a court having jurisdiction in respect
of such Account Debtor in an involuntary case under any Debtor Relief Law, or
any other petition or application for relief under any Debtor Relief Law has
been filed against such Account Debtor, or such Account Debtor has failed,
suspended business, ceased to be solvent, called a meeting of its creditors, or
has consented to or suffered a receiver, trustee, liquidator or custodian to be
appointed for it or for all or a significant portion of its assets or
affairs;
(k) such
Account arises from the sale or lease of property or Services rendered to one or
more Account Debtors outside the United States (including any territory or
possession of the United States that has adopted Article 9 of the UCC) or that
have their principal place of business or chief executive offices outside the
United States (including any territory or possession of the United States that
has adopted Article 9 of the UCC);
(l) such
Account represents the sale or lease of goods or rendering of Services to an
Account Debtor on a bill-and-hold, guaranteed sale, sale-and-return, sale on
approval, consignment or any other repurchase or return basis or is evidenced by
Chattel Paper or an Instrument of any kind or has been reduced to
judgment;
(m) the
applicable Account Debtor for such Account is any Governmental Authority
(excluding Medicaid/Medicare Account Debtors), unless rights to payment of such
Account have been assigned to Lender pursuant to the Assignment of Claims Act of
1940, as amended (31 U.S.C. Section 3727, et seq. and 41 U.S.C.
Section 15, et seq.), or otherwise only if all applicable statutes or
regulations respecting the assignment of Government Accounts have been complied
with as determined by Lender in its Permitted Discretion;
(n) such
Account is subject to any offset, credit (including any resource or other income
credit or offset) deduction, defense, discount, chargeback, freight claim,
allowance, adjustment, dispute or counterclaim (each an “
Adjustment
”), or is
contingent in any respect or for any reason;
provided
,
that
, the discounted
amount of such Account after giving effect to such Adjustment will be considered
an Eligible Account;
(o) there
is any agreement with an Account Debtor for any deduction from such Account;
provided
,
that
, the discounted
amount of such Account after giving effect to such discounts and allowances
shall be considered an Eligible Account;
(p) any
return, rejection or repossession of goods or Services related to it has
occurred;
(q) such
Account is not payable to Borrower;
(r) a
Borrower has agreed to accept or has accepted any non-cash payment for such
Account;
(s) with
respect to any Account arising from the sale of goods, the goods have not been
shipped to the Account Debtor or its designee;
(t) with
respect to any Account arising from the performance of Services, the Services
have not been actually performed or the Services were undertaken in violation of
any law; or
(u) such
Account fails to meet such other specifications and requirements which may from
time to time be established by Lender or is not otherwise satisfactory to
Lender, as determined in Lender’s Permitted Discretion.
“
EMTALA
” shall mean
the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act, as amended, and the
regulations thereunder.
“
Environmental Laws
”
shall mean any and all laws, rules, orders, regulations, statutes, ordinances,
guidelines, codes, decrees, or other legally enforceable requirements
(including, without limitation, common law) of any international authority,
foreign government, the United States, or any state, local, municipal or other
governmental authority, regulating, relating to or imposing liability or
standards of conduct concerning protection of the environment, or protection of
human health or employee health and safety (as affected by the environment or by
any substance the exposure to which is reasonably suspected of causing harm to
human health), as has been, is now, or may at any time hereafter be, in effect
to which the Borrower is subject.
“
Equipment
” shall mean
“equipment” as defined in Section 9-102 of the UCC.
“
ERISA
” shall mean the
Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, and the regulations
thereunder.
“
Event of Default
”
shall mean the occurrence of any event set forth in
Article X
.
“
Excess Cash Flow
”
shall mean, for any fiscal year (or for such other period as may be specifically
provided for herein), as calculated for Borrowers and their Subsidiaries on a
consolidated basis, without duplication, an amount equal to the sum of (a) Net
Income (as defined in Annex I) for such period, plus (b) an amount equal to the
amount of depreciation expenses, amortization expense (including the
amortization of goodwill), accrued non-cash interest expense and all other
non-cash charges deducted in arriving at such Net Income, plus (c) an amount
equal to the aggregate Net Cash Proceeds of the sale, lease, transfer or other
disposition of assets by Borrowers during such period to the
extent not required to be applied to mandatory prepayments or
payments on the Loans, plus (d) an amount equal to the net loss on
the sale, lease, transfer or other disposition of assets by Borrowers during
such period to the extent deducted in arriving at such Net Income, plus (e) an
amount equal to any tax refunds or credits received by Borrowers during such
period, plus (f) other extraordinary or non-recurring charges that would not
have otherwise been incurred in the ordinary course of business, less (g) an
amount equal to the unfinanced permitted Capital Expenditures of Borrowers for
such period, less (h) an amount equal to the sum of all regularly scheduled
payments (to the extent such payments have not already been deducted in arriving
at Net Income) and optional and mandatory prepayments of principal on
Indebtedness for money borrowed actually made during such period to the extent
permitted hereunder, less (i) an amount equal to the net gain on the sale,
lease, transfer or other disposition of assets by Borrowers during such period
to the extent included in arriving at such Net Income, less (j) other
extraordinary or non-recurring gains that would not have otherwise been incurred
in the ordinary course of business.
“
Facility Cap
” shall
have the meaning given the term in the Recitals of this Agreement.
“
Federal Reserve
”
shall mean the Federal Reserve Bank of the United States.
“
Fixtures
” shall mean
“fixtures” as defined in Section 9-102 of the UCC.
“
GAAP
” shall mean
generally accepted accounting principles in the United States as in effect on
the Closing Date.
“
General Intangibles
”
shall mean “general intangibles” as defined in Section 9-102 of the
UCC.
“
Goods
” shall mean
“goods” as defined in Section 9-102 of the UCC.
“
Government Account
”
shall mean all Accounts arising out of or with respect to any Government
Contract.
“
Government Contract
”
shall mean all contracts with any Governmental Authority.
“
Governmental
Authority
” shall mean any federal, state, municipal, national, local or
other governmental department, court, commission, board, bureau, agency or
instrumentality or political subdivision thereof, or any entity or officer
exercising executive, legislative or judicial, regulatory or administrative
functions of or pertaining to any government or any court, in each case, whether
of the United States or a state, territory or possession thereof, a foreign
sovereign entity or country or jurisdiction or the District of
Columbia.
“
Guaranteed
Obligations
” shall have the meaning given such term in
Section 14.1
hereof.
“
Guarantor
” shall have
the meaning set forth in the first paragraph of this Agreement.
“
Guaranty
” shall mean,
collectively and each individually, all guaranties executed by
Guarantor.
“
Hazardous Substances
”
shall mean, without limitation, any flammable explosives, radon, radioactive
materials, asbestos, urea formaldehyde foam insulation, polychlorinated
biphenyls, petroleum and petroleum products, methane, hazardous materials,
hazardous wastes, hazardous or toxic substances or related materials as defined
in or subject to any applicable Environmental Law.
“
Healthcare Laws
”
shall mean all applicable statutes, laws, ordinances, rules and regulations of
any Governmental Authority with respect to regulatory matters primarily relating
to patient healthcare, healthcare providers and healthcare services (including
without limitation Section 1128B(b) of the Social Security Act, as amended,
42 U.S.C. Section 1320a-7(b) (Criminal Penalties Involving Medicare or
State Health Care Programs), commonly referred to as the “Federal Anti-Kickback
Statute,” and the Social Security Act, as amended, Section 1877, 42 U.S.C.
Section 1395nn (Prohibition Against Certain Referrals), commonly referred to as
“Stark Statute”), and 31 U.S.C. Section 3279
et
seq
. (the False
Claims Act) to which Borrower is subject.
“
HIPAA
” shall mean the
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (Pub. L. No.
104-191) and the regulations promulgated thereunder.
“
HUD Application
”
shall have the meaning given such term in
Section
8.11
.
“
Indebtedness
” of any
Person shall mean, without duplication, (a) all obligations for borrowed
money, (b) all obligations evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes, or other
similar instruments and all reimbursement or other obligations in respect of
letters of credit or bankers acceptances, (c) all Capitalized Lease
Obligations, (d) all obligations or liabilities of others secured by a Lien
on any asset of such Person or its Subsidiaries, irrespective of whether such
obligation or liability is assumed, (e) all obligations to pay the deferred
purchase price of assets (other than trade payables incurred in the ordinary
course of business and not outstanding more than one hundred twenty (120)
calendar days after the date such payable was created) or such longer period as
shall be agreed in writing by Lender and Borrower, (f) all net obligations
owing to counterparties under Hedging Agreements, (g) all obligations with
respect to redeemable Capital Stock or repurchase obligations under any Capital
Stock issued by such Person, (h) the present value of future rental payments
under all synthetic leases (excluding specifically any operating leases or real
estate leases) and (i) any obligation guaranteeing or intended to guarantee
(whether directly or indirectly guaranteed, endorsed, co-made, discounted, or
sold with recourse) any obligation of any other Person that constitutes
Indebtedness under any of clauses (a) through (h) above.
“
Indemnified Person
”
shall have the meaning given such term in
Section
15.4
.
“
Initial Advance
”
shall mean the initial Advance.
“
Instrument
” shall
mean “instrument” as defined in Section 9-102 of the UCC.
“
Insured Event
” shall
have the meaning given such term in
Section
15.4
.
“
Insurer
” shall mean a
Person that insures another Person against any costs incurred in the receipt by
such other Person of Services, or that has an agreement with Borrower to
compensate it for providing Services to such Person.
“
Intellectual
Property
” shall mean all patents, patent applications, trademarks,
trademark applications, service marks, registered copyrights, copyright
applications, copyrights, trade names, trade secrets and software and all rights
in the foregoing.
“
Inventory
” shall mean
“inventory” as defined in Section 9-102 of the UCC.
“
Investment Property
”
shall mean “investment property” as defined in Section 9-102 of the
UCC.
“
Landlord Waiver and
Consent
” shall mean a waiver/consent from the owner/lessor/mortgagee of
any premises either owned or occupied by Borrower at which any of the Collateral
is now or hereafter located for the purpose of providing Lender access to such
Collateral, in each case as such may be modified, amended or supplemented from
time to time.
“
Letter of Credit
Rights
” shall mean “letter of credit rights” as defined in Section 9-102
of the UCC, whether or not the letter of credit is evidenced by a
writing.
“
Liability Event
”
shall mean any event, fact, condition or circumstance (i) in or for which
Borrower becomes liable or otherwise responsible for any amount over $50,000
owed or owing to any Medicaid, Medicare or CHAMPUS/TRICARE program by
a provider under common ownership with such Borrower or any provider owned by
such Borrower pursuant to any applicable law, ordinance, rule, decree, order or
regulation of any Governmental Authority after the failure of any such provider
to pay any such amount when owed or owing, (ii) in which Medicaid, Medicare or
CHAMPUS/TRICARE payments to Borrower are lawfully set-off against payments to
such Borrower to satisfy any liability of or for any amounts over $50,000 owed
or owing to any Medicaid, Medicare or CHAMPUS/TRICARE program by a provider
under common ownership with such Borrower or any provider owned by such Borrower
pursuant to any applicable law, ordinance, rule, decree, order or regulation of
any Governmental Authority, or (iii) any of the foregoing under clauses
(i) or (ii) in each case pursuant to statutory or regulatory provisions
that are similar to any applicable law, ordinance, rule, decree, order or
regulation of any Governmental Authority referenced in clauses (i) and (ii)
above or successor provisions thereto.
“
LIBOR
” shall mean a
rate of interest equal to the rate per annum (rounded upwards to the nearest
1/100th of 1%) at which Dollar deposits for a period of one month are offered in
the London interbank eurodollar market as displayed in the Bloomberg Financial
Markets system (or as otherwise determined by Lender in its sole discretion) as
of 11:00 A.M. (London time) on the applicable date of
determination.
“
Lien
” shall mean any
mortgage, pledge, security interest, encumbrance, restriction, lien or charge of
any kind (including any agreement to give any of the foregoing, any conditional
sale or other title retention agreement or any lease in the nature thereof), or
any other arrangement pursuant to which title to the property is retained by or
vested in some other Person for security purposes.
“
Liquidity Factors
”
shall mean percentages which Lender, in its credit judgment, may apply to
Eligible Accounts by payor class based upon Borrower’s actual recent collection
history for each such payor class (i.e. Medicare, Medicaid, commercial
insurance, etc.) in a manner consistent with Lender’s underwriting practices and
procedures, including, without limitation, Lender’s review and analysis of,
among other things, Borrower’s historical returns, rebates, discounts, credits
and allowances, to adjust the Availability.
“
Loan
” or “
Loans
” shall mean,
individually and collectively, all Advances.
“
Loan Documents
” shall
mean, collectively and each individually, this Agreement and all other
agreements, documents, instruments and certificates heretofore or hereafter
executed or delivered to, or on behalf of, Lender in connection with this
Agreement or the Loans, as the same may be amended, modified or supplemented
from time to time.
Lockbox Accounts
”
shall mean, collectively and each individually, the Deposit Accounts maintained
by Borrower at the Lockbox Banks into which all collections or payments on
Borrower’s Accounts and other Collateral are paid and which Accounts and other
Collateral are subject to Lender’s security interest granted by a
Borrower.
“
Lockbox Agreement
”
shall mean an agreement among Lender, Borrower who has granted a security
interest in a Deposit Account and any of the Lockbox Banks governing the Lockbox
Accounts, in form and substance satisfactory to Lender.
“
Lockbox Banks
”
shall mean, collectively and each individually, the federally insured
banks acceptable to Lender where Borrower who have granted security interests in
a Lockbox Account shall maintain the Lockbox Accounts.
“
Management or Service
Fee
” shall mean any management, service or related or similar fee paid by
Borrower to any Person with respect to any facility owned, operated or leased by
Borrower.
“
Material Adverse
Change
” shall mean any event, condition or circumstance or set of events,
conditions or circumstances or any change(s) which (i) has, had or would
reasonably be likely to have any material adverse effect upon or change in the
validity or enforceability of any Loan Document, (ii) has been or would
reasonably be expected to be adverse to the value of any material portion of the
Collateral, or to the priority of Lender’s security interest in any portion of
the Collateral, (iii) has been or would reasonably be expected to be materially
adverse to the business, operations, prospects, properties, assets, liabilities
or financial condition of any Credit Party, either individually or taken as a
whole, or (iv) has materially impaired or would reasonably be likely to
materially impair the ability of any Borrower to pay any portion of the
Obligations or otherwise perform the Obligations or to consummate the
transactions under the Loan Documents executed by such Person.
“
Materials of Environmental
Concern
” shall mean any gasoline or petroleum (including crude
oil or any fraction thereof) or petroleum products, polychlorinated biphenyls,
urea-formaldehyde insulation, asbestos, pollutants, contaminants, radioactivity,
and any other substances or forces of any kind, whether or not any such
substance or force is defined as hazardous or toxic under any Environmental Law,
that is regulated pursuant to or would reasonably be expected to give rise to
liability under any Environmental Law.
“
Medicaid/Medicare Account
Debtor
” shall mean any Account Debtor which is (i) the United States of
America acting under the Medicaid or Medicare program established pursuant to
the Social Security Act or any other federal healthcare program, including,
without limitation, TRICARE (f/k/a CHAMPUS), (ii) any state or the District of
Columbia acting pursuant to a health plan adopted pursuant to Title XIX of the
Social Security Act or any other state health care program, or (iii) any agent,
carrier, administrator or intermediary for any of the
foregoing.
“
Minimum Termination
Fee
” shall mean (for the time period indicated) the amount equal to (i)
7.5% of the Facility Cap, if the Revolver Termination is at any time before the
first anniversary of the Closing Date; (ii) 1% of the Facility Cap, if the
Revolver Termination is after the first anniversary of the Closing Date but
before the second
anniversary of the
Closing Date; and (iii) 0.5% of the Facility Cap, if the Revolver Termination is
on or after the second
anniversary of the
Closing Date but before the third anniversary of the Closing
Date. There shall be no Minimum Termination Fee if the Revolver
Termination occurs within five (5) days of the end of the Term.
“
Net Cash Proceeds
”
shall mean, with respect to any sale, lease, transfer or other disposition of
assets by any Person, the amount of cash received (directly or indirectly) from
time to time (whether as initial consideration or through the payment or
disposition of deferred consideration) by or on behalf of such Person in
connection therewith after deducting therefrom (A) the amount of any Permitted
Indebtedness secured by any Permitted Lien on such property which is required to
be, and is, repaid in connection with such disposition, (B) reasonable expenses
related thereto incurred by such Person in connection therewith, (C) transfer
taxes paid to any taxing authorities by such Person in connection therewith, (D)
net income taxes to be paid in connection with such disposition and (E) with
respect to any lease, the cost of any tenant improvements paid by Borrower in
connection therewith.
“
Note
” or “
Notes
” shall mean any
promissory note or notes issued pursuant to
Section
2.7
.
“
Obligations
” shall
mean all present and future obligations, Indebtedness and liabilities of
Borrower or Guarantor to Lender at any time and from time to time of every kind,
nature and description, direct or indirect, secured or unsecured, joint and
several, absolute or contingent, due or to become due, matured or unmatured, now
existing or hereafter arising, contractual or tortious, liquidated or
unliquidated, (whether or not evidenced by a Note), including, without
limitation, all principal, interest, applicable fees, charges and expenses and
all amounts paid or advanced by Lender on behalf of or for the benefit of
Borrower or Guarantor for any reason at any time, including in each case
obligations of performance as well as obligations of payment and interest that
accrue after the commencement of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law by
or against any such Person.
“
OFAC
” shall mean the
U.S. Department of Treasury’s Office of Foreign Asset Control.
“
Organizational and Good
Standing Documents
” shall mean, for any Person (i) a copy of the
certificate of incorporation or formation (or other like organizational
document) certified as of a date satisfactory to Lender before the Closing Date
by the applicable Governmental Authority of the jurisdiction of incorporation or
organization of such Person, (ii) a copy of the bylaws or similar organizational
documents of certified as of a date satisfactory to Lender before the Closing
Date by the corporate secretary or assistant secretary of such Person,
(iii) an original certificate of good standing as of a date acceptable to
Lender issued by the applicable Governmental Authority of the jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization of such Person and of every other jurisdiction in
which such Person has an office or conducts business or is otherwise required to
be in good standing, and (iv) copies of the resolutions of the board of
directors or managers (or other applicable governing body) and, if required,
stockholders, members or other equity owners authorizing the execution, delivery
and performance of the Loan Documents to which such Person is a party, certified
by an authorized officer of such Person as of the Closing Date.
“
Paid in Full
” and
“
Payment in
Full
” mean, with respect to the Obligations, all amounts owing with
respect thereto (including any interest accruing thereon after the commencement
of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law by or against Borrower, whether or
not allowed as a claim against such Borrower in such proceeding, but excluding
as yet unasserted contingent obligations), have been fully, finally and
completely paid in cash.
“
Parent Indebtedness
”
shall mean Indebtedness incurred by Borrower from Guarantor,
provided
,
that
, such
Indebtedness shall be (i) up to $2,000,000 outstanding in the aggregate at any
time, (ii) on an unsecured basis, (iii) subordinated in remedies to all of the
Obligations and to all of Lender’s rights in form and substance satisfactory to
Lender and (iv) be subordinate in right of payment to the Obligations and shall
only be repaid pursuant to a Permitted Distribution until the Obligations are
Paid in Full;
provided,
that
, at the request
of Lender, the terms of the provisions of (iii) and (iv) shall be contained in a
written subordination agreement between Lender and Parent acknowledged and
agreed by Borrower, in form and substance satisfactory to Lender.
“
Patriot Act
” shall
mean the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools
Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001, P.L. 107-56, as
amended.
“
Payment Intangible
”
shall mean “payment intangible” as defined in Section 9-102 of the
UCC.
“
Payment Office
” shall
mean initially the address set forth beneath Lender’s name on the signature page
of the Agreement, and thereafter, such other office of Lender, if any, which it
may designate by notice to Borrower to be the Payment Office.
“
Permit
” shall mean
collectively all licenses, leases, powers, permits, franchises, certificates,
authorizations, approvals, certificates of need, provider numbers and other
rights.
“
Permitted
Acquisition
” shall mean any acquisition by Borrower, whether through a
purchase of stock, membership interests or otherwise or the purchase of assets
or through a merger, consolidation or amalgamation, of another Person, or the
assets constituting an entire or any portion of any business or operating
business unit or division of another Person or securities of such other Person
that satisfies the requirements set forth in
Sections 8.14
and
9
.4
hereof.
“
Permitted
Discretion
”
shall mean a
determination or judgment made by Lender in good faith in the exercise of
reasonable (from the perspective of a secured lender) business
judgment.
“
Permitted
Distributions
” shall mean Distributions to Guarantor for the purpose of
making principal payments on the Parent Indebtedness and/or as periodic cash
distributions to Guarantor as a shareholder of Borrower,
provided
,
that
(i) such
Permitted Distributions are made no more than once per fiscal quarter thereafter
and (ii) all of the following conditions are satisfied with respect to each such
Distribution: (a) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing
or would arise as a result of such Distribution, (b) after giving effect to such
Distribution, Borrower is in compliance on a pro forma basis with the financial
covenants set forth in Annex 1 (recomputed for the most recent three month
period for which monthly financial statements have been delivered in accordance
with the terms hereof after giving effect thereto); provided, however, that in
situations where there is an Accumulated Distribution (as defined below) being
made with respect to any Accumulated Distribution Fiscal Quarters, only that
portion of the Distribution that is not related to the Accumulated Distributions
shall be included in Fixed Charges for the purpose of calculating the pro forma
Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio in Annex I for the most recent three-month period),
(c) the aggregate amount of such Distributions shall not exceed fifty percent
(50%) of undistributed Excess Cash Flow for the three month period immediately
preceding such distribution, as determined pursuant to the Distribution Notice,
(d) Lender shall have received written notice (the “Distribution Notice”) from
Borrower, of Borrower’s intention to make such Distribution at least five (5)
Business Days prior to the date of such proposed Distribution, which such notice
shall include a detailed calculation satisfactory to Lender in its Permitted
Discretion evidencing Excess Cash Flow for such three month period (except that
for any amounts included in such Distribution that are a result of Accumulated
Distributions, in which case, the Excess Cash Flow so measured shall be
applicable to the appropriate Accumulated Distribution Fiscal Quarters to which
they relate), as applicable, (e) Lender shall have consented in writing to such
Distribution Notice prior to the making of such proposed Distribution, such
consent not to be unreasonably withheld, and (g) until such time as the Parent
Indebtedness is paid in full in cash, any such Distribution payable to Guarantor
shall be utilized by Guarantor solely to repay the Parent Indebtedness;
provided
,
that
, if Borrower
chooses not to make a Permitted Distribution (the “
Accumulated
Distribution
”) in any fiscal quarter (the “
Accumulated Distribution
Fiscal Quarter
”) Borrower may make such Accumulated Distribution in any
of the subsequent three consecutive fiscal quarters following the Accumulated
Distribution Fiscal Quarter;
provided,
that,
Borrower
provides Lender with Evidence of Compliance with the criteria set forth in the
definition of Permitted Distribution for the Accumulated Distribution as of the
end of the Accumulated Distribution Fiscal Quarter,
except
,
that
, the
Distribution Notice shall not have been made in the Accumulated Distribution
Fiscal Quarter but rather shall be made (5) Business Days prior to the date the
Accumulated Distribution is to be distributed.
“
Permitted
Indebtedness
” shall mean any of the following: (i) Indebtedness under the
Loan Documents, (ii) any Indebtedness set forth on
Schedule 9.2
,
(iii) Capitalized Lease Obligations incurred after the Closing Date and
Indebtedness incurred to purchase Goods and secured by purchase money Liens
constituting Permitted Liens: (A) in aggregate amount outstanding at any time
not to exceed $2,000,000
,
provided,
that
,
(1) the debt service
for such Indebtedness shall not exceed $600,000 for any twelve (12) month period
and (2) upon the incurrence of such Indebtedness and after giving effect thereto
no Default or Event of Default shall exist and be continuing and (B) in an
aggregate amount in excess of $2,000,000,
provided
,
that
, (1) ten (10)
Business Days prior to the incurrence of such Indebtedness Borrower shall have
provided pro forma financial statements along with any other supporting
documentation required by Lender evidencing that Borrower would have been in
compliance with the financial covenants set forth on Annex 1 hereto for the
immediately preceding Test Period (as defined on Annex 1 hereto), if such
Indebtedness had been incurred on the first day of such Test Period, (2) prior
to the incurrence of such Indebtedness Borrower shall have received Lender’s
written confirmation of its agreement with such pro forma financial statements;
and (3) upon the incurrence of such Indebtedness and after giving effect thereto
no Default or Event of Default shall exist and be continuing, (iv) the
accounts payable set forth on Schedule 1.2 and accounts payable to trade
creditors and current operating expenses (other than for borrowed money) which
are not aged more than one hundred twenty calendar days from the date such
payable was created or such longer period as shall be agreed in writing by
Lender, except, in each case incurred in the ordinary course of business and
paid within such time period, unless the same are being contested in good faith
and by appropriate and lawful proceedings and such reserves, if any, with
respect thereto as are required by GAAP shall have been reserved, (v) borrowings
incurred in the ordinary course of business and not exceeding $1,000,000
individually or in the aggregate outstanding at any one time;
provided
,
however
, that such
Indebtedness (A) shall not be secured by Collateral, any cash, money, Investment
Property or Deposit Accounts; (B) the debt service for such Indebtedness shall
not exceed $200,000 for any twelve (12) month period; (C) ten (10)
Calendar Days prior to the incurrence of such Indebtedness Borrower shall have
provided pro forma financial statements along with any other supporting
documentation required by Lender evidencing that Borrower would have been in
compliance with the financial covenants set forth on Annex 1 hereto for the
immediately preceding Test Period (as defined on Annex 1 hereto), if such
Indebtedness had been incurred on the first day of such Test Period, (D) prior
to the incurrence of such Indebtedness Borrower shall have received Lender’s
written confirmation of its agreement with such pro forma financial statements
(which confirmation or denial shall be promptly provided by Lender to Borrower
within ten (10) calendar days of Lender’s receipt of such financial statements);
(E) upon the incurrence of such Indebtedness and after giving effect thereto no
Default or Event of Default shall exist and be continuing, (F) such Indebtedness
shall be subordinated in right of repayment and remedies to all of the
Obligations and to all of Lender’s rights pursuant to a written agreement among
Lender, Borrower and the lender with respect to such Indebtedness, in form and
substance satisfactory to Lender and (vi) Parent Indebtedness.
“
Permitted Liens
”
shall mean with respect to the Borrower any of the following: (i) Liens under
the Loan Documents or otherwise arising in favor of Lender, (ii) Liens imposed
by law for taxes (other than payroll taxes), assessments or charges of any
Governmental Authority for claims not yet due or which are being contested in
good faith by appropriate proceedings and with respect to which adequate
reserves or other appropriate provisions are being maintained by such Person in
accordance with GAAP to the satisfaction of Lender in its Permitted Discretion,
(iii) (A) statutory Liens of landlords (
provided,
that,
with respect to
Required Locations any such landlord has executed a Landlord Waiver and Consent
in form and substance satisfactory to Lender) and of carriers, warehousemen,
mechanics, materialmen, and (B) other Liens imposed by law or that arise by
operation of law in the ordinary course of business from the date of creation
thereof, in each case only for amounts not yet due or which are being contested
in good faith by appropriate proceedings and with respect to which adequate
reserves or other appropriate provisions are being maintained by such Person in
accordance with GAAP to the satisfaction of Lender in its Permitted Discretion,
(iv) Liens (A) incurred or deposits made in the ordinary course of business
(including, without limitation, surety bonds and appeal bonds) in connection
with workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance and other types of social
security benefits or to secure the performance of tenders, bids, leases,
contracts (other than for the repayment of Indebtedness), statutory obligations
and other similar obligations, or (B) arising as a result of progress
payments under government contracts, (v) purchase money Liens (A) securing
the type of Permitted Indebtedness set forth under clause (iii) of the
definition of “Permitted Indebtedness”, or (B) in connection with the
purchase by such Person of equipment in the normal course of business,
provided,
that
, such payables
shall not exceed any limits on Indebtedness provided for herein and shall
otherwise be Permitted Indebtedness hereunder; (iv) liens securing the
Indebtedness set forth in clause (v) of Permitted Indebtedness on assets other
than: (A) the Collateral, (B) cash or other money of Borrower, (C) Deposit
Accounts of Borrower and (D) Investment Property of Borrower; and (vii) Liens
disclosed on
Schedule
7.4B
and
Schedule
9.3
.
“
Person
” shall mean an
individual, a partnership, a corporation, a limited liability company, a
business trust, a joint stock company, a trust, an unincorporated association, a
joint venture, a Governmental Authority or any other entity of whatever
nature.
“
Pledge Agreement
”
shall mean that certain negative Pledge Agreement by and between Guarantor and
Lender executed in connection herewith, as such may be modified, amended,
restated or supplemented from time to time.
“
Receipt
” shall have
the meaning given such term in
Section
15.5
.
“
Required Locations
”
shall mean collectively: (a) the leased premises located at 12701 Commonwealth
Drive, Suite 9, Fort Myers, Florida 33913, and (b) any location leased by
Borrowers at which books and records relating to Accounts are kept of which
duplicates are not kept at the location identified in (a) above.
“
Released Parties
”
shall have the meaning given such term in
Section
15.11
.
“
Releasing Parties
”
shall have the meaning given such term in
Section
15.11
.
“
Revolver Termination
”
shall mean the termination of the Revolving Facility for any reason
whatsoever.
“
Revolving Loan
Obligations
” shall mean all of the Obligations related to the Revolving
Facility.
“
Services
” shall mean
medical and health care services provided to a Person, including, but not
limited to, medical and health care services (including diagnostic testing and
other testing services) which are covered by a policy of insurance issued by an
Insurer, physician services, nurse and therapist services, dental services,
hospital services, skilled nursing facility services, comprehensive outpatient
rehabilitation services, home health care services, residential and out-patient
behavioral healthcare services.
“
Software
” shall mean
“software” as defined in Section 9-102 of the UCC.
“
Solvency Certificate
”
shall mean a Solvency Certificate substantially in the form of
Exhibit C
attached
hereto.
“
Subsidiary
” shall
mean, (i) as to Borrower, any Person in which more than fifty percent (50%) of
all equity, membership, partnership or other ownership interests is owned
directly or indirectly by such Borrower or one or more of its Subsidiaries, and
(ii) as to any other Person, any Person in which more than fifty percent (50%)
of all equity, membership, partnership or other ownership interests is owned
directly or indirectly by such Person or by one or more of such Person’s
Subsidiaries.
“
Supporting
Obligations
” shall mean “supporting obligations” as defined in Section
9-102 of the UCC.
“
Term
” shall mean the
period commencing on the Closing Date and ending on the third anniversary of the
Closing Date.
“
Termination Date
”
shall mean the date of termination of this Agreement set forth in any notice of
termination delivered by Borrower in accordance with
Section
13.1(a)
.
“
Transaction
” shall
have the meaning given such term in
Section
8.11
.
“
Transferee
” shall
have the meaning given such term in
Section
15.2
.
“
UCC
” shall mean the
Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in the State of Maryland from time to
time.
“
Unused Line Fee
”
shall mean a fee to be paid by Borrower to Lender on a monthly basis in an
amount equal to 0.025% (per month) of the difference derived by
subtracting (i) the daily average amount of the balances under the Revolving
Facility outstanding during the preceding month, from (ii) the Facility
Cap.
“
US Labs Award
” shall
mean any award in connection with the litigation between Borrower and Accupath
Diagnostic Laboratories, Inc. described on
Schedule
7.6
.
II.
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ADVANCES,
PAYMENT AND INTEREST
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2.1
The Revolving Facility
(a) Subject
to the provisions of this Agreement, Lender shall make Advances to Borrower
under the Revolving Facility from time to time during the
Term
,
unless this Agreement is
terminated earlier
,
provided
that,
notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement to the contrary, the
aggregate amount of all Advances at any one time outstanding under the Revolving
Facility shall not exceed the lesser of (a) the Facility Cap, and (b) the
Availability. The Revolving Facility is a revolving credit facility,
which may be drawn, repaid and redrawn, from time to time as permitted under
this Agreement. Any determination as to whether there is Availability
for Advances shall be made by Lender in its Permitted Discretion and is final
and binding upon Borrower. Unless otherwise permitted by Lender, each
Advance shall be in an amount of at least $1,000. Subject to the
provisions of this Agreement, Borrower may request Advances under the Revolving
Facility up to and including the value, in Dollars, of the
Availability. Advances under the Revolving Facility shall
automatically be made for the payment of interest on the Loans and other
Obligations on the date when due to the extent available and as provided for
herein.
(b) Lender
in its Permitted Discretion may further adjust the Availability and the advance
rate by applying Liquidity Factors. The Liquidity Factors and the
advance rate for Availability may be adjusted by Lender throughout the Term as
warranted by Lender’s underwriting practices and procedures in its credit
judgment. Also, Lender shall have the right to establish from time to
time, in its Permitted Discretion, reserves against the Borrowing Base, which
reserves shall have the effect of reducing the amounts otherwise eligible to be
advanced to Borrower under the Revolving Facility pursuant to this
Agreement. Borrower hereby acknowledges and agrees that as of the
Closing Date, Lender shall establish a $250,000 reserve against the Borrowing
Base, of
Annex
I
, which reserve shall be eliminated upon the satisfaction by Borrower of
the conditions set forth in Section 3 of
Annex I
for the
elimination of the testing of the Minimum Liquidity Covenant set forth in
Section 3 of
Annex
I
.
2.2
The Revolving Loans; Maturity
All of
the Revolving Loan Obligations shall be due and payable in full in cash, if not
earlier in accordance with this Agreement, on the last day of the
Term.
2.3
Revolving Facility Disbursements; Requirement to Deliver
Borrowing Certificate
So long
as no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing,
Borrower may give Lender irrevocable written notice requesting an Advance under
the Revolving Facility by delivering to Lender not later than 12:00 p.m.
(Eastern Time) at least one but not more than four Business Days before the
proposed Borrowing Date of such requested Advance, a completed Borrowing
Certificate and relevant supporting documentation satisfactory to
Lender. Each time a request for an Advance is made, and, in any event
and regardless of whether an Advance is being requested, on Tuesday of each week
during the
Term
(
and more frequently if Lender shall so request)
until the Obligations are
Paid in Full and fully performed and this Agreement is terminated,
Borrower shall deliver to Lender a Borrowing Certificate accompanied by a
separate detailed aging and categorizing of Borrower’s accounts receivable and
such other supporting documentation as Lender shall reasonably request from time
to time. On each Borrowing Date, Borrower irrevocably authorizes
Lender to disburse the proceeds of the requested Advance to the appropriate
Borrower’s account(s) as set forth on
Schedule 2.3
, in all
cases for credit to the appropriate Borrower (or to such other account as to
which the appropriate Borrower shall instruct Lender in writing) via Federal
funds wire transfer no later than 4:00 p.m. (Eastern Time).
2.4
Promise to Pay; Manner of Payment
The
Borrower absolutely and unconditionally promises to pay principal, interest and
all other Obligations payable hereunder, or under any other Loan Document,
without any defense, right of rescission and without any deduction whatsoever,
including any deduction for any setoff, counterclaim or recoupment, and
notwithstanding any damage to, defects in or destruction of the Collateral or
any other event, including obsolescence of any property or
improvements. All payments made by the Borrower (other than payments
automatically paid through Advances under the Revolving Facility as provided
herein), shall be made only by wire transfer on the date when due in Dollars, in
immediately available funds to such account as may be indicated in writing by
Lender to the Borrower from time to time. Any such payments received
after 4:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) on the date when due shall be deemed received on
the following Business Day. Whenever any payment hereunder shall be
stated to be due or shall become due and payable on a day other than a Business
Day, the due date thereof shall be extended to, and such payment shall be made
on, the next succeeding Business Day, and such extension of time in such case
shall be included in the computation of payment of any interest (at the interest
rate then in effect during such extension) and fees, as the case may
be.
2.5
Repayment of Excess Advances
Any
balance of Advances under the Revolving Facility outstanding at any time in
excess of either the Facility Cap or the Availability shall be immediately due
and payable by Borrower without the necessity of any demand, at the Payment
Office.
2.6
Payments by Lender
If the Borrower fails to make any
payment required under any Loan Document as and when due and within any
applicable grace period, Lender may make such payment, which payment shall be an
Advance as of the date such payment is due notwithstanding the Availability, and
the Borrower irrevocably authorizes disbursement of any such funds to Lender by
way of direct payment of the relevant amount. No payment or
prepayment of any amount by Lender or any other Person shall entitle any Person
to be subrogated to the rights of Lender under any Loan Document unless and
until all of the Obligations have been fully performed Paid in Full and this
Agreement has been terminated. Any sums expended by Lender in its
Permitted Discretion as a result of Borrower’s or Guarantor’s failure to pay,
perform or comply with any Loan Document or any of the Obligations may be
charged to Borrower’s account as an Advance under the Revolving
Facility.
2.7
Evidence of Loans
(a) Lender
shall maintain, in accordance with its usual practice, electronic or written
records evidencing the Indebtedness and Obligations to Lender resulting from
each Loan made by Lender from time to time, including without limitation, the
amounts of principal and interest payable and paid to Lender from time to time
under this Agreement.
(b) The
entries made in the electronic or written records maintained pursuant to
subsection (a) of this
Section 2.7
(the
“
Register
”) shall be
prima facie evidence of the existence and amounts of the Obligations and
Indebtedness therein recorded;
provided
,
however
, that the
failure of Lender to maintain such records or any error therein shall not in any
manner affect obligations of the Borrower to repay the Loans or Obligations in
accordance with their terms.
(c) Lender
will account to Borrower monthly with a statement of Advances under the
Revolving Facility, and any charges and payments made pursuant to this
Agreement, and in the absence of manifest error, such accounting rendered by
Lender shall be deemed final, binding and conclusive unless Lender is notified
by Borrower in writing to the contrary within fifteen calendar days of Receipt
of such accounting, which notice shall be deemed an objection only to items
specifically objected to therein.
(d) Borrower
agrees that:
(i) upon
written notice by Lender to Borrower that a Note or other evidence of
Indebtedness is requested by Lender to evidence the Loans and other Obligations
owing or payable to, or to be made by, Lender, Borrower shall promptly (and in
any event within three (3) Business Days of any such request) execute and
deliver to Lender an appropriate Note or Notes in form and substance reasonably
acceptable to Lender and Borrower;
(ii) all
references to Notes in the Loan Documents shall mean Notes, if any, to the
extent issued (and not returned to the Borrower for cancellation) hereunder, as
the same may be amended, modified, divided, supplemented or restated from time
to time; and
(iii) upon
Lender’s written request, and in any event within three (3) Business Days of any
such request, Borrower shall execute and deliver to Lender new Notes and divide
the Notes in exchange for then existing Notes in such smaller amounts or
denominations as Lender shall specify in its sole and absolute discretion;
provided
,
that
, the aggregate
principal amount of such new Notes shall not exceed the aggregate principal
amount of the Notes outstanding at the time such request is made; and
provided
,
further
, that such
Notes that are to be replaced shall then be deemed no longer outstanding
hereunder and replaced by such new Notes and returned to Borrower within a
reasonable period of time after Lender’s receipt of the replacement
Notes.
3.1
Interest on the Revolving
Facility
Commencing January 1, 2008, and
continuing until the later of the expiration of the Term and the Payment in Full
and full performance of all of the Obligations and termination of this
Agreement, interest on outstanding Advances under the Revolving Facility shall
be payable monthly in arrears on the first day of each calendar month at an
annual rate of LIBOR plus 3.25% in accordance with the procedures provided for
in
Section 2.4
and
Section
5.1
;
provided
,
however
, that,
notwithstanding any provision of any Loan Document, for the purpose of
calculating interest at any time hereunder, the LIBOR shall be not less than
3.14%, in each case calculated on the basis of a 360-day year and for the actual
number of calendar days elapsed in each interest calculation
period.
3.2
Commitment Fee
On or before the Closing Date, Borrower
shall pay to Lender $30,000 as a nonrefundable commitment fee which shall be
fully earned on the date paid. Lender hereby acknowledges receipt of
$15,000 of such commitment fee on November 19, 2007.
3.3
Unused Line Fee
Borrower shall pay Lender the Unused
Line Fee monthly in arrears on the first day of each calendar month (starting
with the calendar month immediately following the calendar month in which the
Closing Date occurs).
3.4
Collateral Management Fee
Borrower shall pay Lender as additional
interest the Collateral Management Fee. The Collateral Management Fee
shall be payable monthly in arrears on the first day of each calendar month
(starting with the calendar month immediately following the calendar month in
which the Closing Date occurs).
3.5
Computation of Fees; Lawful
Limits
All fees hereunder shall be computed on
the basis of a year of three hundred and sixty days and for the actual number of
days elapsed in each calculation period, as applicable. In no
contingency or event whatsoever, whether by reason of acceleration or otherwise,
shall the interest and other charges paid or agreed to be paid to Lender for the
use, forbearance or detention of money hereunder exceed the maximum rate
permissible under applicable law which a court of competent jurisdiction shall,
in a final determination, deem applicable hereto. If, due to any
circumstance whatsoever, fulfillment of any provision hereof, at the time
performance of such provision shall be due, shall exceed any such limit, then,
the obligation to be so fulfilled shall be reduced to such lawful limit, and, if
Lender shall have received interest or any other charges of any kind which might
be deemed to be interest under applicable law in excess of the maximum lawful
rate, then such excess shall be applied first to any unpaid fees and charges
hereunder, then to unpaid principal balance owed by Credit Parties hereunder,
and if the then remaining excess interest is greater than the previously unpaid
principal balance, Lender shall promptly refund such excess amount to Borrower
and the provisions hereof shall be deemed amended to provide for such
permissible rate. The terms and provisions of this
Section 3.6
shall
control to the extent any other provision of any Loan Document is inconsistent
herewith. All fees hereunder shall be non-refundable and deemed fully
earned when due and payable.
3.6
Default Rate of Interest
Upon the occurrence and during the
continuation of an Event of Default, Lender may increase the Applicable Rate of
interest in effect at such time with respect to the Obligations, without notice,
to the Default Rate which Default Rate shall continue post-judgment and
subsequent to the date that the provisions of any applicable Debtor Relief Law
are exercised by or against a Borrower unless the statutory post-judgment rate
of interest is higher in which case such statutory rate shall
apply.
IV.
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GRANT
OF SECURITY INTERESTS
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4.1
Security Interest; Collateral
(a) To
secure the payment and performance in full of the Obligations, Borrower (or if
referring to another Person, such Person) hereby grants to Lender a continuing
security interest in and Lien upon, and pledges and assigns to Lender, all of
its right, title and interest in and to the Collateral, wherever located,
whether now owned or hereafter acquired or arising;
(b)
Borrower
hereby ratifies its authorization for Lender to have filed in any UCC
jurisdiction any initial financing statements or amendments thereto indicating
that those assets described in the definition of “
Collateral
” hereunder are
pledged to the Lender.
(c) If
Borrower shall at any time hold or acquire a Commercial Tort Claim that arises
out of Borrower’s Accounts or account receivable or would otherwise become part
of the collateral under the definition of Collateral, Borrower shall immediately
notify Lender in a writing signed by Borrower of the particulars thereof and
grant to Lender in such a writing a security interest therein and in the
proceeds thereof, all upon the terms of this Agreement, with such writing to be
in form and substance satisfactory to Lender.
4.2
Power of Attorney
(a) Borrower
hereby irrevocably constitutes and appoints Lender and any officer or agent
thereof, with full power of substitution, as its true and lawful
attorneys-in-fact with full irrevocable power and authority in the place and
stead of such Borrower or in Lender’s own name, for the purpose of carrying out
the terms of this Agreement and the grant of the security interests hereunder
and under the other Loan Documents, and without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, hereby gives said attorneys the power and right, on behalf of such
Borrower (without requiring Lender to act as such, and without notice to or
assent by such Borrower) to do the following: (i) upon the occurrence and during
the continuance of an Event of Default, to receive, open and dispose of all mail
addressed to any such Person and to endorse the name of any such Person upon any
and all checks, drafts, money orders, and other instruments for the payment of
money that are payable to such Person and constitute collections on its or their
Accounts; (ii) execute in the name of such Person any financing statements,
schedules, assignments, instruments, documents, and statements that it is or
they or are obligated to give Lender under any of the Loan Documents; and (iii)
do such other and further acts and deeds in the name of such Person that Lender
may deem necessary or desirable to enforce any Account or other Collateral or to
perfect Lender’s security interest or Lien in any Collateral. In
addition, if any such Person breaches its obligation hereunder to direct
payments of Accounts or the proceeds of any other Collateral to the appropriate
Lockbox Account, Lender, as the irrevocably made, constituted and appointed true
and lawful attorney for such Person pursuant to this paragraph, may, by the
signature or other act of any of Lender’s officers or authorized signatories
(without requiring any of them to do so), direct any federal, state or private
payor or fiscal intermediary to pay proceeds of Accounts or any other Collateral
to the appropriate Lockbox Account.
(b) To
the extent permitted by law, each Credit Party hereby ratifies all that said
attorneys shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue
hereof. This power of attorney is a power coupled with an interest
and is irrevocable.
(c) The
powers conferred on Lender pursuant to this
Section 4.2
are
solely to protect its interests in the Collateral and shall not impose any duty
upon it to exercise any such powers. Lender shall be accountable only
for the amounts that it actually receives as a result of the exercise of such
powers, and neither it nor any of its officers, directors, employees or agents
shall be responsible to Credit Party for any act or failure to act, except for
Lender’s own gross negligence or willful misconduct.
4.3
Further Assurances
Borrower
agrees, upon request of Lender, to take any and all other actions as Lender may
determine to be necessary or appropriate for the attachment, perfection
maintaining of the first priority security interest of, and for the ability of
Lender to enforce, Lender’s security interest in any and all of the Collateral,
including, without limitation, (i) executing, obtaining, delivering, filing,
registering and recording any and all financing statements, continuation
statements, stock powers, instruments and other documents, or causing the
execution, filing, registration, recording or delivery of any and all of the
foregoing, that are necessary or required under law or otherwise or reasonably
requested by Lender to be executed, filed, registered, obtained, delivered or
recorded to create, maintain, perfect, preserve, validate or otherwise protect
the pledge of the Collateral to Lender and Lender’s perfected first priority
Lien on the Collateral (and Borrower irrevocably grants Lender the right, at
Lender's option, to file any or all of the foregoing), (ii) immediately upon
learning thereof, report to Lender any reclamation, return or repossession of
goods in excess of $25,000.00 that are part of the Collateral (individually or
in the aggregate), (iii) defend the Collateral and Lender’s perfected first
priority Lien thereon against all claims and demands of all Persons at any time
claiming the same or any interest therein adverse to Lender, and pay all
reasonable costs and expenses (including, without limitation, allocable costs of
staff counsel, and diligence fees and reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses,
provided
,
that
, the payment of
staff counsel and reasonable attorneys’ fees shall be subject to the provisions
of Section 15.7(b)) in connection with such defense, which may at Lender’s
discretion be added to the Obligations, (iv) comply with any provision of any
statute, regulation or treaty of any Governmental Authority as to any Collateral
if compliance with such provision is a condition to attachment, perfection or
priority of, or ability of Lender to enforce, Lender’s security interest in such
Collateral and (v) obtain governmental and other third party waivers, consents
and approvals in form and substance satisfactory to Lender, including any
consent of any licensor, lessor or other Person obligated on Collateral and any
party or parties whose consent is required for the security interest of Lender
to attach under
Section 4.1
.
V.
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ADMINISTRATION
AND MAINTENANCE OF COLLATERAL
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5.1
Revolving Facility Collections; Repayment;
Borrowing Availability and Lockbox
Borrower shall maintain one or more
Lockbox Accounts with the Lockbox Banks, and shall execute with each of the
Lockbox Banks a Lockbox Agreement, and such other agreements related thereto as
Lender may require. Borrower shall ensure that all collections of
their respective Accounts and all other cash payments received by Borrower are
paid and delivered directly from Account Debtors and other Persons into the
appropriate Lockbox Account. The Lockbox Agreements shall provide
that the Lockbox Banks immediately will transfer all funds paid into the Lockbox
Accounts into the Concentration Account. Notwithstanding and without
limiting any other provision of any Loan Document, Lender shall apply, on a
daily basis, all funds transferred into the Concentration Account pursuant to
the Lockbox Agreement and this
Section 5.1
in
such order and manner as determined by Lender. To the extent that any
Accounts are collected by Borrower or any other cash payments received by
Borrower are not sent directly to the appropriate Lockbox Account but are
received by Borrower or any of their Affiliates, such collections and proceeds
shall be held in trust for the benefit of Lender and immediately remitted (and
in any event within three (3) Business Days from receipt thereof), in the form
received, to the appropriate Lockbox Account for immediate transfer to the
Concentration Account. Borrower acknowledges and agrees that
compliance with the terms of this
Section 5.1
is an
essential term of this Agreement. All funds transferred to the
Concentration Account for application to the Obligations under the Revolving
Facility shall be applied to reduce the Obligations under the Revolving
Facility, but, for purposes of calculating interest hereunder, shall be subject
to a three Business Day clearance period. If as the result of
collections of Accounts and any other cash payments received by Borrower
pursuant to this
Section 5.1
a credit
balance exists with respect to the Concentration Account, such credit balance
shall not accrue interest in favor of a Borrower. If at any time
there is a credit balance in excess of $100,000, in the Concentration Account,
Lender agrees to automatically wire transfer (without Borrower’s written
request) all of such credit balance to the Borrower’s operating account
specified on Schedule 2.3 within one Business Day of such credit balance
reaching $100,000,
provided
,
however
, Lender shall
not be required to make such “no-notice” transfer more frequently than once per
week. Notwithstanding the foregoing, upon the written request of Borrower,
Lender shall wire transfer any credit balance in the Concentration Account to
Borrower’s operating account specified in Schedule 2.3.,
provided
,
that
if Lender
receives the written request of Borrower no later than 12:00 p.m. (Eastern
Time), then Lender shall make such transfer the following Business Day and if
Lender receives the written request of Borrower after 12:00 p.m. (Eastern time),
then Lender shall make such transfer within two (2) Business Days from the date
of receipt of such written notice. If applicable, at any time
prior to the execution of all or any of the Lockbox Agreements and operation of
all or any of the Lockbox Accounts, Borrower and their Affiliates shall direct
all collections or proceeds it receives on Accounts or from other Collateral to
the Concentration Account.
5.2
Accounts
In
determining which Accounts are Eligible Accounts, Lender may rely on all
statements and representations made by Borrower with respect to any
Account. Unless otherwise indicated in writing to Lender, each
Account of Borrower (i) is genuine and in all respects what it purports to be
and is not evidenced by a judgment, (ii) arises out of a completed, bona fide
sale and delivery of goods or rendering of Services by a Borrower in the
ordinary course of business and in accordance with the terms and conditions of
all purchase orders, contracts, certifications, participations, certificates of
need and other documents relating thereto or forming a part of the contract
between a Borrower and the Account Debtor, (iii) is for a liquidated amount
(less any contractual allowances) maturing as stated in a claim or invoice
covering such sale of goods or rendering of Services, a copy of which has been
furnished or is available to Lender, (iv) together with Lender’s security
interest therein, is not and will not be in the future (by willful act or
omission by Borrower), subject to any offset, lien, deduction, defense, dispute,
counterclaim or other adverse condition, is absolutely owing to Borrower and is
not contingent in any respect or for any reason (except Accounts owed or owing
by Medicaid/Medicare Account Debtors that may be subject to offset or deduction
under applicable law), and (v) has been billed and forwarded to the Account
Debtor for payment in accordance with applicable laws and is in compliance and
conformance with any requisite procedures, requirements and regulations
governing payment by such Account Debtor with respect to such Account, and, if
due from a Medicaid/Medicare Account Debtor, is properly payable directly to a
Borrower.
5.3
Healthcare
(a) Borrower
has obtained from (i) the Medicare program, approval to receive the provider
numbers which will permit Borrower to bill the Medicare program with respect to
covered services rendered to patients insured under the Medicare program, (ii)
the applicable Medicaid programs, approval to receive the provider
numbers/in-patient service contracts which will permit Borrower to bill the
Medicaid program with respect to covered services rendered to patients insured
under the Medicaid programs, and (iii) the CHAMPUS/TRICARE program, approval to
receive the provider numbers which will permit Borrower to bill the
CHAMPUS/TRICARE program with respect to covered services rendered to patients
insured under the CHAMPUS/TRICARE program. Borrower is in compliance
with the conditions of participation in the Medicare, Medicaid and
CHAMPUS/TRICARE programs.
(b) There
is no pending nor to the knowledge of Borrower, threatened, proceeding or
investigation of Borrower relative to EMTALA nor are there any investigations or
proceedings pending, or to the knowledge of Borrower, threatened by any
Governmental Authority with respect to the Medicare, Medicaid or CHAMPUS/TRICARE
programs with respect to the operations of Borrower, except as set forth on
Schedule 5.3A
hereto. Without limiting or being limited by any other provision of
any Loan Document, Borrower has timely filed or caused to be filed all cost and
other reports of every kind required by law, agreement or
otherwise. Subject to the last sentence of
Section 7.18
, there
are no claims, actions or appeals pending (and Borrower has not filed any claims
or reports which could reasonably result in any such claims, actions or appeals)
before any commission, board or agency or other Governmental Authority,
including, without limitation, any intermediary or carrier, the Provider
Reimbursement Review Board or the Administrator of the Centers of Medicare and
Medicaid Services, with respect to any state or federal Medicare or Medicaid or
CHAMPUS/TRICARE cost reports or claims filed by Borrower, or any disallowance by
any commission, board or agency or other Governmental Authority in connection
with any audit of such cost reports or claims. No validation review
or program integrity review related to Borrower or the consummation of the
transactions contemplated herein or to the Collateral have been conducted by any
commission, board or agency or other Governmental Authority in connection with
the Medicare or Medicaid programs, and to the knowledge of Borrower, no such
reviews are scheduled, pending or threatened against or affecting any of the
providers, any of the Collateral or the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby. Neither Credit Parties nor any of their
respective officers, directors, or managing employees, employees or agents are,
or while this Agreement shall remain in effect shall be, excluded from
participation in, or sanctioned or convicted of a crime under or with respect to
the Medicare, Medicaid or CHAMPUS/TRICARE programs, nor to the best of Credit
Parties’ knowledge, is any such exclusion threatened. Borrower has
not received any notice from any of the Medicare, Medicaid or CHAMPUS/TRICARE
programs, or any other third party payor programs, of any pending or threatened
investigations, reviews or surveys of Borrower, its directors, officers or
managing employees, and Borrower has no actual knowledge that any such
investigation, reviews or surveys are pending or threatened.
(c) As
of the Closing Date, Borrower has third party contracts with each of the
third-party payors listed on
Schedule 5.3B
(unless
noted otherwise), which constitutes (as indicated) each of the payors
representing at least five percent (5%) of Borrower’s historic third-party payor
cash receipts for the twelve month period ended December 31, 2007.
5.4
Medicare and Medicaid Account Debtors and
Third-Party Payor Information
Borrower
(a) shall maintain applicable Medicare and Medicaid provider numbers, (b) shall
maintain applicable CHAMPUS/TRICARE provider numbers, if applicable, and (d) to
the extent Borrower shall enter into any other arrangements with
non-governmental third-party payors, Borrower shall use commercially reasonable
efforts to enter into agreements with such third-party payors in form and
substance satisfactory to Lender.
5.5
Collateral Administration
(a) All
Collateral (except proceeds of Accounts which shall be deposited with the
Lockbox Banks) and records supporting the Collateral will at all times be kept
by Borrower at the locations set forth on
Schedule 7.18B
hereto and shall not, without thirty calendar days prior written notice to
Lender, be moved therefrom, and in any case shall not be moved outside the
continental United States.
(b) Borrower
shall keep accurate and complete records of its Accounts and all payments and
collections thereon and shall submit such records to Lender on such periodic
bases as Lender may request. In addition, if Accounts of Borrower in
an aggregate face amount in excess of $25,000.00 become ineligible because they
fall within one of the specified categories of ineligibility set forth in the
definition of Eligible Accounts, Borrower shall notify Lender of such occurrence
within two Business Days following the discovery of such occurrence or upon any
submission to Lender of a Borrowing Certificate and the Borrowing Base shall
thereupon be adjusted to reflect such occurrence.
(c) Whether
or not an Event of Default has occurred, any of Lender’s officers, employees,
representatives or agents shall have the right, at any time during normal
business hours upon reasonable notice, in the name of Lender, any designee of
Lender or Borrower, to verify the validity, amount or any other matter relating
to any Collateral. Notwithstanding the foregoing, so long as no
Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, Lender agrees to
give Borrower at least seven (7) business days’ written notice of such visit to
Borrower’s offices. Borrower shall cooperate fully with Lender in an
effort to facilitate and promptly conclude such verification
process.
(d) Borrower
shall endeavor in the first instance to make collection of its Accounts for
Lender. Lender shall have the right at all times after the occurrence
and during the continuance of an Event of Default to notify (i) Account
Debtors owing Accounts to Borrower other than Medicaid/Medicare Account Debtors
that their Accounts have been assigned to Lender and to collect such Accounts
directly in its own name and to charge collection costs and expenses, including
reasonable attorney’s fees, to Borrower, and (ii) Medicaid/Medicare Account
Debtors that Borrower has waived any and all defenses and counterclaims they may
have or could interpose in any such action or procedure brought by Lender to
obtain a court order recognizing the collateral assignment or security interest
and Lien of Lender in and to any Account or other Collateral and that Lender is
seeking or may seek to obtain a court order recognizing the collateral
assignment or security interest and Lien of Lender in and to all Accounts and
other Collateral payable by Medicaid/Medicare Account Debtors.
(e) As
and when determined by Lender in its Permitted Discretion, Lender will perform
the searches described in clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) below against Borrower and
Guarantor (the results of which are to be consistent with Borrower’s
representations and warranties under this Agreement), all at Borrower’s expense:
(i) UCC searches with the Secretary of State of the jurisdiction of organization
of Borrower and Guarantor and, if deemed necessary by Lender, the Secretary of
State and local filing offices of each jurisdiction where Borrower or Guarantor
maintain their respective executive offices, a place of business or assets;
(ii) Lien searches with the United States Patent and Trademark Office and
the United States Copyright Office; and (iii) judgment, federal, state and local
tax lien searches, in each jurisdiction searched under clause (i)
above.
(f) Borrower
(i) shall provide prompt written notice to its current bank to transfer all
items, collections and remittances to the Concentration Account, (ii) shall
direct each Account Debtor to make payments to the appropriate Lockbox Account,
and Borrower hereby authorizes Lender, upon any failure to send such notices and
directions within ten calendar days after the Closing Date (or ten calendar days
after the Person becomes an Account Debtor), to send any and all similar notices
and directions to such Account Debtors, and (iii) shall do anything further that
may be lawfully required by Lender to create and perfect Lender’s Lien on any
Collateral and effectuate the intentions of the Loan Documents. At
Lender’s request, Borrower shall immediately deliver to Lender all Collateral
for which Lender must receive possession to obtain a perfected security
interest.
6.1
Conditions to Initial Advance and Closing
The obligations of Lender to consummate
the transactions contemplated herein and to make the Initial Advance are subject
to the satisfaction, in the sole judgment of Lender, of the
following:
(a) Lender
shall have received information and responses to its due diligence requests, and
completed examinations related to the Collateral, the financial statements and
the books, records, business, obligations, financial condition and operational
state of each Credit Party and any other information reasonably requested by
Lender, and all such information and responses as well as the results of such
examinations and each Credit Party shall demonstrate to Lender’s satisfaction
that (i) its operations comply, in all respects deemed material
by Lender, in its sole judgment, with all applicable federal, state, foreign and
local laws, statutes and regulations, (ii) its operations are not the
subject of any governmental investigation, evaluation or any remedial action
which could result in any expenditure or liability deemed material by Lender, in
its sole judgment, and (iii) it has no liability (whether contingent or
otherwise) that is deemed material by Lender, in its sole judgment;
(b) (i)
Borrower shall have delivered to Lender (A) the Loan Documents to which Borrower
is a party, each duly executed by an authorized officer of such Borrower and the
other parties thereto, (B) a Borrowing Certificate for the Initial Advance under
the Revolving Facility executed by an authorized officer of Borrower and (C) (1)
audited annual consolidated and consolidating financial statements of Borrower
for Borrower’s most recently ended fiscal year, including notes thereto,
consisting of a balance sheet at the end of such completed fiscal year and the
related statements of income, retained earnings, cash flows and owner's equity
for such completed fiscal year, which financial statements shall be prepared and
certified without qualification by an independent certified public accounting
firm reasonably satisfactory to Lender/in accordance with GAAP consistently
applied with prior periods (except for changes in accounting methodology
specified in such financial statements); and (2) unaudited consolidated and
consolidating financial statements of Borrower consisting of a balance sheet
and statements of income, retained earnings, cash flows and owner's equity
for the period from the beginning of the current fiscal year through the end of
the most recently ended calendar month, which financial statements shall be
prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently applied with prior periods (except
for changes in accounting methodology which have been enacted since such prior
periods), (ii) Borrower shall have established and maintained the Lockbox
Accounts and have entered into Lockbox Agreements, all as contemplated in
Section 5.1
; and
(iii) Guarantor shall have delivered to Lender the Loan Documents to which such
Guarantor is a party, each duly executed and delivered by such Guarantor or an
authorized officer of such Guarantor, as applicable, and the other parties
thereto;
(c) all
in form and substance satisfactory to Lender in its Permitted Discretion, Lender
shall have received (i) a report of Uniform Commercial Code financing statement,
tax and judgment lien searches performed with respect to Borrower and Guarantor
in each jurisdiction determined by Lender in its sole discretion, and such
report shall show no Liens on the Collateral (other than Permitted Liens), (ii)
each document (including, without limitation, any Uniform Commercial Code
financing statement) required by any Loan Document or under law or requested by
Lender to be filed, registered or recorded to create in favor of Lender, a
perfected first priority security interest upon the Collateral, and
(iii) evidence of each such filing, registration or recordation and of the
payment by Borrower of any necessary fee, tax or expense relating
thereto;
(d) Lender
shall have received (i) the Organizational and Good Standing Documents of each
Credit Party, all in form and substance acceptable to Lender, (ii) a certificate
of the corporate secretary or assistant secretary of each Credit Party dated the
Closing Date, as to the incumbency and signature of the Persons executing the
Loan Documents, in form and substance acceptable to Lender, and (iii) the
written legal opinion of counsel for Credit Parties, in form and substance
satisfactory to Lender;
(e) Lender
shall have received (i) a Solvency Certificate executed by the chief financial
officer (or, in the absence of a chief financial officer, the chief executive
officer) of Borrower and Guarantor, in form and substance satisfactory to Lender
and (ii) an officer’s certificate in the form attached hereto as
Exhibit D
, executed
by the chief executive officer or President of Borrower;
(f) Lender
shall have completed examinations, the results of which shall be satisfactory in
form and substance to Lender, of the Collateral, the financial statements and
the books, records, business, obligations, financial condition and operational
state of Borrower and Guarantor, and each such Person shall have demonstrated to
Lender’s satisfaction that (i) its operations comply, in all respects
deemed material by Lender, in its sole judgment, with all applicable federal,
state, foreign and local laws, statutes and regulations, (ii) its
operations are not the subject of any governmental investigation, evaluation or
any remedial action which could result in any expenditure or liability deemed
material by Lender, in its sole judgment, and (iii) it has no liability
(whether contingent or otherwise) that is deemed material by Lender, in its sole
judgment;
(g) Lender
shall have received all fees, charges and expenses payable to Lender on or prior
to the Closing Date pursuant to the Loan Documents;
(h) all
in form and substance satisfactory to Lender in its Permitted Discretion, Lender
shall have received such consents, approvals and agreements, including, without
limitation, any applicable Landlord Waivers and Consents with respect to any and
all leases set forth on
Schedule 7.4A
, from
such third parties as Lender shall determine are necessary or desirable with
respect to (i) the Loan Documents and the transactions contemplated thereby, and
(ii) claims against Borrower or Guarantor or the Collateral;
(i) Borrower
shall be in compliance with
Section 8.5
, and
Lender shall have received copies of all insurance policies or binders, original
certificates of all insurance policies of Borrower confirming that they are in
effect and that the premiums due and owing with respect thereto have been paid
in full and endorsements of such policies issued by the applicable Insurers and
naming Lender as loss payee or additional insured on those policies specified in
Section
8.5
;
(j) all
corporate and other proceedings, documents, instruments and other legal matters
in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Loan Documents
(including, but not limited to, those relating to corporate and capital
structures of Borrower) shall be satisfactory to Lender;
(k) Lender
shall have received, in form and substance satisfactory to Lender, release and
termination of any and all Liens, security interest and Uniform Commercial Code
financing statements in, on, against or with respect to any of the Collateral
(other than Permitted Liens);
(l) Borrower
shall have executed and delivered to Lender an IRS Form 8821;
(m) Lender
shall be satisfied that there are no material defaults in any of Borrower’s
obligations under any contract required for the operation of its
business;
(n) Lender
shall have received the Pledge Agreement, in form and substance satisfactory to
Lender, as duly authorized, executed and delivered by the parties thereto;
and
(o) Lender
shall have received such other documents, certificates, information or legal
opinions as Lender may reasonably request, all in form and substance reasonably
satisfactory to Lender.
6.2
Conditions to Each Advance
The obligations of Lender to make any
Advance, including, without limitation, the Initial Advance, (or otherwise
extend credit hereunder) are subject to the satisfaction, in the sole judgment
of Lender, of the following additional conditions precedent:
(a) Borrower
shall have delivered to Lender a Borrowing Certificate for the Advance executed
by an authorized officer of Borrower, which shall constitute a representation
and warranty by Borrower as of the Borrowing Date of such Advance that the
conditions contained in this
Section 6.2
have been
satisfied;
provided
however
, that any
determination as to whether to fund Advances or extensions of credit shall be
made by Lender in its Permitted Discretion;
(b) each
of the representation and warranties made by Credit Parties in or pursuant to
this Agreement, or under the other Loan Documents or which are contained in any
certificate, document or financial or other statement furnished in connection
herewith, shall be true and correct, before and after giving effect to such
Advance;
(c) no
Default or Event of Default shall have occurred or be continuing or would exist
after giving effect to the Advance on such date;
(d) immediately
after giving effect to the requested Advance, the aggregate outstanding
principal amount of Advances shall not exceed the lesser of the Availability and
the Facility Cap;
(e) at
the time of making such requested Advance, no Material Adverse Change has
occurred or is continuing; and
(f) Lender
shall have received all fees, charges and expenses payable to Lender on or prior
to such date pursuant to the Loan Documents.
VII.
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REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES
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Credit
Parties, jointly and severally, represent and warrant as of the date hereof, the
Closing Date, each Borrowing Date:
7.1
Organization and Authority
Each Credit Party is a corporation
duly organized, validly
existing and in good standing under the laws of its state of
formation. Each Credit Party (i) has all requisite corporate or
entity power and authority to own its properties and assets and to carry on its
business as now being conducted and as contemplated in the Loan Documents,
(ii) is duly qualified to conduct business in every jurisdiction in which
failure so to qualify would reasonably be likely to result in a Material Adverse
Change, and (iii) has all requisite power and authority (A) to execute,
deliver and perform the Loan Documents to which it is a party, (B) to borrow
hereunder, (C) to consummate the transactions contemplated under the Loan
Documents, and (D) to grant the Liens with regard to the Collateral pursuant to
the Loan Documents to which it is a party.
7.2
Loan Documents
The execution, delivery and performance
by each Credit Party of the Loan Documents to which it is a party, and the
consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby, (i) have been duly
authorized by all requisite action of each such Person and have been duly
executed and delivered by or on behalf of each such Person; (ii) do not violate
any provisions of (A) applicable law, statute, rule, regulation, ordinance
or tariff, (B) any order of any Governmental Authority binding on any such
Person or any of their respective properties, or (C) the certificate of
incorporation or bylaws (or any other equivalent governing agreement or
document) of any such Person, or any agreement between any such Person and its
respective stockholders, members, partners or equity owners or among any such
stockholders, members, partners or equity owners; (iii) are not in conflict
with, and do not result in a breach or default of or constitute an event of
default, or an event, fact, condition or circumstance which, with notice or
passage of time, or both, would constitute or result in a conflict, breach,
default or event of default under, any indenture, agreement or other instrument
to which any such Person is a party, or by which the properties or assets of
such Person are bound; (iv) except as set forth therein, will not result in
the creation or imposition of any Lien of any nature upon any of the properties
or assets of any such Person, and (v) except as set forth on
Schedule 7.2
, do not
require the consent, approval or authorization of, or filing, registration or
qualification with, any Governmental Authority or any other
Person. When executed and delivered, each of the Loan Documents to
which any Credit Party is a party will constitute the legal, valid and binding
obligation of Credit Party, enforceable against such Credit Party in accordance
with its terms.
7.3
Subsidiaries, Capitalization and Ownership
Interests
Except as listed on
Schedule 7.3
, no
Credit Party has any Subsidiaries.
Schedule 7.3
states the authorized and issued capitalization of each Credit Party, the number
and class of equity securities and/or ownership, voting or partnership interests
issued and outstanding of each Credit Party and the record and beneficial owners
thereof (including options, warrants
and other rights to
acquire any of the foregoing). The ownership or partnership interests
of each Credit Party that is a limited partnership or a limited liability
company are not certificated, the documents relating to such interests do not
expressly state that the interests are governed by Article 8 of the Uniform
Commercial Code, and the interests are not held in a securities
account.
Schedule 7.3
sets forth a complete and accurate list of the directors, members, managers
and/or partners of each Credit Party. Except as listed on
Schedule 7.3
, no
Credit Party owns an interest in, participates in or engages in any joint
venture, partnership or similar arrangements with any Person.
7.4
Properties
Each Credit Party (i) is the sole owner
and has good, valid and marketable title to, or a valid leasehold interest in,
all of its properties and assets, including the Collateral, whether personal or
real, subject to no transfer restrictions or Liens of any kind except for
Permitted Liens, and (ii) is in compliance in all material respects with each
lease to which it is a party or otherwise bound.
Schedule 7.4A
lists all real properties (and their locations) owned or leased by or to, and
all other material assets or property that are leased or licensed by, any Credit
Party and all warehouses, fulfillment houses or other locations at which any of
any Credit Party’s Inventory is located. Each Credit Party enjoys
peaceful and undisturbed possession under all such leases and such leases are
all the leases necessary for the operation of such properties and assets, are
valid and subsisting and are in full force and effect.
Schedule 7.4B
lists
all Deposit Accounts and investment accounts (and their locations) owned by any
Credit Party, and all such Deposit Accounts and investment accounts are subject
to no Liens of any kind except as expressly set forth on
Schedule 7.4B
, all of
which Liens constitute Permitted Liens.
7.5
Other Agreements
No Credit Party is (i) a party to any
judgment, order or decree or any agreement, document or instrument, or subject
to any restriction, which would affect its ability to execute and deliver, or
perform under, any Loan Document or to pay the Obligations, (ii) in default in
the performance, observance or fulfillment of any obligation, covenant or
condition contained in any agreement, document or instrument to which it is a
party or to which any of its properties or assets are subject, which default, if
not remedied within any applicable grace or cure period would reasonably be
likely to result in a Material Adverse Change, nor is there any event, fact,
condition or circumstance which, with notice or passage of time or both, would
constitute or result in a conflict, breach, default or event of default under,
any of the foregoing which, if not remedied within any applicable grace or cure
period would reasonably be likely to result in a Material Adverse Change; (iii)
a party or subject to any agreement, document or instrument with respect to, or
obligation to pay any, Management or Service Fee with respect to, the ownership,
operation, leasing or performance of any of its business or any facility, nor is
there any manager with respect to any such facility; or (iv) a party to any
contract with any Affiliate other than as set forth on
Schedule
7.5
.
7.6
Litigation
There is
no action, suit, proceeding or investigation pending or, to the knowledge of any
Credit Party, threatened against any Credit Party (i) that challenges the
validity of any of the Loan Documents, or to enjoin the right of any Credit
Party to enter into any Loan Document or to consummate the transactions
contemplated thereby, (ii) that would reasonably be likely to be or have, either
individually or in the aggregate, any Material Adverse Change, or
(iii) that would reasonably be likely to result in any Change of
Control. Except as set forth on Schedule 7.6, no Credit Party is a
party or subject to any order, writ, injunction, judgment or decree of any
Governmental Authority. Except as set forth on
Schedule 7.6
, there
is no action, suit, proceeding or investigation initiated by any Credit Party
currently pending.
7.7
Environmental Matters
Other than exceptions to any of the
following that could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be
expected to result in a Material Adverse Change:
(a) Each
Credit Party
and its Subsidiaries: (i) are, and within the period of all
applicable statutes of limitation have been, in compliance with all applicable
Environmental Laws; (ii) hold all environmental Permits (each of which is in
full force and effect) required for any of their current or intended operations
or for any property owned, leased, or otherwise operated by any of them; (iii)
are, and within the period of all applicable statutes of limitation have been,
in compliance with all of their environmental Permits; and (iv) reasonably
believe that: each of their environmental Permits will be timely
renewed and complied with, without material expense; any additional
environmental Permits that may be required of any of them will be timely
obtained and complied with, without material expense; and compliance with any
Environmental Law that is or is expected to become applicable to any of them
will be timely attained and maintained, without material expense.
(b) To
the knowledge of each
Credit Party
and
its Subsidiaries, no Materials of Environmental Concern (i) are present at, on,
under, in, or about any real property now owned, leased or operated by such
Credit Party
or any of its Subsidiaries, or (ii) were present at any formerly owned, leased
or operated property during the period of such ownership, lease or operation by
such
Credit
Party
or its Subsidiaries or (iii) are present at any other location
(including, without limitation, any location to which Materials of Environmental
Concern have been sent for re-use or recycling or for treatment, storage, or
disposal) which, in the case of any of clauses (i), (ii) or (iii), would
reasonably be expected to (A) give rise to liability of such
Credit Party
or any
of its Subsidiaries under any applicable Environmental Law or otherwise result
in costs to such
Credit Party
or any
of its Subsidiaries, (B) interfere with the continued operations of such
Credit Party
or any
of its Subsidiaries, or (C) impair the fair saleable value of any real property
owned or leased by such
Credit Party
or any
of its Subsidiaries.
(c) There
is no judicial, administrative, or arbitral proceeding (including any notice of
violation or alleged violation) under or relating to any Environmental Law to
which any
Credit
Party
or any of such
Credit Party’s
Subsidiaries is, or to the knowledge of such
Credit Party
or any
of its Subsidiaries will be, named as a party that is pending or, to the
knowledge of such
Credit Party
or any
of its Subsidiaries, threatened.
(d) No
Credit Party
,
nor any of
Credit
Parties’
Subsidiaries, has received any written request for information,
or been notified that it is a potentially responsible party under or relating to
the federal Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability
Act or any similar Environmental Law, or with respect to any Materials of
Environmental Concern.
(e) No
Credit Party
,
nor any of
Credit
Parties’
Subsidiaries, has entered into or agreed to any consent decree,
order, or settlement or other agreement, or is subject to any judgment, decree,
or order or other agreement, in any judicial, administrative, arbitral, or other
forum for dispute resolution, relating to compliance with or liability under any
Environmental Law.
(f) No
Credit Party
,
nor any of
Credit
Parties’
Subsidiaries, has assumed or retained, by contract or operation
of law, any liabilities of any kind, fixed or contingent, known or unknown,
under any Environmental Law or with respect to any Material of Environmental
Concern.
7.8
Potential Tax Liability; Tax Returns; Governmental
Reports
(a) Except
as disclosed in
Schedule 7.8
, no
Credit Party (i) has received any oral or written communication from any taxing
authority with respect to any investigation or assessment relating to such
Credit Party directly, or relating to any consolidated tax return which was
filed on behalf of such Credit Party, (ii) is aware of any year which remains
open pending tax examination or audit by any taxing authority, and (iii) is
aware of any information that could give rise to any tax liability or
assessment.
(b) Each
Credit Party (i) has filed all federal, state, foreign (if applicable) and local
tax returns and other reports which are required by law to be filed by such
Credit Party, and (ii) has paid all taxes, assessments, fees and other
governmental charges, including, without limitation, payroll and other
employment related taxes, in each case that are due and payable, except only for
items that such Credit Party is currently contesting in good faith with adequate
reserves under GAAP, which contested items are described on
Schedule
7.8
.
7.9
Financial Statements and Reports
All financial statements and financial
information relating to Credit Parties that have been or may hereafter be
delivered to Lender by Credit Parties are accurate and complete (as of the date
they were prepared) and all financial statements have been prepared in
accordance with GAAP consistently applied with prior periods except for any
normal quarter and year-end adjustments which may be applied in future periods
and for any changes in accounting methodology that may have been applied since
any prior period. Credit Parties have no material obligations or
liabilities of any kind not disclosed in such financial information or
statements, and since the date of the most recent financial statements submitted
to Lender, there has not occurred any Material Adverse Change or Liability Event
or, to Credit Parties’ knowledge, any other event or condition that could
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Change or Liability
Event.
7.10
Compliance with Law
(a) Each
Credit Party has been and is currently in compliance, and is presently taking
and will continue to take all actions necessary to assure that it shall, on or
before each applicable compliance date and continuously thereafter, comply with
HIPAA. Borrower has not received any notice from any Governmental
Authority that such Governmental Authority has imposed or intends to impose any
enforcement actions, fines or penalties for any failure or alleged failure to
comply with HIPAA or its implementing regulations. Each Credit Party (i) is in
compliance with all laws, statutes, rules, regulations, ordinances and tariffs
of any Governmental Authority applicable to such Credit Party and such Credit
Party’s business, assets or operations, including, without limitation, ERISA and
Healthcare Laws, and (ii) is not in violation of any order of any Governmental
Authority or other board or tribunal, except where noncompliance or violation
could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse
Change. There is no event, fact, condition or circumstance which,
with notice or passage of time, or both, would constitute or result in any
noncompliance with, or any violation of, any of the foregoing, in each case
except where noncompliance or violation could not reasonably be expected to
result in a Material Adverse Change. No Credit Party has received any
notice that such Credit Party is not in compliance in any respect with any of
the requirements of any of the foregoing. No Credit Party has (a)
engaged in any Prohibited Transactions as defined in Section 406 of ERISA
and Section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the
rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, (b) failed to meet any applicable
minimum funding requirements under Section 302 of ERISA in respect of its
plans and no funding requirements have been postponed or delayed, (c) any
knowledge of any event or occurrence which would cause the Pension Benefit
Guaranty Corporation to institute proceedings under Title IV of ERISA to
terminate any of the employee benefit plans, (d) any fiduciary responsibility
under ERISA for investments with respect to any plan existing for the benefit of
Persons other than its employees or former employees, or (e) withdrawn,
completely or partially, from any multi-employer pension plans so as to incur
liability under the MultiEmployer Pension Plan Amendments of
1980. With respect to each Credit Party, there exists no event
described in Section 4043 of ERISA, excluding Subsections 4043(b)(2)
and 4043(b)(3) thereof, for which the required thirty (30) day notice period has
not been waived. Each Credit Party has maintained in all material
respects all records required to be maintained by the Joint Commission on
Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, the Food and Drug Administration,
Drug Enforcement Agency and State Boards of Pharmacy and the federal and state
Medicare and Medicaid programs as required by the Healthcare Laws and, to the
best knowledge of each Credit Party, there are no presently existing
circumstances which likely would result in material violations of the Healthcare
Laws.
(b) No
Credit Party (i) is a Person whose property or interest in property is
blocked or subject to blocking pursuant to Section 1 of Executive Order
13224 of September 23, 2001 Blocking Property and Prohibiting Transactions With
Persons Who Commit, Threaten to Commit, or Support Terrorism (66 Fed. Reg. 49079
(2001)), (ii) engages in any dealings or transactions prohibited by Section 2 of
such executive order, or is otherwise associated with any such Person in any
manner violative of such Section 2, or (iii) is a Person on the list of
Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons or subject to the limitations
or prohibitions under any other OFAC regulation or executive order.
(c) Each
Credit Party is in compliance, in all material respects, with the Patriot
Act.
7.11
Intellectual Property
Schedule 7.11
lists,
as of the Closing Date, all (a) registered Intellectual Property (including
applications for registration) owned by Borrower and (b) licenses of rights in
Intellectual Property (other than non-customized mass market licenses of rights
in Intellectual Property) pursuant to which Borrower licenses rights in
Intellectual Property either from or to another Person, whether on an exclusive
or non-exclusive basis.
7.12
Licenses and Permits; Labor
Each Credit Party
is in
compliance with and has all Permits and Intellectual Property necessary or
required by applicable law or Governmental Authority for the operation of its
businesses as currently conducted. All of the foregoing is in full
force and effect and not in known conflict with the rights of
others. No Credit Party is (i) in breach of or default under the
provisions of any of the foregoing, nor is there any event, fact, condition or
circumstance which, with notice or passage of time or both, would constitute or
result in a conflict, breach, default or event of default under, any of the
foregoing which, if not remedied within any applicable grace or cure period
could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change, (ii) a
party to or subject to any agreement, instrument or restriction that is so
unusual or burdensome that it might have a Material Adverse Change, and/or (iii)
and has not been, involved in any labor dispute, strike, walkout or union
organization which could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse
Change. Borrower has obtained, and currently has, all Permits
necessary in the generation of each Account.
7.13
No Default
There does not exist any Default or
Event of Default.
7.14
Disclosure
No Loan
Document nor any other agreement, document, certificate, or statement furnished
to Lender by or on behalf of any Credit Party in connection with the
transactions contemplated by the Loan Documents, nor any representation or
warranty made any by Credit Party in any Loan Document, contains any untrue
statement of material fact or omits to state any fact necessary to make the
statements therein not materially misleading as of the date such statements were
delivered. There is no fact known to any Credit Party which has not
been disclosed to Lender in writing which could reasonably be expected to result
in a Material Adverse Change.
7.15
Existing Indebtedness; Investments, Guarantees and
Certain Contracts
Except as contemplated by the Loan
Documents or as otherwise set forth on
Schedule 7.15A
,
no Credit Party (i) has any outstanding Indebtedness other than Permitted
Indebtedness, (ii) is not subject or party to any mortgage, note, indenture,
indemnity or guarantee of, with respect to or evidencing any Indebtedness of any
other Person, or (iii) owns or holds any equity or long-term debt investments
in, and has any outstanding advances to or any outstanding guarantees for the
obligations of, or any outstanding borrowings from, any Person. Each
Credit Party has performed all material obligations required to be performed by
such Credit Party pursuant to or in connection with any items listed on
Schedule 7.15A
and there has occurred no breach, default or event of default under any document
evidencing any such items or any fact, circumstance, condition or event which,
with the giving of notice or passage of time or both, would constitute or result
in a breach, default or event of default thereunder.
Schedule 7.15B
sets
forth all Indebtedness with a maturity date during the Term, and identifies such
maturity date. No Credit Party has any existing accrued and unpaid Indebtedness
owing to any Governmental Authority or any other governmental
payor.
7.16
Other Agreements
Except as set forth on
Schedule 7.16
, (i)
there are no existing or proposed agreements, arrangements,
understandings or transactions between any Credit Party and any of such Credit
Party’s officers, members, managers, directors, stockholders, partners, other
interest holders, employees or Affiliates or any members of their respective
immediate families, (ii) none of the foregoing Persons are directly or
indirectly, indebted to or have any direct or indirect ownership, partnership or
voting interest in, to such Credit Party’s knowledge, any Affiliate
of such Credit Party or any Person that competes with such Credit Party (except
that any such Persons may own stock in, but not exceeding two percent (2%) of
the outstanding capital stock of, any publicly traded company that may compete
with such Credit Party (iii) no director or officer of any Credit Party has
received any compensation of any kind in consideration or otherwise of such
Credit Party entering into this Agreement, and (iv) neither Lender nor any of
its Affiliates has paid or offered to pay any compensation to any director or
officer of any Credit Party in consideration of such Credit Party’s entering
into the Loan Documents.
7.17
Insurance
Credit Parties have in full force and
effect such insurance policies as are customary in its industry and as may be
required pursuant to
Section 8.5
hereof. All such insurance policies are listed and described on
Schedule
7.17
.
7.18
Names; Location of Offices, Records and Collateral
During
the preceding five years, Borrower has not conducted business under, filed any
tax return under, or used any name (whether corporate, partnership or assumed)
other than as shown on
Schedule
7.18A
. Borrower is the sole owner of all of its names listed
on
Schedule
7.18A
, and any and all business done and invoices issued in such names
are Borrower’s sales, business and invoices. Each trade name of
Borrower represents a division or trading style of Borrower. Borrower
maintains its places of business and chief executive offices only at the
locations set forth on
Schedule 7.18B
, and
all Accounts of Borrower arise, originate and are located, and all of the
Collateral and all books and records in connection therewith or in any way
relating thereto or evidence the Collateral are located and shall be only, in
and at such locations. All of the Collateral is located only in the
continental United States. There are no facts, events or occurrences
which in any way impair the validity or enforceability thereof or tend to reduce
the amount payable thereunder from the face amount of the claim or invoice and
statements delivered to Lender with respect thereto. To the best of
Credit Parties’ knowledge, (A) the Account Debtor thereunder had the capacity to
contract at the time any contract or other document giving rise thereto was
executed, (B) such Account Debtor is solvent, and, (C) subject to the final
sentence of this
Section 7.18
, there
are no proceedings or actions which are threatened or pending against any
Account Debtor thereunder which might result in any Material Adverse Change in
such Account Debtor’s financial condition or the collectability
thereof. Borrower has obtained and currently has all Permits
necessary in the generation of each Account of Borrower and Borrower has
disclosed to Lender on each Borrowing Certificate (a “
Denial
Disclosure
”) the amount of all Accounts of Borrower for which Medicare is
the Account Debtor and for which payment has been denied and subsequently
appealed pursuant to the procedure described in the definition of Eligible
Accounts hereof, and Borrower is pursuing all available appeals in respect of
such Accounts,
provided
,
that
, Borrower shall
not be required to make a Denial Disclosure for up to $50,000 in the aggregate
that remain uncorrected at any time for claims denied due to coding and clerical
errors for the period covered by such Borrowing Certificate.
7.19
Lien Perfection and Priority
Upon the execution and delivery of this
Agreement, and upon the proper filing of the necessary financing statements
without any further action, Lender will have a good, valid and perfected first
priority Lien and security interest in the Collateral, subject to no transfer or
other restrictions or Liens of any kind in favor of any other Person except for
Permitted Liens. No financing statement relating to any of the
Collateral is on file in any public office except those (i) on behalf of Lender,
and (ii) in connection with Permitted Liens.
7.20
Investment Company Act
No Credit Party is required to register
as an “investment company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of
1940, as amended.
7.21
Regulations T, U and X
No Credit
Party is engaged in the business of extending credit for the purpose of
purchasing or carrying any “margin stock” or “margin security” (within the
meaning of Regulations T, U or X issued by the Board of Governors of the Federal
Reserve System), and no proceeds of the Loans will be used to purchase or carry
any margin stock or margin security or to extend credit to others for the
purpose of purchasing or carrying any margin stock or margin
security.
7.22
Survival
Each Credit Party makes the
representations and warranties contained herein with the knowledge and intention
that Lender is relying and will rely thereon. All such
representations and warranties will survive the execution and delivery of this
Agreement and the making of the Advances under the Revolving
Facility.
VIII.
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AFFIRMATIVE
COVENANTS
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Each Credit Party, jointly and
severally, covenants and agrees that, until all of the Obligations have been
fully performed and Paid in Full, and this Agreement has
terminated:
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8.1
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Financial
Statements, Borrowing Certificate, Financial Reports and Other
Information
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(a)
Financial
Reports
. Credit Parties shall furnish to Lender (i) as soon as
available and in any event when submitted to the Securities and Exchange
Commission but no later than one hundred and five (105) calendar days after the
end of each fiscal year of Credit Parties, audited annual consolidated and
consolidating financial statements of Credit Parties, including the notes
thereto, consisting of a consolidated and consolidating balance sheet at the end
of such completed fiscal year and the related consolidated and consolidating
statements of income, retained earnings, cash flows and owners’ equity for such
completed fiscal year, which financial statements shall be prepared by an
independent certified public accounting firm satisfactory to Lender and
accompanied by related management letters, if available; provided that beginning
with the financial statements for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2008, no
going concern opinion shall be issued in connection with such financial
statements, (ii) as soon as available and in any event within thirty calendar
days after the end of each calendar month (fifty calendar days after the end of
any month which coincides with the end of a fiscal quarter and sixty days after
the end of any month which coincides with the end of a fiscal year), unaudited
financial statements of Credit Parties consisting of a balance sheet and
statements of income and cash flows as of the end of the immediately
preceding calendar month. Monthly financial statements provided to the Lender
which have been internally prepared by Borrower for any month which corresponds
with the end of a fiscal quarter or fiscal year will be subject to further
adjustments by the Credit Parties’ outside auditors before being
finalized. All such financial statements shall be prepared in
accordance with GAAP consistently applied with prior periods except for any
normal quarter and year-end adjustments which may be applied in future periods
and for any changes in accounting methodology that may have been applied since
any prior period. With each such financial statement, Credit Parties
shall also deliver a certificate of its chief financial officer or principal
accounting officer in substantially the form of
Exhibit B
hereto (a
“
Compliance
Certificate
”) stating that (A) such person has reviewed the relevant
terms of the Loan Documents and the condition of Credit Parties, (B) no Default
or Event of Default has occurred or is continuing, or, if any of the foregoing
has occurred or is continuing, specifying the nature and status and period of
existence thereof and the steps taken or proposed to be taken with respect
thereto, and (C) Credit Parties are in compliance with all financial covenants
attached as Annex I hereto. Such certificate shall be accompanied by
the calculations necessary to show compliance with the financial covenants in a
form satisfactory to Lender and (iii) simultaneously with the delivery of
monthly financial statements for any given month, an accounts payable aging
schedule showing a reconciliation to the amounts reported in the monthly
financial statements.
(b)
Other
Materials
. Credit Parties shall furnish to Lender as soon as
available, and in any event within ten calendar days after the preparation or
issuance thereof or at such other time as set forth below: (i) copies
of such financial statements (other than those required to be delivered pursuant
to
Section 8.1(a)
)
prepared by, for or on behalf of Credit Parties and any other notes, reports and
other materials related thereto, including, without limitation, any pro forma
financial statements, (ii) any reports, returns, information, notices and other
materials that any Credit Party shall send to its stockholders, members,
partners or other equity owners at any time unless such materials are publicly
available at www.sec.gov, (iii) all Medicare and Medicaid cost reports and other
documents and materials filed by Borrower and any other reports, materials or
other information regarding or otherwise relating to Medicaid or Medicare
prepared by, for or on behalf of Borrower other than internal working analyses,
(iv) simultaneously with the provision of any monthly financial statements
provided pursuant to Section 8(a) above to the extent such information has not
been already reflected in a Borrowing Certificate submitted to Lender: (A) a
report of the status of all payments, denials and appeals of all Medicare and
Medicaid Accounts (unless such denials were due to clerical errors in an amount
which does not require a Denial Disclosure, and (B) a sales and collection
report and accounts receivable aging schedule, including a report of sales,
credits issued and collections received, all such reports showing a
reconciliation to the amounts reported in the monthly financial statements, (v)
promptly upon receipt thereof, copies of any reports submitted to a Borrower by
its independent accountants in connection with any interim audit of the books of
such Person or any of its Affiliates and copies of each management control
letter provided by such independent accountants, (vi) within thirty (30)
calendar days after the execution thereof, a copy of any contracts with the
federal government or with a Governmental Authority in the State of New York,
Vermont or Washington
and (vii) such
additional information, documents, statements, reports and other materials as
Lender may reasonably request from a credit or security perspective or otherwise
from time to time.
(c)
Notices
. Credit
Parties shall promptly, and in any event within four calendar days after
Borrower or any authorized officer of Borrower obtains knowledge thereof, notify
Lender in writing of (i) any pending or threatened litigation, suit,
investigation, arbitration, dispute resolution proceeding or administrative
proceeding brought or initiated by Borrower or otherwise affecting or involving
or relating to Borrower or any of its property or assets to the extent (A) the
amount in controversy exceeds $50,000.00, or (B) to the extent any of the
foregoing seeks injunctive relief, (ii) any Default or Event of Default, which
notice shall specify the nature and status thereof, the period of existence
thereof and what action is proposed to be taken with respect thereto,
(iii) any other development, event, fact, circumstance or condition that
would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change, in each
case describing the nature and status thereof and the action proposed to be
taken with respect thereto, (iv) any notice received by a Borrower from any
payor of a claim, suit or other action such payor has, claims or has filed
against such Borrower, (v) any matter(s) affecting the value, enforceability or
collectability of any of the Collateral, including, without limitation, claims
or disputes in the amount of $50,000.00 or more, singly or in the aggregate, in
existence at any one time, (vi) any notice given by Borrower to any other lender
of such Borrower and shall furnish to Lender a copy of such notice, (vii)
receipt of any notice or request from any Governmental Authority or governmental
payor regarding any liability or claim of liability in excess of $50,000.00
singly or in the aggregate, (viii) receipt of any notice by Borrower regarding
termination of any manager of any facility owned, operated or leased by such
Borrower, (ix) if any Account becomes evidenced or secured by an Instrument or
Chattel Paper and (x) any pending, threatened or actual investigation or survey
of Borrower, its directors, officers or managing employees by any of the
Medicare, Medicaid or CHAMPUS/TRICARE programs, or any other third party payor
programs, (xi) Borrower becoming a party to a Corporate Integrity Agreement with
the Office of Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services,
(xii) Borrower becoming subject to reporting obligations pursuant to any
settlement agreement entered into with any Governmental Authority, (xiii)
Borrower becoming the subject of any government payor program investigation
conducted by any federal or state enforcement agency, (xiv) Borrower becoming a
defendant in any qui tam/False Claims Act litigation, (xv) Borrower being served
with or received any search warrant, subpoena, civil investigative demand or
contact letter by or from any federal or state enforcement agency relating to an
investigation or (xvi) Borrower becoming subject to any written complaint filed
with or submitted to any Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over such
Borrower or filed with or submitted to such Borrower pursuant to such Borrower’s
policies relating to the filing or submissions of such types of complaints, from
employees, independent contractors, vendors, physicians, or any other person
that would indicate that such Borrower has violated any law, regulation or
law.
(d)
Consents
. Credit
Parties shall use their best efforts to obtain and deliver from time to time all
required consents, approvals and agreements from such third parties as Lender
shall determine are necessary or desirable in its Permitted Discretion, each of
which must be satisfactory to Lender in its Permitted Discretion and acceptable
to such third party, with respect to (i) the Loan Documents and the transactions
contemplated thereby, (ii) claims against a Borrower or the Collateral, and/or
(iii) any agreements, consents, documents or instruments to which Borrower is a
party or by which any properties or assets of Borrower or any of the Collateral
is or are bound or subject, including, without limitation, Landlord Waivers and
Consents with respect to leases.
(e)
Operating
Budget
. Credit Parties shall furnish to Lender on or prior to
the Closing Date and for each fiscal year of Credit Parties prior to the
commencement of such fiscal year, a draft of consolidated and consolidating
month by month projected operating budgets, annual projections, profit and loss
statements, balance sheets and cash flow reports of and for Credit Parties for
such upcoming fiscal year (including an income statement for each month and a
balance sheet as at the end of the last month in each fiscal quarter), in each
case prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently applied with prior periods,
provided, that, (A) such Budget as submitted to the Board of Directors of
Borrower for approval shall be provided to Lender by Borrower not less than
sixty (60) days after commencement of such fiscal year and (B) a final version
of the budget as approved by the Board of Directors of Borrower for each fiscal
year shall be provided to Lender by Borrower not less than ten (10) calendar
days after the approval of such budget or any revision thereof by the Board of
Directors.
(f)
Ancillary Materials to be
Furnished Upon Request
. Upon written request by Lender, Credit
Parties shall use its best efforts to furnish to Lender within ten (10) calendar
days after the request therefore the following kinds of information: (1) any
other reports, materials or other information regarding or otherwise relating to
Medicaid or Medicare prepared by, for, or on behalf of, Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries, including, without limitation, (A) copies of licenses and permits
required by any applicable federal, state, foreign or local law, statute,
ordinance or regulation or Governmental Authority for the operation of its
business (B) Medicare and Medicaid provider numbers and agreements, (C) state
surveys pertaining to any healthcare facility operated or owned or leased by
Borrower or any of its Affiliates or Subsidiaries, (D) participating agreements
relating to medical plans (ii) copies of material licenses and permits required
by applicable federal, state, foreign or local law, statute, ordinance or
regulation or Governmental Authority for the Operation of Borrower’s
business.
8.2
[Reserved]
8.3
Conduct of Business and Maintenance of Existence
and Assets
Borrower
shall (i) conduct its business in accordance with good business practices
customary to the industry, (ii) engage principally in the same or similar lines
of business substantially as heretofore conducted, (iii) collect its Accounts in
the ordinary course of business, (iv) maintain all of its material properties,
assets and equipment used or useful in its business in good repair, working
order and condition (normal wear and tear excepted and except as may be disposed
of in the ordinary course of business and in accordance with the terms of the
Loan Documents and otherwise as determined by such Borrower using commercially
reasonable business judgment), (v) from time to time to make all necessary or
desirable repairs, renewals and replacements thereof,
as determined
by such Borrower using commercially reasonable business judgment, (vi) maintain
and keep in full force and effect its existence and all material Permits and
qualifications to do business and good standing in each jurisdiction in which
the ownership or lease of property or the nature of its business makes such
Permits or qualification necessary and in which failure to maintain such Permits
or qualification could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse
Change; and (vii) remain in good standing and maintain operations in all
jurisdictions in which currently located.
8.4
Compliance with Legal and Other Obligations
Each
Credit Party shall (i) comply with all laws, statutes, rules, regulations,
ordinances and tariffs of all Governmental Authorities applicable to it or its
business, assets or operations, including applicable requirements which where
promulgated pursuant to HIPAA (ii) pay all taxes, assessments, fees,
governmental charges, claims for labor, supplies, rent and all other obligations
or liabilities of any kind, except liabilities being contested in good faith and
against which adequate reserves have been established, (iii) perform in
accordance with its terms each contract, agreement or other
arrangement to which it is a party or by which it or any of the
Collateral is bound, except where the failure to comply, pay or perform could
not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change, (iv) maintain
and comply with all Permits necessary to conduct its business and comply with
any new or additional requirements that may be imposed on it or its business,
and (v) properly file all Medicaid, Medicare and CHAMPUS/TRICARE cost
reports. Without limiting the foregoing, Borrower is, and while this
Agreement shall remain in effect shall remain, qualified for participation in
the Medicare, Medicaid and CHAMPUS/TRICARE programs; Borrower has, and while
this Agreement shall remain in effect shall maintain, a current and valid
provider contract with such programs; Borrower is, and while this Agreement
shall remain in effect shall remain, in compliance with the conditions of
participation in such programs; and Borrower has, and while this Agreement shall
remain in effect shall maintain, all approvals or qualification necessary for
capital reimbursement for any facility operated by Borrower. While
this Agreement shall remain in effect, all billing practices of Borrower with
respect to any facility operated by Borrower and all third party payors,
including the Medicare, Medicaid and CHAMPUS/TRICARE programs and private
insurance companies, shall remain in compliance with all applicable laws,
regulations and policies of such third party payors and the Medicare, Medicaid
and CHAMPUS/TRICARE programs.
8.5
Insurance
Borrower
shall keep (i) all of its insurable properties and assets adequately insured in
all material respects against losses, damages and hazards as are customarily
insured against by businesses engaging in similar activities or owning similar
assets or properties and at least the minimum amount required by applicable law,
including, without limitation, medical malpractice and professional liability
insurance, as applicable; (ii) maintain general public liability insurance at
all times against liability on account of damage to persons and property having
such limits, deductibles, exclusions and co-insurance and other provisions as
are customary for a business engaged in activities similar to those of Credit
Parties; and (iii) maintain insurance under all applicable workers’ compensation
laws; all of the foregoing insurance policies to (A) be satisfactory in
form and substance to Lender, (B) expressly provide that they cannot be amended
to reduce coverage or canceled without thirty (30) calendar days prior
written notice to Lender and that they inure to the benefit of Lender
notwithstanding any action or omission or negligence of or by such Credit Party
or any insured thereunder. With respect to property insurance
covering business interruption, accounts receivable and the books and records in
connection therewith, Lender shall be named as loss payee and additional insured
and with respect to general liability insurance Lender shall be named as
additional insured.
8.6
Books and Records
Each Credit Party shall (i) keep
complete and accurate books of record and account in accordance with
commercially reasonable business practices in which true and correct entries are
made of all of its and their dealings and transactions in all material respects;
and (ii) set up and maintain on its books such reserves as may be required by
GAAP with respect to doubtful accounts and all taxes, assessments, charges,
levies and claims and with respect to its business, and include such reserves in
its quarterly as well as year end financial statements.
8.7
Inspections; Periodic Audits and Reappraisals
Each
Credit Party shall permit the representatives of Lender, at the expense of
Credit Parties, from time to time during normal business hours, but no more
frequently than three times per year so long as no Default or Event of Default
occurs and is continuing upon reasonable notice, to (i) visit and inspect any of
its offices or properties or any other place where Collateral is located to
inspect the Collateral and/or to examine or audit all of its books of account,
records, reports and other papers, (ii) make copies and extracts therefrom, and
(iii) discuss its business, operations, prospects, properties, assets,
liabilities, condition and/or Accounts with its officers and independent public
accountants (and by this provision such officers and accountants are authorized
to discuss the foregoing) upon seven (7) Business Days prior written notice;
provided, however, that (A) Borrower shall not be obligated to reimburse Lender
for more than three (3) visits, inspections, examinations and audits under the
foregoing clause (i) conducted during any fiscal year while no Default or Event
of Default exists at a cost of $850 per auditor per day plus all out-of-pocket
expenses of Lender (it being agreed and understood that the Borrower shall be
Obligated to reimburse Lender for all such visits, inspections, examinations and
audits conducted while any Default or Event of Default exists); and (B) no
notice shall be required to do any of the foregoing if any Event of Default has
occurred and is continuing.
8.8
Further Assurances;
Post-Closing
At Credit Parties’ cost and expense,
each Credit Party shall (i) within five Business Days after Lender’s
request, take such further actions, obtain such consents and approvals and duly
execute and deliver such further agreements, assignments, instructions or
documents as Lender may deem necessary in its Permitted Discretion with respect
to furtherance of the purposes, terms and conditions of the Loan Documents and
the consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby, whether before, at or
after the performance or consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or
the occurrence of a Default or Event of Default, (ii) without limiting and
notwithstanding any other provision of any Loan Document, execute and deliver,
or cause to be executed and delivered, such agreements and documents, and take
or cause to be taken such actions, and otherwise perform, observe and comply
with such obligations, as are set forth on
Schedule 8.8
,
and (iii) upon the
exercise by Lender or any of its Affiliates of any power, right, privilege or
remedy pursuant to any Loan Document or under applicable law or at equity which
requires any consent, approval, registration, qualification or authorization of
any Governmental Authority, execute and deliver, or cause the execution and
delivery of, all applications, certificates, instruments and other documents
requested by Lender in its Permitted Discretion that may be so required for such
consent, approval, registration, qualification or
authorization. Without limiting the foregoing, upon the exercise by
Lender or any of its Affiliates of any right or remedy under any Loan Document
which requires any consent, approval or registration with, consent,
qualification or authorization by, any Person, Credit Parties shall execute and
deliver, or cause the execution and delivery of, all applications, certificates,
instruments and other documents that Lender or its Affiliate may be required to
obtain for such consent, approval, registration, qualification or
authorization.
8.9
Use of Proceeds
Borrower
shall use the proceeds from the Revolving Facility only for the purposes set
forth in the first “WHEREAS” clause of this Agreement.
8.10
[Reserved]
8.11
[Reserved]
8.12
Taxes and Other Charges
(a) All
payments and reimbursements to Lender made under any Loan Document shall be free
and clear of and without deduction for all taxes, levies, imposts, deductions,
assessments, charges or withholdings, and all liabilities with respect thereto
of any nature whatsoever, excluding taxes to the extent imposed on Lender’s net
income. If any Credit Party shall be required by law to deduct any
such amounts from or in respect of any sum payable under any Loan Document to
Lender, then the sum payable to Lender shall be increased as may be necessary so
that, after making all required deductions, Lender receives an amount equal to
the sum it would have received had no such deductions been
made. Notwithstanding any other provision of any Loan Document, if at
any time after the Closing (i) any change in any existing law, regulation,
treaty or directive or in the interpretation or application thereof, (ii) any
new law, regulation, treaty or directive enacted or any interpretation or
application thereof, or (iii) compliance by Lender with any new request or
new directive (whether or not having the force of law) from any Governmental
Authority after the date of Closing: (A) subjects Lender to any tax,
levy, impost, deduction, assessment, charge or withholding of any kind
whatsoever directly arising from any Loan Document or from payments directly
received by the Lender from any Credit Party pursuant to the Loan Documents
(except for net income taxes, franchise taxes imposed in lieu of net income
taxes, and any other taxes on the general affairs of the Lender which may be
imposed generally by federal, state or local taxing authorities with respect to
interest or commitment fees or other fees payable hereunder or changes in the
rate of tax on the overall net income of Lender), or (B) imposes on Lender any
other condition or increased cost directly in connection with the transactions
contemplated thereby or participations therein (specifically excluding any
general costs imposed on Lender by any government entity that are not directly
related to the obligations hereunder); and the result of any of the foregoing is
to directly increase the cost to Lender of making or continuing any Loan
hereunder or to reduce any amount receivable hereunder, then, in any such case,
Credit Parties shall promptly, and in any event within ten (10) Business days of
Credit Party’s receipt of notice from Lender, pay to Lender any additional
amounts necessary to compensate Lender, on an after-tax basis, for such
additional cost or reduced amount as determined by Lender. If Lender
becomes entitled to claim any additional amounts pursuant to this
Section 8.12
it shall
promptly notify Credit Parties of the event by reason of which Lender has become
so entitled and contain a calculation of such additional amounts that are
proposed to be due and payable and shall answer any questions and provide any
explanation reasonably requested by Borrower in good faith to understand the
nature and purported reason for such additional amounts.
(b) Credit
Parties shall promptly, and in any event within five Business Days after any
Credit Party or any authorized officer of any Credit Party obtains knowledge
thereof, notify Lender in writing of any oral or written communication from any
taxing authority or otherwise with respect to any (i) tax investigations,
relating to such Credit Party directly, or relating to any consolidated tax
return which was filed on behalf of such Credit Party, (ii) notices of tax
assessment or possible tax assessment, (iii) years that are designated open
pending tax examination or audit, and (iv) information that could give rise to
any tax liability or assessment.
8.13
Payroll Taxes
Without
limiting or being limited by any other provision of any Loan Document, each
Credit Party at all times shall retain and use a Person acceptable to Lender to
process, manage and pay its payroll taxes and shall cause to be delivered to
Lender within ten calendar days after the end of each calendar month a report of
its payroll taxes for the immediately preceding calendar month and evidence of
payment thereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, being copied on
Borrower’s payroll reports within the period specified in the preceding sentence
shall satisfy this requirement; provided that such payroll report sets forth the
status of payroll taxes.
8.14
New Subsidiaries
If at any time after the Closing Date
Borrower shall form or acquire any new Subsidiary, Borrower shall promptly, and
in any event not later than fifteen calendar days after the creation or
acquisition of such Subsidiary or such longer period as Lender may determine in
writing, execute, and cause such new Subsidiary to execute, and deliver to
Lender such joinder agreements and amendments to this Agreement and the other
Loan Documents, including executing and delivering allonges to any Notes to the
extent issued hereunder in form and substance satisfactory to Lender and
providing such other documentation as Lender may reasonably request, including,
without limitation, UCC searches, as applicable, and filings, legal opinions and
corporate authorization documentation, and to take such other actions in each
case as Lender deems necessary or advisable to (a) join and make such new
Subsidiary a co-Borrower hereunder and thereunder, subject to all the rights and
benefits and obligations and burdens of a Borrower hereunder, (b) grant to
Lender a perfected first priority security interest in the Collateral of such
new Subsidiary subject to no Liens other than the Permitted Liens.
Each Credit Party, jointly and
severally, covenants and agrees that, until the indefeasible payment in full in
cash, and the full performance of all, of the Obligations and termination of
this Agreement:
Borrower
shall not violate the financial covenants set forth on
Annex I
to this
Agreement, which is incorporated herein and made a part hereof.
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9.2
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Permitted
Indebtedness
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Borrower
shall not create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Indebtedness, other than
Permitted Indebtedness. Borrower shall not make prepayments on any
existing or future Indebtedness to any Person other than to Lender or to the
extent specifically permitted by this Agreement or any subsequent agreement
between Borrower and Lender.
9.3 Permitted
Liens
Borrower shall not create, incur,
assume or suffer to exist any Lien upon, in or against, or pledge of, any of the
Collateral or any of its other properties or assets of Borrower including but
not limited to Deposit Accounts, cash or other money and Investment Property,
whether now owned or hereafter acquired, except Permitted Liens.
9.4 Investments;
New Facilities or Collateral; Subsidiaries
Except as set forth on Schedule 9.4,
Borrower shall not, directly or indirectly, enter into any agreement to,
(i) purchase, own, hold, invest in or otherwise acquire obligations or
stock or securities of, or any other interest in, or all or substantially all of
the assets of, any Person or any joint venture, or (ii) make or permit to
exist any loans, advances or guarantees to or for the benefit of any Person or
assume, guarantee, endorse, contingently agree to purchase or otherwise become
liable for or upon or incur any obligation of any Person (other than those
created by the Loan Documents and Permitted Indebtedness and other than
(A) trade credit extended in the ordinary course of business, (B) advances
for business travel and similar temporary advances made in the ordinary course
of business to officers, directors and employees, (C) investments in Cash
Equivalents and (D) the endorsement of negotiable instruments for deposit or
collection or similar transactions in the ordinary course of
business). Borrower shall not, directly or indirectly, purchase, own,
operate, hold, invest in or otherwise acquire any facility, property or assets
or any Collateral that is not located at the locations set forth on
Schedule 7.18B
unless
Borrower shall provide to Lender at least ten (10) Business Days prior written
notice. Borrower shall not have any Subsidiaries other than those
Subsidiaries, if any, existing at Closing and set forth on
Schedule 7.3
., unless
Borrower and new Subsidiary fully complies with
Section 8.14
hereof.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, Borrower
shall be permitted to make Permitted Acquisitions with Lender’s prior written
consent;
provided
,
however
, that the
consent of Lender shall not be required if the cash consideration paid in
respect of the Permitted Acquisition does not exceed $500,000 and Borrower fully
complies with
Section
8.14
hereof.
9.5 Dividends;
Redemptions
Borrower shall not (i) declare, pay or
make any Distribution, (ii) apply any of its funds, property or assets to the
acquisition, redemption or other retirement of any Capital Stock, (iii)
otherwise make any payments or Distributions to any stockholder, member, partner
or other equity owner in such Person’s capacity as such, or (iv) make any
payment of any Management or Service Fee;
provided
however
, that absent
the occurrence and continuation of a Default or Event of Default, and if a
Default or Event of Default would not arise therefrom, Borrower may: (x) make
Permitted Distributions, (y) declare, pay or make Distributions payable in its
stock, or split-ups or reclassifications of its stock; and (z) redeem its
capital stock from terminated employees pursuant to, but only to the extent
required under, the terms of the related employment agreements.
9.6
Transactions with Affiliates
Except as
set forth on Schedule 9.6, Borrower shall not enter into or consummate any
transaction of any kind with any of its Affiliates or Guarantor or any of their
respective Affiliates other than: (i) salary, bonus, severance, employee stock
option and other compensation, consulting and employment arrangements with
directors or officers in the ordinary course of business,
provided,
that,
no payment of
any cash bonus or severance shall be permitted if a Default or Event of Default
has occurred and remains in effect or would be caused by or result from such
payment, and no payment of any severance shall be made, individually or in the
aggregate, in excess of $250,000 in any twelve (12) month period, (ii)
Distributions permitted pursuant to
Section 9.5
, and
(iii) the making of payments permitted under and pursuant to a written agreement
entered into by and between Borrower and one or more of its Affiliates that both
(A) reflects and constitutes a transaction on overall terms at least as
favorable to Borrower as would be the case in an arm’s-length transaction
between unrelated parties of equal bargaining power;
provided
,
that,
notwithstanding
the foregoing Borrower shall not (Y) enter into or consummate any transaction or
agreement pursuant to which it becomes a party to any mortgage, note, indenture
or guarantee evidencing any Indebtedness of any of its Affiliates or otherwise
to become responsible or liable, as a guarantor, surety or otherwise, pursuant
to agreement for any Indebtedness of any such Affiliate, or (Z) make any
payments to any of its Affiliates in excess of $50,000 in the aggregate during
any consecutive twelve calendar month period without the prior written consent
of Lender (other than payments permitted pursuant to clause (i) or (ii)
above).
9.7
Charter Documents; Fiscal Year; Dissolution; Use of
Proceeds
No Credit Party shall (i) amend,
modify, restate or change its certificate of incorporation or formation or
bylaws or similar charter documents without the prior written consent of the
Lender, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld,
(ii) change its
fiscal year unless such Credit Party demonstrates to Lender’s satisfaction
compliance with the covenants contained herein for both the fiscal year in
effect prior to any change and the new fiscal year period by delivery to Lender
of appropriate interim and annual pro forma, historical and current compliance
certificates for such periods and such other information as Lender may
reasonably request, (iii) amend, alter or suspend or terminate or make
provisional in any material way, any material Permit without the prior written
consent of Lender, which consent shall not be unreasonably
withheld. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Lender acknowledges that
the following will not be deemed to be a violation of this covenant: (A) any
suspension of any license or Permit in any state caused by the departure of any
scientific or medical personnel, and (B) any amendment of a license or permit in
the ordinary course of business to enable Borrower to pursue additional
opportunities; provided that neither (A) nor (B) shall result in the impairment
of Borrower’s ability to collect any Account or account receivable,
(iv) wind up, liquidate or dissolve (voluntarily or involuntarily) or
commence or suffer any proceedings seeking or that would result in any of the
foregoing, (v) use any proceeds of any Advance for “purchasing” or “carrying”
“margin stock” as defined in Regulations U, T or X of the Board of Governors of
the Federal Reserve System, or (vi) without providing at least thirty calendar
days prior written notice to Lender, change its name or organizational
identification number, if it has one.
9.8
Truth of Statements
No Credit
Party shall (a) furnish to Lender any certificate or other document created or
produced by Borrower that contains any untrue statement of a material fact or
that omits to state a material fact necessary to make it not misleading in light
of the circumstances under which it was furnished as of the date it was provided
to Lender; and (b) furnish any document created or produced by a third party
that Borrower knows (A) contains any untrue statement of a material fact or (B)
omits to state a material fact necessary to make it not misleading in light of
the circumstances under which it was furnished.
9.9
IRS Form 8821
No Credit
Party shall alter, amend, restate, or otherwise modify, or withdraw, terminate
or re-file the IRS Form 8821 required to be delivered pursuant to the Conditions
Precedent in
Section
6.1
hereof.
9.10
Transfer of Assets
Notwithstanding any other provision of
this Agreement or any other Loan Document, Borrower shall not, nor shall it
permit any of its Subsidiaries to, sell, lease, transfer, assign or otherwise
dispose of any interest in any properties or assets (other than obsolete fixed
assets or excess fixed assets no longer needed in the conduct of the business in
the ordinary course of business and sales of Inventory in the ordinary course of
business), or agree to do any of the foregoing at any future time, except
that:
(a) Borrower
may lease or sublease (as lessor or sub-lessor) real or personal
property pursuant to a true lease not constituting Indebtedness and
not entered into as part of a sale and leaseback transaction, in each case in
the ordinary course of business and which could not reasonably be expected to
result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(b) Borrower
may arrange for warehousing, fulfillment or storage of Inventory at locations
not owned or leased by Borrower, in each case in the ordinary course of
business;
(c) Borrower
may license or sublicense Intellectual Property to third parties in the ordinary
course of business;
provided,
that,
such licenses
or sublicenses shall not interfere with the business or other operations of
Borrower; and
(d) Borrower
may consummate such other sales or dispositions of property or assets in excess
of $50,000 (including any sale or transfer or disposition of all or any part of
its assets and thereupon and within one year thereafter rent or lease the assets
so sold or transferred) only to the extent prior written notice has been given
to Lender and to the extent Lender has given its prior written consent thereto,
subject in each case to such conditions as may be set forth in such
consent.
9.11
OFAC
No
Credit
Party nor any Subsidiary of any Credit Party (i) will be or become a Person
whose Property or interests in Property are blocked or subject to blocking
pursuant to Section 1 of Executive Order 13224 of September 23, 2001
Blocking property and Prohibiting Transactions With Persons Who Commit, Threaten
to Commit or Support Terrorism (66 Fed. Reg. 49079(2001), (ii) will engage in
any dealings or transactions prohibited by Section 2 of such executive order, or
otherwise be associated with any such Person in any manner violative of Section
2 of such executive order, or (iii) otherwise will become a Person on the list
of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons or subject to the
limitations or prohibitions under any other OFAC regulation or executive
order.
9.12
Payroll Accounts
Borrower shall not maintain a greater
balance in any payroll account than is necessary to support Borrower’s current
payroll and payroll for one additional payroll cycle (bi-monthly or weekly as
applicable).
9.13
US Lab Litigation
Borrower shall not pay more than
$100,000 in the aggregate with respect to any award or settlement in connection
with the litigation with US Labs described in
Schedule
7.6
. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Borrower may pay amounts
in excess of the $100,000 set forth in the preceding sentence (the “Excess
Award”);
provided
,
that
, Borrower shall,
simultaneously with the payment of such Excess Award, have received proceeds at
least in the amount of such Excess Award from: (a) a capital contribution, (b)
Parent Indebtedness or (c) Indebtedness permitted under clause (v) of the
definition of Permitted Indebtedness.
The
occurrence of any one or more of the following shall constitute an “
Event of
Default
:”
(a) any
Credit Party shall fail to pay any amount on the Obligations when due (whether
on any payment date, at maturity, by reason of acceleration, by notice of
intention to prepay, by required prepayment or otherwise);
(b) any
representation, statement or warranty made or deemed made by any Credit Party in
any Loan Document or in any other certificate, document or report delivered in
conjunction with any Loan Document, shall not be true and correct in all
material respects or shall have been false or misleading in any material respect
on the date when made or deemed to have been made;
(c) any
Credit Party or other party thereto other than Lender shall be in violation,
breach or default of, or shall fail to perform, observe or comply with any
covenant, obligation or agreement set forth in, any Loan Document and such
violation, breach, default or failure shall not be cured within the applicable
period set forth in the applicable Loan Document;
provided
that
, with respect to
the affirmative covenants set forth in
Article VIII
(other
than
Sections 8.1(c),
8.3, 8.8, 8.9
,
for which there shall be no cure period and Section 8.5 for which there
shall be a five (5) Business Day cure period), there shall be a thirty calendar
day cure period commencing from the earlier of (i) Receipt by such Person
of written notice of such breach, default, violation or failure, and
(ii) the time at which such Person or any authorized officer thereof knew
or became aware, or should have known or been aware, of such failure, violation,
breach or default, but no Advances will be made during the cure
period;
(d) (i)
any of the Loan Documents ceases to be in full force and effect, or (ii) any
Lien created thereunder ceases to constitute a valid perfected first priority
Lien on the Collateral in accordance with the terms thereof, or Lender ceases to
have a valid perfected first priority security interest in any of the Collateral
pledged to Lender pursuant to the Loan Documents;
provided,
that
, with respect to
non-material breaches or violations that constitute Events of Default under
clause (ii) of this
Section 10(d)
, there
shall be a five (5) Business Day cure period commencing from the earlier of
(A) Receipt by the applicable Person of written notice of such breach or
violation or of any event, fact or circumstance constituting or resulting in any
of the foregoing, and (B) the time at which such Person or any authorized
officer thereof knew or became aware, or should have known or been aware, of
such breach or violation and resulting Event of Default or of any event, fact or
circumstance constituting or resulting in any of the foregoing;
(e) one
or more tax judgments, decrees, arbitrations or other binding award is rendered
against any Credit Party in an amount in excess of $25,000 individually or
$75,000 in the aggregate in any consecutive 12-month period, which is/are not
satisfied, stayed, vacated or discharged of record within thirty calendar days
of being rendered but no Advances will be made before the judgment is stayed,
vacated or discharged unless otherwise agreed to in writing by Lender except for
the US Lab Award;
(f) (i) any
default occurs, which is not cured or waived, (x) in the payment when due
of any amount with respect to any Indebtedness (other than the Obligations) of
any Credit Party having an aggregate principal balance of at least $50,000,
(y) in the performance, observance or fulfillment of any provision
contained in any agreement, contract, document or instrument to which any Credit
Party is a party or to which any of their properties or assets are subject or
bound under or pursuant to which any Indebtedness having an aggregate principal
balance of at least $50,000 was issued, created, assumed, guaranteed or secured
and such default continues for more than any applicable grace period or permits
the holder of any Indebtedness to accelerate the maturity thereof, or (ii) any
Indebtedness of any Credit Party is declared to be due and payable or is
required to be prepaid (other than by a regularly scheduled payment) prior to
the stated maturity thereof, or any obligation of such Person for the payment of
Indebtedness (other than the Obligations) is not paid when due or within any
applicable grace period, or any such obligation becomes or is declared to be due
and payable before the expressed maturity thereof, or there occurs an event
which, with the giving of notice or lapse of time, or both, would cause any such
obligation to become, or allow any such obligation to be declared to be, due and
payable;
(g) any
Credit Party shall (i) be unable to pay its debts generally as they become due,
(ii) make a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors, (iii)
commence, or consent to, a proceeding for the appointment of a receiver,
trustee, liquidator or conservator of itself or of the whole or any substantial
part of its property, or (iv) file a petition seeking reorganization or
liquidation or similar relief under any Debtor Relief Law;
(h) a
court of competent jurisdiction shall (A) enter an order, judgment or decree
appointing a custodian, receiver, trustee, liquidator or conservator of any
Credit Party or the whole or any substantial part of any such Person’s
properties, which shall continue unstayed and in effect for a period of sixty
calendar days, (B) shall approve a petition filed against any Credit Party
seeking reorganization, liquidation or similar relief under the any Debtor
Relief Law, which is not dismissed within sixty calendar days or, (C) under
the provisions of any Debtor Relief Law, assume custody or control of any Credit
Party or of the whole or any substantial part of any such Person’s properties,
which is not irrevocably relinquished within sixty calendar days, or
(ii) there is commenced against any Credit Party any proceeding or petition
seeking reorganization, liquidation or similar relief under any Debtor Relief
Law and either (A) any such proceeding or petition is not unconditionally
dismissed within sixty calendar days after the date of commencement, or (B) any
Credit Party takes any action to indicate its approval of or consent to any such
proceeding or petition, but no Advances will be made before any such order,
judgment or decree described above is stayed, vacated or discharged, any such
petition described above is dismissed, or any such custody or control described
above is relinquished;
(i) (i)
any Change of Control occurs or any binding agreement (that does not require
Lender’s consent as a condition to closing) to cause or that may result in any
such Change of Control is entered into, (ii) any Material Adverse Change occurs
or is reasonably expected to occur, (iii) any Liability Event occurs or is
reasonably expected to occur, or (iv) any Credit Party ceases any material
portion of its business operations as currently conducted;
(j) Lender
receives any indication or evidence that (i) any Credit Party may have directly
or indirectly been engaged in any type of activity, which, in Lender’s Permitted
Discretion, might result in forfeiture of any property with a value in excess of
$25,000 to any Governmental Authority which shall have continued unremedied for
a period of ten calendar days after written notice from Lender (but no Advances
will be made before any such activity ceases) or (ii) any Credit Party or any of
their respective directors or senior officers is criminally indicted or
convicted under any law that could lead to a forfeiture of any
Collateral;
(k) uninsured
damage to, or loss, theft or destruction of, any portion of the Collateral
occurs that exceeds $10,000 in the aggregate;
(l) the
issuance of any process for levy, attachment or garnishment or execution upon or
prior to any judgment against any Credit Party or any of their property or
assets in excess of $50,000.
Upon the occurrence of an Event of
Default, notwithstanding any other provision of any Loan Document, Lender may,
without notice or demand, do any of the following: (i) terminate its obligations
to make Advances hereunder and (ii) all or any of the Loans and/or Notes, all
interest thereon and all other Obligations shall automatically, without any
further action by Lender, be due and payable immediately (except in the case of
an Event of Default under
Section 10(d)
,
(g)
, or
(h)
, in which event
all of the foregoing shall automatically and without further act by Lender be
due and payable), and (ii) prohibit any action permitted to be taken under
Article IX hereof, in each case without presentment, demand, protest or further
notice of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived by Credit
Parties.
XI.
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RIGHTS
AND REMEDIES AFTER DEFAULT
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11.1
Rights and Remedies
(a) In
addition to the acceleration provisions set forth in
Article X
above, upon
the occurrence and continuation of an Event of Default, Lender shall have the
right to exercise any and all rights, options and remedies provided for in any
Loan Document, under the UCC or at law or in equity, including, without
limitation, the right to (i) at Credit Parties’ expense, require that all or any
part of the Collateral be assembled and made available to Lender at any place
designated by Lender, (ii) reduce or otherwise change the Facility Cap, and/or
(iii) relinquish or abandon any Collateral or any Lien
thereon. Notwithstanding any provision of any Loan Document, Lender,
in its sole discretion, shall have the right, at any time that Credit Parties
fail to do so, and from time to time, without prior notice, to: (i) obtain
insurance covering any of the Collateral to the extent required hereunder; (ii)
pay for the performance of any of Obligations; (iii) discharge taxes or Liens on
any of the Collateral that are in violation of any Loan document unless Credit
Parties are in good faith with due diligence by appropriate proceedings
contesting those items; and (iv) pay for the maintenance and preservation of the
Collateral. Such expenses and advances shall be added to the
Obligations until reimbursed to Lender and shall be secured by the Collateral,
and such payments by Lender shall not be construed as a waiver by Lender of any
Event of Default or any other rights or remedies of Lender. Credit
Parties hereby waive any and all rights that they may have to a judicial hearing
in advance of the enforcement of any of Lender’s rights and remedies hereunder,
including, without limitation, its right following the occurrence of an Event of
Default to take immediate possession of the Collateral and to
exercise its rights and remedies with respect thereto.
(b) Credit
Parties agrees that notice received by it at least fifteen calendar days before
the time of any intended public sale, or the time after which any private sale
or other disposition of Collateral is to be made, shall be deemed to be
reasonable notice of such sale or other disposition. If permitted by
applicable law, any perishable Collateral which threatens to speedily decline in
value or which is sold on a recognized market may be sold immediately by Lender
without prior notice to Credit Parties. At any sale or disposition of
Collateral, Lender may (to the extent permitted by applicable law) purchase all
or any part thereof free from any right of redemption by any Credit Party which
right is hereby waived and released. Credit Parties covenant and
agree not to, and not to permit or cause any of their Subsidiaries to, interfere
with or impose any obstacle to Lender’s exercise of its rights and remedies with
respect to the Collateral. Lender, in dealing with or disposing of
the Collateral or any part thereof, shall not be required to give priority or
preference to any item of Collateral or otherwise to marshal assets or to take
possession or sell any Collateral with judicial process
.
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11.2
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Application
of Proceeds
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In addition to any other rights,
options and remedies Lender has under the Loan Documents, the UCC, at law or in
equity, all dividends, interest, rents, issues, profits, fees, revenues, income
and other proceeds collected or received from collecting, holding, managing,
renting, selling, or otherwise disposing of all or any part of the Collateral or
any proceeds thereof upon exercise of its remedies hereunder shall be applied in
the following order of priority: (i)
first
, to the payment
of all costs and expenses of such collection, storage, lease, holding,
operation, management, sale, disposition or delivery and of conducting Credit
Parties’ business and of maintenance, repairs, replacements, alterations,
additions and improvements of or to the Collateral, and to the payment of all
sums which Lender may be required or may elect to pay, if any, for taxes,
assessments, insurance and other charges upon the Collateral or any part
thereof, and all other payments that Lender may be required or authorized to
make under any provision of this Agreement (including, without limitation, in
each such case, in-house documentation and diligence fees and legal expenses,
search, audit, recording, professional and filing fees and expenses and
reasonable attorneys' fees and all expenses, liabilities and advances made or
incurred in connection therewith); (ii)
second
, to the
payment of all other Obligations in such order or preference as Lender may
determine; and (iii)
third
, to the payment
of any surplus then remaining to Credit Parties, unless otherwise provided by
law or directed by a court of competent jurisdiction;
provided
,
that
, Credit Parties
shall be liable for any deficiency if such proceeds are insufficient to satisfy
the Obligations or any of the other items referred to in this
section.
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11.3
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Rights
of Lender to Appoint Receiver
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Without limiting and in addition to any
other rights, options and remedies Lender has under the Loan Documents, the UCC,
at law or in equity, upon the occurrence and continuation of an Event of
Default, Lender shall have the right to apply for and have a receiver appointed
by a court of competent jurisdiction in any action taken by Lender to enforce
its rights and remedies in order to manage, protect, preserve, sell or dispose
the Collateral and continue the operation of the business of Credit Parties and
to collect all revenues and profits thereof and apply the same to the payment of
all expenses and other charges of such receivership including the compensation
of the receiver and to the payments as aforesaid until a sale or other
disposition of such Collateral shall be finally made and
consummated. To the extent not prohibited by applicable law, each
Credit Party hereby irrevocably consents to and waives any right to object to or
otherwise contest the appointment of a receiver as provided
above. Each Credit Party (i) grants such waiver and consent knowingly
after having discussed the implications thereof with counsel, (ii) acknowledges
that (A) the uncontested right to have a receiver appointed for the foregoing
purposes is considered essential by Lender in connection with the enforcement of
its rights and remedies hereunder and under the other Loan Documents and (B) the
availability of such appointment as a remedy under the foregoing circumstances
was a material factor in inducing Lender to make the Loans to such Credit Party
and (iii) to the extent not prohibited by applicable law, agrees to enter into
any and all stipulations in any legal actions, or agreements or other
instruments required or reasonably appropriate in connection with the foregoing,
and to cooperate fully with Lender in connection with the assumption and
exercise of control by any receiver over all or any portion of the
Collateral.
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11.4
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Rights
and Remedies not Exclusive
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Lender shall have the right in its sole
discretion to determine which rights, Liens and remedies Lender may at any time
pursue, relinquish, subordinate or modify, and such determination will not in
any way modify or affect any of Lender’s rights, Liens or remedies under any
Loan Document, applicable law or equity. The enumeration of any
rights and remedies in any Loan Document is not intended to be exhaustive, and
all rights and remedies of Lender described in any Loan Document are cumulative
and are not alternative to or exclusive of any other rights or remedies which
Lender otherwise may have. The partial or complete exercise of any
right or remedy shall not preclude any other further exercise of such or any
other right or remedy.
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11.5
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Standards
for Exercising Remedies
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To the
extent that applicable law imposes duties on Lender to exercise remedies in a
commercially reasonably manner, Credit Parties hereby acknowledge and agree that
it is not commercially unreasonable for Lender (a) to fail to incur expenses
reasonably deemed significant by Lender to prepare Collateral for disposition or
otherwise to complete raw material or work in process into finished goods or
other finished products for disposition, (b) to fail to obtain third-party
consents for access to Collateral to be disposed of, or to obtain or, if not
required by other law, to fail to obtain governmental or third party consents
for the collection or disposition of Collateral to be collected or disposed of,
(c) to fail to exercise collection remedies against account debtors or other
persons obligated on Collateral or to remove Liens against Collateral, (d) to
exercise collection remedies against account debtors and other persons obligated
on Collateral directly or through the use of collection agencies and other
collection specialists, (e) to advertise dispositions of Collateral through
publications or media of general circulation, whether or not the Collateral is
of a specialized nature, (f) to contact other persons, whether or not in the
same business as Credit Parties, for expressions of interest in acquiring all or
any portion of the Collateral, (g) to hire one or more professional auctioneers
to assist in the disposition of Collateral, whether or not the Collateral is of
a specialized nature, (h) to dispose of Collateral by utilizing Internet sites
that provide for the auction of assets of the types included in the Collateral
or that have the reasonable capability of doing so, or that match buyers and
sellers of assets, (i) to dispose of assets in wholesale rather than retail
markets, (j) to disclaim disposition warranties, (k) to purchase insurance or
credit enhancements to insure Lender against risks of loss, collection or
disposition of Collateral or to provide to Lender a guaranteed return from the
collection or disposition of Collateral or (l) to the extent deemed appropriate
by Lender, to obtain the services of brokers, investment bankers, consultants or
other professionals to assist Lender in the collection or disposition of any of
the Collateral. Credit Parties further acknowledge that the purpose
of this
Section
11.5
is to provide non-exhaustive indications of what acts or omissions
by Lender would not be commercially unreasonable in Lender’s exercise of
remedies against the Collateral and that other acts or omissions by Lender shall
not be deemed commercially unreasonable solely on account of not being indicated
in this
Section
11.5
. Without limitation upon the foregoing, nothing contained
in this
Section
11.5
shall be construed to grant any rights to Credit Parties or to
impose any duties upon Lender that would not have been granted or imposed by
this Agreement or by applicable law in the absence of this
Section
11.5
.
XII.
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WAIVERS
AND JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS
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Except as
expressly provided for herein, Credit Parties hereby waive setoff, counterclaim,
demand, presentment, protest, all defenses with respect to any and all
instruments and all notices and demands of any description, and the pleading of
any statute of limitations as a defense to any demand under any Loan
Document. Credit Parties hereby waive any and all defenses and
counterclaims they may have or could interpose in any action or procedure
brought by Lender to obtain an order of court recognizing the assignment of, or
Lien of Lender in and to, any Collateral, whether or not payable by a
Medicaid/Medicare Account Debtor. With respect to any action
hereunder, Lender conclusively may rely upon, and shall incur no
liability to Credit Parties in acting upon, any request or other communication
that Lender reasonably believes to have been given or made by a person
authorized on Credit Parties’ behalf, whether or not such person is listed on
the incumbency certificate delivered pursuant to
Section 6.1
hereof. In each such case, Credit Parties hereby waive the right to
dispute Lender's action based upon such request or other communication, absent
manifest error. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing,
Borrower expressly waives all rights, benefits and defenses, if any, applicable
or available to Borrower under either California Code of Civil Procedure
Sections 580a or 726, which provide, among other things, that the amount of any
deficiency judgment which may be recovered following either a judicial or
nonjudicial foreclosure sale is limited to the difference between the amount of
any indebtedness owed and the greater of the fair value of the security or the
amount for which the security was actually sold. Without limiting the
generality of the foregoing, Borrower further expressly waives all rights,
benefits and defenses, if any, applicable or available to Borrower under either
California Code of Civil Procedure Sections 580b, providing, generally, that no
deficiency may be recovered on a real property purchase money obligation, or
580d, providing, generally, that no deficiency may be recovered on a note
secured by a deed of trust on real property if the real property is sold under a
power of sale contained in the deed of trust.
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12.2
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Delay;
No Waiver of Defaults
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No course of action or dealing,
renewal, release or extension of any provision of any Loan Document, or single
or partial exercise of any such provision, or delay, failure or omission on
Lender’s part in enforcing any such provision shall affect the liability of any
Credit Party or operate as a waiver of such provision or affect the liability of
any Credit Party or preclude any other or further exercise of such
provision. No waiver by any party to any Loan Document of any one or
more defaults by any other party in the performance of any of the provisions of
any Loan Document shall operate or be construed as a waiver of any future
default, whether of a like or different nature, and each such waiver shall be
limited solely to the express terms and provisions of such
waiver. Notwithstanding any other provision of any Loan Document, by
completing the Closing under this Agreement and/or by making Advances, Lender
does not waive any breach of any representation or warranty under any Loan
Document, and all of Lender’s claims and rights resulting from any such breach
or misrepresentation are specifically reserved.
EACH PARTY TO THIS AGREEMENT HEREBY
KNOWINGLY AND VOLUNTARILY WAIVES ANY RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY OF ANY CLAIM OR
CAUSE OF ACTION ARISING UNDER THE LOAN DOCUMENTS OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH OR
INCIDENTAL TO THE DEALINGS OF THE PARTIES WITH RESPECT TO THE LOAN DOCUMENTS OR
THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED THEREBY, WHETHER NOW EXISTING OR HEREAFTER
ARISING, AND WHETHER SOUNDING IN CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE. EACH
PARTY HEREBY AGREES AND CONSENTS THAT ANY SUCH CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION SHALL BE
DECIDED BY COURT TRIAL WITHOUT A JURY, AND THAT ANY PARTY TO THIS AGREEMENT MAY
FILE AN ORIGINAL COUNTERPART OR A COPY OF THIS SECTION WITH ANY COURT AS WRITTEN
EVIDENCE OF THE CONSENTS OF THE PARTIES TO THE WAIVER OF THEIR RESPECTIVE RIGHTS
TO TRIAL BY JURY.
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12.4
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Cooperation
in Discovery and Litigation
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In any litigation, arbitration or other
dispute resolution proceeding relating to any Loan Document, Borrower waives any
and all defenses, objections and counterclaims it may have or could interpose
with respect to (i) any of its directors, officers, employees or agents being
deemed to be employees or managing agents of Borrower for purposes of all
applicable law or court rules regarding the production of witnesses by notice
for testimony (whether in a deposition, at trial or otherwise), (ii) Lender’s
counsel examining any such individuals as if under cross-examination and using
any discovery deposition of any of them as if it were an evidence deposition,
and (iii) using commercially reasonable efforts to produce in any such dispute
resolution proceeding, all Persons, documents (whether in tangible,
electronic or other form) and other things under its control that properly
relate to any matters in dispute. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
Credit Parties (A) do not waive any rights of any directors, officers, employees
or agents that such Persons may have individually, (B) do not agree that any
alternative dispute resolution procedures other than a court trial will be
automatically applicable to the situation at hand in the event of a dispute and
will only agree to such alternative dispute resolution procedures at such time
after the facts and circumstances are known, and (C) with respect to item (iii)
do not agree to engage in any electronic discovery procedures unless agreed to
at such time in the future and at the expense of someone other than the
Borrower.
XIII.
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EFFECTIVE
DATE AND TERMINATION
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13.1
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Termination
and Effective Date Thereof
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(a)
Subject to Lender’s right to
cease making Advances pursuant to Section 2.1 or upon or after any Event of
Default, this Agreement shall continue in full force and effect until the
Obligations are Paid in Full, unless terminated sooner as provided in this
Section 13.1(a). Borrower may terminate this Agreement at any
time upon not less than thirty calendar days’ prior written notice to Lender and
upon full performance and indefeasible
Payment in Full
of all Obligations after
Receipt by Lender of such written notice. All of the Obligations
shall be immediately due and payable upon any termination by Borrower pursuant
to this Section 13.1(a) on the Termination Date
which shall be the first
Business Day after the thirty (30) day notice period has elapsed, on which the
Obligations have fully performed and indefeasibly Paid in Full
.
Upon such full performance
and Payment in full of the Obligations Lender shall not unreasonably delay the
filing of a release of its liens.
Notwithstanding any other
provision of any Loan Document, no termination of this Agreement shall affect
Lender’s rights or any of the Obligations existing as of the effective date of
such termination, and the provisions of the Loan Documents shall continue to be
fully operative until the Obligations have been fully performed and
Paid in Full
. The Liens
granted to Lender under the Loan Documents and the financing statements filed
pursuant thereto and the rights and powers of Lender shall continue in full
force and effect notwithstanding the fact that Borrower’s borrowings hereunder
may from time to time be in a zero or credit position until all of the
Obligations have been fully performed and indefeasibly
Paid in Full
.
(b)
Upon the occurrence of a
Revolver Termination, Credit Parties shall immediately pay Lender (in addition
to the then outstanding principal, accrued interest and other Obligations
relating to the Revolving Facility pursuant to the terms of this Agreement and
any other Loan Document), as yield maintenance for the loss of bargain and not
as a penalty, an amount equal to the applicable Minimum Termination
Fee.
All obligations, covenants, agreements,
representations, warranties, waivers and indemnities made by Credit Parties in
any Loan Document shall survive the execution and delivery of the Loan
Documents, the Closing, the making of the Advances and any termination of this
Agreement until all Obligations are fully performed and indefeasibly paid in
full in cash. The obligations and provisions of
Sections 3.6, 12.1, 12.3,
12.4, 13.1, 13.2, 15.4, 15.7 and 15.10
shall survive termination of the
Loan Documents and any payment, in full or in part, of the
Obligations.
Guarantor hereby unconditionally and
irrevocably guarantees the punctual payment when due, whether at stated
maturity, by acceleration or otherwise, of all Obligations of each Credit Party,
including, without limitation, Credit Parties, now or hereafter existing under
any Loan Document, whether for principal, interest (including, without
limitation, all interest that accrues after the commencement of any proceeding
of Borrower or any other Credit Party under any Debtor Relief Laws), fees,
commissions, expense reimbursements, indemnifications or otherwise (such
obligations, to the extent not paid by Borrower, the
“Guaranteed Obligations”
), and
agrees to pay any and all costs, fees and expenses (including reasonable counsel
fees and expenses) incurred by Lender in enforcing any rights under the guaranty
set forth in this
Article XIV
. Without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, Guarantor’s liability shall extend to
all amounts that constitute part of the Guaranteed Obligations and would be owed
by Borrower or any other Credit Party to Lender under any Loan Document, but for
the fact that they are unenforceable or not allowable due to the existence of
any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Laws involving Borrower or any other
Credit Party.
Guarantor guarantees that the
Guaranteed Obligations will be paid strictly in accordance with the terms of the
Loan Documents, regardless of any law regulation or order now or hereafter in
effect in any jurisdiction affecting any such terms or the rights of Lender with
respect thereto. The obligations of Guarantor under this
Article XIV
are
independent of the Guaranteed Obligations, and a separate action or actions may
be brought and prosecuted against any other guarantor to enforce such
obligations, irrespective of whether any action is brought against any Credit
Party or whether any Credit Party is joined in any such action or
actions. The liability of Guarantor under this
Article XIV
shall be irrevocable, absolute and unconditional irrespective of, and, in
consideration of the direct and indirect benefits from the financing
arrangements contemplated herein enjoyed by such Guarantor. Guarantor hereby
irrevocably waives any defenses it may now or hereafter have in any way relating
to, any or all of the following: (a) any lack of validity or enforceability of
any Loan Document or any agreement or instrument relating thereto; (b) any
change in the time, manner or place of payment of, or in any other term of, all
or any of the Guaranteed Obligations, or any other amendment or waiver of or any
consent to departure from any Loan Document, including, without limitation, any
increase in the Guaranteed Obligations resulting from the extension of
additional credit to any Credit Party or otherwise; (c) any taking, exchange,
release or non-perfection of any Collateral, or any taking, release or amendment
or waiver of or consent to departure from any other guaranty, for all or any of
the Guaranteed Obligations; (d) any change, restructuring or termination of the
corporate, limited liability company or partnership structure or existence of
any Credit Party; (e) promptness, diligence, notice of acceptance and any other
notice with respect to any of the Guaranteed Obligations and this
Article XIV
and
any requirement that Lender exhaust any right or take any action against any
other Credit Party or any other Person or any Collateral; or (f) any other
circumstance (including, without limitation, any statute of limitations) or any
existence of or reliance on any representation by Lender that might otherwise
constitute a defense available to, or a discharge of, any Credit Party or any
other guarantor or surety, other than the defense of payment.
This
Article XIV
is a
continuing guaranty and shall (a) remain in full force and effect until the
indefeasible cash payment in full of the Guaranteed Obligations and all other
amounts payable under this
Article XIV
and
irrevocable termination of the Loan Agreement in accordance with its terms, (b)
be binding upon Guarantor, its successors and assigns and (c) inure to the
benefit of, and be enforceable by, Lender and its successors, assigns, pledgees,
transferees. This
Article XIV
shall continue to be effective or be reinstated, as the case may be, if at any
time any payment of any of the Guaranteed Obligations is rescinded or must
otherwise be returned to Lender or any other Person upon the insolvency,
bankruptcy or reorganization of Borrower or any other Credit Party or otherwise,
all as though such payment had not been made. Guarantor hereby waives
any right to revoke this
Article XIV
, and
acknowledges that this
Article XIV
is
continuing in nature and applies to all Guaranteed Obligations, whether existing
now or in the future.
Guarantor will not exercise any rights
that it may now or hereafter acquire against any other Credit Party or any other
guarantor or that arise from the existence, payment, performance or enforcement
of its respective obligations under this
Article XIV
,
including, without limitation, any right of subrogation, reimbursement,
exoneration, contribution or indemnification and any right to participate in any
claim or remedy of Lender against any other Credit Party or any other guarantor
or any Collateral, whether or not such claim, remedy or right arises in equity
or under contract, statute or common law including, without limitation, the
right to take or receive from any other Credit Party or any other guarantor,
directly or indirectly, in cash or other property or by set-off or in any other
manner, payment or security solely on account of such claim, remedy or right,
unless and until all of the Guaranteed Obligations and all other amounts payable
under this
Article XIV
shall have been indefeasibly paid in full in cash and all commitments to lend
hereunder shall have terminated. Guarantor agrees that any payment of
any Indebtedness of Borrower now or hereafter held by such Guarantor is hereby
subordinated in right of payment to the irrevocable and indefeasible payment in
full in cash of the Guaranteed Obligations unless otherwise agreed to in writing
by Lender or provided for in this agreement.
If any amount shall be
paid to a Guarantor in violation of the immediately preceding sentences, such
amount shall be held in trust for the benefit of Lender and shall forthwith be
paid to Lender to be credited and applied to the Guaranteed Obligations and all
other amounts payable under this
Article XIV
,
whether matured or unmatured, in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, or
to be held as Collateral for any Guaranteed Obligations or other amounts payable
under this
Article XIV
thereafter arising. If (i) a Guarantor shall make payment to Lender
of all or any part of the Guaranteed Obligations, (ii) all of the Guaranteed
Obligations and all other amounts payable under this
Article XIV
shall be indefeasibly paid in full in cash and (iii) Lender’s commitment to lend
hereunder shall have been terminated, Lender will, at such Guarantor’s request
and expense, execute and deliver to such Guarantor appropriate documents,
without recourse and without representation or warranty, necessary to evidence
the transfer by subrogation to such Guarantor of an interest in the Guaranteed
Obligations resulting from such payment by such Guarantor
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15.1
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Governing
Law; Jurisdiction; Service of Process;
Venue
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The Loan Documents shall be governed by
and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of Maryland
without giving effect to its choice of law provisions. Any judicial
proceeding against Credit Parties with respect to the Obligations, any Loan
Document or any related agreement may be brought in any federal or state court
of competent jurisdiction located in the State of Maryland. By
execution and delivery of each Loan Document to which it is a party, each Credit
Party (i) accepts the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the aforesaid courts and
irrevocably agrees to be bound by any judgment rendered thereby, (ii) waives
personal service of process, (iii) agrees that service of process upon it may be
made by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, pursuant to
Section 15.5
hereof, (iv) waives any objection to personal jurisdiction and venue of any
action instituted hereunder and agrees not to assert any defense based on lack
of jurisdiction, venue or convenience, and (v) agrees that this loan was made in
Maryland, that Lender has accepted in Maryland Loan Documents executed by such
Credit Party and has disbursed Advances under the Loan Documents in
Maryland. Nothing shall affect the right of Lender to serve process
in any manner permitted by law or shall limit the right of Lender to bring
proceedings against such Credit Party in the courts of any other jurisdiction
having jurisdiction, including any jurisdiction in which Collateral is located
for purposes of exercising rights and remedies with respect to such
Collateral. Any judicial proceedings against Lender involving,
directly or indirectly, the Obligations, any Loan Document or any related
agreement shall be brought only in a federal or state court located in the State
of Maryland. All parties acknowledge that they participated in the
negotiation and drafting of this Agreement, that the parties were represented by
counsel of their choice in connection with the negotiation and drafting of this
Agreement, that the parties to this Agreement are sophisticated parties entering
into a commercial transaction, and that, accordingly, no party shall move or
petition a court construing this Agreement to construe it more stringently
against one party than against any other.
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15.2
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Successors
and Assigns; Participations; New
Lenders
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The Loan Documents shall inure to the
benefit of Lender, Transferees and all future holders of the Loan, any Note, the
Obligations and/or any of the Collateral, and each of their respective
successors and assigns. Each Loan Document shall be binding upon the
Persons’ other than Lender that are parties thereto and their respective
successors and assigns, and no such Person may assign, delegate or transfer any
Loan Document or any of its rights or obligations thereunder without the prior
written consent of Lender. No rights are intended to be created under
any Loan Document for the benefit of any third party donee, creditor or
incidental beneficiary of any Credit Party. Nothing contained in any
Loan Document shall be construed as a delegation to Lender of any other Person’s
duty of performance. CREDIT PARTIES ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT LENDER
AT ANY TIME AND FROM TIME TO TIME MAY (I) DIVIDE AND RESTATE ANY NOTE, AND/OR
(II) SELL, ASSIGN OR GRANT PARTICIPATING INTERESTS IN OR TRANSFER ALL OR ANY
PART OF ITS RIGHTS OR OBLIGATIONS UNDER ANY LOAN DOCUMENT, LOANS, ANY NOTE, THE
OBLIGATIONS AND/OR THE COLLATERAL TO OTHER PERSONS (EACH SUCH TRANSFEREE,
ASSIGNEE OR PURCHASER, A
“TRANSFEREE”
). Each
Transferee shall have all of the rights and benefits with respect to the Loans,
Obligations, any Notes, Collateral and/or Loan Documents held by it as fully as
if the original holder thereof, and either Lender or any Transferee may be
designated as the sole agent to manage the transactions and obligations
contemplated therein. Notwithstanding any other provision of any Loan
Document, Lender may disclose to any Transferee all information, reports,
financial statements, certificates and documents obtained under any provision of
any Loan Document. In the event of any transfer of any portion of
Lender’s right and interest in the Obligations of this Agreement, Lender agrees
to so notify the Borrower of such transfer and include such transferee’s name
and contact information, except if such transfer is to an Affiliate of Lender or
any of Lender’s financing sources.
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15.3
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Application
of Payments
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To the
extent that any payment made or received with respect to the Obligations is
subsequently invalidated, determined to be fraudulent or preferential, set aside
or required to be repaid to a trustee, debtor in possession, receiver, custodian
or any other Person under any Debtor Relief Law, common law or equitable cause
or any other law, then the Obligations intended to be satisfied by such payment
shall be revived and shall continue as if such payment had not been received by
Lender. Any payments with respect to the Obligations received shall
be credited and applied in such manner and order as Lender shall decide in its
sole discretion.
Each Credit Party jointly and
severally shall indemnify Lender, its Affiliates and its and their respective
managers, members, officers, employees, Affiliates, agents, representatives,
successors, assigns, accountants and attorneys (collectively, the “
Indemnified
Persons
”) from
and against any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties,
actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses and disbursements of any kind or
nature whatsoever (including, without limitation, reasonable fees and
disbursements of counsel, allocable costs of in-house counsel, and in-house
diligence fees and expenses
, subject to the provisions
governing payment of in-house counsel and outside counsel fees set forth in
Section 15.7(b))
which may be imposed on, incurred by or asserted against any Indemnified Person
with respect to or arising out of, or in any litigation, proceeding or
investigation instituted or conducted by any Person with respect to any aspect
of, or any transaction contemplated by or referred to in, or any matter related
to, any Loan Document or any agreement, document or transaction contemplated
thereby, whether or not such Indemnified Person is a party thereto, except to
the extent that any of the foregoing results directly from the gross negligence
or willful misconduct of such Indemnified Person as determined by a final
non-appealable judgment entered by a court of competent jurisdiction
, in which case, any
previously made reimbursements made pursuant to this indemnification clause for
claims which were due to such gross negligence or willful misconduct shall be
immediately recoverable from such Indemnified Person
. If any
Indemnified Person uses in-house counsel for any purpose for which any Credit
Party is responsible to pay or indemnify, each Credit Party expressly agrees
that its indemnification obligations include reasonable charges for the costs
allocable for such work of such in-house counsel
, subject to the provisions
governing payment of in-house counsel and outside counsel fees set forth in
Section 15.7(b)
. Lender agrees to
give Credit Parties reasonable notice of any event of which Lender becomes aware
for which indemnification may be required under this Section 15.4, and Lender
may elect (but is not obligated) to direct the defense thereof, provided that
the selection of counsel shall be subject to Credit Parties’ consent, which
consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. Any
Indemnified Person may, in its reasonable discretion, take such actions as it
deems necessary and appropriate to investigate
or
defend any event or take
other remedial or corrective actions with respect thereto as may be necessary
for the protection of such Indemnified Person or the Collateral
.
Notwithstanding the
foregoing, if any insurer agrees to undertake the defense of an event (an
“
Insured
Event
”), Lender
agrees not to exercise its right to select counsel to defend the event if that
would cause any Credit Party’s insurer to deny coverage; provided, however, that
Lender reserves the right to retain counsel to represent any Indemnified Person
with respect to an Insured Event at its sole cost and expense. To the
extent that Lender obtains recovery from a third party other than an Indemnified
Person of any of the amounts that any Credit Party has paid to Lender pursuant
to the indemnity set forth in this Section 15.4, then Lender shall promptly pay
to such Credit Party the amount of such recovery.
15.5
Notice
Any
notice or request under any Loan Document shall be given to any party to this
Agreement at such party’s address set forth beneath its signature on the
signature page to this Agreement, or at such other address as such party may
hereafter specify in a notice given in the manner required under this
Section
15.5
. Any notice or request hereunder shall be given only by,
and shall be deemed to have been received upon (each, a
“Receipt”
): (i) registered
or certified mail, return receipt requested, on the date on which received as
indicated in such return receipt, (ii) delivery by a nationally recognized
overnight courier, one Business Day after deposit with such courier, or (iii)
facsimile transmission upon sender’s receipt of confirmation of proper
transmission, as applicable.
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15.6
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Severability;
Captions; Counterparts; Facsimile
Signatures
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If any provision of any Loan Document
is adjudicated to be invalid under applicable laws or regulations, such
provision shall be inapplicable to the extent of such invalidity without
affecting the validity or enforceability of the remainder of the Loan Documents
which shall be given effect so far as possible. The captions in the
Loan Documents are intended for convenience and reference only and shall not
affect the meaning or interpretation of the Loan Documents. The Loan
Documents may be executed in one or more counterparts (which taken together, as
applicable, shall constitute one and the same instrument) and by facsimile
transmission, which facsimile signatures shall be considered original executed
counterparts. Each party to this Agreement agrees that it will be
bound by its own facsimile signature and that it accepts the facsimile signature
of each other party.
(a) Credit
Parties shall pay, whether or not the Closing occurs, all costs and expenses
incurred by Lender and/or its Affiliates, including, without limitation,
documentation and diligence fees and expenses, all search, audit, appraisal,
recording, professional and filing fees and expenses and all other out-of-pocket
charges and expenses (including, without limitation, UCC and judgment and tax
lien searches and UCC filings and fees for post-Closing UCC and judgment and tax
lien searches and wire transfer fees and audit expenses), and reasonable
attorneys’ fees and expenses, (i) in any effort to enforce, protect or collect
payment of any Obligation or to enforce any Loan Document or any related
agreement, document or instrument, (ii) in connection with entering into,
negotiating, preparing, reviewing and executing the Loan Documents and/or any
related agreements, documents or instruments, (iii) arising in any way out of
administration of the Obligations, (iv) in connection with instituting,
maintaining, preserving, enforcing and/or foreclosing on Lender’s Liens in any
of the Collateral or securities pledged under the Loan Documents, whether
through judicial proceedings or otherwise, (v) in defending or prosecuting any
actions, claims or proceedings arising out of or relating to Lender’s
transactions with Credit Parties, (vi) in seeking, obtaining or receiving any
advice with respect to its rights and obligations under any Loan Document and
any related agreement, document or instrument, and/or (vii) in connection with
any modification, restatement, supplement, amendment, waiver or extension of any
Loan Document and/or any related agreement, document or
instrument. All of the foregoing shall be charged to Credit Parties’
account and shall be part of the Obligations, and each such amount so charged
shall be deemed an Advance under the Revolving Facility and added to the
Obligations, regardless of whether a Revolver Termination has
occurred. Lender acknowledges that it has agreed to a cap of $15,000
solely with respect to fees and expenses associated with the business due
diligence of originating and closing this Agreement which has been paid as a
deposit to Lender. Lender agrees that, upon written request of
Borrower, it will provide a summary description of any legal matters which were
charged to the account of the Borrower.
(b) If
Lender or any of its Affiliates uses in-house counsel for any purpose under any
Loan Document for which Credit Parties are responsible to pay or indemnify,
Credit Parties expressly agree that their Obligations include reasonable charges
for such work commensurate with the allocable costs of such in-house
counsel. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this
Agreement, so long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is
continuing, Borrower shall not be required to pay or indemnify Lender for the
allocable cost of the work of staff counsel if Lender has engaged outside
counsel for the same work.
This
Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which Credit Parties are a party
constitute the entire agreement between Credit Parties and Lender with respect
to the subject matter hereof and thereof, and supersede all prior agreements and
understandings, if any, relating to the subject matter hereof or
thereof. Any promises, representations, warranties or guarantees not
herein contained and hereinafter made shall have no force and effect unless in
writing signed by Credit Parties and Lender. No provision of this
Agreement may be changed, modified, amended, restated, waived, supplemented,
discharged, canceled or terminated orally or by any course of dealing or in any
other manner other than by an agreement in writing signed by Lender and Credit
Parties. Each party hereto acknowledges that it has been advised by
counsel in connection with the negotiation and execution of this Agreement and
is not relying upon oral representations or statements inconsistent with the
terms and provisions hereof.
Unless expressly provided herein to the
contrary, any approval, consent, waiver or satisfaction of Lender with respect
to any matter that is subject of any Loan Document may be granted or withheld by
Lender in its sole and absolute discretion.
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15.10
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Confidentiality
and Publicity
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(a) Lender
understands and acknowledges that this Agreement is a material obligation of the
Credit Parties, and as such, must be filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (“
SEC
”) and
through such action will become publicly available. Credit Parties
agree to submit to Lender and Lender reserves the right to review and approve
all materials that Credit Parties or any of their Affiliates prepares that
contain Lender’s name or describe or refer to any Loan Document, any of the
terms thereof or any of the transactions contemplated
thereby. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Lender acknowledges and
agrees that that a description of the principle terms of this Agreement will be
required to be stated in the Guarantor’s quarterly and annual reports filed with
the SEC, and Guarantor and its counsel shall have the final authority in any
wording so disclosed; provided, however, that Guarantor will attempt to clear
such language with the Lender prior to any filing. Lender further
acknowledges and agrees that once such language in any SEC filings has been
finalized, it can continue to appear in subsequent SEC filings without any
further review by Lender. Credit Parties shall not, and shall not
permit any of their Affiliates to, use Lender’s name (or the name of any of
Lender’s Affiliates) in connection with any of its business operations,
including without limitation, advertising, marketing or press releases or such
other similar purposes, without Lender’s prior written
consent. Lender similarly agrees that it shall not, and shall not
permit any of its Affiliates to, use Credit Parties names or logos (or the names
of any Credit Parties’ Affiliates) in any advertising, marketing or press
releases or such similar purposes, without Credit Parties prior written
consent. Nothing contained in any Loan Document is intended to permit
or authorize Credit Parties or any of their Affiliates to contract on behalf of
Lender.
(b) Credit
Parties hereby agree that Lender or any Affiliate of Lender may disclose any and
all information concerning the Loan Documents, as well as any information
regarding Credit Party and its operations, received by Lender in connection with
the Loan Documents to its lenders or funding or financing sources.
Notwithstanding any other provision of
any Loan Document, each Credit Party voluntarily, knowingly, unconditionally and
irrevocably, with specific and express intent, for and on behalf of
itself, its managers, members, directors, officers, employees,
stockholders, Affiliates, agents, representatives, accountants, attorneys,
successors and assigns and their respective Affiliates (collectively, the
“Releasing Parties”
), hereby
fully and completely releases and forever discharges the Indemnified Parties and
any other Person or Insurer which may be responsible or liable for the acts or
omissions of any of the Indemnified Parties, or who may be liable for the injury
or damage resulting therefrom (collectively, with the Indemnified Parties, the
“Released Parties”
), of
and from any and all actions, causes of action, damages, claims, obligations,
liabilities, costs, expenses and demands of any kind whatsoever, at law or in
equity, matured or unmatured, vested or contingent, that any of the Releasing
Parties has against any of the Released Parties as of the date of the
Closing. Each Credit Party acknowledges that the foregoing release is
a material inducement to Lender’s decision to extend to such Credit Party the
financial accommodations hereunder and has been relied upon by Lender in
agreeing to make the Loans.
Lender and its successors and assigns
hereby (i) designate and appoint CapitalSource Finance LLC, a Delaware limited
liability company, and its successors and assigns ("
CapitalSource
"), to act as
agent for Lender and its successors and assigns under this Agreement and all
other Loan Documents, (ii) irrevocably authorize CapitalSource to take all
actions on its behalf under the provision of this Loan Agreement and all other
Loan Documents, and (iii) to exercise all such powers and rights, and to perform
all such duties and obligations hereunder and thereunder. CapitalSource,
on behalf of Lender, shall hold all Collateral, payments of principal and
interest, fees, charges and collections received pursuant to this Agreement and
all other Loan Documents. Each Credit Party acknowledges that Lender and
its successors and assigns transfer and assign to CapitalSource the right to act
as Lender's agent to enforce all rights and perform all obligations of Lender
contained herein and in all of the other Loan Documents. Credit Parties
shall within ten Business Days after Lender's reasonable request, take such
further actions, obtain such consents and approvals and duly execute and deliver
such further agreements, amendments, assignments, instructions or documents as
Lender may request to evidence the appointment and designation of CapitalSource
as agent for Lender and other financial institutions from time to time party
hereto and to the other Loan Documents.
In the event of any inconsistency
between this Agreement and any other Loan Documents, the terms of this Agreement
shall control.
[SIGNATURES
APPEAR ON THE FOLLOWING PAGE]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties
has duly executed this Revolving Credit and Security Agreement as of the date
first written above.
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BORROWER
:
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NEOGENOMICS, INC.
, a
Florida corporation
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By:
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/s/
Steven C. Jones
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Name:
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Steven
C. Jones
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Its:
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CFO
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GUARANTOR
:
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NEOGENOMICS, INC.
, a
Nevada corporation
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By:
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/s/
Steven C. Jones
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Name:
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Steven
C. Jones
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Its:
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CFO
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Attention:
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Telephone:
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Facsimile:
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E-Mail:
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CAPITALSOURCE
FINANCE LLC
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By:
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/s/
Arturo Velez
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Name:
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Arturo
Velez
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Its:
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Authorized
Signatory
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CapitalSource
Finance LLC
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4445
Willard Avenue, 12
th
Floor
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Chevy
Chase, MD 20815
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Attention: Healthcare
Finance Group, Portfolio Manager
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Telephone: (301)
841-2700
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Facsimile: (301)
841-2340
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E-Mail:
_______________________________________
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EXHIBITS
Exhibit
A
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Form
of Borrowing Certificate
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Exhibit
B
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Form
of Compliance Certificate
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Exhibit
C
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Form
of Solvency Certificate
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Exhibit
D
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Form
of Officer’s Certificate
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SCHEDULES
Schedule
2.3
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Borrower’s
Accounts
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Schedule
5.3A
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Proceedings
or Investigations
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Schedule
5.3B
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Third-Party
Contracts
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Schedule
7.11
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Intellectual
Property
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Schedule
7.15A
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Existing
Indebtedness, Investments, Guarantees and Certain
Contracts
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Schedule
7.15B
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Indebtedness
with a Maturity Date During the Term
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Schedule
7.16
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Other
Agreements
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Schedule
7.17
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Insurance
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Schedule
7.18A
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Borrower’s
Names
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Schedule
7.18B
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Places
of Business and Chief Executive Offices
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Schedule
7.18B
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Borrower’s
Locations
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Schedule
7.2
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Consents,
Approvals or Authorizations
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Schedule
7.3
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Capitalization;
List of Subsidiaries
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Schedule
7.4A
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Leases
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Schedule
7.4B
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Deposit
Accounts and Investment Accounts
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Schedule
7.5
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Affiliate
Contracts/Agreements
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Schedule
7.6
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Litigation
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Schedule
7.8
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Tax
Matters
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Schedule
8.8
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Post-Closing
Matters
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Schedule
9.2
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Indebtedness
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Schedule
9.3
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Liens
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ANNEX
I
FINANCIAL
COVENANTS
1.
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Minimum
Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio (Adjusted EBITDA/Fixed
Charges)
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For the Test Period ending April 30,
2008, the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio shall not be less than 0.0 to 1.0; for the
Test Period ending May 31, 2008, the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio shall not be
less than 0.25 to 1.0; for the Test Period ending June 30, 2008, the Fixed
Charge Coverage Ratio shall not be less than 0.75 to 1.0; and for the Test
Period ending July 31, 2008, and each Test Period ending on the last day of each
calendar month thereafter the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio shall not be less than
1.25 to 1.0.
For each
calendar month, the collections of Accounts of Borrower collectively shall not
be less than an amount equal to the product of (x) 0.80 multiplied by (y) the
average revenues of Borrower for the immediately preceding three months;
provided that, upon any violation of or failure to comply with this covenant,
Lender shall have the right, in its sole discretion, to consider for all
purposes under the Agreement as though Borrower actually collected Accounts
equal to such minimum required amount.
As of
Closing and at all times thereafter Minimum Liquidity shall not be less than
$750,000;
provided
,
however
, (i) such
Minimum Liquidity amount will be reduced to $500,000 after Borrower has
demonstrated that Borrower has achieved a Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio of 1.0 to
1.0 for any Test Period and (ii) Lender agrees that it shall eliminate testing
of this covenant in the event that Borrower is in compliance with this Agreement
(including all financial covenants set forth herein) for six consecutive
calendar months;
provided
,
further
,
that
, such
consecutive six-month calendar period shall not begin before April 1,
2008.
For
purposes of the covenants set forth in this Annex I, the terms listed below
shall have the following meanings:
“
Adjusted EBITDA
”
shall mean, for any period, the sum, without duplication, of the following for
Borrower collectively on a consolidated basis: Net Income,
plus
, (a) Interest
Expense, (b) taxes on income, whether paid, payable or accrued, (c) depreciation
expense, (d) amortization expense, (e) all other non-cash, recurring charges and
expenses, excluding accruals for cash expenses made in the ordinary course of
business, (f) loss from any sale of assets, other than sales in the ordinary
course of business, (g) non-cash stock option and warrant based compensation
expense and (h) other extraordinary or non-recurring charges that
would not have otherwise been incurred in ordinary course of business as
determined in accordance to GAAP, including but not limited to, severance
payments up to the amounts permitted in Section 9.6,
minus
(a) gains from
any sale of assets, other than sales in the ordinary course of business and (b)
other extraordinary or non-recurring gains, in each case determined in
accordance with GAAP.
“
Cash Equivalents
”
shall mean, as of any date of determination, (a) securities issued, or directly
and fully guaranteed or insured, by the United States or any agency or
instrumentality thereof (provided that the full faith and credit of the United
States is pledged in support thereof) having maturities of not more than six
months from the date of acquisition, (b) U.S. dollar denominated time deposits,
certificates of deposit and bankers’ acceptances of (i) any domestic commercial
bank of recognized standing having capital and surplus in excess of
$500,000,000, or (ii) any bank (or the parent company of such bank) whose
short-term commercial paper rating from Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services
(
“S&P”
) is at least
A-2 or the equivalent thereof or from Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. (
“Moody’s”
) is at least P-2 or
the equivalent thereof in each case with maturities of not more than six months
from the date of acquisition (any bank meeting the qualifications specified in
clauses (b)(i) or (ii), an
“Approved Bank”
),
(c) repurchase obligations with a term of not more than seven days for
underlying securities of the types described in clause (a), above, entered into
with any Approved Bank, (d) commercial paper issued by any Approved Bank or by
the parent company of any Approved Bank and commercial paper issued by, or
guaranteed by, any industrial or financial company with a short-term commercial
paper rating of at least A-2 or the equivalent thereof by S&P or at least
P-2 or the equivalent thereof by Moody’s, or guaranteed by any industrial
company with a long term unsecured debt rating of at least A or A2, or the
equivalent of each thereof, from S&P or Moody’s, as the case may be, and in
each case maturing within six months after the date of acquisition and (e)
investments in money market funds substantially all of whose assets are
comprised of securities of the type described in clauses (a) through (d)
above.
“
Fixed Charge Coverage
Ratio
” shall mean, as of any date of determination, for Borrower
collectively on a consolidated basis, the ratio of (a) Adjusted EBITDA for
the Test Period ended of as of such date, to (b) Fixed Charges for the Test
Period ended as of such date.
“
Fixed Charges
” shall
mean, for any period, the sum of the following for Borrower collectively on a
consolidated basis for such period: (a) Total Debt Service, (b) un-financed
Capital Expenditures paid in cash, (c) income taxes paid in cash or accrued, and
(d) dividends and Distributions paid or accrued or declared (except for
Accumulated Distributions from previous Accumulated Distribution Fiscal
Quarters).
“
Interest Expense
”
shall mean, for any period, for Borrower collectively on a consolidated basis
for such period: (a) total interest expense (including without limitation
attributable to Capital Leases in accordance with GAAP), (b) financing fees with
respect to all outstanding Indebtedness excluding amortization of capitalized
financing fees associated with the initial closing of this Agreement to interest
expense in accordance with GAAP, and commissions, discounts and other fees owed
with respect to letters of credit and bankers’ acceptance financing and net
costs under Interest Rate Agreements. Notwithstanding the
foregoing Interest Expense shall not include any amortization of non-cash
warrant compensation that may be a result of warrants attached to any debt
instrument.
“
Interest Rate
Agreement
” shall mean any interest rate swap, cap or collar agreement or
other similar agreement or arrangement designed to hedge the position with
respect to interest rates.
“
Minimum Liquidity
”
shall mean, as of any date of determination, the sum of the following for
Borrower collectively on a consolidated basis as of such date: (a) unrestricted
cash on hand,
plus
(b) unrestricted
Cash Equivalents,
plus
(c) unused
Availability.
“
Net Income
” shall
mean, for any period, the net income (or loss) of Borrower collectively on a
consolidated basis determined in accordance with GAAP;
provided
,
however
, that there
shall be excluded (i) the income (or loss) of any Person in which any other
Person (other than Borrower) has a joint interest, except to the extent of the
amount of dividends or other distributions actually paid to a Borrower by such
Person, (ii) the income (or loss) of any Person accrued prior to the date it
becomes a Borrower or is merged into or consolidated with a Borrower or that
Person’s assets are acquired by a Borrower, (iii) the income of any Subsidiary
of Borrower to the extent that the declaration or payment of dividends or
similar distributions of that income by that Subsidiary is not at the time
permitted by operation of the terms of the charter or any agreement, instrument,
judgment, decree, order, statute, rule or governmental regulation applicable to
that Subsidiary, (iv) compensation expense resulting from the issuance of
capital stock, warrants, stock options or stock appreciation rights issued to
former or current employees or consultants, including officers, of a Borrower,
or the exercise of such options or rights, in each case to the extent the
obligation (if any) associated therewith is not expected to be settled by the
payment of cash by a Borrower or any affiliate thereof, and
(v) compensation expense resulting from the repurchase of capital stock,
options and rights described in clause (iv) of this definition of Net
Income.
“
Test Period
” shall
mean the three most recent calendar months then ended (taken as one accounting
period), or such other period as specified in the Agreement or any Annex
thereto,
provided
,
that
, for the Test
Period ending April 30, 2008, Test Period shall mean the two most recent
calendar months then ended (taken as one accounting period).
“
Total Debt Service
”
shall mean, for any period, the sum of the following for Borrower collectively
on a consolidated basis: (i) payments of principal on Indebtedness for such
period,
plus
(ii) Interest Expense for such period.
EXHIBIT
A
TO
REVOLVING
CREDIT AND SECURITY AGREEMENT
BORROWING
CERTIFICATE
dated as
of
,
NEOGENOMICS, INC.
, a Florida
corporation, (the “
Borrower
”), by the undersigned
duly authorized officer, hereby certifies to Lender in accordance with the
Revolving Credit and Security Agreement dated as of ___________________, 200__,
between Borrower, NeoGenomics, Inc., a Nevada corporation, and CapitalSource
Finance LLC (“
Lender
”)
(as amended, supplemented or modified from time to time, the
"Loan Agreement;"
all
capitalized terms not defined herein have the meanings given them in the Loan
Agreement) and other Loan Documents that:
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A.
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Borrowing Base and
Compliance
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Pursuant
to the Loan Documents, Lender has been granted a lien on all Accounts of
Borrower. The amounts, calculations and representations set forth
below and on
Schedule
1
are true and correct in all respects and were determined in accordance
with the Loan Agreement and GAAP. All of the Accounts referred to
(other than those entered as ineligible on
Schedule 1
) are
Eligible Accounts. Attached are reports with detailed aging and
categorizing of Borrower’s accounts receivable and payables and supporting
documentation with respect to the amounts, calculation and representations set
forth on
Schedule
1
, all as reasonably requested by Lender pursuant to the Loan
Agreement.
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B.
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Borrowing
Notice
(to be
completed and effective only if Borrower is requesting an
Advance)
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(1) In
accordance with
Sections 2.3 and
6.2(a)
of the Loan Agreement, Borrower hereby irrevocably requests from
Lender an Advance under the Revolving Facility pursuant to the Loan Agreement in
the aggregate principal amount of $_________
(
“Requested Advance”
) to be
made on _________________, _________ (the
“Borrowing Date”
), which day
is a Business Day.
(2) Immediately
after giving effect to the Requested Advance, the aggregate outstanding
principal amount of Advances will not exceed the lesser of (i) the Availability
and (ii) the Facility Cap.
(3) Borrower
certifies to Lender as of the applicable Borrowing Date (I) to the solvency of
Borrower after giving effect to the Requested Advance and the transactions
contemplated by the Loan Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and (II) as to
Borrower’s financial resources and ability to meet its respective obligations
and liabilities as they become due, to the effect that as of the applicable
Borrowing Date and after giving effect to the Requested Advance and the
transactions contemplated by the Loan Agreement and the other Loan
Documents:
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(a)
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the
assets of Borrower, at a fair valuation, exceed the total liabilities
(including contingent, subordinated, unmatured and unliquidated
liabilities) of such Person; and
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(b)
no
unreasonably small capital base with which to engage in its anticipated business
exists with respect to Borrower.
(4) Attached
hereto are all consents, approvals and agreements from third parties necessary
or desirable with respect to the requested Advance.
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C.
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General
Certifications
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Borrower further certifies to Lender
that: (a) the certifications, representations, calculations and
statements herein will be true and correct as of the date hereof and on the
Borrowing Date (if applicable); (b) all conditions and provisions of
Section 6.2
and, if
applicable,
Section
6.1
of the Loan Agreement are as of the date hereof, and will be as of
the Borrowing Date (if applicable), fully satisfied, including, without
limitation, receipt by Lender of all fees, charges and expenses payable to
Lender on or prior to such Borrowing Date pursuant to the Loan Documents;
[(c) Borrower has paid all payroll
taxes through the payroll period ended _________; (d) Borrower is in substantial
compliance with all material regulatory provisions; (e) no Medicare or Medicaid
recoupments and/or recoupments of any third-party payor in excess of the limits
specified in the Loan Agreement are being sought, requested or claimed, or, to
Borrower’s knowledge, threatened against Borrower or Borrower’s affiliates
except the following amounts: Medicare _______; Medicaid _______; Third-Party
Payor _______.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this certificate to be executed as
of the day first written above.
NEOGENOMICS,
INC.
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Prepared
by:
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Approved
by:
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Name:
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Name:
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Title:
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Title:
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EXHIBIT
B
TO
REVOLVING
CREDIT AND SECURITY AGREEMENT
FORM
OF COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE
Date:
[___________________]
This
certificate (the “
Compliance
Certificate
”) is given by
NEOGENOMICS, INC.,
a Florida
corporation
(the
“
Borrower
”) pursuant to
Section 8.1(a) of that certain Revolving Credit, Term Loan and Security
Agreement, dated as of ____________ ___, 2008 (the “
Loan Agreement
”) by and among
Borrower, NeoGenomics, Inc., a Nevada corporation, and
CAPITALSOURCE FINANCE LLC
, a
Delaware limited liability company (“
Lender
”). Capitalized terms
used herein without definition shall have the meanings set forth in the Loan
Agreement.
The
officer executing this Compliance Certificate is the chief financial officer of
Borrower and as such is duly authorized to execute and deliver this Compliance
Certificate on behalf of Borrower. By so executing this Compliance
Certificate, Borrower hereby certifies to the Lender that:
(a) the
financial statements delivered with this Compliance Certificate in accordance
with Section 8.1(a) of the Loan Agreement fairly present the consolidated
results of operations and financial condition of the Borrower and its respective
subsidiaries on a consolidated basis for the period(s) ending on and as of the
dates of such financial statements;
(b) the
Borrower has reviewed the relevant terms of the Loan Documents and the condition
of the Borrower;
(c) no
Default or Event of Default has occurred or is continuing, except as set forth
in
Schedule 2
hereto, which includes a description of the nature, status and period of
existence of such Default or Event of Default, if any, and what action the
Borrower has taken, is undertaking and proposes to take with respect thereto;
and
(d) the
Borrower is in compliance with all financial covenants set forth in the Loan
Agreement and then applicable, as demonstrated, with respect to
Annex I
of the Loan
Agreement by the calculations of such covenants in
Schedule 1
hereto,
except as set forth in
Schedule
2
.
[Signature
page follows.]
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the Borrower has caused this Compliance Certificate to be
executed by its duly authorized officer on behalf of the Borrower this ____ day
of _________ 200__.
NEOGENOMICS,
INC.
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By:
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Name:
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Title:
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SCHEDULE
1 TO COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE
Date: _______________
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For
calendar month and Test Period ended ____________
I.
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MINIMUM
FIXED CHARGE COVERAGE
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ADJUSTED
EBITDA
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A.
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Net
Income
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1.
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Net
income (or loss)
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$___________
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2.
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Income
(or loss) of any Person in which any other Person (other than any
Borrower) has a joint interest, except to the extent of the amount of
dividends or other distributions actually paid to a Borrower by such
Person
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$___________
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3.
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Income
(or loss) of any Person accrued prior to the date it becomes a Borrower or
is merged into or consolidated with a Borrower or that Person’s assets are
acquired by any Borrower
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$___________
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4.
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Income
of any Subsidiary of Borrower to the extent that the declaration or
payment of dividends or similar distributions of that income by that
Subsidiary is not at the time permitted by operation of the terms of the
charter or any agreement, instrument, judgment, decree, order, statute,
rule or governmental regulation applicable to that
Subsidiary
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$___________
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5.
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Compensation
expense resulting from the issuance of capital stock, warrant, stock
options or stock appreciation rights issued to former or current
employees, including officers, consultants and Board Members of a
Borrower, or the exercise of such options or rights, in each case to the
extent the obligation (if any) associated therewith is not expected to be
settled by the payment of cash by a Borrower or any affiliate
thereof
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$___________
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6.
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Compensation
expense resulting from the repurchase of capital stock, options and rights
described in clause (iv) of the definition of Net
Income
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$___________
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7.
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Net
Income
: (A.1)
minus
(A.2
through A.6)
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$___________
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B.
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Interest
Expense
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1.
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Total
interest expense (including attributable to Capital Leases in accordance
with GAAP) and fees with respect to all outstanding
Indebtedness
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$___________
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2.
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Commissions,
discounts and other fees owed with respect to letters of credit and
bankers' acceptance financing and net costs under Interest Rate
Agreements
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$___________
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3.
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Non-cash
amortization of warrant expense (that has been categorized as interest
expense) that may arise as a result of warrants being attached to
outstanding Indebtedness
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4.
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Non-cash
amortization of capitalized financing fees arising out of the initial
closing of the Agreement which have been previously paid and have been
categorized as interest expense in accordance to GAAP.
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5.
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Interest
Expense
: (B.1)
minus
(B.2
through B.4)
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$___________
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C.
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Taxes
on income, whether paid, payable or accrued
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$___________
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D.
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Depreciation
expense
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$___________
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E.
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Amortization
expense
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$___________
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F.
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All
other non-cash, recurring charges and expenses, excluding accruals for
cash expenses made in the ordinary course of business
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$___________
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G.
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Loss
from any sale of assets, other than sales in the ordinary course of
business
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$___________
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H.
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Non-cash
stock option and warrant-based compensation expense
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$___________
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I.
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Other
extraordinary or non-recurring charges that would not have otherwise been
incurred in the ordinary course of business as determined in accordance
with GAAP, including, but not limited to, severance payments up to the
amounts permitted in Section 9.6 of the Loan Agreement
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J.
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Gains
from any sale of assets, other than sales in the ordinary course of
business
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K.
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Other
extraordinary or non-recurring gains
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$___________
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L.
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ADJUSTED EBITDA:
(A.7)
plus
((B.5) and (C through I))
minus
(J and
K)
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$___________
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II.
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FIXED
CHARGE COVERAGE RATIO
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A.
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ADJUSTED EBITDA
(See ADJUSTED EBITDA
calculation, (I.K)
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$___________
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B.
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Fixed
Charges
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1.
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Total
Debt Service
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a.
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Payments
of principal on Indebtedness
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$___________
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b.
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Interest
Expense (I.B.3)
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$___________
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c.
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Total Debt Service
:
(B.1.a)
plus
(B.1.b)
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$___________
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2.
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Unfinanced
Capital Expenditures paid in cash
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$___________
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3.
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Income
taxes paid in cash or accrued
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$___________
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4.
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Dividends
and distributions paid or accrued or declared (except for Accumulated
Distributions)
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$___________
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5.
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Fixed Charges
: Sum of
(B.1.c) through (B.4)
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$___________
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C.
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FIXED CHARGE COVERAGE
RATIO
:
(A)
divided
by
(B.5)
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D.
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MINIMUM
RATIO REQUIRED:
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____________
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E.
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COMPLIANCE:
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__Yes/__No
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III.
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CASH
VELOCITY
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A.
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Collections
of Borrower’s Accounts
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$___________
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B.
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Average
Revenue of Borrower over the preceding three
_________________
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C.
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MINIMUM
REQUIRED (80% OF III.B.):
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$___________
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D.
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COMPLIANCE:
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__Yes/__No
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IV.
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MINIMUM
LIQUIDITY
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A.
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Unrestricted
cash on hand
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$___________
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B.
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Unrestricted
Cash Equivalents
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$___________
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C.
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Unused
Availability
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$___________
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D.
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LIQUIDITY:
Sum of (A)
through (C)
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$___________
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E.
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MINIMUM
LIQUIDITY REQUIRED
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F.
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COMPLIANCE:
(As
evidenced by bank statements attached as detail)
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__Yes/__No
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SCHEDULE
2 TO COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE
Date: ________________
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CONDITIONS OR EVENTS WHICH
CONSTITUTE
A DEFAULT OR
AN EVENT OF
DEFAULT
If any
condition or event exists that constitutes a Default or an Event of Default,
specify nature and period of existence and what action the Borrower has taken,
is taking or proposes to take with respect thereto; if no such condition or
event exists, state “None.”
EXHIBIT
C
TO
REVOLVING CREDIT AND
SECURITY AGREEMENT
OFFICER'S
CERTIFICATE
The
undersigned,
ROBERT P.
GASPARINI
, certifies that he is the president of
NEOGENOMICS, INC., a Florida
Corporation,
("
Borrower
"),
makes this certificate in connection with and pursuant to
Section 6.1
of
the Loan Agreement dated as of the date hereof (the "
Loan
Agreement
") between Borrower, NeoGenomics, Inc., a Nevada corporation,
and
CAPITALSOURCE FINANCE
LLC
, a Delaware limited liability company ("
Lender
"),
and certifies to Lender as follows:
All
conditions and provisions of Article VI of the Loan Agreement are fully
satisfied, including receipt by Lender of all fees, charges and expenses payable
to Lender on or prior to the date hereof pursuant to the Loan
Documents. In furtherance of and without limiting the foregoing, as
of the date hereof, (A) the Loan Documents, other documents required pursuant
thereto and security interests and Liens created thereby are in full force and
effect, (B) each representation and warranty of the Borrower in the Loan
Documents is true and correct in all material respects as if made on and as of
the date hereof (except where such representation or warranty is otherwise
expressly made as of a particular date, in which case it is, was or will be true
and correct on and as of such other date), before and after giving effect to the
making of the Initial Advance and/or the consummation of the transactions to be
consummated on the date hereof, (C) the Borrower is in compliance with all,
and not in violation, breach or default of any, covenants, agreements and/or
other provisions of any of the Loan Documents, (D) no Default or Event of
Default under any Loan Document has occurred and is continuing or exists on the
date hereof or would exist after giving effect to the Initial Advance
and/or the consummation
of the transactions to be consummated on the date hereof, (E) the Borrower
is in compliance with the provisions of
Annex I
of the
Loan Agreement, (F) no Material Adverse Change or Material Adverse Effect has
occurred and there are no liabilities or obligations with respect to the
Borrower of any nature whatsoever (whether absolute, accrued, contingent or
otherwise and whether or not due) which, individually or in the aggregate, could
constitute a Material Adverse Effect, (G) no material adverse deviation from the
financial projections of the Borrower previously furnished to Lender has
occurred, and (H) no event(s), fact(s), condition(s) or circumstance(s) has
occurred which, individually or in the aggregate, make it improbable that the
Borrower will be able to observe or perform in all material respects any of the
Obligations under the Loan Documents.
Capitalized
terms used, but not defined herein, shall have the meanings given such terms in
the Loan Agreement.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Officer's Certificate to be
executed as of February 1, 2008.
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NEOGENOMICS,
INC.
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By:
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/s/ Robert P. Gasparini
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Robert
P. Gasparini
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President
and Chief Scientific
Officer
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EXHIBIT
D
TO
REVOLVING
CREDIT AND SECURITY AGREEMENT
SOLVENCY
CERTIFICATE
NEOGENOMICS,
INC.
The
undersigned,
Steven C.
Jones
, hereby certifies that he is the Chief Financial Officer of
NEOGENOMICS, INC.
, a Florida
corporation (the “Borrower”), and that he makes this certificate on behalf of
the Borrower pursuant to Section 6.1 of that certain Revolving Credit and
Security Agreement dated as of February 1, 2008 (the “Agreement”), by and
between the Borrower, NeoGenomics, Inc., a Nevada corporation (together with its
subsidiaries, the “Company”), and CapitalSource Finance LLC, a Delaware
limited liability company, and further certifies to the solvency of the Borrower
after giving effect to the transactions and the Indebtedness (as defined in the
Agreement) contemplated by the Agreement and the other Loan Documents (as
defined in the Agreement) and as to the Borrower’s financial resources and
ability to meet its obligations and liabilities as they become due, to the
effect that as of the Closing Date (as defined in the Agreement) and the
Borrowing Date for the Initial Advance and after giving effect to the
transactions and the Indebtedness contemplated by the Agreement and the other
Loan Documents:
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(1)
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the
assets of the Borrower, at a fair valuation, exceed the total liabilities
(including contingent, subordinated, unmatured and unliquidated
liabilities) of the Borrower; and
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(2)
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no
unreasonably small capital base with which to engage in the Borrower’s
anticipated business exists with respect to the
Borrower.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Solvency Certificate as of
February 1, 2008.
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NEOGENOMICS,
INC.
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/S/ Steven C. Jones
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Name: Steven
C. Jones
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Title: Chief
Financial Officer
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I,
Jerome Dvonch
, as
Secretary of the Company, do hereby certify that
Steven C. Jones
is
the duly elected, qualified and acting Chief Financial Officer of the Borrower,
and that the signature of
Steven C. Jones
set
forth above is his true and correct signature.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Incumbency Certificate to be
duly executed this 1st day of February , 2008.
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/s/ Jerome Dvonch
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Name: Jerome
Dvonch
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Title: Secretary
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SCHEDULES
Schedule
1.2
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Accounts
Payable Over 120 Days That Are Permitted
Indebtedness:
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Aspen
Capital Advisors not to exceed $65,000
Kirkpatrick
& Lockhart Preston Gates Ellis, LLP not to exceed $500,000
Path Labs
of Fort Myers not to exceed $80,000
HCSS, LLC
dba Bridge Labs not to exceed $40,000
Schedule
2.3
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Borrower’s
Operating Account for Disbursements
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[***]
Schedule
5.3B
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Third-Party
Contracts With Payor’s Representing at Least 5% of Cash
Receipts
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Medicare
United
Healthcare
Schedule
7.3
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Subsidiaries
of NeoGenomics, Inc., a Nevada Corporation (Holding
Company)
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NeoGenomics,
Inc., dba NeoGenomics Laboratories, a Florida Corporation
Subsidiaries
of NeoGenomics, Inc., a Florida Corporation (Operating Company)
None
Capitalization
of NeoGenomics, Inc, a Nevada Corporation as of 12/31/07
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Common
Shares Authorized:
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100,000,000
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Common
Sock Outstanding:
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31,391,410
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Preferred
Stock Authorized:
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10,000,000
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Preferred
Stock Outstanding:
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None
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Warrants
Outstanding:
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3,085,083
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Options
Outstanding :
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5,805,363
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Capitalization
of NeoGenomics, Inc, a Florida Corporation
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Common
Shares Authorized:
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100
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Common
Sock Outstanding:
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100
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Board
of Directors of NeoGenomics, Inc, a Nevada Corporation
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Michael
T. Dent, M.D.
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George
G. O’Leary
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Robert
P. Gasparini
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Peter
M. Peterson
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Marvin
E. Jaffe, M.D.
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William
J. Robison
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Steven C.
Jones
[***]
Information redacted pursuant to a confidential treatment request. An
unredacted version of this Agreement has been filed separately with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.
Board
of Directors of NeoGenomics, Inc, a Florida Corporation
Michael
T. Dent, M.D.
Robert P.
Gasparini
Schedule
7.4A
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Locations
of Leased Properties
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12701
Commonwealth Drive, Suites 1-9
Fort
Myers, FL 33913
618
Grassmere Park Drive, Suite 20
Nashville,
TN 37211
6 Morgan
Street, Suite 150
Irvine,
CA 92618
Schedule
7.5
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Affiliate
Contracts
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On March
11, 2005, NeoGenomics entered into an agreement with HCSS, LLC and eTelenext,
Inc. to enable NeoGenomics to use eTelenext, Inc’s laboratory information system
(LIS). HCSS, LLC is a holding company created to build a small
laboratory network for the 50 small commercial genetics laboratories in the
United States. HCSS, LLC is owned 66.7% by Dr. Michael T. Dent, our
Chairman. By becoming the first customer of HCSS in the small
laboratory network, the Company saved approximately $152,000 in up front
licensing fees. Under the terms of the agreement, the Company paid
$22,500 over three months to customize this software and pays an annual
membership fee of $6,000 per year and monthly transaction fees of between $2.50
- $10.00 per completed test, depending on the volume of tests
performed. As of December, 2007, the Company was incurring
approximately $8,000 - $10,000/month in fees. The eTelenext system is
an elaborate LIS that is in use at many larger labs. By utilizing the
eTelenext system, the Company has vastly increased the productivity of its
technologists.
[***]
Information redacted pursuant to a confidential treatment request. An
unredacted version of this Agreement has been filed separately with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.
The
Company has consulting arrangements with two members of its Board of Directors,
Mr. Steven Jones and Mr. George O’Leary, to provide various consulting
services. Although there are no written agreements, per se, each of
these arrangements has been approved by the Company’s Board of
Directors. Mr. Jones receives approximately $150/hour and is paid
through Aspen Capital Advisors. Mr. O’leary receives approximately
$1,000/day and is paid through SKS Consulting. The maximum amounts
payable by the Company under the consulting agreements referenced in this
paragraph will not exceed $500,000 per fiscal year.
US Labs
On
October 26, 2006, Accupath Diagnostics Laboratories, Inc. d/b/a US Labs, a
California corporation (“US Labs”) filed a complaint in the Superior Court of
the State of California for the County of Los Angeles (the “Court”) against the
Company and Robert Gasparini, as an individual, and certain other employees and
non-employees of NeoGenomics with respect to claims arising from discussions
with current and former employees of US Labs. US Labs alleges, among
other things, that NeoGenomics engaged in “unfair competition” by having access
to certain salary information of four recently hired sales personnel prior to
the time we hired such individuals. We believe that US Labs’ claims
against NeoGenomics lack any merit and that there are well-established laws that
affirm the rights of employees to seek employment with any company they desire
and employers to offer such employment to anyone they desire. US Labs
seeks unspecified monetary relief. As part of the complaint, US Labs
also sought preliminary injunctive relief against NeoGenomics and requested that
the Court bar NeoGenomics from, among other things: a) inducing any
further US Labs’ employees to resign employment with US Labs, b) soliciting,
interviewing or employing US Labs’ employees for employment, c) directly or
indirectly soliciting US Labs’ customers with whom four new employees of
NeoGenomics did business while employed at US Labs; and d) soliciting,
initiating and/or maintaining economic relationships with US Labs’ customers
that are under contract with US Labs.
On
November 15, 2006, the Court heard arguments on US Labs request for a
preliminary injunction and denied the majority of US Labs’ requests for such
injunction on the grounds that US Labs was not likely to prevail at
trial. The Court did, however, issue a much narrower preliminary
injunction which prevents NeoGenomics from “soliciting” the US Labs’ customers
of such new sales personnel until such time as a full trial could be
held. This preliminary injunction is limited only to the
“solicitation” of the US Labs’ customers of the sales personnel in question and
does not in any way prohibit NeoGenomics from doing business with any such
customers to the extent they have sought or seek a business relationship with
NeoGenomics on their own initiative. Furthermore, NeoGenomics is not
in any way prohibited from recruiting any additional personnel from US Labs
through any lawful means.
US Labs
has commenced contempt proceedings against NeoGenomics with respect to certain
contacts the new salespeople have had with some of their former
customers. In April 2007, the court determined that two contacts the
salespeople had made in the early days of the injunction were impermissible (out
of approximately 9 contacts that were challenged), and levied a fine of
$2,000. An attorneys’ fees motion related to that proceeding was
heard in July 2007 and NeoGenomics was ordered to reimburse US Labs for $34,000
of attorney’s fees with respect to the proceedings involving the two customer
contacts in question. US Labs has commenced additional contempt
proceedings, and arguments were begun for approximately six more contacts in
early November. These arguments were concluded in early December, and
the court determined that three contacts were impermissible and NeoGenomics was
ordered to pay a fine of $3,000. In two of such cases, NeoGenomics
believes that the customers approached NeoGenomics first, and plans to appeal
such rulings. While US Labs has not yet filed a motion for the
recovery of attorney’s fees, we expect them to do so. One of the
issues presented in this case is that the Court has never ordered US Labs to
disclose the identities of the customers that NeoGenomics should be enjoined
from soliciting. Instead US Labs has used the strategy of challenging
every single customer contact, whether or not it was appropriate under the
injunction.
The
contempt applications do not relate to any underlying allegations against
NeoGenomics, and do not affect the ultimate outcome of the case. We
believe that none of US Labs’ claims will be affirmed at trial; however, even if
they were, NeoGenomics does not believe such claims would result in a material
impact to our business. NeoGenomics further believes that this
lawsuit is nothing more than a blatant attempt by a large corporation to impede
the progress of a smaller and more nimble competitor, and we intend to
vigorously defend ourselves. In early January 2008, we received word
from our D&O Insurance Carrier, Navigators, that they would begin
reimbursing 50% of the reasonable attorneys fees incurred since the time we
tendered our claim in early July 2007. We expect such reimbursements
to begin shortly. NeoGenomics has also tendered a claim to FCCI
Commercial Insurance Company under its General Liability Insurance Policy
seeking reimbursement of attorney’s fees. On December 28, 2007, the
Company was served with a complaint by FCCI, the Company’s general liability
insurer, seeking a declaratory judgment that FCCI has no duty to defend Bob
Gasparini and the Company. No damages were sought in the suit by
FCCI. NeoGenomics believes that the FCCI suit is an improper attempt
to persuade NeoGenomics relinquish coverage. However, based on
conversations with Counsel, NeoGenomics believes that it has a good chance of
getting coverage under this policy, and is in the process of preparing a motion
for summary judgment.
Discovery
commenced on the main action in December 2006 and is ongoing. Trial
is set for April 15, 2008. While the Company did receive
unsolicited
and
inaccurate salary information for three individuals that were ultimately hired,
no evidence of misappropriation of trade secrets has been discovered by either
side. Under California law, salary information is not subject to
trade secret protection. As such, the Company filed a motion for
Summary Judgment in early November seeking to end the case before it is
tried. Arguments for the Motion for Summary Judgment are scheduled
for March 2008. In the event the Motion for Summary Judgment fails
for any reason and this case does go to trial, NeoGenomics expects ultimately to
prevail.
Dr. Peter
Kohn
In
October 2004, Dr. Peter Kohn resigned as Lab Director of NeoGenomics. His
employment contract with the Company ended September 30, 2004 and was not
renewed. There was communication between Mr. Thomas White, former CEO and Dr.
Kohn in October regarding health coverage and unused vacation time. In November
2004, the company received correspondence from Terry and Frazier, LLP, Dr.
Kohn’s attorney relating to health care coverage, unused vacation time and
business expenses related to November 2004. Mr. White responded that the Company
would use the unpaid vacation time to cover Dr. Kohn’s health insurance until
the issue is resolved and that the business expenses fell outside the contract
terms and therefore would not be reimbursed. Dr. Kohn’s contract stipulated that
this agreement superseded all prior agreements and therefore prior claims
related to prior agreements were resolved with the signing of the most recent
agreement. The Company believes that it has a strong documented case relating to
its position regarding Dr. Kohn’s claims which would hold up in any court
proceeding. However, in the event that the Company is found to be
liable for some or all of Dr. Kohn’s claims, the amounts in question would not
be material to the ongoing operations of the Company. The Company
booked accrued severance expense of $12,352 to cover Dr. Kohn’s unused vacation
pay up to the date of his termination and paid approximately $400/month to cover
his health insurance against this accrual until June of 2007 when the Company
was notified that Dr. Kohn had gotten insurance elsewhere.
On
January 12, 2005, the Company received a complaint filed in the Circuit Court
for Seminole County, Florida by its former Laboratory Director, Dr. Peter
Kohn. The complaint alleged that the Company owed Dr. Kohn
approximately $22,000 in back vacation pay and other unspecified
damages. The Company believes that it owes Dr. Kohn no more than
approximately $12,352, of which it has already paid substantially all of this by
virtue of the Company continuing to pay Dr. Kohn’s health insurance
premiums.
On March
5, 2007, the Company received an amended complaint filed in the Circuit Court
for Seminole County, Florida by Dr. Kohn. The complaint alleges the
following (a) that Dr. Kohn is owed $12,600 for 22 unused vacation days and 4
unused sick days resulting from his first contract from Oct 2002 to Sept 2003;
(b) that Dr. Kohn is owed $14,054 for 25 unused vacation days and four unused
sick days (at a rate of $484.64/day), (c) that Dr. Kohn is owed $10,664 for
thirty days of notice time from Oct 7, 2004 to Nov 5, 2004 and $917 for rent
reimbursement and $442 for meal and auto expense, and (d) that Dr. Kohn is
entitled to recoup legal fees.
The
Company believes that all of Dr. Kohn’s claims related to the first contract
(see (a) above) are unenforceable since the second contract clearly stated that
it superseded all prior claims. With respect to Dr. Kohn’s claims in
paragraph (b) above, the Company has acknowledged that it owed Dr. Kohn $12,352
as of the date of termination for 25 days of unused vacation time and has been
using this money to pay his insurance premiums. The Company further
believes that Dr. Kohn’s claims from (c) above are without merit, since the
contract had already lapsed on Sept 30, 2004 and the Company received an email
message from Dr. Kohn saying that he had resigned. Thus, either of
the above reasons would have obviated the need for 30 days
notice. Similarly, the Company does not believe that Dr. Kohn
is entitled to attorneys fees.
In March
2007, the Company filed a motion to dismiss most of the third amended complaint,
except for the count dealing with the unused vacation pay from the second
contract (count b above), which the Company has acknowledged that it owed to Dr.
Kohn. On May 1, 2007, the judged dismissed two of the four counts
that the Company had requested be dismissed. On June 13, 2007, the
Company filed its answer to Dr. Kohn’s remaining claims and the both sides are
currently engaged in discovery. No trial has been set for the
remaining matters. Should Dr. Kohn continue to pursue this action,
the Company intends to vigorously pursue its defense of this matter, and even if
the Company were found liable for Dr. Kohn’s claims, the Company does not
believe the amounts in question would be material to the ongoing operations of
the Company.
Schedule
7.11
|
Intellectual
Property
|
The
Company has received a registered trademark for the name “NeoGenomics” for use
in the business in which it currently operates and related
businesses.
Schedule
7.15A
|
Existing
Indebtedness, Investments, Guarantees and Certain Contracts
Existing
Indebtedness of Guarantor
|
None
Existing
Indebtedness and Contracts for Indebtedness by Borrower
|
|
Lessor
(Capitalized Leases)
|
|
Asset
Description
|
|
Amount
of
lease
|
|
Start
Date
|
|
Term
|
|
Term
Date
|
|
Payment
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
US
Express Lease
|
|
Computer
Equipment
|
|
$
|
11,204
|
|
Mar-07
|
|
36
|
|
Mar-10
|
|
$
|
413
|
|
2
|
|
Balboa
Capital
|
|
Furniture
& fixtures
|
|
|
19,820
|
|
Apr-07
|
|
60
|
|
Mar-12
|
|
|
441
|
|
3
|
|
VAR
222707 - PC Connections
|
|
Computer
Equipment
|
|
|
6,245
|
|
Feb-07
|
|
36
|
|
Jan-10
|
|
|
372
|
|
4
|
|
VAR
res 13107 - PC Connections
|
|
Computer
Equipment
|
|
|
3,554
|
|
Feb-07
|
|
36
|
|
Jan-10
|
|
|
299
|
|
5
|
|
California
Beckman
|
|
Cytomics
PC 500
|
|
|
136,118
|
|
Mar-07
|
|
60
|
|
Feb-12
|
|
|
2,792
|
|
6
|
|
Baytree
|
|
BMC
Software/customer svc
|
|
|
15,783
|
|
Mar-07
|
|
36
|
|
Mar-10
|
|
|
552
|
|
7
|
|
Royal
bank of america
|
|
Abbott
molecular Thermobrite
|
|
|
80,936
|
|
Feb-07
|
|
48
|
|
Jan-11
|
|
|
2,289
|
|
8
|
|
Beckman
Coulter Lease
|
|
Flow
Cytometer
|
|
|
125,064
|
|
Apr-06
|
|
60
|
|
Mar-11
|
|
|
2,691
|
|
9
|
|
Marlin
Lease
|
|
Ikonisys
comupter support equip
|
|
|
48,230
|
|
Sep-06
|
|
60
|
|
Aug-11
|
|
|
1,201
|
|
10
|
|
B of
A Lease
|
|
Computer
hardware & servers
|
|
|
98,405
|
|
Sep-06
|
|
60
|
|
Aug-11
|
|
|
2,366
|
|
11
|
|
AEL
Lease
|
|
IkoniScope
|
|
|
100,170
|
|
Sep-06
|
|
60
|
|
Aug-11
|
|
|
2,316
|
|
12
|
|
GE
Capital Corp
|
|
IkoniScope
|
|
|
100,170
|
|
Sep-06
|
|
60
|
|
Aug-11
|
|
|
2,105
|
|
13
|
|
Beckman
Coulter
|
|
Coulter
Hematology Analyzer
|
|
|
18,375
|
|
Nov-06
|
|
60
|
|
Oct-11
|
|
|
761
|
|
14
|
|
Bank
of America
|
|
Computer
hardware & servers
|
|
|
8,954
|
|
Nov-06
|
|
60
|
|
Oct-11
|
|
|
228
|
|
15
|
|
Royal
Bank (BMT) 24K Lease
|
|
Computer
hardware & servers
|
|
|
23,494
|
|
Dec-06
|
|
48
|
|
Nov-10
|
|
|
718
|
|
16
|
|
Royal
Bank (BMT) 18K Lease
|
|
Computer
hardware & servers
|
|
|
17,661
|
|
Dec-06
|
|
48
|
|
Nov-10
|
|
|
549
|
|
17
|
|
Toshiba
Lease
|
|
Phone
system
|
|
|
42,784
|
|
Jan-07
|
|
60
|
|
Dec-11
|
|
|
998
|
|
18
|
|
Key
Equipment
|
|
Genetic
imaging system
|
|
|
124,820
|
|
Aug-07
|
|
60
|
|
Jul-12
|
|
|
3,090
|
|
19
|
|
Great
America
|
|
Genetic
imaging system
|
|
|
55,920
|
|
Aug-07
|
|
60
|
|
Jul-12
|
|
|
1,392
|
|
20
|
|
Bank
of America
|
|
Seacoast
billing software
|
|
|
74,788
|
|
Sep-07
|
|
36
|
|
Aug-10
|
|
|
3,125
|
|
21
|
|
Think
Leasing/H&IT Capital
|
|
Ikoniscope,
Great Plains s/w, etc.
|
|
|
292,993
|
|
Jan-08
|
|
60
|
|
Jan-13
|
|
|
6,534
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
1,405,489
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
35,234
|
|
Investments
Held by Guarantor
$200,000
Convertible Note Receivable from Power3 Medical Products, Inc.
Investments
Held by Subsidiary
None
Schedule
7.15B
|
Indebtedness with a Maturity
Date During the Term –
See Schedule
7.15A
|
Schedule
7.16
|
Other Agreements -
See
Schedule 7.5
|
Commercial
Insurance Schedule
|
|
Broker
/ Agent
|
|
Carrier
(Ins. Co)
|
|
Type
|
|
Policy
Number
|
|
Limit
|
|
Effective
Date
|
|
Expiration
Date
|
|
Note:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
Gulfshore
Insurance
|
|
Admiral
Insurance Co.
|
|
Professional
Liability
|
|
E000000559302
|
|
$1
mil / $3 mil
|
|
10/9/2007
|
|
10/9/2008
|
|
All
Locations
|
2
|
|
Gulfshore
Insurance
|
|
Travelers
Indemnity Co. of CT
|
|
Workers'
Comp
|
|
IACRUB-4649C88-4-07
|
|
EL-$500,000
|
|
5/4/2007
|
|
5/4/2008
|
|
All
Locations
|
3
|
|
N/A
|
|
Brickstreet
Mutual Ins. Co
|
|
WV
Workers Comp
|
|
WC10203816-01
|
|
EL-$500,000
|
|
2/19/2007
|
|
2/19/2008
|
|
WV
Stae Ins. Co.
|
4
|
|
Lott
& Gaylor
|
|
FCCI
- FL
|
|
Commercial
Property
|
|
CP0003390-1
|
|
$1.7
mil
|
|
4/15/2007
|
|
4/15/2008
|
|
FL
only
|
5
|
|
Lott
& Gaylor
|
|
FCCI
- FL
|
|
General
Liability
|
|
GL00052821-1
|
|
$1
mil / $2 mil
|
|
4/15/2007
|
|
4/15/2008
|
|
FL
only
|
6
|
|
Lott
& Gaylor
|
|
FCCI
- FL
|
|
Crime
|
|
CR0000676-1
|
|
$50,000
|
|
4/15/2007
|
|
4/15/2008
|
|
FL
Admin only
|
7
|
|
Lott
& Gaylor
|
|
FCCI
- TN
|
|
commercial
Property
|
|
CPP0006352-2
|
|
$225,841
|
|
5/31/2007
|
|
5/31/2008
|
|
TN
Only
|
8
|
|
Lott
& Gaylor
|
|
FCCI
- TN
|
|
commercial
liability
|
|
CPP0006352-2
|
|
$1
mil / $2 mil
|
|
5/31/2007
|
|
5/31/2008
|
|
TN
Only
|
9
|
|
Gulfshore
Insurance
|
|
Mount
Vernon Ins.
|
|
commercial
Property
|
|
CF2166377
|
|
$593,000
|
|
9/21/2007
|
|
9/21/2008
|
|
CA
Only
|
10
|
|
Gulfshore
Insurance
|
|
Admiral
Insurance Co.
|
|
commercial
liability
|
|
CA00001186101
|
|
$1
mil / $2 mil
|
|
9/21/2007
|
|
9/21/2008
|
|
CA
Only
|
11
|
|
Lott
& Gaylor
|
|
FCCI
- Ins. Co.
|
|
Umbrella
|
|
UMB0005093-1
|
|
$1
mil in excess of primary
|
|
4/15/2007
|
|
4/15/2008
|
|
FL/TN
|
12
|
|
Gulfshore
Insurance
|
|
Mt.
Hawley Ins. Co.
|
|
Umbrella
|
|
MXL0365587
|
|
$3
mil excess of underlying
|
|
8/10/2007
|
|
4/15/2008
|
|
All
States
|
13
|
|
Gulfshore
Insurance
|
|
Travelers
Indemnity Co.
|
|
Auto
|
|
BA4547L23A
|
|
$1,000,000
|
|
6/28/2007
|
|
6/28/2008
|
|
All
States/Any Auto
|
14
|
|
Lott
& Gaylor
|
|
American
Home Assurance Co.
|
|
Executive
D&O
|
|
108-55-03
|
|
$2
mil single limit
|
|
6/15/2007
|
|
6/15/2008
|
|
All
States
|
Schedule
7.18A
|
Borrower’s
Names
|
NeoGenomics,
Inc.
NeoGenomics
Laboratories
Schedule
7.18B
|
Chief
Executive Offices and Other Places of
Business
|
Chief Executive
Offices
12701
Commonwealth Drive, Suites 1-9
Fort
Myers, FL 33913
Other Places of
Business
618
Grassmere Park Drive, Suite 20
Nashville,
TN 37211
6 Morgan
Street, Suite 150
Irvine,
CA 92618
Schedule
8.8
|
Post-Closing
Matters
|
Schedule
9.2
|
Permitted
Indebtedness
|
All
Capital Leases listed in Schedule 7.15A
Schedule
9.3
|
Permitted
Liens
|
Purchase
Money on all Equipment financed through the Capital Leases listed on Schedule
7.15A
Schedule
9.4
|
New
Facilities
|
[***]
[***]
Information redacted pursuant to a confidential treatment request. An
unredacted version of this Agreement has been filed separately with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.
Execution
Copy
EMPLOYMENT
AGREEMENT
THIS
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (“
Agreement
”) is made
this 24th day of June, 2008 by and between NeoGenomics, Inc. a Nevada
corporation
("
Employer
" and
collectively with any entity that is wholly or partially owned by the Employer,
the “
Company
”), 12701 Commonwealth Drive, Suite #5, Fort Myers, Florida 33913 and Jerome J.
Dvonch (“
Employee
”), an
individual who resides at 11169 Lakeland Circle, Fort Myers, FL 33913, and is
effective as of the date set forth below.
RECITALS:
WHEREAS,
The Company is
engaged in the business of providing genetic and molecular diagnostic testing
services to doctors, hospitals and other healthcare institutions;
and
WHEREAS
, The Employee has
been employed by the Employer for the last three years and the parties desire to
renew the Employee’s employment contract, and the Employee is willing to
continue to be employed by the Employer, and the Employer is willing to continue
to employ the Employee, in accordance with the terms, covenants, and conditions
as set forth in this Agreement.
Now,
therefore, in consideration of the mutual promises set forth herein and other
good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby
acknowledged, the Employer and the Employee agree as follows:
1.
Employment
Period
. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein and unless
sooner terminated as hereinafter provided, Company shall employ Employee and
Employee agrees to serve as an employee of Company for a four-year period,
beginning on July 1, 2008 (the “
Effective Date
”) to
and including the 4
th
anniversary of the Effective Date (the “
Initial Employment
Term
”), and after the Initial Employment Term, the Agreement shall
automatically renew for consecutive one year periods (“
renewal term
”),
unless a written notice of a party’s intention to terminate this Agreement at
the expiration of the Initial Employment Term (or any renewal term) is delivered
by either party at least one (1) month prior to the expiration of the Initial
Employment Term or any renewal term, as applicable. For purposes of this
Agreement, the Initial Employment Term and any renewal term thereof are
collectively referred to herein as the “
Employment Period
”
or the “
Term
”. This Agreement shall supersede all previous agreements between the Employer
and the Employee and shall take priority over all previous agreements relating
to the subject matter of this Agreement, provided, however, that all
prohibitions against Employee misappropriating or misusing confidential
information, trade secrets and soliciting clients of Employer and/or competing
with Employer after termination shall continue to be enforceable back to the
original date of execution of such other agreements.
2.
Employment
and Duties.
The Employer shall employ the Employee as an employee at
will, as such term is construed under Florida law in the capacity of Director of
Finance and Principle Accounting Officer. The Employee accepts this employment,
subject to the general supervision of and pursuant to the orders and direction
of the Employer. The Employee shall perform such duties as are customarily
performed by one holding such positions in the same or similar businesses or
enterprises as that engaged in by the Employer. The Employee shall also render
such other and unrelated services and duties as the Employer may assign from
time to time. The Employee will report to the Company’s Chief Financial Officer
and if there is no Chief Financial Officer, then to the Chief Executive Officer,
and if there is not Chief Executive Officer, then to the President.
06/24/08
3.
Compensation
and Benefits of the Employee.
The Employer shall compensate Employee for
Employee's services rendered under this Agreement as follows:
|
a.
|
Base
Salary
. Unless
otherwise adjusted by the Employee’s supervisor or the Compensation
Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”),
beginning on the Effective Date, Employee shall be paid a base salary by
Employer equating to $150,000 per annum. Such Base Salary will be paid at
such times as is consistent with normal Company policy. Employee
understands that he will not be eligible for a further increase in Base
Salary until 24 months from the Effective
Date.
|
|
b.
|
Bonus
. Employee will be eligible for
an annual cash bonus based on performance. The amount of such bonus shall
be based on the available resources of the Company and shall be at the
discretion of the Compensation Committee of the Board of
Directors.
|
|
c.
|
Benefits
. Employee will be entitled to
participate in and the Company shall pay for all medical and other
benefits that the Company has established for employees of the Company,
including, but not limited to one hundred percent (100%) of any health
insurance premium for the Employee in accordance with the Company’s policy
for such reimbursement as well as any other benefits established for
officers of the Company by the Board of Directors. All benefits that may
be payable by the Company are identified in the Employee Handbook and are
subject to change without notice or
explanation.
|
|
d.
|
Stock
Options
. On the
Effective Date, the Employee will be granted an option to purchase 100,000
shares of the Company’s common stock (the “
Options
”) on the terms and conditions
listed below. Such Options will have a strike price of $1.01/share and the
vesting and other terms of such Options shall be as outlined
below.
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1.)
Time-based
Options
- 48,000 of such options will be time-based options and will vest
1,000 options per month on the last day of each month over the four years
of the Initial Employment Term.
2.)
Performance-based
Options
- 52,000 of such options will be performance-based options and
will vest according to the schedule outlined below. Employee understands and
acknowledges that if the performance metrics for any given year are not met,
then such options shall be forfeited and may not be rolled into successive
years.
Vesting of Performance-Based
Options
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6,500
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if the Company achieves the
consolidated revenue goal for FY 2008 outlined by the Board of Directors
as part of the Company’s FY 2008 budget after excluding the effects of any
Revenue Exclusions for such fiscal year and
;
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6,500
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if the Company achieves the
consolidated net income goal for FY 2008 outlined by the Board of
Directors as part of the Company’s FY 2008 budget after excluding the
effects of any Net Income Exclusions for such fiscal year
;
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6,500
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if the Company achieves the
consolidated revenue goal for FY 2009 outlined by the Board of Directors
as part of the Company’s FY 2009 budget after excluding the effects of any
Revenue Exclusions for such fiscal year and
;
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6,500
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if the Company achieves the
consolidated net income goal for FY 2009 outlined by the Board of
Directors as part of the Company’s FY 2009 budget after excluding the
effects of any Net Income Exclusions for such fiscal year
;
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6,500
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if the Company achieves the
consolidated revenue goal for FY 2010 outlined by the Board of Directors
as part of the Company’s FY 2010 budget after excluding the effects of any
Revenue Exclusions for such fiscal year and
;
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6,500
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if the Company achieves the
consolidated net income goal for FY 2010 outlined by the Board of
Directors as part of the Company’s FY 2010 budget after excluding the
effects of any Net Income Exclusions for such fiscal year
;
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6,500
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if the Company achieves the
consolidated revenue goal for FY 2011 outlined by the Board of Directors
as part of the Company’s FY 2011 budget after excluding the effects of any
Revenue Exclusions for such fiscal year
and;
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6,500
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if the Company achieves the
consolidated net income goal for FY 2011 outlined by the Board of
Directors as part of the Company’s FY 2011 budget after excluding the
effects of any Net Income Exclusions for such fiscal year
;
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All
Options awarded pursuant to this paragraph will be Incentive Stock Options
(ISOs) to the extent allowable under current SEC and IRS guidelines, and that
the remainder, if any, will be in the form of non-qualified stock options. The
grant of these time-based options will be made pursuant to the Company Stock
Option Plan and will be evidenced by a separate Option Agreement, which the
Company will execute within sixty (60) days of the date of this Agreement,
provided that it has received an executed copy of the Company’s Confidentiality,
Non-Competition and Non-Solicitation Agreement from the Employee. So long as the
Employee remains employed by the Company, such time-based options will have a
seven-year term with which to be exercised from the grant date. The Employee
understands that upon termination of his employment, he will only have up to
ninety (90) days to exercise any vested options.
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e.
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Revenue
and Net Income Exclusions Defined
. For the purposes of Section 3d
above, to the extent the Company acquires any companies or businesses
during any given fiscal year and the financial impact of such acquisition
was not previously factored into the annual operating budget approved by
the Board of Directors, the following revenue and net income adjustments
shall be made to the Company’s fiscal results in measuring whether or not
the Company has met or exceeded the specific performance targets outlined
in Sections 3d.
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1.) “
Revenue
Exclusions
” shall be defined as the pro rated annualized quarterly GAAP
revenue of any company or business acquired by the Company for the most recent
fiscal quarter prior to the date such company or business is acquired by the
Company. Such annualized quarterly revenue shall be prorated by multiplying the
total annualized quarterly revenue described above by a fraction, the numerator
of which is the number of days of the financial results of the acquired business
or company that are included in the Company’s financial results during the
fiscal year in question, and the denominator of which is 365.
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2.) “
Net Income
Exclusions
” shall be defined as the pro rated annualized quarterly GAAP
net income of any company or business acquired by the Company for the most
recent fiscal quarter prior to the date such company or business is acquired by
the Company. Such annualized quarterly net income shall be prorated by
multiplying the total annualized quarterly net income described above by a
fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days of the financial results
of the acquired business or company that are included in the Company’s financial
results during the fiscal year in question, and the denominator of which is 365.
Net income
exclusions shall also include a) any non-cash stock compensation expenses over
and above what was included in any budget, and b) any extraordinary or
non-recurring expenses that were not included in the budget for any given year
and in the reasonable judgment of the Compensation Committee could not have been
foreseen by Management during the process to set the budget for such
year.
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f.
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Paid
Time-Off and Holidays.
Employee’s paid time-off (“
PTO
”) and holidays shall be
consistent with the standards set forth in the Employee Handbook, as
revised from time to time or as otherwise published by the Company.
Notwithstanding the previous sentence, Employee will be eligible for four
(4) weeks of paid time off (PTO)/year (160 hours), which will accrue on a
pro-rata basis throughout the year, provided, however, that it is the
Company’s policy that no more than forty (40) hours of paid time-off can
be accrued and carried forward for any given employee as of the
anniversary of their employment date in any given year. Thus, when accrued
PTO reaches two hundred (200) hours, Employee will cease accruing PTO
until accrued PTO is one hundred sixty (160) hours or less - at which
point Employee will again accrue PTO until he reaches two hundred (200)
hours. In addition to paid time off, there are also six (6) paid national
holidays and two (2) “floater” days available to Company employees.
Employee agrees to schedule such paid time-off so that it minimally
interferes with the Company’s operations. Such PTO does not include Board
of Directors excused
absences.
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g.
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Reimbursement
of Normal Business Expenses
. The Company will reimburse all
normal business expenses of the Employee not covered by the above
paragraphs, including, but not limited to, cell phone expenses and
business related travel, meals and entertainment expenses in accordance
with the Company’s polices for such
reimbursement.
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4.
Best
Efforts of the Employee and Place of Employment.
Employee agrees to
perform all of the duties pursuant to the express and implicit terms of this
contract to the reasonable satisfaction of Employer. Employee further agrees to
perform such duties faithfully and to the best of his ability, talent, and
experience, and devote his full-working time and attention on Employer's
business (at least forty (40) hours per week). Employee shall render such duties
at the Employer’s primary place of business in Fort Myers, FL or such other
place or places as the interest, needs, business, or opportunity of Employer
shall require.
5.
Termination.
The parties agree
that any termination of the Employee under this Agreement will be governed as
follows:
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a.
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By
the Company for Cause
. The Company shall have the
right to terminate this Agreement and to discharge the Employee for Cause
(as defined below), at any time during the Employment Period. For the
purposes of this Agreement, the Company shall have “Cause” to terminate
the Employee’s employment hereunder
upon:
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( i)
failure to materially perform and discharge the duties and responsibilities of
Employee under this Agreement after receiving written notice and allowing
Employee ten (10) business days to create a plan to cure such failure(s), such
plan being acceptable to the Board of Directors, and a further thirty (30) days
to cure such failure(s), if so curable,
provided, however
, that
after one such notice has been given to Employee and the thirty (30) day cure
period has lapsed, the Company is no longer required to provide time to cure
subsequent failures under this provision, or
(ii)
any breach by Employee of the material provisions of this Agreement;
or
(iii)
misconduct which, in the good faith opinion and sole discretion of the
Board of Directors, is injurious to the Company; or
(iv)
felony conviction involving the personal dishonesty or moral turpitude of
Employee; or a determination by the Board, after consideration of all available
information, that Employee has willfully and knowingly violated Company policies
or procedures involving discrimination, harassment, or work place violence;
or
(v)
engagement in illegal drug use or alcohol abuse which prevents Employee
from performing his duties in any manner, or
(vi)
any misappropriation, embezzlement or conversion of the Company’s
opportunities or property by the Employee; or
(vii)
willful misconduct, recklessness or gross negligence by the Employee in
respect of the duties or obligations of the Employee under this Agreement and/or
the Confidentiality, Non-Solicitation or Non-Competition Agreement.
Any
termination for Cause pursuant to this Section shall be given to the Employee in
writing and shall set forth in detail all acts or omissions upon which the
Company is relying to terminate the Employee for Cause. If an Employee is
terminated for Cause, the Employee shall only be entitled to receive his accrued
and unpaid Salary, bonus and other benefits through the termination date and the
Company shall have no further obligations under this Agreement from and after
the date of termination.
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b.
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Termination
by Company Without Cause
. At any time during the
Employment Period, the Company shall have the right to terminate this
Agreement and to discharge the Employee without Cause effective upon
delivery of written notice to the Employee. If the Company terminates the
Employee without “Cause” for any reason, then the Company agrees that as
severance it will continue to pay the Executive’s Base Salary in
accordance with Section 3a. and maintain the Executive’s employee benefits
in accordance with Section 3c. (the “
Severance
Payments
”) for six
(6) months from the notice of termination. Employee further agrees that in
the event that he obtains employment during any period where Severance
Payments are being made, he will promptly notify the Company. Provided
that such employment does not violate the terms of the Confidentiality,
Non-Solicitation and Non-Competition Agreement, such severance payments
will continue to be paid. If a termination of the Employee by the Company
Without Cause shall occur at anytime, than the pro rata portion of any
unvested Time-based options (as specified in Section 3d(1)) up until the
date of the Employee’s termination that were due to vest in the year of
the Employee’s termination shall vest. Other than as set forth in the
immediately preceding three sentences, the Company shall have no further
salary or bonus payment or other benefits obligations under this Agreement
after the date of termination;
provided,
however
, that the
Employee shall only be entitled to continuation of the Severance Payments
as long as he is in compliance with the provisions of the Confidentiality,
Non-Compete and Non-Solicit Agreement, which is part of this
Agreement.
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The
Employee acknowledges and agrees that any and all payments to which he would be
entitled under this Paragraph 5b are conditioned upon and subject to his
execution of a general waiver and release, in such reasonable form as counsel
for the Company shall determine, of all claims the Employee has or may have
against the Company.
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c.
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By
Resignation of the Employee
. The Employee may terminate his
employment hereunder, upon giving sixty (60) days written notice to the
Company. The Employee agrees that during such sixty (60) day period no
more than one week of unused vacation may be utilized and that all other
unused vacation up to the time of termination shall be forfeited. In the
event of such a termination, the Employee shall comply with any reasonable
request of the Company to assist in providing for an orderly transition of
authority, but such assistance shall not delay the Employee’s termination
of employment longer than sixty (60) days beyond the Employee’s original
notice of termination. Upon such a termination, the Employee shall become
entitled to any accrued but unpaid salary and other benefits up to and
including the date of
termination.
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d.
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Disability
of the Employee.
This Agreement may be terminated by the Company upon the Disability of the
Employee. "Disability" shall mean any mental or physical illness,
condition, disability or incapacity which prevents the Employee from
reasonably discharging his duties and responsibilities under this
Agreement for a period of ninety (90) days in any one hundred eighty (180)
day period. In the event that any disagreement or dispute shall arise
between the Company and the Employee as to whether the Employee suffers
from any Disability, then, in such event, the Employee shall submit to the
physical or mental examination of a physician licensed under the laws of
the State of Florida, who is agreeable to the Company and the Employee,
and such physician shall determine whether the Employee suffers from any
Disability. In the absence of fraud or bad faith, the determination of
such physician shall be final and binding upon the Company and the
Employee. The entire cost of such examination shall be paid solely by the
Company. In the event the Company has purchased disability insurance for
Employee, the Employee shall be deemed disabled if he is disabled as
defined by the terms of the disability policy. On the date that the
Employee is deemed to have a Disability, this Agreement will be deemed to
have been terminated and the Employee shall be entitled to receive from
the Company his accrued and unpaid Base Salary, bonus and other benefits
through the termination date. If a termination of the Employee by
Disability shall occur at anytime, than the pro rata portion of any
unvested Time-based options (as specified in Section 3d(1)) up until the
date of the Employee’s termination that were due to vest in the year of
the Employee’s termination shall vest. Other than as set forth in the
immediately preceding two sentences, the Company shall have no further
salary or bonus payment or other benefits obligations under this Agreement
from and after the date of termination due to
Disability.
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e.
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Death
of the Employee.
In
the event of the death of Employee, the employment of the Employee by the
Company shall automatically terminate on the date of the Employee's death
and the Company shall be obligated to pay Employee’s estate (i) the
Employee’s accrued and unpaid Base Salary, bonus and other benefits
through the termination date. If the death of the Employee shall occur at
anytime, than the pro rata portion of any unvested Time-based options up
until the date of the Employee’s death that were due to vest in the year
of the Employee’s death shall vest. Other than as set forth in the
immediately preceding two sentences, the Company shall have no further
obligations under this Agreement from and after the date of termination
due to the death of the
Employee.
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6.
Confidentiality,
Non-Compete & Non-Solicitation Agreement.
Employee agrees to the
terms of the Confidentiality, Non-Compete and Non-Solicitation Agreement
attached hereto as
Addendum A
and has
signed that Agreement. Such Confidentiality, Non-Compete & Non-Solicitation
Agreement is hereby incorporated into and part of this Agreement.
7.
Importance
of Certain Clauses.
Employee and Employer state that the covenants
contained in the Confidentiality, Non-Compete and Non-Solicitation Agreement
attached hereto and incorporated into this Agreement are material terms of this
Agreement and all parties understand the importance of such provisions to the
ongoing business of Employer. As such, because Employer's continued business and
viability depend on the protection of such secrets and non-competition, these
clauses are interpreted by the parties to have the widest and most expansive
applicability as may be allowed by law and Employee understands and acknowledges
his or her understanding of same.
8.
Consideration.
Employee acknowledges and agrees that the provision of employment under this
Agreement and the execution by the Employer of this Agreement constitute full,
adequate and sufficient consideration to Employee for the Employee's duties,
obligations and covenants under this Agreement and under the Confidentiality,
Non-Competition & Non-Solicit Agreement incorporated into this
Agreement.
9.
Exit
Interview.
Upon the effective date of termination of employment (unless
due to Employee’s death), the Employee shall participate in an exit interview
with Employer and certify in writing that the Employee has complied with his
contractual obligations and intends to comply with his continuing obligations
under this Agreement, including, but not limited to, the terms of the
Confidentiality, Non-Compete and Non-Solicit Agreement. The Employee shall also
provide the Employer with information concerning the Employee's subsequent
employer and the capacity in which the Employee will be employed. The Employee's
failure to comply shall be a material breach of this Agreement, for which the
Employer, in addition to any other civil remedy, may seek equitable
relief.
10.
Withholding
. All payments made to the Employee shall be made net of any applicable
withholding for income taxes and the Employee's share of FICA, FUTA or other
taxes. The Company shall withhold such amounts from such payments to the extent
required by applicable law and remit such amounts to the applicable governmental
authorities in accordance with applicable law.
11.
Representations
of Employee.
Employee represents and warrants to the Company that (a)
nothing in his past legal and/or work and/or personal experiences, which if
became broadly known in the marketplace, would impair his ability to serve as
the Principle Accounting Officer of a publicly-traded company or materially
damage his credibility with public shareholders; (b) that there are no
restrictions, agreements, or understandings whatsoever to which he is a party
which would prevent or make unlawful his execution of this Agreement or
employment hereunder, (c) that Employee’s execution of this Agreement and
employment hereunder shall not constitute a breach of any contract, agreement or
understanding, oral or written, to which he is a party or by which he is bound,
(d) that Employee is free and able to execute this Agreement and to continue
employment with the Company, and (e) that Employee has not used and will not use
confidential information or trade secrets belonging to any prior employers to
perform services for Company.
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12.
Effect of
Partial Invalidity.
The invalidity of any portion of this Agreement shall
not affect the validity of any other provision. In the event that any provision
of this Agreement is held to be invalid, the parties agree that the remaining
provisions shall remain in full force and effect.
13.
Entire
Agreement.
This Agreement including Addendum A reflects the complete
agreement between the parties regarding the subject matter identified herein and
shall supersede all other previous agreements, either oral or written, between
the parties. The parties stipulate that neither of them, nor any person acting
on their behalf has made any representations except as are specifically set
forth in this Agreement and each of the parties acknowledges that it or he has
not relied upon any representation of any third party in executing this
Agreement, but rather have relied exclusively on his own judgment in entering
into this Agreement.
14.
Assignment.
Employer may assign its interest and rights under this Agreement at its sole
discretion and without approval of Employee to a successor in interest by
Employer’s merger, consolidation or other form of business combination with or
into a third party where Employer’s stockholders before such event do not
control a majority of the resulting business entity after such event. All rights
and entitlements arising from this Agreement, including but not limited to those
protective covenants and prohibitions set forth in the Confidentiality,
Non-Compete and Non-Solicitation Agreement attached as Addendum A and
incorporated into this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of any purchaser,
assignor or transferee of this Agreement and shall continue to be enforceable to
the extent allowable under applicable law. Neither this Agreement, nor the
employment status conferred with its execution is assignable or subject to
transfer in any manner by Employee.
15.
Notices.
All notices, requests, demands, and other communications shall be in writing and
shall be given by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, i) if to the
Company, at the Company’s then current headquarters location, and ii) if to the
Employee, at the most recent address on file with the Company for the Employee
or to such subsequent addresses as either party shall so designate in writing to
the other party.
16.
Remedies.
If any action at law, equity or in arbitration, including an action for
declaratory relief, is brought to enforce or interpret the provisions of this
Agreement, the prevailing party may, if the court or arbitrator hearing the
dispute, so determines, have its reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs of
enforcement recouped from the non-prevailing party.
17.
Amendment/Waiver.
No waiver, modification, amendment or change of any term of this Agreement shall
be effective unless it is in a written agreement signed by both parties. No
waiver by Employer of any breach or threatened breach of this Agreement shall be
construed as a waiver of any subsequent breach unless it so provides by its
terms.
18.
Governing
Law, Venue and Jurisdiction.
This Agreement and all transactions
contemplated by this Agreement shall be governed by, construed, and enforced in
accordance with the Laws of the State of Florida without regard to any conflicts
of laws, statutes, rules, regulations or ordinances. Employee consents to
personal jurisdiction and venue in the Circuit Court in and for Lee County,
Florida regarding any action arising under the terms of this Agreement and any
and all other disputes between Employee and Employer.
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19.
Arbitration.
Any and all controversies and disputes between Employee and
Employer arising from this Agreement or regarding any other matter whatsoever
shall be submitted to arbitration before a single unbiased arbitrator skilled in
arbitrating such disputes under the American Arbitration Association, utilizing
its Commercial Rules. Any arbitration action brought pursuant to this section
shall be heard in Fort Myers, Lee County, Florida. The Circuit Court in and for
Lee County, Florida shall have concurrent jurisdiction with any arbitration
panel for the purpose of entering temporary and permanent injunctive relief, but
only with respect to any alleged breach of the Confidentiality, Non-Compete and
Non-Solicitation Agreement.
20.
Headings.
The titles to the paragraphs of this Agreement are solely for the convenience of
the parties and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of
this Agreement.
21.
Miscellaneous
Terms.
The parties to this Agreement declare and represent
that:
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a.
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They have read and understand
this Agreement;
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b.
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They have been given the
opportunity to consult with an attorney if they so
desire;
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c.
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They intend to be legally bound
by the promises set forth in this Agreement and enter into it freely,
without duress or coercion;
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d.
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They have retained signed copies
of this Agreement for their records;
and
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e.
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The rights, responsibilities and
duties of the parties hereto, and the covenants and agreements contained
herein, shall continue to bind the parties and shall continue in full
force and effect until each and every obligation of the parties under this
Agreement has been
performed.
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22.
Counterparts
.
This Agreement may be
executed in counterparts and by facsimile, or by pdf, each of which shall be
deemed an original for all intents and purposes.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the date first
written above.
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/s/ Jerome J.
Dvonch
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Jerome J. Dvonch
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NEOGENOMICS,
INC.
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/s/ Steven C.
Jones
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Steven C. Jones
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Acting Principal Financial
Officer
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ADDENDUM
A
CONFIDENTIALITY,
NON-SOLICITATION AND NON-COMPETE AGREEMENT
This
Confidentiality, Non-Solicitation and Non-Compete Agreement (the “
Agreement
”)
dated this 24th day of June, 2008 is entered into by and between Jerome J.
Dvonch (“
Employee
”)
and NeoGenomics, Inc., a Nevada corporation (“
Employer
”
or the “
Parent
Company
” and collectively with NeoGenomics, Inc., a Florida corporation
(the “
Operating
Company
”) and any entity that is wholly or partially owned by the
Employer or Parent Company or otherwise affiliated with the Employer or Parent
Company, the “
Company
”). Hereinafter,
each of the Employee or the Company maybe referred to as a “
Party
”
and together be referred to as the “
Parties
”.
RECITALS:
WHEREAS
, the Parties have
entered into that certain employment agreement, dated June 24, 2008, that
creates an employment relationship between the Company and Employee (the “
Employment
Agreement
”); and
WHEREAS
, pursuant to the
Employment Agreement, the Employee agreed to enter into the Company’s
Confidentiality, Non-Solicitation and Non-Compete Agreement; and
WHEREAS,
the Company desires
to protect and preserve its Confidential Information and its legitimate business
interests by having the Employee enter into this Agreement as part of the
Employment Agreement; and
WHEREAS,
the Employee desires
to establish and maintain an employment relationship with the Company and as
part of such employment relationship desires to enter into this Agreement with
the Company.
Now,
therefore, in consideration of the mutual promises set forth herein and other
good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby
acknowledged, the Parties agree as follows:
1.
Term.
Employee agree(s) that
the term of this agreement is effective upon the Effective Date (as defined in
the Employment Agreement) and shall survive and continue to be in force and
effect for two years following the termination of any employment relationship
between the Parties (“
Term
”),
whether termination is by the Company with or without cause, wrongful discharge,
or for any other reason whatsoever, or by the Employee.
2. Definitions.
a. The
term “
Confidential
Information
” as used herein shall include all business practices,
methods, techniques, or processes that: (i) derives independent
economic value, actual or potential, from not being generally known to, and not
being readily ascertainable by proper means by, other persons who can obtain
economic value from its disclosure or use; and (ii) is the subject of efforts
that are reasonable under the circumstances to maintain its
secrecy. Confidential Information also includes, but is not limited
to, files, letters, memoranda, reports, records, computer disks or other
computer storage medium, data, models or any photographic or other tangible
materials containing such information, Customer lists and names and other
information, Customer contracts, other corporate contracts, computer programs,
proprietary technical information and or strategies, sales, promotional or
marketing plans or strategies, programs, techniques, practices, any expansion
plans (including existing and entry into new geographic and/or product markets),
pricing information, product or service offering specifications or plans
thereof, business plans, financial information and other financial plans, data
pertaining to the Company’s operating performance, employee lists, salary
information, training manuals, and other materials and business information of a
similar nature, including information about the Company itself or any affiliated
entity, which Employee acknowledges and agrees has been compiled by the
Company's expenditure of a great amount of time, money and effort, and that
contains detailed information that could not be created independently from
public sources. Further, all data, spreadsheets, reports, records,
know-how, verbal communication, proprietary and technical information and/or
other confidential materials of similar kind transmitted by the Company to
Employee or developed by the Employee on behalf of the Company as Work Product
(as defined in Paragraph 7) are expressly included within the definition of
“Confidential Information.” The Parties further agree that the fact
the Company may be seeking to complete a business transaction is “Confidential
Information” within the meaning of this Agreement, as well as all notes,
analysis, work product or other material derived from Confidential
Information.
Nevertheless,
Confidential Information shall not include any information of any kind which (1)
is in the possession of the Employee prior to the date of this Agreement, as
shown by the Employee’s files and records, or (2) prior or after the time of
disclosure becomes part of the public knowledge or literature, not as a result
of any violation of this Agreement or inaction or action of the receiving party,
or (3) is rightfully received from a third party without any obligation of
confidentiality; or (4) independently developed after termination without
reference to the Confidential Information or materials based thereon; or (5) is
disclosed pursuant to the order or requirement of a court, administrative
agency, or other government body; or (6) is approved for release by the
non-disclosing party.
b. The
term “
Customer
”
shall mean any person or entity which has purchased or ordered goods, products
or services from the Company and/or entered into any contract for products or
services with the Company within the one (1) year immediately preceding the
termination of the Employee’s employment with the Company.
c.
The term
“
Prospective
Customer
” shall mean any person or entity which has evidenced an
intention to order products or services with the Company within one year
immediately preceding the termination of the Employee’s employment with the
Company.
d. The
term “
Restricted
Area
” shall include any geographical location anywhere in the United
States. If the Restricted Area specified in this Agreement should be
judged unreasonable in any proceeding, then the period of Restricted Area shall
be reduced so that the restrictions may be enforced as is judged to be
reasonable.
e. The
phrase “
directly
or indirectly
” shall include the Employee either on his/her own account,
or as a partner, owner, promoter, joint venturer, employee, agent, consultant,
advisor, manager, executive, independent contractor, officer, director, or a
stockholder of 5% or more of the voting shares of an entity in the Business of
Company.
f. The
term “
Business
”
shall mean the business of providing non-academic, for-profit cancer genetic and
molecular laboratory testing services, including, but not limited to,
cytogenetics, flow cytometry, fluorescence in-situ hybridization (“FISH”), and
morphological studies, to hematologists, oncologists, urologists, pathologists,
hospitals and other medical reference laboratories.
3.
Duty of
Confidentiality
.
a. All
Confidential Information is considered highly sensitive and strictly
confidential. The Employee agrees that at all times during the term of this
Agreement and after the termination of employment with the Company for as long
as such information remains non-public information, the Employee shall (i) hold
in confidence and refrain from disclosing to any other party all Confidential
Information, whether written or oral, tangible or intangible, concerning the
Company and its business and operations unless such disclosure is accompanied by
a non-disclosure agreement executed by the Company with the party to whom such
Confidential Information is provided, (ii) use the Confidential Information
solely in connection with his or her employment with the Company and for no
other purpose, (iii) take all reasonable precautions necessary to ensure that
the Confidential Information shall not be, or be permitted to be, shown, copied
or disclosed to third parties, without the prior written consent of the Company,
(iv) observe all security policies implemented by the Company from time to time
with respect to the Confidential Information, and (v) not use or disclose,
directly or indirectly, as an individual or as a partner, joint venturer,
employee, agent, salesman, contractor, officer, director or otherwise, for the
benefit of himself or herself or any other person, partnership, firm,
corporation, association or other legal entity, any Confidential Information,
unless expressly permitted by this Agreement. Employee agrees that
protection of the Company’s Confidential Information constitutes a legitimate
business interest justifying the restrictive covenants contained
herein. Employee further agrees that the restrictive covenants
contained herein are reasonably necessary to protect the Company’s legitimate
business interest in preserving its Confidential Information.
b. In
the event that the Employee is ordered to disclose any Confidential Information,
whether in a legal or regulatory proceeding or otherwise, the Employee shall
provide the Company with prompt notice of such request or order so that the
Company may seek to prevent disclosure.
c. Employee
acknowledge(s) that this "Confidential Information" is of value to the Company
by providing it with a competitive advantage over their competitors, is not
generally known to competitors of the Company, and is not intended by the
Company for general dissemination. Employee acknowledges that this
"Confidential Information" derives independent economic value, actual or
potential, from not being generally known to, and not being readily
ascertainable by proper means by, other persons who can obtain economic value
from its disclosure or use, and is the subject of reasonable efforts to maintain
its secrecy. Therefore, the Parties agree that all "Confidential
Information" under this Agreement constitutes “
Trade
Secrets
” under Section 688.002 and Chapter 812 of the Florida
Statutes.
4.
Limited
Right of Disclosure
.
Except as
otherwise permitted by this Agreement, Employee shall limit disclosure of
pertinent Confidential Information to Employee’s attorney, if any (“
Representative(s
)”),
for the sole purpose of evaluating Employee’s relationship with the
Company. Paragraph 3 of this Agreement shall bind all such
Representative(s).
5.
Return of
Company Property and Confidential Materials
.
All
tangible property, including cell phones, laptop computers and other Company
purchased property, as well as all Confidential Information provided to Employee
is the exclusive property of the Company and must be returned to the Company in
accordance with the instructions of the Company either upon termination of the
Employee’s employment or at such other time as is reasonably requested by the
Company. Employee agree(s) that upon termination of employment for
any reason whatsoever Employee shall return all copies, in whatever form,
including hard copies and computer disks, of Confidential Information to the
Company, and Employee shall delete any copy of the Confidential Information on
any computer file or database maintained by Employee and shall certify in
writing that he/she has done so. In addition to returning all
Confidential Information to the Company as described above, Employee will
destroy any analysis, notes, work product or other materials relating to or
derived from the Confidential Information. Any retention of
Confidential Information may constitute “civil theft” as such term is defined in
Chapter 772 of the Florida Statutes.
6.
Agreement
Not To Circumvent
.
Employee agrees
not to pursue any transaction or business relationship that is directly
competitive to the Business of the Company that makes use of any Confidential
Information during the Term of this Agreement, other than through the Company or
on behalf of the Company. It is further understood and agreed that,
after the Employee’s employment with the Company has been terminated, the
Employee will direct all communications and requests from any third parties
regarding Confidential Information or Business opportunities which use
Confidential Information through the Company’s then chief executive officer or
president. Employee acknowledges that any violation of this covenant
may subject Employee to the remedies identified in Paragraph 9 in addition to
any other available remedies.
7.
Title to
Work Product
.
Employee
agrees that all work products (including strategies and testing methodologies
for competing in the genetics testing industry, technical materials and
diagrams, computer programs, financial plans and other written materials,
websites, presentation materials, course materials, advertising campaigns,
slogans, videos, pictures and other materials) created or developed by the
Employee for the Company during the term of the Employee’s employment with the
Company or any successor to the Company until the date of termination of the
Employee (collectively, the “
Work
Product
”), shall be considered a work made for hire and that the Company
shall be the sole owner of all rights, including copyright, in and to the Work
Product.
If the Work Product, or any part
thereof, does not qualify as a work made for hire, the Employee agrees to
assign, and hereby assigns, to the Company for the full term of the copyright
and all extensions thereof all of its right, title and interest in and to the
Work Product. All discoveries, inventions, innovations, works of
authorship, computer programs, improvements and ideas, whether or not patentable
or copyrightable or otherwise protectable, conceived, completed, reduced to
practice or otherwise produced by the Employee in the course of his or her
services to the Company in connection with or in any way relating to the
Business of the Company or capable of being used or adapted for use therein or
in connection therewith shall forthwith be disclosed to the Company and shall
belong to and be the absolute property of the Company unless assigned by the
Company to another entity.
Employee hereby assigns to the
Company all right, title and interest in all of the discoveries, inventions,
innovations, works of authorship, computer programs, improvements, ideas and
other work product; all copyrights, trade secrets, and trademarks in the same;
and all patent applications filed and patents granted worldwide on any of the
same for any work previously completed on behalf of the Company or work
performed under the terms of this Agreement or the Employment
Agreement. Employee, if and whenever required to do so (whether
during or after the termination of his or her employment), shall at the expense
of the Company apply or join in applying for copyrights, patents or trademarks
or other equivalent protection in the United States or in other parts of the
world for any such discovery, invention, innovation, work of authorship,
computer program, improvement, and idea as aforesaid and execute, deliver and
perform all instruments and things necessary for vesting such patents,
trademarks, copyrights or equivalent protections when obtained and all right,
title and interest to and in the same in the Company absolutely and as sole
beneficial owner, unless assigned by the Company to another
entity. Notwithstanding the foregoing, work product conceived by the
Employee, which is not related to the Business of the Company, will remain the
property of the Employee.
8.
Restrictive
Covenant
.
The Company
and its affiliated entities are engaged in the Business of providing genetic and
molecular testing services. The covenants contained in this Paragraph
8 (the “
Restrictive
Covenants
”) are given and made by Employee to induce the Company to
employ Employee under the terms of the Employment Agreement, and Employee
acknowledges sufficiency of consideration for these Restrictive
Covenants. Employee expressly covenants and agrees that, during his
or her employment and for a period of two (2) years following termination of
such employment (such period of time is hereinafter referred to as the "
Restrictive
Period
"), he/she will abide by the following restrictive covenants unless
an exception is specifically provided in certain situations in such Restrictive
Covenants.
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a.
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Non-Solicitation
. Employee
agrees and acknowledges that, during the Restrictive Period, he/she will
not, directly or indirectly, in one or a series of transactions, as an
individual or as a partner, joint venturer, employee, agent, salesperson,
contractor, officer, director or otherwise, for the benefit of himself or
herself or any other person, partnership, firm, corporation, association
or other legal entity:
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(i)
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solicit
or induce any Customer or Prospective Customer of the Company to patronize
or do business with any other company (or business) that is in the
Business conducted by the Company in any market in which the Company does
Business; or
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(ii)
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request
or advise any Customer or vendor, or any Prospective Customer or
prospective vendor, of the Company, who was a Customer, Prospective
Customer, vendor or prospective vendor within one year immediately
preceding the termination of the Employee’s employment with the Company,
to withdraw, curtail, cancel or refrain from doing Business with the
Company in any capacity; or
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(iii)
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recruit,
solicit or otherwise induce any proprietor, partner, stockholder, lender,
director, officer, employee, sales agent, joint venturer, investor,
lessor, supplier, Customer, agent, representative or any other person
which has a business relationship with the Company or any Affiliated
Entity to discontinue, reduce or detrimentally modify such employment,
agency or business relationship with the Company;
or
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iv)
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employ
or solicit for employment any person or agent who is then (or was at any
time within twelve (12) months prior to the date Employee or such entity
seeks to employ such person) employed or retained by the
Company. Notwithstanding the forgoing, to the extent the
Employee works for a larger corporation after his termination from the
Company and he does not have any personal knowledge and/or control over
the solicitation of or the employment of a Company employee or agent, then
this provision shall not be
enforceable.
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b.
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Non-Competition
. Employee
agrees and acknowledges that, during the Restrictive Period, he/she will
not, directly or indirectly, for himself or herself, or on behalf of
others, as an individual on Employee's own account, or as a partner, joint
venturer, employee, agent, salesman, contractor, officer, director or
otherwise, for himself or herself or any other person, partnership, firm,
corporation, association or other legal entity enter into, engage in or
accept employment from any business that is in the Business of the Company
in the Restricted Area during his or her or her last twelve months of
employment. The parties agree that this non-competition provision is
intended to cover situations where a future business opportunity in which
the Employee is engaged or a future employer of the Employee is selling
the same or similar products and services in the Business which may
compete with the Company’s products and services to Customers and
Prospective Customers of the Company in the Restricted
Area. This provision shall not cover future business
opportunities or employers of the Employee that sell different types of
products or services in the Restricted Area so long as such future
business opportunities or employers are not in the Business of the
Company.
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Notwithstanding
the foregoing, however, it is understood and agreed by the Company and the
Employee that in the event that the Company is (1) acquired by another company
and the Employee is terminated without “Cause” (as defined below) within 12
months of the date the Company is so acquired or (2) liquidated, then the
provisions of the Non-Competition covenant outlined in the preceding paragraph
8(b) shall not be deemed valid or enforceable hereunder.
For the
purposes of this Agreement, the Company and any company who acquires the Company
shall have “Cause” to terminate the Employee’s employment if any of the events
listed in Paragraph 5(a)(i) – 5(a)(vii) of the Employment Agreement have
occurred.
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c.
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Acknowledgements of
Employee.
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(i)
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The
Employee understands and acknowledges that any violation of the
Restrictive Covenants shall constitute a material breach of this Agreement
and the Employment Agreement, and it may cause irreparable harm and loss
to the Company for which monetary damages will be an insufficient
remedy. Therefore, the Parties agree that in addition to any
other remedy available, the Company will be entitled to the relief
identified in Paragraph No. 9
below.
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(ii)
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The
Restrictive Covenants shall be construed as agreements independent of any
other provision in this Agreement and the existence of any claim or cause
of action of Employee against the Company shall not constitute a defense
to the enforcement of these Restrictive
Covenants.
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(iii)
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Employee
agrees that the Restrictive Covenants are reasonably necessary to protect
the legitimate business interests of the
Company.
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(iv)
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Employee
agrees that the Restrictive Covenants may be enforced by the Company’s
successor in interest by way of merger, business combination or
consolidation where a majority of the surviving entity is not owned by
Company’s shareholders who owned a majority of the Company’s voting shares
prior to such transaction and Employee acknowledges and agrees that
successors are intended beneficiaries of this
Agreement.
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(v)
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Employee
agrees that if any portion of the Restrictive Covenants is held by a court
of competent jurisdiction to be unreasonable, arbitrary or against public
policy for any reason, such shall be divisible as to time, geographic area
and line of business and shall be enforceable as to a reasonable time,
area and line of business.
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(vi)
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Employee
acknowledges that any violations of the Restrictive Covenants, in any
capacity identified herein, may be a material breach of this Agreement and
may subject the Employee, and/or any individual(s), partnership,
corporation, joint venture or other type of business with whom the
Employee is then affiliated or employed, to monetary and other
damages.
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(vii)
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Employee
agrees that any failure of the Company to enforce the Restrictive
Covenants against any other employee, for any reason, shall not constitute
a defense to enforcement of the Restrictive Covenants against the
Employee.
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9.
Specific
Performance; Injunction
.
The Parties
agree and acknowledge that the restrictions contained in Paragraphs 1-8 are
reasonable in scope and duration and are necessary to protect the
Company. If any provision of Paragraphs 1-8 as applied to any party
or to any circumstance is judged by a court to be invalid or unenforceable, the
same shall in no way affect any other circumstance or the validity or
enforceability of any other provision of this Agreement. If any such
provision, or any part thereof, is held to be unenforceable because of the
duration of such provision or the area covered thereby, the court making such
determination shall have the power to reduce the duration and/or area of such
provision, and/or to delete specific words or phrases, and in its reduced form,
such provision shall then be enforceable and shall be enforced.
Any
unauthorized use or disclosure of Confidential Information in violation of
Paragraphs 2-7 above or violation of the Restrictive Covenant in Paragraph 8
shall constitute a material breach of this Agreement and will cause irreparable
harm and loss to the Company for which monetary damages may be an insufficient
remedy. Therefore, in addition to any other remedy available, the
Company will be entitled to all of the civil remedies provided by Florida
Statutes, including:
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a.
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Temporary
and permanent injunctive relief, without the necessity of posting a bond,
restraining Employee or Representatives and any other person, partnership,
firm, corporation, association or other legal entity acting in concert
with Employee from any actual or threatened unauthorized disclosure or use
of Confidential Information, in whole or in part, or from rendering any
service to any other person, partnership, firm, corporation, association
or other legal entity to whom such Confidential Information in whole or in
part, has been disclosed or used or is threatened to be disclosed or used;
and
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b.
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Temporary
and permanent injunctive relief, without the necessity of posting a bond,
restraining the Employee from violating, directly or indirectly, the
restrictions of the Restrictive Covenant in any capacity identified in
Paragraph 8, supra, and restricting third parties from aiding and abetting
any violations of the Restrictive Covenant;
and
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c.
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Compensatory
damages, including actual loss from misappropriation and unjust
enrichment.
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Notwithstanding
the foregoing, the Company acknowledges and agrees that the Employee will not be
liable for the payment of any damages or fees owed to the Company through the
operation of Paragraphs 9c above, unless and until a court of competent
jurisdiction has determined conclusively that the Company or any successor is
entitled to such recovery.
Nothing
in this Agreement shall be construed as prohibiting the Company from pursuing
any other legal or equitable remedies available to it for actual or threatened
breach of the provisions of Paragraphs 1 – 8 of this Agreement, and the
existence of any claim or cause of action by Employee against the Company shall
not constitute a defense to the enforcement by the Company of any of the
provisions of this Agreement. The Company and its Affiliated Entities
have fully performed all obligations entitling it to the covenants of Paragraphs
1 – 8 of this Agreement and therefore such prohibitions are not executory or
otherwise subject to rejection under the bankruptcy code.
10.
Governing
Law, Venue and Personal Jurisdiction
.
This
Agreement shall be governed by, construed and enforced in accordance with the
laws of state of Florida without regard to any statutory or common-law provision
pertaining to conflicts of laws. The parties agree that courts of
competent jurisdiction in Lee County, Florida and the United States District
Court for the Southern District of Florida shall have concurrent jurisdiction
for purposes of entering temporary, preliminary and permanent injunctive relief
and with regard to any action arising out of any breach or alleged breach of
this Agreement. Employee waives personal service of any and all
process upon Employee and consents that all such service of process may be made
by certified or registered mail directed to Employee at the address stated in
the signature section of this Agreement, with service so made deemed to be
completed upon actual receipt thereof. Employee waives any objection
to jurisdiction and venue of any action instituted against Employee as provided
herein and agrees not to assert any defense based on lack of jurisdiction or
venue.
11.
Successors
and Assigns
.
This
Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Parties hereto
and may not be assigned by Employee. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit
of Company’s s successors.
12.
Entire
Agreement
.
This
Agreement is the entire agreement of the Parties with regard to the matters
addressed herein, and supersedes all prior negotiations, preliminary agreements,
and all prior and contemporaneous discussions and understandings of the
signatories in connection with the subject matter of this Agreement, except
however, that this Agreement shall be read
in pari materia
with the
Employment Agreement executed by Employee. This Agreement may be
modified only by written instrument signed by the Company and
Employee.
13.
Severability
.
In case any
one or more provisions contained in this Agreement shall, for any reason, be
held invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, such invalidity,
illegality or unenforceability shall not affect any other provision hereof and
this Agreement shall be construed as if such invalid, illegal were unenforceable
provision had not been contained herein.
14.
Waiver.
The waiver by the
Company of a breach or threatened breach of this Agreement by Employee cannot be
construed as a waiver of any subsequent breach by Employee unless such waiver so
provides by its terms. The refusal or failure of the Company to
enforce any specific restrictive covenant in this Agreement against Employee, or
any other person for any reason, shall not constitute a defense to the
enforcement by the Company of any other restrictive covenant provision set forth
in this Agreement.
15.
Consideration
.
Employee
expressly acknowledges and agrees that the execution by the Company of the
Employment Agreement with the Employee constitutes full, adequate and sufficient
consideration to Employee for the covenants of Employee under this
Agreement.
16.
Notices
. All
notices required by this Agreement shall be in writing, shall be personally
delivered or sent by U.S. Registered or Certified Mail, return receipt
requested, and shall be addressed to the signatories at the addresses shown on
the signature page of this Agreement.
17.
Acknowledgements
.
Employee
acknowledge(s) that he or she has reviewed this Agreement prior to signing it,
that he or she knows and understands the contents, purposes and effect of this
Agreement, and that he or she has been given a signed copy of this Agreement for
his or her records. Employee further acknowledges and agrees that he or she has
entered into this Agreement freely, without any duress or
coercion.
18.
Counterparts
.
This
Agreement may be executed in counterparts, by facsimile or pdf each of which
shall be deemed an original for all intents and purposes.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, THE UNDERSIGNED STATE THAT THEY HAVE CAREFULLY READ THIS
AGREEMENT AND KNOW AND UNDERSTAND THE CONTENTS THEREOF AND THAT THEY AGREE TO BE
BOUND AND ABIDE BY THE REPRESENTATIONS, COVENANTS, PROMISES AND WARRANTIES
CONTAINED HEREIN.
By:
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/s/ Jerome Dvonch
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6/24/08
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Employee
Signature
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Date
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Employee Name:
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Jerome Dvonch
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Employee Address:
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11169 Lakeland Avenue
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Fort Myers, FL 33913
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12701
Commonwealth Drive, Suite #9
By:
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/s/ Robert Gasparini
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6/24/08
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Date
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Name:
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Robert Gasparini
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Title:
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President
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EXECUTION
COPY
COMMON
STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT
COMMON STOCK PURCHASE
AGREEMENT
(the “Agreement”), dated as of November 5, 2008, by
and between
NEOGENOMICS,
INC.
, a Nevada corporation (the “Company”), and
FUSION CAPITAL FUND II, LLC
,
an Illinois limited liability company (the “Buyer”). Capitalized
terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein are defined in Section 10
hereof.
WHEREAS:
Subject to the terms and conditions set
forth in this Agreement, the Company wishes to sell to the Buyer, and the Buyer
wishes to buy from the Company, up to Eight Million Dollars ($8,000,000) of the
Company's common stock, par value $.001 per share (the “Common
Stock”). The shares of Common Stock to be purchased hereunder are
referred to herein as the "Purchase Shares."
NOW THEREFORE
, the Company and
the Buyer hereby agree as follows:
1. PURCHASE
OF COMMON STOCK.
Subject to the terms and conditions set
forth in this Agreement, the Company has the right to sell to the Buyer, and the
Buyer has the obligation to purchase from the Company, Purchase Shares as
follows:
(a)
Commencement of Purchases of
Common Stock
. The purchase and sale of Purchase Shares
hereunder shall occur from time to time upon written notices by the Company to
the Buyer on the terms and conditions as set forth herein following the
satisfaction of the conditions (the “Commencement”) as set forth in Sections 6
and 7 below (the date of satisfaction of such conditions, the
"Commencement Date").
(b)
The Company’s Right to
Require Purchases
. Any time on or after the Commencement Date,
the Company shall have the right but not the obligation to direct the Buyer by
its delivery to the Buyer of Base Purchase Notices from time to time to buy
Purchase Shares (each such purchase a “Base Purchase”) in any amount up to Fifty
Thousand Dollars ($50,000) per Base Purchase Notice (the “Base Purchase Amount”)
at the Purchase Price on the Purchase Date. The Company may deliver
multiple Base Purchase Notices to the Buyer so long as at least four (4)
Business Days have passed since the most recent Base Purchase was
completed. Notwithstanding the forgoing, any time on or after the
Commencement Date, the Company shall also have the right but not the obligation
by its delivery to the Buyer of Block Purchase Notices from time to time to
direct the Buyer to buy Purchase Shares (each such purchase a “Block Purchase”)
in any amount up to One Million Dollars ($1,000,000) per Block Purchase Notice
at the Block Purchase Price (as defined below) on the Purchase Date as provided
herein. For a Block Purchase Notice to be valid the following
conditions must be met: (1) the Block Purchase Amount shall not exceed One
Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000) per Block Purchase Notice, (2) the Company
must deliver the Purchase Shares before 11:00 a.m. eastern time on the Purchase
Date and (3) the Sale Price of the Common Stock must not be below $0.75 (subject
to equitable adjustment for any reorganization, recapitalization, non-cash
dividend, stock split or other similar transaction) during the Purchase Date,
the date of the delivery of the Block Purchase Notice and during the Business
Day prior to the delivery of the Block Purchase Notice. The Block
Purchase Amount may be increased to up to Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars
($250,000) per Block Purchase Notice if the Sale Price of the Common Stock is
not below $1.20 (subject to equitable adjustment for any reorganization,
recapitalization, non-cash dividend, stock split or other similar transaction)
during the Purchase Date, the date of the delivery of the Block Purchase Notice
and during the Business Day prior to the delivery of the Block Purchase
Notice. The Block Purchase Amount may be increased to up to Five
Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000) per Block Purchase Notice if the Sale Price
of the Common Stock is not below $2.40 (subject to equitable adjustment for any
reorganization, recapitalization, non-cash dividend, stock split or other
similar transaction) during the Purchase Date, the date of the delivery of the
Block Purchase Notice and during the Business Day prior to the delivery of the
Block Purchase Notice. The Block Purchase Amount may be increased to
up to One Million Dollars ($1,000,000) per Block Purchase Notice if the Sale
Price of the Common Stock is not below $5.00 (subject to equitable adjustment
for any reorganization, recapitalization, non-cash dividend, stock split or
other similar transaction) during the Purchase Date, the date of the delivery of
the Block Purchase Notice and during the Business Day prior to the delivery of
the Block Purchase Notice. As used herein, the term “Block Purchase
Price” shall mean the lesser of (i) the lowest Sale Price of the Common Stock on
the Purchase Date or (ii) the lowest Purchase Price during the previous seven
(7) Business Days prior to the date that the valid Block Purchase Notice was
received by the Buyer. However, if at any time during the Purchase
Date, the date of the delivery of the Block Purchase Notice or during the
Business Day prior to the delivery of the Block Purchase Notice, the Sale Price
of the Common Stock is below the applicable Block Purchase threshold price, such
Block Purchase shall be void and the Buyer’s obligations to buy Purchase Shares
in respect of that Block Purchase Notice shall be
terminated. Thereafter, the Company shall again have the right to
submit a Block Purchase Notice as set forth herein by delivery of a new Block
Purchase Notice only if the Sale Price of the Common Stock is above the
applicable Block Purchase threshold price during the date of the delivery of the
Block Purchase Notice and during the Business Day prior to the delivery of the
Block Purchase Notice. The Company may deliver multiple Block
Purchase Notices to the Buyer so long as at least two (2) Business Days have
passed since the most recent Block Purchase was completed.
(c)
Payment for Purchase
Shares
. The Buyer shall pay to the Company an amount equal to
the Purchase Amount with respect to such Purchase Shares as full payment for
such Purchase Shares via wire transfer of immediately available funds on the
same Business Day that the Buyer receives such Purchase Shares if they are
received by the Buyer before 11:00 a.m. eastern time or if received by the Buyer
after 11:00 a.m. eastern time, the next Business Day. The Company
shall not issue any fraction of a share of Common Stock upon any
purchase. If the issuance would result in the issuance of a fraction
of a share of Common Stock, the Company shall round such fraction of a share of
Common Stock up or down to the nearest whole share. All payments made
under this Agreement shall be made in lawful money of the United States of
America or wire transfer of immediately available funds to such account as the
Company may from time to time designate by written notice in accordance with the
provisions of this Agreement. Whenever any amount expressed to be due
by the terms of this Agreement is due on any day that is not a Business Day, the
same shall instead be due on the next succeeding day that is a Business
Day.
(d)
Purchase Price
Floor
. The Company and the Buyer shall not effect any sales
under this Agreement on any Purchase Date where the Purchase Price for any
purchases of Purchase Shares would be less than the Floor
Price. “Floor Price” means $0.45, which
shall be appropriately
adjusted for any reorganization, recapitalization, non-cash dividend, stock
split or other similar transaction.
(e)
Records of
Purchases
. The Buyer and the Company shall each maintain
records showing the remaining Available Amount at any give time and the dates
and Purchase Amounts for each purchase or shall use such other method,
reasonably satisfactory to the Buyer and the Company.
(f)
Taxes
. The
Company shall pay any and all transfer, stamp or similar taxes that may be
payable with respect to the issuance and delivery of any shares of Common Stock
to the Buyer made under this Agreement.
2.
BUYER'S REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES.
The Buyer
represents and warrants to the Company that as of the date hereof and as of the
Commencement Date:
(a)
Investment
Purpose
. The Buyer is entering into this Agreement and
acquiring the Commitment Shares (as defined in Section 4(e) hereof) and the
Purchase Shares (the Purchase Shares and the Commitment Shares are collectively
referred to herein as the "Securities"), for its own account for investment only
and not with a view towards, or for resale in connection with, the public sale
or distribution thereof; provided however, by making the representations herein,
the Buyer does not agree to hold any of the Securities for any minimum or other
specific term other than as set forth in Section 4(e) with respect to the
Commitment Shares.
(b)
Accredited Investor
Status
. The Buyer is an "accredited investor" as that term is
defined in Rule 501(a)(3) of Regulation D.
(c)
Reliance on
Exemptions
. The Buyer understands that the Securities are
being offered and sold to it in reliance on specific exemptions from the
registration requirements of United States federal and state securities laws and
that the Company is relying in part upon the truth and accuracy of, and the
Buyer's compliance with, the representations, warranties, agreements,
acknowledgments and understandings of the Buyer set forth herein in order to
determine the availability of such exemptions and the eligibility of the Buyer
to acquire the Securities.
(d)
Information
. The
Buyer has been furnished with all materials relating to the business, finances
and operations of the Company and materials relating to the offer and sale of
the Securities that have been reasonably requested by the Buyer, including,
without limitation, the SEC Documents (as defined in Section 3(f)
hereof). The Buyer understands that its investment in the Securities
involves a high degree of risk. The Buyer (i) is able to bear the
economic risk of an investment in the Securities including a total loss, (ii)
has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters that it is
capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the proposed investment in the
Securities and (iii) has had an opportunity to ask questions of and receive
answers from the officers of the Company concerning the financial condition and
business of the Company and others matters related to an investment in the
Securities. Neither such inquiries nor any other due diligence
investigations conducted by the Buyer or its representatives shall modify, amend
or affect the Buyer's right to rely on the Company's representations and
warranties contained in Section 3 below. The Buyer has sought such
accounting, legal and tax advice as it has considered necessary to make an
informed investment decision with respect to its acquisition of the
Securities.
(e)
No Governmental
Review
. The Buyer understands that no United States federal or
state agency or any other government or governmental agency has passed on or
made any recommendation or endorsement of the Securities or the fairness or
suitability of the investment in the Securities nor have such authorities passed
upon or endorsed the merits of the offering of the Securities.
(f)
Transfer or
Sale
. The Buyer understands that except as provided in the
Registration Rights Agreement (as defined in Section 4(a) hereof): (i) the
Securities have not been and are not being registered under the 1933 Act or any
state securities laws, and may not be offered for sale, sold, assigned or
transferred unless (A) subsequently registered thereunder or (B) an exemption
exists permitting such Securities to be sold, assigned or transferred without
such registration; (ii) any sale of the Securities made in reliance on Rule 144
may be made only in accordance with the terms of Rule 144 and further, if Rule
144 is not applicable, any resale of the Securities under
circumstances in which the seller (or the person through whom the sale is made)
may be deemed to be an underwriter (as that term is defined in the 1933 Act) may
require compliance with some other exemption under the 1933 Act or the rules and
regulations of the SEC thereunder; and (iii) neither the Company nor any other
person is under any obligation to register the Securities under the 1933 Act or
any state securities laws or to comply with the terms and conditions of any
exemption thereunder.
(g)
Validity;
Enforcement
. This Agreement has been duly and validly
authorized, executed and delivered on behalf of the Buyer and is a valid and
binding agreement of the Buyer enforceable against the Buyer in accordance with
its terms, subject as to enforceability to general principles of equity and to
applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, liquidation and
other similar laws relating to, or affecting generally, the enforcement of
applicable creditors' rights and remedies.
(h)
Residency
. The
Buyer is a resident of the State of Illinois.
(i)
No Prior Short
Selling
. The Buyer represents and warrants to the Company that
at no time prior to the date of this Agreement has any of the Buyer, its agents,
representatives or affiliates engaged in or effected, in any manner whatsoever,
directly or indirectly, any (i) "short sale" (as such term is defined in Section
242.200 of Regulation SHO of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
(the "1934 Act")) of the Common Stock or (ii) hedging transaction, which
establishes a net short position with respect to the Common Stock.
3. REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY.
The
Company represents and warrants to the Buyer that as of the date hereof and as
of the Commencement Date:
(a)
Organization and
Qualification
. The Company and its "Subsidiaries" (which for
purposes of this Agreement means any entity in which the Company, directly or
indirectly, owns 50% or more of the voting stock or capital stock or other
similar equity interests) are corporations duly organized and validly existing
in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction in which they are
incorporated, and have the requisite corporate power and authority to own their
properties and to carry on their business as now being
conducted. Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries is duly qualified
as a foreign corporation to do business and is in good standing in every
jurisdiction in which its ownership of property or the nature of the business
conducted by it makes such qualification necessary, except to the extent that
the failure to be so qualified or be in good standing could not reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. As used in this
Agreement, "Material Adverse Effect" means any material adverse effect on any
of: (i) the business, properties, assets, operations, results of operations or
financial condition of the Company and its Subsidiaries, if any, taken as a
whole, or (ii) the authority or ability of the Company to perform its
obligations under the Transaction Documents (as defined in Section 3(b)
hereof). The Company has no Subsidiaries except as set forth on
Schedule 3(a).
(b)
Authorization; Enforcement;
Validity
. (i) The Company has the requisite corporate power
and authority to enter into and perform its obligations under this Agreement,
the Registration Rights Agreement and each of the other agreements
entered into by the parties on the Commencement Date and attached hereto as
exhibits to this Agreement (collectively, the "Transaction Documents"), and to
issue the Securities in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof, (ii) the
execution and delivery of the Transaction Documents by the Company and the
consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby,
including without limitation, the issuance of the Commitment Shares and the
reservation for issuance and the issuance of the Purchase Shares issuable under
this Agreement, have been duly authorized by the Company's Board of Directors
and no further consent or authorization is required by the Company, its Board of
Directors or its shareholders, (iii) this Agreement has been, and each other
Transaction Document shall be on the Commencement Date, duly executed and
delivered by the Company and (iv) this Agreement constitutes, and each other
Transaction Document upon its execution on behalf of the Company, shall
constitute, the valid and binding obligations of the Company enforceable against
the Company in accordance with their terms, except as such enforceability may be
limited by general principles of equity or applicable bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, moratorium, liquidation or similar laws relating to, or
affecting generally, the enforcement of creditors' rights and
remedies. The Board of Directors of the Company has approved the
resolutions (the “Signing Resolutions”) substantially in the form as set forth
as
Exhibit C-1
attached hereto to authorize this Agreement and the transactions contemplated
hereby. The Signing Resolutions are valid, in full force and effect
and have not been modified or supplemented in any respect other than by the
resolutions set forth in
Exhibit C-2
attached
hereto regarding the registration statement referred to in Section 4
hereof. The Company has delivered to the Buyer a true and correct
copy of a certificate of the Secretary of the Company certifying that the
Signing Resolutions were duly adopted at a meeting of the Board of Directors of
the Company. No other approvals or consents of the Company’s Board of
Directors and/or shareholders is necessary under applicable laws and the
Company’s Articles of Incorporation and/or Bylaws to authorize the execution and
delivery of this Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated hereby,
including, but not limited to, the issuance of the Commitment Shares and the
issuance of the Purchase Shares.
(c)
Capitalization
. As
of October 22, 2008, the authorized capital stock of the Company consists of (i)
100,000,000 shares of Common Stock, of which 31,707,212 shares were issued and
outstanding; 3,869,357 shares are reserved for future issuance pursuant to the
Company's stock option plans of which only approximately 579,231 shares remain
available for future option grants and 6,237,838 shares are issuable and
reserved for issuance pursuant to securities (other than stock options issued
pursuant to the Company's stock option plans) exercisable or exchangeable for,
or convertible into, shares of Common Stock and (ii) 10,000,000 shares of
Preferred Stock, $0.001 par value, of which as of the date hereof no
shares are issued and outstanding. All of such outstanding shares
have been, or upon issuance will be, validly issued and are fully paid and
nonassessable. Except as disclosed in Schedule 3(c), (i) no shares of
the Company's capital stock are subject to preemptive rights or any other
similar rights or any liens or encumbrances suffered or permitted by the
Company, (ii) there are no outstanding debt securities, (iii) other than as
listed in the first sentence of this paragraph, there are no outstanding
options, warrants, scrip, rights to subscribe to, calls or commitments of any
character whatsoever relating to, or securities or rights convertible into, any
shares of capital stock of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or contracts,
commitments, understandings or arrangements by which the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries is or may become bound to issue additional shares of capital stock
of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or options, warrants, scrip, rights to
subscribe to, calls or commitments of any character whatsoever relating to, or
securities or rights convertible into, any shares of capital stock of the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (iv) there are no agreements or arrangements
under which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is obligated to register the
sale of any of their securities under the 1933 Act (except the Registration
Rights Agreement, the Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement dated
March 23, 2005 among the Company, Aspen Select Healthcare, LP, John Elliot,
Steven Jones, Larry Kunert and Michael T. Dent, M.D., and the Registration
Rights Agreement dated March 30, 2006 among the Company, Aspen Select
Healthcare, LP and Steven C. Jones), (v) there are no outstanding securities or
instruments of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries which contain any
redemption or similar provisions, and there are no contracts, commitments,
understandings or arrangements by which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries
is or may become bound to redeem a security of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries, (vi) there are no securities or instruments containing
anti-dilution or similar provisions that will be triggered by the issuance of
the Securities as described in this Agreement and (vii) the Company does not
have any stock appreciation rights or "phantom stock" plans or agreements or any
similar plan or agreement. The Company has furnished to the Buyer
true and correct copies of the Company's Articles of Incorporation, as amended
and as in effect on the date hereof (the "Articles of Incorporation"), and the
Company's By-laws, as amended and as in effect on the date hereof (the
"By-laws"), and summaries of the terms of all securities convertible into or
exercisable for Common Stock, if any, and copies of any documents containing the
material rights of the holders thereof in respect thereto.
(d)
Issuance of
Securities
. The Commitment Shares have been duly authorized
and, upon issuance in accordance with the terms hereof, the Commitment Shares
shall be (i) validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and (ii) free from
all taxes, liens and charges with respect to the issue thereof. [3,000,000]
shares of Common Stock have been duly authorized and reserved for issuance upon
purchase under this Agreement. Upon issuance and payment therefor in
accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Purchase Shares
shall be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and free from all taxes,
liens and charges with respect to the issue thereof, with the holders being
entitled to all rights accorded to a holder of Common Stock.
(e)
No
Conflicts
. Except as disclosed in Schedule 3(e), the
execution, delivery and performance of the Transaction Documents by the Company
and the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby and
thereby (including, without limitation, the reservation for issuance and
issuance of the Purchase Shares) will not (i) result in a violation of the
Articles of Incorporation, any Certificate of Designations, Preferences and
Rights of any outstanding series of preferred stock of the Company or the
By-laws or (ii) conflict with, or constitute a default (or an event which with
notice or lapse of time or both would become a default) under, or give to others
any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, any
agreement, indenture or instrument to which the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries is a party, or result in a violation of any law, rule, regulation,
order, judgment or decree (including federal and state securities laws and
regulations and the rules and regulations of the Principal Market applicable to
the Company or any of its Subsidiaries) or by which any property or asset of the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries is bound or affected, except in the case of
conflicts, defaults, terminations, amendments, accelerations, cancellations and
violations under clause (ii), which could not reasonably be expected to result
in a Material Adverse Effect. Except as disclosed in Schedule 3(e),
neither the Company nor its Subsidiaries is in violation of any term of or in
default under its Articles of Incorporation, any Certificate of Designation,
Preferences and Rights of any outstanding series of preferred stock of the
Company or By-laws or their organizational charter or by-laws,
respectively. Except as disclosed in Schedule 3(e), neither the
Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is in violation of any term of or is in
default under any material contract, agreement, mortgage, indebtedness,
indenture, instrument, judgment, decree or order or any statute, rule or
regulation applicable to the Company or its Subsidiaries, except for possible
conflicts, defaults, terminations or amendments which could not reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. The business of the
Company and its Subsidiaries is not being conducted, and shall not be conducted,
in violation of any law, ordinance, regulation of any governmental entity,
except for possible violations, the sanctions for which either individually or
in the aggregate could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect. Except as specifically contemplated by this Agreement and as
required under the 1933 Act or applicable state securities laws, the Company is
not required to obtain any consent, authorization or order of, or make any
filing or registration with, any court or governmental agency or any regulatory
or self-regulatory agency in order for it to execute, deliver or perform any of
its obligations under or contemplated by the Transaction Documents in accordance
with the terms hereof or thereof. Except as disclosed in Schedule
3(e), all consents, authorizations, orders, filings and registrations which the
Company is required to obtain pursuant to the preceding sentence shall be
obtained or effected on or prior to the Commencement Date. Except as
listed in Schedule 3(e), since October 1, 2007, the Company has not received nor
delivered any notices or correspondence from or to the Principal
Market. The Principal Market has not commenced any delisting
proceedings against the Company.
(f)
SEC Documents; Financial
Statements
. Except as disclosed in Schedule 3(f), since January 1, 2007,
the Company has timely filed all reports, schedules, forms, statements and other
documents required to be filed by it with the SEC pursuant to the reporting
requirements of the 1934 Act (all of the foregoing filed prior to the date
hereof and all exhibits included therein and financial statements and schedules
thereto and documents incorporated by reference therein being hereinafter
referred to as the "SEC Documents"). As of their respective dates
(except as they have been correctly amended), the SEC Documents complied in all
material respects with the requirements of the 1934 Act and the rules and
regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder applicable to the SEC Documents,
and none of the SEC Documents, at the time they were filed with the SEC (except
as they may have been properly amended), contained any untrue statement of a
material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein
or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the
circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. As of their
respective dates (except as they have been properly amended), the financial
statements of the Company included in the SEC Documents complied as to form in
all material respects with applicable accounting requirements and the published
rules and regulations of the SEC with respect thereto. Such financial
statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles, consistently applied, during the periods involved (except (i) as may
be otherwise indicated in such financial statements or the notes thereto or (ii)
in the case of unaudited interim statements, to the extent they may exclude
footnotes or may be condensed or summary statements) and fairly present in all
material respects the financial position of the Company as of the dates thereof
and the results of its operations and cash flows for the periods then ended
(subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to normal year-end audit
adjustments). Except as listed in Schedule 3(f), the Company has
received no notices or correspondence from the SEC since October 1, 2007
.
The SEC has not
commenced any enforcement proceedings against the Company or any of its
subsidiaries.
(g)
Absence of Certain
Changes
. Except as disclosed in Schedule 3(g), since June 30,
2008, there has been no material adverse change in the business, properties,
operations, financial condition or results of operations of the Company or its
Subsidiaries. The Company has not taken any steps, and does not
currently expect to take any steps, to seek protection pursuant to any
Bankruptcy Law nor does the Company or any of its Subsidiaries have any
knowledge or reason to believe that its creditors intend to initiate involuntary
bankruptcy
or
insolvency proceedings. The Company is financially solvent and is
generally able to pay its debts as they become due
.
(h)
Absence of
Litigation
. There is no action, suit, proceeding, inquiry or
investigation before or by any court, public board, government agency,
self-regulatory organization or body pending or, to the knowledge of the Company
or any of its Subsidiaries, threatened against or affecting the Company, the
Common Stock or any of the Company's Subsidiaries or any of the Company's or the
Company's Subsidiaries' officers or directors in their capacities as such, which
could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect. A description of each action, suit, proceeding, inquiry
or investigation before or by any court, public board, government agency,
self-regulatory organization or body which, as of the date of this Agreement, is
pending or threatened in writing against or affecting the Company, the Common
Stock or any of the Company's Subsidiaries or any of the Company's or the
Company's Subsidiaries' officers or directors in their capacities as such, is
set forth in Schedule 3(h).
(i)
Acknowledgment Regarding
Buyer's Status
. The Company acknowledges and agrees that the
Buyer is acting solely in the capacity of arm's length purchaser with respect to
the Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated hereby and
thereby. The Company further acknowledges that the Buyer is not
acting as a financial advisor or fiduciary of the Company (or in any similar
capacity) with respect to the Transaction Documents and the transactions
contemplated hereby and thereby and any advice given by the Buyer or any of its
representatives or agents in connection with the Transaction Documents and the
transactions contemplated hereby and thereby is merely incidental to the Buyer's
purchase of the Securities. The Company further represents to the
Buyer that the Company's decision to enter into the Transaction Documents has
been based solely on the independent evaluation by the Company and its
representatives and advisors.
(j)
No General
Solicitation
. Neither the Company, nor any of its affiliates,
nor any person acting on its or their behalf, has engaged in any form of general
solicitation or general advertising (within the meaning of Regulation D under
the 1933 Act) in connection with the offer or sale of the
Securities.
(k)
Intellectual Property
Rights
. The Company and its Subsidiaries own or possess
adequate rights or licenses to use all material trademarks, trade names, service
marks, service mark registrations, service names, patents, patent rights,
copyrights, inventions, licenses, approvals, governmental authorizations, trade
secrets and rights necessary to conduct their respective businesses as now
conducted. Except as set forth on Schedule 3(k), none of the
Company's material trademarks, trade names, service marks, service mark
registrations, service names, patents, patent rights, copyrights, inventions,
licenses, approvals, government authorizations, trade secrets or other
intellectual property rights have expired or terminated, or, by the terms and
conditions thereof, could expire or terminate within two years from the date of
this Agreement. The Company and its Subsidiaries do not have any
knowledge of any infringement by the Company or its Subsidiaries of any material
trademark, trade name rights, patents, patent rights, copyrights, inventions,
licenses, service names, service marks, service mark registrations, trade secret
or other similar rights of others, or of any such development of similar or
identical trade secrets or technical information by others and, except as set
forth on Schedule 3(k), there is no claim, action or proceeding being made or
brought against, or to the Company's knowledge, being threatened against, the
Company or its Subsidiaries regarding trademark, trade name, patents, patent
rights, invention, copyright, license, service names, service marks, service
mark registrations, trade secret or other infringement, which could reasonably
be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(l)
Environmental
Laws
. The Company and its Subsidiaries (i) are in compliance
with any and all applicable foreign, federal, state and local laws and
regulations relating to the protection of human health and safety, the
environment or hazardous or toxic substances or wastes, pollutants or
contaminants (“Environmental Laws”), (ii) have received all permits, licenses or
other approvals required of them under applicable Environmental Laws to conduct
their respective businesses and (iii) are in compliance with all terms and
conditions of any such permit, license or approval, except where, in each of the
three foregoing clauses, the failure to so comply could not reasonably be
expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse
Effect.
(m)
Title
. The
Company and its Subsidiaries have good and marketable title in fee simple to all
real property and good and marketable title to all personal property owned by
them which is material to the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries, in
each case free and clear of all liens, encumbrances and defects except such as
are described in Schedule 3(m) or liens on equipment securing purchase
money-indebtedness of the Company or such as do not materially affect the value
of such property and do not interfere with the use made and proposed to be made
of such property by the Company and any of its Subsidiaries. Any real
property and facilities held under lease by the Company and any of its
Subsidiaries are held by them under valid, subsisting and enforceable leases
with such exceptions as are not material and do not interfere with the use made
and proposed to be made of such property and buildings by the Company and its
Subsidiaries.
(n)
Insurance
. The
Company and each of its Subsidiaries are insured by insurers of recognized
financial responsibility against such losses and risks and in such amounts as
management of the Company believes to be prudent and customary in the businesses
in which the Company and its Subsidiaries are engaged. Neither the
Company nor any such Subsidiary has been refused any insurance coverage sought
or applied for and neither the Company nor any such Subsidiary has any reason to
believe that it will not be able to renew its existing insurance coverage as and
when such coverage expires or to obtain similar coverage from similar insurers
as may be necessary to continue its business at a cost that would not materially
and adversely affect the condition, financial or otherwise, or the earnings,
business or operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a
whole.
(o)
Regulatory
Permits
. The Company and its Subsidiaries possess all material
certificates, authorizations and permits issued by the appropriate federal,
state or foreign regulatory authorities necessary to conduct their respective
businesses, and neither the Company nor any such Subsidiary has received any
notice of proceedings relating to the revocation or modification of any such
certificate, authorization or permit.
(p)
Tax
Status
. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries has made or
filed all federal and state income and all other material tax returns, reports
and declarations required by any jurisdiction to which it is subject (unless and
only to the extent that the Company and each of its Subsidiaries has set aside
on its books provisions reasonably adequate for the payment of all unpaid and
unreported taxes) and has paid all taxes and other governmental assessments and
charges that are material in amount, shown or determined to be due on such
returns, reports and declarations, except those being contested in good faith
and has set aside on its books provision reasonably adequate for the payment of
all taxes for periods subsequent to the periods to which such returns, reports
or declarations apply. There are no unpaid taxes in any material
amount claimed to be due by the taxing authority of any jurisdiction, and the
officers of the Company know of no basis for any such claim.
(q)
Transactions With
Affiliates
. Except as set forth on Schedule 3(q) and other
than the grant or exercise of stock options disclosed on Schedule 3(c), none of
the officers, directors, or employees of the Company is presently a party to any
transaction with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (other than for services
as employees, officers and directors), including any contract, agreement or
other arrangement providing for the furnishing of services to or by, providing
for rental of real or personal property to or from, or otherwise requiring
payments to or from any officer, director or such employee or, to the knowledge
of the Company, any corporation, partnership, trust or other entity in which any
officer, director, or any such employee has an interest or is an officer,
director, trustee or partner.
(r)
Application of Takeover
Protections
. The Company and its board of directors have taken
or will take prior to the Commencement Date all necessary action, if any, in
order to render inapplicable any control share acquisition, business
combination, poison pill (including any distribution under a rights agreement)
or other similar anti-takeover provision under the Articles of Incorporation or
the laws of the state of its incorporation which is or could become applicable
to the Buyer as a result of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement,
including, without limitation, the Company's issuance of the Securities and the
Buyer's ownership of the Securities.
(s)
Foreign Corrupt
Practices
. Neither the Company, nor any of its Subsidiaries,
nor any director, officer, agent, employee or other person acting on behalf of
the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has, in the course of its actions for, or
on behalf of, the Company, used any corporate funds for any unlawful
contribution, gift, entertainment or other unlawful expenses relating to
political activity; made any direct or indirect unlawful payment to any foreign
or domestic government official or employee from corporate funds; violated or is
in violation of any provision of the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977,
as amended; or made any unlawful bribe, rebate, payoff, influence payment,
kickback or other unlawful payment to any foreign or domestic government
official or employee.
4. COVENANTS.
(a)
Filing of Form 8-K and
Registration Statement
. The Company agrees that it shall,
within the time required under the 1934 Act, disclose this Agreement and the
transactions contemplated hereby. The Company shall also file within thirty (30)
Business Days from the date hereof a new registration statement covering the
sale of the Commitment Shares, the Signing Shares (as defined in Section 5
hereof) and 3,000,000 Purchase Shares in accordance with the terms of the
Registration Rights Agreement between the Company and the Buyer, dated as of the
date hereof (“Registration Rights Agreement”). The Company shall not
be required to register any additional Purchase Shares beyond the 3,000,000
unless the Company elects to sell more than 3,000,000 Purchase Shares
hereunder.
(b)
Blue Sky
. The Company
shall take such action, if any, as is reasonably necessary in order to obtain an
exemption for or to qualify (i) the initial sale of the Commitment Shares and
any Purchase Shares to the Buyer under this Agreement and (ii) any subsequent
resale of the Commitment Shares and any Purchase Shares by the Buyer, in each
case, under applicable securities or "Blue Sky" laws of the states of the United
States in such states as is reasonably requested by the Buyer from time to time,
and shall provide evidence of any such action so taken to the
Buyer.
(c)
Listing
. The
Company shall promptly secure the listing of all of the Purchase Shares and
Commitment Shares upon each national securities exchange and automated quotation
system, if any, upon which shares of Common Stock are then listed (subject to
official notice of issuance) and shall maintain, so long as any other shares of
Common Stock shall be so listed, such listing of all such securities from time
to time issuable under the terms of the Transaction Documents. The
Company shall maintain the Common Stock's authorization for quotation on the
Principal Market. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries
shall take any action that would be reasonably expected to result in the
delisting or suspension of the Common Stock on the Principal
Market. The Company shall pay all fees and expenses in connection
with satisfying its obligations under this Section.
(d)
Limitation on Short Sales
and Hedging Transactions
. The Buyer agrees that beginning on
the date of this Agreement and ending on the date of termination of this
Agreement as provided in Section 11(k), the Buyer and its agents,
representatives and affiliates shall not in any manner whatsoever enter into or
effect, directly or indirectly, any (i) "short sale" (as such term is defined in
Section 242.200 of Regulation SHO of the 1934 Act) of the Common Stock or (ii)
hedging transaction, which establishes a net short position with respect to the
Common Stock.
(e)
Issuance of Commitment
Shares; Limitation on Sales of Commitment Shares
. Immediately
upon the execution of this Agreement, the Company shall issue to the Buyer as
consideration for the Buyer entering into this Agreement 400,000 shares of
Common Stock (the "Commitment Shares"). The
Commitment Shares shall
be issued in certificated form and (subject to Section 5 hereof) shall bear the
following restrictive legend:
THE
SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. THE
SECURITIES HAVE BEEN ACQUIRED FOR INVESTMENT AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED FOR SALE,
SOLD, TRANSFERRED OR ASSIGNED IN THE ABSENCE OF AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION
STATEMENT FOR THE SECURITIES UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR
APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS, UNLESS SOLD PURSUANT TO: (1) RULE 144 UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR (2) AN OPINION OF HOLDER’S COUNSEL,
IN A CUSTOMARY FORM, THAT REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED UNDER SAID ACT OR
APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS.
The
Buyer agrees that the Buyer shall not pledge, transfer or sell the Commitment
Shares until the earlier of 600 Business Days (30 Monthly Periods) from the date
hereof or the date on which this Agreement has been terminated, provided,
however, that such restrictions shall not apply: (i) in connection with any
transfers to or among affiliates (as defined in the 1934 Act), (ii) in the event
that the Commencement does not occur on or before March 31, 2009, due to the
failure of the Company to satisfy the conditions set forth in Section 7, or
(iii) if an Event of Default has occurred, or any event which, after notice
and/or lapse of time, would become an Event of Default, including any failure by
the Company to timely issue Purchase Shares under this
Agreement. Notwithstanding the forgoing, the Buyer may transfer
Commitment Shares to a third party in order to settle a sale made by the Buyer
where the Buyer reasonably expects the Company to deliver Purchase Shares to the
Buyer under this Agreement so long as the Buyer maintains ownership of the same
overall number of shares of Common Stock by "replacing" the Commitment Shares so
transferred with Purchase Shares when the Purchase Shares are actually issued by
the Company to the Buyer.
(f)
Due
Diligence
. The Buyer shall have the right, from time to time
as the Buyer may reasonably deem appropriate, to perform reasonable due
diligence on the Company during normal business hours. The Company
and its officers and employees shall provide information and reasonably
cooperate with the Buyer in connection with any reasonable request by the Buyer
related to the Buyer's due diligence of the Company, including, but not limited
to, any such request made by the Buyer in connection with (i) the filing of the
registration statement described in Section 4(a) hereof and (ii) the
Commencement. Each party hereto agrees not to disclose any
Confidential Information of the other party to any third party and shall not use
the Confidential Information for any purpose other than in connection with, or
in furtherance of, the transactions contemplated hereby. Each party
hereto acknowledges that the Confidential Information shall remain the property
of the disclosing party and agrees that it shall take all reasonable measures to
protect the secrecy of any Confidential Information disclosed by the other
party.
5.
TRANSFER AGENT INSTRUCTIONS.
Immediately
upon the execution of this Agreement, the Company shall deliver to the Transfer
Agent a letter in the form as set forth as
Exhibit E
attached
hereto with respect to the issuance of the Commitment Shares.
On the Commencement
Date, the Company shall cause any restrictive legend on the Commitment Shares
and the 17,500 shares of Common Stock issued to the Buyer upon signing that
certain Term Sheet between the Buyer and the Company and dated as of October 10,
2008 (the “Signing Shares”) to be removed and all of the Purchase Shares to be
issued under this Agreement shall be issued without any restrictive legend
unless the Buyer expressly consents otherwise. The Company shall
issue irrevocable instructions to the Transfer Agent, and any subsequent
transfer agent, to issue Purchase Shares in the name of the Buyer for the
Purchase Shares (the "Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions"). The
Company warrants to the Buyer that no instruction other than the Irrevocable
Transfer Agent Instructions referred to in this Section 5, will be given by the
Company to the Transfer Agent with respect to the Purchase Shares and that the
Commitment Shares, Signing Shares and the Purchase Shares shall otherwise be
freely transferable on the books and records of the Company as and to the extent
provided in this Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement subject to the
provisions of Section 4(e) in the case of the Commitment Shares.
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6.
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CONDITIONS
TO THE COMPANY'S RIGHT TO COMMENCE
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SALES
OF SHARES OF COMMON STOCK UNDER THIS AGREEMENT.
The right
of the Company hereunder to commence sales of the Purchase Shares is subject to
the satisfaction of each of the following conditions on or before the
Commencement Date (the date that the Company may begin sales):
(a) The
Buyer shall have executed each of the Transaction Documents and delivered the
same to the Company;
(b) A
registration statement covering the sale of all of the Commitment Shares
,
Signing Shares
and Purchase Shares
shall have been declared effective under the 1933 Act by the SEC and no stop
order with respect to the registration statement shall be pending or threatened
by the SEC.
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7.
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CONDITIONS
TO THE BUYER'S OBLIGATION TO MAKE
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PURCHASES
OF SHARES OF COMMON STOCK.
The
obligation of the Buyer to buy Purchase Shares under this Agreement is subject
to the satisfaction of each of the following conditions on or before the
Commencement Date (the date that the Company may begin sales) and once such
conditions have been initially satisfied, there shall not be any ongoing
obligation to satisfy such conditions after the Commencement has
occurred:
(a) The
Company shall have executed each of the Transaction Documents and delivered the
same to the Buyer;
(b) The
Company shall have issued to the Buyer the Commitment Shares and shall have
removed the restrictive transfer legend from the certificate representing the
Commitment Shares and Signing Shares;
(c) The
Common Stock shall be authorized for quotation on the Principal Market, trading
in the Common Stock shall not have been within the last 365 days suspended by
the SEC or the Principal Market and the Purchase Shares and the Commitment
Shares shall be approved for listing upon the Principal Market;
(d) The
Buyer shall have received the opinions of the Company's legal counsel dated as
of the Commencement Date substantially in the form of
Exhibit
A
attached hereto;
(e) The
representations and warranties of the Company shall be true and correct in all
material respects (except to the extent that any of such representations and
warranties is already qualified as to materiality in Section 3 above, in which
case, such representations and warranties shall be true and correct without
further qualification) as of the date when made and as of the Commencement Date
as though made at that time (except for representations and warranties that
speak as of a specific date) and the Company shall have performed, satisfied and
complied with the covenants, agreements and conditions required by the
Transaction Documents to be performed, satisfied or complied with by the Company
at or prior to the Commencement Date. The Buyer shall have received a
certificate, executed by the CEO, President or CFO of the Company, dated as of
the Commencement Date, to the foregoing effect in the form attached hereto as
Exhibit
B
;
(f) The
Board of Directors of the Company shall have adopted resolutions in the form
attached hereto as
Exhibit
C
which shall be in full force and effect without any amendment or
supplement thereto as of the Commencement Date;
(g) As
of the Commencement Date, the Company shall have reserved out of its authorized
and unissued Common Stock, solely for the purpose of effecting purchases of
Purchase Shares hereunder, 3,000,000 shares of Common Stock;
(h) The
Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions, in form acceptable to the Buyer shall
have been delivered to and acknowledged in writing by the Company and the
Company's Transfer Agent;
(i) The
Company shall have delivered to the Buyer a certificate evidencing the
incorporation and good standing of the Company in the State of Nevada issued by
the Secretary of State of the State of Nevada as of a date within ten (10)
Business Days of the Commencement Date;
(j) The
Company shall have delivered to the Buyer a certified copy of the Articles of
Incorporation as certified by the Secretary of State of the State of Nevada
within ten (10) Business Days of the Commencement Date;
(k) The
Company shall have delivered to the Buyer a secretary's certificate executed by
the Secretary of the Company, dated as of the Commencement Date, in the form
attached hereto as
Exhibit
D
;
(l) A
registration statement covering the sale of all of the Commitment Shares
,
Signing Shares and Purchase
Shares shall have been declared effective under the 1933 Act by the SEC and no
stop order with respect to the registration statement shall be pending or
threatened by the SEC. The Company shall have prepared and delivered
to the Buyer a final and complete form of prospectus, dated and current as of
the Commencement Date, to be used by the Buyer in connection with any sales of
any Commitment Shares, Signing Shares or any Purchase Shares, and to be filed by
the Company one Business Day after the Commencement Date. The Company shall have
made all filings under all applicable federal and state securities laws
necessary to consummate the issuance of the Commitment Shares
,
Signing Shares and the
Purchase Shares pursuant to this Agreement in compliance with such
laws;
(m) No
Event of Default has occurred, or any event which, after notice and/or lapse of
time, would become an Event of Default has occurred;
(n) On
or prior to the Commencement Date, the Company shall take all necessary action,
if any, and such actions as reasonably requested by the Buyer, in order to
render inapplicable any control share acquisition, business combination,
shareholder rights plan or poison pill (including any distribution under a
rights agreement) or other similar anti-takeover provision under the Articles of
Incorporation or the laws of the state of its incorporation which is or could
become applicable to the Buyer as a result of the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement, including, without limitation, the Company's issuance of the
Securities and the Buyer's ownership of the Securities; and
(o) The
Company shall have provided the Buyer with the information requested by the
Buyer in connection with its due diligence requests made prior to, or in
connection with, the Commencement, in accordance with the terms of Section 4(g)
hereof.
In
consideration of the Buyer's execution and delivery of the Transaction Documents
and acquiring the Securities hereunder and in addition to all of the Company's
other obligations under the Transaction Documents, the Company shall defend,
protect, indemnify and hold harmless the Buyer and all of its affiliates,
shareholders, officers, directors, employees and direct or indirect investors
and any of the foregoing person's agents or other representatives (including,
without limitation, those retained in connection with the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement) (collectively, the "Indemnitees") from and
against any and all actions, causes of action, suits, claims, losses, costs,
penalties, fees, liabilities and damages, and expenses in connection therewith
(irrespective of whether any such Indemnitee is a party to the action for which
indemnification hereunder is sought), and including reasonable attorneys' fees
and disbursements (the "Indemnified Liabilities"), incurred by any Indemnitee as
a result of, or arising out of, or relating to (a) any misrepresentation or
breach of any representation or warranty made by the Company in the Transaction
Documents or any other certificate, instrument or document contemplated hereby
or thereby, (b) any breach of any covenant, agreement or obligation of the
Company contained in the Transaction Documents or any other certificate,
instrument or document contemplated hereby or thereby, or (c) any cause of
action, suit or claim brought or made against such Indemnitee and arising out of
or resulting from the execution, delivery, performance or enforcement of the
Transaction Documents or any other certificate, instrument
or document contemplated hereby or thereby, other than with respect
to Indemnified Liabilities which directly and primarily result from the gross
negligence or willful misconduct of the Indemnitee. To the extent
that the foregoing undertaking by the Company may be unenforceable for any
reason, the Company shall make the maximum contribution to the payment and
satisfaction of each of the Indemnified Liabilities which is permissible under
applicable law.
9.
EVENTS OF DEFAULT.
An "Event
of Default" shall be deemed to have occurred at any time as any of the following
events occurs:
(a) while
any registration statement is required to be maintained effective pursuant to
the terms of the Registration Rights Agreement, the effectiveness of such
registration statement lapses for any reason (including, without limitation, the
issuance of a stop order) or is unavailable to the Buyer for sale of all of the
Registrable Securities (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement) in
accordance with the terms of the Registration Rights Agreement, and such lapse
or unavailability continues for a period of twenty (20) consecutive Business
Days or for more than an aggregate of sixty (60) Business Days in any 365-day
period;
(b) the
suspension from trading or failure of the Common Stock to be listed on the
Principal Market for a period of three (3) consecutive Business
Days;
(c) the
delisting of the Company’s Common Stock from the Principal Market, provided,
however, that the Common Stock is not immediately thereafter trading on the New
York Stock Exchange, the Nasdaq Global Market, the Nasdaq Global Select Market,
the Nasdaq Capital Market or the American Stock Exchange;
(d) the
failure for any reason by the Transfer Agent to issue Purchase Shares to the
Buyer within five (5) Business Days after the applicable Purchase Date which the
Buyer is entitled to receive;
(e) the
Company breaches any representation, warranty, covenant or other term or
condition under any Transaction Document if such breach could have a Material
Adverse Effect and except, in the case of a breach of a covenant which is
reasonably curable, only if such breach continues for a period of at least five
(5) Business Days;
(f) if
any Person commences a proceeding against the Company pursuant to or within the
meaning of any Bankruptcy Law ;
(g) if
the Company pursuant to or within the meaning of any Bankruptcy Law; (A)
commences a voluntary case, (B) consents to the entry of an order for relief
against it in an involuntary case, (C) consents to the appointment of a
Custodian of it or for all or substantially all of its property, (D) makes a
general assignment for the benefit of its creditors, (E) becomes insolvent, or
(F) is generally unable to pay its debts as the same become due;
(h) a
court of competent jurisdiction enters an order or decree under any Bankruptcy
Law that (A) is for relief against the Company in an involuntary case, (B)
appoints a Custodian of the Company or for all or substantially all of its
property, or (C) orders the liquidation of the Company or any Subsidiary;
or
(i) a
material adverse change in the business, properties, operations, financial
condition or results of operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as
a whole.
In
addition to any other rights and remedies under applicable law and this
Agreement, including the Buyer termination rights under Section 11(k) hereof, so
long as an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, or if any event
which, after notice and/or lapse of time, would become an Event of Default, has
occurred and is continuing, or so long as the Purchase Price is below the
Purchase Price Floor, the Buyer shall not be permitted or obligated to purchase
any shares of Common Stock under this Agreement. If pursuant to or
within the meaning of any Bankruptcy Law, the Company commences a voluntary case
or any Person commences a proceeding against the Company, a Custodian is
appointed for the Company or for all or substantially all of its property, or
the Company makes a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors, (any of
which would be an Event of Default as described in Sections 9(f), 9(g) and
9(h)
hereof) this
Agreement shall automatically terminate without any liability or payment to the
Company without further action or notice by any Person. No such
termination of this Agreement under Section 11(k)(i) shall affect the Company's
or the Buyer's obligations under this Agreement with respect to pending
purchases and the Company and the Buyer shall complete their respective
obligations with respect to any pending purchases under this
Agreement.
10. CERTAIN
DEFINED TERMS.
For
purposes of this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following
meanings:
(a) “1933
Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
(b) “Available
Amount” means initially Eight Million Dollars ($8,000,000) in the aggregate
which amount shall be reduced by the Purchase Amount each time the Buyer
purchases shares of Common Stock pursuant to Section 1 hereof.
(c) “Bankruptcy
Law” means Title 11, U.S. Code, or any similar federal or state law for the
relief of debtors.
(d) “Base
Purchase Notice” shall mean an irrevocable written notice from the Company to
the Buyer directing the Buyer to buy up to the Base Purchase Amount in Purchase
Shares as specified by the Company therein at the applicable Purchase Price on
the Purchase Date.
(e) “Block
Purchase Amount” shall mean such Block Purchase Amount as specified by the
Company in a Block Purchase Notice subject to Section 1(b) hereof.
(f) “Block
Purchase Notice” shall mean an irrevocable written notice from the Company to
the Buyer directing the Buyer to buy the Block Purchase Amount in Purchase
Shares as specified by the Company therein at the Block Purchase Price as of the
Purchase Date subject to Section 1 hereof.
(d) “Business
Day” means any day on which the Principal Market is open for trading including
any day on which the Principal Market is open for trading for a period of time
less than the customary time.
(e) “Closing
Sale Price” means, for any security as of any date, the last closing trade price
for such security on the Principal Market as reported by the
Principal Market, or, if the Principal Market is not the principal securities
exchange or trading market for such security, the last closing trade price of
such security on the principal securities exchange or trading market where such
security is listed or traded as reported by the Principal
Market.
(f) “Confidential
Information” means any information disclosed by either party to the other party,
either directly or indirectly, in writing, orally or by inspection of tangible
objects (including, without limitation, documents, prototypes, samples, plant
and equipment), which is designated as "Confidential," "Proprietary" or some
similar designation. Information communicated orally shall be considered
Confidential Information if such information is confirmed in writing as being
Confidential Information within ten (10) Business Days after the initial
disclosure. Confidential Information may also include information disclosed to a
disclosing party by third parties. Confidential Information shall not, however,
include any information which (i) was publicly known and made generally
available in the public domain prior to the time of disclosure by the disclosing
party; (ii) becomes publicly known and made generally available after disclosure
by the disclosing party to the receiving party through no action or inaction of
the receiving party; (iii) is already in the possession of the receiving party
at the time of disclosure by the disclosing party as shown by the receiving
party’s files and records immediately prior to the time of disclosure; (iv) is
obtained by the receiving party from a third party without a breach of such
third party’s obligations of confidentiality; (v) is independently developed by
the receiving party without use of or reference to the disclosing party’s
Confidential Information, as shown by documents and other competent evidence in
the receiving party’s possession; or (vi) is required by law to be disclosed by
the receiving party, provided that the receiving party gives the disclosing
party prompt written notice of such requirement prior to such disclosure and
assistance in obtaining an order protecting the information from public
disclosure.
(g) “Custodian”
means any receiver, trustee, assignee, liquidator or similar official under any
Bankruptcy Law.
(h) “Maturity
Date” means the date that is 600 Business Days (30 Monthly Periods) from the
Commencement Date.
(i) “Monthly
Period” means each successive 20 Business Day period commencing with the
Commencement Date.
(j) “Person”
means an individual or entity including any limited liability company, a
partnership, a joint venture, a corporation, a trust, an unincorporated
organization and a government or any department or agency thereof.
(k) “Principal
Market” means the OTC Bulletin Board; provided however, that in the
event the Company’s Common Stock is ever listed or traded on the Nasdaq Global
Market, the Nasdaq Global Select Market, the Nasdaq Capital Market, the New York
Stock Exchange or the American Stock Exchange, then the “Principal Market” shall
mean such other market or exchange on which the Company’s Common Stock is then
listed or traded.
(l) “Purchase
Amount” means, with respect to any particular purchase made hereunder, the
portion of the Available Amount to be purchased by the Buyer pursuant to Section
1 hereof as set forth in a valid Base Purchase Notice or a valid Block Purchase
Notice which the Company delivers to the Buyer.
(m) “Purchase
Date” means with respect to any particular purchase made hereunder, the Business
Day after receipt by the Buyer of a valid Base Purchase Notice or a valid Block
Purchase Notice that the Buyer is to buy Purchase Shares pursuant to Section 1
hereof.
(n)
“Purchase Price” means the lower of the (A) the lowest Sale Price of the Common
Stock on the Purchase Date and (B) the arithmetic average of the three (3)
lowest Closing Sale Prices for the Common Stock during the twelve (12)
consecutive Business Days ending on the Business Day immediately preceding such
Purchase Date (to be appropriately adjusted for any reorganization,
recapitalization, non-cash dividend, stock split or other similar
transaction).
(o) “Sale
Price” means, any trade price for the shares of Common Stock on the Principal
Market as reported by the Principal Market.
(q) “SEC”
means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
(r) “Transfer
Agent” means the transfer agent of the Company as set forth in Section 11(f)
hereof or such other person who is then serving as the transfer agent for the
Company in respect of the Common Stock.
11. MISCELLANEOUS.
(a)
Governing Law; Jurisdiction;
Jury Trial
. The corporate laws of the State of Nevada shall
govern all issues concerning the relative rights of the Company and its
shareholders. All other questions concerning the construction, validity,
enforcement and interpretation of this Agreement and the other Transaction
Documents shall be governed by the internal laws of the State of Illinois,
without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law provision or rule
(whether of the State of Illinois or any other jurisdictions) that would cause
the application of the laws of any jurisdictions other than the State of
Illinois. Each party hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive
jurisdiction of the state and federal courts sitting in the City of Chicago, for
the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or under the other Transaction
Documents or in connection herewith or therewith, or with any transaction
contemplated hereby or discussed herein, and hereby irrevocably waives, and
agrees not to assert in any suit, action or proceeding, any claim that it is not
personally subject to the jurisdiction of any such court, that such suit, action
or proceeding is brought in an inconvenient forum or that the venue of such
suit, action or proceeding is improper. Each party hereby irrevocably
waives personal service of process and consents to process being served in any
such suit, action or proceeding by mailing a copy thereof to such party at the
address for such notices to it under this Agreement and agrees that such service
shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice
thereof. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way
any right to serve process in any manner permitted by law.
EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES
ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE, AND AGREES NOT TO REQUEST, A JURY TRIAL FOR THE
ADJUDICATION OF ANY DISPUTE HEREUNDER OR IN CONNECTION HEREWITH OR ARISING OUT
OF THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.
(b)
Counterparts
. This
Agreement may be executed in two or more identical counterparts, all of which
shall be considered one and the same agreement and shall become effective when
counterparts have been signed by each party and delivered to the other party;
provided that a facsimile signature shall be considered due execution and shall
be binding upon the signatory thereto with the same force and effect as if the
signature were an original, not a facsimile signature.
(c)
Headings
. The
headings of this Agreement are for convenience of reference and shall not form
part of, or affect the interpretation of, this Agreement.
(d)
Severability
. If
any provision of this Agreement shall be invalid or unenforceable in any
jurisdiction, such invalidity or unenforceability shall not affect the validity
or enforceability of the remainder of this Agreement in that jurisdiction or the
validity or enforceability of any provision of this Agreement in any other
jurisdiction.
(e)
Entire
Agreement
. With the exception of the Mutual Nondisclosure
Agreement between the parties dated as of October 15, 2008, this Agreement
supersedes all other prior oral or written agreements between the Buyer, the
Company, their affiliates and persons acting on their behalf with respect to the
matters discussed herein, and this Agreement, the other Transaction Documents
and the instruments referenced herein contain the entire understanding of the
parties with respect to the matters covered herein and therein and, except as
specifically set forth herein or therein, neither the Company nor the Buyer
makes any representation, warranty, covenant or undertaking with respect to such
matters. The Company acknowledges and agrees that is has not relied
on, in any manner whatsoever, any representations or statements, written or
oral, other than as expressly set forth in this Agreement.
(f)
Notices
. Any
notices, consents or other communications required or permitted to be given
under the terms of this Agreement must be in writing and will be deemed to have
been delivered: (i) upon receipt when delivered personally; (ii) upon receipt
when sent by facsimile (provided confirmation of transmission is mechanically or
electronically generated and kept on file by the sending party); or (iii) one
Business Day after deposit with a nationally recognized overnight delivery
service, in each case properly addressed to the party to receive the same. The
addresses and facsimile numbers for such communications shall be:
If to the
Company:
NeoGenomics,
Inc.
12701
Commonwealth Drive, Suite 9
Forty
Myers, FL 33913
Telephone: 239-768-0600
Facsimile:
239-768-1672
Attention:
Chief Financial Officer
With a
copy to:
K&L
Gates LLP
Wachovia
Financial Center
200 South
Biscayne Boulevard, Suite 3900
Miami,
Florida 33131
Telephone: 305-539-3300
Facsimile:
305-358-7095
Attention:
Clayton E. Parker, Esq.
If to the
Buyer:
Fusion
Capital Fund II, LLC
222
Merchandise Mart Plaza, Suite 9-112
Chicago,
IL 60654
Telephone: 312-644-6644
Facsimile:
312-644-6244
Attention: Steven
G. Martin
If to the
Transfer Agent:
Standard
Registrar & Transfer Company
12528 South
1840
East
Draper, Utah 84020
Telephone:
(801) 571-8844
Facsimile: (801)
571-2551
Attention:
Ronald Harrington, President
or at
such other address and/or facsimile number and/or to the attention of such other
person as the recipient party has specified by written notice given to each
other party three (3) Business Days prior to the effectiveness of such
change. Written confirmation of receipt (A) given by the recipient of
such notice, consent or other communication, (B) mechanically or electronically
generated by the sender's facsimile machine containing the time, date, and
recipient facsimile number or (C) provided by a nationally recognized overnight
delivery service, shall be rebuttable evidence of personal service, receipt by
facsimile or receipt from a nationally recognized overnight delivery service in
accordance with clause (i), (ii) or (iii) above, respectively.
(g)
Successors and
Assigns
. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the
benefit of the parties and their respective successors and
assigns. The Company shall not assign this Agreement or any rights or
obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the Buyer, including
by merger or consolidation. The Buyer may not assign its rights or
obligations under this Agreement.
(h)
No Third Party
Beneficiaries
. This Agreement is intended for the benefit of
the parties hereto and their respective permitted successors and assigns, and is
not for the benefit of, nor may any provision hereof be enforced by, any other
person.
(i)
Publicity
. The
Buyer shall have the right to approve before issuance any press release, SEC
filing or any other public disclosure made by or on behalf of the Company
whatsoever with respect to, in any manner, the Buyer, its purchases hereunder or
any aspect of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby; provided,
however, that the Company shall be entitled, without the prior approval of the
Buyer, to make any press release or other public disclosure (including any
filings with the SEC) with respect to such transactions as is required by
applicable law and regulations so long as the Company and its counsel consult
with the Buyer in connection with any such press release or other public
disclosure at least two (2) Business Days prior to its release or such other
period of time which is mutually agreed upon by the Company and the
Buyer. The Buyer must be provided with a copy thereof at least two
(2) Business Days prior to any release or use by the Company thereof or such
other period of time which is mutually agreed upon by the Company and the
Buyer. The Buyer agrees that once the language required for any SEC
disclosures, press releases, or other public disclosures is agreed upon between
the parties, the Company is authorized to use such language in any subsequent
SEC disclosures, press releases or other public disclosures without consulting
with the Buyer so long as the language used does not materially differ from the
original language agreed upon other than any updates to the number of securities
sold under this Agreement.
(j)
Further
Assurances
. Each party shall do and perform, or cause to be
done and performed, all such further acts and things, and shall execute and
deliver all such other agreements, certificates, instruments and documents, as
the other party may reasonably request in order to carry out the intent and
accomplish the purposes of this Agreement and the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby.
(k)
Termination
. This
Agreement may be terminated only as follows:
(i) By
the Buyer any time an Event of Default exists without any liability or payment
to the Company. However, if pursuant to or within the meaning of any
Bankruptcy Law, the Company commences a voluntary case or any Person commences a
proceeding against the Company, a Custodian is appointed for the Company or for
all or substantially all of its property, or the Company makes a general
assignment for the benefit of its creditors, (any of which would be an Event of
Default as described in Sections 9(f), 9(g) and 9(h) hereof) this Agreement
shall automatically terminate without any liability or payment to the Company
without further action or notice by any Person. No such termination
of this Agreement under this Section 11(k)(i) shall affect the Company's or the
Buyer's obligations under this Agreement with respect to pending purchases and
the Company and the Buyer shall complete their respective obligations with
respect to any pending purchases under this Agreement.
(ii) In
the event that the Commencement shall not have occurred, the Company shall have
the option to terminate this Agreement for any reason or for no reason without
any liability whatsoever of any party to any other party under this
Agreement.
(iii) In
the event that the Commencement shall not have occurred on or before March 31,
2009, due to the failure to satisfy the conditions set forth in Sections 6 and 7
above with respect to the Commencement, the non-breaching party shall have the
option to terminate this Agreement at the close of business on such date or
thereafter without liability of any party to any other party.
(iv)
At any time after the Commencement Date, the Company shall have the option to
terminate this Agreement for any reason or for no reason by delivering notice (a
“Company Termination Notice”) to the Buyer electing to terminate this Agreement
without any liability whatsoever of any party to any other party under this
Agreement. The Company Termination Notice shall not be effective
until one (1) Business Day after it has been received by the Buyer.
(v) This
Agreement shall automatically terminate on the date that the Company sells and
the Buyer purchases the full Available Amount as provided herein, without any
action or notice on the part of any party and without any liability whatsoever
of any party to any other party under this Agreement.
(vi) If
by the Maturity Date for any reason or for no reason the full Available Amount
under this Agreement has not been purchased as provided for in Section 1 of this
Agreement, this Agreement shall automatically terminate on the Maturity Date,
without any action or notice on the part of any party and without any liability
whatsoever of any party to any other party under this Agreement.
Except as
set forth in Sections 11(k)(i) (in respect of an Event of Default under Sections
9(f), 9(g) and 9(h)) and 11(k)(vi), any termination of this Agreement pursuant
to this Section 11(k) shall be effected by written notice from the Company to
the Buyer, or the Buyer to the Company, as the case may be, setting forth the
basis for the termination hereof. The representations and warranties
of the Company and the Buyer contained in Sections 2, 3 and 5 hereof, the
indemnification provisions set forth in Section 8 hereof and the agreements and
covenants set forth in Section
11, shall survive the
Commencement and any termination of this Agreement. No termination of
this Agreement shall affect the Company's or the Buyer's rights or obligations
(i) under the Registration Rights Agreement which shall survive any such
termination or (ii) under this Agreement with respect to pending purchases and
the Company and the Buyer shall complete their respective obligations with
respect to any pending purchases under this Agreement.
(l)
No Financial Advisor,
Placement Agent, Broker or Finder
. The Company
represents and warrants to the Buyer that it has not engaged any financial
advisor, placement agent, broker or finder in connection with the transactions
contemplated hereby. The Buyer represents and warrants to the Company
that it has not engaged any financial advisor, placement agent, broker or finder
in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby. The Company
shall be responsible for the payment of any fees or commissions, if any, of any
financial advisor, placement agent, broker or finder relating to or arising out
of the transactions contemplated hereby. The Company shall pay, and
hold the Buyer harmless against, any liability, loss or expense (including,
without limitation, attorneys' fees and out of pocket expenses) arising in
connection with any such claim.
(m)
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 rules of strict construction will be applied against any
party.
(n)
Remedies, Other Obligations,
Breaches and Injunctive Relief
. The Buyer’s remedies provided
in this Agreement shall be cumulative and in addition to all other remedies
available to the Buyer under this Agreement, at law or in equity (including a
decree of specific performance and/or other injunctive relief), no remedy of the
Buyer contained herein shall be deemed a waiver of compliance with the
provisions giving rise to such remedy and nothing herein shall limit the Buyer's
right to pursue actual damages for any failure by the Company to comply with the
terms of this Agreement. The Company acknowledges that a breach by it
of its obligations hereunder will cause irreparable harm to the Buyer and that
the remedy at law for any such breach may be inadequate. The Company
therefore agrees that, in the event of any such breach or threatened breach, the
Buyer shall be entitled, in addition to all other available remedies, to an
injunction restraining any breach, without the necessity of showing economic
loss and without any bond or other security being required.
(o)
Enforcement
Costs
. If: (i) this Agreement is placed by the Buyer in the
hands of an attorney for enforcement or is enforced by the Buyer through any
legal proceeding; or (ii) an attorney is retained to represent the Buyer in any
bankruptcy, reorganization, receivership or other proceedings affecting
creditors' rights and involving a claim under this Agreement; or (iii) an
attorney is retained to represent the Buyer in any other proceedings whatsoever
in connection with this Agreement, then the Company shall pay to the Buyer, as
incurred by the Buyer, all reasonable costs and expenses including attorneys'
fees incurred in connection therewith, in addition to all other amounts due
hereunder.
(p)
Failure or Indulgence Not
Waiver
. No failure or delay in the exercise of any power,
right or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any
single or partial exercise of any such power, right or privilege preclude other
or further exercise thereof or of any other right, power or
privilege.
* * * * *
IN WITNESS WHEREOF,
the Buyer
and the Company have caused this Common Stock Purchase Agreement to be duly
executed as of the date first written above.
THE COMPANY:
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NEOGENOMICS,
INC.
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By:
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/s/ Robert P. Gasparini
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Name:
Robert P. Gasparini
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Title:
President
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BUYER:
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FUSION
CAPITAL FUND II, LLC
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BY:
FUSION CAPITAL PARTNERS, LLC
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BY:
ROCKLEDGE CAPITAL CORPORATION
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By:
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Joshua B.
Scheinfeld
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Name:
Joshua B. Scheinfeld
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Title:
President
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SCHEDULES
Schedule
3(a)
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Subsidiaries
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Schedule
3(c)
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Capitalization
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Schedule
3(e)
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Conflicts
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Schedule
3(f)
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1934
Act Filings
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Schedule
3(g)
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Material
Changes
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Schedule
3(h)
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Litigation
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Schedule
3(k)
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Intellectual
Property
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Schedule
3(m)
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Liens
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Schedule
3(q)
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Certain
Transactions
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EXHIBITS
Exhibit
A
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Form
of Company Counsel Opinion
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Exhibit
B
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Form
of Officer’s Certificate
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Exhibit
C
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Form
of Resolutions of Board of Directors of the Company
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Exhibit
D
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Form
of Secretary’s Certificate
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Exhibit
E
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Form
of Letter to Transfer Agent
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DISCLOSURE
SCHEDULES
Schedule 3(a) –
Subsidiaries
NeoGenomics, Inc., a Florida
Corporation, dba “NeoGenomics Laboratories”
Schedule 3(c) –
Capitalization
The Company purchased a convertible
debenture (the “
Power3
Debenture
”) in the principal amount of $200,000 from Power 3 Medical
Products, Inc., a New York Corporation (“
Power3
”) on April 17,
2007. The debenture has a term of two years and a 6% per annum
interest rate which is payable quarterly on the last calendar day of each
quarter. The debenture is convertible into shares of Power3 at the
Company’s option.
2.
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Other
outstanding equity or equity-linked securities or understandings
therefor:
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The
Company has a preliminary agreement to issue 300,000 shares of common stock as
part of an agreement to purchase certain laboratory equipment and satisfy other
accounts payable. A definitive agreement for this asset
purchase has not been executed as of yet, but is expected to be once a contract
for Dr. Fernandez’s services has been agreed upon. The estimated
completion date is November 2008 and the final agreements are subject to Board
approval.
Up to 1.0% of the Company’s Adjusted
Diluted Shares Outstanding (as defined below) may be sold pursuant to rights
granted under the Company’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan, dated October 31,
2006. As of October 22, 2008, rights to purchase [______] shares of
the Company’s common stock granted under the ESPP are outstanding.
For purposes of the ESPP,
“
Adjusted Diluted
Shares Outstanding
” means on any given measurement date, the basic common
shares outstanding plus that number of shares that would be issued if all
convertible debt, convertible preferred equity securities and warrants were
assumed to be converted into common stock on the measurement date.
3.
Registration Rights Agreements
The Company is a party to certain
Investor Registration Rights Agreements (the “
Investor Registration Rights
Agreement
”) in the form filed as an exhibit to the Company’s Registration
Statement on Form SB-2 filed with the SEC on July 6, 2007. The shares
subject to such Investor Registration Rights Agreement were registered pursuant
to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form SB-2 on Form S-1/A which was
declared effective by the SEC on July 1, 2008. The Company has a
continuing obligation to maintain the effectiveness of such registration
statement until all of the Registrable Securities (as defined in the Investor
Registration Rights Agreement) have been sold; provided, however, that in no
event will the Company be required to maintain the effectiveness of such
registration statement for longer than two years from the date of the Investor
Registration Rights Agreement.
The Company issued Warrants dated
August 16, 2007 to each of 1837 Partners, Ltd., 1837 Partners QP, LP, 1837
Partners, LP, Ridgecrest, Ltd., A. Scott Logan Revocable Living Trust, u/t/d
12/15/98, Mark Egan, William J. Robison, Leonard Samuels, Leviticus Partners,
LP, Mosaic Partners Fund, Mosaic Partners Fund (US), LP, James R. Rehak and
Joann M. Rehak, Ridgecrest Partners QP, LP and Ridgecrest, LP to purchase an
aggregate of 423,487 shares of the Company’s common stock (the “
August
Warrants
”). The exercise price of the August Warrants is $1.50
per share. Each of the August Warrants include the following
provisions:
Piggy-Back
Registration
. Subject to the terms and conditions of this
Warrant, the Company shall notify the holder of Registrable Securities (as
defined below) in writing at least ten (10) days prior to the filing of any
registration statement under the Securities Act for purposes of a public
offering of securities of the Company (including, but not limited to,
registration statements relating to secondary offerings of securities of the
Company, but excluding any registration statement relating to any employee
benefit plan or with respect to any corporate reorganization or other
transaction under Rule 145 of the Securities Act ) and will afford each such
holder an opportunity to include in such registration statement all or part of
such Registrable Securities held by such holder. Each holder of
Registrable Securities desiring to include in any such registration statement,
all of part of the Registrable Securities held by it shall, within ten (10)
days after the above-described notice from the Company, so notify the Company in
writing. Such notice shall state the intended method of disposition
of the Registrable Securities held by such holder. In the event the
Company determines in its sole discretion, that market factors require a
limitation of the number of securities to be included in such registration
statement (including the Registrable Securities), then the Company shall so
advise the Warrant Holder and the number of shares that may be included in such
registration statement shall be allocated among holders of warrants on a pro
rata basis (including the Registrable Securities). If a holder
decides not to include all of its Registrable Securities in the registration
statement thereafter filed by the Company or any Registrable Securities were
excluded by the Company pursuant to the immediately preceding sentence, such
holder shall nevertheless continue to have the right to include any Registrable
Securities in any subsequent registration statement or registration statements
as may be filed by the Company with respect to offerings of its securities, all
upon the terms and conditions set forth herein. “
Registrable
Securities
” means the Shares of Common Stock issuable to the Warrant
Holder pursuant to the terms of this Warrant.
Demand
Registration
. In the event that the Company has not offered to
the holder of the Warrant an opportunity to include its Registrable Securities
in a registration statement pursuant to the terms of Section 10.1 herein with
twelve (12) months from the issuance date of the Warrant, the holder of the
Warrant shall have the ability, on a one-time basis, to demand that the Company
file a registration statement for the resale of the Registrable
Securities. Subject to the terms and conditions of the terms and
conditions of this Warrant, the Company shall prepare and file, no later than
ninety (90) days from the date of such demand by the holder of the Warrant with
the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “
SEC
”), a registration
statement under the Securities Act for the resale of the Registrable
Securities. The Company shall use its best efforts to cause the
registration statement to remain effective until all of the Registrable
Securities have been sold; provided, however, that in no event will the Company
be required to maintain the effectiveness of the registration statement for
longer than two (2) years from the date of its being declared effective by the
SEC.
Following the transfer of certain of
the August Warrants, the Company issued Re-Issue Warrants (the “
Transfer Warrants
”)
to each of 1837 Partners QP, LP, 1837 Partners, LP, 1837 Partners Ltd., Blair R.
Haarlow Trust and Frances E. Tuite, IRA to purchase an aggregate of 50,000
shares of the Company’s common stock. The terms of the Transfer
Warrants are substantially similar to the August Warrants.
On August, 16, 2007, Aspen Select
Healthcare, LP (“
Aspen
”) issued
warrants to purchase an aggregate of 400,000 shares of the Company’s common
stock owned by Aspen to each of 1837 Partners, Ltd., 1837 Partners QP, LP, 1837
Partners, LP, LAM Opportunity Fund, LP, Lewis Opportunity Fund, LP and Mark G.
Egan (the “
Aspen
Warrants
”). The exercise price of the Aspen Warrants is $1.50
per share. The Company is a party to the Aspen Warrants solely with
respect to Section 10 thereof, which reads as follows:
Piggy-Back
Registration
. Subject to the terms and conditions of this
Warrant, NeoGenomics shall notify the holder of Registrable Securities (as
defined below) in writing at least ten (10) days prior to the filing of any
registration statement under the Securities Act for purposes of a public
offering of securities of NeoGenomics (including, but not limited to,
registration statements relating to secondary offerings of securities of
NeoGenomics, but excluding any registration statement relating to any employee
benefit plan or with respect to any corporate reorganization or other
transaction under Rule 145 of the Securities Act ) and will afford each such
holder an opportunity to include in such registration statement all or part of
such Registrable Securities held by such holder. Each holder of
Registrable Securities desiring to include in any such registration statement,
all of part of the Registrable Securities held by it shall, within ten (10)
days after the above-described notice from NeoGenomics, so notify NeoGenomics in
writing. Such notice shall state the intended method of disposition
of the Registrable Securities held by such holder. In the event
NeoGenomics determines, in its sole discretion, that market factors require a
limitation of the number of securities to be included in such registration
statement (including the Registrable Securities), then NeoGenomics shall so
advise the Warrant Holder and the number of shares that may e included in such
registration statement shall be allocated among holders of warrants on a pro
rata basis (including the Registrable Securities). If a holder
decides not to include all of its Registrable Securities in the registration
statement thereafter filed by NeoGenomics or any Registrable Securities were
excluded by NeoGenomics pursuant to the immediately preceding sentence, such
holder shall nevertheless continue to have the right to include any Registrable
Securities in any subsequent registration statement or registration statements
as may be filed by NeoGenomics with respect to offerings of its securities, all
upon the terms and conditions set forth herein. “
Registrable
Securities
” means the Shares of Common Stock issuable to the Warrant
Holder pursuant to the terms of this Warrant.
Schedule 3(e) - No
Conflicts
None
Schedule 3(f) - 1934 Act
Filings
The Company’s Current Report on Form
8-K was filed on June 7, 2007 with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
“
SEC
”), which
was after the date it was due.
Correspondence from the SEC related to
a previous registration statement and the Company’s Form 10-KSB/A for the fiscal
year ended December 31, 2006 copies of which have been provided to the
Buyer.
Schedule 3(g) - Absence of
Certain Changes
None
Schedule 3(h) -
Litigation
Dr. Peter Kohn Litigation
-
On January 12, 2005, the Company received a complaint filed
in the Circuit Court for Seminole County, Florida by its former Laboratory
Director, Dr. Peter Kohn. On March 5, 2007, the Company received an
amended complaint filed in the Circuit Court for Seminole County, Florida by Dr.
Kohn. The amended complaint alleges the following (a) that Dr. Kohn
is owed $12,600 for 22 unused vacation days and 4 unused sick days resulting
from his first contract from October 2002 to September 2003; (b) that Dr. Kohn
is owed $14,054 for 25 unused vacation days and four unused sick days (at a rate
of $484.64/day), (c) that Dr. Kohn is owed $10,664 for thirty days of notice
time from October 7, 2004 to November 5, 2004 and $917 for rent reimbursement
and $442 for meal and auto expense, and (d) that Dr. Kohn is entitled to recoup
legal fees.
Schedule 3(k) - Intellectual
Property Rights
Threatened Trademark Infringement
Litigation
– In March 2003, the Company received a certified letter from
the law firm of McLeod, Moyne & Reilly, P.C., dated March 18, 2003, which
stated that they represented NeoGen Corporation, a Lansing, Michigan
manufacturer of products dedicated to food and animal safety, on intellectual
property matters. This letter claimed that the Company’s use of the
name NeoGenomics, Inc. infringed upon their client’s rights in its trademark
name, “Neogen” and demanded that the Company cease using the name,
“NeoGenomics”. The Company believed that it had strong defenses to
the claims in the letter and, thus, the Company did not comply with the demands
of this letter.
In
February 2008, the Company received a letter from the law firm of Frasier,
Trebilcock, Davis & Dunlap, P.C., dated February 18, 2008, which stated that
they represented NeoGen Corporation. Similar to the 2003 letter, this
letter claimed that the Company’s use of the name NeoGenomics, Inc infringed
upon their client’s rights in its trademark name, “Neogen” and demanded that the
Company cease using the trademark, “NeoGenomics”. The Company
concluded that similar to the 2003 letter, the claims were without
merit. The Company was awarded a registered trademark for the name
“NeoGenomics” in 2007 and NeoGen Corporation undertook no actions to oppose such
award. As of the date hereof, the Company has not heard anything
further on this matter from NeoGen Corporation.
Schedule 3(m) -
Title
See that certain Revolving Credit and
Security Agreement dated February 1, 2008, among the Company, NeoGenomics, Inc.,
a Florida corporation, and CapitalSource Finance LLC (“
Capital Source
”)
pursuant to which the Company granted Capital Source a security interest in
certain collateral described therein.
Schedule 3(q) - Transactions
with Affiliates
On September 30, 2008, the Company
entered into a sale/leaseback agreement with Gulf Pointe Capital, LLC (“Gulf
Pointe”) to sell certain previously purchased laboratory and information
technology equipment to Gulf Pointe as part of a sale/leaseback transaction. The
lease portion of this agreement was structured as an operating lease with a 30
month term. Monthly lease payments are $5,154.88/month and the FMV
end-of-lease purchase option is capital at 15% of the original sale price to
Gulf Pointe. In conjunction with this transaction, the Company also
issued a warrant to Gulf Ponite to purchase 32,475 shares at a strike price of
$1.08/share. Gulf Pointe Capital is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the
Aspen Opportunity Fund, LP. Steven Jones, a Director and the
Company’s acting CFO, and Peter Peterson, a Director, are two of three managing
members of the general partner of Aspen Opportunity Fund. Mr. Jones
and Mr. Peterson recused themselves from both sides of this transaction and were
not involved in any negotiations with respect to this transaction.
On March 11, 2005, the Company entered
into an agreement with HCSS, LLC and eTelenext, Inc. to enable NeoGenomics to
use eTelenext, Inc’s Accessioning Application, AP Anywhere Application and CMQ
Application. HCSS, LLC is a holding company created to build a small
laboratory network for the 50 small commercial genetics laboratories in the
United States. HCSS, LLC is owned 66.7% by Dr. Michael T. Dent, the
Company’s Chairman. Under the terms of the agreement, the Company
paid $22,500 over three months to customize this software and will pay an annual
membership fee of $6,000 per year and monthly transaction fees of between $2.50
- $10.00 per completed test, depending on the volume of tests
performed.
Steven C. Jones, a director of the
Company, performs paid consulting work for the Company in connection with his
duties as the Company’s Acting Principal Financial Officer.
George O’Leary, a director of the
Company, performs paid consulting work for the Company from time to
time.
EXHIBIT
A
FORM
OF COMPANY COUNSEL OPINION
Capitalized terms used herein but not
defined herein, have the meaning set forth in the Common Stock Purchase
Agreement. Based on the foregoing, and subject to the assumptions and
qualifications set forth herein, we are of the opinion that:
1. The
Company is a corporation existing and in good standing under the laws of the
State of Nevada. The Company is qualified to do business as a foreign
corporation and is in good standing in the State of Florida.
2. The
Company has the corporate power to execute and deliver, and perform its
obligations under, each Transaction Document to which it is a
party. The Company has the corporate power to conduct its business
as, to the best of our knowledge, it is now conducted, and to own and use the
properties owned and used by it.
3. The
execution, delivery and performance by the Company of the Transaction Documents
to which it is a party have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate
action on the part of the Company. The execution and delivery of the
Transaction Documents by the Company, the performance of the obligations of the
Company thereunder and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated
therein have been duly authorized and approved by the Company's Board of
Directors and no further consent, approval or authorization of the Company, its
Board of Directors or its stockholders is required. The Transaction
Documents to which the Company is a party have been duly executed and delivered
by the Company and are the valid and binding obligations of the Company,
enforceable against the Company in accordance with their terms except as such
enforceability may be limited by general principles of equity or applicable
bankruptcy, insolvency, liquidation or similar laws relating to, or affecting
creditor’s rights and remedies.
4. The
execution, delivery and performance by the Company of the Transaction Documents,
the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated thereby
including the offering, sale and issuance of the Commitment Shares, and the
Purchase Shares in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Common Stock
Purchase Agreement, and fulfillment and compliance with terms of the Transaction
Documents, does not and shall not: (i) conflict with, constitute a breach
of or default (or an event which, with the giving of notice or lapse of time or
both, constitutes or could constitute a breach or a default), under (a) the
Articles of Incorporation or the Bylaws of the Company, (b) any material
agreement, note, lease, mortgage, deed or other material instrument to which to
our knowledge the Company is a party or by which the Company or any of its
assets are bound, (ii) result in any violation of any statute, law, rule or
regulation applicable to the Company, or (iii) to our knowledge, violate any
order, writ, injunction or decree applicable to the Company or any of its
subsidiaries.
5. The
issuance of the Signing Shares pursuant to the terms of the that certain
Confidential Term Sheet dated as of October 10, 2007 between the Company and the
Buyer and the issuance of the Purchase Shares and Commitment Shares pursuant to
the terms and conditions of the Transaction Documents has been duly authorized
and the Signing Shares and Commitment Shares are validly issued, fully paid and
non-assessable, to our knowledge, free of all taxes, liens, charges,
restrictions, rights of first refusal and preemptive rights. [______]
shares of Common Stock have been properly reserved for issuance under the Common
Stock Purchase Agreement. When issued and paid for in accordance with
the Common Stock Purchase Agreement, the Purchase Shares shall be validly
issued, fully paid and non-assessable, to our knowledge, free of all taxes,
liens, charges, restrictions, rights of first refusal and preemptive
rights.
To our knowledge, the
execution and delivery of the Registration Rights Agreement do not, and the
performance by the Company of its obligations thereunder shall not, give rise to
any rights of any other person for the registration under the 1933 Act of any
shares of Common Stock or other securities of the Company which have not been
waived.
6. As
of the date hereof, the authorized capital stock of the Company consists of
100,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of which to our
knowledge [______] shares are issued and outstanding and 10,000,000 shares of
Preferred Stock, $0.001 par value, of which as of the date hereof [no] shares
are issued and outstanding. Except as set forth on Schedule 3(c) of
the Common Stock Purchase Agreement, to our knowledge, there are no outstanding
shares of capital stock or other securities convertible into or exchangeable or
exercisable for shares of the capital stock of the Company.
7. Assuming
the accuracy of the representations and your compliance with the covenants made
by you in the Transaction Documents, the offering, sale and issuance of the
Commitment Shares to you pursuant to the Transaction Documents is exempt from
registration under the 1933 Act and the securities laws and regulations of the
States of Illinois, Florida and Nevada.
8. Other
than that which has been obtained and completed prior to the date hereof, no
authorization, approval, consent, filing or other order of any federal or state
governmental body, regulatory agency, or stock exchange or market, or any court,
or, to our knowledge, any third party is required to be obtained by the Company
to enter into and perform its obligations under the Transaction Documents or for
the Company to issue and sell the Purchase Shares as contemplated by the
Transaction Documents.
9. To our
knowledge, since October 1, 2007, the Company has not received any written
notice from the Principal Market stating that the Company has not been in
compliance with any of the rules and regulations (including the requirements for
continued listing) of the Principal Market.
We
further advise you that to our knowledge, except as disclosed on Schedule 3(h)
in the Common Stock Purchase Agreement, there is no action, suit, proceeding,
inquiry or investigation before or by any court, public board or body, any
governmental agency, any stock exchange or market, or self-regulatory
organization, which has been threatened in writing or which is currently pending
against the Company, any of its subsidiaries, any officers or directors of the
Company or any of its subsidiaries or any of the properties of the Company or
any of its subsidiaries.
In addition, we have participated in
the preparation of the Registration Statement (SEC File #________) covering the
sale of the Purchase Shares, the Commitment Shares including the prospectus
dated ____________, contained therein and in conferences with officers and other
representatives of the Company (including the Company’s independent auditors)
during which the contents of the Registration Statement and related matters were
discussed and reviewed and, although we are not passing upon and do not assume
any responsibility for the accuracy, completeness or fairness of the statements
contained in the Registration Statement, on the basis of the information that
was developed in the course of the performance of the services referred to
above, considered in the light of our understanding of the applicable law,
nothing came to our attention that caused us to believe that the Registration
Statement (other than the financial statements and schedules and the other
financial and statistical data included therein, as to which we express no
belief), as of their dates, contained any untrue statement of a material fact or
omitted to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements
therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not
misleading.
EXHIBIT
B
FORM
OF OFFICER’S CERTIFICATE
This
Officer’s Certificate (“
Certificate
”) is being
delivered pursuant to Section 7(e) of that certain Common Stock Purchase
Agreement dated as of _________, (“
Common Stock Purchase
Agreement
”), by and between
NEOGENOMICS, INC.
, a Nevada
corporation (the “
Company
”), and
FUSION CAPITAL FUND II, LLC
(the “
Buyer
”). Terms used
herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the
Common Stock Purchase Agreement.
The
undersigned, ___________, ______________ of the Company, hereby certifies as
follows:
1. I
am the _____________ of the Company and make the statements contained in this
Certificate;
2. The
representations and warranties of the Company are true and correct in all
material respects (except to the extent that any of such representations and
warranties is already qualified as to materiality in Section 3 of the Common
Stock Purchase Agreement, in which case, such representations and warranties are
true and correct without further qualification) as of the date when made and as
of the Commencement Date as though made at that time (except for representations
and warranties that speak as of a specific date);
3. The
Company has performed, satisfied and complied in all material respects with
covenants, agreements and conditions required by the Transaction Documents to be
performed, satisfied or complied with by the Company at or prior to the
Commencement Date.
4.
The
Company has not taken any steps, and does not currently expect to take any
steps, to seek protection pursuant to any Bankruptcy Law nor does the Company or
any of its Subsidiaries have any knowledge or reason to believe that its
creditors intend to initiate involuntary bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings.
The Company is financially solvent and is generally able to pay its debts as
they become due.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunder signed my name on this ___ day of
___________.
______________________
Name:
Title:
The
undersigned as Secretary of ________, a ________ corporation, hereby certifies
that ___________ is the duly elected, appointed, qualified and acting ________
of _________ and that the signature appearing above is his genuine
signature.
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Secretary
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EXHIBIT
C-1
FORM
OF COMPANY RESOLUTIONS
FOR
SIGNING PURCHASE AGREEMENT
RESOLUTIONS
OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF
NEOGENOMICS,
INC.
WHEREAS, there has been presented to
the Board of Directors of the Corporation a draft of the Common Stock Purchase
Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) by and between the Corporation and Fusion
Capital Fund II, LLC (“Fusion”), providing for the purchase by Fusion of up to
Eight Million Dollars ($8,000,000) of the Corporation’s common stock, par value
$0.001 (the “Common Stock”); and
WHEREAS, after careful consideration of
the Purchase Agreement, the documents incident thereto and other factors deemed
relevant by the Board of Directors, the Board of Directors has determined that
it is advisable and in the best interests of the Corporation to engage in the
transactions contemplated by the Purchase Agreement, including, but not limited
to, the issuance of 400,000 shares of Common Stock to Fusion as a commitment fee
(the “Commitment Shares”) and the sale of shares of Common Stock to Fusion up to
the available amount under the Purchase Agreement (the "Purchase
Shares").
Transaction
Documents
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the transactions described in the Purchase
Agreement are hereby approved and Robert P. Gasparini and Steven C. Jones (the
“Authorized Officers”) are severally authorized to execute and deliver the
Purchase Agreement, and any other agreements or documents contemplated thereby
including, without limitation, a registration rights agreement (the
“Registration Rights Agreement”) providing for the registration of the shares of
the Company’s Common Stock issuable in respect of the Purchase Agreement on
behalf of the Corporation, with such amendments, changes, additions and
deletions as the Authorized Officers may deem to be appropriate and approve on
behalf of, the Corporation, such approval to be conclusively evidenced by the
signature of an Authorized Officer thereon; and
FURTHER
RESOLVED, that the terms and provisions of the Registration Rights Agreement by
and among the Corporation and Fusion are hereby approved and the Authorized
Officers are authorized to execute and deliver the Registration Rights Agreement
(pursuant to the terms of the Purchase Agreement), with such amendments,
changes, additions and deletions as the Authorized Officer may deem appropriate
and approve on behalf of, the Corporation, such approval to be conclusively
evidenced by the signature of an Authorized Officer thereon; and
FURTHER
RESOLVED, that the terms and provisions of the Form of Transfer Agent
Instructions (the “Instructions”) are hereby approved and the Authorized
Officers are authorized to execute and deliver the Instructions (pursuant to the
terms of the Purchase Agreement), with such amendments, changes, additions and
deletions as the Authorized Officers may deem appropriate and approve on behalf
of, the Corporation, such approval to be conclusively evidenced by the signature
of an Authorized Officer thereon; and
Execution of Purchase
Agreement
FURTHER
RESOLVED, that the Corporation be and it hereby is authorized to execute and
deliver the Purchase Agreement providing for the purchase of common stock of the
Corporation having an aggregate value of up to $8,000,000; and
Issuance of Common
Stock
FURTHER
RESOLVED, that the Corporation was authorized to issue 17,500 shares of Common
Stock to Fusion pursuant to the Confidential Term Sheet between the Company and
Fusion dated as of October 10, 2008 (“Signing Shares”) and that upon issuance of
the Signing Shares, the Signing Shares have been duly authorized, validly
issued, fully paid and nonassessable with no personal liability attaching to the
ownership thereof; and
FURTHER
RESOLVED, that the Corporation is hereby authorized to issue 400,000 shares of
Common Stock to Fusion as Commitment Shares and that upon issuance of the
Commitment Shares pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, the Commitment Shares
shall be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable with no
personal liability attaching to the ownership thereof; and
FURTHER
RESOLVED, that the Corporation is hereby authorized to issue shares of Common
Stock upon the purchase of Purchase Shares up to the available amount under the
Purchase Agreement in accordance with the terms of the Purchase Agreement and
that, upon issuance of the Purchase Shares pursuant to the Purchase Agreement,
the Purchase Shares will be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and
nonassessable with no personal liability attaching to the ownership thereof;
and
FURTHER
RESOLVED, that the Corporation shall initially reserve 3,000,000 shares of
Common Stock for issuance as Purchase Shares under the Purchase
Agreement.
Approval of
Actions
FURTHER
RESOLVED, that, without limiting the foregoing, the Authorized Officers are, and
each of them hereby is, authorized and directed to proceed on behalf of the
Corporation and to take all such steps as deemed necessary or appropriate, with
the advice and assistance of counsel, to cause the Corporation to consummate the
agreements referred to herein and to perform its obligations under such
agreements; and
FURTHER
RESOLVED, that the Authorized Officers be, and each of them hereby is,
authorized, empowered and directed on behalf of and in the name of the
Corporation, to take or cause to be taken all such further actions and to
execute and deliver or cause to be executed and delivered all such further
agreements, amendments, documents, certificates, reports, schedules,
applications, notices, letters and undertakings and to incur and pay all such
fees and expenses as in their judgment shall be necessary, proper or desirable
to carry into effect the purpose and intent of any and all of the foregoing
resolutions, and that all actions heretofore taken by any officer or director of
the Corporation in connection with the transactions contemplated by the
agreements described herein are hereby approved, ratified and confirmed in all
respects.
EXHIBIT
C-2
FORM
OF COMPANY RESOLUTIONS APPROVING REGISTRATION STATEMENT
RESOLUTIONS
OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF
NEOGENOMICS,
INC.
WHEREAS, there has been presented to
the Board of Directors of the Corporation a Common Stock Purchase Agreement (the
“Purchase Agreement”) by and among the Corporation and Fusion Capital Fund II,
LLC (“Fusion”), providing for the purchase by Fusion of up to Eight Million
Dollars ($8,000,000) of the Corporation’s common stock, par value $0.001 (the
“Common Stock”); and
WHEREAS, after careful consideration of
the Purchase Agreement, the documents incident thereto and other factors deemed
relevant by the Board of Directors, the Board of Directors has approved the
Purchase Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby and the Company has
executed and delivered the Purchase Agreement to Fusion; and
WHEREAS,
in connection with the transactions contemplated pursuant to the Purchase
Agreement, the Company has agreed to file a registration statement with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) registering the Commitment
Shares (as defined in the Purchase Agreement), the Signing Shares (as defined in
the Purchase Agreement) and the Purchase Shares (as herein defined in the
Purchase Agreement) and to list the Commitment Shares and Purchase Shares as may
be required;
WHEREAS,
the management of the Corporation has prepared an initial draft of a
Registration Statement on Form ___ (the “Registration Statement”) in
order to register the sale of the Purchase Shares, Signing Shares and the
Commitment Shares (collectively, the “Shares”); and
WHEREAS,
the Board of Directors has determined to approve the Registration Statement and
to authorize the appropriate officers of the Corporation to take all such
actions as they may deem appropriate to effect the offering.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the officers and directors of the Corporation
be, and each of them hereby is, authorized and directed, with the assistance of
counsel and accountants for the Corporation, to prepare, execute and file with
the Commission the Registration Statement, which Registration Statement shall be
filed substantially in the form presented to the Board of Directors, with such
changes therein as the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation or any Vice
President of the Corporation shall deem desirable and in the best interest of
the Corporation and its shareholders (such officer’s execution thereof including
such changes shall be deemed to evidence conclusively such determination);
and
FURTHER
RESOLVED, that the officers of the Corporation be, and each of them hereby is,
authorized and directed, with the assistance of counsel and accountants for the
Corporation, to prepare, execute and file with the Commission all amendments,
including post-effective amendments, and supplements to the Registration
Statement, and all certificates, exhibits, schedules, documents and other
instruments relating to the Registration Statement, as such officers shall deem
necessary or appropriate (such officer’s execution and filing thereof shall be
deemed to evidence conclusively such determination); and
FURTHER
RESOLVED, that the execution of the Registration Statement and of any amendments
and supplements thereto by the officers and directors of the Corporation be, and
the same hereby is, specifically authorized either personally or by the
authorized officers as such officer’s or director’s true and lawful
attorneys-in-fact and agents; and
FURTHER
RESOLVED, that the authorized officers are hereby designated as “Agent for
Service” of the Corporation in connection with the Registration Statement and
the filing thereof with the Commission, and the authorized officers hereby are
authorized to receive communications and notices from the Commission with
respect to the Registration Statement; and
FURTHER
RESOLVED, that the officers of the Corporation be, and each of them hereby is,
authorized and directed to pay all fees, costs and expenses that may be incurred
by the Corporation in connection with the Registration Statement;
and
FURTHER
RESOLVED, that it is desirable and in the best interest of the Corporation that
the Shares be qualified or registered for sale in various states; that the
officers of the Corporation be, and each of them hereby is, authorized to
determine the states in which appropriate action shall be taken to qualify or
register for sale all or such part of the Shares as they may deem advisable;
that said officers be, and each of them hereby is, authorized to perform on
behalf of the Corporation any and all such acts as they may deem necessary or
advisable in order to comply with the applicable laws of any such states, and in
connection therewith to execute and file all requisite papers and documents,
including, but not limited to, applications, reports, surety bonds, irrevocable
consents, appointments of attorneys for service of process and resolutions; and
the execution by such officers of any such paper or document or the doing by
them of any act in connection with the foregoing matters shall conclusively
establish their authority therefor from the Corporation and the approval and
ratification by the Corporation of the papers and documents so executed and the
actions so taken; and
FURTHER
RESOLVED, that if, in any state where the securities to be registered or
qualified for sale to the public, or where the Corporation is to be registered
in connection with the public offering of the Shares, a prescribed form of
resolution or resolutions is required to be adopted by the Board of Directors,
each such resolution shall be deemed to have been and hereby is adopted, and the
Secretary is hereby authorized to certify the adoption of all such resolutions
as though such resolutions were now presented to and adopted by the Board of
Directors; and
FURTHER
RESOLVED, that the officers of the Corporation with the assistance of counsel
be, and each of them hereby is, authorized and directed to take all necessary
steps and do all other things necessary and appropriate to effect the listing of
the Shares on the OTC Bulletin Board, if any.
Approval of
Actions
FURTHER
RESOLVED, that, without limiting the foregoing, the authorized officers are, and
each of them hereby is, authorized and directed to proceed on behalf of the
Corporation and to take all such steps as are deemed necessary or appropriate,
with the advice and assistance of counsel, to cause the Corporation to take all
such action referred to herein and to perform its obligations incident to the
registration, listing and sale of the Shares; and
FURTHER RESOLVED, that the authorized
officers be, and each of them hereby is, authorized, empowered and directed on
behalf of and in the name of the Corporation, to take or cause to be taken all
such further actions and to execute and deliver or cause to be executed and
delivered all such further agreements, amendments, documents, certificates,
reports, schedules, applications, notices, letters and undertakings and to incur
and pay all such fees and expenses as in their judgment shall be necessary,
proper or desirable to carry into effect the purpose and intent of any and all
of the foregoing resolutions, and that all actions heretofore taken by any
officer or director of the Corporation in connection with the transactions
contemplated by the agreements described herein are hereby approved, ratified
and confirmed in all respects.
EXHIBIT
D
FORM
OF SECRETARY’S CERTIFICATE
This Secretary’s Certificate
(“Certificate”) is being delivered pursuant to Section 7(k) of that certain
Common Stock Purchase Agreement dated as of November 5, 2008, (“Common Stock
Purchase Agreement”), by and between
NEOGENOMICS, INC.
, a Nevada
corporation (the “Company”) and
FUSION CAPITAL FUND II, LLC
(the “Buyer”), pursuant to which the Company may sell to the Buyer up to Eight
Million Dollars ($8,000,000) of the Company's Common Stock, par value $0.001 per
share (the "Common Stock"). Terms used herein and not otherwise
defined shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Common Stock Purchase
Agreement.
The undersigned, Jerome Dvonch,
Secretary of the Company, hereby certifies as follows:
1. I
am the Secretary of the Company and make the statements contained in this
Secretary’s Certificate.
2. Attached
hereto as
Exhibit
A
and
Exhibit
B
are true, correct and complete copies of the Company’s bylaws
(“Bylaws”) and Articles of Incorporation (“Articles”), in each case, as amended
through the date hereof, and no action has been taken by the Company, its
directors, officers or shareholders, in contemplation of the filing of any
further amendment relating to or affecting the Bylaws or Articles.
3. Attached
hereto as
Exhibit
C
are true, correct and complete copies of the resolutions duly adopted
by the Board of Directors of the Company on November 5, 2008, at which a quorum
was present and acting throughout. Such resolutions have not been
amended, modified or rescinded and remain in full force and effect and such
resolutions are the only resolutions adopted by the Company’s Board of
Directors, or any committee thereof, or the shareholders of the Company relating
to or affecting (i) the entering into and performance of the Common Stock
Purchase Agreement, or the issuance, offering and sale of the Purchase Shares
and the Commitment Shares and (ii) and the performance of the Company of its
obligation under the Transaction Documents as contemplated therein.
4. As
of the date hereof, the authorized, issued and reserved capital stock of the
Company is as set forth on
Exhibit D
hereto.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF
, I have
hereunder signed my name on this 5th day of November.
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/s/
Jerome Dvonch
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Secretary
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The
undersigned as Secretary of Neogenomics, Inc., a public corporation,
hereby certifies that he is the duly elected, appointed, qualified and acting
Secretary of Neogenomics, Inc., and that the signature appearing above is his
genuine signature.
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EXHIBIT
E
FORM
OF LETTER TO THE TRANSFER AGENT FOR THE ISSUANCE OF THE
COMMITMENTS
SHARES AT SIGNING OF THE PURCHASE AGREEMENT
[COMPANY
LETTERHEAD]
[DATE]
[TRANSFER
AGENT]
__________________
__________________
__________________
Re:
Issuance of Common Shares to Fusion Capital Fund II, LLC
Dear
________,
On behalf
of
NEOGENOMICS, INC.
,
(the “Company”), you are hereby instructed to issue
as soon
as possible
400,000 shares of our
common stock in the name of
Fusion
Capital Fund II, LLC
. The share certificate should be dated
[DATE OF THE COMMON STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT]. I have included a true
and correct copy of the resolutions of the Board of Directors of the Company
approving the issuance of these shares. The shares should be issued
subject to the following restrictive legend:
THE
SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. THE
SECURITIES HAVE BEEN ACQUIRED FOR INVESTMENT AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED FOR SALE,
SOLD, TRANSFERRED OR ASSIGNED IN THE ABSENCE OF AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION
STATEMENT FOR THE SECURITIES UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR
APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS, UNLESS SOLD PURSUANT TO: (1) RULE 144 UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR (2) AN OPINION OF HOLDER’S COUNSEL,
IN A CUSTOMARY FORM, THAT REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED UNDER SAID ACT OR
APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS.
The share
certificate should be sent
as soon
as possible via overnight mail
to the following address:
Fusion
Capital Fund II, LLC
222
Merchandise Mart Plaza, Suite 9-112
Chicago,
IL 60654
Attention:
Steven Martin
Thank you
very much for your help. Please call me at ______________ if you have
any questions or need anything further.
NEOGENOMICS,
INC.
Execution
Copy
EMPLOYMENT
AGREEMENT
THIS EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (“
Agreement
”) is made
this 16th day of March, 2009 by and between NeoGenomics, Inc. a Nevada
corporation
(“
NeoGenomics
" or the
“
Employer
” and
collectively with any entity that is wholly or partially owned by NeoGenomics,
the “Company”), located at 12701 Commonwealth Drive, Suite #5, Fort Myers,
Florida 33913 and Douglas M. VanOort (“
Executive
”), an
individual who resides at 3275 Regatta Road, Naples, FL 34103.
RECITALS:
WHEREAS,
the Company is
engaged in the business of providing genetic and molecular diagnostic testing
services to doctors, hospitals and other healthcare institutions;
and
WHEREAS
, the Executive was
appointed to the Board of Directors of NeoGenomics (the “Board”) and elected as
the Chairman of the Board as of the date of this Agreement; and
WHEREAS
, NeoGenomics desires
to employ Executive as an officer in the capacity of Executive Chairman and
Interim Chief Executive Officer, and Executive desires to be employed by
NeoGenomics in such capacity, in accordance with the terms, covenants, and
conditions as set forth in this Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE
, in
consideration of the mutual promises set forth herein and other good and
valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby
acknowledged, the Employer and Executive agree as follows:
1.
Employment
Period
. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein
and unless sooner terminated as hereinafter provided, NeoGenomics shall employ
Executive as an officer, and Executive agrees to serve as an officer and accepts
such employment for a four-year period, beginning on March 16, 2009 (the “
Effective Date
”) and
ending on the 4
th
anniversary of the Effective Date (the “
Initial Employment
Term
”). After the Initial Employment Term, this Agreement
shall automatically renew for consecutive one year periods (“
renewal term
”),
unless a written notice of a party’s intention to terminate this Agreement at
the expiration of the Initial Employment Term (or any renewal term) is delivered
by either party at least three (3) months prior to the expiration of the Initial
Employment Term or any renewal term, as applicable. For purposes of
this Agreement, the period from the Effective Date until the termination of the
Executive’s employment shall hereinafter be referred to as the “
Term
”. Executive’s
employment pursuant to this Agreement shall be “at will” as such term is
construed under Florida law.
2.
Title and
Duties.
During the Term, NeoGenomics shall employ Executive in
the capacity of Executive Chairman. In addition, during the period
from the Effective Date until the time that NeoGenomics hires a full-time Chief
Executive Officer (“
CEO
”), NeoGenomics
shall additionally employ Executive in the capacity of Interim CEO (such period
hereinafter referred to as the “
CEO
Period
”). Executive accepts employment in these
capacities. Executive will report to and be subject to the general
supervision and direction of the Board. If requested, Executive will
serve in similar capacities for each or any subsidiary of NeoGenomics without
additional compensation. Executive shall perform such duties as are
customarily performed by someone holding the title of Executive Chairman and/or
Interim CEO in the same or similar businesses or enterprises as that engaged in
by the Company and such other duties as the Board may assign from time to
time.
3.
Compensation
and Benefits of Executive.
The Company shall compensate
Executive for Executive's services rendered under this Agreement as
follows:
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a.
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Base
Salary
. Unless otherwise adjusted by the Compensation
Committee of the Board (the “Compensation Committee”), the Company shall
pay Executive a Core Base Salary and an Incremental CEO Base Salary (as
such terms are defined below, and collectively referred to as the “
Base Salary
”),
payable in equal installments at such times as is consistent with normal
Company payroll policy, according to the following
amounts:
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1.) A
base salary equating to two hundred twenty five thousand dollars
($225,000) per annum (the “
Core Base
Salary
”) until the end of the Term or until such time that the
Executive desires to reduce his work time commitment to the Company to
less than 2.5 days per week, in which case the Board and Executive will
work in good faith to determine a new Core Base Salary that is
appropriate.
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2.) During
the CEO Period and so long as Executive is able to spend at least one (1)
additional day per week on average on the Company’s affairs (for a total
of 3.5 days/week on average), the Company agrees to pay an additional
amount in base salary (the “
Incremental CEO Base
Salary
”) equal to $50,000 per annum. In the event that
the Executive is unable to dedicate a least 3.5 days/week on average on
the affairs of the Company, the Board and the Executive agree to work in
good faith to determine a new Incremental CEO Base Salary that is
appropriate.
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b.
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Bonus
. Executive
will be eligible for an annual cash bonus based on
performance. The amount of such bonus shall be based on the
available resources of the Company and shall be at the discretion of the
Compensation Committee; provided, however, if the Company’s actual
performance in any given fiscal year meets or exceeds the below listed
annual performance goals for such fiscal year, the Executive shall be
entitled to the cash bonuses outlined below for such fiscal
year. The Company agrees that such cash bonus, if any, will be
paid no later than ninety (90) days after the end of the fiscal year to
which it applied.
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1.) For
any given fiscal year during the Term, if the Company’s actual
consolidated revenue for such fiscal year, after excluding the effects of
any Revenue Exclusions (as defined in Section 3e(1) below), exceeds the
annual revenue goals approved by the Board for such fiscal year based on
the Board-approved Company budget for such year, Executive shall be
entitled to a cash bonus of at least fifteen percent (15%) of his Base
Salary as such Base Salary was in effect as of the end of such fiscal
year; and
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2.) For
any given fiscal year during the Term, if the Company’s actual Adjusted
EBITDA (as defined below) after excluding the effects of any Adjusted
EBITDA Exclusions (as defined in Section 3e(2) below), exceeds the annual
goals for Adjusted EBITDA approved by the Board for such fiscal year based
on the Board-approved Company budget for such year, Executive shall be
entitled to a cash bonus of at least fifteen percent (15%) of his Base
Salary as such Base Salary was in effect as of the end of such fiscal
year. For the purposes of this Agreement, “
Adjusted
EBITDA
” is defined as consolidated GAAP earnings before interest,
taxes, depreciation, amortization, and non-cash stock based compensation
expenses. In addition, any extraordinary or non-recurring
actual expenses incurred by the Company that were not included in the
budget for the applicable fiscal year that in the reasonable judgment of
the Compensation Committee could not have been foreseen by the Company’s
management during the process to set the budget for such year may, at the
Board’s discretion, also be added back to the total when calculating
actual Adjusted EBITDA for such fiscal
year.
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c.
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Benefits
. Subject
to the eligibility requirements (including, but not limited to,
participation by part-time employees), and enrollment provisions of the
Company’s employee benefit plans, Executive may, to the extent he so
chooses, participate in any and all of the Company’s employee benefit
plans, at the Company’s expense. All Company benefits are
identified in the Employee Handbook and are subject to change without
notice or explanation. In addition, subject to the eligibility
requirements (including, but not limited to, participation by a part-time
employee) and enrollment provisions of the Company’s executive benefit
programs, Executive shall also be entitled to participate in any and all
other benefits programs established for officers of the
Company.
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d.
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Stock
Options
. On the Effective Date, Executive will be
granted an option to purchase 1,000,000 shares of the Company’s common
stock (the “
Options
”) on
the terms and conditions listed below. Such Options will have a
strike price equal to the fair market value of the common stock as of the
Effective Date, which pursuant to NeoGenomics’ Amended and Restated Equity
Incentive Plan (the “Plan”), shall be equal to the closing price per share
of NeoGenomics’ common stock on the last trading day immediately preceding
the Effective Date. The vesting provisions of such Options
shall be as outlined below. These Options shall be treated as
incentive stock options (ISOs) to the maximum extent permitted under
applicable law, and the remainder of the Options, if any, shall be treated
as non-qualified stock options. The grant of these Options will
be made pursuant to the Company’s Plan and will be evidenced by a separate
“
Option
Agreement
” to be executed by the Company and Executive, which will
contain all the terms and conditions of the Options (including, but not
limited to, the provisions set forth in this Section 3(d)). So
long as Executive remains employed by the Company, such Options will have
a seven-year term before
expiration.
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1.)
Time-based
Options
- 500,000 of such options will be time-based options and will
vest according to the following schedule:
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200,000
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will
vest on the first anniversary of the Effective Date; provided, however,
that if the Executive’s employment hereunder is terminated by the Employer
without “cause” (as such term is defined in the Option Agreement) at any
time prior to the first anniversary of the Effective Date, then the pro
rata portion of these 200,000 Options up until the date of termination,
shall be deemed vested; and
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12,500
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will
vest each month beginning on the 13
th
monthly anniversary of the Effective Date and continuing on each monthly
anniversary thereafter until the second anniversary of the Effective Date;
and
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8,000
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will
vest each month beginning on the 25
th
monthly anniversary of the Effective Date and continuing on each monthly
anniversary thereafter until the third anniversary of the Effective Date;
and
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4,500
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will
vest each month beginning on the 37
th
monthly anniversary of the Effective Date and continuing on each monthly
anniversary thereafter until the fourth anniversary of the Effective
Date.
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2.)
Performance-based
Options
- 500,000 of such options will be performance-based options and
will vest according to the following schedule. Executive understands
and acknowledges that if the performance metrics for any given year are not met,
then such options shall be forfeited and the Board is under no obligation to
replenish such options.
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100,000
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will
vest if the Company’s actual consolidated revenue for FY 2009, after
excluding the effects of any Revenue Exclusions for such fiscal year,
meets or exceeds the consolidated revenue goal established by the Board
for the vesting of performance options, which goal will be based on the
Company’s Board approved budget for such fiscal year;
and
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100,000
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will
vest if the Company’s actual Adjusted EBITDA for FY 2009, after excluding
the effects of any Adjusted EBITDA Exclusions for such fiscal year, meets
or exceeds the Adjusted EBITDA goal established by the Board for the
vesting of performance options, which will be based on the Company’s
Board-approved budget for such fiscal year;
and
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75,000
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will
vest if the Company’s actual consolidated revenue for FY 2010, after
excluding the effects of any Revenue Exclusions for such fiscal year,
meets or exceeds the consolidated revenue goal established by the Board
for the vesting of performance options, which goal will be based on the
Company’s Board approved budget for such fiscal year;
and
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75,000
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will
vest if the Company’s actual Adjusted EBITDA for FY 2010, after excluding
the effects of any Adjusted EBITDA Exclusions for such fiscal year, meets
or exceeds the Adjusted EBITDA goal established by the Board for the
vesting of performance options, which will be based on the Company’s
Board-approved budget for such fiscal year;
and
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50,000
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will
vest if the Company’s actual consolidated revenue for FY 2011, after
excluding the effects of any Revenue Exclusions for such fiscal year,
meets or exceeds the consolidated revenue goal established by the Board
for the vesting of performance options, which goal will be based on the
Company’s Board approved budget for such fiscal year;
and
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50,000
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will
vest if the Company’s actual Adjusted EBITDA for FY 2011, after excluding
the effects of any Adjusted EBITDA Exclusions for such fiscal year, meets
or exceeds the Adjusted EBITDA goal established by the Board for the
vesting of performance options, which will be based on the Company’s
Board-approved budget for such fiscal year;
and
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25,000
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will
vest if the Company’s actual consolidated revenue for FY 2012, after
excluding the effects of any Revenue Exclusions for such fiscal year,
meets or exceeds the consolidated revenue goal established by the Board
for the vesting of performance options, which goal will be based on the
Company’s Board approved budget for such fiscal year;
and
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25,000
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will
vest if the Company’s actual Adjusted EBITDA for FY 2012, after excluding
the effects of any Adjusted EBITDA Exclusions for such fiscal year, meets
or exceeds the Adjusted EBITDA goal established by the Board for the
vesting of performance options, which will be based on the Company’s
Board-approved budget for such fiscal
year.
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Executive
understands that, pursuant to the Plan, upon termination of his
employment, he will only have ninety (90) days to exercise any vested
portion of the Options. All Options awarded pursuant to this
Section 3(d) will contain a provision in the Option Agreement that allows
for immediate vesting of any unvested portion of the Options in the event
of a change of control of
NeoGenomics.
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e.
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Revenue
and Adjusted EBITDA Exclusions Defined
. For the purposes
of Section 3b and 3d above, to the extent the Company acquires any
companies or businesses during any given fiscal year and the financial
impact of such acquisition was not previously factored into the annual
operating budget approved by the Board, the following revenue and Adjusted
EBITDA adjustments shall be made to the Company’s fiscal results in
measuring whether or not the Company has met or exceeded the specific
performance targets outlined in Sections 3b or 3d
hereof.
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1.) “
Revenue
Exclusions
” shall be defined as the prorated annualized quarterly
GAAP revenue of any company or business acquired by the Company for the
most recent full fiscal quarter prior to the date such company or business
is acquired by the Company. Such annualized quarterly revenue
shall be prorated by multiplying the total annualized quarterly revenue
described above by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of
days that the financial results of the acquired business or company are
included in the Company’s financial results during the fiscal year in
question, and the denominator of which is
365.
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2.) “
Adjusted EBITDA
Exclusions
” shall be defined as the prorated annualized quarterly
Adjusted EBITDA of any company or business acquired by the Company for the
most recent full fiscal quarter prior to the date such company or business
is acquired by the Company. Such annualized quarterly Adjusted
EBITDA shall be prorated by multiplying the total annualized quarterly
Adjusted EBITDA described above by a fraction, the numerator of which is
the number of days that the financial results of the acquired business or
company are included in the Company’s financial results during the fiscal
year in question, and the denominator of which is 365. The
Board, at its discretion, may add back any non-recurring or one time
charges that may have been included in the most recent full fiscal quarter
of the company or business being acquired when determining the appropriate
Adjusted EBITDA for such business or
company.
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f.
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Paid
Time-Off and Holidays.
Executive’s paid time-off (“
PTO
”) and
holidays shall be consistent with the standards set forth in the Company’s
Employee Handbook, as revised from time to time or as otherwise published
by the Company. Notwithstanding the previous sentence,
Executive will be eligible for one hundred twenty (120) hours of PTO/year,
which will accrue on a pro-rata basis throughout the year, provided,
however, that it is the Company’s policy that no more than forty (40)
hours of PTO can be accrued beyond this annual limit for any employee at
any time. Thus, when accrued PTO reaches one hundred sixty
(160) hours, Executive will cease accruing PTO until accrued PTO is one
hundred twenty (120) hours or less, at which point Executive will again
accrue PTO until he reaches one hundred sixty (160) hours. In
addition to PTO, there are also six (6) paid national holidays and one (1)
“floater” day available to Company employees. Executive agrees
to schedule such PTO so that it minimally interferes with the Company’s
operations. Such PTO does not include Board excused
absences.
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g.
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Reimbursement
of Normal Business Expenses
. The Company will reimburse
all reasonable business expenses of Executive, including, but not limited
to, cell phone expenses and business related travel, meals and
entertainment expenses in accordance with the Company’s polices for such
reimbursement.
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4.
Best
Efforts of the Executive and Minimum Time Commitments of Employment.
Executive agrees to
perform all of the duties pursuant to the express and implicit terms of this
Agreement to the reasonable satisfaction of the Employer. Executive
further agrees to perform such duties faithfully and to the best of his ability,
talent, and experience and, unless otherwise agreed to with the Company in
writing, to render such duties at least in the minimum amounts of time specified
below:
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a.
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So
long as the Executive and the Board have not agreed to adjust downward the
Executive’s Core Base Salary specified in Section 3(a), Executive agrees
that during the Term, except for those weeks where he is on PTO, he will
spend at least two and one-half (2.5) days/week on average on the
Company’s business (such period as may be adjusted, the “
Minimum Weekly Time
Commitment
”). Executive further agrees that he
will use commercially reasonable efforts to ensure that except for those
weeks where he is on PTO, he will work at least two (2) days on average
either at the Company’s primary place of business in Fort Myers, FL or at
such other place or places as the interests, needs, business, or
opportunities of the Employer shall require and/or such other place as may
be mutually agreed upon in writing by the parties (such period as may be
adjusted, the “
On-Site/Business
Travel Time Commitment
”).
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b.
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Notwithstanding
the forgoing, Executives agrees that during the CEO Period, the Minimum
Weekly Time Commitment shall be increased to three and one-half (3.5) days
and the On-Site/Business Travel Time Commitment shall be increased to
three (3) days.
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5.
Termination
. Either
party may terminate Executive’s employment with the Company at any time upon
giving sixty (60) days advance written notice to the other party. Executive
agrees that in order to help facilitate an orderly transition of authority,
unless otherwise agreed to by the parties, during such sixty (60) day notice
period no more than two weeks of unused PTO may be utilized. In
the event of the death of Executive, the employment of Executive shall
automatically terminate on the date of Executive's death. Within 30
days following the date Executive’s employment terminates, the Company shall pay
to Executive (or Executive’s estate if applicable) (a) the Executive’s accrued
but unpaid Base Salary through the date of termination, (b) any bonus earned by,
but not yet paid to, Executive from the prior fiscal year, (c) an amount equal
to the reasonable business expenses incurred by Executive (in accordance with
Company policy), but not yet reimbursed, prior to the termination date, and (d)
other benefits due and owing to Executive through the termination
date.
6.
Confidentiality,
Non-Compete & Non-Solicitation Agreement.
Executive agrees
to the terms of the Confidentiality, Non-Solicitation and Non-Compete Agreement
attached hereto as
Addendum A
and has
signed that Agreement. Such Confidentiality, Non-Solicitation and
Non-Compete Agreement is hereby incorporated into and made a part of this
Agreement.
7.
Importance
of Certain Clauses.
Executive and Employer agree that the
covenants contained in the Confidentiality, Non-Solicitation and Non-Compete
Agreement attached hereto and incorporated into this Agreement are material
terms of this Agreement and all parties understand the importance of such
provisions to the ongoing business of the Employer. As such, because
the Employer's continued business and viability depend on the protection of such
secrets and non-competition, these clauses are interpreted by the parties to
have the widest and most expansive applicability as may be allowed by law and
Executive understands and acknowledges his or her understanding of
same.
8.
Consideration.
Executive
acknowledges and agrees that the provision of employment under this Agreement
and the execution by the Employer of this Agreement constitute full, adequate
and sufficient consideration to Executive for the Executive's duties,
obligations and covenants under this Agreement and under the Confidentiality,
Non-Solicitation and Non-Compete Agreement incorporated into this
Agreement.
9.
Acknowledgement
of Post Termination Obligations.
Upon the effective date of
termination of Executive’s employment (unless due to Executive’s death), if
requested by the Employer, Executive shall participate in an exit interview with
the Employer and certify in writing that Executive has complied with his
contractual obligations and intends to comply with his continuing obligations
under this Agreement, including, but not limited to, the terms of the
Confidentiality, Non-Solicitation and Non-Compete Agreement. To the
extent it is known or applicable at the time of such exit interview, Executive
shall also provide the Employer with information concerning Executive's
subsequent employer and the capacity in which Executive will be employed.
Executive's failure to comply shall be a material breach of this Agreement, for
which the Employer, in addition to any other civil remedy, may seek equitable
relief.
10.
Withholding
.
All payments made to Executive shall be made net of any applicable withholding
for income taxes and Executive's share of FICA, FUTA or other employment taxes.
The Company shall withhold such amounts from such payments to the extent
required by applicable law and remit such amounts to the applicable governmental
authorities in accordance with applicable law.
11.
Representations
of Executive.
Executive represents and warrants to NeoGenomics
that (a) nothing in his past legal and/or work and/or personal experiences,
which if became broadly known in the marketplace, would impair his ability to
serve as the Chief Executive Officer of a publicly-traded company or materially
damage his credibility with public shareholders; (b) there are no restrictions,
agreements, or understandings whatsoever to which he is a party which
would prevent or make unlawful his execution of this Agreement or employment
hereunder, (c) Executive’s execution of this Agreement and employment hereunder
shall not constitute a breach of any contract, agreement or understanding, oral
or written, to which he is a party or by which he is bound, (d) Executive is
free and able to execute this Agreement and to continue employment
with NeoGenomics, and (e) Executive has not used and will not use confidential
information or trade secrets belonging to any prior employers to perform
services for the Company.
12.
Effect of
Partial Invalidity.
The invalidity of any portion of this
Agreement shall not affect the validity of any other provision. In
the event that any provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid, the
parties agree that the remaining provisions shall remain in full force and
effect.
13.
Entire
Agreement.
This Agreement, together with the other documents
referenced herein, reflects the complete agreement between the parties regarding
the subject matter identified herein and shall supersede all other previous
agreements, either oral or written, between the parties. The parties stipulate
that neither of them, nor any person acting on their behalf has made any
representations except as are specifically set forth in this Agreement and each
of the parties acknowledges that it or he has not relied upon any representation
of any third party in executing this Agreement, but rather have relied
exclusively on it or his own judgment in entering into this
Agreement.
14.
Assignment.
Employer
may assign its interest and rights under this Agreement at its sole discretion
and without approval of Executive to a successor in interest by the Employer’s
merger, consolidation or other form of business combination with or into a third
party where the Employer’s stockholders before such event do not control a
majority of the resulting business entity after such event. All
rights and entitlements arising from this Agreement, including but not limited
to those protective covenants and prohibitions set forth in the Confidentiality,
Non-Solicitation and Non-Compete Agreement attached as Addendum A and
incorporated into this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of any purchaser,
assignor or transferee of this Agreement and shall continue to be enforceable to
the extent allowable under applicable law. Neither this Agreement,
nor the employment status conferred with its execution is assignable or subject
to transfer in any manner by Executive.
15.
Notices.
All
notices, requests, demands, and other communications shall be in writing and
shall be given by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, a) if to the
Employer, at the Employer’s then current headquarters location, and b) if to
Executive, at the most recent address on file with the Company for Executive or
to such subsequent addresses as either party shall so designate in writing to
the other party.
16.
Remedies.
If
any action at law, equity or in arbitration, including an action for declaratory
relief, is brought to enforce or interpret the provisions of this Agreement, the
prevailing party may, if the court or arbitrator hearing the dispute, so
determines, have its reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs of enforcement
recouped from the non-prevailing party.
17.
Amendment/Waiver.
No
waiver, modification, amendment or change of any term of this Agreement shall be
effective unless it is in a written agreement signed by both
parties. No waiver by the Employer of any breach or threatened breach
of this Agreement shall be construed as a waiver of any subsequent breach unless
it so provides by its terms.
18.
Governing
Law, Venue and Jurisdiction.
This Agreement and all
transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall be governed by, construed, and
enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Florida without regard to
any conflicts of laws, statutes, rules, regulations or
ordinances. Executive consents to personal jurisdiction and venue in
the Circuit Court in and for Lee County, Florida regarding any action arising
under the terms of this Agreement and any and all other disputes between
Executive and Employer.
19.
Arbitration.
Any
and all controversies and disputes between Executive and Employer arising from
this Agreement or regarding any other matter whatsoever shall be submitted to
arbitration before a single unbiased arbitrator skilled in arbitrating such
disputes under the American Arbitration Association, utilizing its Commercial
Rules. Any arbitration action brought pursuant to this section shall
be heard in Fort Myers, Lee County, Florida. The Circuit Court in and
for Lee County, Florida shall have concurrent jurisdiction with any arbitration
panel for the purpose of entering temporary and permanent injunctive relief, but
only with respect to any alleged breach of the Confidentiality, Non-Solicitation
and Non-Compete Agreement.
20.
Headings.
The
titles to the sections of this Agreement are solely for the convenience of the
parties and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this
Agreement.
21.
Miscellaneous
Terms.
The parties to this Agreement declare and represent
that:
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a.
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They
have read and understand this
Agreement;
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b.
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They
have been given the opportunity to consult with an attorney if they so
desire;
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c.
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They
intend to be legally bound by the promises set forth in this Agreement and
enter into it freely, without duress or
coercion;
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d.
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They
have retained signed copies of this Agreement for their records;
and
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e.
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The
rights, responsibilities and duties of the parties hereto, and the
covenants and agreements contained herein, shall continue to bind the
parties and shall continue in full force and effect until each and every
obligation of the parties under this Agreement has been
performed.
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22.
Counterparts
.
This Agreement
may be executed in counterparts and by facsimile, or by pdf, each of which shall
be deemed an original for all intents and purposes.
Signatures
appear on the following page.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the date first
written above.
NEOGENOMICS,
INC., a Nevada
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Corporation
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By:
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/s/
Robert P.
Gasparini
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Name:
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Robert P. Gasparini
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Title
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President
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EXECUTIVE:
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/s/ Douglass M. VanOort
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Douglas
M. VanOort
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Addendum
A
CONFIDENTIALITY,
NON-SOLICITATION AND NON-COMPETE AGREEMENT
This
Confidentiality, Non-Solicitation and Non-Compete Agreement (the “
Agreement
”)
dated this 16th day of March, 2009 is entered into by and between Douglas M.
VanOort (“
Employee
”)
and NeoGenomics, Inc., a Nevada corporation (“
Employer
”
or the “
Parent
Company
” and collectively with NeoGenomics, Inc., a Florida corporation
(the “
Operating
Company
”) and any entity that is wholly or partially owned by the Parent
Company or otherwise affiliated with the Parent Company, the “
Company
”). Hereinafter,
each of the Employee or the Company maybe referred to as a “
Party
”
and together be referred to as the “
Parties
”.
RECITALS:
WHEREAS
, the Parties have
entered into that certain employment agreement, dated March 16, 2009, that
creates an employment relationship between the Employer and Employee (the “
Employment
Agreement
”); and
WHEREAS
, pursuant to the
Employment Agreement, the Employee agreed to enter into the Company’s
Confidentiality, Non-Solicitation and Non-Compete Agreement; and
WHEREAS,
the Company desires
to protect and preserve its Confidential Information and its legitimate business
interests by having the Employee enter into this Agreement as part of the
Employment Agreement; and
WHEREAS,
the Employee desires
to establish and maintain an employment relationship with the Company and as
part of such employment relationship desires to enter into this Agreement with
the Company; and
WHEREAS
, the Employee
acknowledges that the terms of the Employment Agreement including, but not
limited to the Company’s commitments to the Employee with respect to base
salary, fringe benefits and stock options are sufficient consideration to the
Employee for the entry into this Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE
, in
consideration of the mutual promises set forth herein and other good and
valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby
acknowledged, the Parties agree as follows:
1.
Term.
Employee agree(s) that
the term of this agreement is effective upon the Effective Date (as defined in
the Employment Agreement) and shall survive and continue to be in force and
effect for two years following the termination of any employment relationship
between the Parties (“
Term
”),
whether termination is by the Company with or without cause, wrongful discharge,
or for any other reason whatsoever, or by the Employee.
2. Definitions.
a. The
term “
Confidential
Information
” as used herein shall include all business practices,
methods, techniques, or processes that: (i) derives independent
economic value, actual or potential, from not being generally known to, and not
being readily ascertainable by proper means by, other persons who can obtain
economic value from its disclosure or use; and (ii) is the subject of efforts
that are reasonable under the circumstances to maintain its
secrecy. Confidential Information also includes, but is not limited
to, files, letters, memoranda, reports, records, computer disks or other
computer storage medium, data, models or any photographic or other tangible
materials containing such information, Customer lists and names and other
information, Customer contracts, other corporate contracts, computer programs,
proprietary technical information and or strategies, sales, promotional or
marketing plans or strategies, programs, techniques, practices, any expansion
plans (including existing and entry into new geographic and/or product markets),
pricing information, product or service offering specifications or plans
thereof, business plans, financial information and other financial plans, data
pertaining to the Company’s operating performance, employee lists, salary
information, training manuals, and other materials and business information of a
similar nature, including information about the Company itself or any affiliated
entity, which Employee acknowledges and agrees has been compiled by the
Company's expenditure of a great amount of time, money and effort, and that
contains detailed information that could not be created independently from
public sources. Further, all data, spreadsheets, reports, records,
know-how, verbal communication, proprietary and technical information and/or
other confidential materials of similar kind transmitted by the Company to
Employee or developed by the Employee on behalf of the Company as Work Product
(as defined in Paragraph 7) are expressly included within the definition of
“Confidential Information.” The Parties further agree that the fact
the Company may be seeking to complete a business transaction is “Confidential
Information” within the meaning of this Agreement, as well as all notes,
analysis, work product or other material derived from Confidential
Information.
Nevertheless,
Confidential Information shall not include any information of any kind which (1)
is in the possession of the Employee prior to the date of this Agreement, as
shown by the Employee’s files and records, or (2) prior or after the time of
disclosure becomes part of the public knowledge or literature, not as a result
of any violation of this Agreement or inaction or action of the receiving party,
or (3) is rightfully received from a third party without any obligation of
confidentiality; or (4) independently developed after termination without
reference to the Confidential Information or materials based thereon; or (5) is
disclosed pursuant to the order or requirement of a court, administrative
agency, or other government body; or (6) is approved for release by the
non-disclosing party.
b. The
term “
Customer
”
shall mean any person or entity which has purchased or ordered goods, products
or services from the Company and/or entered into any contract for products or
services with the Company within the one (1) year immediately preceding the
termination of the Employee’s employment with the Company.
c.
The term “
Prospective
Customer
” shall mean any person or entity which has evidenced an
intention to order products or services with the Company within one year
immediately preceding the termination of the Employee’s employment with the
Company.
d. The
term “
Restricted
Area
” shall include any geographical location anywhere in the United
States.
If the
Restricted Area specified in this Agreement should be judged unreasonable in any
proceeding, then the period of Restricted Area shall be reduced so that the
restrictions may be enforced as is judged to be reasonable.
e. The
phrase “
directly
or indirectly
” shall include the Employee either on his/her own account,
or as a partner, owner, promoter, joint venturer, employee, agent, consultant,
advisor, manager, executive, independent contractor, officer, director, or a
stockholder of 5% or more of the voting shares of an entity in the Business of
Company.
f. The
term “
Business
”
shall mean the business of providing non-academic, for-profit cancer genetic and
molecular laboratory testing services, including, but not limited to,
cytogenetics, flow cytometry, fluorescence in-situ hybridization (“FISH”), and
morphological studies, to hematologists, oncologists, urologists, pathologists,
hospitals and other medical reference laboratories.
3.
Duty of
Confidentiality
.
a. All
Confidential Information is considered highly sensitive and strictly
confidential. The Employee agrees that at all times during the term of this
Agreement and after the termination of employment with the Company for as long
as such information remains non-public information, the Employee shall (i) hold
in confidence and refrain from disclosing to any other party all Confidential
Information, whether written or oral, tangible or intangible, concerning the
Company and its business and operations unless such disclosure is accompanied by
a non-disclosure agreement executed by the Company with the party to whom such
Confidential Information is provided, (ii) use the Confidential Information
solely in connection with his or her employment with the Company and for no
other purpose, (iii) take all reasonable precautions necessary to ensure that
the Confidential Information shall not be, or be permitted to be, shown, copied
or disclosed to third parties, without the prior written consent of the Company,
(iv) observe all security policies implemented by the Company from time to time
with respect to the Confidential Information, and (v) not use or disclose,
directly or indirectly, as an individual or as a partner, joint venturer,
employee, agent, salesman, contractor, officer, director or otherwise, for the
benefit of himself or herself or any other person, partnership, firm,
corporation, association or other legal entity, any Confidential Information,
unless expressly permitted by this Agreement. Employee agrees that
protection of the Company’s Confidential Information constitutes a legitimate
business interest justifying the restrictive covenants contained
herein. Employee further agrees that the restrictive covenants
contained herein are reasonably necessary to protect the Company’s legitimate
business interest in preserving its Confidential Information.
b. In
the event that the Employee is ordered to disclose any Confidential Information,
whether in a legal or regulatory proceeding or otherwise, the Employee shall
provide the Company with prompt notice of such request or order so that the
Company may seek to prevent disclosure.
c. Employee
acknowledge(s) that this "Confidential Information" is of value to the Company
by providing it with a competitive advantage over their competitors, is not
generally known to competitors of the Company, and is not intended by the
Company for general dissemination. Employee acknowledges that this
"Confidential Information" derives independent economic value, actual or
potential, from not being generally known to, and not being readily
ascertainable by proper means by, other persons who can obtain economic value
from its disclosure or use, and is the subject of reasonable efforts to maintain
its secrecy. Therefore, the Parties agree that all "Confidential
Information" under this Agreement constitutes “
Trade
Secrets
” under Section 688.002 and Chapter 812 of the Florida
Statutes.
4.
Limited
Right of Disclosure
.
Except as
otherwise permitted by this Agreement, Employee shall limit disclosure of
pertinent Confidential Information to Employee’s attorney, if any (“
Representative(s
)”),
for the sole purpose of evaluating Employee’s relationship with the
Company. Paragraph 3 of this Agreement shall bind all such
Representative(s).
5.
Return of
Company Property and Confidential Materials
.
All
tangible property, including cell phones, laptop computers and other Company
purchased property, as well as all Confidential Information provided to Employee
is the exclusive property of the Company and must be returned to the Company in
accordance with the instructions of the Company either upon termination of the
Employee’s employment or at such other time as is reasonably requested by the
Company. Employee agree(s) that upon termination of employment for
any reason whatsoever Employee shall return all copies, in whatever form,
including hard copies and computer disks, of Confidential Information to the
Company, and Employee shall delete any copy of the Confidential Information on
any computer file or database maintained by Employee and shall certify in
writing that he/she has done so. In addition to returning all
Confidential Information to the Company as described above, Employee will
destroy any analysis, notes, work product or other materials relating to or
derived from the Confidential Information. Any retention of
Confidential Information may constitute “civil theft” as such term is defined in
Chapter 772 of the Florida Statutes.
6.
Agreement
Not To Circumvent
.
Employee agrees
not to pursue any transaction or business relationship that is directly
competitive to the Business of the Company that makes use of any Confidential
Information during the Term of this Agreement, other than through the Company or
on behalf of the Company. It is further understood and agreed that,
after the Employee’s employment with the Company has been terminated, the
Employee will direct all communications and requests from any third parties
regarding Confidential Information or Business opportunities which use
Confidential Information through the Company’s then chief executive officer or
president. Employee acknowledges that any violation of this covenant
may subject Employee to the remedies identified in Paragraph 9 in addition to
any other available remedies.
7.
Title to
Work Product
.
Employee
agrees that all work products (including strategies and testing methodologies
for competing in the genetics testing industry, technical materials and
diagrams, computer programs, financial plans and other written materials,
websites, presentation materials, course materials, advertising campaigns,
slogans, videos, pictures and other materials) created or developed by the
Employee for the Company during the term of the Employee’s employment with the
Company or any successor to the Company until the date of termination of the
Employee (collectively, the “
Work
Product
”), shall be considered a work made for hire and that the Company
shall be the sole owner of all rights, including copyright, in and to the Work
Product.
If the Work Product, or any part
thereof, does not qualify as a work made for hire, the Employee agrees to
assign, and hereby assigns, to the Company for the full term of the copyright
and all extensions thereof all of its right, title and interest in and to the
Work Product. All discoveries, inventions, innovations, works of
authorship, computer programs, improvements and ideas, whether or not patentable
or copyrightable or otherwise protectable, conceived, completed, reduced to
practice or otherwise produced by the Employee in the course of his or her
services to the Company in connection with or in any way relating to the
Business of the Company or capable of being used or adapted for use therein or
in connection therewith shall forthwith be disclosed to the Company and shall
belong to and be the absolute property of the Company unless assigned by the
Company to another entity.
Employee hereby assigns to the
Company all right, title and interest in all of the discoveries, inventions,
innovations, works of authorship, computer programs, improvements, ideas and
other work product; all copyrights, trade secrets, and trademarks in the same;
and all patent applications filed and patents granted worldwide on any of the
same for any work previously completed on behalf of the Company or work
performed under the terms of this Agreement or the Employment
Agreement. Employee, if and whenever required to do so (whether
during or after the termination of his or her employment), shall at the expense
of the Company apply or join in applying for copyrights, patents or trademarks
or other equivalent protection in the United States or in other parts of the
world for any such discovery, invention, innovation, work of authorship,
computer program, improvement, and idea as aforesaid and execute, deliver and
perform all instruments and things necessary for vesting such patents,
trademarks, copyrights or equivalent protections when obtained and all right,
title and interest to and in the same in the Company absolutely and as sole
beneficial owner, unless assigned by the Company to another
entity. Notwithstanding the foregoing, work product conceived by the
Employee, which is not related to the Business of the Company, will remain the
property of the Employee.
8.
Restrictive
Covenant
.
The Company
and its affiliated entities are engaged in the Business of providing genetic and
molecular testing services. The covenants contained in this Paragraph
8 (the “
Restrictive
Covenants
”) are given and made by Employee to induce the Company to
employ Employee under the terms of the Employment Agreement, and Employee
acknowledges sufficiency of consideration for these Restrictive
Covenants. Employee expressly covenants and agrees that, during his
or her employment and for a period of two (2) years following termination of
such employment (such period of time is hereinafter referred to as the "
Restrictive
Period
"), he/she will abide by the following restrictive covenants unless
an exception is specifically provided in certain situations in such Restrictive
Covenants.
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a.
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Non-Solicitation
. Employee
agrees and acknowledges that, during the Restrictive Period, he/she will
not, directly or indirectly, in one or a series of transactions, as an
individual or as a partner, joint venturer, employee, agent, salesperson,
contractor, officer, director or otherwise, for the benefit of himself or
herself or any other person, partnership, firm, corporation, association
or other legal entity:
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solicit
or induce any Customer or Prospective Customer of the Company to patronize
or do business with any other company (or business) that is in the
Business conducted by the Company in any market in which the Company does
Business; or
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request
or advise any Customer or vendor, or any Prospective Customer or
prospective vendor, of the Company, who was a Customer, Prospective
Customer, vendor or prospective vendor within one year immediately
preceding the termination of the Employee’s employment with the Company,
to withdraw, curtail, cancel or refrain from doing Business with the
Company in any capacity; or
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recruit,
solicit or otherwise induce any proprietor, partner, stockholder, lender,
director, officer, employee, sales agent, joint venturer, investor,
lessor, supplier, Customer, agent, representative or any other person
which has a business relationship with the Company or any Affiliated
Entity to discontinue, reduce or detrimentally modify such employment,
agency or business relationship with the Company;
or
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iv)
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employ
or solicit for employment any person or agent who is then (or was at any
time within twelve (12) months prior to the date Employee or such entity
seeks to employ such person) employed or retained by the
Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent the
Employee works for a larger firm or corporation after his termination from
the Company and he does not have any personal knowledge and/or control
over the solicitation of or the employment of a Company employee or agent,
then this provision shall not be
enforceable.
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b.
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Non-Competition
. Employee
agrees and acknowledges that, during the Restrictive Period, he will not,
directly or indirectly, for himself , or on behalf of others, as an
individual on Employee's own account, or as a partner, joint venturer,
employee, agent, salesman, contractor, officer, director or otherwise, for
himself or any other person, partnership, firm, corporation,
association or other legal entity enter into, engage in or accept
employment from any business that is in the Business of the Company in the
Restricted Area during his last twelve months of employment. The parties
agree that this non-competition provision is intended to cover situations
where a future business opportunity in which the Employee is engaged or a
future employer of the Employee is selling the same or similar products
and services in the Business which may compete with the Company’s products
and services to Customers and Prospective Customers of the Company in the
Restricted Area. This provision shall not cover future business
opportunities or employers of the Employee that sell different types of
products or services in the Restricted Area so long as such future
business opportunities or employers are not in the Business of the
Company. In addition, this provision shall not cover the
investment activities of Summer Street Capital, with whom the Employee is
affiliated as a partner, so long as the Employee is not in any way
associated or involved with any investments of Summer Street Capital that
may be competitive with the Business of the
Company.
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c.
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Acknowledgements of
Employee.
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(i)
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The
Employee understands and acknowledges that any violation of the
Restrictive Covenants shall constitute a material breach of this Agreement
and the Employment Agreement, and it may cause irreparable harm and loss
to the Company for which monetary damages will be an insufficient
remedy. Therefore, the Parties agree that in addition to any
other remedy available, the Company will be entitled to the relief
identified in Paragraph No. 9
below.
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(ii)
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The
Restrictive Covenants shall be construed as agreements independent of any
other provision in this Agreement and the existence of any claim or cause
of action of Employee against the Company shall not constitute a defense
to the enforcement of these Restrictive
Covenants.
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(iii)
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Employee
agrees that the Restrictive Covenants are reasonably necessary to protect
the legitimate business interests of the
Company.
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(iv)
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Employee
agrees that the Restrictive Covenants may be enforced by the Company’s
successor in interest by way of merger, business combination or
consolidation where a majority of the surviving entity is not owned by
Company’s shareholders who owned a majority of the Company’s voting shares
prior to such transaction and Employee acknowledges and agrees that
successors are intended beneficiaries of this
Agreement.
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(v)
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Employee
agrees that if any portion of the Restrictive Covenants is held by a court
of competent jurisdiction to be unreasonable, arbitrary or against public
policy for any reason, such shall be divisible as to time, geographic area
and line of business and shall be enforceable as to a reasonable time,
area and line of business.
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(vi)
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Employee
acknowledges that any violations of the Restrictive Covenants, in any
capacity identified herein, may be a material breach of this Agreement and
may subject the Employee, and/or any individual(s), partnership,
corporation, joint venture or other type of business with whom the
Employee is then affiliated or employed, to monetary and other
damages.
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(vii)
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Employee
agrees that any failure of the Company to enforce the Restrictive
Covenants against any other employee, for any reason, shall not constitute
a defense to enforcement of the Restrictive Covenants against the
Employee.
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9.
Specific
Performance; Injunction
.
The Parties
agree and acknowledge that the restrictions contained in Paragraphs 1-8 are
reasonable in scope and duration and are necessary to protect the
Company. If any provision of Paragraphs 1-8 as applied to any party
or to any circumstance is judged by a court to be invalid or unenforceable, the
same shall in no way affect any other circumstance or the validity or
enforceability of any other provision of this Agreement. If any such
provision, or any part thereof, is held to be unenforceable because of the
duration of such provision or the area covered thereby, the court making such
determination shall have the power to reduce the duration and/or area of such
provision, and/or to delete specific words or phrases, and in its reduced form,
such provision shall then be enforceable and shall be enforced.
Any
unauthorized use or disclosure of Confidential Information in violation of
Paragraphs 2-7 above or violation of the Restrictive Covenant in Paragraph 8
shall constitute a material breach of this Agreement and will cause irreparable
harm and loss to the Company for which monetary damages may be an insufficient
remedy. Therefore, in addition to any other remedy available, the
Company will be entitled to all of the civil remedies provided by Florida
Statutes, including:
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a.
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Temporary
and permanent injunctive relief, without the necessity of posting a bond,
restraining Employee or Representatives and any other person, partnership,
firm, corporation, association or other legal entity acting in concert
with Employee from any actual or threatened unauthorized disclosure or use
of Confidential Information, in whole or in part, or from rendering any
service to any other person, partnership, firm, corporation, association
or other legal entity to whom such Confidential Information in whole or in
part, has been disclosed or used or is threatened to be disclosed or used;
and
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b.
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Temporary
and permanent injunctive relief, without the necessity of posting a bond,
restraining the Employee from violating, directly or indirectly, the
restrictions of the Restrictive Covenant in any capacity identified in
Paragraph 8, supra, and restricting third parties from aiding and abetting
any violations of the Restrictive Covenant;
and
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c.
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Compensatory
damages, including actual loss from misappropriation and unjust
enrichment.
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Notwithstanding
the foregoing, the Company acknowledges and agrees that the Employee will not be
liable for the payment of any damages or fees owed to the Company through the
operation of Paragraphs 9c above, unless and until a court of competent
jurisdiction has determined conclusively that the Company or any successor is
entitled to such recovery.
Nothing
in this Agreement shall be construed as prohibiting the Company from pursuing
any other legal or equitable remedies available to it for actual or threatened
breach of the provisions of Paragraphs 1 – 8 of this Agreement, and the
existence of any claim or cause of action by Employee against the Company shall
not constitute a defense to the enforcement by the Company of any of the
provisions of this Agreement. The Company and its Affiliated Entities
have fully performed all obligations entitling it to the covenants of Paragraphs
1 – 8 of this Agreement and therefore such prohibitions are not executory or
otherwise subject to rejection under the bankruptcy code.
10.
Governing
Law, Venue and Personal Jurisdiction
.
This
Agreement shall be governed by, construed and enforced in accordance with the
laws of state of Florida without regard to any statutory or common-law provision
pertaining to conflicts of laws. The parties agree that courts of
competent jurisdiction in Lee County, Florida and the United States District
Court for the Southern District of Florida shall have concurrent jurisdiction
for purposes of entering temporary, preliminary and permanent injunctive relief
and with regard to any action arising out of any breach or alleged breach of
this Agreement. Employee waives personal service of any and all
process upon Employee and consents that all such service of process may be made
by certified or registered mail directed to Employee at the address stated in
the signature section of this Agreement, with service so made deemed to be
completed upon actual receipt thereof. Employee waives any objection
to jurisdiction and venue of any action instituted against Employee as provided
herein and agrees not to assert any defense based on lack of jurisdiction or
venue.
11.
Successors
and Assigns
.
This
Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Parties hereto
and may not be assigned by Employee. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit
of Company’s s successors.
12.
Entire
Agreement
.
This
Agreement is the entire agreement of the Parties with regard to the matters
addressed herein, and supersedes all prior negotiations, preliminary agreements,
and all prior and contemporaneous discussions and understandings of the
signatories in connection with the subject matter of this Agreement, except
however, that this Agreement shall be read
in pari materia
with the
Employment Agreement executed by Employee. This Agreement may be
modified only by written instrument signed by the Company and
Employee.
13.
Severability
.
In case any
one or more provisions contained in this Agreement shall, for any reason, be
held invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, such invalidity,
illegality or unenforceability shall not affect any other provision hereof and
this Agreement shall be construed as if such invalid, illegal were unenforceable
provision had not been contained herein.
14.
Waiver.
The waiver by the
Company of a breach or threatened breach of this Agreement by Employee cannot be
construed as a waiver of any subsequent breach by Employee unless such waiver so
provides by its terms. The refusal or failure of the Company to
enforce any specific restrictive covenant in this Agreement against Employee, or
any other person for any reason, shall not constitute a defense to the
enforcement by the Company of any other restrictive covenant provision set forth
in this Agreement.
15.
Consideration
.
Employee
expressly acknowledges and agrees that the execution by the Company of the
Employment Agreement with the Employee constitutes full, adequate and sufficient
consideration to Employee for the covenants of Employee under this
Agreement.
16.
Notices
. All
notices required by this Agreement shall be in writing, shall be personally
delivered or sent by U.S. Registered or Certified Mail, return receipt
requested, and shall be addressed to the signatories at the addresses shown on
the signature page of this Agreement.
17.
Acknowledgements
.
Employee
acknowledge(s) that he has reviewed this Agreement prior to signing
it, that he knows and understands the contents, purposes and effect
of this Agreement, and that he has been given a signed copy of this
Agreement for his records. Employee further acknowledges and agrees
that he has entered into this Agreement freely, without any duress or
coercion.
18.
Counterparts
.
This
Agreement may be executed in counterparts, by facsimile or pdf each of which
shall be deemed an original for all intents and purposes.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, THE UNDERSIGNED STATE THAT THEY HAVE CAREFULLY READ THIS
AGREEMENT AND KNOW AND UNDERSTAND THE CONTENTS THEREOF AND THAT THEY AGREE TO BE
BOUND AND ABIDE BY THE REPRESENTATIONS, COVENANTS, PROMISES AND WARRANTIES
CONTAINED HEREIN.
By:
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/s/ Douglas VanOort
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3/16/2009
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Employee
Signature
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Date
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Employee
Name:
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Douglas VanOort
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Employee
Address:
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3275 Regatta Rd
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Naples, FL 34103
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NeoGenomics,
Inc.
12701
Commonwealth Drive, Suite #9
By:
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/s/ Robert Gasparini
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3/16/2009
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Name:
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Robert Gasparini
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Title:
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President
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Exhibit
10.35
[Confidential
Treatment Requested. Confidential portions of this document have
been
redacted
and have been separately filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission]
SECOND AMENDMENT TO
REVOLVING CREDIT AND SECURITY AGREEMENT
THIS
SECOND AMENDMENT TO REVOLVING CREDIT AND SECURITY AGREEMENT (this “
Agreement
”) is entered into on
this 14
th
day of
April 2009 (the “
Effective
Date
”), by and among
NEOGENOMICS LABORATORIES,
INC.
, a Florida corporation formerly known as NeoGenomics, Inc. (“
Borrower
”),
NEOGENOMICS, INC.,
a Nevada
corporation (“
Guarantor
”, together with
Borrower, each individually a “
Credit Party
” and
collectively, the “
Credit
Parties
”), and
CAPITALSOURCE FINANCE LLC
, a
Delaware limited liability company, as agent for the lender under the Credit
Agreement referred to below (“
Agent
”).
RECITALS
A.
Credit Parties and CapitalSource Finance LLC (together with
its successors and assigns,
CSF
”) have entered into that
certain Revolving Credit and Security Agreement, dated as of February 1, 2008 as
amended by that certain First Amendment to Revolving Credit and Security
Agreement dated November 3, 2008 (as may be amended, restated, supplemented, or
otherwise modified from time to time, the “
Credit
Agreement
”).
B.
Pursuant to
Section 15.2
of the
Credit Agreement, CSF assigned the Revolving Facility to CapitalSource Bank
(“
Lender
”).
C.
Pursuant to
Section 15.12
of the
Credit Agreement, Lender has designated Agent as its agent for taking certain
actions under the Loan Agreement.
D.
Credit Parties have requested that Agent agree to make certain
amendments to the Credit Agreement. Agent has agreed to this request
on the conditions set forth in this Agreement.
E.
Pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Agreement,
Credit Parties and Agent have agreed to amend certain provisions of the Credit
Agreement.
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises herein contained and other good and
valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby
acknowledged, the parties, intending to be legally bound, agree as
follows:
AGREEMENT
ARTICLE
I
-
DEFINITIONS
1.01
Definitions
. The
following definition is added to Section 1.2 of the Credit Agreement in the
appropriate alphabetical order:
“
Second Amendment
Date
” shall mean April 14, 2009”.
1.02
General
Terms
. Capitalized terms used in this Agreement are defined in
the Credit Agreement, as amended hereby, unless otherwise stated.
ARTICLE
II
– WAIVER AND
CONSENT
2.01
Waiver
.
(a) The
following Events of Default have occurred and are continuing under the Credit
Agreement:
(i) the
failure of Borrower to comply with the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio covenant set
forth in Section 1 of Annex I to the Loan Agreement for the Test Period ending
December 31, 2008;
(ii) the
failure of Borrower to notify Lender of Borrower’s name change to Neogenomics
Laboratories, Inc. and to obtain Lender’s prior consent to the related amendment
to Borrower’s Articles of Incorporation;
(iii) the
failure of the Credit Parties to obtain Lender’s prior written consent to the
amendment of the Guarantor’s By-Laws to allow for a Board of Directors of up to
eight members;
(iv) the
failure of the Credit Parties to notify Lender the filing by Borrower of a
complaint against Thomas Schofield, a former employee of the Borrower ((i),
(ii), (iii) and (iv) collectively hereinafter referred to as the “
Specified Events of
Default
”).
(b) Subject
to the conditions contained herein, Agent hereby waives the Specified Events of
Default. Except as expressly set forth herein with respect to the
Specified Events of Default, this letter agreement shall not be deemed to be a
waiver of any Default or Events of Default. The waiver set forth
herein shall not preclude the future exercise of any other right, power, or
privilege available to Agent or Lender whether under the Credit Agreement, the
Loan Documents or otherwise.
2.02
Consent
to Alter By-Laws of the Borrower
.
Notwithstanding
the terms of
Section
9.7
of the Credit Agreement to the contrary, Agent consents to the
amendment and restatement of the Bylaws of Borrower in the form and substance of
the proposed by-laws attached hereto as Exhibit A.
2.03
Consent
to Alter By-Laws of the Guarantor
.
Notwithstanding
the terms of
Section
9.7
of the Credit Agreement to the contrary, Agent consents to the
amendment and restatement of the Bylaws of Guarantor in the form and substance
of the proposed by-laws attached hereto as Exhibit B.
ARTICLE
III
-
AMENDMENTS
3.01
Amendments
to Annex I of the Credit Agreement
. Effective as of the
Effective Date,
Annex
I
of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by:
(a) Deleting
Section 3 of
Annex
I
in its entirety and replacing it with the following:
For the
period from the Second Amendment Date through and including December 31, 2009,
the Minimum Liquidity shall not be less than $500,000.
(b) deleting
the definition of Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio in
Annex I
in its
entirety and replacing it with the following:
“
Fixed Charge Coverage
Ratio
” shall mean for Borrower collectively on a consolidated basis (a)
as of any date of determination occurring during the period from the Closing
Date through and including the Second Amendment Date the ratio of (i) Adjusted
EBITDA for the Test Period ended as of such date to (ii) Fixed charges for the
Test Period ended on such date;
provided
,
that
, solely for
purposes of calculating the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio for the Test Periods
ending January 31, 2009 and February 28, 2009, the amount of Adjusted EBITDA for
such Test Periods shall be increased by an amount equal to the sum of (A)
$90,000 with respect to recruiting expenses,
plus
(B) $309,400
with respect to write-offs of bad debt,
plus
(C) $56,000 with
respect to bonus accrual, (b) as of any date of determination occurring during
the period after the Second Amendment Date to and including December 31, 2009
the ratio of (i) the sum of Adjusted EBITDA for the Test Period ended as of
such date
plus
an amount equal to the sum of unrestricted cash on hand, unrestricted Cash
Equivalents and unused Availability as of the last day of the Test Period ended
as of such date, to (ii) Fixed Charges for the Test Period ended as of such
date; and (c) as of any date of determination occurring after December 31, 2009,
the ratio of (i) Adjusted EBITDA for the Test Period ended as of such date
to (ii) Fixed Charges for the Test Period ended as of such date.
(c) deleting
the definition of Fixed Charges in
Annex I
in its
entirety and replacing it with the following:
“Fixed
Charges” shall mean, for any period, the sum of the following for Borrower
collectively on a consolidated basis for such period: (a) Total Debt
Service, (b) un-financed Capital Expenditures paid in cash, (c) income taxes
paid in cash or accrued, and (d) dividends and Distributions paid or accrued or
declared (except for Accumulated Distributions from previous Accumulated
Distribution Fiscal Quarters); reduced by the amount of any equity contributions
received by the Borrower in cash during such period; provided that the amount of
such reduction shall not exceed the amount of unfinanced Capital Expenditures
paid for by Borrower in cash during such period.
3.02
Amendment
to Definition of Permitted Indebtedness
.
Effective as of
the Effective Date, subsection (iii) of the definition of “Permitted
Indebtedness” set forth in Section 1.2 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended
and restated in its entirety to read as follows:
“(iii)
Capitalized Lease Obligations incurred after the Closing Date and Indebtedness
incurred to purchase Goods and secured by purchase money Liens constituting
Permitted Liens: (A) in aggregate amount outstanding at any time not to exceed
$4,000,000
,
provided,
that
,
(1) the debt service
for such Indebtedness shall not exceed $1,500,000 for any twelve (12) month
period and (2) upon the incurrence of such Indebtedness and after giving effect
thereto no Default or Event of Default shall exist and be continuing and (B) in
an aggregate amount in excess of $4,000,000,
provided
,
that
, (1) ten (10)
Business Days prior to the incurrence of such Indebtedness Borrower shall have
provided pro forma financial statements along with any other supporting
documentation required by Lender evidencing that Borrower would have been in
compliance with the financial covenants set forth on Annex 1 hereto for the
immediately preceding Test Period (as defined on Annex 1 hereto), if such
Indebtedness had been incurred on the first day of such Test Period, (2) prior
to the incurrence of such Indebtedness Borrower shall have received Lender’s
written confirmation of its agreement with such pro forma financial statements;
and (3) upon the incurrence of such Indebtedness and after giving effect thereto
no Default or Event of Default shall exist and be continuing,”
3.03
Representation
and Warranties Updates
.
Effective as of
the Effective Date, Article VII of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended
by:
(a) Subsection
(iv) of Section 7.5 is hereby deleted and replaced its entirety with the
following:
“(iv) a
party to any contract with any Affiliate other than as set forth on
Schedule 7.5
, except
for employment agreements, option agreements, confidentiality agreements,
non-solicitation/non-competition agreements and other compensation, severance or
consulting arrangements with directors or officers in the ordinary course of
business that are on terms at least as favorable to such Credit Party as would
be the case in an arm’s length transaction between unrelated parties of equal
bargaining power and under which payments due from Credit Parties are not more
than $500,000 per annum per arrangement.
(b) Subsection
(i) of Section 7.16 is hereby deleted and replaced its entirety with the
following:
“(i)
there are no existing or proposed agreements, arrangements,
understandings or transactions between any Credit Party and any of such Credit
Party’s officers, members, managers, directors, stockholders, partners, other
interest holders, employees or Affiliates or any members of their respective
immediate families, other than employment agreements, option agreements,
confidentiality agreements, non-solicitation/non-competition agreements and
other compensation, severance or consulting arrangements with directors or
officers in the ordinary course of business that are on terms at least as
favorable to such Credit Party as would be the case in an arm’s length
transaction between unrelated parties of equal bargaining power and under which
payments due from Credit Parties are not more than $500,000 per annum per
arrangement.”
3.04
Schedules
.
The
schedules to the Credit Agreement are deleted and replaced in their entirety
with the amended and restated schedules attached to this Agreement as Exhibit
C.
ARTICLE
IV
- CONDITIONS
PRECEDENT
4.01
Conditions
to Effectiveness
.
The effectiveness
of this Agreement against Lender is subject to the satisfaction of the following
conditions precedent in a manner satisfactory to Agent in its sole discretion,
unless specifically waived in writing by Agent:
(a)
Agent shall have received this Agreement duly executed by each
party thereto; and
(b) Agent
shall have received the Amendment Fee (as hereinafter defined).
ARTICLE
V
-
RATIFICATIONS, REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
5.01
Ratifications
.
The terms and
provisions set forth in this Agreement shall modify and supersede all
inconsistent terms and provisions set forth in the Credit Agreement and the Loan
Documents, and, except as expressly modified and superseded by this Agreement,
the terms and provisions of the Credit Agreement and the Loan Documents are
ratified and confirmed and shall continue in full force and
effect. The Credit Parties hereby ratify and confirm that the Liens
granted under the Credit Agreement secure all obligations and indebtedness now,
hereafter or from time to time made by, owing to or arising in favor of Lender
pursuant to the Loan Documents (as now, hereafter, or from time to time
amended). Credit Parties and Agent agree that the Credit Agreement
and the Loan Documents, as amended hereby, shall continue to be legal, valid,
binding and enforceable in accordance with their respective
terms.
5.02
Representations
and Warranties
.
The Credit
Parties hereby represent and warrant to Agent that:
(a) The
representations and warranties made by Borrower (other than those made as of a
specific date) contained in the Credit Agreement, as amended hereby, and each
Loan Document are true and correct in all material respects (except that, for
those representations and warranties already qualified by concepts of
materiality, those representations and warranties shall be true and correct in
all respects) on and as of the date hereof and as of the date of execution
hereof as though made on and as of each such date;
(b) No
Default or Event of Default under the Credit Agreement, as amended hereby, has
occurred and is continuing, except for the Specified Events of
Default;
(c) Other
than as contemplated hereby, Borrower has not amended its certificate of
incorporation or bylaws (or any other equivalent governing agreement or
document), as applicable, since the date of the Credit Agreement.
ARTICLE
VI
- AMENDMENT
FEE
6.01
Amendment
Fee
. Borrower agrees to pay to Lender $25,000 as an amendment
fee (the “
Amendment
Fee
”), which fee shall be due and payable on the date
hereof. Borrower hereby authorizes Agent to charge such fee as an
Advance on the date hereof and shall be fully earned by Lender when so
charged.
ARTICLE
VII
-
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
7.01
Survival
of Representations and Warranties
.
All
representations and warranties made in the Credit Agreement, or any Loan
Document, including, without limitation, any document furnished in connection
with this Agreement, shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement
and the Loan Documents, and no investigation by Agent or Lender or any closing
shall affect the representations and warranties or the right of Agent or Lender
to rely upon them.
7.02
Reference
to Credit Agreement
.
Each of the
Credit Agreement and the Loan Documents, and any and all Loan Documents,
documents or instruments now or hereafter executed and delivered pursuant to the
terms hereof or pursuant to the terms of the Credit Agreement, as amended
hereby, are hereby amended so that any reference in the Credit Agreement and
such Loan Documents to the Credit Agreement shall mean a reference to the Credit
Agreement, as amended hereby.
7.03
Expenses
of Agent or Lender
.
As provided in
the Credit Agreement, the Credit Parties agree to pay on demand all costs and
expenses incurred by each of Agent and Lender in connection with the
preparation, negotiation, and execution of this Agreement and the Loan Documents
executed pursuant hereto and any and all amendments, modifications, and
supplements thereto, including, without limitation, the reasonable costs and
fees of Agent and Lender’s legal counsel, and all costs and expenses incurred by
Agent and Lender in connection with the enforcement or preservation of any
rights under the Credit Agreement, as amended hereby, or any Loan Documents,
including, without, limitation, the reasonable costs and fees of Agent and
Lender’s legal counsel.
7.04
Severability
.
Any provision of
this Agreement held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid or
unenforceable shall not impair or invalidate the remainder of this Agreement and
the effect thereof shall be confined to the provision so held to be invalid or
unenforceable.
7.05
Successors
and Assigns
.
This Agreement is
binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of Agent, Lender and Credit Parties
and their respective successors and assigns, except that Credit Parties may not
assign or transfer any of their rights or obligations hereunder without the
prior written consent of Agent.
7.06
Counterparts
.
This Agreement
may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which when so executed
shall be deemed to be an original, but all of which when taken together shall
constitute one and the same instrument. Any signature delivered by a
party by facsimile or other electronic transmission shall be deemed to be an
original signature hereto.
7.07
Effect of
Waiver
.
No consent or
waiver, express or implied, by Agent or Lender to or for any breach of or
deviation from any covenant or condition by Borrower shall be deemed a consent
to or waiver of any other breach of the same or any other covenant, condition or
duty.
7.08
Headings
.
The headings,
captions, and arrangements used in this Agreement are for convenience only and
shall not affect the interpretation of this Agreement.
7.09
Applicable
Law
.
THIS AGREEMENT
AND ALL LOAN DOCUMENTS EXECUTED PURSUANT HERETO SHALL BE DEEMED TO HAVE BEEN
MADE AND TO BE PERFORMABLE IN AND SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE CHOICE OR LAW SET FORTH IN THE CREDIT
AGREEMENT.
7.10
Final
Agreement
.
THE CREDIT
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BORROWER:
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NEOGENOMICS
LABORATORIES, INC.,
a
Florida corporation
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By:
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/s/Steven C. Jones
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Name:
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Steven C. Jones
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Title:
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Chief Financial Officer
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GUARANTOR:
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NEOGENOMICS,
INC., a Nevada corporation
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By:
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/s/Steven C. Jones
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Name:
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Steven C. Jones
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Title:
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Chief Financial Officer
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CAPITALSOURCE
FINANCE LLC, as Agent
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By:
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/s/Arturo J. Velez
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Name:
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Arturo J. Velez
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Authorized
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[see
attached]
AMENDED
AND RESTATED
BYLAWS
OF
NEOGENOMICS
LABORATORIES, INC.
(a
Florida Corporation)
ARTICLE
I. MEETINGS OF SHAREHOLDERS
Section
1.
Annual
Meeting
. The annual meeting of the Shareholders of NeoGenomics
Laboratories, Inc. (the “
Corporation
”) shall
be held at the time and place designated by the Board of Directors of the
Corporation. The annual meeting shall be held within four months
after the close of the Corporation's fiscal year. The annual meeting
of Shareholders for any year shall be held no later than thirteen months after
the last preceding annual meeting of Shareholders. Business
transacted at the annual meeting shall include the election of Directors of the
Corporation.
Section
2.
Special
Meetings
. Special meetings of the Shareholders shall be held
when directed by the President or the Board of Directors, or when requested in
writing by the holders of not less than ten percent of all the shares entitled
to vote at the meeting. A meeting requested by Shareholders shall be
called for a date not less than ten nor more than sixty days after the request
is made, unless the Shareholders requesting the meeting designate a later
date. The call for the meeting shall be issued by the Secretary,
unless the President, the Board of Directors, or the Shareholders requesting the
meeting shall designate another person to do so.
Section
3.
Place
. Meetings
of Shareholders may be held within or without the State of Florida.
Section
4.
Notice
. Written
notice stating the place, day and hour of the meeting and, in the case of a
special meeting, the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called shall
be delivered not less than ten nor more than sixty days before the meeting,
either personally or by first class mail, by or at the direction of the
President, the Secretary, or the Officer or persons calling the meeting to each
Shareholder of record entitled to vote at such meeting. If mailed,
such notice shall be deemed to be delivered when deposited in the United States
mail addressed to the Shareholder at his address as it appears on the stock
transfer books of the Corporation, with postage thereon prepaid.
Section
5.
Notice of Adjourned
Meetings
. When a meeting is adjourned to another time or
place, it shall not be necessary to give any notice of the adjourned meeting if
the time and place to which the meeting is adjourned are announced at the
meeting at which the adjournment is taken, and at the adjourned meeting any
business may be transacted that might have been transacted on the original date
of the meeting. if, however, after the adjournment the Board of
Directors fixes a new record date for the adjourned meeting, a notice of the
adjourned meeting shall be given as provided in this section to each Shareholder
of record on the new record date entitled to vote at such
meeting.
Section
6.
Fixing Record
Date
. For the purpose of determining Shareholders entitled to
notice of or to vote at any meeting of Shareholders or any adjournment thereof,
or entitled to receive payment of any dividend, or in order to make a
determination of Shareholders for any other purpose, the Board of Directors
shall fix in advance a date as the record date for any determination of
Shareholders, such date in any case to be not more than sixty days and, in case
of a meeting of Shareholders, not less than ten days, prior to the date on which
the particular action requiring such determination of Shareholders is to be
taken. When a determination of Shareholders entitled to vote at any
meeting of Shareholders has been made as provided in this section, such
determination shall apply to any adjournment thereof, unless the Board of
Directors fixes a new record date for the adjourned meeting.
Section
7.
Voting
Record
. The Officers or agent having charge of the stock
transfer books for shares of the Corporation shall make, at least ten days
before each meeting of Shareholders, a complete list of the Shareholders
entitled to vote at such meeting or any adjournment thereof, with the address of
and the number and class and series, if any, of shares held by
each. The list, for a period of ten days prior to such meeting, shall
be kept on file at the registered office of the Corporation, at the principal
place of business of the Corporation or at the office of the transfer agent or
registrar of the Corporation and any Shareholder shall be entitled to inspect
the list at any time during the usual business hours. The list shall
also be produced and kept open at the time and place of the meeting and shall be
subject to the inspection of any Shareholder at any time during the
meeting.
If the requirements of this section
have not been substantially complied with, the meeting on demand of any
Shareholder in person or by proxy, shall be adjourned until the requirements are
complied with. If no such demand is made, failure to comply with the
requirements of this section shall not affect the validity of any action taken
at such meeting.
Section
8.
Shareholder Quorum and
Voting
. A majority of the shares entitled to vote, represented
in person or by proxy, shall constitute a quorum at a meeting of
Shareholders. When a specified item of business is required to be
voted on by a class or series of stock, a majority of the shares of such class
or series shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of such item of business
by that class or series.
If a quorum is present, the affirmative
vote of the majority of the shares represented at the meeting and entitled to
vote on the subject matter shall be the act of the Shareholders unless otherwise
provided by law.
After a quorum has been established at
a Shareholders' meeting, the subsequent withdrawal of Shareholders, so as to
reduce the number of Shareholders entitled to vote at the meeting below the
number required for a quorum, shall not affect the validity of any action taken
at the meeting or any adjournment thereof.
Section
9.
Voting of
Shares
. Each outstanding share, regardless of class, shall be
entitled to one vote on each matter submitted to a vote at a meeting of
Shareholders.
Treasury shares, shares of stock of the
Corporation owned by another corporation the majority of the voting stock of
which is owned or controlled by the Corporation, and shares of stock of the
Corporation held by it in a fiduciary capacity shall not be voted, directly or
indirectly, at any meeting, and shall not be counted in determining the total
number of outstanding shares at any given time.
A Shareholder may vote either in person
or by proxy executed in writing by the Shareholder or his duly authorized
attorney-in-fact.
At each election for Directors every
Shareholder entitled to vote at such election shall have the right to vote, in
person or by proxy, the number of shares owned by him for as many persons as
there are Directors to be elected at that time and for whose election he has a
right to vote.
Shares standing in the name of another
corporation, domestic or foreign, may be voted by the Officer, agent, or proxy
designated by the Bylaws of the corporate Shareholder; or, in the absence of any
applicable Bylaw, by such person as the Board of Directors of the corporate
Shareholder may designate. Proof of such designation may be made by
presentation of a certified copy of the Bylaws or other instrument of the
corporate Shareholder. In the absence of any such designation, or in
case of conflicting designation by the corporate Shareholder, the Chairman of
the Board, Executive Chairman, the President, any Vice President, the Secretary
and the Treasurer of the corporate Shareholder shall be presumed to possess, in
that order, authority to vote such shares.
Shares held by an administrator,
executor, guardian or conservator may be voted by him, either in person or by
proxy, without a transfer of such shares into his name. Shares
standing in the name of a trustee may be voted by him, either in person or by
proxy, but no trustee shall be entitled to vote shares held by him without a
transfer of such shares into his name.
Shares standing in the name of a
receiver may be voted by such receiver, and shares held by or under the control
of a receiver may be voted by such receiver without the transfer thereof into
his name if authority so to do be contained in an appropriate order of the court
by which such receiver was appointed.
A Shareholder whose shares are pledged
shall be entitled to vote such shares until the shares have been transferred
into the name of the pledgee, and thereafter the pledgee or his nominee shall be
entitled to vote the shares so transferred.
On and after the date on which a
written notice of redemption of redeemable shares has been mailed to the holders
thereof and a sum sufficient to redeem such shares has been deposited with a
bank or trust company with irrevocable instruction and authority to pay the
redemption price to the holders thereof upon surrender of certificates therefor,
such shares shall not be entitled to vote on any matter and shall not be deemed
to be outstanding shares.
Section
10.
Proxies
. Every
Shareholder entitled to vote at a meeting of Shareholders or to express consent
or dissent without a meeting or any Shareholder's duly authorized
attorney-in-fact may authorize another person or persons to act for him by
proxy.
Every proxy must be signed by the
Shareholder or his attorney-in-fact. No proxy shall be valid after
the expiration of eleven months from the date thereof unless otherwise provided
in the proxy. Every proxy shall be revocable at the pleasure of the
Shareholder executing it, except as otherwise provided by law.
The authority of the holder of a proxy
to act shall not be revoked by the incompetence or death of the Shareholder who
executed the proxy unless, before the authority is exercised, written notice of
an adjudication of such incompetence or of such death is received by the
corporate officer responsible for maintaining the list of
Shareholders.
If a proxy for the same shares confers
authority upon two or more persons and does pot otherwise provide, a majority of
them present at the meeting, or if only one is present then that one, may
exercise all the powers conferred by the proxy; but if the proxy holders present
at the meeting are equally divided as to the right and manner of voting in any
particular case, the voting of such shares shall be prorated.
If a proxy expressly provides, any
proxy holder may appoint in writing a substitute to act in his
place.
Section
11.
Voting
Trusts
. Any number of Shareholders of the Corporation may
create a voting trust for the purpose of conferring upon a trustee or trustees
the right to vote or otherwise represent their shares, as provided by
law. Where the counterpart of a voting trust agreement and the copy
of the record of the holders of voting trust certificates has been deposited
with the Corporation as provided by law, such documents shall be subject to the
same right of examination by a Shareholder of the Corporation, in person or by
agent or attorney, as are the books and records of the Corporation, and such
counterpart and such copy of such record shall be subject to examination by any
holder of record of voting trust certificates either in person or by agent or
attorney, at any reasonable time for any proper purpose.
Section
12.
Shareholders'
Agreements
. Two or more Shareholders of the Corporation may
enter into an agreement or agreements providing for the exercise of voting
rights in the manner provided in the agreement(s) or relating to any phase of
the affairs of the Corporation as provided by law. Nothing therein
shall impair the right of the Corporation to treat the Shareholders of record as
entitled to vote the shares standing in their names.
Section
13.
Action Without a
Meeting
. Any action required to be taken at any annual or
special meeting of Shareholders of the Corporation or any action which may be
taken at any annual or special meeting of Shareholders, may be taken without a
meeting, without prior notice, and without a vote if a consent in writing,
setting forth the action so taken, shall be signed by the holders of outstanding
stock having not less than the minimum number of votes that would be necessary
to authorize or take such action at a meeting at which all shares entitled to
vote thereon were present and voted. If any class of shares is
entitled to vote thereon as a class, such written consent shall be required of
the holders of a majority of the shares of each class entitled to vote as a
class thereon and of the total shares entitled to vote thereon.
Within ten (10) days after first
obtaining such authorization by written consent, notice must be given to those
Shareholders who have not consented in writing. The notice shall
fairly summarize the material features of the authorized action and, if the
action be a merger, consolidation, or sale or exchange of assets for which
dissenters rights are provided, the notice shall contain a clear statement of
the right of Shareholders dissenting therefrom to be paid the fair value of
their shares upon compliance with the Florida Statutes provision concerning
dissenters rights of Shareholders.
ARTICLE
II. DIRECTORS
Section
1.
Function
. All
corporate powers shall be exercised by or under the authority of, and the
business and affairs of the Corporation shall be managed under the direction of,
the Board of Directors.
Section
2.
Qualification
. Directors
need not be residents of this state or Shareholders of the
Corporation.
Section
3.
Compensation
. The
Board of Directors shall have authority to fix the compensation of
Directors.
Section
4.
Duties of
Directors
. A Director shall perform his duties as a Director,
including his duties as a member of any committee of the Board upon which he may
serve, in good faith, in a manner he reasonably believes to be in the best
interests of the Corporation, and with such care as an ordinarily prudent person
in a like position would use under similar circumstances.
In performing his duties, a Director
shall be entitled to rely on information, opinions, reports or statements,
including financial. statements and other financial data, in each
case prepared or presented by:
(a) one
or more Officers or employees of the Corporation whom the Director reasonably
believes to be reliable and competent in the matters presented,
(b) counsel,
public accountants or other persons as to matters which the Director reasonably
believes to be within such person's professional or expert competence,
or
(c) a
committee of the Board upon which he does not serve, duly designated in
accordance with a provision of the Articles of Incorporation or the Bylaws, as
to matters within its designated authority, which committee the Director
reasonably believes to merit confidence.
A Director shall not be considered to
be acting in good faith if he has actual knowledge concerning the matter in
question that would cause such reliance described above to be
unwarranted.
A person who performs his duties in
compliance with this section shall have no liability by reason of being or
having been a Director of the Corporation.
Section
5.
Presumption of
Assent
. A Director of the Corporation who is present at a
meeting of its Board of Directors at which action on any corporate matter is
taken shall be presumed to have assented to the action taken unless he votes
against such action or abstains from voting in respect thereto because of an
asserted conflict of interest.
Section
6.
Director Conflicts of
Interest
. No contract or other transaction between the
Corporation and one or more of its Directors or any other corporation, firm,
association or entity in which one or more of the Directors are Directors or
Officers or are financially interested, shall be either void or voidable because
of such relationship or interest or because such Director or Directors are
present at the meeting of the Board of Directors or a committee thereof which
authorizes, approves or ratifies such contract or transaction or because his or
their votes are counted for such purpose, if:
(a) the
fact of such relationship or interest is disclosed or known to the Board of
Directors or committee which authorizes, approves or ratifies the contract or
transaction by a vote or consent sufficient for the purpose without counting the
votes or consents of such interested Directors; or
(b) the
fact of such relationship or interest is disclosed or known to the Shareholders
entitled to vote and they authorize, approve or ratify such contract or
transaction by vote or written consent; or
(c) the
contract or transaction is fair and reasonable as to the Corporation at the time
it is authorized by the Board, a committee or the Shareholders.
Common or interested directors may be
counted in determining the presence of a quorum at a meeting of the Board of
Directors or a committee thereof which authorizes, approves or ratifies such
contract or transaction.
Section
7.
Executive and Other
Committees
. The Board of Directors, by resolution adopted by a
majority of the full Board of Directors, may designate from among its members an
executive committee and one or more other committees each of which, to the
extent provided in such resolution shall have and may exercise all the authority
of the Board of Directors, except that no committee shall have the authority
to:
(a) approve
or recommend to Shareholders actions or proposals required by law to be approved
by Shareholders;
(b) designate
candidates for the office of Director, for purposes of proxy solicitation or
otherwise;
(c) fill
vacancies on the Board of Directors or any committee thereof;
(d) amend
the Bylaws;
(e) authorize
or approve the reacquisition of shares unless pursuant to a general formula or
method specified by the Board of Directors; or
(f) authorize
or approve the issuance or sale of, or any contract to issue or sell, shares or
designate the terms of a series of a class of shares, except that the Board of
Directors" having acted regarding general authorization for the issuance or sale
of shares, or any contract therefor, and, in the case of a series, the
designation thereof, may, pursuant to a general formula or method specified by
the Board of Directors, by resolution or by adoption of a stock option or other
plan, authorize a committee to fix the terms of any contract for the sale of the
shares and to fix the terms upon which such shares may be issued or sold,
including, without limitation, the price, the rate or manner of payment of
dividends, provisions for redemption, sinking fund, conversion, voting or
preferential rights, and provisions for other features of a class of shares, or
a series of a class of shares, with full power in such committee to adopt any
final resolution setting forth all the terms thereof and to authorize the
statement of the terms of a series for filing with the Department of
State.
The Board of Directors, by resolution
adopted in accordance with this section, may designate one or more Directors as
alternate members of any such committee, who may act in the place and stead of
any absent member or members at any meeting of such committee.
Section
8.
Place of
Meetings
. Regular and special meetings by the Board of
Directors may be held within or without the State of Florida.
Section
9.
Time, Notice and Call of
Meetings
. Regular meetings of the Board of Directors shall be
held without notice immediately following the annual meeting of
Shareholders. Written notice of the time and place of special
meetings of the Board of Directors shall be given to each Director by either
personal delivery, telegram, facsimile or email at least two (2) days before the
meeting or by notice mailed to the Director at least five days before the
meeting.
Notice of a meeting of the Board of
Directors need not be given to any Director who signs a waiver of notice either
before or after the meeting. Attendance of a Director at a meeting
shall constitute a waiver of notice of such meeting and waiver of any and all
objections to the place of the meeting, the time of the meeting, or the manner
in which it has been called or convened, except when a Director states, at the
beginning of the meeting, any objection to the transaction of business because
the meeting is not lawfully called or convened.
Neither the business to be transacted
at, nor the purpose of, any regular or special meeting of the Board of Directors
need be specified in the notice or waiver of notice of such
meeting.
A majority of the Directors present,
whether or not a quorum exists, may adjourn any meeting of the Board of
Directors to another time and place. Notice of any such adjourned
meeting shall be given to the Directors who were not present at the time of the
adjournment and, unless the time and place of the adjourned meeting are
announced at the time of the adjournment, to the other Directors.
Meetings of the Board of Directors may
be called by the Chairman of the Board, by the Executive Chairman, the President
of the Corporation, or by any two Directors.
Members of the Board of Directors may
participate in a meeting of such Board by means of a conference telephone or
similar communications equipment by means of which all persons participating in
the meeting can hear each other at the same time. Participation by
such means shall constitute presence in person at a meeting.
Section
10.
Action Without a
Meeting
. Any action required to be taken at a meeting of the
Directors of the Corporation, or any action which may be taken at a meeting of
the Directors or a committee thereof, may be taken without a meeting if a
consent in writing, setting forth the action so to be taken, signed by all of
the Directors, or all the members of the committee, as the case may be, is filed
in the minutes of the proceedings of the Board or of the
committee. Such consent shall have the same effect as a unanimous
vote.
Section
11.
Directors
Emeritus
. The Board of Directors, by resolution adopted by a
majority of the full Board of Directors, may, from time to time, designate and
appoint one or more persons who have contributed in a significant way to the
success of the Corporation and who have previously served as directors of the
Corporation or whose terms are expiring and who have not been nominated for
reelection to the Board of Directors as “Directors
Emeritus”. Directors Emeritus may be recognized as such in any public
announcements, advertisements, brochures and other descriptive material
concerning the Corporation and shall be privileged to attend meetings of the
Board of Directors and to participate in the consideration and discussion of
matters coming before the Board of Directors, but they shall have no official
status as directors, their presence at any meeting shall be disregarded for the
purpose of determining the presence of a quorum, and they shall have no vote on
matters determined by the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors
shall have authority to fix the compensation of Directors Emeritus, including
reimbursement for expenses incurred in attending meetings of the Board of
Directors.
Section
12.
Size of Board of
Directors
. The number of directors shall be determined from
time to time by resolution of the Board of Directors, provided the Board of
Directors shall consist of at least one member. No reduction of
the authorized number of directors shall have the effect of removing any
director before that director’s term of office expires.
ARTICLE
III. OFFICERS
Section
1.
Officers
. The
Officers of the Corporation shall consist of an Executive Chairman, a President,
a Secretary and a Treasurer, each of whom shall be elected by the Board of
Directors. Such other Officers and Assistant Officers and agents
as-may be deemed necessary may be elected or appointed by the Board of Directors
from time to time. Any two or more offices may be held by the same
person.
Section
2.
Authority and
Duties
. All Officers of the Corporation shall respectively
have such authority and perform such duties in the management of the business of
the Corporation as may be designated from time to time by the Board of Directors
and, to the extent not so provided, as generally pertain to their respective
offices, subject to the control of the Board of Directors.
Section
3.
Removal of
Officers
. Any Officer or agent elected or appointed by the
Board of Directors may be removed by the Board of Directors, with or without
cause, whenever in its judgment the best interests of the Corporation will be
served thereby.
Any Officer or agent elected by the
Shareholders may be removed only by vote of the Shareholders, unless the
Shareholders shall have authorized the Directors to remove such officer or
agent.
Any vacancy, however occurring, in any
office may be filled by the Board of Directors, unless the Bylaws shall have
expressly reserved such power to the Shareholders.
Removal of any Officer shall be without
prejudice to the contract rights, if any, of the person so removed; however,
election or appointment of an Officer or agent shall not of itself create
contract rights.
Section
4.
Compensation
. The
compensation of the Executive Chairman, the President, the Secretary, the
Treasurer and such other Officers elected or appointed by the Board of Directors
shall be fixed by the Board of Directors and may be changed from time to time by
a majority vote of the Board. The fact that an Officer is also a
Director shall not preclude such person from receiving compensation as either a
Director or Officer, nor shall it affect the validity of any resolution by the
Board of Directors fixing such compensation. The Executive Chairman
shall have authority to fix the salaries of all employees of the Corporation
other than Officers elected or appointed by the Board of Directors.
ARTICLE IV. STOCK
CERTIFICATES
Section
1.
Issuance
. Every
holder of shares in the Corporation shall be entitled to have a certificate,
representing all shares to which he is entitled. No certificate shall
be issued for any share until such share is fully paid.
Section
2.
Form
. Certificates
representing shares in the Corporation shall be signed by the President or any
Vice President and the Secretary or any Assistant Secretary and may be sealed
with the seal of the Corporation or a facsimile thereof. The
signatures of the President or Vice President and the Secretary or Assistant
Secretary may be facsimiles if the certificate is manually signed on behalf of a
transfer agent or a registrar, other than the Corporation itself or an employee
of the Corporation. In case any Officer who signed or whose facsimile
signature has been placed upon such certificate shall have ceased to be such
Officer before such certificate is issued, it may be issued by the Corporation
with the same effect as if he were such Officer at the date of its
issuance.
Every certificate representing shares
which are restricted as to the sale, disposition or other transfer of such
shares shall state that such shares are restricted as to transfer and shall set
forth or fairly summarize upon the certificate, or shall state that the
Corporation will furnish to any Shareholder upon request and without charge a
full statement of, such restrictions.
Each certificate representing shares
shall state upon the face thereof: the name of the Corporation; that the
Corporation is organized under the laws of this state; the name of the person or
persons to whom issued; the number and class of shares, and the designation of
the series, if any, which such certificate represents; and the par value of each
share represented by such certificate, or a statement that the shares are
without par value.
Section
3.
Transfer of
Stock
. The Corporation shall register a stock certificate
presented to it for transfer if the certificate is properly endorsed by the
holder of record or by his duly authorized attorney.
Section
4.
Lost, Stolen, or Destroyed
Certificates
. The Corporation shall issue a new stock
certificate in the place of any certificate previously issued if the holder of
record of the certificate (a) makes proof in affidavit form that it has been
lost, destroyed or wrongfully taken; (b) requests the issue of a new certificate
before the Corporation has notice that the certificate has been acquired by a
purchaser for value in good faith and without notice of any adverse claim; and
(c) satisfies any other reasonable requirements imposed by the Corporation,
including bond in such form as the Corporation may direct, to indemnify the
Corporation, the transfer agent, and registrar against any claim that may be
made on account of the alleged loss, destruction or theft of a
certificate.
ARTICLE V. BOOKS
AND RECORDS
Section
1.
Books and
Records
. The Corporation shall keep correct and complete books
and records of account and shall keep minutes of the proceedings of its
Shareholders, Board of Directors and committees of Directors.
The Corporation shall keep at its
registered office or principal place of business, or at the office of its
transfer agent or registrar, a record of its Shareholders, giving the names and
addresses of all Shareholders, and the number, class and series, if any, of the
shares held by each.
Any books, records and minutes may be
in written form or in any other form capable of being converted into written
form within a reasonable time.
Section
2.
Shareholders' Inspection
Rights
. Any person who shall have been a holder of record of
ten percent (10%) of the outstanding shares or of voting trust certificates of
capital stock therefor at least six months immediately preceding his demand or
shall be the holder of record of, or the holder of record of voting trust
certificates for, at least five percent of the outstanding shares of any class
or series of the Corporation, upon written demand stating the purpose thereof,
shall have the right to examine, in person or by agent or attorney, at any
reasonable time or times, for any proper purpose its relevant books and records
of accounts, minutes and records of Shareholders and to make extracts
therefrom.
Section
3.
Financial
Information
. Not later than four (4) months after the close of
each fiscal year, the Corporation shall prepare a balance sheet showing in
reasonable detail the financial condition of the Corporation as of the close of
its fiscal year, and a profit and loss statement showing the results of the
operations of the Corporation during its fiscal year. This
requirement may be modified by a resolution of the Shareholders not later than
four (4) months after the close of each fiscal year.
Upon written request of any Shareholder
or holder of voting trust certificates for shares of the Corporation, the
Corporation shall mail to such Shareholder or holder of voting trust
certificates a copy of the most recent such balance sheet and profit and loss
statement.
The balance sheets and profit and loss
statements shall be filed in the registered office of the Corporation in this
state, shall be kept for at least five years, and shall be subject to inspection
during business hours by any Shareholder or holder of voting trust certificates,
in person or by agent.
ARTICLE
VI. DIVIDENDS
The Board of Directors of the
Corporation may, from time to time, declare and the Corporation may pay
dividends on its shares in cash, property or its own shares, except when the
Corporation is insolvent or when the payment thereof would render the
Corporation insolvent or when the declaration or payment thereof would be
contrary to any restrictions contained in the Articles of Incorporation, subject
to the following provisions:
(a) Dividends
in cash or property may be declared and paid, except as otherwise provided in
this section, only out of the unreserved and unrestricted earned surplus of the
Corporation or out of capital surplus, howsoever arising, but each dividend paid
out of capital surplus shall be identified as a distribution of capital surplus,
and the amount per share paid from such surplus shall be disclosed to the
Shareholders receiving the same concurrently with the distribution.
(b) Dividends
may be declared and paid in the Corporation's own treasury shares.
(c) Dividends
may be declared and paid in the Corporation's own authorized but unissued shares
out of any unreserved and unrestricted surplus of the Corporation upon the
following conditions:
(1) If
a dividend is payable in shares having a par value, such shares shall be issued
at not less than the par value thereof and there shall be transferred to stated
capital at the time such dividend is paid an amount of surplus equal to the
aggregate par value of the shares to be issued as a dividend.
(2) If
a dividend is payable in shares without par value, such shares shall be issued
at such stated value as shall be fixed by the Board of Directors by resolution
adopted at the time such dividend is declared, and there shall be transferred to
stated capital at the time such dividend is paid an amount of surplus equal to
the aggregate stated value so fixed in respect of such shares; and the amount
per share so transferred to stated capital shall be disclosed to the
Shareholders receiving such dividend concurrently with the payment
thereof.
(3) No
dividend payable in shares of any class shall be paid to the holders of shares
of any other class unless the Articles of Incorporation so provide or such
payment is authorized by the affirmative vote or the written consent of the
holders of at least a majority of the outstanding shares of the class in which
the payment is to be made.
(d) A
split-up or division of the issued shares of any class into a greater number of
shares of the same class without increasing the stated capital of the
Corporation shall not be construed to be a share dividend within the meaning of
this section.
ARTICLE
VII. CORPORATE SEAL
The Board of Directors shall provide a
corporate seal which shall be circular in form and shall have inscribed thereon
the following:
NEOGENOMICS
LABORATORIES, INC.
ARTICLE
VIII. INDEMNIFICATION
Section
1.
Certain
Definitions
. For the purposes of this Section, certain terms
and phrases used herein shall have the meanings set forth below:
(a) The
term "enterprise" shall include, but not be limited to, any employee benefit
plan.
(b) An
"executive" shall mean any person, including a volunteer, who is or was a
director or officer of the Corporation or who is or was serving at the request
of the Corporation as a director or officer of another corporation, partnership,
joint venture, trust or other enterprise.
(c) The
term "expenses" shall include, but not be limited to, all costs and expenses
(including attorneys' fees and paralegal expenses) paid or incurred by an
executive, in, for or related to a proceeding or in connection with
investigating, preparing to defend, defending, being a witness in or
participating in a proceeding, including such costs and expenses incurred on
appeal. Such attorneys' fees shall include, but not be limited to (a)
attorneys' fees incurred by an executive in any and all judicial or
administrative proceedings, including appellate proceedings, arising out of or
related to a proceeding; (b) attorneys' fees incurred in order to interpret,
analyze or evaluate that person's rights and remedies in a proceeding or under
any contracts or obligations which are the subject of such proceeding; and (c)
attorneys' fees to negotiate with counsel with any claimants, regardless of
whether formal legal action is taken against him.
(d) The
term "liability" shall include, but not be limited to, the obligation to pay a
judgment, settlement, penalty or fine (including an excise tax assessed with
respect to any employee benefit plan), and expenses actually and reasonably
incurred with respect to a proceeding.
(e) The
term "proceeding" shall include, but not be limited to, any threatened, pending
or completed action, suit or other type of proceeding, whether civil, criminal,
administrative or investigative and whether formal or informal, including, but
not limited to, an action by or in the right of any corporation of any type or
kind, domestic or foreign, or of any partnership, joint venture, trust, employee
benefit plan or other enterprise, whether predicated on foreign, federal, state
or local law, to which an executive is a party by reason of the fact that he is
or was or has agreed to become a director or officer of the Corporation or is
now or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director or officer of
another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other
enterprise.
(f) The
phrase "serving at the request of the Corporation" shall include, but not be
limited to, any service as a director or officer of the Corporation that imposes
duties on such person, including duties related to an employee benefit plan and
its participants or beneficiaries.
(g) The
phrase "not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation" describes the
actions of a person who acts in good faith and in a manner which he reasonably
believes to be in the best interests of the Corporation or the participants and
beneficiaries of an employee benefit plan.
Section
2.
Primary
Indemnification
. The Corporation shall indemnify to the
fullest extent permitted by law, and shall advance expenses therefor, to any
executive who was or is a party to a proceeding against any liability incurred
in such proceeding, including any appeal thereof, unless a court of competent
jurisdiction establishes by judgment or other final adjudication that his
actions, or omissions to act, were material to the cause of action so
adjudicated and constitute: (a) a violation of the criminal law, unless the
executive had reasonable cause to believe his conduct was lawful or had no
reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful; (b) a transaction from
which the executive derived an improper personal benefit; (c) in a case of
director, a circumstance under which the liability provisions of Section
607.0834; Florida Statutes, or any successor provision, are applicable; or (d)
willful misconduct or conscious disregard for the best interests of the
Corporation in a proceeding by or in the right of the Corporation to procure a
judgment in its favor or in a proceeding by or in the right of a
shareholder. Notwithstanding the failure to satisfy conditions (a)
through (d) of this Section, the Corporation shall nevertheless indemnify an
executive pursuant to Sections 4 or 5 hereof unless a determination is
reasonably and promptly made pursuant to Section 3 hereof that the executive did
not meet the applicable standard of conduct set forth in Sections 4 or 5 of this
Article.
Section
3.
Determination of Right of
Indemnification in Certain Cases
. Any indemnification under
Sections 4 or 5 of this Article (unless ordered by a court) shall be made by the
Corporation unless a determination is reasonably and promptly made that the
executive did not meet the applicable standard of conduct set forth in Sections
4 or 5 of this Article. Such determination shall be made by: (a) the
Board of Directors by a majority vote of a quorum consisting of directors who
were not parties to such proceeding; (b) if such a quorum is not obtainable or,
even if obtainable, by majority vote of a committee duly designated by the Board
of Directors (in which directors who are parties may participate) consisting
solely of two or more directors not at the time parties to the proceeding; (c)
by independent counsel (i) selected by the Board of Directors prescribed in
subparagraph (a) or the committee prescribed in subparagraph (b), or (ii) if a
quorum of the directors cannot be obtained under subparagraph (a), and the
committee cannot be designated under subparagraph (b), selected by majority vote
of the full Board of Directors (in which directors who are parties may
participate); or (d) by the shareholders by a majority vote of a quorum
consisting of shareholders who are not parties to such proceeding, or if no such
quorum is attainable, by a majority vote of the shareholders who were not
parties to such proceeding. If the determination of the
permissibility of indemnification is made by independent legal counsel as set
forth in subparagraph (c) above, the other persons specified in this Section 3
shall evaluate the reasonableness of expenses.
Section
4.
Proceeding Other Than By Or
In The Right of The Corporation
. The Corporation shall
indemnify any executive who was or is a party to any proceeding (other than an
action by, or in the right of, the Corporation) against liability in connection
with such proceeding, including any appeal thereof, if he acted in good faith
and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, the best
interests of the Corporation and, with respect to any criminal proceeding, had
no reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful. The
termination of any proceeding by judgment, order, settlement or conviction or
upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent shall not, of itself, create a
presumption that the person did not act in good faith and in a manner which he
reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, the best interests of the
Corporation or, with respect to any criminal proceeding, had reasonable cause to
believe that his conduct was unlawful.
Section
5.
Proceeding By Or In The
Right Of The Corporation
. The Corporation shall indemnify any executive
who was or is' a party to any proceeding by or in the right of the Corporation
to procure a judgment in its favor against expenses and amounts paid in
settlement not exceeding, in the judgment of the Board of Directors, the
estimated expense of litigating the proceeding to conclusion, actually and
reasonably incurred in connection with the defense or settlement of such
proceeding, including any appeal thereof, if such person acted in good faith and
in manner which he reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, the best
interests of the Corporation, except that no indemnification shall be made under
this Section 5 in respect to any claim, issue or matter as to which such person
shall have been adjudged to be liable unless, and only to the extent that, the
court in which such proceeding was brought, or any other court of competent
jurisdiction, shall determine upon application that, despite the adjudication of
liability but in view of all circumstances of the case, such person is fairly
and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses which such court shall
deem proper.
Section
6.
Indemnification Against
Expenses of Successful Party
. Notwithstanding the other
provisions of this Section, to the extent that an executive is successful on the
merits or otherwise, including the dismissal of an action without prejudice or
the settlement of an action without admission of liability, in defense of any
proceeding or in defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, the Corporation
shall indemnify such executive against all expenses incurred in connection with
such defense.
Section
7.
Advancement of
Expenses
. Notwithstanding anything in the Corporation's
Articles of Incorporation, these bylaws or any agreement to the contrary, if so
requested by an executive, the Corporation shall advance (within two (2)
business days of such request) any and all expenses relating to a proceeding (an
"
expense
advance
"), upon the receipt of a written undertaking by or on behalf of
such person to repay such expense advance if a judgment or other final
adjudication adverse to such person (as to which all rights of appeal have been
exhausted or lapsed) establishes that he, with respect to such proceeding, is
not eligible for indemnification under the provisions of this
Section. Expenses incurred by other employees or agents of the
Corporation may be paid in advance upon such terms and conditions as the Board
of Directors deems appropriate.
Section
8.
Right of Executive to
Indemnification Upon Application; Procedures Upon
Application
. Any indemnification or advancement of expenses
under this Section shall be made promptly upon the written request of the
executive, unless, with respect to a request under Section 4 or 5, a
determination is reasonably and promptly made under Section 3 of this Article
that such executive did not meet the applicable standard of conduct set forth in
Section 4 or 5 of this Article. The right to indemnification or
advances as granted by this Section shall be enforceable by the executive in any
court of competent jurisdiction, if the claim is improperly denied, in whole or
in part, or if no disposition of such claim is made promptly. The
executive's expenses incurred in connection with successfully establishing his
right to indemnification or advancement of expenses, in whole or in part, under
this Section shall also be indemnified by the Corporation.
Section
9.
Court Ordered
Indemnification
. Notwithstanding the failure of the
Corporation to provide indemnification due to a failure to satisfy the
conditions of Section 2 of this Article, and despite any contrary determination
by the Corporation in the specific case under Sections 4 or 5 of this Article,
an executive of the Corporation who is or was a party to a proceeding may apply
for indemnification or advancement of expenses, or both, to the court conducting
the proceeding, to the circuit court, or to another court of competent
jurisdiction, and such court may order indemnification and advancement of
expenses, including expenses incurred in seeking court ordered indemnification
or advancement of expenses, if the court determines that:
(a) The
executive is entitled to indemnification or advancement of expenses, or both,
under this Section; or
(b) The
executive is fairly and reasonably ;entitled to indemnification or advancement
of expenses, or both, in view of all the relevant circumstances, regardless of
whether such person met any applicable standards of conduct set forth in this
Section.
Section
10.
Partial Indemnity,
etc.
If an executive is entitled under any provisions of these
Bylaws to indemnification by the Corporation for some or a portion of the
expenses, judgments, fines, penalties, excise taxes and amounts paid or to be
paid in settlement of a proceeding, but not, however, for all of the total
amount therefor, the Corporation shall nevertheless indemnify such person for
the portion thereof to which he is entitled. In connection with any
determination by the Board of Directors or arbitration that an executive is not
entitled to be indemnified hereunder, the burden shall be on the Corporation to
establish that he is not so entitled.
Section
11.
Other Rights and
Remedies
. Indemnification and advancement of expenses provided
by this Section: (a) shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which
an executive seeking indemnification may be entitled under any statute, Bylaw,
agreement, vote of Shareholders or disinterested directors or otherwise, both as
to action in his official capacity and as to action in any other capacity while
holding such office; (b) shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be an
executive; and (c) shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors and
administrators of such a person. It is the intent of these Bylaws to
provide the maximum indemnification possible under applicable law. To
the extent applicable law or the Articles of Incorporation of the Corporation,
as in effect on the date hereof or at any time in the future, permit greater
indemnification than is provided for in these Bylaws, the executive shall enjoy
by these Bylaws the greater benefits so afforded by such law or provision of the
Articles of Incorporation, and these Bylaws and the exceptions to
indemnification set forth herein, to the extent applicable, shall be deemed
amended without any further action by the Corporation to grant such greater
benefits. All rights to indemnification under this Section shall be
deemed to be provided by a contract between the Corporation and the executive
who serves in such capacity at any time while these Bylaws and other relevant
provisions of the Florida Business Corporation Act and other applicable law, if
any, are in effect. Any repeal or modification thereof shall not
affect any rights or obligations then existing.
Section
12.
Insurance
. By
resolution passed by the Board of Directors, the Corporation may purchase and
maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is or was an executive against
any liability asserted against him and incurred by him in any such capacity, or
arising out of his status as such, whether or not the Corporation would have the
power to indemnify him against such liability under this
Section.
Section
13.
Certain Reductions in
Indemnity
. The Corporation's indemnification of any executive
shall be reduced by any amounts which such person may collect as
indemnification: (a) under any policy of insurance purchased and maintained on
his behalf by the Corporation, or (b) from any other corporation, partnership,
joint venture, trust or other enterprise for whom the executive has served at
the request of the Corporation.
Section
14.
Notification to
Shareholders
. If any expenses or other amounts are paid by way
of indemnification other than by court order or action by the Shareholders or by
an insurance carrier pursuant to insurance maintained by the Corporation, the
Corporation shall, not later than the time of delivery to the shareholders of
written notice of the next annual meeting of shareholders, unless such meeting
is held within three (3) months from the date of such payment, and, in any
event, within fifteen (15) months from the date of such payment, deliver either
personally or by mail to each shareholder of record at the time entitled to vote
for the election of directors a statement specifying the persons paid, the
amounts paid, and the nature and status at the time of such payment of the
litigation or threatened litigation.
Section
15.
Constituent
Corporations
. For the purposes of this Section, references to
the "Corporation" shall include, in addition to any resulting corporation, any
constituent corporation (including any constituent of a constituent) absorbed in
a consolidation or merger, so that any executive of such a constituent
corporation shall stand in the same position under the provisions of this
Section with respect to the resulting or surviving corporation as he would if
its separate existence had contained.
Section
16.
Savings
Clause
. If this Section or any portion hereof shall be
invalidated on any ground by any court of competent jurisdiction, then the
Corporation shall nevertheless indemnify each executive as to liability with
respect to any proceeding, whether internal or external, including a grand jury
proceeding or an action or suit brought by or in the right of the Corporation,
to the full extent permitted by any applicable portion of this Section that
shall not have been invalidated, or by any applicable provision of Florida
law.
Section
17.
Effective
Date
. The provisions of this Section shall be applicable to
all proceedings commenced after the adoption hereof, whether arising from acts
or omissions occurring before or after its adoption.
ARTICLE
IX. AMENDMENT
These Bylaws may be repealed or
amended, and new Bylaws may be adopted, by either the Board of Directors or the
Shareholders, but the Board of Directors may not amend or repeal any Bylaw
adopted by Shareholders if the Shareholders specifically provide that such Bylaw
is not subject to amendment or repeal by the Directors.
[see
attached]
AMENDED
AND RESTATED BYLAWS OF
NEOGENOMICS,
INC.,
a Nevada
Corporation,
As
Amended and Restated March __, 2009
ARTICLE
I
STOCKHOLDERS'
MEETINGS
Section
1.1 Place of Meetings.
All
meetings of the stockholders of NeoGenomics, Inc. (the “
Corporation
”) shall
be held at the Corporation's corporate headquarters, or at any other place,
within or without the State of Nevada, or by means of any electronic or other
medium of communication, as the Board of Directors of the Corporation (the
“
Board
”) may
designate for that purpose from time to time.
Section
1.2 Annual Meetings.
An annual
meeting of the stockholders shall be held each year on the date and at the time
set by the Board, at which time the stockholders shall elect, by the greatest
number of affirmative votes cast, the directors to be elected at the meeting and
transact such other business as properly may be brought before the
meeting.
Section
1.3 Special Meetings.
Special
meetings of the stockholders, for any purpose or purposes whatsoever, may be
called at any time by the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer or
the Board.
Section
1.4 Notice of Meetings.
(a) Notice
of each meeting of stockholders, whether annual or special, shall be given at
least ten (10) and not more than sixty (60) days prior to the date thereof by
the Secretary or any Assistant Secretary causing to be delivered to each
stockholder of record entitled to vote at such meeting a written notice stating
the time and place of the meeting and the purpose or purposes for which the
meeting is called. Such notice shall be signed by the Chief Executive Officer,
the Secretary or any Assistant Secretary and shall be (a) mailed postage prepaid
to a stockholder at the stockholder's address as it appears on the stock books
of the Corporation, or (b) delivered to a stockholder by any other method of
delivery permitted at such time by Nevada and federal law and by any exchange on
which the Corporation's shares shall be listed at such time. If any
stockholder has failed to supply an address or otherwise specify an
alternative method of delivery that is permitted by (b) above, notice shall be
deemed to have been given if mailed to the address of the Corporation's
corporate headquarters or published at least once in a newspaper having general
circulation in the county in which the Corporation's corporate headquarters is
located.
(b) It
shall not be necessary to give any notice of the adjournment of any meeting, or
the business to be transacted at an adjourned meeting, other than by
announcement at the meeting at which such adjournment is taken; provided,
however, that when a meeting is adjourned for 30 days or more, notice of the
adjourned meeting shall be given as in the case of the original
meeting. The Corporation may transact any business which may have
been transacted at the original meeting.
Section
1.5 Consent by Stockholders.
Any
action, except the removal of directors, that the stockholders could take at a
meeting may be taken without a meeting if one or more written consents, setting
forth the action taken, shall be signed and dated, before or after such action,
by the holders of outstanding stock of each voting group entitled to vote
thereon having not less than the minimum number of votes with respect to each
voting group that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a
meeting at which all voting groups and shares entitled to vote thereon were
present and voted. The consent shall be delivered to the Corporation for
inclusion in the minutes or filing with the corporate records.
Section
1.6 Quorum.
(a) The
presence in person or by proxy of the persons entitled to vote a majority of the
Corporation's voting shares at any meeting constitutes a quorum for the
transaction of business. Shares shall not be counted in determining the number
of shares represented or required for a quorum or in any vote at a meeting if
the voting of them at the meeting has been enjoined or for any reason they
cannot be lawfully voted at the meeting.
(b) The
stockholders present at a duly called or held meeting at which a quorum is
present may continue to do business until adjournment, notwithstanding the
withdrawal of stockholders leaving less than a quorum.
(c) In
the absence of a quorum, a majority of the shares present in person or by proxy
and entitled to vote may adjourn any meeting from time to time until a quorum
shall be present in person or by proxy.
Section
1.7 Voting Rights.
(a) Except
as otherwise provided in the Corporation’s Articles of Incorporation (as the
same has been or may be amended from time to time, the "Articles"), at each
meeting of the stockholders, each stockholder of record of the Corporation shall
be entitled to one vote for each share of stock standing in the stockholder's
name on the books of the Corporation. Except as otherwise provided by law, the
Articles or these Bylaws, if a quorum is present: (i) directors shall
be elected by a plurality of the votes of the shares of capital stock of the
Corporation present in person or represented by proxy at the meeting and
entitled to vote on the election of directors; and (ii) action on any matter,
other than the election of directors, shall be approved if the majority of votes
cast in person or by proxy are in favor of such action.
(b) The
Board may fix a date as the record date for the purpose of determining
stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at any meeting of stockholders.
Such record date shall not precede the date on which the Board adopted the
resolution fixing the record date and shall not be more than sixty (60) days or
less than ten (10) days prior to the date of such meeting.
Section
1.8 Proxies.
Every
stockholder entitled to vote may do so either in person or by written,
electronic, telephonic or other proxy executed in accordance with the provisions
of Section 78.355 of the Nevada Revised Statutes.
Section
1.9 Manner of Conducting Meetings.
To the
extent not in conflict with Nevada law, the Articles or these Bylaws, meetings
of stockholders shall be conducted pursuant to such rules as may be adopted by
the chairman of such meeting.
Section
1.10. Nature of Business at Meetings of Stockholders.
(a) No
business may be transacted at any special meeting of stockholders, other than
business that is (a) specified in the notice of meeting (or any supplement
thereto) given by or at the direction of the Board (or any duly authorized
committee thereof), or the Chief Executive Officer or Chairman of the Board or
(b) otherwise properly brought before the meeting by or at the direction of the
Board (or any duly authorized committee thereof), the Chairman of the Board, or
the Chief Executive Officer.
(b) No
business may be transacted at any annual meeting of stockholders, other than
business that is (a) specified in the notice of meeting (or any supplement
thereto) given by or at the direction of the Board (or any duly authorized
committee thereof), (b) otherwise properly brought before the meeting by or at
the direction of the Board (or any duly authorized committee thereof), the
Chairman of the Board, or the Chief Executive Officer, or (c) otherwise properly
brought before the annual meeting by any stockholder of the Corporation (i) who
is a stockholder of record on the date of the giving of the notice provided for
in this Section 1.10 and on the record date for the determination of
stockholders entitled to vote at such annual meeting and (ii) who complies with
the notice procedures set forth in this Section 1.10.
(c) In
addition to any other applicable requirements, for business to be properly
brought by a stockholder before an annual meeting, such stockholder must have
given timely notice thereof in proper written form to the Secretary of the
Corporation.
(d) To
be timely, a stockholder's notice to the Secretary must be delivered to or
mailed and received at the Corporation's corporate headquarters not less than
ninety (90) days nor more than one hundred twenty (120) days prior to the
anniversary date of the immediately preceding annual meeting of stockholders;
provided, however, that in the event that the annual meeting is called for a
date that is not within thirty (30) days before or after such anniversary date,
notice by the stockholder in order to be timely must be so received not later
than the close of business on the tenth (10
th
) day
following the day on which notice of the date of the annual meeting was mailed
or public disclosure of the date of the annual meeting was made, whichever first
occurs.
(e) To
be in proper written form, a stockholder's notice to the Secretary must set
forth as to each matter such stockholder proposes to bring before the annual
meeting of stockholders (a) a brief description of the business desired to be
brought before the meeting and the reasons for conducting such business at the
meeting, (b) the name and record address of such stockholder, (c) the class or
series and number of shares of capital stock of the Corporation which are owned
beneficially or of record by such stockholder, (d) a description of all
arrangements or understandings between such stockholder and any other person or
persons (including their names) in connection with the proposal of such business
by such stockholder and any material interest of such stockholder in such
business and (e) a representation that such stockholder intends to appear in
person or by proxy at the meeting to bring such business before the
meeting.
(f) No
business shall be conducted at the annual meeting, or at any special meeting, of
stockholders except business brought before the meeting in accordance with the
procedures set forth in this Section 1.10. If the chairman of any meeting
determines that business was not properly brought before the meeting in
accordance with the foregoing procedures, the chairman shall declare to the
meeting that the business was not properly brought before the meeting and such
business shall not be transacted.
ARTICLE
II
DIRECTORS—MANAGEMENT
Section
2.1 Powers.
Subject
to the limitations of Nevada law, the Articles and these Bylaws as to action to
be authorized or approved by the stockholders, all corporate powers shall be
exercised by or under authority of, and the business and affairs of this
Corporation shall be controlled by, the Board.
Section
2.2 Number and Qualification; Change in Number
(a) Subject
to Section 2.2(b), the authorized number of directors of this Corporation shall
be not less than two nor more than eight (8) , with the exact number to be
established from time to time by resolution of the Board. All directors of this
Corporation shall be at least twenty-one (21) years of age.
(b) The
Board or the stockholders may increase the number of directors at any time and
from time to time; provided, however, that neither the Board nor the
stockholders may ever increase the number of directors by more than one during
any twelve (12) month period, except upon the affirmative vote of two-thirds
(2/3) of the directors, or the affirmative vote of the holders of two-thirds
(2/3) of all outstanding shares voting together and not by class. This provision
may not be amended except by a like vote.
Section
2.3 Election.
Each
director's term of office shall begin immediately after election and shall
continue until the next annual stockholders meeting and his successor is duly
elected and qualified. Directors elected by the Board or stockholders
to fill a vacancy on the Board shall hold office for the balance of the term to
which such director is elected.
Section
2.4. Vacancies.
(a) Any
vacancies in the Board may be filled by a majority vote of the remaining
directors, though less than a quorum, or by a sole remaining director. Each
director so elected shall hold office for the balance of the term to which such
director is elected. The power to fill vacancies may not be delegated to any
committee appointed in accordance with these Bylaws.
(b) The
stockholders may at any time elect a director to fill any vacancy not filled by
the directors and may elect the additional director(s) at the meeting at which
an amendment of the Bylaws is voted authorizing an increase in the number of
directors.
(c) A
vacancy or vacancies shall be deemed to exist in case of the death, permanent
and total disability, resignation, retirement or removal of any director, if the
directors or stockholders increase the authorized number of directors but fail
to elect the additional director or directors at a meeting at which such
increase is authorized or at an adjournment thereof, or if the stockholders fail
at any time to elect the full number of authorized directors.
(d) If
the Board accepts the resignation of a director tendered to take effect at a
future time, the Board or the stockholders shall have power to immediately elect
a successor who shall take office when the resignation shall become
effective.
(e) No
reduction of the number of directors shall have the effect of removing any
director prior to the expiration of such director's term of office.
Section
2.5 Removal of Directors.
Any one
or more director(s) may be removed from office, with or without cause, by the
affirmative vote of two-thirds of all the outstanding shares voting together and
not by class.
Section
2.6 Resignations.
Any
director of the Corporation may resign at any time either by oral tender of
resignation at any meeting of the Board or by giving written notice thereof to
the Chairman of the Board, Secretary or the Chief Executive Officer. Such
resignation shall take effect at the time it specifies, and the acceptance of
such resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective.
Section
2.7 Place of Meetings.
(a) Regular
and special meetings of the Board shall be held at the corporate headquarters of
the Corporation or at such other place within or without the State of Nevada as
may be designated for that purpose by the Board.
(b) Meetings
of the Board may be held in person or by means of any electronic or other medium
of communication approved by the Board from time to time.
Section
2.8 Chairman of the Board. Except as otherwise provided in
these bylaws, the Chairman of the Board shall preside at all meetings of the
Board of Directors. The Chairman of the Board may, but need not be an
employee of the Corporation.
Section
2.9 Regular Meetings.
(a) Regular
meetings of the Board shall be held at such time and place within or without the
State of Nevada as may be agreed upon from time to time by a majority of the
Board.
(b) Notwithstanding
the provisions of Section 2.11, no notice need be provided of regular meetings,
except that a written notice shall be given to each director of the resolution
establishing a regular meeting date or dates, which notice shall set forth the
date, time and place of the meeting(s). Except as otherwise provided in these
Bylaws or the notice of the meeting, any and all business may be transacted at
any regular meeting of the Board.
Section
2.10 Special Meetings.
Special
meetings of the Board shall be held whenever called by the Chairman of the
Board, the Chief Executive Officer or two-thirds (2/3) of the directors. Except
as otherwise provided in these Bylaws or the notice of the meeting, any and all
business may be transacted at any special meeting of the
Board.
Section
2.11 Notice; Waiver of Notice.
Notice of
each regular Board meeting not previously approved by the Board and each special
Board meeting shall be (a) mailed by U.S. mail to each director not later than
two (2) days before the day on which the meeting is to be held, (b) sent to each
director by overnight delivery service, telex, facsimile transmission, telegram,
cablegram, radiogram, e-mail, any other electronic transmission permitted by
Nevada law or delivered personally not later than 5:00 p.m. (EST time) on the
day before the date of the meeting, or (c) provided to each director by
telephone not later than 5:00 p.m. (EST time) on the day before the date of the
meeting. Any director who attends a regular or special Board meeting and (x)
waives notice by a writing filed with the Secretary, (y) is present thereat and
asks that his/her oral consent to the notice be entered into the minutes or (z)
takes part in the deliberations thereat without expressly objecting to the
notice thereof in writing or by asking that his/her objection be entered into
the minutes shall be deemed to have waived notice of the meeting and neither
that director nor any other person shall be entitled to challenge the validity
of such meeting.
Section
2.12 Notice of Adjournment.
Notice of
the time and place of holding an adjourned meeting need not be given to absent
directors if the time and place is fixed at the meeting adjourned.
Section
2.13 Quorum.
A
majority of the number of directors as fixed by the Articles or these Bylaws, or
by the Board pursuant to the Articles or these Bylaws, shall be necessary to
constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, and the action of a
majority of the directors present at any meeting at which there is a quorum,
when duly assembled, is valid as a corporate act; provided, however, that a
minority of the directors, in the absence of a quorum, may adjourn from time to
time or fill vacant directorships in accordance with Section 2.4 but may not
transact any other business. The directors present at a duly called or held
meeting at which a quorum is present may continue to do business until
adjournment, notwithstanding the withdrawal of directors, leaving less than a
quorum.
Section
2.14 Action by Unanimous Written Consent.
Any
action required or permitted to be taken at any meeting of the Board may be
taken without a meeting if all members of the Board consent in writing thereto.
Such written consent shall be filed with the minutes of the proceedings of the
Board and shall have the same force and effect as a unanimous vote of such
directors.
Section
2.15 Compensation.
The Board
may pay to directors a fixed sum for attendance at each meeting of the Board or
of a standing or special committee, a stated retainer for services as a
director, a stated fee for serving as a chair of a standing or special committee
and such other compensation, including benefits, as the Board or any standing
committee thereof shall determine from time to time. Additionally, the directors
may be paid their expenses of attendance at each meeting of the Board or of a
standing or special committee.
Section
2.16 Transactions Involving Interests of Directors.
In the
absence of fraud, no contract or other transaction of the Corporation shall be
affected or invalidated by the fact that any of the directors of the Corporation
is interested in any way in, or connected with any other party to, such contract
or transaction or is a party to such contract or transaction; provided, however,
that such contract or transaction satisfies Section 78.140 of the Nevada Revised
Statutes. Each and every person who is or may become a director of the
Corporation hereby is relieved, to the extent permitted by law, from any
liability that might otherwise exist from contracting in good faith with the
Corporation for the benefit of such person or any person in which such person
may be interested in any way or with which such person may be connected in any
way. Any director of the Corporation may vote and act upon any matter, contract
or transaction between the Corporation and any other person without regard to
the fact that such director also is a stockholder, director or officer of, or
has any interest in, such other person; provided, however, that such director
shall disclose any such relationship and/or interest to the Board prior to a
vote and/or action.
ARTICLE
III
OFFICERS
Section
3.1 Executive Officers.
The
Corporation shall have a President, Secretary and a Treasurer. The
officers of the Corporation may also include, without limitation, one or more of
each of the following: Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer,
Executive Chairman, Vice Chairman, Chief Corporate Officer, Chief Operating
Officer, Chief Medical Officer, Senior Executive Vice President, Executive Vice
President, Senior Vice President, Vice President, Group and/or Division
President. Any person may hold two or more offices. Each officer of the
Corporation shall be elected by the Board, may be classified by the Board as an
executive officer or a non-executive officer (or as a non-officer) at any time,
and shall serve at the pleasure of the Board.
Section
3.2 Intentionally Omitted
Section
3.3 Removal and Resignation; No Right to Continued
Employment
(a) Any
executive officer may be removed at any time by the Board, either with or
without cause.
(b) Any
officer may resign at any time by giving written notice to the Board, the Chief
Executive Officer or the Secretary of the Corporation. Any such resignation
shall take effect as of the date of the receipt of such notice, or at any later
time specified therein; provided, however, that such officer may be removed at
any time notwithstanding such resignation. Unless otherwise specified therein,
the acceptance of such resignation shall not be necessary to make it
effective.
(c) The
fact that an employee has been elected by the Board to serve as an executive
officer or appointed to serve as an officer shall not entitle such employee to
remain an officer or employee of the Corporation.
Section
3.4 Vacancies.
A vacancy
in any office due to death, permanent and total disability, retirement,
resignation, removal, disqualification or any other cause may be filled in any
manner prescribed in these Bylaws for regular elections or appointments to such
office or may not be filled.
Section
3.5 Executive Chairman and Vice Chairman.
The
Executive Chairman shall preside, in the absence of the Chief Executive Officer,
at all meetings of the stockholders and shall exercise and perform such other
powers and duties as from time to time may be assigned by the Board. In the
absence of the Executive Chairman and the Chief Executive Officer, a Vice
Chairman shall preside at all meetings of the stockholders and exercise and
perform such other powers and duties as from time to time may be assigned by the
Board. A Vice Chairman need not be a member of the Board.
Section
3.6 Chief Executive Officer.
Subject
to the oversight of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer shall have general
supervision, direction and control of the business and affairs of the
Corporation. The Chief Executive Officer shall preside at all meetings of the
stockholders and, in the absence of the Chairman of the Board, at all meetings
of the Board. If not a member of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer shall be
an ex officio member of the Executive Committee of the Board and shall have the
general powers and duties of management usually vested in the office of chief
executive officer of a corporation and such other powers and duties as may be
assigned by the Board.
Section
3.7 President.
In the
absence or disability of the Chief Executive Officer, the
President shall perform all of the duties of the Chief Executive
Officer and when so acting shall have all the powers and be subject
to all the restrictions upon the Chief Executive Officer, including the power to
sign all instruments and to take all actions which the Chief Executive Officer
is authorized to perform by the Board of Directors or these Bylaws.
The President shall have the general powers and duties usually vested
in the office of president of a corporation and such other powers and
duties as may be prescribed by the Board.
Section
3.8 Chief Financial Officer
The Chief
Financial Officer shall exercise direction and control of the financial affairs
of the Corporation, including the preparation of the Corporation's financial
statements. The Chief Financial Officer shall have the general powers and duties
usually vested in the office of the chief financial officer of a corporation and
such other powers and duties as may be assigned by the Board.
Section
3.9 Chief Operating Officer.
Subject
to the oversight of the Chief Executive Officer, the Chief Operating Officer
shall exercise direction and control over the day-to-day operations of the
Corporation. In the case of the death or total and permanent disability of the
Chief Executive Officer and the President(s), the Chief Operating Officer or
Chief Corporate Officer, in order of rank or seniority, shall perform all of the
duties of such officer, and when so acting shall have all the powers of and be
subject to all the restrictions upon such officer, including the power to sign
all instruments and to take all actions that such officer is authorized to
perform by the Board or these Bylaws. The Chief Operating Officer shall have the
general powers and duties of management usually vested in the office of the
chief operating officer of a corporation and such other powers and duties as
from time to time may be assigned to the Chief Operating Officer by the
Executive Chairman, the Chief Executive Officer or Board.
Section
3.10 Chief Corporate Officer.
Subject
to the oversight of the Chief Executive Officer, the Chief Corporate Officer
shall exercise direction and control over the day-to-day corporate functions of
the Corporation. In the case of the death or total and permanent disability of
the Chief Executive Officer and the President, the Chief Operating Officer or
Chief Corporate Officer, in order of rank or seniority, shall perform all of the
duties of such officer, and when so acting shall have all the powers of and be
subject to all the restrictions upon such officer, including the power to sign
all instruments and to take all actions that such officer is authorized to
perform by the Board or these Bylaws. The Chief Corporate Officer shall have the
general powers and duties of management usually vested in the office of chief
corporate officer of a corporation and such other powers and duties as from time
to time may be assigned to the Chief Corporate Officer by the Executive
Chairman, the Chief Executive Officer or the Board.
Section
3.11 Chief Medical Officer
The Chief
Medical Officer shall exercise direction and control of the medical affairs of
the Corporation, including the preparation of any medical related regulatory
documents and advising on any medical related matters for the
Corporation. The Chief Medical Officer shall have the general powers
and duties usually vested in the office of the chief medical officer of a
corporation and such other powers and duties as may be assigned by the Executive
Chairman, the Chief Executive Officer or the Board.
Section
3.12 Senior Executive Vice President, Executive Vice President,
Senior Vice President and Vice President.
In the
case of the death or total and permanent disability of the Chief Executive
Officer and the President, the Chief Operating Officer and the Chief Corporate
Officer, a corporate Senior Executive Vice President, an Executive Vice
President, a Group President, in the order of rank and seniority, shall perform
all of the duties of such officer, and when so acting shall have all the powers
of and be subject to all the restrictions upon such officer, including the power
to sign all instruments and to take all actions that such officer is authorized
to perform by the Board or these Bylaws. Each such officer shall have the
general powers and duties usually vested in such office. Each operating region,
division, group or corporate staff function officer shall have the general
powers and duties usually vested in such office. Each such officer shall have
such other powers and perform such other duties as from time to time may be
assigned to them respectively by the Executive Chairman, the Chief Executive
Officer or the Board.
Section
3.13 Secretary and Assistant Secretaries.
(a) The
Secretary shall record and keep, or cause to be kept, all votes and
the minutes of all proceedings in a book or books to be kept for that purpose at
the corporate headquarters of the Corporation, or at such other place as the
Board may from time to time determine; and perform like duties for the Executive
and other committees of the Board, when required. In addition, the Secretary
shall keep or cause to be kept, at the registered office of the Corporation in
the State of Nevada, those documents required to be kept thereat by Section 5.2
of the Bylaws and Section 78.105 of the Nevada Revised Statutes.
(b) The
Secretary shall give, or cause to be given, notice of meetings of the
stockholders and special meetings of the Board, and shall perform such other
duties as may be assigned by the Executive Chairman, the Chief Executive Officer
or Board, under whose supervision the Secretary shall be. The Secretary shall
keep in safe custody the seal of the Corporation and affix the same to any
instrument requiring it. When required, the seal shall be attested by the
Secretary's; the Treasurer's or an Assistant Secretary's signature. The
Secretary or an Assistant Secretary hereby is authorized to issue certificates,
to which the corporate seal may be affixed, attesting to the incumbency of
officers of this Corporation or to actions duly taken by the Board, the
Executive Committee, any other committee of the Board or the
stockholders.
(c) The
Assistant Secretary or Secretaries, in the order of their seniority, shall
perform the duties and exercise the powers of the Secretary and perform such
duties as the Executive Chairman, the Chief Executive Officer or Board of
Directors shall prescribe in the case of death or total and permanent disability
of the Secretary.
Section
3.14 Treasurer and Assistant Treasurers.
(a) The
Treasurer shall deposit all moneys and other valuables in the name, and to the
credit, of the Corporation, with such depositories as may be determined by the
Treasurer. The Treasurer shall disburse the funds of the Corporation as may be
ordered by the Board or permitted by the Chief Executive Officer or Chief
Financial Officer, shall render to the Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial
Officer and directors, whenever they request it, an account of all transactions
and shall have such other powers and perform such other duties as may be
prescribed by the Board or these Bylaws or by the Executive Chairman or the
Chief Executive Officer.
(b) The
Assistant Treasurer or Treasurers, in the order of their seniority, shall
perform the duties and exercise the powers of the Treasurer and perform such
duties as the Executive Chairman, the Chief Executive Officer or Board of
Directors shall prescribe in the case of death or total and permanent disability
of the Treasurer.
Section
3.15 Additional Powers, Seniority and Substitution of
Officers.
In
addition to the foregoing powers and duties specifically prescribed for the
respective officers, the Board may by resolution from time to time (a) impose or
confer upon any of the officers such additional duties and powers as the Board
may see fit, (b) determine the order of seniority among the officers, and/or (c)
except as otherwise provided above, provide that in the case of death or total
and permanent disability of any officer or officers, any other officer or
officers shall temporarily or indefinitely assume the duties, powers and
authority of the officer or officers who died or became totally and permanently
disabled. Any such resolution may be final, subject only to further action by
the Board, granting to any of the Chief Executive Officer, President, Executive
Chairman or Vice Chairman (or Chairmen) such discretion as the Board deems
appropriate to impose or confer additional duties and powers, to determine the
order of seniority among officers and/or to provide for substitution of officers
as above described.
Section
3.16 Compensation.
The
officers of the Corporation shall receive such compensation as shall be fixed
from time to time by the Board or a committee thereof. Unless otherwise
determined by the Board, no officer shall be prohibited from receiving any
compensation by reason of the fact that such officer also is a director of the
Corporation.
Section
3.17 Transaction Involving Interest of an Officer.
In the
absence of fraud, no contract or other transaction of the Corporation shall be
affected or invalidated by the fact that any of the officers of the Corporation
is interested in any way in, or connected with any other party to, such contract
or transaction, or are themselves parties to such contract or transaction;
provided, however, that such contract or transaction complies with Section
78.140 of the Nevada Revised Statutes. Each and every person who is or may
become an officer of the Corporation hereby is relieved, to the extent permitted
by law, when acting in good faith, from any liability that might otherwise exist
from contracting with the Corporation for the benefit of such person or any
person in which such person may be interested in any way or with which such
person may be connected in any way.
ARTICLE
IV
EXECUTIVE
AND OTHER COMMITTEES
Section
4.1 Standing Committees.
(a) The
Board may appoint an Executive Committee, an Audit Committee and a Compensation
Committee, consisting of such number of members as the Board may designate,
consistent with the Articles, these Bylaws and the laws of the State of
Nevada.
(b) The
Executive Committee shall have and may exercise, when the Board is not in
session, all of the powers of the Board in the management of the business and
affairs of the Corporation, but the Executive Committee shall not have the power
to fill vacancies on the Board, to change the membership of or to fill vacancies
in the Executive Committee or any other Committee of the Board, to adopt, amend
or repeal these Bylaws or to declare dividends or other
distributions.
(c) The
Audit Committee shall select and engage, on behalf of the Corporation and
subject to the consent of the stockholders, and fix the compensation of, a firm
of certified public accountants. It shall be the duty of the firm of certified
public accountants, which firm shall report to the Audit Committee, to audit the
books and accounts of the Corporation and its consolidated subsidiaries. The
Audit Committee shall confer with the auditors to determine, and from time to
time shall report to the Board upon, the scope of the auditing of the books and
accounts of the Corporation and its consolidated subsidiaries. If
required by Nevada or federal laws, rules or regulations, or by the rules or
regulations of any exchange on which the Corporation's shares shall be listed,
the Board shall approve a charter for the Audit Committee and the Audit
Committee shall comply with such charter in the performance of its
duties.
(d) The
Compensation Committee shall establish a general compensation policy for the
Corporation's directors and elected officers and shall have responsibility for
approving the compensation of the Corporation's directors, elected officers and
any other senior officers determined by the Compensation Committee. The
Compensation Committee shall have all of the powers of administration granted to
the Compensation Committee under the Corporation's non-qualified employee
benefit plans, including any stock incentive plans, long-term incentive plans,
bonus plans, retirement plans, deferred compensation plans, stock purchase plans
and medical, dental and insurance plans. In connection therewith, the
Compensation Committee shall determine, subject to the provisions of such plans,
the directors, officers and employees of the Corporation eligible to participate
in any of the plans, the extent of such participation and the terms and
conditions under which benefits may be vested, received or
exercised. The Compensation Committee may delegate any or all of its
powers of administration under any or all of the Corporation's non-qualified
employee benefit plans to any committee or entity appointed by the Compensation
Committee. If required by any Nevada or federal laws, rules or regulations, or
by the rules or regulations of any exchange on which the Corporation's shares
shall be listed, the Board shall approve a charter for the Compensation
Committee and the Compensation Committee shall comply with such charter in the
performance of its duties.
Section
4.2 Other Committees.
Subject
to the limitations of the Articles, these Bylaws and the laws of the State of
Nevada, or duties not delegable by the Board, any or all of the responsibilities
and powers of the Board may be exercised, and the business and affairs of this
Corporation may be exercised or controlled by or under the authority of such
other committee or committees as may be appointed by the Board, including,
without limitation, a Nominating Committee, an Ethics, Quality and Compliance
Committee and a Corporate Governance Committee. The responsibilities and/or
powers to be exercised by any such committee shall be designated by the
Board.
Section
4.3 Procedures.
Meetings
and actions of committees shall be governed by, and held in accordance with, the
following provisions of Article II of these Bylaws: Section 2.9 (Regular
Meetings), Section 2.10 (Special Meetings), Section 2.11 (Notice; Waiver of
Notice), Section 2.12 (Notice of Adjournment), Section 2.13 (Quorum) and Section
2.14 (Action by Unanimous Written Consent), with such changes in the context of
these Bylaws as are necessary to substitute the committee and its members for
the Board and its members; provided, however, that the time of regular meetings
of committees may be determined either by resolution of the Board or by
resolution of the committee, that special meetings of committees may also be
called by resolution of the Board. The Board may adopt rules for the
governance of any committee not inconsistent with the provisions of these
Bylaws.
ARTICLE
V
CORPORATE
RECORDS AND REPORTS—INSPECTION
Section
5.1 Records.
The
Corporation shall maintain adequate and correct accounts, books and records of
its business and properties. All of such books, records and accounts shall be
kept at its corporate headquarters and/or at other locations within or without
the State of Nevada as may be designated by the Board.
Section
5.2 Articles, Bylaws and Stock Ledger.
The
Corporation shall maintain and keep the following documents at its registered
office in the State of Nevada: (a) a certified copy of the Articles and all
amendments thereto; (b) a certified copy of these Bylaws and all amendments
thereto; and (c) the Stock Ledger (unless such Stock Ledger is kept by a third
party transfer agent).
Section
5.3 Inspection.
Stockholders
of the Corporation may inspect books and records of the Corporation in
accordance with Sections 78.105 and 78.257 of the Nevada Revised
Statutes.
Section
5.4 Checks, Drafts, Etc.
All
checks, drafts, or other orders for payment of money, notes or other evidences
of indebtedness, issued in the name of, or payable to, the Corporation, shall be
signed or endorsed only by such person or persons, and only in such manner, as
shall be authorized from time to time by the Board, the Chief Executive Officer,
the President, the Chief Financial Officer or the Treasurer.
ARTICLE
VI
OTHER
AUTHORIZATIONS
Section
6.1 Execution of Contracts.
Except as
otherwise provided in these Bylaws, the Board may authorize any officer or agent
of the corporation to enter into and execute any contract, document, agreement
or instrument in the name of and on behalf of the Corporation. Such authority
may be general or confined to specific instances. Unless so authorized by the
Board, no officer, agent or employee shall have any power or authority, except
in the ordinary course of business, to bind the Corporation by any contract or
engagement, to pledge its credit or to render it liable for any purpose or in
any amount.
Section
6.2 Dividends or Other Distributions
From time
to time, the Board may declare, and the Corporation may pay, dividends or other
distributions on its outstanding shares in the manner and on the terms and
conditions provided by the laws of the State of Nevada and the Articles, subject
to any contractual restrictions to which the Corporation is then
subject.
ARTICLE
VII
SHARES
AND TRANSFER OF SHARES
Section
7.1 Shares.
(a) The
shares of the capital stock of the Corporation may be represented by
certificates or uncertificated. Each registered holder of shares of capital
stock, upon written request to the Secretary of the Corporation, shall be
provided with a stock certificate representing the number of shares owned by
such holder.
(b) Certificates
for shares shall be in such form as the Board may designate and shall be
numbered and registered as they are issued. Each shall state the name of the
record holder of the shares represented thereby; its number and date of
issuance; the number of shares for which it is issued; the par value; a
statement of the rights, privileges, preferences and restrictions, if any; a
statement as to rights of redemption or conversion, if any; and a statement of
liens or restrictions upon transfer or voting, if any, or, alternatively, a
statement that certificates specifying such matters may be obtained from the
Secretary of the Corporation.
(c) Every
certificate for shares must be signed by the Chief Executive Officer or the
President and the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary, or must be authenticated
by facsimiles of the signatures of the Chief Executive Officer or the President
and the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary. Before it becomes effective, every
certificate for shares authenticated by a facsimile or a signature must be
countersigned by a transfer agent or transfer clerk, and must be registered by
an incorporated bank or trust company, either domestic or foreign, as registrar
of transfers.
(d) Even
though an officer who signed, or whose facsimile signature has been written,
printed, or stamped on a certificate for shares ceases, by death, resignation,
retirement or otherwise, to be an officer of the Corporation before the
certificate is delivered by the Corporation, the certificate shall be as valid
as though signed by a duly elected, qualified and authorized officer if it is
countersigned by the signature or facsimile signature of a transfer clerk or
transfer agent and registered by an incorporated bank or trust company, as
registrar of transfers.
(e) Even
though a person whose facsimile signature as, or on behalf of, the transfer
agent or transfer clerk has been written, printed or stamped on a certificate
for shares ceases, by death, resignation, or otherwise, to be a person
authorized to so sign such certificate before the certificate is delivered by
the Corporation, the certificate shall be deemed countersigned by the facsimile
signature of a transfer agent or transfer clerk for purposes of meeting the
requirements of this section.
Section
7.2 Transfer on the Books.
Upon
surrender to the Secretary or transfer agent of the Corporation of a certificate
for shares duly endorsed or accompanied by proper evidence of succession,
assignment or authority to transfer, it shall be the duty of the Corporation or
its transfer agent to issue a new certificate, if requested by the transferee,
to the person entitled thereto, cancel the old certificate and record the
transaction upon its books.
Section
7.3 Lost or Destroyed Certificates.
The Board
may direct, or may authorize the Secretary to direct, a new certificate or
certificates to be issued in place of any certificate or certificates
theretofore issued by the Corporation alleged to have been lost or destroyed,
upon the Secretary's receipt of an affidavit of that fact by the person
requesting the replacement certificate for shares so lost or destroyed. When
authorizing such issue of a new certificate or certificates, the Board or
Secretary may, in its or the Secretary's discretion, and as a condition
precedent to the issuance thereof, require the owner of such lost or destroyed
certificate or certificates, or such owner's legal representative, to advertise
the same in such manner as it shall require and/or give the Corporation a bond
in such sum as it may direct as indemnity against any claim that may be made
against the Corporation with respect to the certificate alleged to have been
lost or destroyed.
Section
7.4 Transfer Agents and Registrars.
The
Board, the Chief Executive Officer, the Chief Financial Officer or the Secretary
may appoint one or more transfer agents or transfer clerks, and one or more
registrars, who may be the same person, and may be the Secretary of the
Corporation, an incorporated bank or trust company or any other person or
entity, either domestic or foreign.
Section
7.5 Fixing Record Date for Dividends, Etc.
The Board
may fix a time, not exceeding fifty (50) days preceding the date fixed for the
payment of any dividend or distribution, or for the allotment of rights, or when
any change or conversion or exchange of shares shall go into effect, as a record
date for the determination of the stockholders entitled to receive any such
dividend or distribution, or any such allotment of rights, or to exercise the
rights in respect to any such change, conversion, or exchange of shares, and, in
such case, only stockholders of record on the date so fixed shall be entitled to
receive such dividend, distribution, or allotment of rights, or to exercise such
rights, as the case may be, notwithstanding any transfer of any shares on the
books of the Corporation after any record date fixed as aforesaid.
Section
7.6 Record Ownership.
The
Corporation shall be entitled to recognize the exclusive right of a person
registered as such on the books of the Corporation as the owner of shares of the
Corporation's stock to receive dividends or other distributions and to vote as
such owner, and shall not be bound to recognize any equitable or other claim to
or interest in such shares on the part of any other person, whether or not the
Corporation shall have express or other notice thereof, except as otherwise
provided by law.
ARTICLE
VIII
AMENDMENTS
TO BYLAWS
Section
8.1 By Stockholders.
New or
restated bylaws may be adopted, or these Bylaws may be repealed, amended and/or
restated, at any meeting of the stockholders, by the affirmative vote of the
holders of a majority of all outstanding shares voting together and not by
class, except amendment of Section 2.5 shall require the approval of two-thirds
(2/3) of all outstanding shares voting together (unless the Certificate of
Designation of any preferred stock of the Corporation requires the affirmative
vote of such holders of preferred stock).
Section
8.2 By Directors.
Subject
to the right of the stockholders to adopt, amend and/or restate or repeal these
Bylaws, as provided in Section 8.1, the Board may adopt, amend, or repeal any of
these Bylaws, except amendment of Section 2.5 shall require the approval of
two-thirds (2/3) of all outstanding shares voting together (unless the
Certificate of Designation of any preferred stock of the Corporation requires
the affirmative vote of such holders of preferred stock) by the affirmative vote
of two-thirds of the directors. This power may not be delegated to
any committee appointed in accordance with these Bylaws.
Section
8.3 Record of Amendments.
Whenever
an amendment or a new Bylaw is adopted, it shall be copied in the book of
minutes with the original Bylaws, in the appropriate place. If any Bylaw is
repealed, the fact of repeal, with the date of the meeting at which the repeal
was enacted, or written assent was filed, shall be stated in said
book.
ARTICLE
IX
INDEMNIFICATION
OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS
Section
9.1 Indemnification in Actions, Suits or Proceedings other than those
by or in the Right of the Corporation.
Any
person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any
threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil,
criminal, administrative or investigative (except an action by or in the right
of the Corporation) (a "
Proceeding
"), by
reason of the fact that such person is or was a director, officer, employee or
agent of the Corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the Corporation
as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership,
joint venture, trust or other enterprise, shall be indemnified and held harmless
by the Corporation to the fullest extent permitted by Nevada law against
expenses, including attorneys' fees, judgments, fines and amounts paid in
settlement actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection with
such Proceeding (collectively, "
Costs
"). The
termination of any Proceeding by judgment, order, settlement, conviction, or
upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, shall not, of itself, create a
presumption that the person did not act in good faith and in a manner which such
person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the
Corporation, and that, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, such
person had reasonable cause to believe that such person's conduct was
unlawful.
Section
9.2 Indemnification in Actions, Suits or Proceedings by or in
the Right of the Corporation.
The
Corporation shall indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to
be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed Proceeding by or in the
right of the Corporation to procure a judgment in its favor by reason of the
fact that such person is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the
Corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a
director, officer, employee, or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint
venture, trust or other enterprise against Costs incurred by such person in
connection with the defense or settlement of such action or
suit. Indemnification may not be made for any claim, issue or matter
as to which such person has been adjudged by a court of competent jurisdiction,
after exhaustion of all appeals therefrom, to be liable to the Corporation or
for amounts paid in settlement to the Corporation, unless and only to the extent
that the court in which the action or suit was brought or other court of
competent jurisdiction determines upon application that in view of all the
circumstances of the case, the person is fairly and reasonably entitled to
indemnity for such expenses as the court deems proper.
Section
9.3 Indemnification by a Court.
If a
claim under Sections 9.1 or 9.2 is not paid in full by the Corporation within 30
days after a written claim has been received by the Corporation, the claimant
may at any time thereafter bring suit against the Corporation to recover the
unpaid amount of the claim and, if successful in whole or in part, the claimant
shall be entitled to be paid also the expense of prosecuting such claim. It
shall be a defense to any such action (other than an action brought to enforce a
claim for Costs incurred in defending any Proceeding in advance of its final
disposition where the required undertaking, if any is required, has been
tendered to the Corporation) that the claimant has failed to meet a standard of
conduct which makes it permissible under Nevada law for the Corporation to
indemnify the claimant for the amount claimed. Neither the failure of the
Corporation (including the Board, independent legal counsel, or the
stockholders) to have made a determination prior to the commencement of such
action that indemnification of the claimant is permissible in the circumstances
because such claimant has met such standard of conduct, nor an actual
determination by the Corporation (including the Board, independent legal
counsel, or the stockholders) that the claimant has not met such standard of
conduct, shall be a defense to the action or create a presumption that the
claimant has failed to meet such standard of conduct.
Section
9.4 Expenses Payable in Advance.
The
Corporation shall pay the Costs incurred by any person entitled to
indemnification in defending a Proceeding as such Costs are incurred and in
advance of the final disposition of a Proceeding; provided, however, that the
Corporation shall pay the Costs of such person only upon receipt of an
undertaking by or on behalf of such person to repay the amount if it is
ultimately determined by a court of competent jurisdiction that such person is
not entitled to be indemnified by the Corporation.
Section
9.5 Nonexclusivity of Indemnification and Advancement of
Expenses.
The right
to indemnification and advancement of Costs authorized in this Article IX or
ordered by a court: (a) does not exclude any other rights to which a person
seeking indemnification or advancement of expenses may be entitled under the
Articles of the Corporation or any agreement, vote of stockholders or
disinterested directors or otherwise, for either an action in such person's
official capacity or an action in another capacity while holding such person's
office, except that indemnification, unless ordered by a court pursuant to
Nevada law or the advancement of expenses made pursuant to Section 9.4, may not
be made to or on behalf of any director or officer if a final adjudication
establishes that such person's acts or omissions involved intentional
misconduct, fraud or a knowing violation of the law and was material to the
cause of action; and (b) continues for a person who has ceased to be a director,
officer, employee, or agent and inures to the benefit of the heirs, executors
and administrators of such a person.
Section
9.6 Insurance.
The
Corporation may purchase and maintain insurance or make other financial
arrangements on behalf of any person who is or was a director, officer, employee
or agent of the Corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the
Corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation,
partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise in accordance with Section
78.752 of the Nevada Revised Statutes.
Section
9.7 Certain Definitions.
(a) For
purposes of this Article IX, references to "the Corporation" shall include, in
addition to the resulting corporation, any constituent corporation (including
any constituent of a constituent) absorbed in a consolidation or merger which,
if its separate existence had continued, would have had power and authority to
indemnify its directors, officers, employees or agents so that any person who is
or was a director, officer, employee or agent of such constituent corporation or
is or was serving at the request of such constituent corporation as a director,
officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture,
trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise, shall stand in the same
position under the provisions of this Article IX with respect to the resulting
or surviving corporation as such person would have with respect to such
constituent corporation if its separate existence had
continued.
(b) For
purposes of this Article IX, references to "fines" shall include any excise
taxes assessed on a person with respect to an employee benefit
plan.
(c) For
purposes of this Article IX, references to "serving at the request of the
Corporation" shall include any service as a director, officer, employee or agent
of the Corporation which imposes duties on, or involves services by, such
director, officer, employee or agent with respect to an employee benefit plan,
its participants or beneficiaries;
(d) For
purposes of this Article IX, a person who acted in good faith and in a manner
such person reasonably believed to be in the interest of the participants and
beneficiaries of an employee benefit plan shall be deemed to have acted in a
manner "not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation" as referred to in
this Article IX.
(e) For
purposes of this Article IX, the term "Board" shall mean the Board of the
Corporation or, to the extent permitted by the laws of Nevada, as the same exist
or may hereafter be amended, its Executive Committee. On vote of the Board, the
Corporation may assent to the adoption of Article IX by any subsidiary, whether
or not wholly owned.
Section
9.8 Indemnification of Witnesses.
To the
extent that any director, officer, employee, or agent of the Corporation is by
reason of such position, or a position held with another entity at the request
of the Corporation, a witness in any action, suit or proceeding, such person
shall be indemnified against all Costs actually and reasonably incurred by such
person or on such person's behalf in connection therewith.
Section
9.9 Indemnification Agreements.
The
Corporation may enter into agreements with any director, officer, employee, or
agent of the Corporation providing for indemnification to the full extent
permitted by Nevada law.
Section
9.10 Actions Prior to Adoption of Article IX.
The
rights provided by this Article IX shall be available whether or not the claim
asserted against the director, officer, employee, or agent is based on matters
which antedate the adoption of this Article IX.
Section
9.11 Severability.
If any
provision Article IX shall for any reason be determined to be invalid, the
remaining provisions hereof shall not be affected thereby but shall remain in
full force and effect.
ARTICLE
X
CORPORATE
SEAL
The
corporate seal shall be circular in form and shall have inscribed thereon the
name of the Corporation, the date of its incorporation and the word
"Nevada".
ARTICLE
XI
INTERPRETATION
Reference
in these Bylaws to any provision of Nevada law or the Nevada Revised Statutes
shall be deemed to include all amendments thereto and the effect of the
construction and determination of validity thereof by the Nevada Supreme
Court.
[see
attached]
EXHIBIT
C
AMENDED AND RESTATED
SCHEDULES
Schedule
1.2
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Accounts
Payable Over 120 Days That Are Permitted
Indebtedness:
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Aspen
Capital Advisors not to exceed $65,000
K&L
Gates, LLP not to exceed $500,000
Path Labs
of Fort Myers not to exceed $80,000
HCSS, LLC
dba Bridge Labs not to exceed $40,000
Schedule
2.3
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Borrower’s
Operating Account for Disbursements
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[***]
Schedule
5.3B
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Third-Party
Contracts With Payor’s Representing at Least 5% of Cash
Receipts
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Medicare
United
Healthcare
Schedule
7.3
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Subsidiaries
of NeoGenomics, Inc., a Nevada Corporation (Holding
Company)
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NeoGenomics
Laboratories, Inc., a Florida Corporation
Subsidiaries
of NeoGenomics Laboratories, Inc., a Florida Corporation (Operating
Company)
None
Capitalization
of NeoGenomics, Inc, a Nevada Corporation
Common
Shares Authorized:
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100,000,000
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Common
Stock Outstanding (as of 3/31/09):
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33,056,021
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Preferred
Stock Authorized:
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10,000,000
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Preferred
Stock Outstanding (as of 3/31/09):
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None
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Warrants
Outstanding (as of 3/31/09):
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6,542,755
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Options
Outstanding (as of 12/31/08):
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3,724,422
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This
Schedule 7.3 dealing with the Capitalization of the Guarantor shall be deemed to
be automatically updated by any disclosures which appear in the Guarantor’s
public filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Capitalization
of NeoGenomics Laboratories, Inc, a Florida Corporation
Common
Shares Authorized:
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100
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Common
Sock Outstanding:
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100
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Board
of Directors of NeoGenomics, Inc, a Nevada Corporation
Michael
T. Dent, M.D.
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George
G. O’Leary
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Robert
P. Gasparini
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Peter
M. Peterson
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Marvin
E. Jaffe, M.D.
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William
J. Robison
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Steven
C. Jones
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Douglas
M. VanOort
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[***] Information redacted
pursuant to a confidential treatment request. An unredacted version
of this Agreement has been filed separately with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
Board
of Directors of NeoGenomics Laboratories, Inc, a Florida
Corporation
Douglas
M. VanOort
Michael
T. Dent, M.D.
Robert P.
Gasparini
Schedule
7.4A
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Locations
of Leased Properties
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12701
Commonwealth Drive, Suites 1-9
Fort
Myers, FL 33913
618
Grassmere Park Drive, Suite 20
Nashville,
TN 37211
6 Morgan
Street, Suite 150
Irvine,
CA 92618
9548
Topanga Canyon Blvd.
Chatsworth,
CA 91311
Schedule
7.5
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Affiliate
Contracts
HCSS, LLC
On
March 11, 2005, NeoGenomics entered into an agreement with HCSS, LLC and
eTelenext, Inc. to enable NeoGenomics to use eTelenext, Inc’s laboratory
information system (LIS). HCSS, LLC is a holding company
created to build a small laboratory network for the 50 small commercial
genetics laboratories in the United States. HCSS, LLC is owned
66.7% by Dr. Michael T. Dent, our Chairman. By becoming the
first customer of HCSS in the small laboratory network, the Company saved
approximately $152,000 in up front licensing fees. Under the
terms of the agreement, the Company paid $22,500 over three months to
customize this software and pays an annual membership fee of $6,000 per
year and monthly transaction fees of between $2.50 - $10.00 per completed
test, depending on the volume of tests performed. As of
December, 2007, the Company was incurring approximately $8,000 -
$10,000/month in fees. The eTelenext system is an elaborate LIS
that is in use at many larger labs. By utilizing the eTelenext
system, the Company has vastly increased the productivity of its
technologists.
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Certain Consulting Agreements with Board
Members
The
Company has consulting arrangements with two members of its Board of
Directors, Mr. Steven Jones and Mr. George O’Leary, to provide various
consulting services. Although there are no written agreements,
per se, each of these arrangements has been approved by the Company’s
Board of Directors. Mr. Jones receives approximately $150/hour
and is paid through Aspen Capital Advisors. Mr. O’leary
receives approximately $1,000/day and is paid through SKS
Consulting. The maximum amounts payable by the Company under
the consulting agreements referenced in this paragraph will not exceed
$500,000 per fiscal
year.
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[***] Information redacted
pursuant to a confidential treatment request. An unredacted version
of this Agreement has been filed separately with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
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Certain Leasing Arrangements with Gulf Pointe
Capital, LLC
On
September 30, 2008, the Borrower entered into a Master Lease Agreement
(the “Master Lease”) with Gulfpointe Capital, LLC which allows the
Borrower to obtain operating lease capital from time to
time. Three members of the Guarantor’s Board of Directors
Steven Jones, Peter Petersen and Marvin Jaffe, are affiliated with
Gulfpointe Capital, LLC. On September 30, 2008, the Borrower
also entered into the first lease schedule under the Master Lease
Agreement which provided for a sale leaseback on approximately $130,000 of
used laboratory equipment (“Lease Schedule #1”). This
sale/leaseback transaction was entered into after it was determined that
Leasing Technologies International Inc., the Borrower’s primary source of
operating lease funds, was unable to consummate this transaction under
their lease line with the Borrower. Messrs Jones, Peterson and
Jaffe recused themselves from all aspects of both sides of this
transaction. The lease has a 30 month term and a lease rate
factor of 0.039683/month, which equates to monthly payments of $5,154.88
during the term. Gulfpointe Capital LLC (“Gulfpointe”) also
received warrants to purchase 32,475 shares of the Guarantor’s common
stock with an exercise price of $1.08/share and a five year
term. At the end of the term, the Borrower’s options are as
follows:
a.)
Purchase not less than all of the equipment for its then fair market value
not to exceed 15% of the original equipment cost.
b.)
Extend the lease term for a minimum of six months.
c.)
Return not less than all the equipment at the conclusion of the lease
term.
On
February 9, 2009, the Borrower entered into a second schedule under the
Master Lease for the sale leaseback and purchase of approximately $118,000
of used laboratory equipment (“Lease Schedule #2”). This sale/leaseback
transaction was entered into after it was determined that Leasing
Technologies International Inc., the Borrower’s primary source of
operating lease funds, was unable to consummate this transaction under
their lease line with the Borrower. Messrs. Jones, Peterson and
Jaffe recused themselves from all aspects of both sides of this
transaction. The lease has a 30 month term at the same lease
rate factor per month as Lease Schedule #1, which equates to monthly
payments of $4,690.41 during the term. As part of Lease
Schedule #2, on February 9, 2009, the Guarantor and Gulfpointe terminated
their original warrant agreement, dated September 30, 2008, and replaced
it with a new warrant to purchase 83,333 shares of the Guarantor’s common
stock. Such new warrant has a five year term and an exercise
price of $0.75/share. The Borrower’s options at the end of the
term of Lease Schedule #2 are the same as for Lease Schedule
#1.
Certain Stock and Warrant Agreements with Douglas
M. VanOort
On March 16, 2009, the Guarantor
entered into a subscription agreement with the Douglas M. VanOort Living
Trust for the purchase of 625,000 shares of common stock at a purchase
price of $0.80/share, which resulted in gross proceeds to the Guarantor of
$500,000. Also on March 16, 2009, the Guarantor entered into a
warrant agreement with Douglas M. VanOort granting him the rights to
purchase 625,000 shares of common stock at a purchase price of
$1.05/share. Such warrant has a five year term and is subject
to certain vesting requirements specified in the
warrant.
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Schedule
7.6
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Litigation
US Labs
On October 26, 2006, US Labs
filed a complaint in the Superior Court of the State of California for the
County of Los Angeles (entitled Accupath Diagnostics Laboratories, Inc. v.
NeoGenomics, Inc., et al., Case No. BC 360985) (the “Lawsuit”) against the
Company and Robert Gasparini, as an individual, and certain other
employees and non-employees of NeoGenomics (the “Defendants”) with respect
to claims arising from discussions with current and former employees of US
Labs. On March 18, 2008, we reached a preliminary agreement to
settle US Labs’ claims, and in accordance with SFAS No. 5,
Accounting For
Contingencies,
as of December 31, 2007 we accrued a $375,000 loss
contingency, which consisted of $250,000 to provide for the Company’s
expected share of this settlement, and $125,000 to provide for the
Company’s share of the estimated legal fees.
On April 23, 2008, the Company
and US Labs entered into the Settlement Agreement; whereby, both parties
agreed to settle and resolve all claims asserted in and arising out of the
aforementioned lawsuit. Pursuant to the Settlement Agreement, the
Defendants are required to pay $500,000 to US Labs, of which $250,000 was
paid on May 1, 2008 with funds from the Company’s insurance carrier and
the remaining $250,000 will be paid by the Company on the last day of each
month in equal installments of $31,250 commencing on May 31,
2008. Under the terms of the Settlement Agreement, there are
certain provisions agreed to in the event of default. As of
March 31, 2009, there were no remaining payments due under the Settlement
Agreement.
FCCI Commercial Insurance
Company
A
civil lawsuit is currently pending between the Company and its liability
insurer, FCCI Commercial Insurance Company ("FCCI") in the 20th Judicial
Circuit Court in and for Lee County, Florida (Case No.
07-CA-017150). FCCI filed the suit on December 12, 2007 in
response to the Company's demands for insurance benefits with respect to
an underlying action involving US Labs (a settlement agreement has since
been reached in the underlying action, and thus that case has now
concluded). Specifically, the Company maintains that the
underlying plaintiff's allegations triggered the subject insurance
policy's personal and advertising injury coverage. In the
lawsuit, FCCI seeks a court judgment that it owes no obligation to the
Company regarding the underlying action (FCCI does not seek monetary
damages). The Company has counterclaimed against FCCI for
breach of the subject insurance policy, and seeks recovery of defense
costs incurred in the underlying matter, amounts paid in settlement
thereof, and fees and expenses incurred in litigating with
FCCI. The court recently denied a motion by FCCI for judgment
on the pleadings, and the parties are proceeding with
discovery. We intend to aggressively pursue all remedies in
this matter and believe that the courts will ultimately find that FCCI had
a duty to provide coverage in the US Labs
litigation.
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Dr. Peter Kohn
In
October 2004, Dr. Peter Kohn resigned as Lab Director of NeoGenomics. His
employment contract with the Company ended September 30, 2004 and was not
renewed. There was communication between Mr. Thomas White, former CEO and
Dr. Kohn in October regarding health coverage and unused vacation time. In
November 2004, the company received correspondence from Terry and Frazier,
LLP, Dr. Kohn’s attorney relating to health care coverage, unused vacation
time and business expenses related to November 2004. Mr. White responded
that the Company would use the unpaid vacation time to cover Dr. Kohn’s
health insurance until the issue is resolved and that the business
expenses fell outside the contract terms and therefore would not be
reimbursed. Dr. Kohn’s contract stipulated that this agreement superseded
all prior agreements and therefore prior claims related to prior
agreements were resolved with the signing of the most recent agreement.
The Company believes that it has a strong documented case relating to its
position regarding Dr. Kohn’s claims which would hold up in any court
proceeding. However, in the event that the Company is found to
be liable for some or all of Dr. Kohn’s claims, the amounts in question
would not be material to the ongoing operations of the
Company. The Company booked accrued severance expense of
$12,352 to cover Dr. Kohn’s unused vacation pay up to the date of his
termination and paid approximately $400/month to cover his health
insurance against this accrual until June of 2007 when the Company was
notified that Dr. Kohn had gotten insurance elsewhere.
On January 12, 2005, the Company
received a complaint filed in the Circuit Court for Seminole County,
Florida by its former Laboratory Director, Dr. Peter Kohn. The
complaint alleged that the Company owed Dr. Kohn approximately $22,000 in
back vacation pay and other unspecified damages. The Company
believes that it owes Dr. Kohn no more than approximately $12,352, of
which it has already paid substantially all of this by virtue of the
Company continuing to pay Dr. Kohn’s health insurance
premiums.
On
March 5, 2007, the Company received an amended complaint filed in the
Circuit Court for Seminole County, Florida by Dr. Kohn. The
complaint alleges the following (a) that Dr. Kohn is owed $12,600 for 22
unused vacation days and 4 unused sick days resulting from his first
contract from Oct 2002 to Sept 2003; (b) that Dr. Kohn is owed $14,054 for
25 unused vacation days and four unused sick days (at a rate of
$484.64/day), (c) that Dr. Kohn is owed $10,664 for thirty days of notice
time from Oct 7, 2004 to Nov 5, 2004 and $917 for rent reimbursement and
$442 for meal and auto expense, and (d) that Dr. Kohn is entitled to
recoup legal fees.
The
Company believes that all of Dr. Kohn’s claims related to the first
contract (see (a) above) are unenforceable since the second contract
clearly stated that it superseded all prior claims. With
respect to Dr. Kohn’s claims in paragraph (b) above, the Company has
acknowledged that it owed Dr. Kohn $12,352 as of the date of termination
for 25 days of unused vacation time and has been using this money to pay
his insurance premiums. The Company further believes that Dr.
Kohn’s claims from (c) above are without merit, since the contract had
already lapsed on Sept 30, 2004 and the Company received an email message
from Dr. Kohn saying that he had resigned. Thus, either of the
above reasons would have obviated the need for 30 days
notice. Similarly, the Company does not believe that Dr.
Kohn is entitled to attorneys fees.
In
March 2007, the Company filed a motion to dismiss most of the third
amended complaint, except for the count dealing with the unused vacation
pay from the second contract (count b above), which the Company has
acknowledged that it owed to Dr. Kohn. On May 1, 2007, the
judged dismissed two of the four counts that the Company had requested be
dismissed. On June 13, 2007, the Company filed its answer to
Dr. Kohn’s remaining claims and the both sides are currently engaged in
discovery. There has been no meaningful activity on this case
since the summer of 2007, and no trial has been set for the remaining
matters. Should Dr. Kohn continue to pursue this action, the
Company intends to vigorously pursue its defense of this matter, and even
if the Company were found liable for Dr. Kohn’s claims, the Company does
not believe the amounts in question would be material to the ongoing
operations of the
Company.
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Thomas Schofield
On January 16, 2009, the Borrower
initiated litigation against Thomas Schofield, who had served as the
Borrower’s Director of Operations from June 2005 until his resignation in
late December 2008. The suit, which was filed in the Circuit
Court for the Twentieth Judicial District in and for Lee County Florida
(the “Court”), sought the enforcement of Mr. Schofield’s Confidentiality,
Non-Solicitation and Non-Competition Agreement. An emergency
trial was held on January 28, 2009 in Fort Myers, FL. At such
trial the judge affirmed in part and denied in part the Borrower’s request
for a preliminary injunction against Mr. Schofield and his new employer,
Laboratory Corporation of America (Lab Corp.). On April 2,
2009, the Court issued a written ruling with the specific
injunction. The injunction enjoins Mr. Schofield from working
in any management capacity other than as Director of Logistics
for Lab Corp within 1,000 miles of the Borrower’s main headquarter
facility in Fort Myers. The order also enjoins Mr. Schofield
from soliciting any of the Borrowers customers either individually or in
concert with Lab Corp.
Other Litigation in the Normal Course of
Business
The Credit Parties are also
subject to legal proceedings, claims and litigation arising in the
ordinary course of business where (a) the amount in controversy does not
exceed $50,000 and (b) no injuctive relief is being sought by the
parties. We do not expect the ultimate costs to resolve these
matters to have a material adverse effect on our consolidated financial
position, results of operations or cash flows.
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Schedule
7.11
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Intellectual
Property
The
Company has received a registered trademark for the name “NeoGenomics” for
use in the business in which it currently operates and related
businesses.
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Schedule
7.15A
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Existing
Indebtedness, Investments, Guarantees and Certain
Contracts
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Existing
Indebtedness of Guarantor
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None
|
|
|
|
|
|
Existing
Indebtedness and Contracts for Indebtedness by
Borrower
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Amount of
|
|
Start
|
|
|
|
Term
|
|
|
|
|
|
Lessor (Capitalized Leases)
|
|
Asset Description
|
|
lease
|
|
Date
|
|
Term
|
|
Date
|
|
Payment
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
US Express Lease
|
|
Computer Equipment
|
|
$
|
11,204
|
|
Mar-07
|
|
36
|
|
Mar-10
|
|
$
|
413
|
|
2
|
|
Balboa Capital
|
|
Furniture & fixtures
|
|
|
19,820
|
|
Apr-07
|
|
60
|
|
Mar-12
|
|
|
441
|
|
3
|
|
VAR 222707 - PC Connections
|
|
Computer Equipment
|
|
|
6,245
|
|
Feb-07
|
|
36
|
|
Jan-10
|
|
|
372
|
|
4
|
|
VAR res 13107 - PC Connection
|
|
Computer Equipment
|
|
|
3,554
|
|
Feb-07
|
|
36
|
|
Jan-10
|
|
|
299
|
|
5
|
|
California Beckman
|
|
Cytomics PC 500
|
|
|
136,118
|
|
Mar-07
|
|
60
|
|
Feb-12
|
|
|
2,792
|
|
6
|
|
Baytree
|
|
BMC Software/customer svc
|
|
|
15,783
|
|
Mar-07
|
|
36
|
|
Mar-10
|
|
|
552
|
|
7
|
|
Royal bank of america
|
|
Abbott molecular Thermobrite
|
|
|
80,936
|
|
Feb-07
|
|
48
|
|
Jan-11
|
|
|
2,289
|
|
8
|
|
Beckman Coulter Lease
|
|
Flow Cytometer
|
|
|
125,064
|
|
Apr-06
|
|
60
|
|
Mar-11
|
|
|
2,691
|
|
9
|
|
Marlin Lease
|
|
Ikonisys comupter support equip
|
|
|
48,230
|
|
Sep-06
|
|
60
|
|
Aug-11
|
|
|
1,201
|
|
10
|
|
B of A Lease
|
|
Computer hardware & servers
|
|
|
98,405
|
|
Sep-06
|
|
60
|
|
Aug-11
|
|
|
2,366
|
|
11
|
|
AEL Lease
|
|
IkoniScope
|
|
|
100,170
|
|
Sep-06
|
|
60
|
|
Aug-11
|
|
|
2,316
|
|
12
|
|
GE Capital Corp
|
|
IkoniScope
|
|
|
100,170
|
|
Sep-06
|
|
60
|
|
Aug-11
|
|
|
2,105
|
|
13
|
|
Beckman Coulter
|
|
Coulter Hematology Analyzer
|
|
|
18,375
|
|
Nov-06
|
|
60
|
|
Oct-11
|
|
|
761
|
|
14
|
|
Bank of America
|
|
Computer hardware & servers
|
|
|
8,954
|
|
Nov-06
|
|
60
|
|
Oct-11
|
|
|
228
|
|
15
|
|
Royal Bank (BMT) 24K Lease
|
|
Computer hardware & servers
|
|
|
23,494
|
|
Dec-06
|
|
48
|
|
Nov-10
|
|
|
718
|
|
16
|
|
Royal Bank (BMT) 18K Lease
|
|
Computer hardware & servers
|
|
|
17,661
|
|
Dec-06
|
|
48
|
|
Nov-10
|
|
|
549
|
|
17
|
|
Toshiba Lease
|
|
Phone system
|
|
|
42,784
|
|
Jan-07
|
|
60
|
|
Dec-11
|
|
|
998
|
|
18
|
|
Key Equipment
|
|
Genetic imaging system
|
|
|
124,820
|
|
Aug-07
|
|
60
|
|
Jul-12
|
|
|
3,090
|
|
19
|
|
Great America
|
|
Genetic imaging system
|
|
|
55,920
|
|
Aug-07
|
|
60
|
|
Jul-12
|
|
|
1,392
|
|
20
|
|
Bank of America
|
|
Seacoast billing software
|
|
|
74,788
|
|
Sep-07
|
|
36
|
|
Aug-10
|
|
|
3,125
|
|
21
|
|
Think Leasing/H&IT Capital
|
|
Ikoniscope, Great Plains s/w, etc
|
|
|
292,993
|
|
Jan-08
|
|
60
|
|
Jan-13
|
|
|
6,534
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
1,405,489
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
35,234
|
|
|
|
Investments
Held by Guarantor
|
|
|
|
|
|
$200,000
Convertible Note Receivable from Power3 Medical Products,
Inc.
|
|
|
|
|
|
Investments
Held by Subsidiary
|
|
|
|
|
|
None
|
|
|
|
Schedule
7.15B
|
|
Indebtedness with a Maturity
Date During the Term –
See Schedule 7.15A
|
|
|
|
Schedule
7.16
|
|
Other Agreements -
See
Schedule 7.5
|
Commercial Insurance Schedule
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Effective
|
|
Expiration
|
|
|
Broker / Agent
|
|
Carrier (Ins. Co)
|
|
Type
|
|
Policy Number
|
|
Limit
|
|
Date
|
|
Date
|
|
Note:
|
1
|
|
Gulfshore Insurance
|
|
Admiral
Insurance Co.
|
|
Professional Liability
|
|
E000000559302
|
|
$1
mil / $3 mil
|
|
10/9/2007
|
|
10/9/2008
|
|
All
Locations
|
2
|
|
Gulfshore Insurance
|
|
Travelers
Indemnity Co. of CT
|
|
Workers' Comp
|
|
IACRUB-4649C88-4-07
|
|
EL-$500,000
|
|
5/4/2007
|
|
5/4/2008
|
|
All
Locations
|
3
|
|
N/A
|
|
Brickstreet Mutual
Ins. Co
|
|
WV
Workers Comp
|
|
WC10203816-01
|
|
EL-$500,000
|
|
2/19/2007
|
|
2/19/2008
|
|
WV
Stae Ins. Co.
|
4
|
|
Lott & Gaylor
|
|
FCCI
- FL
|
|
Commercial Property
|
|
CP0003390-1
|
|
$1.7
mil
|
|
4/15/2007
|
|
4/15/2008
|
|
FL
only
|
5
|
|
Lott & Gaylor
|
|
FCCI
- FL
|
|
General Liability
|
|
GL00052821-1
|
|
$1
mil / $2 mil
|
|
4/15/2007
|
|
4/15/2008
|
|
FL
only
|
6
|
|
Lott & Gaylor
|
|
FCCI
- FL
|
|
Crime
|
|
CR0000676-1
|
|
$50,000
|
|
4/15/2007
|
|
4/15/2008
|
|
FL
Admin only
|
7
|
|
Lott & Gaylor
|
|
FCCI
- TN
|
|
commercial Property
|
|
CPP0006352-2
|
|
$225,841
|
|
5/31/2007
|
|
5/31/2008
|
|
TN
Only
|
8
|
|
Lott & Gaylor
|
|
FCCI
- TN
|
|
commercial liability
|
|
CPP0006352-2
|
|
$1
mil / $2 mil
|
|
5/31/2007
|
|
5/31/2008
|
|
TN
Only
|
9
|
|
Gulfshore Insurance
|
|
Mount
Vernon Ins.
|
|
commercial Property
|
|
CF2166377
|
|
$593,000
|
|
9/21/2007
|
|
9/21/2008
|
|
CA
Only
|
10
|
|
Gulfshore Insurance
|
|
Admiral
Insurance Co.
|
|
commercial liability
|
|
CA00001186101
|
|
$1
mil / $2 mil
|
|
9/21/2007
|
|
9/21/2008
|
|
CA
Only
|
11
|
|
Lott & Gaylor
|
|
FCCI
- Ins. Co.
|
|
Umbrella
|
|
UMB0005093-1
|
|
excess
of primary
|
|
4/15/2007
|
|
4/15/2008
|
|
FL/TN
|
12
|
|
Gulfshore Insurance
|
|
Mt.
Hawley Ins. Co.
|
|
Umbrella
|
|
MXL0365587
|
|
$3
mil excess of underlying
|
|
8/10/2007
|
|
4/15/2008
|
|
All
States
|
13
|
|
Gulfshore Insurance
|
|
Travelers Indemnity
Co.
|
|
Auto
|
|
BA4547L23A
|
|
$1,000,000
|
|
6/28/2007
|
|
6/28/2008
|
|
All
States/Any Auto
|
14
|
|
Lott & Gaylor
|
|
American
Home Assurance Co.
|
|
Executive D&O
|
|
108-55-03
|
|
$2
mil single limit
|
|
6/15/2007
|
|
6/15/2008
|
|
All
States
|
Schedule
7.18A
|
Borrower’s
Names
|
NeoGenomics
Laboratories, Inc.
NeoGenomics
Laboratories
Schedule
7.18B
|
Chief
Executive Offices and Other Places of
Business
|
Chief Executive
Offices
12701
Commonwealth Drive, Suites 1-9
Fort
Myers, FL 33913
Other Places of
Business
618
Grassmere Park Drive, Suite 20
Nashville,
TN 37211
6 Morgan
Street, Suite 150
Irvine,
CA 92618
9548
Topanga Canyon Blvd.
Chatsworth,
CA 91311
Schedule
8.8
|
Post-Closing
Matters
|
Schedule
9.2
|
Permitted
Indebtedness
|
All
Capital Leases listed in Schedule 7.15A
Schedule
9.3
|
Permitted
Liens
|
Purchase
Money on all Equipment financed through the Capital Leases listed on Schedule
7.15A
Schedule
9.4
|
New
Facilities
|
[***]
[***]
Information redacted pursuant to a confidential treatment request. An
unredacted version of this Agreement has been filed separately with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.
Exhibit
10.36
Execution
Copy
COMMON
STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT
This
Common Stock Purchase Agreement (this “
Agreement
”) is made
as of July 24, 2009, by and between NeoGenomics, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the
“
Company
”), and
Abbott Laboratories, an Illinois corporation (“
Abbott
”).
WITNESSETH
WHEREAS
, subject to the terms
and conditions set forth in this Agreement, the Company desires to issue and
sell to Abbott, and Abbott desires to purchase from the Company, 3,500,000
shares (the “
Shares
”) of common
stock of the Company, $0.001 par value per share (the “
Common
Stock
”).
NOW, THEREFORE
, in
consideration of the mutual covenants contained in this Agreement, and for other
good and valuable consideration the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby
acknowledged, the Company and Abbott agree as follows:
Section
1.
Definitions
In
addition to the terms defined elsewhere in this Agreement, for all purposes of
this Agreement, the following terms have the meanings indicated in this
Section
1
:
“
Commission
” means the
Securities and Exchange Commission.
“
Common Stock
” shall
have the meaning set forth in the Recital hereto.
“
Disclosure Schedules
”
means the disclosure schedules of the Company delivered concurrently
herewith.
“
Environmental Laws
”
shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 4.11
of this
Agreement.
“
Exchange Act
” means
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
“
Indemnified
Liabilities
” shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 7
of this
Agreement.
“
Indemnitees
” shall
have the meaning set forth in
Section 7
of this
Agreement.
“
Person
” means an
individual or corporation, partnership, trust, incorporated or unincorporated
association, joint venture, limited liability company, joint stock company,
government (or an agency or subdivision thereof) or other entity of any
kind.
“
Registration Rights
Agreement
” means the Registration Rights Agreement of even date herewith
between the Company and Abbott.
“
SEC
” means the United
States Securities and Exchange Commission.
“
SEC Reports
” shall
have the meaning set forth in
Section 4.6
hereto.
“
Securities Act
” means
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
“
Subsidiary
” means any
corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture or other
legal entity of which the Company owns, directly or indirectly, 50% or more of
the stock or other equity interests.
“
Transaction
Documents
” means this Agreement and the Registration Rights
Agreement.
Section
2.
Sale and Purchase of
Stock
Subject
to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Abbott agrees to purchase and the
Company agrees to sell and issue to Abbott the Shares for an aggregate purchase
price of $4,767,000 (the “
Purchase
Price
”).
Section
3.
Closing
3.1.
Closing
. The
purchase, sale and issuance of the Shares shall take place at a closing (the
“
Closing
”) to
be held at the offices of K&L Gates, LLP, 200 S. Biscayne Blvd., Suite 3900,
Miami, Florida, 33131 at 10:00 a.m., Eastern time, on the date hereof, or at
such other place, time and/or date as may be jointly designated by the Company
and Abbott (the “
Closing
Date
”).
3.2.
Deliveries
.
The Purchase Price for the Shares shall
be paid by Abbott to the Company at the Closing by wire transfer of immediately
available funds to an account or accounts to be designated by the
Company. Within three (3) business days following the Closing, the
Company will deliver to Abbott a certificate registered in Abbott’s name
representing the Shares.
Section
4.
Representations and
Warranties of the Company
Except as
set forth under the corresponding section of the Disclosure Schedules, which
Disclosure Schedules shall be deemed a part hereof, the Company hereby makes the
representations and warranties set forth below to Abbott:
4.1.
Organization and
Qualification
. The
Company and each of its Subsidiaries is an entity duly incorporated or otherwise
organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the
jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization (as applicable), with the
requisite power and authority to own and use its properties and assets and to
carry on its business as currently conducted. Each of the Company
and its Subsidiaries is duly qualified to conduct business and is in good
standing as a foreign corporation or other entity in each jurisdiction in which
the nature of the business conducted or property owned by it makes such
qualification necessary, except where the failure to be so qualified or in good
standing, as the case may be, could not reasonably be expected to result in (i)
a material adverse effect on the legality, validity or enforceability of any
Transaction Document or the authority or ability of the Company to perform its
obligations under any Transaction Document, or (ii) a material adverse effect on
the operations, results of operations, assets, business, properties or financial
condition of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole (any of (i) or
(ii), a “
Material
Adverse Effect
”). The Company has no Subsidiaries other than
as set forth on
Schedule 4.1
of the
Disclosure Schedule.
4.2.
Authorization;
Enforcement
. The Company has the requisite corporate power and
authority to enter into and to consummate the transactions contemplated by each
of the Transaction Documents and otherwise to carry out its obligations
thereunder. The execution and delivery of each of the Transaction
Documents by the Company and the consummation by it of the transactions
contemplated thereby have been duly authorized by all necessary action on the
part of the Company. Each Transaction Document has been (or upon
delivery will have been) duly executed by the Company and, when delivered in
accordance with the terms hereof, will constitute the valid and binding
obligation of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with its
terms except (i) as limited by general equitable principles and applicable
bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other laws of general
application affecting enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, (ii) as
limited by laws relating to the availability of specific performance, injunctive
relief or other equitable remedies and (iii) insofar as indemnification and
contribution provisions may be limited by applicable law.
4.3.
Capitalization
. As
of July 16, 2009, the authorized capital stock of the Company consists of (i)
100,000,000 shares of Common Stock, of which 33,077,424 shares were issued and
outstanding and (ii) 10,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock, $0.001 par value, of
which no shares were issued and outstanding. All such outstanding
shares have been, or upon issuance will be, validly issued and are fully paid
and nonassessable. Except as disclosed on
Schedule 4.3
of the
Disclosure Schedule, (i) no shares of the Company’s capital stock are subject to
preemptive rights or any other similar rights or any liens or encumbrances
suffered or permitted by the Company, (ii) there are no outstanding debt
securities, (iii) there are no outstanding options, warrants, scrip, rights to
subscribe to, calls or commitments of any character whatsoever relating to, or
securities or rights convertible into, any shares of capital stock of the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or contracts, commitments, understandings or
arrangements by which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is or may become
bound to issue additional shares of capital stock of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries or options, warrants, scrip, rights to subscribe to, calls or
commitments of any character whatsoever relating to, or securities or rights
convertible into, any shares of capital stock of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries, (iv) there are no agreements or arrangements under which the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries is obligated to register the sale of any of
their securities under the Securities Act (except the Registration Rights
Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement dated November 5, 2008 between the
Company and Fusion Capital Fund II, LLC, the Amended and Restated Registration
Rights Agreement dated March 23, 2005 among the Company, Aspen Select
Healthcare, LP, John Elliot, Steven Jones, Larry Kunert and Michael T. Dent,
M.D., and the Registration Rights Agreement dated March 30, 2006 among the
Company, Aspen Select Healthcare, LP and Steven C. Jones), (v) there are no
outstanding securities or instruments of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries
which contain any redemption or similar provisions, and there are no contracts,
commitments, understandings or arrangements by which the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries is or may become bound to redeem a security of the Company or any
of its Subsidiaries, (vi) there are no securities or instruments containing
anti-dilution or similar provisions that will be triggered by the issuance of
the Securities as described in this Agreement and (vii) the Company does not
have any stock appreciation rights or "phantom stock" plans or agreements or any
similar plan or agreement. The Company has furnished or otherwise
made available to Abbott true and correct copies of the Company's articles of
incorporation, as amended and as in effect on the date hereof, and the Company's
by-laws, as amended and as in effect on the date hereof, and copies of any
documents containing the material rights of the holders of securities
convertible into or exercisable for Common Stock (or forms of such
documents). Upon issuance and payment therefor in accordance with the
terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Shares shall be validly issued,
fully paid and nonassessable and free from all taxes, liens and charges with
respect to the issue thereof.
4.4.
No
Conflicts
. The
execution, delivery and performance of the Transaction Documents by the Company
and the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated thereby do
not and will not (i) conflict with or violate any material provision of the
Company’s or any Subsidiary’s certificate or articles of incorporation, bylaws
or other organizational or charter documents, (ii) conflict with, or constitute
a default (or an event which with notice or lapse of time or both would become a
default) under, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment,
acceleration or cancellation of any agreement, indenture or instrument to which
the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party, or (iii) conflict with or
result in a violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment, injunction,
decree or other restriction of any court or governmental authority to which the
Company or a Subsidiary is subject, or by which any property or asset of the
Company or a Subsidiary is bound or affected, except in the case of clause (ii)
or (iii), such as could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material
Adverse Effect.
4.5.
Brokers’
Fees
. The Company has no liability or obligation to pay any
fees or commissions to any broker, finder, or agent with respect to the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
4.6.
SEC
Reports
. The Company has made available to Abbott, including
through the SEC EDGAR system, complete and accurate copies of each report and
registration statement filed by the Company with the SEC between January 1, 2007
and the date of this Agreement (the “
SEC
Reports
”). At the time it was filed with the SEC (or, if
amended or superseded by a filing prior to the date of this Agreement, then on
the date of such filing) each of the SEC Reports complied in all material
respects with the applicable requirements of the Exchange Act or the Securities
Act, as applicable.
4.7.
No Material
Changes
. Since
June 30, 2009, except as specifically disclosed in the SEC Reports, there has
been no event, occurrence or development that has had or that would reasonably
be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, except as has been
reasonably cured by the Company.
4.8.
Litigation
. Except
as disclosed on
Schedule 4.8
of the
Disclosure Schedule, there is no action, suit or proceeding pending or, to the
knowledge of the Company, threatened against or affecting the Company, any
Subsidiary or any of their respective properties before or by any court,
arbitrator, governmental or administrative agency or regulatory authority which
(i) adversely affects or challenges the legality, validity or enforceability of
any of the Transaction Documents or the Shares or (ii) could reasonably be
expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
4.9
Tax
Status
. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries has made or
filed all federal and state income and all other material tax returns, reports
and declarations required by any jurisdiction to which it is subject (unless and
only to the extent that the Company and each of its Subsidiaries has set aside
on its books provisions reasonably adequate for the payment of all unpaid and
unreported taxes) and has paid all taxes and other governmental assessments and
charges that are material in amount, shown or determined to be due on such
returns, reports and declarations, except those being contested in good faith
and has set aside on its books provision reasonably adequate for the payment of
all taxes for periods subsequent to the periods to which such returns, reports
or declarations apply. There are no unpaid taxes in any material
amount claimed to be due by the taxing authority of any jurisdiction, and the
officers of the Company know of no basis for any such claim.
4.10.
Intellectual Property
Rights
. The Company and its Subsidiaries own or possess adequate rights
or licenses to use all material trademarks, trade names, service marks, service
mark registrations, service names, patents, patent rights, copyrights,
inventions, licenses, approvals, governmental authorizations, trade secrets and
other similar rights necessary to conduct their respective businesses as now
conducted. None of the Company's material trademarks, trade names,
service marks, service mark registrations, service names, patents, patent
rights, copyrights, inventions, licenses, approvals, government authorizations,
trade secrets or other intellectual property rights have expired or terminated,
or, by the terms and conditions thereof, will expire or terminate within two (2)
years from the date of this Agreement. The Company and its Subsidiaries do not
have any knowledge of any infringement by the Company or its Subsidiaries of any
material trademark, trade name rights, patents, patent rights, copyrights,
inventions, licenses, service names, service marks, service mark registrations,
trade secret or other similar rights of others, or of any such development of
similar or identical trade secrets or technical information by others and,
except as set forth on
Schedule 4.10
of the
Disclosure Schedule or in the SEC Reports, there is no claim, action or
proceeding being made or brought against, or to the Company's knowledge, being
threatened against, the Company or its Subsidiaries regarding trademark, trade
name, patents, patent rights, invention, copyright, license, service names,
service marks, service mark registrations, trade secret or other similar rights,
which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect.
4.11.
Environmental Laws
.
The Company and its Subsidiaries (i) are in compliance with any and all
applicable foreign, federal, state and local laws and regulations relating to
the protection of human health and safety, the environment or hazardous or toxic
substances or wastes, pollutants or contaminants (“
Environmental Laws
”),
(ii) have received all permits, licenses or other approvals required of them
under applicable Environmental Laws to conduct their respective businesses and
(iii) are in compliance with all terms and conditions of any such permit,
license or approval, except where, in each of the three foregoing clauses, the
failure to so comply could not reasonably be expected to have, individually or
in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.
4.12.
Title
. The Company
and its Subsidiaries have good and marketable title in fee simple to all real
property and good and marketable title to all personal property owned by them
which is material to the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries, in each
case free and clear of all liens, encumbrances and defects except such as are
described in
Schedule
4.12
of the Disclosure Schedule or liens on equipment securing purchase
money-indebtedness of the Company or such as do not materially affect the value
of such property and do not interfere with the use made and proposed to be made
of such property by the Company and any of its Subsidiaries. Any real property
and facilities held under lease by the Company and any of its Subsidiaries are
held by them under valid, subsisting and enforceable leases with such exceptions
as are not material and do not interfere with the use made and proposed to be
made of such property and buildings by the Company and its
Subsidiaries.
4.13.
Insurance
. The
Company and each of its Subsidiaries are insured by insurers of recognized
financial responsibility against such losses and risks and in such amounts as
management of the Company believes to be prudent and customary in the businesses
in which the Company and its Subsidiaries are engaged. Neither the Company nor
any such Subsidiary has been refused any insurance coverage sought or applied
for and neither the Company nor any such Subsidiary has any reason to believe
that it will not be able to renew its existing insurance coverage as and when
such coverage expires or to obtain similar coverage from similar insurers as may
be necessary to continue its business at a cost that would not materially and
adversely affect the condition, financial or otherwise, or the earnings,
business or operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a
whole.
4.14.
Regulatory
Permits
. The Company and its Subsidiaries possess all material
certificates, authorizations and permits issued by the appropriate federal,
state or foreign regulatory authorities necessary to conduct their respective
businesses, and neither the Company nor any such Subsidiary has received any
notice of proceedings relating to the revocation or modification of any such
certificate, authorization or permit.
4.15
Foreign Corrupt
Practices
. Neither the Company, nor any of its Subsidiaries, nor any
director, officer, agent, employee or other person acting on behalf of the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries has, in the course of its actions for, or on
behalf of, the Company, used any corporate funds for any unlawful contribution,
gift, entertainment or other unlawful expenses relating to political activity;
made any direct or indirect unlawful payment to any foreign or domestic
government official or employee from corporate funds; violated or is in
violation of any provision of the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as
amended; or made any unlawful bribe, rebate, payoff, influence payment, kickback
or other unlawful payment to any foreign or domestic government official or
employee.
4.16.
Transactions With
Affiliates
. Except as set forth on
Schedule 4.16
of the
Disclosure Schedule and other than the grant or exercise of stock options
disclosed on
Schedule
4.3
of the Disclosure Schedule, none of the officers, directors, or
employees of the Company is presently a party to any transaction with the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries (other than for services as employees,
officers and directors), including any contract, agreement or other arrangement
providing for the furnishing of services to or by, providing for rental of real
or personal property to or from, or otherwise requiring payments to or from any
officer, director or such employee or, to the knowledge of the Company, any
corporation, partnership, trust or other entity in which any officer, director,
or any such employee has an interest or is an officer, director, trustee or
partner.
4.17.
Compliance
with Laws
. The Company and each Subsidiary are in compliance with all
laws applicable to their respective businesses, operations or assets except
where the failure to be in compliance could not, individually or in the
aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse
Effect. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is in default under or
violation of any applicable law, and neither has received any notice of or been
charged with the violation of any laws, which default or violation could,
individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material
Adverse Effect. To the knowledge of the Company, neither the Company
nor any Subsidiary is under investigation with respect to the violation of any
laws, other than those the outcome of which, individually or in the aggregate,
would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse
Effect.
Section
5.
Representations and
Warranties of Abbott
Abbott
hereby represents and warrants to the Company as follows:
5.1.
Authorization;
Enforcement
. Abbott
has the requisite corporate power and authority to enter into and to consummate
the transactions contemplated by each of the Transaction Documents and otherwise
to carry out its obligations thereunder. The execution and delivery
of each of the Transaction Documents by Abbott and the consummation by it of the
transactions contemplated thereby have been duly authorized by all necessary
action on the part of Abbott. Each Transaction Document has been (or
upon delivery will have been) duly executed by Abbott and, when delivered in
accordance with the terms hereof, will constitute the valid and binding
obligation of Abbott enforceable against Abbott in accordance with its terms
except (i) as limited by general equitable principles and applicable bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other laws of general application
affecting enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, (ii) as limited by laws
relating to the availability of specific performance, injunctive relief or other
equitable remedies and (iii) insofar as indemnification and contribution
provisions may be limited by applicable law.
5.2.
No
Registration
. Abbott
understands that the Shares are being offered and sold to it in reliance on
specific exemptions from the registration requirements of United States federal
and state securities laws and that the Company is relying in part upon the truth
and accuracy of, and Abbott's compliance with, the representations, warranties,
agreements, acknowledgments and understandings of Abbott set forth herein in
order to determine the availability of such exemptions and the eligibility of
Abbott to acquire the Shares.
5.3.
Investment
Intent
. Abbott
is acquiring the Shares for investment for its own account, not as a nominee or
agent, and not with the view to, or for resale in connection with, any
distribution thereof, and Abbott has no present intention of selling, granting
any participation in, or otherwise distributing the same. Abbott
further represents that it does not have any contract, undertaking, agreement or
arrangement with any person or entity to sell, transfer or grant participation
to such person or entity or to any third person or entity with respect to any of
the Shares.
5.4.
Investment
Experience
. Abbott
has sufficient experience in evaluating and investing in private placement
transactions of securities in companies similar to the Company and acknowledges
that Abbott can protect its own interests. Abbott has such knowledge
and experience in financial and business matters so that Abbott is capable of
evaluating the merits and risks of its investment in the Company.
5.5.
Speculative Nature of
Investment
. Abbott
can bear the economic risk of its investment and is able, without impairing its
financial condition, to hold the Shares for an indefinite period of time and to
suffer a complete loss of its investment. Abbott acknowledges that
the Shares must be held indefinitely unless subsequently registered under the
Securities Act or an exemption from such registration is available.
5.6.
Access to
Data
. Abbott has had an opportunity to review the SEC Reports
and to ask questions of, and receive answers from, the officers of the Company
concerning the Company’s business, management and financial affairs, which
questions were answered to its satisfaction. Abbott believes that it
has received all the information it considers necessary or appropriate for
deciding whether to purchase the Shares. Abbott acknowledges that it
is relying solely on its own counsel and not on any statements or
representations of the Company or its agents for legal advice with respect to
this investment or the transactions contemplated by the Transaction
Documents.
5.7.
Accredited
Investor
. Abbott is an “accredited investor” within the
meaning of Regulation D, Rule 501(a), promulgated by the SEC under the
Securities Act.
5.8.
No Governmental
Review
. Abbott understands that no United States federal or
state agency or any other government or governmental agency has passed on or
made any recommendation or endorsement of the Shares or the fairness or
suitability of the investment in the Shares nor have such authorities passed
upon or endorsed the merits of the offering of the Shares.
5.9.
Brokers’
Fees
. Abbott has no liability or obligation to pay any fees or
commissions to any broker, finder, or agent with respect to the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement.
5.10.
Tax
Advisors
. Abbott has reviewed with its own tax advisors the
U.S. federal, state, local and foreign tax consequences of this investment and
the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents. With
respect to such matters, Abbott relies solely on such advisors and not on any
statements or representations of the Company or any of its agents, written or
oral. Abbott understands that it (and not the Company) shall be
responsible for its own tax liability that may arise as a result of this
investment or the transactions contemplated by the Transaction
Documents.
5.11.
No
Prior Short Selling
. At no time prior to the date of this
Agreement has any of Abbott, its agents, representatives or affiliates engaged
in or effected, in any manner whatsoever, directly or indirectly, any (i) "short
sale" (as such term is defined in Section 242.200 of Regulation SHO of the
Exchange Act) of the Common Stock or (ii) hedging transaction, which establishes
a net short position with respect to the Common Stock.
5.12.
Legend
. Abbott
understands and agrees that the certificates evidencing the Shares or any other
securities issued in respect of the Shares upon any stock split, stock dividend,
recapitalization, merger, consolidation or similar event, shall bear the
following legends (in addition to any legend required under applicable state
securities laws):
THE SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS
CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS
AMENDED, OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE, AND MAY NOT BE SOLD, TRANSFERRED,
ASSIGNED, PLEDGED OR HYPOTHECATED UNLESS AND UNTIL REGISTERED UNDER SUCH ACT
AND/OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS, OR UNLESS THE COMPANY HAS RECEIVED AN
OPINION OF COUNSEL OR OTHER EVIDENCE, REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO THE COMPANY AND
ITS COUNSEL, THAT SUCH REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED.
THE
SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE ARE SUBJECT TO RESTRICTIONS ON
TRANSFERABILITY AND RESALE DUE TO A LOCK-UP PERIOD UNTIL JANUARY 20,
2010.
Section
6.
Lock-Up
Abbott
hereby agrees that Abbott shall not sell or otherwise transfer, make any short
sale of, grant any option for the purchase of, or enter into any hedging or
similar transaction with the same economic effect as a sale, of any of the
Shares on the Closing Date or during the one hundred eighty (180) day period
following the Closing Date. The Company may impose stop-transfer
instructions and may stamp each certificate evidencing any of the Shares with
the second legend set forth in
Section 5.12
hereof until the end of such one hundred eighty (180) day period.
Section
7.
Indemnification
In
consideration of Abbott’s execution and delivery of the Transaction Documents
and acquiring the Shares hereunder and in addition to all of the Company's other
obligations under the Transaction Documents, the Company shall defend, protect,
indemnify and hold harmless Abbott and all of its affiliates, shareholders,
officers, directors, employees and direct or indirect investors and any of the
foregoing person's agents or other representatives (including, without
limitation, those retained in connection with the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement) (collectively, the "
Indemnitees
") from
and against any and all actions, causes of action, suits, claims, losses, costs,
penalties, fees, liabilities and damages, and expenses in connection therewith
(irrespective of whether any such Indemnitee is a party to the action for which
indemnification hereunder is sought), and including reasonable attorneys' fees
and disbursements (the "
Indemnified
Liabilities
"), incurred by any Indemnitee as a result of, or arising out
of, or relating to (a) any misrepresentation or breach of any representation or
warranty made by the Company in the Transaction Documents or any other
certificate, instrument or document contemplated hereby or thereby, (b) any
breach of any covenant, agreement or obligation of the Company contained in the
Transaction Documents or any other certificate, instrument or document
contemplated hereby or thereby, or (c) any cause of action, suit or claim
brought or made against such Indemnitee and arising out of or resulting from the
execution, delivery, performance or enforcement of the Transaction Documents or
any other certificate, instrument or document contemplated hereby or thereby,
other than with respect to Indemnified Liabilities which directly and primarily
result from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Indemnitee. To the
extent that the foregoing undertaking by the Company may be unenforceable for
any reason, the Company shall make the maximum contribution to the payment and
satisfaction of each of the Indemnified Liabilities which is permissible under
applicable law.
Section
8.
Miscellaneous
.
8.1.
Assignment
.
This Agreement shall inure to the
benefit of and be binding upon and enforceable by the parties and their
successors and permitted assigns. However, neither party may assign or delegate
any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement without the prior written
consent of the other party
.
8.2.
Severability
.
If any part of this Agreement is
declared invalid or unenforceable by any court of competent jurisdiction,
s
uch declaration shall not
affect the remainder of the Agreement and the invalidated provision shall be
revised in a manner that will render such provision valid while preserving the
parties
’
original intent to the maximum extent
possible
.
8.3.
Entire
Agreement
.
This Agreement and the Registration
Rights Agreement constitute the entire agreement between the parties relating to
the subject matter hereof and all previous agreements or arrangements between
the parties, written or oral, relating to the subject matt
er hereof are
superseded.
8.4.
No
Amendment
.
No amendment, alteration or modification
of any of the provisions of this Agreement will be binding unless made in
writing and signed by each of the parties hereto
.
8.5.
Compliance with
Laws
.
In performing this Agreem
ent, each party shall comply with all
applicable laws, rules and regulations and shall not be required to perform or
omit to perform any act required or permitted under this Agreement if such
performance or omission would violate the provisions of any suc
h
law, rule or
regulation
.
8.6.
Counterparts
.
This Agreement may be executed in two
counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original but both of which
together shall constitute one and the same instrument
.
8.7.
Governing
Law
.
This Agreement shall be
govern
ed by and construed
in accordance with the laws of the
State of
Nevada
, without regard to its conflicts of
laws principles.
8.8.
Notices
.
All notices required or permitted under
this Agreement must be in writing and sent to the address or facsimile number
ide
ntified below. Notices
must be given: (a) by personal delivery, with receipt acknowledged; (b) by
facsimile followed by hard copy delivered by the methods under (c) or (d); (c)
by prepaid certified or registered mail, return receipt requested; or (d) by
p
r
epaid reputable overnight delivery
service. Notices will be effective upon receipt. Either party may change its
notice address by providing the other party written notice of such change.
Notices shall be delivered as follows
:
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If to
Abbott:
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Abbott
Molecul
ar
Inc.
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Attention: Senior Director, Business
Development & Licensing
1300 East Touhy
Avenue
Des Plaines
,
Illinois
60018-3315
Fax: (224) 361-7054
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with a copy
to:
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Abbott
Laboratories
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Attention: VP, Associate Gen. Counsel,
Corporate
Transactions
100 Abbott Park Road
Dept.
322
, Bldg. AP6A-2
Abbott Park
,
Illinois
60064-6049
Fax: (847) 938-1206
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If to the
Company:
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NeoGenomics,
Inc.
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Attention:
Robert Gasparini,
President
12707 Commonwealth Drive, Suite
9
F
ort Myers
,
Florida
33913
Fax: (239) 768-0711
Attention: Clayton E. Parker,
Esq.
200 South Biscayne Boulevard, Suite
3900
Miami
,
Florida
33131-2399
Fax: (305) 358-7095
8.9.
Expenses
.
All
costs and expenses inc
urred in
connection with this Agreement and the
transactions contemplated hereby shall be paid by the party which shall have
incurred the same, and the other party shall have no liability
thereto.
8.10.
Headings
.
The titles of the Articles and Sections
contain
ed in this Agreement
are for convenience only and shall not be considered in construing this
Agreement.
8.11.
Parties in
Interest
. Nothing
in this Agreement is intended to provide any rights or remedies to any Person
other than the parties hereto.
8.12.
Waiver
. No
failure on the part of either party hereto to exercise any power, right,
privilege or remedy under this Agreement, and no delay on the part of either
party hereto in exercising any power, right, privilege or remedy under this
Agreement, shall operate as a waiver thereof; and no single or partial exercise
of any such power, right, privilege or remedy shall preclude any other or
further exercise thereof or of any other power, right, privilege or
remedy.
8.13.
Survival
. The
representations, warranties, covenants and agreements made in this Agreement
shall survive any investigation made by any party hereto and the closing of the
transactions contemplated hereby for one (1) year from the Closing
Date.
8.14.
Interpretation of
Agreement
.
(a)
Each
party hereto acknowledges that it has participated in the drafting of this
Agreement, and any applicable rule of construction to the effect that
ambiguities are to be resolved against the drafting party shall not be applied
in connection with the construction or interpretation of this
Agreement.
(b)
Whenever
required by the context hereof, the singular number shall include the plural,
and vice versa; the masculine gender shall include the feminine and neuter
genders; and the neuter gender shall include the masculine and feminine
genders.
(c)
As
used in this Agreement, the words “include” and “including,” and variations
thereof, shall not be deemed to be terms of limitation, and shall be deemed to
be followed by the words “without limitation.”
(d)
References
herein to “Sections” are intended to refer to Sections of this
Agreement.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Common Stock Purchase
Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized signatories as of
the date first indicated above.
Abbott
Laboratories
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NeoGenomics,
Inc.
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By:
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/s/ Thomas C.
Freyman
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By:
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/s
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VanOort
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Name: Thomas C.
Freyman
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Name: Douglas
VanOort
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Title:
Executive Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial
Officer
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Title: Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer
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DISCLOSURE
SCHEDULES
These
Disclosure Schedules are furnished by NeoGenomics, Inc., a Nevada corporation
(the “
Company
”), pursuant
to Section 4 of the Common Stock Purchase Agreement dated as of July 24,
2009 (the “
Agreement
”) by and
between the Company, and Abbott Laboratories, an Illinois corporation (“
Abbott
”). All
capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to
them in the Agreement, unless otherwise provided. The section numbers
below correspond to the section numbers of the representations and warranties in
the Agreement.
Nothing
in these Disclosure Schedules is intended to broaden the scope of any
representation or warranty contained in the Agreement or to create any
covenant. Inclusion of any item in these Disclosure Schedules
(1) does not represent a determination that such item is material or
establish a standard of materiality, (2) does not represent a determination
that such item did not arise in the ordinary course of business, (3) does
not represent a determination that the transactions contemplated by the
Agreement require the consent of third parties, and (4) shall not
constitute, or be deemed to be, an admission to any third party concerning such
item. These Disclosure Schedules include brief descriptions or
summaries of certain agreements and instruments, copies of which are available
upon reasonable request. Such descriptions do not purport to be
comprehensive, and are qualified in their entirety by reference to the text of
the documents described.
Section 4.1–Organization and
Qualification
.
Subsidiaries
NeoGenomics Laboratories, Inc., a
Florida corporation (the “
Florida
Subsidiary
”)
NeoGenomics California Laboratories,
LLC, a California limited liability company
Section
4.3–Capitalization
.
Debt
Securities
Credit Facility with CapitalSource
Finance, LLC
The Company, the Florida Subsidiary and
CapitalSource Finance LLC (as agent for CapitalSource Bank) (the “
Lender
”) are parties
to that certain Revolving Credit and Security Agreement dated February 1, 2008,
as amended (the “
Credit
Agreement
”)
, which allows
the Florida
Subsidiary
to borrow up to
$3,000,000 based on a formula which is tied to
its
eligible accounts receivable that are
aged less than 150 days. As of
June 30, 2009, the Florida
Subsidiary had approximately $1,858,000 outstanding on this credit
facility. Such credit facility is secured by all of the Florida
Subsidiary’s accounts receivable and related collateral as more fully described
in the Credit Agreement.
Leases
The Company enters into capital and
operating leases in the ordinary course of business. As of June 30,
2009, the Company had approximately $2.4 million of outstanding balances under
such leases.
Options
and Warrants
As of July 16 2009, warrants to
purchase 6,512,755 shares of common stock of the Company, $0.001 par value
per share (“
Common
Stock
”), were outstanding.
As of July 16, 2009, options to
purchase 5,034,666 shares of Common Stock were outstanding.
Fusion
Capital
On
November 5, 2008, the Company and Fusion Capital Fund II, LLC, an Illinois
limited liability company (“
Fusion Capital
”),
entered into a Common Stock Purchase Agreement (the “
Purchase Agreement
”),
and a Registration Rights Agreement. Under the Purchase Agreement,
Fusion Capital is obligated, under certain conditions, to purchase shares of
Common Stock from the Company in an aggregate amount of $8.0 million from time
to time over a thirty (30) month period.
Employee
Stock Purchase Plan
Up to
1.0% of the Company’s Adjusted Diluted Shares Outstanding (as defined below) may
be sold pursuant to rights granted under the Company’s Employee Stock Purchase
Plan, dated October 31, 2006 (the “
ESPP
”). For
purposes of the ESPP, “
Adjusted Diluted Shares
Outstanding
” means on any given measurement date, the basic common shares
outstanding plus that number of shares that would be issued if all convertible
debt, convertible preferred equity securities and warrants were assumed to be
converted into Common Stock on the measurement date.
Amended
and Restated Equity Incentive Plan
On March 3, 2009, the Company’s Board
of Directors approved the Amended and Restated Equity Incentive Plan (the “
Amended Plan
”), which
amends and restates the NeoGenomics, Inc. Equity Incentive Plan, originally
effective as of October 14, 2003, and amended and restated effective as of
October 31, 2006. The Amended Plan allows for the award of equity
incentives, including stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock
awards, stock bonus awards, deferred stock awards, and other stock-based awards
to certain employees, directors, or officers of, or key advisers or consultants
to, the Company or its subsidiaries. The maximum aggregate number of
shares of Common Stock reserved and available for issuance under the Amended
Plan is 6,500,000 shares.
Registration
Rights
The
Company is a party to certain Investor Registration Rights Agreements (the
“
Investor Registration
Rights Agreement
”) in the form filed as an exhibit to the Company’s
Registration Statement on Form SB-2 filed with the SEC on July 6,
2007. The shares subject to such Investor Registration Rights
Agreement were registered pursuant to the Company’s Registration Statement on
Form SB-2 on Form S-1/A which was declared effective by the SEC on July 1,
2008. The Company has a continuing obligation to maintain the
effectiveness of such registration statement until all of the Registrable
Securities (as defined in the Investor Registration Rights Agreement) have been
sold; provided, however, that in no event will the Company be required to
maintain the effectiveness of such registration statement for longer than two
years from the date of the Investor Registration Rights Agreement.
The Company issued Warrants dated
August 16, 2007 to each of 1837 Partners, Ltd., 1837 Partners QP, LP, 1837
Partners, LP, A. Scott Logan Revocable Living Trust, u/t/d 12/15/98, Mark Egan
Rollover IRA, William J. Robison, Leonard Samuels, Leviticus Partners, LP, Lewis
Opportunity Fund, LP, LAM Opportunity Fund, Ltd, Mosaic Partners Fund, Mosaic
Partners Fund (US), LP, James R. Rehak and Joann M. Rehak, Ridgecrest Ltd.,
Ridgecrest Partners QP, LP and Ridgecrest, LP to purchase an aggregate of
533,334 shares of the Company’s Common Stock (the “
August
Warrants
”). The exercise price of the August Warrants is $1.50
per share. Each of the August Warrants include the following
provisions:
“Piggy-Back
Registration
. Subject to the terms and conditions of this
Warrant, the Company shall notify the holder of Registrable Securities (as
defined below) in writing at least ten (10) days prior to the filing of any
registration statement under the Securities Act for purposes of a public
offering of securities of the Company (including, but not limited to,
registration statements relating to secondary offerings of securities of the
Company, but excluding any registration statement relating to any employee
benefit plan or with respect to any corporate reorganization or other
transaction under Rule 145 of the Securities Act ) and will afford each such
holder an opportunity to include in such registration statement all or part of
such Registrable Securities held by such holder. Each holder of
Registrable Securities desiring to include in any such registration statement,
all or part of the Registrable Securities held by it shall, within ten (10)
days after the above-described notice from the Company, so notify the Company in
writing. Such notice shall state the intended method of disposition
of the Registrable Securities held by such holder. In the event the
Company determines in its sole discretion, that market factors require a
limitation of the number of securities to be included in such registration
statement (including the Registrable Securities), then the Company shall so
advise the Warrant Holder and the number of shares that may be included in such
registration statement shall be allocated among holders of warrants on a pro
rata basis (including the Registrable Securities). If a holder
decides not to include all of its Registrable Securities in the registration
statement thereafter filed by the Company or any Registrable Securities were
excluded by the Company pursuant to the immediately preceding sentence, such
holder shall nevertheless continue to have the right to include any Registrable
Securities in any subsequent registration statement or registration statements
as may be filed by the Company with respect to offerings of its securities, all
upon the terms and conditions set forth herein. “
Registrable
Securities
” means the Shares of Common Stock issuable to the Warrant
Holder pursuant to the terms of this Warrant.
Demand
Registration
. In the event that the Company has not offered to
the holder of the Warrant an opportunity to include its Registrable Securities
in a registration statement pursuant to the terms of Section 10.1 herein with
twelve (12) months from the issuance date of the Warrant, the holder of the
Warrant shall have the ability, on a one-time basis, to demand that the Company
file a registration statement for the resale of the Registrable
Securities. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Warrant, the
Company shall prepare and file, no later than ninety (90) days from the date of
such demand by the holder of the Warrant with the United States Securities and
Exchange Commission (the “
SEC
”), a registration
statement under the Securities Act for the resale of the Registrable
Securities. The Company shall use its best efforts to cause the
registration statement to remain effective until all of the Registrable
Securities have been sold; provided, however, that in no event will the Company
be required to maintain the effectiveness of the registration statement for
longer than two (2) years from the date of its being declared effective by the
SEC.”
Following the transfer of certain of
the August Warrants, the Company issued Re-Issue Warrants (the “
Transfer Warrants
”)
to each of 1837 Partners QP, LP, 1837 Partners, LP, 1837 Partners Ltd., Blair R.
Haarlow Trust and Frances E. Tuite, IRA to purchase an aggregate of 50,000
shares of the Company’s Common Stock. The terms of the Transfer
Warrants are substantially similar to the August Warrants.
On August, 16, 2007, Aspen Select
Healthcare, LP (“
Aspen
”) issued
warrants to purchase an aggregate of 400,000 shares of Common Stock owned by
Aspen to each of 1837 Partners, Ltd., 1837 Partners QP, LP, 1837 Partners, LP,
LAM Opportunity Fund, LP, Lewis Opportunity Fund, LP and Mark G. Egan (the
“
Aspen
Warrants
”). The exercise price of the Aspen Warrants is $1.50
per share. The Company is a party to the Aspen Warrants solely with
respect to Section 10 thereof, which reads as follows:
“Piggy-Back
Registration
. Subject to the terms and conditions of this
Warrant, NeoGenomics shall notify the holder of Registrable Securities (as
defined below) in writing at least ten (10) days prior to the filing of any
registration statement under the Securities Act for purposes of a public
offering of securities of NeoGenomics (including, but not limited to,
registration statements relating to secondary offerings of securities of
NeoGenomics, but excluding any registration statement relating to any employee
benefit plan or with respect to any corporate reorganization or other
transaction under Rule 145 of the Securities Act ) and will afford each such
holder an opportunity to include in such registration statement all or part of
such Registrable Securities held by such holder. Each holder of
Registrable Securities desiring to include in any such registration statement,
all of part of the Registrable Securities held by it shall, within ten (10)
days after the above-described notice from NeoGenomics, so notify NeoGenomics in
writing. Such notice shall state the intended method of disposition
of the Registrable Securities held by such holder. In the event
NeoGenomics determines, in its sole discretion, that market factors require a
limitation of the number of securities to be included in such registration
statement (including the Registrable Securities), then NeoGenomics shall so
advise the Warrant Holder and the number of shares that may be included in such
registration statement shall be allocated among holders of warrants on a pro
rata basis (including the Registrable Securities). If a holder
decides not to include all of its Registrable Securities in the registration
statement thereafter filed by NeoGenomics or any Registrable Securities were
excluded by NeoGenomics pursuant to the immediately preceding sentence, such
holder shall nevertheless continue to have the right to include any Registrable
Securities in any subsequent registration statement or registration statements
as may be filed by NeoGenomics with respect to offerings of its securities, all
upon the terms and conditions set forth herein. “
Registrable
Securities
” means the Shares of Common Stock issuable to the Warrant
Holder pursuant to the terms of this Warrant.”
On January 21, 2006, the Company
entered into a subscription agreement (the “
Subscription
”) with
SKL Limited Family Partnership, LP (“
SKL
”), whereby SKL
purchased 2,000,000 shares (the “SKL
Subscription Shares
”)
of Common Stock at a purchase price of $0.20 per share for $400,000. Under the
terms of the Subscription, the SKL Subscription Shares are restricted for a
period of 24 months and then carry piggyback registration rights to the extent
that exemptions under Rule 144 are not available to SKL.
Section
4.8–Litigation
.
FCCI
Litigation
A civil lawsuit is currently pending
between the Company and its liability insurer, FCCI Commercial Insurance Company
("FCCI") in the 20th Judicial Circuit Court in and for Lee County, Florida (Case
No. 07-CA-017150). FCCI filed the suit on December 12, 2007 in
response to the Company's demands for insurance benefits with respect to an
underlying action involving US Labs (a settlement agreement has since been
reached in the underlying action, and thus that case has now
concluded). Specifically, the Company maintains that the underlying
plaintiff's allegations triggered the subject insurance policy's personal and
advertising injury coverage. In the lawsuit, FCCI seeks a court
judgment that it owes no obligation to the Company regarding the underlying
action (FCCI does not seek monetary damages). The Company has
counterclaimed against FCCI for breach of the subject insurance policy, and
seeks recovery of defense costs incurred in the underlying matter, amounts paid
in settlement thereof, and fees and expenses incurred in litigating with
FCCI. The court previously denied a motion by FCCI for judgment on
the pleadings, rejecting FCCI's contention that the underlying complaint did not
trigger the insurer's duty to defend as a matter of law. A motion for
summary judgment is currently pending.
Threatened Trademark Infringement
Litigation
In March 2003, the Company received a
certified letter from the law firm of McLeod, Moyne & Reilly, P.C., dated
March 18, 2003, which stated that they represented NeoGen Corporation, a
Lansing, Michigan manufacturer of products dedicated to food and animal safety,
on intellectual property matters. This letter claimed that the
Company’s use of the name NeoGenomics, Inc. infringed upon their client’s rights
in its trademark name, “Neogen” and demanded that the Company cease using the
name, “NeoGenomics”. The Company did not comply with the demands of
this letter.
In February 2008, the Company received
a letter from the law firm of Frasier, Trebilcock, Davis & Dunlap, P.C.,
dated February 18, 2008, which stated that they represented NeoGen
Corporation. Similar to the 2003 letter, this letter claimed that the
Company’s use of the name NeoGenomics, Inc. infringed upon their client’s rights
in its trademark name, “Neogen” and demanded that the Company cease using the
name, “NeoGenomics”. The Company was awarded a registered trademark
for the name “NeoGenomics” in 2007 and NeoGen Corporation undertook no actions
to oppose such award. As of the date hereof, the Company has not
heard anything further on this matter from NeoGen Corporation.
Section 4.10–Intellectual
Property Rights
.
See the description of threatened
trademark infringement litigation in Section 4.8 of these Disclosure
Schedules.
Section
4.12–Title
.
See the description of the Credit
Agreement set forth under Section 4.3 of these Disclosure
Schedules.
Section 4.16–Transactions
with Affiliates
.
On March
11, 2005, the Company entered into an agreement with Healthcare Computer Systems
and Support, LLC d/b/a Bridge Labs (“
HCSS
”) and eTelenext,
Inc. (“
eTelenext
”) to enable
the Company to use eTelenext’s Accessioning Application, AP Anywhere Application
and CMQ Application. HCSS is a holding company created to build a
small laboratory network for the 50 small commercial genetics laboratories in
the United States. HCSS is owned 66.7% by Dr. Michael T. Dent, a
member of the Company’s Board of Directors. Under the terms of the
agreement, the Company paid $22,500 over three months to customize this software
and will pay an annual membership fee of $6,000 per year and monthly transaction
fees of between $2.50 - $10.00 per completed test, depending on the volume of
tests performed. The eTelenext system is an elaborate laboratory
information system (LIS) that is in use at many larger
laboratories.
On June
17, 2009, the Company entered into a revised license agreement with HCSS and
eTelenext to migrate the Company’s existing AP Anywhere application to a new
APvX application with substantially improved features. Under the
terms of this new licensing agreement, the Company will pay HCSS and eTelenext
approximately $75,000 to migrate the existing application to the new APvX
platform and then monthly licensing fees that start at $8,000/month and increase
to $12,000/month over the five year term of the license.
The
Company, Michael Dent, Aspen, John Elliot, Steven Jones and Larry Kuhnert are
parties to the Amended and Restated Shareholders’ Agreement dated March 21,
2005, as amended (the “
Shareholders
Agreement
”), that, among other provisions, gives Aspen the right to elect
three out of the eight directors authorized for the Company’s Board of
Directors, and to nominate one mutually acceptable independent
director. In addition, Michael Dent and the executive management of
the Company has the right to elect one director for the Company’s Board of
Directors, until the earlier of (i) Dr. Dent’s resignation as an officer or
director of the Company or (ii) the sale by Dr. Dent of 50% or more
of the number of shares of Common Stock that he held on March 21,
2005.
On January 18, 2006, the Company and
Aspen entered into a letter agreement that, among other things, (i) granted
Aspen five year warrants to purchase 150,000 shares of Common Stock at an
exercise price of $0.26 per share in exchange for the waiver of certain
preemptive rights, (ii) granted Aspen the right (which was subsequently
exercised) to purchase 1,000,000 shares of Common Stock for $0.20 per share and
to receive a five year warrant to purchase 450,000 shares of Common Stock at an
exercise price of $0.26 per share, (iii) granted Aspen a five year warrant to
purchase up to 450,000 shares of Common Stock with an exercise price of $0.26
per share, and (iv) provided that existing warrants held by Aspen to
purchase 2,500,000 shares of common stock were fully vested and the exercise
price per share was reset to $0.31 per share.
During
the period from January 18 through January 21, 2006, the Company entered into
agreements with four shareholders who are parties to the Shareholders Agreement,
to exchange five year warrants to purchase an aggregate of 150,000 shares of
stock at a purchase price of $0.26 per share for such stockholders’ waiver of
their pre-emptive rights under the Shareholders Agreement. Such
pre-emptive rights subsequently expired on March 23, 2007.
On May
14, 2007, the Board of Directors approved the grant of 100,000 warrants to each
non-employee director. There has not been any definitive agreement as
to the terms but 25% will vest immediately and the remaining warrants will vest
an additional 25% over each of the next three years. The Board of
Directors also approved an increase in its per board meeting fees for
non-employee director’s from $600 to $1,000 for each meeting.
In
consideration for its services and assistance with the sale in a private
placement of 2,666,667 shares of Common Stock during the period from May 31,
2007 through June 6, 2007, Aspen Capital Advisors, LLC received: (i)
warrants to purchase 250,000 shares of Common Stock, and (ii) a cash fee equal
to $52,375. The warrants have a five-year term, an exercise price
equal to $1.50 per share, cashless exercise provisions, customary anti-dilution
provisions and the same other terms, conditions, rights and preferences as those
shares sold to the investors in the private placement. Mr. Steven
Jones, a director of the Company, is a Managing Director of Aspen Capital
Advisors.
On
September 30, 2008, the Company entered into a master lease agreement (the
“
Master Lease
”)
with Gulf Pointe Capital, LLC (“
Gulf Pointe
”) after
it was determined that the Company’s other lessors would not lease finance
certain used and other equipment and software. Such Master Leases
allows the Company to obtain lease capital from time to time up to an aggregate
of $130,000 of lease financing. Three members of the Company’s Board
of Directors: Steven Jones, Peter Petersen and Marvin Jaffe, are affiliated with
Gulf Pointe and recused themselves from both sides of all negotiations
concerning this transaction. In consideration for entering into the
Master Lease with Gulf Pointe, the Company issued 32,475 warrants to Gulf Pointe
with an exercise price of $1.08 and a five year term. Such warrants
vest 25% on issuance and then on a pro rata basis as amounts are drawn under the
Master Lease. On February 9, 2009, the Company amended its
Master Lease with GulfPointe to increase the maximum size of the facility to
$250,000. As part of this amendment, the Company terminated the
original warrant agreement, dated September 30, 2008, and replaced it with a new
warrant to purchase 83,333 shares of Common Stock. Such new warrants
have a five-year term, an exercise price of $0.75 per share and the same vesting
schedule as the original warrant.
Steven
C. Jones, a director of the Company, performs paid consulting work for the
Company in connection with his duties as the Company’s Acting Principal
Financial Officer.
George
O’Leary, a director of the Company, performs paid consulting work for the
Company from time to time.
On March 16, 2009, the Company and the
Douglas M. VanOort Living Trust entered into the VanOort Subscription Agreement
pursuant to which the Douglas M. VanOort Living Trust purchased the VanOort
Subscription Shares. Douglas M. VanOort is Chairman of the Company
Board of Directors and Executive Chairman and interim Chief Executive Officer of
the Company. The VanOort Subscription Shares are subject to a
two-year lock-up that restricts the transfer of the VanOort Subscription Shares;
provided, however, that such lock-up shall expire in the event that the Company
terminates Mr. VanOort’s employment. The VanOort Subscription
Agreement also provides for certain piggyback registration rights with respect
to the VanOort Subscription Shares.
On March
16, 2009, the Company and Mr. VanOort entered into a Warrant Agreement (the
“
Warrant
Agreement
”) pursuant to which Mr. VanOort, subject to the vesting
schedule described below, may purchase up to 625,000 shares of Common Stock at
an exercise price of $1.05 per share (the “
Warrant
Shares
”). The Warrant Shares vest based on the following
vesting schedule:
|
(i)
|
20%
of the Warrant Shares vest immediately,
|
|
(ii)
|
20%
of the Warrant Shares will be deemed to be vested on the first day on
which the closing price per share of the Common Stock has reached or
exceeded $3.00 per share for 20 consecutive trading
days,
|
|
(iii)
|
20%
of the Warrant Shares will be deemed to be vested on the first day on
which the closing price per share of the Common Stock has reached or
exceeded $4.00 per share for 20 consecutive trading
days,
|
|
(iv)
|
20%
of the Warrant Shares will be deemed to be vested on the first day on
which the closing price per share of the Common Stock has reached or
exceeded $5.00 per share for 20 consecutive trading days
and
|
|
(v)
|
20%
of the Warrant Shares will be deemed to be vested on the first day on
which the closing price per share of the Common Stock has reached or
exceeded $6.00 per share for 20 consecutive trading
days.
|
In the
event of a change of control of the Company in which the consideration payable
to each common stockholder of the Company in connection with such change of
control has a deemed value of at least $4.00 per share, then the Warrant Shares
shall immediately vest in full. In the event that Mr. VanOort resigns
his employment with the Company or the Company terminates Mr. VanOort’s
employment for “cause” at any time prior to the time when all Warrant Shares
have vested, then the rights under the Warrant Agreement with respect to the
unvested portion of the Warrant Shares as of the date of termination will
immediately terminate.
Exhibit
10.38
July 22,
2009
Grant
Carlson
Dear
Grant,
On behalf
of NeoGenomics Laboratories (“NeoGenomics” or the “Company”), it is my pleasure
to extend this offer of employment for the Vice President of Sales &
Marketing position to you. If the following terms are satisfactory,
please countersign this letter (the “Agreement”) and return a copy to me at your
earliest convenience.
Position:
|
You
will be elected to the position of Vice President of Sales & Marketing
at the first scheduled meeting of the Board of Directors after your Start
Date.
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Duties:
|
As
Vice President of Sales & Marketing, you will report to the Chief
Executive Officer (“CEO”) of the Company or such other person as may be
appointed by the CEO and you will be responsible for managing the overall
sales and marketing activities of the Company. These
responsibilities will include hiring, training, developing and managing
that number of sales personnel needed to meet or exceed the Company’s
yearly sales budgets, managing the overall customer acquisition process
for the Company, providing new product development and new marketing
initiatives for the Company and such other duties as may be assigned to
you by the CEO of the Company or the Board’s designee in the absence of
the CEO.
|
Start
Date:
|
July
6, 2009, with vacation and certain benefits considered to be effective as
if you were an employee as of January 1, 2009 (giving consideration to
your status as a Consultant as of the beginning of this
year).
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Term:
|
Four
years from the Start Date, provided that either party may cancel this
agreement by giving the other party written notice of a
termination.
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Base
Salary
:
|
$200,000/year,
payable bi-weekly. The parties agree that this salary is for a
full-time position. Thereafter, increases in base salary may occur
annually at the discretion of the CEO of the Company with the approval of
the Compensation Committee of the Board of
Directors.
|
Grant
Carlson
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Relocation:
|
You
will be eligible for relocation assistance should you agree to establish a
residence in the greater Fort Myers area no later than September 1,
2010. Please refer to the terms in the attached Relocation
Agreement.
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Bonus:
|
Beginning
with the fiscal year ending December 31, 2009, you will be eligible to
receive an incentive bonus payment which will be targeted at 30% of your
Base Salary based on 100% achievement of goals as agreed upon between you
and the CEO of the Company and approved by the Board of Directors for such
fiscal year.
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Benefits:
|
You
will be entitled to participate in all medical and other benefits that the
Company has established for its employees in accordance with the Company’s
policy for such benefits at any given time. Other benefits may
include but not be limited to: short term and long term disability,
dental, a 401K plan, a section 125 plan and an employee stock purchase
plan.
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Allowance:
|
The
parties agree that a significant portion of your time will be spent on
sales and marketing activities and it is expected that you will need to
utilize your personal vehicle and telephones to perform the duties of your
position. As such, the Company agrees to provide you a taxable
automobile allowance of $700 per month plus reimburse you for all
work-related gas expenses according to the current policy. The
Company also agrees to reimburse you for the use of your personal
telephone and cell phone at a taxable rate of $250 per month according to
the current policy.
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Paid Time
Off:
|
You will be eligible for 4 weeks
of paid time off (PTO)/year (160 hours), which will accrue on a pro-rata
basis beginning from your hire date and be may carried over from year to
year. It is company policy that when your accrued PTO balance
reaches 160 hours, you will cease accruing PTO until your accrued PTO
balance is 120 hours or less – at which point you will again accrue PTO
until you reach 160 hours. You are eligible to use PTO after completing 3
months of employment. In addition to paid time off, there
are also 6 paid national holidays and 1 “floater” day available to
you.
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Stock
Options:
|
Upon
your Start Date, you will be granted stock options to purchase up to
150,000 shares of NeoGenomics common stock at an exercise price equivalent
to the closing price per share at which NeoGenomics stock was quoted on
the NASDAQ Bulletin Board the day prior to your start
date. The grant of such options will be made
pursuant to the Company’s stock option plan then in effect and will be
evidenced by a separate Option Agreement, which the Company will execute
with you within 60 days of receiving a copy of the Company’s
Confidentiality, Non-Competition and Non-Solicitation Agreement which has
been executed by you. So long as you remained employed by the
Company, such options will have a five-year term from the grant date and
will vest according to the following
schedule:
|
Grant
Carlson
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Time-Based
Vesting
18,750 at
your first year anniversary
18,750 at
your second year anniversary
18,750 at
your third year anniversary
18,750 at
your fourth year anniversary
Company
Performance-Based Vesting
|
9,375
|
if
the Company achieves the board approved budgeted revenue for FY
2009;
|
|
9,375
|
if
the Company achieves the board approved budged adjusted EBITDA projections
for FY 2009.
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|
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9,375
|
if
the Company achieves the board approved budgeted revenue for FY
2010;
|
|
9,375
|
if
the Company achieves the board approved budged adjusted EBITDA projections
for FY 2010.
|
|
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9,375
|
if
the Company achieves the board approved budgeted revenue for FY
2011;
|
|
9,375
|
if
the Company achieves the board approved budged adjusted EBITDA projections
for FY 2011.
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|
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9,375
|
if
the Company achieves the board approved budgeted revenue for FY
2012;
|
|
9,375
|
if
the Company achieves the board approved budged adjusted EBITDA projections
for FY
2012.
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If for
any reason you resign prior to the time which is 12 months from your Start Date,
you will forgo all such options. Furthermore, you understand that the Company’s
stock option plan requires that any employee who leaves the employment of the
Company will have no more than three (3) months from their termination date to
exercise any vested options.
The
Company agrees that it will grant to you the maximum number of Incentive Stock
Options (“ISO’s”) available under current IRS guidelines and that the remainder,
if any, will be in the form of non-qualified stock options.
Termination
Without
Cause:
|
If
the Company terminates you without “Cause” for any reason during the Term
or any extension thereof, then the Company agrees that as severance it
will continue to pay you your Base Salary and maintain your employee
benefits for a period that is equal to six (6) months of your employment
by the Company, beginning on the date of your termination
notice.
|
Grant
Carlson
|
For
the purposes of this letter agreement, the Company shall have “Cause” to
terminate your employment hereunder upon: (i) failure to
materially perform and discharge your duties and responsibilities under
this Agreement (other than any such failure resulting from incapacity due
to illness) after receiving written notice and allowing you ten (10)
business days to cure such failures, if so curable, provided, however,
that after one such notice has been given to you, the Company is no longer
required to provide time to cure subsequent failures under this provision,
or (ii) any breach by you of the provisions of this Agreement; or (iii)
misconduct which, in the opinion and sole discretion of the Company, is
injurious to the Company; or (iv) any felony conviction involving the
personal dishonesty or moral turpitude, or (v) engagement in illegal drug
use or alcohol abuse which prevents you from performing your duties in any
manner, or (vi) any material misappropriation, embezzlement or conversion
of the Company’s or any of its subsidiary’s or affiliate’s property or
business opportunities by you; or (vii) willful misconduct by you in
respect of your duties or obligations under this Agreement and/or the
Confidentiality, Non-Solicitation, and Non-competition
Agreement.
|
|
You
acknowledge and agree that any and all payments to which you are entitled
under this Section are conditioned upon and subject to your execution of a
general waiver and release, in such reasonable form as counsel for each of
the Company and you shall agree upon, of all claims you have or may have
against the Company.
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Work
+Products:
|
You
agree that prior to your Start Date, you will execute the Company’s
Confidentiality, Non-Competition and Non-Solicitation Agreement attached
to this letter as Exhibit 1. You understand that if you should
fail to execute such Confidentiality, Non-Competition and Non-Solicitation
Agreement in the agreed-upon form, it will be grounds for revoking this
offer and not hiring you. You understand and acknowledge that
this Agreement shall be read
in pari materia
with
the Confidentiality, Non-Competition and Non-Solicitation Agreement and is
part of this Agreement.
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Representations
:
|
You
understand and acknowledge that this position is an officer level position
within NeoGenomics. You represent and warrant, to the best of
your knowledge, that nothing in your past legal and/or work experiences,
which if became broadly known in the marketplace, would impair your
ability to serve as an officer of a public company or materially damage
your credibility with public shareholders. You further
represent and warrant, to the best of your knowledge, that, prior to
accepting this offer of employment, you have disclosed all material
information about your past legal and work experiences that would be
required to be disclosed on a Directors and Officers’ questionnaire for
the purpose of determining what disclosures, if any, will need to be made
with the SEC. Prior to the Company’s next public filing, you
also agree to fill out a Director’s and Officer’s questionnaire in form
and substance satisfactory to the Company’s counsel. You
further represent and warrant, to the best of your knowledge, that you are
currently not obligated under any form of non-competition or
non-solicitation agreement which would preclude you from serving in the
position indicated above for NeoGenomics or soliciting business
relationships for any laboratory services from any potential customers in
the United States.
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Grant
Carlson
Miscellaneous:
|
(i)
|
This
Agreement supersedes all prior agreements and understandings
between the parties and may not be modified or terminated
orally. No modification or attempted waiver will be valid
unless in writing and signed by the party against whom the same is sought
to be enforced.
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(ii)
|
The
provisions of this Agreement are separate and severable, and if any of
them is declared invalid and/or unenforceable by a court of competent
jurisdiction or an arbitrator, the remaining provisions shall not be
affected.
|
|
(iii)
|
This
Agreement is the joint product of the Company and you and each provision
hereof has been subject to the mutual consultation, negotiation and
agreement of the Company and you and shall not be construed for or against
either party hereto.
|
|
(iv)
|
This
Agreement will be governed by, and construed in accordance with the
provisions of the law of the State of Florida, without reference to
provisions that refer a matter to the law of any other
jurisdiction. Each party hereto hereby irrevocably submits
itself to the exclusive personal jurisdiction of the federal and state
courts sitting in Florida; accordingly, any matters involving the Company
and the Executive with respect to this Agreement may be adjudicated only
in a federal or state court sitting in Lee County,
Florida.
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(v)
|
This
Agreement may be signed in counterparts, and by fax, each of which shall
be an original, with the same effect as if the signatures thereto and
hereto were upon the same
instrument.
|
|
(vi)
|
Within
three days of your start date, you will need to provide documentation
verifying your legal right to work in the United States. Please
understand that this offer of employment is contingent upon your ability
to comply with the employment verification requirements under federal laws
and that we cannot begin payroll until this requirement has been
meet.
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|
(vii)
|
Employment
with NeoGenomics is an “at-will” relationship and not guaranteed for any
term. You or the Company may terminate employment at anytime
for any reason by providing written
notice.
|
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Appear on the Next Page)
Grant
Carlson
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Grant, I
know that with your help we can build a world-class team to help drive this
company. Welcome aboard!
Sincerely,
/s/
Douglas M. VanOort
Douglas
M. VanOort
Executive
Chairman and Interim CEO
Agreed
and Accepted:
/s/ Grant Carlson
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7/22/2009
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Grant
Carlson
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Date
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Grant
Carlson
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Exhibit
1
Form
of Confidentiality, Non-Competition and Non-Solicitation Agreement
Exhibit
2
Relocation
Agreement
Grant
Carlson
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EXHIBIT
1
CONFIDENTIALITY,
NON-SOLICITATION AND NON-COMPETE AGREEMENT
This
Confidentiality, Non-Solicitation and Non-Compete Agreement (the “Agreement”)
dated this 9th day of July, 2009 is entered into by and between Grant Carlson
(“Employee”) and NeoGenomics, Inc., a Florida corporation (“Employer” and
collectively with NeoGenomics, Inc, a Nevada corporation, the Employer’s parent
corporation, the “Company”). Hereinafter, each of the Employee or the
Company maybe referred to a “Party” and together be referred to as the
“Parties”.
RECITALS:
WHEREAS
, the Parties have
entered into that certain letter agreement, dated July 22, 2009 that creates an
employment relationship between the Company and Employee (the “Employment
Agreement”); and
WHEREAS
, pursuant to the
Employment Agreement, the Employee agreed to enter into the Company’s standard
Confidentiality, Non-Solicitation and Non-Compete; and
WHEREAS,
the Company desires
to protect and preserve its Confidential Information and its legitimate business
interests by having the Employee enter into this Agreement as part of the
Employment Agreement; and
WHEREAS,
the Employee desires
to establish and maintain an employment relationship with the Company and as
part of such employment relationship desires to enter into this Agreement with
the Company.
Now,
therefore, in consideration of the mutual promises set forth herein and other
good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby
acknowledged by Employee, the Parties agree as follows:
1.
Term.
Employee
agree(s) that the term of this agreement is effective upon execution and shall
survive and continue to be in force and effect for two years following the
termination of any employment relationship between the Parties, whether
termination is by the Company and/or any entity that is wholly or partially
owned by the Company (all of such entities being hereinafter referred to as
“Affiliated Entities”), with or without cause, wrongful discharge, or for any
other reason whatsoever, or by the Employee (“Term”).
2.
Confidential
Information.
a. The
term “Confidential Information” as used herein shall include all business
practices, methods, techniques, or processes that: (i) derives
independent economic value, actual or potential, from not being generally known
to, and not being readily ascertainable by proper means by,
other
persons who can obtain economic value from its disclosure or use; and (ii) is
the subject of efforts that are reasonable under the circumstances to maintain
its secrecy. Confidential Information also includes, but is not
limited to, files, letters, memoranda, reports, records, computer disks or other
computer storage medium, data, models or any photographic or other tangible
materials containing such information, customer lists and names and other
information, customer contracts, other corporate contracts, computer programs,
proprietary technical information and or strategies, sales, promotional or
marketing plans or strategies, programs, techniques, practices, any expansion
plans (including existing and entry into new geographic and/or product markets),
pricing information, product or service offering specifications or plans
therefor, business plans, financial information and other financial plans, data
pertaining to the Company’s operating performance, employee lists, salary
information, training manuals, and other materials and business information of a
similar nature, including information about the Company itself or any Affiliated
Entity, which Employee acknowledges and agrees has been compiled by the
Company's expenditure of a great amount of time, money and effort, and that
contains detailed information that could not be created independently from
public sources. Further, all data, spreadsheets, reports, records,
know-how, verbal communication, proprietary and technical information and/or
other confidential materials of similar kind transmitted by the Company or any
Affiliated Entity to Employee or developed by the Employee on behalf of the
Company or any Affiliate Entity as Work Product (as defined in Paragraph 7) are
expressly included within the definition of “Confidential
Information.” The Parties further agree that the fact the Company or
any Affiliated Entity may be seeking to complete a business transaction is
“Confidential Information” within the meaning of this Agreement, as well as all
notes, analysis, work product or other material derived from Confidential
Information.
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b. Employee
acknowledge(s) that this "Confidential Information" is of value to the Company
and/or any Affiliated Entities by providing them with a competitive advantage
over their competitors, is not generally known to competitors of the Company,
and is not intended by the Company or any Affiliated Entities for general
dissemination. Employee acknowledges that this "Confidential
Information" derives independent economic value, actual or potential, from not
being generally known to, and not being readily ascertainable by proper means
by, other persons who can obtain economic value from its disclosure or use, and
is the subject of reasonable efforts to maintain its
secrecy. Therefore, the Parties agree that all "Confidential
Information" under this Agreement constitutes “Trade Secrets” under Section
688.002 and Chapter 812 of the Florida Statutes.
3.
Duty of
Confidentiality
.
All
Confidential Information is considered highly sensitive and strictly
confidential. The Employee agrees that at all times during the term of this
Agreement and after the termination of employment with the Company or any
Affiliated Entity for as long as such information remains non-public
information, the Employee shall (i) hold in confidence and refrain from
disclosing to any other party all Confidential Information, whether written or
oral, tangible or intangible, concerning the Company or any Affiliated Entities
and their business and operations unless such disclosure is accompanied by a
non-disclosure agreement executed by the Company with the party to whom such
Confidential Information is provided, (ii) use the Confidential Information
solely in connection with his or her employment with the Company or any
Affiliated Entity and for no other purpose, (iii) take all precautions necessary
to ensure that the Confidential Information shall not be, or be permitted to be,
shown, copied or disclosed to third parties, without the prior written consent
of the Company or any Affiliated Entity, (iv) observe all security policies
implemented by the Company or any Affiliated Entity from time to time with
respect to the Confidential Information, and (v) not use or disclose, directly
or indirectly, as an individual or as a partner, joint venturer, employee,
agent, salesman, contractor, officer, director or otherwise, for the benefit of
himself or herself or any other person, partnership, firm, corporation,
association or other legal entity, any Confidential Information, unless
expressly permitted by this Agreement. Employee agrees that
protection of the Company’s and any Affiliated Entity’s Confidential Information
constitutes a legitimate business interest justifying the restrictive covenants
contained herein. Employee further agrees that the restrictive
covenants contained herein are reasonably necessary to protect the Company’s and
any Affiliated Entity’s legitimate business interest in preserving its
Confidential Information.
In the
event that the Employee is ordered to disclose any Confidential Information,
whether in a legal or regulatory proceeding or otherwise, the Employee shall
provide the Company or any Affiliated Entities with prompt notice of such
request or order so that the Company or any Affiliated Entity may seek to
prevent disclosure.
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4.
Limited
Right of Disclosure
.
Except as
otherwise permitted by this Agreement, Employee shall limit disclosure of
pertinent Confidential Information to Employee’s attorney, if any
(“Representative(s)”), for the sole purpose of evaluating Employee’s
relationship with the Company. Paragraph 3 of this Agreement shall
bind all such Representative(s), and Employee shall show this Agreement to them
and shall obtain their signed consent to be bound by this Agreement prior to any
disclosures.
5.
Return of
Company Property and Confidential Materials
.
All
tangible property, including cell phones, laptop computers and other company
purchased property, as well as all Confidential Information provided to Employee
is the exclusive property of the Company and/or its Affiliated Entities and must
be returned to the Company and/or its Affiliated Entities in accordance with the
instructions of the Company and/or such Affiliated Entities either upon
termination of the Employee’s employment or at such other time as is reasonably
requested by the Company. Employee agree(s) that upon termination of
employment with the Company or any Affiliated Entity, whether termination is by
the Company or the Affiliated Entity, with or without cause, wrongful discharge,
or for any other reason whatsoever, or by the Employee, Employee shall return
all copies, in whatever form, including hard copies and computer disks, of
Confidential Information to the Company and/or the Affiliated Entity, and
Employee shall delete any copy of the Confidential Information on any computer
file or database maintained by Employee and shall certify in writing that he/she
has done so. In addition to returning all information to the Company
and/or any Affiliated Entities as described above, Employee will destroy any
analysis, notes, work product or other materials relating to or derived from the
Confidential Information. Any intentional or unauthorized retention of
Confidential Information may constitute “civil theft” as such term is defined in
Chapter 772 of the Florida Statutes.
6.
Agreement
Not To Circumvent
.
Employee
agrees not to pursue any transaction or comparable concept that makes use of any
information identified herein as Confidential Information during the Term of
this Agreement, other than through the Company and/or its Affiliated Entities or
on behalf of the Company and/or its Affiliated Entities. It is
further understood and agreed that the Employee will direct all communications
and requests regarding Confidential Information from any third parties through
the Company’s then chief executive officer or president. Any
violation of this covenant shall subject Employee to the remedies identified in
Paragraph 9 in addition to any other available remedies.
7.
Title to
Work Product
.
Employee
agrees that all work products (including strategies and testing methodologies
for competing in the genetics testing industry, technical materials and
diagrams, computer programs, financial plans and other written materials,
websites, presentation materials, course materials, advertising campaigns,
slogans, videos, pictures and other materials) created or developed by the
Employee for the Company or any of its Affiliated Entities during the term of
the Employee’s employment with the Company or any successor to the Company until
the date of termination of the Employee (collectively, the “Work Product”),
shall be considered a work made for hire and that the Company shall be the sole
owner of all rights, including copyright, in and to the Work
Product.
If the Work Product, or any part
thereof, does not qualify as a work made for hire, the Employee agrees to
assign, and hereby assigns, to the Company for the full term of the copyright
and all extensions thereof all of its right, title and interest in and to the
Work Product. All discoveries, inventions, innovations, works of
authorship, computer programs, improvements and ideas, whether or not patentable
or copyrightable or otherwise protectable, conceived, completed, reduced to
practice or otherwise produced by the Employee in the course of his or her
services to the Company in connection with or in any way relating to the
business of the Company or capable of being used or adapted for use therein or
in connection therewith shall forthwith be disclosed to the Company and shall
belong to and be the absolute property of the Company unless assigned by the
Company to an Affiliated Entity.
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Employee hereby assigns to the
Company all right, title and interest in all of the discoveries, inventions,
innovations, works of authorship, computer programs, improvements, ideas and
other work product; all copyrights, trade secrets, and trademarks in the same;
and all patent applications filed and patents granted worldwide on any of the
same for any work previously completed on behalf of the Company or any
Affiliated Entity or work performed under the terms of this Agreement or the
Employment Agreement. Employee, if and whenever required to do so
(whether during or after the termination of his or her employment), shall at the
expense of the Company or any Affiliated Entity apply or join in applying for
copyrights, patents or trademarks or other equivalent protection in the United
States or in other parts of the world for any such discovery, invention,
innovation, work of authorship, computer program, improvement, and idea as
aforesaid and execute, deliver and perform all instruments and things necessary
for vesting such patents, trademarks, copyrights or equivalent protections when
obtained and all right, title and interest to and in the same in the Company
absolutely and as sole beneficial owner, unless assigned by the Company to an
Affiliated Entity. Notwithstanding the foregoing, work product
conceived by the Employee, which is not related to the business of the Company,
or any Affiliated Entity, will remain the property of the Employee.
8.
Restrictive
Covenant
.
The
Company and its Affiliated Entities are engaged in the business of providing
cancer genetic and molecular testing services to oncologists, urologists,
pathologists, physicians, hospitals, and other medical
laboratories. The covenants contained in this Paragraph 8 (the
“Restrictive Covenants”) are given and made by Employee to induce the Company to
employ Employee under the terms of the Employment Agreement, and Employee
acknowledges sufficiency of consideration for these Restrictive
Covenants. Employee expressly covenants and agrees that, during his
or her employment and for a period time following termination of such
employment, as defined below, whether termination is by the Company, with or
without cause, wrongful discharge, or for any other reason whatsoever, or by
Employee (such period of time is hereinafter referred to as the "Restrictive
Period"), he/she will abide by the following restrictive covenants unless an
exception is specifically provided in certain situations in such Restrictive
Covenants. The Restrictive Period will be defined as a period of two
(2) years for the Non-Solicitation Covenant and a period of one (1) year for the
Non-Competition Covenant.
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a.
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Non-Solicitation
. Employee
agrees and acknowledges that, during the Restrictive Period, he/she will
not, directly or indirectly, in one or a series of transactions, as an
individual or as a partner, joint venturer, employee, agent, salesperson,
contractor, officer, director or otherwise, for the benefit of himself or
herself or any other person, partnership, firm, corporation, association
or other legal entity:
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(i)
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induce
any customer, or any pending customer, of the Company or of any Affiliated
Entity to patronize or do business with any business directly or
indirectly in competition with the businesses conducted by the Company or
any Affiliated Entity in any market in which the Company or any Affiliated
Entity does business; or
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(ii)
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canvass,
solicit or accept from any customer, or any pending customer, of the
Company or of any Affiliated Entity, any such business relationship that
is in competition with the Company or any Affiliated Entity;
or
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(iii)
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request
or advise any customer or vendor, or any pending customer or vendor, of
the Company or of any Affiliated Entity to withdraw, curtail or cancel any
such customer's or vendor's business with the Company or any Affiliated
Entity; or
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(iv)
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recruit,
solicit or otherwise induce or influence any proprietor, partner,
stockholder, lender, director, officer, employee, sales agent, joint
venturer, investor, lessor, supplier, customer, agent, representative or
any other person which has a business relationship with the Company or any
Affiliated Entity to discontinue, reduce or modify such employment, agency
or business relationship with the Company or any Affiliated Entity;
or
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employ
or seek to employ any person or agent who is then (or was at any time
within twelve (12) months prior to the date Employee or such entity
employs or seeks to employ such person) employed or retained by the
Company or any Affiliated Entity.
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b.
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Non-Competition
. Employee
agrees and acknowledges that, during the Restrictive Period, he/she will
not, directly or indirectly, for himself or herself, or on behalf of
others, as an individual on Employee's own account, or as a partner, joint
venturer, employee, agent, salesman, contractor, officer, director or
otherwise, for himself or herself or any other person, partnership, firm,
corporation, association or other legal entity enter into, engage in,
accept employment from, or participate in, any business that is in
competition with the business of the Company or any Affiliated Entity in
any location that is within 1,000 miles of the Company’s main headquarters
location in Ft. Myers, FL or within 1,000 miles of the Employee’s primary
geographic location during his or her or her last twelve months of
employment.
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Notwithstanding
the foregoing, however, it is understood and agreed by the Company and the
Employee that in the event of a termination of the Employee by the Company
without “Cause” (as defined below), the provisions of the Non-Competition
covenant outlined in the preceding paragraph 8(b) shall not be deemed valid or
enforceable hereunder. The Employee specifically acknowledges that
any termination by the Company for “Cause” or any termination by resignation of
the Employee shall result in the Non-competition covenant described in paragraph
8(b) remaining valid and enforceable hereunder.
Notwithstanding
the preceding paragraphs, the spirit and intent of this non-competition clause
is not to deny the Employee the ability to support his or her family, but rather
to prevent the Employee from using the knowledge and experiences obtained from
the Company in a similar competitive environment. Along those lines,
should the Employee leave the employment of the Employer for any reason, he or
she would be prohibited from joining a for-profit cancer testing genetics
laboratory and/or competing against the Company in the same market
place. The Parties agree that the phrase “in any business that is in
competition with the business of the Company” in the preceding paragraph 8(b)
specifically excludes all non-profit medical testing laboratories, hospitals and
academic institutions as well as for-profit prenatal and
pediatric/constitutional genetic testing laboratories. In other
words, the Employee would be allowed under this non-compete clause to work in a
private, for-profit prenatal laboratory or pediatric/constitutional genetics
testing laboratory as well as any non-profit cancer genetics testing
laboratory. Thus, the spirit and intent of this non-competition
clause is intended to prevent the Employee from acting in any of the capacities
outlined in this paragraph for any “for-profit” cancer genetics testing
laboratory only. For purposes of this agreement, cancer genetic
testing laboratories shall be defined as laboratories that perform the following
types of cancer genetics testing: cytogenetics testing, Flourescence In-Situ
Hybridization (FISH) testing, flow cytometry testing and molecular genetics
testing.
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For the
purposes of this Agreement, the Company shall have “Cause” to terminate the
Employee’s employment hereunder upon:
(i)
the willful and continued failure by the Employee to substantially perform his
or her duties (other than any such failure resulting from incapacity due to
physical or mental illness) for a period of ten days after demand for
substantial performance is delivered in writing by the Company that specifically
identifies the manner in which the Company believes the Employee has not
substantially performed his duties; or
(ii) the
active participation by the Employee in an act or series of acts of willful
malfeasance or gross misconduct, recklessness or gross negligence (including,
without limitation, any action that results in the Employee’s conviction of or
pleading guilty to any misdemeanor or regulatory sanction placed upon you or
moral turpitude) which a reasonable person would expect to have a potentially
damaging or detrimental effect on the Company; or
(iii) the Employee’s being convicted
of, or pleading guilty to, a felony.
In the
event that the Employee’s Employment Agreement shall contain a different
definition of “Cause”, then the definition of “Cause” contained in the
Employment Agreement shall be operable in interpreting the provisions of the
above paragraph.
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c.
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Acknowledgements of
Employee.
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(i)
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The
Employee understands and acknowledges that any violation of the
Restrictive Covenants shall constitute a material breach of this Agreement
and will cause irreparable harm and loss to the Company or any Affiliated
Entity for which monetary damages will be an insufficient
remedy. Therefore, the Parties agree that in addition to any
other remedy available, the Company and its Affiliated Entities will be
entitled to the relief identified in Paragraph No. 9
below.
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(ii)
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The
Restrictive Covenants shall be construed as agreements independent of any
other provision in this Agreement and the existence of any claim or cause
of action of Employee against the Company or any Affiliated Entity shall
not constitute a defense to the enforcement of these Restrictive
Covenants.
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(iii)
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Employee
agrees that the Restrictive Covenants are reasonably necessary to protect
the legitimate business interests of the Company or any Affiliated
Entity.
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(iv)
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Employee
agrees that the Restrictive Covenants may be enforced by the Company’s
assignee or successor or any of the Affiliated Entities and Employee
acknowledges and agrees that assignees, successors and Affiliated Entities
are intended beneficiaries of this
Agreement.
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(v)
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Employee
agrees that if any portion of the Restrictive Covenants are held by an
arbitration panel or court of competent jurisdiction to be unreasonable,
arbitrary or against public policy for any reason, they shall be divisible
as to time, geographic area and line of business and shall be enforceable
as to a reasonable time, area and line of
business.
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Employee
agrees that any violation of the Restrictive Covenants, in any capacity
identified herein, are a material breach of this Agreement and that any
and all sales by Employee for himself or herself, other individual(s),
partnership, corporation, joint venture, or any other entity with which he
or she is associated, shall be conclusively presumed to have been made by
the Company or any Affiliated Entity, but for the
violation.
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Employee
agrees that any failure of the Company or any Affiliated Entity to enforce
the Restrictive Covenants against any other employee, for any reason,
shall not constitute a defense to enforcement of the Restrictive Covenants
against the Employee.
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9.
Specific
Performance; Injunction
.
The Parties
agree and acknowledge that the restrictions contained in Paragraphs 1-8 are
reasonable in scope and duration and are necessary to protect the Company or any
of its Affiliated Entities. If any provision of Paragraphs 1-8 as
applied to any party or to any circumstance is adjudged by a court to be invalid
or unenforceable, the same shall in no way affect any other circumstance or the
validity or enforceability of any other provision of this
Agreement. If any such provision, or any part thereof, is held to be
unenforceable because of the duration of such provision or the area covered
thereby, the Parties agree that the court making such determination shall have
the power to reduce the duration and/or area of such provision, and/or to delete
specific words or phrases, and in its reduced form, such provision shall then be
enforceable and shall be enforced.
Any
unauthorized use or disclosure of information in violation of Paragraphs 2-7
above or violation of the Restrictive Covenant in Paragraph 8 shall constitute a
material breach of this Agreement, shall constitute misappropriation under
Florida Statutes, and shall cause irreparable harm and loss to the Company or
any of its Affiliated Entities for which monetary damages will be an
insufficient remedy. Therefore, the Parties agree that in addition to
any other remedy available, the Company or any of its Affiliated Entities will
be entitled to all of the civil remedies provided by Florida Statutes,
including:
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Temporary
and permanent injunctive relief, without being required to post a
bond, restraining Employee or Representatives and any other
person, partnership, firm, corporation, association or other legal entity
acting in concert with Employee from any actual or threatened unauthorized
disclosure or use of Confidential Information, in whole or in part, or
from rendering any service to any other person, partnership, firm,
corporation, association or other legal entity to whom such Confidential
Information in whole or in part, has been disclosed or used or is
threatened to be disclosed or used;
and
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b.
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Temporary
and permanent injunctive relief, without being required to post a bond,
restraining the Employee from violating, directly or indirectly, the
restrictions of the Restrictive Covenant in any capacity identified in
Paragraph 8, supra, and restricting third parties from aiding and abetting
any violations of the Restrictive Covenant;
and
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Compensatory
damages, including actual loss from misappropriation and unjust
enrichment; and
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Notwithstanding
the foregoing, the Company acknowledges and agrees that the Employee will not be
liable for the payment of any damages or fees owed to the Company through the
operation of Paragraphs 9c above, unless and until a court of competent
jurisdiction or arbitration panel has determined conclusively that the Company
or any of its assignees, successors or Affiliated Entities is entitled to such
recovery.
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Nothing
in this Agreement shall be construed as prohibiting the Company or any
Affiliated Entities from pursuing any other legal or equitable remedies
available to it for actual or threatened breach of the provisions of Paragraphs
2 – 8 of this Agreement, and the existence of any claim or cause of action by
Employee against the Company or any of its Affiliated Entities shall not
constitute a defense to the enforcement by the Company or any of its Affiliated
Entities of any of the provisions of this Agreement. The Company and
its Affiliated Entities have fully performed all obligations entitling it to the
covenants of Paragraphs 2 – 8 of this Agreement and therefore such prohibitions
are not executory or otherwise subject to rejection under the bankruptcy
code.
10.
Governing
Law
.
This
Agreement shall be governed by, construed and enforced in accordance with the
laws of state of Florida without regard to any statutory or common-law provision
pertaining to conflicts of laws. The parties agree that courts of
competent jurisdiction in Lee County, Florida and the United States District
Court for the Southern District of Florida shall have concurrent jurisdiction
with the arbitration tribunals of the American Arbitration Association for
purposes of entering temporary, preliminary and permanent injunctive relief and
with regard to any action arising out of any breach or alleged breach of this
Agreement. Employee waives personal service of any and all process
upon Employee and consents that all such service of process may be made by
certified or registered mail directed to Employee at the address stated in the
signature section of this Agreement, with service so made deemed to be completed
upon actual receipt thereof. Employee waives any objection to
jurisdiction and venue of any action instituted against Employee as provided
herein and agrees not to assert any defense based on lack of jurisdiction or
venue.
11.
Arbitration
Agreement.
Employee agrees that all
controversies, claims, disputes and matters in question arising out of, or
related to this Agreement, the breach of this Agreement, the business
relationship between signatories to this Agreement or any other matter or claim
whatsoever shall be decided by binding arbitration before the American
Arbitration Association, utilizing its Commercial Rules by a panel of one
arbitrator. Venue for any arbitration between the Parties shall be
held in Fort Myers, Lee County, Florida.
12.
Successors
and Assigns
.
This
Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Parties hereto
and may not be assigned by Employee at any time. This Agreement may be assigned
only by the Company to an Affiliated Entity and shall inure to the benefit of
its successors and/or assigns.
13.
Entire
Agreement
.
This
Agreement is the entire agreement of the Parties with regard to the matters
addressed herein, and supersedes all negotiations, preliminary agreements, and
all prior and contemporaneous discussions and understandings of the signatories
in connection with the subject matter of this Agreement, except however, that
this Agreement shall be read
in pari materia
with the
Employment Agreement executed by Employee. This Agreement may be
modified only by written instrument signed by the Company and
Employee.
14.
Construction.
The Parties agree that,
notwithstanding the authorship of this Agreement by the Company, such Agreement
shall not be construed more favorably to one Party than the other.
15.
Severability
.
In case any
one or more provisions contained in this Agreement shall, for any reason, be
held invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, such invalidity,
illegality or unenforceability shall not affect any other provision hereof and
this Agreement shall be construed as if such invalid, illegal were unenforceable
provision had not been contained herein.
16.
Waiver.
The waiver by the
Company of a breach or threatened breach of this Agreement by Employee cannot be
construed as a waiver of any subsequent breach by Employee. The
refusal or failure of the Company or any Affiliated Entity to enforce any
specific restrictive covenant in this Agreement against Employee, or any other
person for any reason, shall not constitute a defense to the enforcement by the
Company or any Affiliated Entity of any other restrictive covenant provision set
forth in this Agreement.
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17.
Consideration
.
Employee
expressly acknowledges and agrees that the execution by the Company of the
Employment Agreement with the Employee constitutes full, adequate and sufficient
consideration to Employee for the covenants of Employee under this
Agreement.
18.
Notices
. All
notices required by this Agreement shall be in writing, shall be personally
delivered or sent by U.S. Registered or Certified Mail, return receipt
requested, and shall be addressed to the signatories at the addresses shown on
the signature page of this Agreement.
19.
Acknowledgements
.
Employee
acknowledge(s) that he or she has reviewed this Agreement prior to signing it,
that he or she knows and understands the contents, purposes and effect of this
Agreement, and that he or she has been given a signed copy of this Agreement for
his or her records. Employee further acknowledges and agrees that he or she has
entered into this Agreement freely, without any duress or
coercion.
20.
Counterparts
.
This
Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an
original for all intents and purposes.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, THE UNDERSIGNED STATE THAT THEY HAVE CAREFULLY READ THIS
AGREEMENT AND KNOW AND UNDERSTAND THE CONTENTS THEREOF AND THAT THEY AGREE TO BE
BOUND AND ABIDE BY THE REPRESENTATIONS, COVENANTS, PROMISES AND WARRANTIES
CONTAINED HEREIN.
By:
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/s/ Grant Carlson
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7/9/2010
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Employee
Signature
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Date
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Employee
Name:
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Grant Carlson
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Employee Address:
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c/o NeoGenomics Laboratories,
Inc.
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12701 Commonwealth Drive
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12701
Commonwealth Drive, # 5
By:
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/s/
Douglas VanOort
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7/22/09
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Name:
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Douglas
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CEO
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Exhibit
2
RELOCATION
AGREEMENT
Grant
Carlson
Vice
President of Sales & Marketing
NeoGenomics
Laboratories (the “Company”) acknowledges that you will incur certain relocation
expenses as a result of accepting employment with us. We consider the
reimbursement of these expenses to be related to the employer-employee
relationship that we are attempting to establish and that these are items that
we
share
as the
relationship is established.
NeoGenomics
agrees to reimburse you for up to $20,000 in the aggregate (the “
Relocation Cap
”) for
commuting, temporary housing and permanent relocation expenses. This
assistance will be comprised of two parts: (i) reimbursement for commuting,
temporary housing and other related transition expenses (the “
Temporary Commuting
Allowance
”), and (ii) reimbursement for permanent relocation expenses
that are identified by the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) as “deductible
moving expenses” (the “
Permanent Relocation
Assistance
”).
You may
use up to $15,000 of the Relocation Cap for the Temporary Commuting
Allowance. Expenses reimbursable under the Temporary Commuting
Allowance include pre-move travel (between Lakeland, FL to Fort Myers, FL,
related lodging and meal expenses, and other related transition expenses,
incurred in accordance with the Company’s applicable policies in effect from
time to time.
All such
payments made by the Company as part of your Temporary Commuting Allowance shall
be subject to withholding for federal, state or local taxes as the Company
reasonably may determine. However, you should consult with your own
tax advisor to determine what payments (or reimbursements), if any, may be tax
deductible to you.
The
dollar amount of Permanent Relocation Assistance available to you is the
difference between the Relocation Cap and any payments made to you (or on your
behalf) under the Temporary Commuting Allowance. The Permanent
Relocation Assistance is available to you for your permanent move to Fort Myers,
Florida, which will need to occur on or prior to September 1,
2010. Any relocation expenses incurred by you (or on your
behalf) occurring after September 1, 2010 will not be reimbursable by the
Company unless otherwise mutually agreed upon in writing by you and the
President of the Company. The Company will require two (2) quotes
from vendors prior to payment for moving expenses.
The
Permanent Relocation Assistance payments will not be taxable to you to the
extent the expenses are identified by the IRS as “deductible moving expenses,”
and, accordingly, reimbursable expenses shall be limited to: (i) moving your
household goods and personal effects, and (ii) travel (including lodging, but
not meals) to your new home.
All
claims for reimbursable expenses, together with proper receipts and supporting
documentation, must be submitted to the Company within 45 days following the
date(s) the expenses are incurred. Thereafter, reimbursement by the
Company will be made in accordance with the Company’s normal payroll practices
no later than 45 days following the timely submission of applicable
claims.
I, Grant
Carlson, agree to provide proper receipts and documentation in a form acceptable
to the Company in order to receive reimbursement from the Company, and I
understand that failure to do so in accordance with the requirements set forth
herein (including, but not limited to, timely submission) will jeopardize my
rights to any reimbursements under this Agreement.
Grant
Carlson
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I further
agree that:
(a)
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I
will reimburse NeoGenomics all Permanent Relocation Assistance and
Temporary Commuting Allowance payments paid on my behalf directly to
vendors or to me by NeoGenomics should I resign my employment for any
reason with NeoGenomics Laboratories. Reimbursement will not be
required should NeoGenomics initiate the separation of
employment.
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Reimbursement
will be based on the following scheduled:
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1)
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100
% reimbursement if resignation occurs within a 14 month time period from
the start of employment or within six months after my permanent relocation
to Fort Myers, Fl.
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2)
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50%
reimbursement if resignation occurs within 6 months to 12 months after my
permanent relocation to Fort Myers,
FL.
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(b)
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Any
reimbursements paid to me in error will be returned to the Company within
60 days of (i) the date the expense was incurred, or (ii) becoming aware
of the existence of an
erroneous reimbursement.
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(c)
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My
final paycheck for any wages and/or accrued paid time-off will be reduced,
to the extent allowable by law, in the amount of any monies I owe to the
Company pursuant to the terms of this Agreement. If the amount
of my final paycheck is insufficient to cover all the monies I owe to the
Company hereunder, the Company may pursue any and all remedies available
under the law.
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This
agreement will be governed by the laws of the State of Florida.
Agreed
and Accepted:
By:
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/s/ Grant Carlson
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Date
7/22/09
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Grant
Carlson
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NEOGENOMICS
LABORATORIES
By:
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/s/
Douglas VanOort
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Name:
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Douglas VanOort
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Title:
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CEO
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Exhibit
10.39
[
Confidential Treatment
Requested. Confidential portions of this document have been
redacted and have been
separately filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission]
Execution
Copy
Strategic
Supply Agreement
This
Strategic Supply Agreement (this “
Agreement
”) is
entered into as of July 24, 2009 (the “
Effective Date
”) by
and between Abbott Molecular Inc., a Delaware corporation (“
Abbott
”), and
NeoGenomics Laboratories, Inc., a Florida corporation (“
NeoGenomics
”).
Recitals
A. NeoGenomics
operates a genetic testing laboratory that offers a variety of diagnostic tests
for cancer and other diseases, including tests developed by NeoGenomics and
tests developed by others.
B. Abbott
manufactures and sells certain ASR probes that are useful for analyzing nucleic
acids through a process commonly known as FISH.
C. NeoGenomics
desires to develop and offer a FISH-based test for the diagnosis of melanoma,
and to potentially develop and offer diagnostic tests for other
cancers.
D. NeoGenomics
desires to purchase all of its requirements of Products from Abbott, and Abbott
desires to supply and sell
all of NeoGenomics’
requirements for
such Products to NeoGenomics, which NeoGenomics intends
to incorporate into its diagnostic test, on the terms and conditions set forth
in this Agreement.
Now,
Therefore, in consideration of the promises and the mutual covenants contained
herein, the parties agree as follows:
Article
1
Definitions
“
Abbott IVD
” means an
In-Vitro Diagnostic test for melanoma developed by Abbott for aid in diagnosis
of malignant melanoma in skin biopsy specimens (excluding
subtyping).
“
Act
” shall mean the
United States Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act and all regulations promulgated
thereunder.
“
Affiliate
” shall mean
any entity which directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by, or is under
common control with, another entity. For purposes of this Agreement, an entity
shall be deemed to be in control of another entity if the former owns, or the
partners of the former own, directly or indirectly, more than fifty percent
(50%) of the outstanding voting equity (or other equity or ownership interest in
the event that such entity is other than a corporation) of the
latter.
“
Agreement
” has the
meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph.
“
Annual Forecast
” has
the meaning set forth in Section 3.4(a)(ii).
“
ASR
” means analyte
specific reagent.
“
Base Price
” has the
meaning set forth in Section 4.1(a).
“
Calendar Quarter
”
means each three (3) month period during the term of this Agreement which ends,
respectively, on March 31, June 30, September 30 and December 31 of each
Calendar Year, except for the initial Calendar Quarter of the first Calendar
Year, which will begin on the Effective Date and end on September 30,
2009.
“
Calendar Year
” shall
mean each twelve (12) month period during the term of this Agreement which
begins on January 1, and ends on December 31, except for the first Calendar Year
which will begin on the Effective Date and end on December 31,
2009.
“
Change of Control
”
means: (a) the sale of all or substantially all of NeoGenomics’ assets that are
used in designing, developing, validating, marketing, selling, performing or
billing for the Melanoma LDT to a Third Party in a single transaction or series
of related transactions; (b) any merger, consolidation, sale of stock or other
transaction that results in any “person” or “group” (each as defined in the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) either becoming the “beneficial
owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended), directly or indirectly, of NeoGenomics’ voting securities(or
securities converted into or exchangeable for such voting securities)
representing
fifty
percent (
50
%) or more of the combined voting power of all
of NeoGenomics’ voting securities(on a fully diluted basis); or (c) any other
event that results, by contract or otherwise, in such person or group obtaining
the ability, directly or indirectly, to elect a majority of the board of
directors of or otherwise direct the management and policies of
NeoGenomics.
“
Change of Control Base
Revenue Amount
” has the meaning specified in Section 14.4.
“
Commencement Date
”
has the meaning set forth in Section 9.5(b).
“
Confidential
Information
” has the meaning set forth in Section 12.1.
“
Conversion Date
” has
the meaning set forth in Section 3.4(d).
“
Decision Period
” has
the meaning set forth in Section 9.5.
“
Effective Date
” has
the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph.
“
Escalated Negotiation
Period
” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.5.
“
Estimated Premium
Price
” has the meaning set forth in
Exhibit E
hereto.
“
Evaluation Products
”
has the meaning set forth in Section
2.1.
“
Exclusive Products
”
means the ASRs, if any, described in Section 3.2 and identified in
Exhibit A
as
Exclusive Products.
“
Existing Customer
Election
” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.4(d).
“
FDA
” shall mean the
United States Food and Drug Administration and any successor agency
thereto.
“
FISH
” means a
fluorescent in situ hybridization assay.
“
Initial Annual
Forecast
” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.4(a)(i).
“
Initial Negotiation
Period
” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.5.
“
Intellectual
Property
” means any and all: (a) methods, techniques, trade secrets,
designs, know-how, discoveries, inventions, data, information, documentation,
regulatory submissions, formulations, methodologies, processes, specifications,
trademarks, trade dress and other intellectual property of any kind (whether or
not protected under patent, trademark, copyright or similar law); and (b)
trademark registrations, copyrights, United States and foreign patents and
patent applications covering or claiming any of the foregoing.
“
IVD Agreement
” has
the meaning set forth in Section 9.4(c).
“
IVD
Opportunity
” has the
meaning set forth in Section 9.4(b).
“
LDT
” means a
laboratory developed test that is independently designed, developed and
validated by a clinical service laboratory.
“
Melanoma LDT
” means a
specific LDT that is anticipated to be independently designed, developed and
validated by NeoGenomics using the Products for use as an aid in diagnosing
malignant melanoma in skin biopsy specimens (excluding subtyping).
“
Model Forecast
” has
the meaning set forth in Section 3.4(a)(iii).
“
Negotiation Period
”
means the Initial Negotiation Period and the Escalated Negotiation
Period.
“
Non-Conforming
Product
” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.6.
“
Pre-Existing
Customer
” A customer of NeoGenomics that purchases the Melanoma LDT prior
to the Conversion Date.
“
Premium Price
” has
the meaning set forth in Section 4.1(b).
“
Products
” shall mean
the analyte specific reagent probes identified by NeoGenomics and set forth on
Exhibit A
,
including the Exclusive Products.
“
Purchase Price
” for
each unit of Product shall mean the sum of the Base Price and Premium Price
applicable for such unit at any given time.
“
Quality Systems and GMP
Requirements
” shall mean the current and any future quality system and
good manufacturing practices regulations under 21 C.F.R. Part 820 to the extent
that such regulations are applicable to the Product, as such regulations are
promulgated by the FDA. The applicable Quality Systems and GMP Requirements for
any lot of Product shall be those regulations in effect when such lot is
manufactured for NeoGenomics.
“
Quarterly Forecast
”
has the meaning set forth in
Exhibit
E
.
“
Quarterly Report
” has
the meaning set forth in
Exhibit
E
.
“
Quarterly Unit
Purchases
” shall mean the number of units of Products ordered by
NeoGenomics and shipped by Abbott pursuant to such order in a given Calendar
Quarter, where one (1) unit of Product constitutes the amount of such Product
necessary for NeoGenomics to perform the Melanoma LDT for one (1) patient. For
purposes of this definition, “
unit
” refers to one
ASR probe at the concentration and volume to be used in the validated Melanoma
LDT, which information will be provided to Abbott by NeoGenomics in writing
promptly following validation of the Melanoma LDT or any modification of the
Melanoma LDT. For example, if NeoGenomics uses four (4) ASR probes designated as
Products under this Agreement to perform the Melanoma LDT then such four (4) ASR
probes would represent four (4) units of Products.
“
SEC
” shall mean the
United States Securities and Exchange Commission and any successor agency
thereto.
“
Service Revenue
”
means the revenue recognized by NeoGenomics related to performing the Melanoma
LDT for Third Parties, as calculated in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles
and reported by NeoGenomics’
parent company in its financial statements
,
as filed with the SEC
.
“
Specifications
” shall
mean Abbott’s internal manufacturing specifications as well as technical
specifications and test protocols relating to the characterization of the
Products identified in
Exhibit A
, which
Specifications will be included in
Exhibit A
when the
Products are identified pursuant to Section 2.2 and which may from time to time
be amended by written agreement of the parties including but not limited to
purchased standard control procedure (pscp) changes or an equivalent document
control process.
“
Subsequent Annual
Forecast
” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.4(a).
“
Subsequent Development
Agreement
” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.5(b).
“
Termination Date Revenue
Amount
” has the meaning set forth in Section 14.4(b).
“
Threshold Amount
” has
the meaning set forth in Section 3.4(a)(v).
“
Territory
” shall mean
the United States and Puerto Rico.
“
Third Party
” shall
mean a party other than Abbott or NeoGenomics, or their respective
Affiliates.
“
Unaudited Report
” has
the meaning set forth in Section 3.4(a)(iv).
“
Unaudited Revenue
”
has the meaning set forth in Section 3.4(a)(iv).
Article
2
Product
Identification
2.1
Evaluation Products
.
Abbott will supply NeoGenomics with Abbott’s ASRs that may be requested from
time to time by NeoGenomics for purposes of NeoGenomics’ evaluation and
determination as to which ASRs to include in its Melanoma LDT, and for design,
development and validation of the Melanoma LDT (“
Evaluation
Products
”). Abbott will supply NeoGenomics with Evaluation Products in
quantities that are reasonably sufficient for evaluating the ASRs and designing,
developing and validating the Melanoma LDT. NeoGenomics shall not use the
Evaluation Products for any other purposes. Unless otherwise directed by Abbott,
NeoGenomics will destroy any unused quantities of Evaluation Products.
NeoGenomics will not bill or seek reimbursement from any Third Party payor for
Evaluation Products.
2.2
Product
Identification
. As promptly as reasonably practicable, but within one
hundred twenty (120) days after the Effective Date, NeoGenomics will determine
which ASRs it desires to purchase under this Agreement for inclusion in its
Melanoma LDT. Once the ASRs are identified and agreed upon in writing by the
parties,
Exhibit
A
will be modified (without necessitating an amendment to this Agreement)
to include such ASRs and their Specifications, and such ASRs will thereafter
constitute the Products for purposes of this Agreement. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, if, during the term of this Agreement, Abbott develops new ASRs
utilizing in situ hybridization to a chromosomal target that Abbott reasonably
believes may be of interest to NeoGenomics for use with the Melanoma LDT or a
successor thereto, Abbott will notify NeoGenomics in writing of such new
products with a description of each such product and exclusively offer to
NeoGenomics the right to evaluate such products for a period of one hundred
eighty (180) days from the date of such written notice for possible inclusion in
the Melanoma LDT or a successor thereto. In the event that NeoGenomics decides
during such evaluation period that any such new product would be appropriate to
include in its Melanoma LDT or any successor thereto, and so notifies Abbott in
writing, then
Exhibit
A
will be further modified (without necessitating an amendment to this
Agreement) to include such new product and its specifications, and thereafter
such new product will be included in the definition of Exclusive Products for
the purposes of this Agreement. If NeoGenomics elects not to use the new product
in the Melanoma LDT or a successor thereto, it shall not constitute a Product
for purposes of this Agreement and NeoGenomics shall have no rights with respect
thereto.
2.3
Non-Abbott ASRs
. The
parties acknowledge and agree that NeoGenomics will be free to identify which
ASRs it desires to include in the Melanoma LDT, and that it may include ASRs
that are not currently manufactured by Abbott. If NeoGenomics elects to include
in its Melanoma LDT one or more ASRs that are not currently manufactured by
Abbott, it will so notify Abbott, and Abbott may elect to manufacture the ASR
and supply it to NeoGenomics as a Product under this Agreement. If Abbott
chooses not to manufacture the ASR, Abbott and NeoGenomics will negotiate in
good faith to determine whether: (a) Abbott will obtain the ASR from a Third
Party and supply it to NeoGenomics as a Product under this Agreement; or (b)
NeoGenomics will obtain the ASR directly from a Third Party that is reasonably
acceptable to Abbott and that has a valid license from Abbott to manufacture the
ASR, if applicable. If none of the ASRs selected by NeoGenomics are manufactured
by Abbott at the time of the initial selection of such ASRs for inclusion in the
Melanoma LDT by NeoGenomics, and Abbott elects not to manufacture any of such
ASRs selected by NeoGenomics so that no ASRs have been identified as Products
pursuant to
Section
2.2
within the time periods permitted therein, and the parties are unable
to reach a mutually acceptable alternative arrangement, then Abbott may
terminate this Agreement upon thirty (30) days prior written notice to
NeoGenomics without further obligation or liability. Abbott represents and
warrants that, as of the Effective Date, it currently manufactures all of the
ASRs previously disclosed to NeoGenomics or listed in any Abbott product catalog
that is current as of the Effective Date.
Article
3
Supply
Terms
3.1
Supply
. During the
term of this Agreement, and subject to the terms and conditions contained
herein, NeoGenomics shall purchase all of its requirements of the Products from
Abbott, and Abbott shall supply, or shall cause its Affiliates to supply, to
NeoGenomics such quantities of the Products as may be ordered by NeoGenomics
hereunder.
Except for Abbott’s failure to supply
Products as described in Section 5.5,
NeoGenomics will not obtain from
any Third Party, or manufacture for itself, any Products (or other ASRs that are
substantially similar to the Products).
3.2
Exclusivity
. If,
pursuant to Section 2.2, NeoGenomics identifies for inclusion in the Melanoma
LDT one or more ASRs that are not currently marketed or sold commercially by
Abbott as individual stand-alone products, each such ASR will be designated as
an “
Exclusive
Product
” and will be so identified on
Exhibit A
. Abbott
will supply the Exclusive Product(s) to NeoGenomics exclusively in the Territory
and, subject to Section 3.3(b) below, Abbott will not sell the Exclusive
Products to any Third Party in the Territory. Any Products that are not
expressly designated in
Exhibit A
as
Exclusive Products shall be supplied to NeoGenomics on a non-exclusive basis.
Abbott will use commercially reasonable efforts to ensure that any Products that
are sold by Abbott to customers outside the Territory will be subject to
restrictions prohibiting the further resale or distribution of such Products in
the Territory. For the avoidance of doubt, once an ASR has been
identified as an “Exclusive Product” on
Exhibit A
it shall
not cease to be an Exclusive Product due to the marketing or sale of such ASR by
Abbott outside the Territory.
3.3
Exclusivity
Exceptions
.
(a) Abbott may
sell Exclusive Products to Third Parties outside the Territory;
provided,
that Abbott will
use commercially reasonable efforts to ensure that such Exclusive Products are
not resold or distributed in the Territory.
(b) Abbott
may supply Exclusive Products to the academic collaborators identified in
Exhibit B
in
quantities sufficient for the collaborators’ research and development purposes.
In addition, Abbott may supply the identified academic collaborators, in the
aggregate, with quantities of Exclusive Products sufficient to perform no more
than one thousand two hundred (1,200) patient tests per Calendar Year
(increasing six percent (6%) per Calendar Year).
3.4
Maintenance of
Exclusivity
.
(a)
Annual Forecast and
Review
.
(i)
At least
ninety (90) days prior to the end of the 2010 Calendar Year, NeoGenomics will
provide to Abbott a written reasonable good faith forecast of the Service
Revenue it expects to realize in each of the following two (2) Calendar Years
from sales of the Melanoma LDT (the “
Initial Annual
Forecast
”). If Abbott does not object to the Initial Annual Forecast
within forty-five (45) days of its receipt of the Initial Annual Forecast, it
shall be deemed accepted by Abbott. If Abbott objects to the Initial Annual
Forecast within such forty-five (45) day period, the parties will negotiate in
good faith to develop an Initial Annual Forecast that is mutually acceptable to
both parties, subject to subparagraph (iii) below
.
If the parties are unable to agree upon a mutually acceptable Initial
Annual Forecast
within fifteen (15)
days after beginning negotiations, the matter will be escalated to the President
of NeoGenomics (currently Robert Gasparini) and the President of Abbott
(currently Stafford O’Kelly) for resolution, and if such individuals are unable
to agree upon a mutually acceptable Initial Annual Forecast
within an additional fifteen (15) days, the
matter will be resolved in accordance with Section 15.11.
(ii)
At least
ninety (90) days prior to the end of the 2012 Calendar Year and at least ninety
(90) days prior to the end of each third Calendar Year thereafter during the
term of this Agreement (
i.e.
, 2015, 2018, etc.),
NeoGenomics will provide to Abbott a written reasonable good faith forecast of
the Service Revenue it expects to realize in each of the following three (3)
Calendar Years from sales of the Melanoma LDT (each, a “
Subsequent Annual
Forecast
” and together with the Initial Annual Forecast, the “
Annual Forecast
”). If
Abbott does not object to a Subsequent Annual Forecast within forty-five (45)
days of its receipt of such Subsequent Annual Forecast, it shall be deemed
accepted by Abbott. If Abbott objects to a Subsequent Annual Forecast within
such forty-five (45) day period, the parties will negotiate in good faith to
develop a Subsequent Annual Forecast that is mutually acceptable to both
parties, subject to subparagraph (iii) below
;
provided however
, that unless otherwise mutually agreed by the
parties:
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(A)
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if NeoGenomics’ maintains exclusivity pursuant to
Section 3.4(b), then the Service Revenue projected in each Calendar Year
forecast included within the applicable Subsequent Annual Forecast shall
not be lower than the actual Service Revenue realized by NeoGenomics in
the last Calendar Year of the immediately preceding forecast period;
or
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(B)
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if NeoGenomics does not maintain exclusivity
pursuant to Section 3.4(b) and Abbott does not convert this Agreement to a
non-exclusive agreement pursuant to Section 3.4(c), then the Service
Revenue projected in each Calendar Year forecast included within the
applicable Subsequent Annual Forecast shall not be lower than the actual
Service Revenue realized by NeoGenomics in the last Calendar Year of the
immediately preceding forecast period, divided by seventy-five one
hundredths (0.75).
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If the
parties are unable to agree upon a mutually acceptable Subsequent Annual
Forecast within fifteen (15) days after beginning negotiations, the matter will
be
escalated
to the President of
NeoGenomics (currently Robert Gasparini) and the President of Abbott (currently
Stafford O’Kelly) for resolution, and if such individuals are unable to agree
upon a mutually acceptable Subsequent Annual Forecast
within an additional fifteen (15) days, the
matter will be resolved in accordance with Section 15.11.
(iii)
Notwithstanding
anything in this Agreement to the contrary, unless otherwise expressly agreed by
both parties, neither the Initial Annual Forecast nor any Subsequent Annual
Forecast will be (A) higher than the model forecast for the corresponding
Calendar Year(s) as shown in the model forecast attached hereto as
Exhibit C
(the “
Model Forecast
”) or
(B) so long as Abbott
has
not
exercised its rights pursuant to Section 3.4(c) hereof to convert
NeoGenomics to a non-exclusive arrangement, lower than thirty-five percent (35%)
of the model forecast for the corresponding Calendar Year as shown in the Model
Forecast.
(iv)
NeoGenomics
hereby agrees that it will hire the number of sales people, make the marketing
expenditures and otherwise make the commercial investments that NeoGenomics
reasonably believes are necessary to achieve each Annual Forecast. NeoGenomics
and Abbott agree to meet periodically to review and discuss NeoGenomics’ sales
and marketing activities with respect to the Melanoma LDT.
(v)
On or
before February 15, 2012, and thereafter as soon as figures are available, but
in no event more than forty-five (45) days, after the end of each Calendar Year
during the term of this Agreement, NeoGenomics will provide Abbott with a
written report showing NeoGenomics’ revenue related to performing the Melanoma
LDT for Third Parties, as calculated in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles (the “
Unaudited Revenue
”),
during the previous Calendar Year, which the parties acknowledge shall be based
on unaudited financial information
for such
Calendar Year
(the “
Unaudited Report
”).
Within ninety (90) days after the end of such Calendar Year during the term of
this Agreement, NeoGenomics will provide Abbott with a written report showing
its Service Revenue during the previous Calendar Year (the “
Audited Report
”), but
only if the Service Revenue in the Audited Report would differ from NeoGenomics’
Unaudited Revenue as reported in the Unaudited Report. If the Unaudited Report
shows that NeoGenomics’ Unaudited Revenue during the previous Calendar Year was
less than ninety percent (90%) of the applicable Threshold Amount (as defined
below), then the Unaudited Revenue will constitute the Service Revenue for such
Calendar Year for purposes of determining whether Abbott may exercise its rights
under Section 3.4(c) or Section 3.4(d), as applicable. If the Unaudited Report
shows that NeoGenomics’ Unaudited Revenue during the previous Calendar Year is
equal to or greater than 90% of the applicable Threshold Amount, then the
parties will wait until the Audited Report is issued and the actual Service
Revenue, as reported in the Audited Report, will be used for purposes of
determining whether Abbott may exercise its rights under Section 3.4(c) or
Section 3.4(d), as applicable. As used in this paragraph: (A) If Abbott
has not
exercised its rights
pursuant to Section 3.4(c) or Section 3.4(d), the “
Threshold Amount
” is
the amount of Service Revenue that NeoGenomics must realize in a given Calendar
Year in order to maintain exclusivity pursuant to Section 3.4(b); or (B) if
Abbott
has
exercised
its rights pursuant to Section 3.4(c), the “
Threshold Amount
”
means the amount of Service Revenue that NeoGenomics must realize in a given
Calendar Year in order to avoid Abbott having the right to make the Existing
Customer Election pursuant to Section 3.4(d).
(b)
Maintenance of
Exclusivity
. Beginning with Calendar Year 2011, if NeoGenomics’ Service
Revenue in a Calendar Year equals or exceeds seventy-five percent (75%) of the
Service Revenue forecasted in the Annual Forecast for such Calendar Year, then
NeoGenomics will retain the right to purchase the Exclusive Products from Abbott
on an exclusive basis pursuant to Section 3.2.
(c)
Conversion to
Non-Exclusivity
. Beginning with Calendar Year 2011, if NeoGenomics’
Service Revenue in a Calendar Year is less than seventy-five percent (75%) but
at least thirty-five percent (35%) of the Service Revenue forecasted in the
Annual Forecast for such Calendar Year, then Abbott may, in its discretion, upon
written notice to NeoGenomics within ninety (90) days following NeoGenomics’
submission of a written report showing the previous year’s Service Revenue to
Abbott, irrevocably discontinue selling the Exclusive Products to NeoGenomics on
an exclusive basis and begin selling them to NeoGenomics on a non-exclusive
basis. In such event, the Exclusive Products will cease being Exclusive Products
for purposes of this Agreement and Abbott will be free to sell any Products,
including the Exclusive Products, to one or more of its Affiliates or Third
Parties for any purpose;
provided, however
, that
before exercising its right to convert NeoGenomics to a non-exclusive
arrangement, Abbott will first consult with NeoGenomics regarding the reasons
for the Service Revenue shortfall and will consider in good faith a reasonable
modification to the Annual Forecast to permit NeoGenomics to maintain
exclusivity;
provided,
further
, that Abbott will have no obligation to agree to such a
modification. Abbott agrees that to the extent it does not exercise its rights
under this Section 3.4(c) within ninety (90) days of being notified of
NeoGenomics’ Service Revenue for the previous Calendar Year, then Abbott will be
deemed to have waived its right to convert this Agreement to a non-exclusive
agreement as a result of any shortfalls in Service Revenue for such Calendar
Year.
(d)
Existing Customer
Election
. If (i) NeoGenomics’ Service Revenue in a Calendar Year is less
than thirty-five percent (35%) of the Service Revenue forecasted in the Annual
Forecast for such Calendar Year (if Abbott
has not
converted this
Agreement to a non-exclusive agreement pursuant to Section 3.4(c)); or (ii)
NeoGenomics’ Service Revenue in a Calendar Year is less than forty-five percent
(45%) of the Service Revenue forecasted in the Annual Forecast for such Calendar
Year (if Abbott
has
converted this Agreement to a non-exclusive agreement pursuant to Section
3.4(c)); then, in either such event, Abbott may, in its discretion, upon written
notice to NeoGenomics within nine (9) months following NeoGenomics submission of
a written report showing the previous Calendar Year’s Service Revenue to Abbott
(the date which is thirty (30 days after NeoGenomics’ receipt of such notice
being the “
Conversion
Date
”), elect to sell the Exclusive Products to NeoGenomics only to the
extent necessary for NeoGenomics to service its Pre-Existing Customers (the
“
Existing Customer
Election
”);
provided,
however
, that before making such election, Abbott will first consult with
NeoGenomics regarding the reasons for the Service Revenue shortfall and will
consider in good faith a reasonable modification to the Annual Forecast to
permit NeoGenomics to continue to purchase the Exclusive Products on the
non-excusive basis set forth under Section 3.4(c);
provided, further
, that
Abbott will have no obligation to agree to such a modification. From and after
the Conversion Date, NeoGenomics will have no right to purchase, and Abbott will
have no obligation to sell, Products in excess of the quantities necessary for
NeoGenomics to provide the Melanoma LDT to its Pre-Existing Customers (including
increases in volume requested by Pre-Existing Customers). Upon reasonable prior
written notice, Abbott’s independent third party accounting firm, at Abbott’s
expense, will have the right to audit NeoGenomics’ books and records (but no
more than once every twelve (12) months and only at reasonable times and under
reasonable conditions) to verify that Products sold to NeoGenomics are being
used solely to service Pre-Existing Customers. Prior to any such audit, Abbott’s
independent third party accounting firm shall be required to execute a separate
confidentiality agreement with NeoGenomics, in form and substance reasonably
acceptable to NeoGenomics, that, among other things, shall prohibit such
accounting firm from disclosing the identities of any of NeoGenomics’ customers
to Abbott, any Affiliate of Abbott or any Third Party. If NeoGenomics
intentionally and materially exceeds its rights under this Section 3.4(d),
Abbott shall have the right to terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section
14.2. Abbott agrees that if it does not make the Existing Customer Election
within nine (9) months of being notified of NeoGenomics’ Service Revenue for the
previous Calendar Year, then Abbott will be deemed to have waived its right to
make the Existing Customer Election for such Calendar Year.
(e)
Lowest
Price
.
(i)
If Abbott
converts this Agreement to a non-exclusive
agreement
pursuant
to Section 3.4(c), Abbott will continue to sell the Products to NeoGenomics on
the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, except for terms related
to exclusivity;
provided, however
, that if, following such conversion, Abbott sells
Products to any Third Party (other than academic collaborators) for a price that
is lower than the Purchase Price payable by NeoGenomics hereunder, then
NeoGenomics will be entitled to such lower price for all quantities of such
Products delivered to it for as long as such lower price is effective for any
other buyer;
provided,
further,
that, if the lower price payable
by a Third Party is based on tiered pricing or other volume discount,
NeoGenomics will be required to commit to at least the same purchase volume as
the Third Party in order to be entitled to the lower price.
(ii)
If Abbot
makes the Existing Customer Election pursuant to Section 3.4(d), Abbott will
continue to sell the Products to NeoGenomics on the terms and conditions set
forth in this Agreement, except for terms related to exclusivity and subject to
the limitations set forth in Section 3.4(d);
provided, however
, that if,
following such election, Abbott sells Products to any Third Party (other than
academic collaborators) for a price that is lower than the Purchase Price
payable by NeoGenomics hereunder, then NeoGenomics will be entitled to purchase
the Products for a price that is
one hundred ten
percent (110%) of
such lower price for all quantities of such Products
delivered to it for
so
long as such lower
price is effective for any other buyer
;
provided,
further,
that, if the lower price payable
by a Third Party is based on tiered pricing or other volume discount,
NeoGenomics will be required to commit to at least the same purchase volume as
the Third Party in order to be entitled to the lower price.
(
f
)
Changes to Annual
Forecast
. If (i) Abbott converts this Agreement to a non-exclusive
agreement pursuant to Section 3.4(c); (ii) the average national reimbursement
rate for automated FISH testing using CPT Code 88367 declines by greater than
five percent (5.0%) from one Calendar Year to the next; (iii) a Third Party
begins marketing an LDT incorporating any of the Products that is reasonably
anticipated to compete in a material way with the Melanoma LDT; or (iv) Abbott
is successful in developing and obtaining FDA approval or clearance for the
Abbott IVD; then Abbott and NeoGenomics will negotiate in good faith to revise
the Annual Forecast currently in effect pursuant to Section 3.4(a) and/or the
performance thresholds set forth in Sections 3.4(b), 3.4(c) and 3.4(d) to
reflect the anticipated impact of such event on NeoGenomics’ Service Revenue. If
Abbott makes the Existing Customer Election, then NeoGenomics will no longer be
required to provide Annual Forecasts pursuant to this Section 3.4, but will
still comply with the forecasting and ordering procedures set forth in Article
5.
(g)
Examples
. Examples
illustrating the potential application of the provisions set forth in this
Section 3.4 under various scenarios are attached hereto as
Exhibit D
. Such
examples are provided for illustrative purposes only and are not binding on
either party.
3.5
Sole Remedies
. The
rights to convert this Agreement to a non-exclusive agreement, or to make the
Existing Customer Election, pursuant to Sections 3.4(c) and 3.4(d) above shall
constitute Abbott’s sole and exclusive remedies with respect to NeoGenomics’
failure to meet the Service Revenue levels forecasted in the Annual Forecast,
except to the extent such failure is due to NeoGenomics’ fraud or willful
misconduct.
3.6
Compliance.
Products
manufactured by Abbott for NeoGenomics under this Agreement shall be
manufactured and tested by Abbott in accordance with the Specifications, Quality
System and GMP Requirements, and all applicable national, state and local laws,
regulations and guidelines.
3.7
Specifications.
The
Specifications for the Products will be included in
Exhibit A
when the
Products are identified pursuant to Section 2.2. The parties may from time to
time amend said Specifications for any Product by mutual written agreement;
provided
, that if
Abbott is required by applicable law, rule or regulation to modify the Products
or the Specifications, it will be free to do so, but will provide NeoGenomics
with as much advance notice of such modification as practicable under the
circumstances. In the event that an amendment to the Specifications for a
Product affects the price for such Product, the parties shall, prior to amending
the Specifications, agree in writing upon any price adjustments and ordering and
delivery schedules for such Product.
3.8
Use of Products
.
NeoGenomics will not: (a) resell or distribute any Evaluation Products or
Products obtained from Abbott under this Agreement to any Third Party; (b) use
any Evaluation Products or Products past their stated expiration date; (c) use
any Evaluation Products in any manner inconsistent with their intended use; or
(d) use any Evaluation Products or Products outside the Territory.
3.9
Books and Records; Audit
Rights
. NeoGenomics will keep books and records that accurately show
the
Service
Revenue.
Such books
and records shall be preserved for three (3) years from the last day of each
Calendar Year in which such Service Revenue was realized and shall be open to
audit by an independent accounting firm reasonably acceptable to NeoGenomics and
Abbott, no more frequently than once in any twelve (12) month period, at
reasonable times and under reasonable conditions and upon at least thirty (30)
days prior written notice to NeoGenomics. All information contained in
NeoGenomics’ books and records shall constitute Confidential Information for
purposes of Article 12 of this Agreement and the independent accounting firm
will be required to execute a separate confidentiality agreement reasonably
acceptable to NeoGenomics that, among other things, shall prohibit such
accounting firm from disclosing the identities of any of NeoGenomics’ customers
to Abbott, any Affiliate of Abbott or any Third Party. Abbott will use the
reports of the independent accounting firm only for the purpose of verifying
NeoGenomics’ Service Revenue for the applicable period. Once audited, the books
and record shall be closed for the applicable Calendar Year(s) and may not be
audited again pursuant to this Section 3.9. The costs of such an audit shall be
borne by Abbott;
provided,
however
, that, if such audit determines that the Service Revenue reported
by NeoGenomics for the audited Calendar Year(s) is at least ten percent (10%)
more than the Service Revenue determined by the auditor for such Calendar
Year(s), then NeoGenomics will promptly reimburse Abbott for the costs of such
audit. Abbott’s right to audit a specific Calendar Year will terminate three (3)
years after the last day of such Calendar Year.
Article
4
Purchase
Price And Terms
4.1
Purchase Price.
The
purchase price (“
Purchase Price
”) for
the Products shall consist of a base component and a premium
component.
(a)
Base Purchase Price
.
The base component of the Purchase Price (the “
Base Price
”) shall be
as set forth on
Exhibit E
hereto.
(b)
Premium Purchase
Price
. The premium component of the Purchase Price (the “
Premium Price
”) shall
be as set forth on
Exhibit E
hereto.
(c)
Books and Records; Audit
Rights
. NeoGenomics will keep books and records that accurately show
the
Quarterly Unit
Purchases.
Such
books and records shall be preserved for three (3) years from the last day of
each Calendar Quarter in which such Quarterly Unit Purchases were made and shall
be open to audit by an independent accounting firm reasonably acceptable to
NeoGenomics and Abbott, no more frequently than once in any twelve (12) month
period, at reasonable times and under reasonable conditions and upon at least
thirty (30) days prior written notice to NeoGenomics. All information contained
in NeoGenomics’ books and records shall constitute Confidential Information for
purposes of Article 12 of this Agreement and the independent accounting firm
will be required to execute a separate confidentiality agreement reasonably
acceptable to NeoGenomics that, among other things, shall prohibit such
accounting firm from disclosing the identities of any of NeoGenomics’ customers
to Abbott, any Affiliate of Abbott or any Third Party. Abbott will use the
reports of the independent accounting firm only for the purpose of determining
the accuracy of the Quarterly Reports and ensuring proper payment of the Premium
Price. Once audited, the Quarterly Reports and the Premium Price payments shall
be closed for the applicable Calendar Quarter(s) and may not be audited again.
Except as provided below, within sixty (60) days after notice from Abbott
following completion of the independent accounting firm’s audit covering a given
Calendar Quarter, NeoGenomics will pay to Abbott the amount of any Premium Price
determined by such audit to be outstanding. The costs of such an audit shall be
borne by Abbott;
provided,
however
, that, if such audit determines that the aggregate Premium Price
paid by NeoGenomics for the audited Calendar Quarter(s) to be at least ten
percent (10%) less than the Premium Price determined by the auditor to be due
and payable, then NeoGenomics will promptly reimburse Abbott for the costs of
such audit. If such audit determines that NeoGenomics overpaid the amount of
Premium Price otherwise determined by the auditor to be due and payable for the
audited Calendar Quarter(s), then Abbott will credit the amount of such
overpayment to NeoGenomics against future amounts payable by NeoGenomics under
this Agreement. Abbott’s right to audit a specific Calendar Quarter or the
Premium Price payments owed with respect thereto, will terminate three (3) years
after Abbott’s receipt of the Quarterly Report relating to such Calendar
Quarter.
4.2
Evaluation Products
.
Abbott shall provide NeoGenomics with reasonable quantities of Evaluation
Products at no cost to NeoGenomics.
Article
5
Orders
And Forecasting
5.1
Forecasting and
Ordering
. Within thirty (30) days following identification of the
Products in
Exhibit
A
, NeoGenomics shall provide Abbott with a written good faith forecast
for quantities of Products required by NeoGenomics for the subsequent twelve
(12) month period. The forecast shall be a rolling annual forecast and it shall
be updated by NeoGenomics at least
ten
(
10
) days before the end of each Calendar
Quarter and shall provide NeoGenomics’ forecasted requirements of Products for
the subsequent twelve (12) month period. The first three (3) months of each such
forecast shall constitute a firm purchase order for Products. The last nine (9)
months of each forecast shall not be binding on either party and shall be used
for planning purposes and safety stock building. In any Calendar Year,
NeoGenomics will not issue a forecast for, or order, a greater quantity of
Products than NeoGenomics reasonably believes will be necessary to fulfill its
anticipated needs for the Melanoma LDT during such Calendar Year. If Abbott
reasonably believes that NeoGenomics has ordered Products in excess of the
foregoing limitation, Abbott reserves the right to adjust the applicable
purchase order to withhold shipment of such excess quantities.
5.2
Purchase Orders
. Firm
purchase orders shall be placed at the end of each Calendar Quarter detailing
the exact quantities of Product which NeoGenomics requires to be delivered in
the following Calendar Quarter, consistent with the forecast provided pursuant
to Section 5.1. Orders shall be placed upon NeoGenomics’ purchase order forms,
specifying quantities of Products ordered and the initial requested delivery
dates, which will be no less than three (3) days after Abbott’s receipt of the
purchase order. NeoGenomics will not be required to specify all delivery dates
for the entire Calendar Quarter on each such advance purchase order, but rather
only those delivery dates reasonably anticipated to meet NeoGenomics’ needs for
the first thirty (30) days of such Calendar Quarter. For all other delivery
dates during the Calendar Quarter, NeoGenomics will give Abbott at least two (2)
days written notice before any such requested delivery date;
provided, however,
that
NeoGenomics will not specify such subsequent delivery dates more frequently than
two (2) times per month during the remainder of the Calendar Quarter. In all
other respects, the obligations and rights of the parties shall be governed by
the terms and conditions of this Agreement. None of the general terms and
conditions set forth in any purchase order form used by NeoGenomics or any
acknowledgement form used by Abbott shall be applicable. If, as of the last day
of any Calendar Quarter, NeoGenomics has not specified delivery dates for all of
the Products ordered pursuant to its firm purchase order for such Calendar
Quarter, as placed pursuant to this Section 5.2, then Abbott may ship the
remaining undelivered quantities of Products specified in such purchase order to
NeoGenomics during the fifteen (15) day period after such Calendar Quarter, and
Abbott may invoice NeoGenomics for such shipped Products pursuant to Section
6.2.
5.3
Excess Quantities
. If
NeoGenomics orders quantities of Product in any Calendar Quarter in excess of
one hundred ten percent (110%) of
the
quantities set forth in the applicable forecast for such Calendar Quarter,
Abbott will first supply such excess quantities from the safety stock
established pursuant to Section 5.4 below. To the extent the excess quantities
ordered by NeoGenomics exceed the safety stock, Abbott will not be obligated to
supply the excess quantities, but Abbott will use commercially reasonable
efforts to supply such excess quantities within thirty (30) days after its
receipt of the applicable purchase order(s).
5.4
Safety Stock
. Within
sixty (60) days after the Effective Date, Abbott will establish and at all times
during the term of this Agreement maintain a safety stock of Products
exclusively available to NeoGenomics in quantities sufficient to satisfy
NeoGenomics’ requirements for Products for the succeeding sixty (60) days based
on NeoGenomics’ most recent Quarterly Forecast. Deliveries by Abbott to
NeoGenomics of Products may be taken from the safety stock. Abbott’s safety
stock shall be rotated with its regular inventory of Products to maintain shelf
life. Abbott shall keep NeoGenomics reasonably informed of the level of safety
stock. If the safety stock drops below a sixty (60) day supply, Abbott will use
commercially reasonable efforts to replenish the safety stock as quickly as
practicable. In the event that Abbott terminates this Agreement pursuant to
Section 14.2, Section 14.3 or Section 14.4, NeoGenomics will be obligated to
purchase the unsold portion of said safety stock from Abbott at the price in
effect as of the effective date of termination of this Agreement, provided such
safety stock Products comply with the then current Specifications.
5.5
Failure to Supply;
Resumption
. In the event that Abbott fails or will fail, for any reason
(including an event of force majeure), to supply a Product in accordance with
the quantities and/or delivery dates specified by NeoGenomics in a firm purchase
order, and before exhausting the safety stock of such Product, Abbott will
promptly notify NeoGenomics and shall have a period of forty five (45) days to
cure such failure. During such forty-five (45) day cure period, if Abbott is
able to supply some but not all of its other customers’ demands and elects to do
so, then NeoGenomics may require Abbott to equitably allocate its manufacturing
capacity among NeoGenomics’ requirements for Products and all other customers’
demands (based on relative percentages of total sales for the three (3) months
immediately preceding the onset of Abbott’s failure). If Abbott’s failure to
timely
supply continues, or is reasonably
expected to continue, for more than forty-five (45) days, NeoGenomics may, at
its discretion and upon written notice to Abbott: (a) continue to receive an
allocated portion of the quantities of Products; (b) require Abbott to supply
the undelivered Products at a future date agreed upon by the parties in writing;
or (c) obtain the quantity of Products that Abbott is unable to supply from a
Third Party mutually agreed upon by the parties and who has a valid license from
Abbott to manufacture the Products. If NeoGenomics chooses clause (c) and no
Third Party has such a license for the Products, Abbott agrees that it will use
its commercially reasonable efforts to negotiate such a license as expeditiously
as practicable and that it will not unreasonably withhold granting such a
license in order that NeoGenomics can continue to receive Products without
interruption. For avoidance of doubt, notwithstanding the foregoing, Abbott will
have no obligation to grant a license to a Third Party on commercially
unreasonable terms or if granting such a license would result in any material
adverse consequences to Abbott under any agreement between Abbott and any of its
licensors.
NeoGenomics shall have the right to
adjust the Annual Forecast under Article 3 of this Agreement in the event Abbott
is unable to supply a Product in accordance with the quantities or delivery
dates specified by NeoGenomics in a firm purchase order.
If NeoGenomics
elects under clause (c) above to obtain Products from a Third Party, and Abbott
is thereafter able to demonstrate, to NeoGenomics’ reasonable satisfaction, that
Abbott is again able to consistently supply such Products to NeoGenomics, then
NeoGenomics will resume purchasing the Products from Abbott for the remainder of
the term of this Agreement within
ninety
(
90
) days after Abbott’s demonstrated
capabilities to resume supply;
provided
, that such time
period will be extended to the extent of NeoGenomics’ pre-existing contractual
purchase commitments with the Third Party (if any), but not to exceed an
additional one hundred eighty (180) days.
Article
6
Delivery
And Invoicing
6.1
Delivery Terms
.
Abbott will ship Products ordered by NeoGenomics, FCA (Incoterms 2000), Abbott’s
manufacturing facility, in accordance with the quantities, delivery dates, and
delivery and shipping instructions specified in NeoGenomics’ purchase orders. If
the carrier noted on the purchase order is not available, or if the purchase
order does not designate a carrier, then Abbott shall contact NeoGenomics for
instructions regarding the mode of shipment. Unless otherwise directed by
NeoGenomics, Abbott will obtain insurance for all shipments of Products, at
NeoGenomics’ expense. Abbott’s responsibility shall be to deposit the ordered
Products with the designated carrier within the shipping periods specified, and
Abbott shall not be liable for late delivery if so accomplished. Title and risk
of loss shall pass to NeoGenomics upon delivery to the designated carrier for
shipment. Abbott will inform the carrier of any temperature, pressure or other
special storage or handling instructions for the Products.
6.2
Invoices and Payment
.
Abbott shall invoice NeoGenomics for Products (and shipping and insurance costs)
upon shipment of the Products ordered by NeoGenomics. Such invoices shall be
paid in full within thirty (30) days of the date such invoice is received by
NeoGenomics. All payments hereunder shall be sent via check or wire transfer as
follows:
If by check:
Abbott Laboratories Inc.
75 Remittance Drive Suite #6809
Chicago, IL 60675-6809
If by wire transfer:
Northern Trust Company
Chicago, Illinois
ABA: 071000152
Swift Code: CNORUS44
Acct Name: Abbott Molecular Inc.
Acct Number: 31599333
6.3
Currency
. All
invoices under this Agreement shall be stated and paid in United States
dollars.
6.4
Taxation
. The prices
quoted herein do not include the costs of any taxes, licenses, permits, fees or
tariffs which may be levied by any government or governmental agency on the sale
or transport of Products. Any such taxes, licenses, permits, fees or tariffs
which are paid by Abbott (excluding taxes on Abbott’s net income) shall be
included in the invoices issued to NeoGenomics.
Article
7
Manufacturing
And Quality Assurance
7.1
Manufacture
. Abbott
shall manufacture the Products in accordance with: (a) the Specifications; (b)
applicable Quality Systems and GMP Requirements; and (c) all pertinent rules and
regulations of the FDA, as the same may be amended from time to
time.
7.2
Testing
. Abbott shall
test or cause to be tested each lot of Product in accordance with standard
operating procedures to be set forth in
Exhibit F
upon
identification of the Products pursuant to Section 2.2 (“
Release
Testing
”).
7.3
Certificate of
Analysis
. Abbott will deliver all Products with a certificate of analysis
(“
CoA
”)
verifying their compliance with the current Specifications. The CoA will be lot
specific and conform to the requirements in the Specifications. The CoA must
show a summary of the physical inspection, Release Testing, and performance
testing results, and have Abbott’s quality representative’s signature and date
of approval. Abbott will send a CoA to NeoGenomics with each delivery of
Products. NeoGenomics is entitled to rely on such CoA for all purposes of this
Agreement. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to require NeoGenomics
to perform any incoming testing, analytical or otherwise, on any Products
received from Abbott.
7.4
Product Dating
. Each
Product shall have at least twelve (12) months of remaining shelf life on the
date of delivery to NeoGenomics’ designated carrier.
7.5
Manufacturing Site
.
During the term of this Agreement, Abbott shall manufacture Product using
Abbott’s facilities located in Des Plaines, Illinois, or wherever Abbott may
relocate its manufacturing facilities;
provided, however
, Abbott
must give at least ninety (90) days prior written notice to NeoGenomics of any
such relocation. Abbott’s new facility shall be subject to one (1) additional
site inspection by NeoGenomics quality assurance personnel, in accordance with
Section 8.2, and Abbott shall use commercially reasonable efforts to have the
new manufacturing site become acceptable to NeoGenomics’ quality policies within
nine (9) months of relocating Product manufacture.
7.6
Non-Conforming
Product.
Within
forty-five
(
45
) days of NeoGenomics’ receipt thereof,
NeoGenomics may reject any Product supplied hereunder which does not conform to
the Specifications (“
Non-Conforming
Product
”), provided that such Non-Conforming Product has not become
non-conforming due to any failure by NeoGenomics or its agents or
representatives to handle, maintain or store such Product as required by the
labeling or the Specifications. NeoGenomics shall provide written notice to
Abbott specifying the reason for such rejection. If NeoGenomics does not reject
any Product supplied hereunder within
forty-five
(
45
) days of NeoGenomics’ receipt thereof, the
Product shall be considered accepted, and all claims with respect to Product not
conforming with Specifications shall be deemed waived by NeoGenomics, except as
to latent defects which are not reasonably discoverable within such
forty-five
(
45
) day period. At the request and expense of
Abbott, NeoGenomics shall return the defective Product, or a representative
sample thereof, to Abbott for testing. Should such test results reasonably
confirm the Product is a Non-Conforming Product, as promptly as practicable (but
in no event more than thirty (30) days) after such determination, Abbott shall
send conforming replacement Products to NeoGenomics at no cost to NeoGenomics.
At Abbott’s direction, NeoGenomics will either return all Non-Conforming
Products to Abbott’s facilities, at Abbott’s expense, or destroy all
Non-Conforming Products and certify such destruction in writing.
7.7
Product Retains
.
Abbott will provide, at no additional charge, three (3) samples of each lot of
Products supplied to NeoGenomics under this Agreement, and NeoGenomics will
retain such samples for at least one (1) year beyond the expiration date of such
lot. In the event of a dispute regarding any Non-Conforming Product that Abbott
and NeoGenomics are unable to resolve in a timely manner, a sample of the
alleged Non-Conforming Product and two (2) of the retained samples from such lot
of such Product, along with a reference batch which has previously been accepted
by NeoGenomics as conforming to the Specifications, together with the testing
methodologies agreed upon by the parties, shall be submitted by NeoGenomics to
an independent laboratory reasonably acceptable to both parties for testing
against the Specifications. The laboratory’s determination of the Product’s
conformance or non-conformance to the Specifications shall be binding upon the
parties. If the laboratory determines that the Product is conforming,
NeoGenomics will pay all independent laboratory costs, as well as any shipping
costs incurred by Abbott in connection with the laboratory’s determination. If
the laboratory determines that the Product is non-conforming, Abbott will pay
all independent laboratory costs, as well as any shipping costs incurred by
NeoGenomics in connection with the laboratory’s determination.
7.8
Quality System
.
Abbott will maintain a quality system to ensure that the Products are
manufactured in accordance with: (a) applicable Quality Systems and GMP
Requirements; and (b) all pertinent rules and regulations of the FDA, as the
same may be amended from time to time.
7.9
Product Safety
. Each
party will be solely responsible for implementing and maintaining its own
environmental, health and safety procedures for the handling, storage and use of
the Products and any other materials or hazardous waste which may be used or may
arise in connection with the use of the Products. The parties will cooperate
reasonably and in good faith to ensure employee and public safety.
Article
8
Regulatory
Matters
8.1
Notice of Regulatory Agency
Action
. Each party shall, as promptly as practicable (but in any event
within ten (10) days) inform the other party of any formal or informal inquiry,
notice, warning or other communication from any regulatory authority relating to
any Products or the Melanoma LDT.
8.2
Site Inspections
.
Upon at least five (5) days prior notice, Abbott shall, from time to time during
the term of this Agreement, but no more frequently than once per Calendar Year,
allow representatives of NeoGenomics to tour and inspect all facilities utilized
by Abbott in manufacturing, testing, packaging and shipment of Products sold to
NeoGenomics under this Agreement for the purposes of verifying compliance with
quality control regulations. During such visits, Abbott shall provide reasonable
access to its manufacturing quality control documentation and shall cooperate
with such representatives in every reasonable manner. NeoGenomics shall also
have the right at any time, upon reasonable prior written notice to Abbott (as
dictated by applicable regulatory authorities’ requirements), to conduct any
audits that are specifically mandated by any regulatory authority or that are
reasonably required to permit NeoGenomics to respond to specific questions from
any regulatory authority.
8.3
Regulatory Agency
Compliance
. Each party shall comply with any applicable laws and
regulations that require such party to: (a) allow representatives of the FDA or
any other regulatory authority with jurisdiction over the manufacture or
marketing the Products or the Melanoma LDT, as applicable, to tour and inspect
all facilities utilized by Abbott in the manufacture, testing, packaging,
storage and shipment of Products sold under this Agreement or by NeoGenomics in
the design, development, validation or performance of the Melanoma LDT; or (b)
respond to requests for information from the FDA or any other regulatory
authority having jurisdiction over the manufacture or marketing of the Products
or the Melanoma LDT. Each party shall notify the other party as promptly as
practicable (but in any event within ten (10) days) whenever such party receives
notice of a pending inspection by any United States regulatory agency of any
facility that is used in the manufacturing, packaging, storage or shipment of
Products, or the design, development, validation and performance of the Melanoma
LDT, as applicable.
Article
9
Melanoma
LDT, Abbott IVD,
Other
Tests, Third Party Proposals
9.1
Development of Melanoma
LDT
. If NeoGenomics elects to develop the Melanoma LDT as contemplated,
it shall be solely responsible for designing, developing and validating the
Melanoma LDT in accordance with all applicable laws, including without
limitation the Act, the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (“
CLIA
”) and any rules,
regulations or guidance promulgated thereunder, and it shall use commercially
reasonable efforts to do so as quickly as possible. Without limiting the
foregoing, NeoGenomics will also be solely responsible for determining which
ASRs to include in the Melanoma LDT. Abbott will not participate or be involved
in any way with the design, development or validation of the Melanoma LDT, or
with determining which ASRs to include in the Melanoma LDT. Solely as may be
requested and directed by NeoGenomics, and as permitted by applicable law, rules
and regulations, Abbott may agree to optimize or customize existing ASRs, or to
develop new ASRs, for NeoGenomics’ use in connection with the Melanoma LDT;
provided, however
, that
Abbott may do so only in accordance with NeoGenomics’ independently developed
technical requests or instructions. Such customized, optimized or new ASRs would
then constitute Evaluation Products, Products, and/or Exclusive Products for
purposes of this Agreement.
9.2
Failure to Develop
.
If NeoGenomics does not develop and launch the Melanoma LDT within six (6)
months after the date on which Abbott first supplies Products (as identified on
Exhibit A
and
excluding Evaluation Products) to NeoGenomics under this Agreement, and if such
failure or delay is due to causes beyond NeoGenomics’ reasonable control or to
new or changed circumstances not anticipated by the parties, then Abbott will
consult with NeoGenomics regarding the reasons for such failure or delay and
will consider in good faith a reasonable extension of time for NeoGenomics to
complete development and launch of the Melanoma LDT;
provided, however
, that
Abbott will have no obligation to grant such an extension of time. If, after
fifteen (15) days of such consultation and good faith consideration, Abbott does
not agree to an extension of time, then it may, in its sole discretion, upon
written notice to NeoGenomics, either: (a) convert this Agreement to a
non-exclusive agreement pursuant to Section 3.4(c); or (b) terminate this
Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that NeoGenomics, due to
factors beyond its reasonable control, encounters delays in receiving patient
samples with the appropriate patient consents beyond sixty (60) days from the
Effective Date, then the six (6) month deadline in the first sentence of this
Section 9.2 shall be extended day for day for up to an additional sixty (60)
days.
9.3
Marketing of Melanoma
LDT
. NeoGenomics will be solely responsible for marketing, promoting,
offering, selling, performing and billing customers and/or Third Party payors
for the Melanoma LDT in accordance with applicable law, rules and regulations.
Abbott and its Affiliates will not participate in any way, directly or
indirectly, in the foregoing activities and will not engage in any co-promotion
or other similar activities intended to promote or otherwise create demand for
the Melanoma LDT.
9.4
Abbott
IVD
.
(a)
Right to Continue Developing
Abbott IVD
. Nothing in this Agreement will prevent or restrict Abbott
from continuing to develop and seeking FDA approval or clearance for the Abbott
IVD, which may include ASRs that are similar or identical to the Products,
including the Exclusive Products. To the extent permitted by, and subject to,
all applicable laws and regulations, including those relating to data privacy,
if requested by Abbott, NeoGenomics will provide Abbott with data generated in
clinical studies conducted in connection with the Melanoma LDT for the purpose
of supporting Abbott’s regulatory submissions for the Abbott IVD;
provided,
that NeoGenomics
shall have no obligation to provide such data if Abbott has terminated this
Agreement for any reason.
(b)
Co-Exclusive Rights
.
If Abbott is successful in developing and obtaining FDA approval or clearance
for the Abbott IVD, Abbott will offer to NeoGenomics the co-exclusive right to
purchase the Abbott IVD and offer it as a service to its customers through its
laboratories (the “
IVD
Opportunity
”). Such right will be co-exclusive with Abbott, and Abbott
would agree not to sell the Abbott IVD, or sell or license the technology
underlying the Abbott IVD, to Third Party laboratories (other than academic
collaborators for research purposes) during the term of the IVD Agreement (as
defined below), so long as NeoGenomics maintains co-exclusivity in accordance
with subparagraph (d) below.
(c)
IVD Agreement
. Abbott
and NeoGenomics both acknowledge and agree that if Abbott is successful in
developing and obtaining FDA approval or clearance for the Abbott IVD and if
NeoGenomics elects to purchase and offer the Abbott IVD, the parties will use
their commercially reasonable best efforts and will negotiate in good faith to
enter into a separate written agreement (the “
IVD Agreement
”)
setting forth pricing and other terms and conditions
substantially similar to
the terms and conditions
in this
Agreement
, modified as appropriate to
reflect the different types of products,
provided
, that the effective price of the Abbott IVD will not
materially change from the aggregate Purchase Price paid under this Agreement by
NeoGenomics for the Products used in its Melanoma LDT (calculated on a per test
basis). Notwithstanding the foregoing:
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if Abbott utilizes ASRs in the Abbott IVD which
are different than the Products utilized in the Melanoma LDT and the ASRs
used in the Abbott IVD are subject to licensing and/or royalty payments
for the intellectual property underlying such ASRs that are higher in the
aggregate than the licensing and/or royalty payments incurred for the
Products used in the Melanoma LDT, then, after conferring with NeoGenomics
and outlining the differences in royalties and licensing fees underlying
the ASRs, Abbott shall have the right to pass through solely the effects
of such incremental royalty/licensing costs to NeoGenomics in the
effective pricing for the Abbott IVD;
and/or
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if the Abbott IVD includes a greater number of
ASRs (
i.e.
, probes) than NeoGenomics uses in its Melanoma
LDT, the price for the Abbott IVD will be increased proportionately (but
taking into account manufacturing costs for such additional ASR(s) used in
the Abbott IVD to the extent such manufacturing costs are greater than the
manufacturing costs for the Products used in the Melanoma LDT) to reflect
such greater number of ASRs.
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In addition, in connection with entering into the IVD
Agreement, Abbott and NeoGenomics will use their commercially reasonable best
efforts and negotiate in good faith to agree upon new annual forecasts pursuant
to the IVD Agreement to reflect the anticipated impact to NeoGenomics of the
Abbott IVD which new annual forecasts will not be materially higher than the
Annual Forecasts for the Melanoma LDT. At least ninety (90) days prior to
Abbott’s anticipated submission of a Pre-Market Approval application (PMA) for
the Abbott IVD, Abbott will provide NeoGenomics with written notice offering it
the IVD Opportunity. If NeoGenomics elects to commence negotiations relating to
the IVD Opportunity, it will so notify Abbott in writing within ten (10) days
after its receipt of such notice.
If NeoGenomics does not elect to
purchase and offer the Abbott IVD within ten (10) days after its receipt of such
notice, or if the parties are unable to reach agreement as to the terms of the
IVD Agreement within sixty (60) days of good faith negotiations consistent with
this paragraph (c) after NeoGenomics elects to enter into negotiations with
respect to the IVD Opportunity, the matter will be escalated to the President of
NeoGenomics (currently Robert Gasparini) and the President of Abbott (currently
Stafford O’Kelly) for resolution.
(d)
Maintenance of
Co-Exclusivity; Termination
. Without limiting the foregoing, the parties
agree that the IVD Agreement will contain provisions substantially similar to
those set forth in Section 3.4 of this Agreement requiring annual forecasts and
annual reviews thereof with respect to NeoGenomics’ sales of the Abbott IVD, and
its maintenance of its co-exclusive rights. The parties agree that the IVD
Agreement will permit Abbott, in its sole discretion to: (i) in a manner
consistent with Section 3.4(c) of this Agreement, convert the IVD Agreement to a
non-exclusive agreement if NeoGenomics’ actual sales of the Abbott IVD in a
given Calendar Year are less than seventy-five percent (75%) of the agreed upon
annual sales forecast for such Calendar Year; and (ii) in a manner consistent
with Section 3.4(d) of this Agreement, limit purchases of the Abbott IVD to
pre-existing customers if NeoGenomics’ actual sales of the Abbott IVD in a given
Calendar Year are less than thirty-five percent (35%) of the agreed upon annual
sales forecast for such Calendar Year.
9.5
Other Tests
.
Abbott hereby grants to NeoGenomics a first right to
develop two (2) additional LDTs using Abbott ASRs, other Abbott products and/or
Abbott Intellectual Property relating to the disease states identified in
Exhibit
G
(each, an “
Additional Test
”). NeoGenomics will notify Abbott in writing within
ninety (90) days after the Effective Date if it elects to commence negotiations
relating to the first Additional Test described in Exhibit G (the “
Initial Decision
Period
”). Abbott will notify NeoGenomics in
writing when Abbott believes that its products or intellectual property relating
to other potential Additional Tests are ready to be commercialized, which notice
will describe the applicable products and/or intellectual property in reasonable
detail;
provided
, that Abbott will not deliver such notice to
NeoGenomics prior to the earlier of June 30, 2010, or the date which is thirty
(30) days after the parties have executed a Subsequent Development Agreement (as
defined below) regarding the first Additional Test described in
Exhibit G
. If NeoGenomics elects to commence negotiations
relating to an Additional Test other than the first Additional Test described in
Exhibit
G
, it will so notify Abbott in writing
within thirty (30) days after its receipt of notice from Abbott relating to such
Additional Test (the “
Additional Decision
Period
” and together with the Initial
Decision Period, each a “
Decision Period
”). S
ubject to the terms hereof, until the
expiration of both the applicable Decision Period and Negotiation Period with
respect to an Additional Test, Abbott shall not pursue negotiations with, nor
negotiate with or furnish information regarding such Additional Test to any
Third Party (except academic collaborators for research purposes).
Each date on which NeoGenomics provides written notice
of its desire to commence negotiations regarding an Additional Test is referred
to herein as a “
Commencement
Date
.” For a period of ninety (90) days
following a Commencement Date (an “
Initial Negotiation
Period
”), the parties will negotiate
exclusively and in good faith to enter into a definitive agreement (a
“
Subsequent
Development Agreement
”) providing for the
development and commercialization of the applicable Additional Test;
provided,
however
, that neither party will be
obligated to enter into such a Subsequent Development Agreement except on
mutually acceptable terms and conditions. The parties intend and agree that each
Subsequent Development Agreement shall be negotiated in good faith based upon
the same guiding principles and economic models that were the basis for this
Agreement, and each Subsequent Development Agreement will, to the extent
applicable in light of the different products and intellectual property at
issue, contain terms and conditions that are similar to the terms and conditions
in this Agreement. If, for any reason, the parties do not execute a Subsequent
Development Agreement for a particular Additional Test, the parties rights and
obligations under this Section 9.5 shall continue with respect to the other
Additional Tests. If the parties execute Subsequent Development Agreements
relating to any two (2) of the Additional Tests, the parties’ respective rights
and obligations under this Section 9.5 shall terminate with respect to the other
Additional Tests. If NeoGenomics does not notify Abbott of its election to
commence negotiations for an Additional Test within the above thirty (30) day
or ninety (90) day period, as applicable
, Abbott will be free to enter into one or more
agreements with one or more Third Parties regarding the development and
commercialization of such Additional Test. If the parties do not execute a
Subsequent Development Agreement within ninety (90) days after the Commencement
Date for an Additional Test, the matter will be escalated
to the
President of NeoGenomics (currently Robert Gasparini) and the President of
Abbott (currently Stafford O’Kelly) for resolution, and such individuals shall
have an additional fifteen (15) days (the “
Escalated Negotiation
Period
”) in which to negotiate in good faith the terms of such Subsequent
Development Agreement. If such individuals are unable to agree upon the terms of
such Subsequent Development Agreement within such additional fifteen (15) day
period,
Abbott will be free to enter into one or
more agreements with one or more Third Parties regarding the development and
commercialization of the applicable Additional Test, and NeoGenomics will have
no further rights with respect thereto.
9.6
Third Party Proposal
.
If at any time during the term of this Agreement,
there is a Third Party
Proposal, then NeoGenomics will notify Abbott in writing of such Third Party
Proposal
thirty (30) days prior to
acceptance
of such Third Party Proposal, such notice to include a
reasonably detailed description of such Third Party Proposal including the
identity of the Third Party involved to the extent not precluded by a
confidentiality agreement with such Third Party and a description of the
relevant terms of such Third Party Proposal including the name of the Third
Party if such Third Party is one of the parties listed on
Exhibit I
. As used
herein, “
Third Party
Proposal
” means:
any written offer with
respect to
any: (i) merger, consolidation, other business combination or
similar transaction involving NeoGenomics or any of its subsidiaries; (ii) sale,
lease, license or other disposition, directly or indirectly, whether by merger,
consolidation, business combination, share exchange, joint venture or otherwise,
of assets of NeoGenomics (including equity interests of any of its subsidiaries)
or any subsidiary of NeoGenomics representing
fifty
percent (
50
%) or more of the consolidated assets, revenues
or net income of NeoGenomics and its subsidiaries; (iii) sale, lease, license or
other disposition, directly or indirectly, of all or substantially all of
NeoGenomics’ assets that are used in designing, developing, validating,
marketing, selling, performing or billing for the Melanoma LDT; (iv) issuance or
sale or other disposition (including by way of merger, consolidation, business
combination, share exchange, joint venture or similar transaction) of equity
interests representing
fifty
percent (
50
%) or more of the voting power of NeoGenomics;
(v) transaction or series of transactions in which any Third Party would acquire
beneficial ownership or the right to acquire beneficial ownership, or any group
(each as defined in Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder) has been formed
which beneficially owns or has the right to acquire beneficial ownership, of
equity interests representing
fifty
percent
(
50
%) or more of the voting power of
NeoGenomics; or (vi) any combination of the foregoing.
Article
10
Representations
And Warranties
10.1
Abbott Representations and
Warranties
. Abbott represents and warrants to NeoGenomics
that:
(a) it
has the full power and right to enter into this Agreement and it is not
currently a party to any other agreements that are inconsistent with the
provisions of this Agreement;
(b) the
Products will be manufactured in accordance with the Specifications, Quality
Systems and GMP Requirements, as required by the Act, all pertinent rules and
regulations of the FDA, and all other applicable national, state and local laws,
regulations, and guidelines;
(c) the
Products will not be adulterated or misbranded within the meaning of the
Act;
(d) Abbott
owns or has the exclusive right to grant licenses and sublicenses to the patents
and patent applications listed in
Exhibit H
;
and
(e) Abbott
has not granted any licenses or sublicenses to any Third Party under the patents
and patent applications listed in Part 2 of
Exhibit H
.
10.2
NeoGenomics Representations
and Warranties
. NeoGenomics represents and warrants to Abbott
that:
(a) it
has the full power and right to enter into this Agreement and it is not
currently a party to any other agreements that are inconsistent with the
provisions of this Agreement; and
(b) the
Melanoma LDT will be designed, developed, validated, marketed, sold, performed
and billed by NeoGenomics in strict compliance with all applicable laws and
regulations.
10.3
Disclaimers
.
(a) Abbott
makes no representation or warranty of any kind relating to the Melanoma LDT or
any analytical or clinical performance claims concerning the Products (including
the Evaluation Products), including without limitation any claim that the
Products (including the Evaluation Products) are appropriate or suitable for use
in the Melanoma LDT.
(b) Except as
expressly set forth in this Agreement, Abbott makes no representations or
warranties of any kind, either express or implied, including, but not limited
to, implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose or
non-infringement.
Article
11
Intellectual
Property
11.1
Abbott Intellectual
Property
. Abbott (or its Affiliate) will be and remain the sole and
exclusive owner of all right, title and interest in and to any and all
Intellectual Property that is owned or developed by Abbott or its
Affiliates.
11.2
NeoGenomics Intellectual
Property
. NeoGenomics (or its Affiliate) will be and remain the sole and
exclusive owner of all right, title and interest in and to any and all
Intellectual Property that is: (a) owned or developed by NeoGenomics or its
Affiliates prior to the Effective Date; or (b) developed by NeoGenomics (or its
Affiliate) on or after the Effective Date and does not arise or result from use
or incorporation of the Products in any way.
11.3
Joint Intellectual
Property
. Any Intellectual Property developed by NeoGenomics after the
Effective Date that arises or results from, or that uses or incorporates the
Products in any way (including the Melanoma LDT) shall be jointly owned by
NeoGenomics and Abbott. Neither party shall license such jointly owned
Intellectual Property without the prior written consent of the other party,
which shall not be unreasonably withheld.
11.4
No New License
Grants
. After the Effective Date, Abbott will not grant to any Third
Party any license or sublicense under the patents and patent applications listed
in Part 2 of
Exhibit
H
for practice in the Territory in the field of melanoma
diagnosis.
Article
12
Confidential
Information
12.1
Confidential
Information
. It is contemplated that in the course of the performance of
this Agreement each party may, from time to time, disclose certain trade secrets
and other non-public, proprietary and/or confidential information to the other
(“
Confidential
Information
”). Each party (the “
Receiving Party
”)
agrees that it will not disclose Confidential Information received from the
other party (the “
Disclosing Party
”)
and that it will not use Confidential Information disclosed to it by the
Disclosing Party for any purpose other than to fulfill its obligations under
this Agreement. Confidential Information includes, without limitation: (a)
information constituting trade secrets of either party; (b) information relating
to existing or contemplated products, services, technology, designs, processes,
formulae and research and development (in whatever stage) of either party; (c)
information relating to technology, patent rights or products of either party;
(d) information relating to business plans, methods of doing business, sales or
marketing methods, customer lists, customer usages or requirements of either
party; and (e) any other information disclosed hereunder that is either
identified as confidential or, from the nature of the information or the
circumstances surrounding its disclosure, should reasonably be considered to be
confidential.
12.2
Exclusions
.
Confidential Information does not include information that:
(a) was
already known to the Receiving Party, other than under an obligation of
confidentiality to the Disclosing Party, at the time of disclosure by the other
party;
(b) is
or becomes generally available to the public or otherwise part of the public
domain other than through the Receiving Party’s breach of this
Agreement;
(c) was
disclosed to the Receiving Party, other than under an obligation of
confidentiality, by a Third Party who, to the Receiving Party’s knowledge, had
no obligation to the Disclosing Party not to disclose such
information;
(d) was
developed by the Receiving Party independently and without reference to
Confidential Information received from the Disclosing Party as evidenced by the
Receiving Party’s own written records;
(e) was
disclosed to the Receiving Party pursuant to the last sentence of Section
9.4(a), solely to the extent used for the purposes described therein;
or
(f) was
disclosed to the Receiving Party for purposes of prosecuting Intellectual
Property rights arising under Section 11.3, solely to the extent used for the
purposes described therein.
12.3
Term of Confidentiality;
Safeguarding
. Except as otherwise agreed in writing, during the term of
this Agreement and for a period of five (5) years following the expiration or
termination of this Agreement for any reason, the Receiving Party shall take at
least the same measures to protect the confidentiality of the Disclosing Party’s
Confidential Information as it takes to protect its own proprietary and
confidential information of like kind and sensitivity, but in no event shall the
Receiving Party use less than reasonable care.
12.4
Disclosure Required by
Law
. In the event that a Receiving Party is required by applicable
law
, rule or regulation
or by judicial or
administrative process to disclose the Disclosing Party’s Confidential
Information, the Receiving Party will notify the Disclosing Party as promptly as
practicable and allow the Disclosing Party to oppose such process and/or seek
protective order to limit exposure to and dissemination of said Confidential
Information. The Receiving Party will cooperate with the Disclosing Party (at
the Disclosing Party’s expenses) in opposing such process or seeking a
protective order. If the Disclosing Party is unsuccessful, the Receiving Party
may disclose the requested Confidential Information to the minimum extent
required by law.
12.5
Publicity
. Neither
party shall use the name or trademarks of the other party in any publicity,
advertising or in any written, verbal or any other form of public disclosure
without the express written consent of the other party. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, Abbott agrees that it will work in good faith with NeoGenomics to
develop a standard set of talking points about the nature of this Agreement that
NeoGenomics can use to answer investor questions related to its relationship
with Abbott and that once such talking points have been approved, NeoGenomics
will not be required to seek the written consent of Abbott to utilize such
talking points with investors. Abbott further agrees that it will work with
NeoGenomics to develop a mutually acceptable written description of this
Agreement and the relationship with Abbott contemplated by this Agreement which
can be utilized in NeoGenomics’ parent company’s periodic filings with the SEC,
and that once such written description has been approved by Abbott, NeoGenomics
will not need to obtain further approvals from Abbott to utilize such written
description in NeoGenomics’ parent company’s filings with the SEC, unless there
are material changes to such description.
12.6
Existence of the
Agreement
. The existence of and the relationship created under this
Agreement is confidential and shall be treated as Confidential Information
pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.
12.7
Required Securities
Disclosure
. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement,
if NeoGenomics is required to file a copy of this Agreement with the Securities
and Exchange Commission, it shall provide Abbott with as much notice as possible
and allow Abbott a reasonable opportunity to review and comment on any redacted
version of this Agreement before it is filed by NeoGenomics, provided that
NeoGenomics will bear the sole responsibility of ensuring its own compliance
with applicable securities laws.
Article
13
Indemnification
And Liability
13.1
Indemnification by
Abbott
. Abbott will indemnify, defend and hold harmless NeoGenomics and
its Affiliates, employees, officers, directors and agents (collectively, the
“
NeoGenomics
Indemnitees
”) from and against any suit, proceeding, claim, liability,
loss, damage, fines, penalties, costs or expense, including reasonable
attorneys’ fees (collectively, “
Losses
”) that any of
the NeoGenomics Indemnitees may hereinafter incur, suffer, or be required to pay
arising out of or resulting from: (a) any breach by Abbott of the terms of this
Agreement; or (b) Abbott’s negligence or willful misconduct. The foregoing
indemnity shall not apply to the extent that any Losses arise or result from the
negligence or willful misconduct of the NeoGenomics Indemnitees.
13.2
Indemnification by
NeoGenomics
. NeoGenomics will indemnify, defend and hold harmless Abbott
and its Affiliates, employees, officers, directors and agents (collectively, the
“
Abbott
Indemnitees
”) from and against any Losses that any of the Abbott
Indemnitees may hereinafter incur, suffer, or be required to pay arising out of
or resulting from: (a) the design, development, validation, marketing, sale,
performance or billing of the Melanoma LDT; (b) any breach by NeoGenomics of the
terms of this Agreement; or (c) NeoGenomics’ negligence or willful misconduct.
The foregoing indemnity shall not apply to the extent that any Losses arise or
result from the negligence or willful misconduct of the Abbott
Indemnitees.
13.3
Cooperation and Notice
Requirements
. With respect to any claim for which a party seeks
indemnification from the other hereunder, the party seeking indemnification
will: (a) provide prompt notice to the other of the claim for which
indemnification is sought and tender to it the defense of such claim; and (b)
provide reasonable cooperation and assistance to the indemnifying party in the
defense of such claim. Neither party will be bound by any settlement agreement
entered into without such party’s prior written consent, which shall not be
unreasonably withheld.
13.4
Termination of
Indemnification Obligations.
All obligations for indemnification on the
part of parties hereto shall expire three (3) years from the date of termination
of this Agreement, except with respect to claims already notified to the other
party prior to the end of such three (3) year period.
13.5
Insurance
.
(a) NeoGenomics
will obtain and maintain during the term of the Agreement and for a period of
two (2) years after expiration or termination of this Agreement product
liability and general comprehensive liability insurance covering bodily injury
and property damage in an amount of not less than $1.0 million per occurrence
and $5.0 million in the aggregate.
(b) Abbott
represents that it is self-insured for product liability and general liability,
and that it has and will maintain such coverage for the term of this Agreement
and for a period of two (2) years after the expiration or termination of this
Agreement. Such self-insurance is in an amount which is reasonable and customary
in the global pharmaceutical and medical products industry for companies of
comparable size and activities.
13.6
Limitation of
Liability
.
In
no event shall either party be liable to the other party for any indirect,
incidental, punitive, special, exemplary or consequential damages, whether based
upon a claim or action of contract, warranty, negligence, strict liability or
other tort, a product claim, or otherwise that arises out of or is related to
this Agreement. In addition, except for liability arising from any intentional
breach of this Agreement, fraud, gross negligence or willful misconduct on the
part of Abbott, Abbott’s maximum liability to NeoGenomics under this Agreement
will
not
exceed
Fifteen Million Dollars ($15,000,000).
The forgoing limitations will not
apply: (a) to breaches of the parties’ confidentiality obligations under Article
12; or (b) where such indirect, incidental, punitive, special, exemplary or
consequential damages are payable to a Third Party and subject to
indemnification pursuant to this Article 13. The allocations of liability in
this paragraph represent the agreed and bargained-for understanding of the
parties and the Purchase Price for the Products reflects such
allocations.
Article
14
Term
And Termination
14.1
Term
. This Agreement
shall become effective on the Effective Date, and unless sooner terminated in
accordance with the terms herein, this Agreement shall remain in effect until
December 31, 2019 (the “
Initial Term
”).
Thereafter this Agreement shall automatically renew and continue in effect for
successive renewal terms of two (2)
years each (each a
“
Renewal Term
”)
unless twelve (12) months prior to the termination of the Initial Term of the
Agreement or any Renewal Term thereof, either party provides written notice to
the other party that it will not renew the Agreement at the end of said Initial
Term or Renewal Term. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Abbott agrees that if
NeoGenomics has continued to meet the threshold for exclusivity defined in
Section 3.4(b) for the Calendar Year immediately preceding the year in which the
Initial Term or any Renewal Term comes due, Abbott will renew this Agreement at
the end of the Initial Term or such Renewal Term, as the case may be, pursuant
to this Section 14.1;
provided, however
, nothing in
the section shall obligate Abbott beyond two (2) renewal terms of two (2) years
each.
14.2
Breach
. In the event
that either party commits a material breach or default of any of its obligations
hereunder
(excluding NeoGenomics’ failure to meet
the Annual Forecast)
, the other party may give the breaching party
written notice of such material breach or default, and shall request that such
material breach or default be cured as soon as reasonably practicable. In the
event that the breach or default is not cured within ninety (90) days after the
date of the non-breaching party’s notice thereof, the non-breaching party may
terminate this Agreement immediately upon written notice to the breaching
party.
14.3
Insolvency
. Either
party may terminate this Agreement on the liquidation, bankruptcy or insolvency
of the other party or the appointment of a receiver or trustee for the property
of the other party, or if the other party makes an assignment for the benefit of
creditors, whether any of the aforesaid events are the outcome of a voluntary
act or otherwise. In the event that a party files for bankruptcy and such
party’s trustee rejects this Agreement, the other party may elect to retain its
rights under this Agreement upon appropriate written notification to said
trustee.
14.4
Change of
Control
.
(a) Abbott may
terminate this Agreement upon ninety (90) days written notice to NeoGenomics
following a Change of Control involving NeoGenomics (or its permitted successors
or assigns) and any of the companies set forth in
Exhibit I
, or their
successors or assigns. Abbott’s right to terminate this Agreement pursuant to
this Section 14.4 will continue until the earlier of (i) five (5) years
following a Change of Control involving NeoGenomics (or its permitted successors
or assigns) and any of the companies set forth in
Exhibit I
, or their
successors or assigns and (ii) the date that is ninety (90) days after the
Abbott IVD is first available for commercial sale in the United
States.
(b) If Abbott
terminates this Agreement pursuant to this Section 14.4, as NeoGenomics’ sole
and exclusive remedy for such termination, Abbott will pay to NeoGenomics (or
its successor) a termination payment equal to the greater of: (i) all of the
reasonable direct costs actually incurred by NeoGenomics (and subject to
verification and audit by Abbott or its independent accounting firm) in
designing, developing, validating, marketing, and performing the Melanoma LDT
through the date of termination, not to exceed Seven Million Five Hundred
Thousand Dollars ($7,500,000); or (ii) the sum of:
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two
and three tenths (2.3) multiplied by the Unaudited Revenue realized by
NeoGenomics for the twelve (12) month period immediately preceding the
effective date of the Change of Control (the “
Change of Control Base
Revenue Amount
”); plus
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one
and five tenths (1.5) multiplied by an amount equal to: (1) the Unaudited
Revenue realized by NeoGenomics and/or NeoGenomics’ successor or acquirer,
as the case may be, for the twelve (12) month period immediately preceding
the date on which Abbott elects to terminate this Agreement pursuant to
this Section 14.4 (the “
Termination Date
Revenue Amount
”), less (2) the Change of Control Base Revenue
Amount.
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(c) Notwithstanding
the foregoing, if the Termination Date Revenue Amount is less than the Change of
Control Base Revenue Amount, then the termination payment payable by Abbott
pursuant to this Section 14.4 shall be an amount equal to two and three tenths
(2.3) multiplied by the Termination Date Revenue Amount.
(d) If Abbott
terminates this Agreement and pays the foregoing termination payment, within
thirty (30) days thereafter, NeoGenomics will transfer to Abbott all of the
dedicated equipment (
i.e
., greater than fifty
percent (50%) usage), supplies, customer lists, sales aids, marketing materials
and other relevant sales, marketing and promotional materials related to the
Melanoma LDT, and Abbott will have the right (but not the obligation) to hire
any of NeoGenomics’ salespeople who are dedicated (on a full time equivalent
basis) to promoting and selling the Melanoma LDT. If a Change of Control does
not involve any of the companies set forth in
Exhibit I
, then this
Agreement will continue in full force and effect and be binding upon Abbott and
NeoGenomics (or its successor in interest following the Change of Control) in
accordance with its terms. If a Change of Control involves any of the companies
set forth in
Exhibit
I
, but Abbott elects not to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this
Section 14.4, then this Agreement will continue in full force and effect and be
binding upon Abbott and NeoGenomics (or its successor in interest following the
Change of Control) in accordance with its terms;
provided, however
, that in
such event, NeoGenomics (or its successor) will no longer have the rights, and
Abbott will no longer have the obligations, set forth in Section 9.5, except to
the extent that NeoGenomics exercised such rights and Abbott’s obligations
accrued under such sections prior to termination pursuant to this Section
14.4.
14.5
Change in Law
.
If
,
in the
reasonable opinion of Abbott’s legal counsel (taking into account all of
Abbott’s and its Affiliates’ various businesses and the legal and regulatory
risks facing such businesses), there is a change in applicable law (whether by
statute, regulation, judicial or administrative decision, informal policy
guidance, warning letters or otherwise) that prohibits the manufacture,
marketing, promotion or sale of the Products or the design, development,
validation, marketing, performance or sale of the Melanoma LDT or LDTs in
general and NeoGenomics has received an opinion of Abbott’s counsel that the
manufacture, marketing, promotion or sale of the Products or the design,
development, validation, marketing, performance or sale of the Melanoma LDT or
LDTs are prohibited
, then Abbott and NeoGenomics
will negotiate in good faith to amend this Agreement to reflect the anticipated
impact of such events
;
provided, however
, that if
the parties are unable to reach agreement regarding such an amendment within
ninety (90) days of good faith negotiations, Abbott will have the right to
terminate this Agreement upon written notice to NeoGenomics.
14.6
Force Majeure
. Either
party may terminate this Agreement upon written notice to the other party if the
other party’s performance of its obligations hereunder is prevented for more
than one hundred eighty (180) days due to a force majeure condition, as further
described in Section 15.1.
14.7
IVD Agreement
. This
Agreement will terminate automatically on the date that the IVD Agreement is
executed between the parties.
14.8
Other Provisions
. In
addition to the termination provisions set forth in this Article 14, this
Agreement may be terminated in accordance with any other provision hereof that
expressly gives either party a right to terminate.
14.9
Post Termination
.
Following the expiration or termination of this Agreement according to its terms
(unless terminated automatically pursuant to Section 14.7 or by Abbott pursuant
to Section 14.2, 14.3 or 14.4), Abbott and NeoGenomics agree to use commercially
reasonable efforts to ensure that NeoGenomics can continue to meet its
customers’ requirements for the Melanoma LDT.
14.10
Survival
. Termination
of this Agreement shall not relieve either party of any obligations accrued
prior to termination. Articles 1, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 and 15, and Sections 3.5,
7.6 (subject to the time periods contained therein), 7.7, 8.1, 8.3 and 9.3 shall
survive termination or expiration of this Agreement for any reason.
Article
15
Miscellaneous
15.1
Force Majeure
.
Neither party shall be liable to the other party for damages or losses on
account of failure of performance (other than a failure to make payments when
due) if such failure is occasioned by government action, war, terrorism, fire,
explosion, flood, epidemic, strike, lockout, embargo, shortage of materials or
utilities, vendor failure to supply, act of God or any other cause beyond the
affected party’s reasonable control, provided that the affected party uses
commercially reasonable efforts to avoid the force majeure condition and to
remedy the condition as quickly as possible. The affected party will give the
other party prompt written notice of the occurrence of any force majeure
condition, the nature thereof, and the extent to which the affected party will
be unable to perform its obligations under this Agreement. Such excuse will
continue as long as the force majeure condition continues. Upon cessation of
such condition, the affected party will promptly resume performance under this
Agreement.
15.2
Assignment
. This
Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon and enforceable by
the parties and their successors and permitted assigns. However, neither party
may assign or delegate any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement
without the prior written consent of the other party, which will not be
unreasonably withheld. Notwithstanding the foregoing, without the other party’s
consent: (a) either party may assign or delegate its rights or obligations, in
whole or in part, to one or more Affiliates of such party, provided that such
assignment will not relieve the assigning party of any obligations under this
Agreement; and (b) either party may assign or delegate its rights or
obligations, in whole but not in part, under this Agreement to a Third Party in
connection with a Change of Control, subject to Section 14.4.
15.3
Waiver
. Any waiver by
either party of a breach or a default of any provision of this Agreement by the
other party must be in writing and will not be construed as a waiver of any
succeeding breach of the same or any other provision, nor shall any delay or
omission on the part of either party to exercise or avail itself of any right,
power or privilege that it has or may have hereunder operate as a waiver of any
right, power or privilege by such party.
15.4
Severability
. If any
part of this Agreement is declared invalid or unenforceable by any court of
competent jurisdiction, such declaration shall not affect the remainder of the
Agreement and the invalidated provision shall be revised in a manner that will
render such provision valid while preserving the parties’ original intent to the
maximum extent possible.
15.5
Independent
Contractors
. The parties are independent contractors and nothing in this
Agreement is intended to, or shall be construed to, constitute a partnership,
joint venture or agency relationship between the parties. Neither party shall
have the authority to make any statements, representations or commitments of any
kind, or to take any action, which shall be binding on the other, without the
prior written consent of the other party. All persons employed by a party shall
be employees of such party and not of the other party and all costs and
obligations incurred by reason of any such employment shall be for the account
and expense of such party.
15.6
Entire Agreement
.
This Agreement, together with any exhibits hereto, constitutes the entire
agreement between the parties relating to the subject matter hereof and all
previous agreements or arrangements between the parties, written or oral,
relating to the subject matter hereof are superseded.
15.7
Amendment
. No
amendment, alteration or modification of any of the provisions of this Agreement
will be binding unless made in writing and signed by the parties.
15.8
Compliance with Law
.
In performing this Agreement, each party shall comply with all applicable laws,
rules and regulations and shall not be required to perform or omit to perform
any act required or permitted under this Agreement if such performance or
omission would violate the provisions of any such law, rule or
regulation.
15.9
Counterparts
. This
Agreement may be executed in two counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an
original but both of which together shall constitute one and the same
instrument.
15.10
Governing Law
.
This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of
the
State of
Illinois, without regard to its conflicts of laws principles.
15.11
Alternative Dispute
Resolution
. The
parties agree that any dispute that arises in connection with this Agreement
shall be settled by binding Alternative Dispute Resolution in the manner
described in
Exhibit
J
.
15.12
Notices
. All notices
required or permitted under this Agreement must be in writing and sent to the
address or facsimile number identified below. Notices must be given: (a) by
personal delivery, with receipt acknowledged; (b) by facsimile followed by hard
copy delivered by the methods under (c) or (d); (c) by prepaid certified or
registered mail, return receipt requested; or (d) by prepaid reputable overnight
delivery service. Notices will be effective upon receipt. Either party may
change its notice address by providing the other party written notice of such
change. Notices shall be delivered as follows:
If
to Abbott:
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Abbott
Molecular Inc.
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Attention:
Senior Director, Business Development & Licensing
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1300
East Touhy Avenue
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Des
Plaines, Illinois 60018-3315
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Fax:
(224) 361-7054
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with
a copy to:
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Abbott
Laboratories
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Attention:
DVP, Commercial Legal Operations
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100
Abbott Park Road
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Dept.
32MP, Bldg. AP6A-2
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Abbott
Park, Illinois 60064-6049
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Fax:
(847) 938-1206
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If
to NeoGenomics:
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NeoGenomics
Laboratories, Inc.
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Attention:
Robert Gasparini, President
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12707
Commonwealth Drive, Suite 9
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Fort
Myers, Florida 33913
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Fax:
(239) 768-0711
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copy
to:
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K&L
Gates LLP
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Attention:
Clayton E. Parker, Esq.
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200
South Biscayne Boulevard, Suite 3900
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Miami,
Florida 33131-2399
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Fax:
(305) 358-7095
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15.13
Expenses
. All costs
and expenses incurred with connection with this Agreement and the transactions
contemplated hereby shall be paid by the party which shall have incurred the
same, and the other party shall no liability thereto.
15.14
Headings
. The titles
of the Articles and Sections contained in this Agreement are for convenience
only and shall not be considered in construing this Agreement.
* * *
Signature
page follows.
In
Witness Whereof, the parties have caused this Agreement to be executed as of the
Effective Date.
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Abbott
Molecular Inc.
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NeoGenomics
Laboratories, Inc.
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By:
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/s/
Stafford O’Kelly
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By:
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/s/
Douglas M. VanOort
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Stafford
O’Kelly
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Douglas
VanOort
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President
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Chairman
and Chief Executive Officer
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Exhibit
A
Products
To be
identified within one hundred twenty (120) days
after the
Effective Date pursuant to Section 2.2.
Exclusive
Products
To be
designated pursuant to Section 3.2.
Exhibit
B
Academic
Collaborators
[***]
[***]
Information redacted pursuant to a confidential treatment request. An
unredacted version of this Agreement has been filed separately with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.
Exhibit
C
Model
Forecast
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2009
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2010
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2011
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2012
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2013
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2014
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2015
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2016
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2017
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2018
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2019
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[***]
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[***]
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[***]
Information redacted pursuant to a confidential treatment request. An
unredacted version of this Agreement has been filed separately with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.
Exhibit
D
[***]
[***]
Information redacted from pages D-1, D-2 and D-3 pursuant to a confidential
treatment request. An unredacted version of this Agreement has been
filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Exhibit
E
Purchase
Price And Terms
[***]
[***]
Information redacted from pages E-1, E-2 and E-3 pursuant to a confidential
treatment request. An unredacted version of this Agreement has been
filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Exhibit
F
Release
Testing
To be
provided upon identification of Products pursuant to Section 2.2.
Exhibit
G
Additional
Tests
[***]
[***]
Information redacted pursuant to a confidential treatment request. An
unredacted version of this Agreement has been filed separately with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.
Exhibit
H
Patents
and Patent Applications
[***]
[***]
Information redacted pursuant to a confidential treatment request. An
unredacted version of this Agreement has been filed separately with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.
Exhibit
I
Change
of Control Parties
[***]
[***]
Information redacted pursuant to a confidential treatment request. An
unredacted version of this Agreement has been filed separately with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.
Exhibit
J
Alternate
Dispute Resolution (ADR)
The parties recognize that from time to
time a dispute may arise relating to either party’s rights or obligations under
this Agreement. The parties agree that any such dispute shall be resolved by the
Alternative Dispute Resolution (“
ADR
”) provisions set
forth in this Exhibit, the result of which shall be binding upon the
parties.
To begin the ADR process, a party first
must send written notice of the dispute to the other party for attempted
resolution by good faith negotiations between their respective presidents (or
their designees) of the affected subsidiaries, divisions, or business units
within twenty-eight (28) days after such notice is received (all references to
“days” in this ADR provision are to calendar days). If the matter has not been
resolved within twenty-eight (28) days after the written notice of dispute, or
if the parties fail to meet within such twenty-eight (28) days, either party may
initiate an ADR proceeding as provided herein. The parties shall have the right
to be represented by counsel at any stage of the ADR process.
1. To
begin an ADR proceeding, a party shall provide written notice to the other party
of the disputed matter(s) to be resolved by ADR. Within fourteen (14) days after
its receipt of such notice, the other party may, by written notice to the party
initiating the ADR, add additional disputed matter(s) to be resolved within the
same ADR.
2. Within
twenty-eight (28) days following the initiation of the ADR proceeding, the
parties shall select a mutually acceptable independent, impartial and
conflicts-free neutral to preside over the resolution of the parties’ disputes
in this ADR proceeding. If the parties are unable to agree on a mutually
acceptable neutral within such period, within thirty-five (35) days following
the initiation of the ADR proceeding, each party will select and notify the
other party of one independent, impartial and conflicts-free neutral and those
two neutrals will select a third independent, impartial and conflicts-free
neutral within fourteen (14) days thereafter. None of the neutrals selected may
be current or former employees, officers or directors of either party, its
subsidiaries or affiliates.
3. No
earlier than twenty-eight (28) days or later than eighty-four (84) days after
selection, the neutral(s) shall hold a hearing to resolve each of the disputed
matters identified by the parties. The ADR proceeding shall take place at a
location mutually agreed upon by the parties. If the parties cannot agree, the
neutral(s) shall designate a location other than the principal place of business
of either party or any of their subsidiaries or affiliates.
4. At
least seven (7) days prior to the hearing, each party shall submit the following
to the other party and the neutral(s):
(a) a
copy of all exhibits on which such party intends to rely in any oral or written
presentation to the neutral(s);
(b) a
list of any witnesses, including expert witnesses, such party intends to call at
the hearing, and a short summary of the anticipated testimony of each witness.
No witness will be heard at the hearing unless identified at least seven (7)
days prior to the hearing, and no witness’ testimony will be accepted by sworn
declaration or affidavit. Witnesses must make themselves available for
cross-examination by the opposing party;
(c) a
proposed ruling on each disputed matter to be resolved, together with a request
for a specific damage award or other remedy for each disputed matter. The
proposed rulings and remedies shall not contain any recitation of the facts or
any legal arguments and shall not exceed one (1) page per issue unless the
parties, with the consent of the neutral(s), otherwise agree. The parties
agree that neither side shall seek as part of its remedy any punitive
damages.
(d) a
brief in support of such party’s proposed rulings and remedies, provided that
the brief shall not exceed twenty (20) pages unless the parties, with the
consent of the neutral(s), otherwise agree.
Except as
expressly set forth in subparagraphs 4(a) - 4(d), and unless otherwise agreed by
the parties, no discovery shall be required or permitted by any means, including
depositions, interrogatories, requests for admissions, or production of
documents.
5. Unless
otherwise agreed by the parties, the hearing shall be conducted on two (2)
consecutive days and shall be governed by the following
rules:
(a) Each
party shall be entitled to five (5) hours of hearing time to present its case.
The neutral(s) shall determine whether each party has had the five (5) hours to
which it is entitled.
(b) Each
party shall be entitled, but not required, to make an opening statement, to
present regular and rebuttal testimony, documents or other evidence, to
cross-examine witnesses, and to make a closing argument. Cross-examination of
witnesses shall occur immediately after their direct testimony, and
cross-examination time shall be charged against the party conducting the
cross-examination.
(c) The
party initiating the ADR shall begin the hearing and, if it chooses to make an
opening statement, shall address not only the disputed matters it raised but
also any disputed matters raised by the responding party. The responding party,
if it chooses to make an opening statement, also shall address all disputed
matters raised in the ADR. Thereafter, the presentation of regular and rebuttal
testimony and documents, other evidence, and closing arguments shall proceed in
the same sequence.
(d) Each
party may designate a single corporate representative to be present for the
entirety of the hearing. Except when testifying, witnesses other than the
designated corporate representatives, shall be excluded from the hearing until
closing arguments.
(e) Settlement
negotiations, including any statements made therein, shall not, under any
circumstances, be admissible during the hearing. As to all other matters, the
neutral(s) shall have sole discretion regarding the admissibility of any
evidence.
6. Within
fourteen (14) days following completion of the hearing, each party may submit to
the other party and the neutral(s) a post-hearing brief in support of its
proposed rulings and remedies, provided that such brief shall not contain or
discuss any new evidence and, unless otherwise agreed by the parties, shall not
exceed ten (10) pages.
7. The
neutral(s) shall provide a written ruling on each disputed matter within thirty
(30) days following completion of the hearing. The ruling shall not contain any
recitation of the facts or any legal rationale or otherwise explain the basis of
the ruling.
8. The
neutral(s) shall be paid a reasonable fee plus expenses. These fees and
expenses, along with the reasonable legal fees and expenses of the prevailing
party (including all expert witness fees and expenses), the fees and expenses of
a court reporter and any expenses for a hearing room, shall be paid as
follows:
(a) If
the neutral(s) rule(s) in favor of one party on all disputed issues in the ADR
proceeding, the losing party shall pay 100% of the prevailing party’s legal fees
and expenses.
(b) If
the neutral(s) rule(s) in favor of one party on some matters and the other party
on other matters, the neutral(s) shall include in their ruling a written
determination as to how the parties’ legal fees and expenses shall be allocated
between the parties. The neutral(s) shall allocate legal fees and expenses in a
way that bears a reasonable relationship to the outcome of the ADR proceeding,
with the party prevailing on more matters, or on matters of greater value or
gravity, recovering a relatively larger share of its legal fees and
expenses.
9. The
rulings of the neutral(s) and the allocation of fees and expenses shall be
binding, non-reviewable, and non-appealable, and may be entered as a final
judgment in any court having jurisdiction.
10. Except
as provided in paragraph 9 or as required by law, the existence of the dispute,
any settlement negotiations, the ADR hearing, any submissions (including
exhibits, testimony, proposed rulings, and briefs), and the neutral(s)’ rulings
shall be deemed Confidential Information. The neutral(s), during the pendency of
the ADR proceeding, shall have the authority to impose sanctions for
unauthorized disclosure of Confidential Information.
11. All
ADR hearings shall be conducted in the English language.
Exhibit
10.41
November
3, 2009
George
Cardoza
Dear
George,
On behalf
of NeoGenomics Laboratories (“NeoGenomics” or the “Company”), it is my pleasure
to extend this offer of employment for the Chief Financial Officer position to
you. If the following terms are satisfactory, please countersign this
letter (the “Agreement”) and return a copy to me at your earliest
convenience.
Position:
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Chief
Financial Officer.
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Duties:
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As
Chief Financial Officer, you will report to the Chief Executive Officer of
the Company or such other person as may be appointed by the CEO and you
will be responsible for the administrative, financial, and risk management
operations of the company, to include the development of a financial
strategy, metrics tied to that strategy, and the ongoing development and
monitoring of control systems designed to preserve company assets and
report accurate financial results in addition to other duties as may be
assigned to you by the CEO of the Company or the Board’s designee in the
absence of the CEO.
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Start
Date:
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On
or before December 1, 2009.
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Base
Salary
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$190,000/year,
payable bi-weekly. The parties agree that this salary is for a
full-time position. Thereafter, increases in base salary may occur
annually at the discretion of the CEO of the Company with the approval of
the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors.
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Relocation:
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You
will be eligible for relocation assistance should you agree to establish a
residence in the greater Fort Myers area no later than December 1,
2010. Please refer to the terms in the attached Relocation
Agreement.
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Bonus:
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Beginning
with the fiscal year ending December 31, 2010, you will be eligible to
receive an incentive bonus payment which will be targeted at 30% of your
Base Salary based on 100% achievement of goals as agreed upon between you
and the CEO of the Company and approved by the Board of Directors for such
fiscal
year.
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NeoGenomics
Laboratories Florida
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NeoGenomics
Laboratories California
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12701
Commonwealth Drive, Suite 5
• Fort Myers, FL 33913
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6 Morgan, Suite 150 •
Irvine, CA 92618
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Telephone: (866) 776-5907 • Fax: (239) 768-0711
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eoGenomics
Laboratories
Tennessee
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www.neogenomics.org
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618 Grassmere Park Drive Unit 20
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Nashville, TN 37211
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Benefits:
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You
will be entitled to participate in all medical and other benefits that the
Company has established for its employees in accordance with the Company’s
policy for such benefits at any given time. Other benefits may
include but not be limited to: short term and long term disability,
dental, a 401K plan, a section 125 plan and an employee stock purchase
plan.
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Paid
Time Off:
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You
will be eligible for 4 weeks of paid time off (PTO)/year (160 hours),
which will accrue on a pro-rata basis beginning from your hire date and be
may carried over from year to year. It is company policy that
when your accrued PTO balance reaches 160 hours, you will cease accruing
PTO until your accrued PTO balance is 120 hours or less – at which point
you will again accrue PTO until you reach 160 hours. You are eligible to
use PTO after completing 3 months of employment. In addition to paid time
off, there are also 6 paid national holidays and 1 “floater” day available
to you.
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Stock
Options:
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You
will be granted stock options to purchase up to 150,000 shares of the
common stock of the Company’s publicly-traded holding company,
NeoGenomics, Inc., a Nevada corporation, at an exercise price equivalent
to the closing price per share at which such stock was quoted on the
NASDAQ Bulletin Board on the day prior to your Start Date. The grant of
such options will be made pursuant to the Company’s stock option plan then
in effect and will be evidenced by a separate Option Agreement, which the
Company will execute with you within 60 days of receiving a copy of the
Company’s Confidentiality, Non-Competition and Non-Solicitation Agreement
which has been executed by you. So long as you remained
employed by the Company, such options will have a five-year term from the
grant date and will vest according to the following
schedule:
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Time-Based
Vesting
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37,500
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at
your first year anniversary
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37,500
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at
your second year anniversary
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37,500
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at
your third year anniversary
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37,500
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at
your fourth year
anniversary
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If for
any reason you resign prior to the time which is 12 months from your Start Date,
you will forgo all such options. Furthermore, you understand that the Company’s
stock option plan requires that any employee who leaves the employment of the
Company will have no more than three (3) months from their termination date to
exercise any vested options.
The
Company agrees that it will grant to you the maximum number of Incentive Stock
Options (“ISO’s”) available under current IRS guidelines and that the remainder,
if any, will be in the form of non-qualified stock options.
Termination
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Cause:
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If
the Company terminates you without “Cause” for any reason during the Term
or any extension thereof, then the Company agrees that as severance it
will continue to pay you your Base Salary and maintain your employee
benefits for a period that is equal to six (6) months of your employment
by the Company, beginning on the date of your termination
notice.
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For
the purposes of this letter agreement, the Company shall have “Cause” to
terminate your employment hereunder upon: (i) failure to
materially perform
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and
discharge your duties and responsibilities under this Agreement (other
than any such failure resulting from incapacity due to illness) after
receiving written notice and allowing you ten (10) business days to cure
such failures, if so curable, provided, however, that after one such
notice has been given to you, the Company is no longer required to provide
time to cure subsequent failures under this provision, or (ii) any breach
by you of the provisions of this Agreement; or (iii) misconduct which, in
the opinion and sole discretion of the Company, is injurious to the
Company; or (iv) any felony conviction involving the personal dishonesty
or moral turpitude, or (v) engagement in illegal drug use or alcohol abuse
which prevents you from performing your duties in any manner, or (vi) any
material misappropriation, embezzlement or conversion of the Company’s or
any of its subsidiary’s or affiliate’s property or business opportunities
by you; or (vii) willful misconduct by you in respect of your duties or
obligations under this Agreement and/or the Confidentiality,
Non-Solicitation, and Non-competition Agreement.
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You
acknowledge and agree that any and all payments to which you are entitled
under this Section are conditioned upon and subject to your execution of a
general waiver and release, in such reasonable form as counsel for each of
the Company and you shall agree upon, of all claims you have or may have
against the Company.
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Confidentiality,
Non-Compete,
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Work
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You
agree that prior to your Start Date, you will execute the Company’s
Confidentiality, Non-Competition and Non-Solicitation Agreement attached
to this letter as Exhibit 1. You understand that if you should
fail to execute such Confidentiality, Non-Competition and Non-Solicitation
Agreement in the agreed-upon form, it will be grounds for revoking this
offer and not hiring you. You understand and acknowledge that
this Agreement shall be read
in
pari materia
with the Confidentiality, Non-Competition and
Non-Solicitation Agreement and is part of this
Agreement.
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Executive’s
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Representations
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You
understand and acknowledge that this position is an officer level position
within NeoGenomics. You represent and warrant, to the best of
your knowledge, that nothing in your past legal and/or work experiences,
which if became broadly known in the marketplace, would impair your
ability to serve as an officer of a public company or materially damage
your credibility with public shareholders. You further
represent and warrant, to the best of your knowledge, that, prior to
accepting this offer of employment, you have disclosed all material
information about your past legal and work experiences that would be
required to be disclosed on a Directors’ and Officers’ questionnaire for
the purpose of determining what disclosures, if any, will need to be made
with the SEC. Prior to the Company’s next public filing, you
also agree to fill out a Director’s and Officer’s questionnaire in form
and substance satisfactory to the Company’s counsel. You
further represent and warrant, to the best of your knowledge, that you are
currently not obligated under any form of non-competition or
non-solicitation agreement which would preclude you from serving in the
position indicated above for NeoGenomics or soliciting business
relationships for any laboratory services from any potential customers in
the United
States.
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Miscellaneous:
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(i)
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This
Agreement supersedes all prior agreements and understandings
between the parties and may not be modified or terminated
orally. No modification or attempted waiver will be valid
unless in writing and signed by the party against whom the same is sought
to be enforced.
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The
provisions of this Agreement are separate and severable, and if any of
themis declared invalid and/or unenforceable by a court of competent
jurisdiction oran arbitrator, the remaining provisions shall not be
affected.
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This
Agreement is the joint product of the Company and you and each
provisionhereof has been subject to the mutual consultation, negotiation
and agreement ofthe Company and you and shall not be construed for or
against either partyhereto.
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This
Agreement will be governed by, and construed in accordance with
theprovisions of the law of the State of Florida, without reference to
provisions thatrefer a matter to the law of any other
jurisdiction. Each party hereto herebyirrevocably submits
itself to the exclusive personal jurisdiction of the federal and state
courts sitting in Florida; accordingly, any matters involving the Company
and the Executive with respect to this Agreement may be adjudicated only
in a federal or state court sitting in Lee County,
Florida.
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This
Agreement may be signed in counterparts, and by fax, each of which shall
be an original, with the same effect as if the signatures thereto and
hereto were upon the same
instrument
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(vi)
Within
three days of your start date, you will need to provide
documentation verifying your legal right to work in the United
States. Please understand that this offer of employment is contingent
upon your ability to comply with the employment verification requirements under
federal laws and that we cannot begin payroll until this requirement has been
meet.(vii) Employment with NeoGenomics is an “at-will” relationship and not
guaranteed for any term. You or the Company may terminate employment
at anytime for any reason.
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George, I
know that with your help we can build a world-class team to help drive this
company. Welcome aboard!
Sincerely,
/s/
Douglas M. VanOort
Douglas
M. VanOort
Executive
Chairman and CEO
Agreed
and Accepted:
/s/ George Cardoza
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George
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EXHIBIT
1
CONFIDENTIALITY,
NON-SOLICITATION AND NON-COMPETE AGREEMENT
This
Confidentiality, Non-Solicitation and Non-Compete Agreement (the “Agreement”)
dated this 3rd day of November, 2009 is entered into by and between George
Cardoza (“Employee”) and NeoGenomics, Inc., a Florida corporation (“Employer”
and collectively with NeoGenomics, Inc, a Nevada corporation, the Employer’s
parent corporation, the “Company”). Hereinafter, each of the Employee
or the Company may be referred to a “Party” and together be referred to as the
“Parties”.
RECITALS:
WHEREAS
, the Parties have
entered into that certain letter agreement, dated November 3, 2009, that creates
an employment relationship between the Company and Employee (the “Employment
Agreement”); and
WHEREAS
, pursuant to the
Employment Agreement, the Employee agreed to enter into the Company’s standard
Confidentiality, Non-Solicitation and Non-Compete; and
WHEREAS,
the Company desires
to protect and preserve its Confidential Information and its legitimate business
interests by having the Employee enter into this Agreement as part of the
Employment Agreement; and
WHEREAS,
the Employee desires
to establish and maintain an employment relationship with the Company and as
part of such employment relationship desires to enter into this Agreement with
the Company.
Now,
therefore, in consideration of the mutual promises set forth herein and other
good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby
acknowledged by Employee, the Parties agree as follows:
1.
Term.
Employee agree(s) that
the term of this agreement is effective upon execution and shall survive and
continue to be in force and effect for two years following the termination of
any employment relationship between the Parties, whether termination is by the
Company and/or any entity that is wholly or partially owned by the Company (all
of such entities being hereinafter referred to as “Affiliated Entities”), with
or without cause, wrongful discharge, or for any other reason whatsoever, or by
the Employee (“Term”).
2.
Confidential
Information.
a. The
term “Confidential Information” as used herein shall include all business
practices, methods, techniques, or processes that: (i) derives
independent economic value, actual or potential, from not being generally known
to, and not being readily ascertainable by proper means by, other persons who
can obtain economic value from its disclosure or use; and (ii) is the subject of
efforts that are reasonable under the circumstances to maintain its
secrecy. Confidential Information also includes, but is not limited
to, files, letters, memoranda, reports, records, computer disks or other
computer storage medium, data, models or any photographic or other tangible
materials containing such information, customer lists and names and other
information, customer contracts, other corporate contracts, computer programs,
proprietary technical information and or strategies, sales, promotional or
marketing plans or strategies, programs, techniques, practices, any expansion
plans (including existing and entry into new geographic and/or product markets),
pricing information, product or service offering specifications or plans
therefor, business plans, financial information and other financial plans, data
pertaining to the Company’s operating performance, employee lists, salary
information, training manuals, and other materials and business information of a
similar nature, including information about the Company itself or any Affiliated
Entity, which Employee acknowledges and agrees has been compiled by the
Company's expenditure of a great amount of time, money and effort, and that
contains detailed information that could not be created independently from
public sources. Further, all data, spreadsheets, reports, records,
know-how, verbal communication, proprietary and technical information and/or
other confidential materials of similar kind transmitted by the Company or any
Affiliated Entity to Employee or developed by the Employee on behalf of the
Company or any Affiliate Entity as Work Product (as defined in Paragraph 7) are
expressly included within the definition of “Confidential
Information.” The Parties further agree that the fact the Company or
any Affiliated Entity may be seeking to complete a business transaction is
“Confidential Information” within the meaning of this Agreement, as well as all
notes, analysis, work product or other material derived from Confidential
Information.
b. Employee
acknowledge(s) that this "Confidential Information" is of value to the Company
and/or any Affiliated Entities by providing them with a competitive advantage
over their competitors, is not generally known to competitors of the Company,
and is not intended by the Company or any Affiliated Entities for general
dissemination. Employee acknowledges that this "Confidential
Information" derives independent economic value, actual or potential, from not
being generally known to, and not being readily ascertainable by proper means
by, other persons who can obtain economic value from its disclosure or use, and
is the subject of reasonable efforts to maintain its
secrecy. Therefore, the Parties agree that all "Confidential
Information" under this Agreement constitutes “Trade Secrets” under Section
688.002 and Chapter 812 of the Florida Statutes.
3.
Duty of
Confidentiality
.
All
Confidential Information is considered highly sensitive and strictly
confidential. The Employee agrees that at all times during the term of this
Agreement and after the termination of employment with the Company or any
Affiliated Entity for as long as such information remains non-public
information, the Employee shall (i) hold in confidence and refrain from
disclosing to any other party all Confidential Information, whether written or
oral, tangible or intangible, concerning the Company or any Affiliated Entities
and their business and operations unless such disclosure is accompanied by a
non-disclosure agreement executed by the Company with the party to whom such
Confidential Information is provided, (ii) use the Confidential Information
solely in connection with his or her employment with the Company or any
Affiliated Entity and for no other purpose, (iii) take all precautions necessary
to ensure that the Confidential Information shall not be, or be permitted to be,
shown, copied or disclosed to third parties, without the prior written consent
of the Company or any Affiliated Entity, (iv) observe all security policies
implemented by the Company or any Affiliated Entity from time to time with
respect to the Confidential Information, and (v) not use or disclose, directly
or indirectly, as an individual or as a partner, joint venturer, employee,
agent, salesman, contractor, officer, director or otherwise, for the benefit of
himself or herself or any other person, partnership, firm, corporation,
association or other legal entity, any Confidential Information, unless
expressly permitted by this Agreement. Employee agrees that
protection of the Company’s and any Affiliated Entity’s Confidential Information
constitutes a legitimate business interest justifying the restrictive covenants
contained herein. Employee further agrees that the restrictive
covenants contained herein are reasonably necessary to protect the Company’s and
any Affiliated Entity’s legitimate business interest in preserving its
Confidential Information.
In the
event that the Employee is ordered to disclose any Confidential Information,
whether in a legal or regulatory proceeding or otherwise, the Employee shall
provide the Company or any Affiliated Entities with prompt notice of such
request or order so that the Company or any Affiliated Entity may seek to
prevent disclosure.
4.
Limited
Right of Disclosure
.
Except as
otherwise permitted by this Agreement, Employee shall limit disclosure of
pertinent Confidential Information to Employee’s attorney, if any
(“Representative(s)”), for the sole purpose of evaluating Employee’s
relationship with the Company. Paragraph 3 of this Agreement shall
bind all such Representative(s), and Employee shall show this Agreement to them
and shall obtain their signed consent to be bound by this Agreement prior to any
disclosures.
5.
Return of
Company Property and Confidential Materials
.
All
tangible property, including cell phones, laptop computers and other company
purchased property, as well as all Confidential Information provided to Employee
is the exclusive property of the Company and/or its Affiliated Entities and must
be returned to the Company and/or its Affiliated Entities in accordance with the
instructions of the Company and/or such Affiliated Entities either upon
termination of the Employee’s employment or at such other time as is reasonably
requested by the Company. Employee agree(s) that upon termination of
employment with the Company or any Affiliated Entity, whether termination is by
the Company or the Affiliated Entity, with or without cause, wrongful discharge,
or for any other reason whatsoever, or by the Employee, Employee shall return
all copies, in whatever form, including hard copies and computer disks, of
Confidential Information to the Company and/or the Affiliated Entity, and
Employee shall delete any copy of the Confidential Information on any computer
file or database maintained by Employee and shall certify in writing that he/she
has done so. In addition to returning all information to the Company
and/or any Affiliated Entities as described above, Employee will destroy any
analysis, notes, work product or other materials relating to or derived from the
Confidential Information. Any intentional or unauthorized retention of
Confidential Information may constitute “civil theft” as such term is defined in
Chapter 772 of the Florida Statutes.
6.
Agreement
Not To Circumvent
.
Employee
agrees not to pursue any transaction or comparable concept that makes use of any
information identified herein as Confidential Information during the Term of
this Agreement, other than through the Company and/or its Affiliated Entities or
on behalf of the Company and/or its Affiliated Entities. It is
further understood and agreed that the Employee will direct all communications
and requests regarding Confidential Information from any third parties through
the Company’s then chief executive officer or president. Any
violation of this covenant shall subject Employee to the remedies identified in
Paragraph 9 in addition to any other available remedies.
7.
Title to
Work Product
.
Employee
agrees that all work products (including strategies and testing methodologies
for competing in the genetics testing industry, technical materials and
diagrams, computer programs, financial plans and other written materials,
websites, presentation materials, course materials, advertising campaigns,
slogans, videos, pictures and other materials) created or developed by the
Employee for the Company or any of its Affiliated Entities during the term of
the Employee’s employment with the Company or any successor to the Company until
the date of termination of the Employee (collectively, the “Work Product”),
shall be considered a work made for hire and that the Company shall be the sole
owner of all rights, including copyright, in and to the Work
Product.
If the Work Product, or any part
thereof, does not qualify as a work made for hire, the Employee agrees to
assign, and hereby assigns, to the Company for the full term of the copyright
and all extensions thereof all of its right, title and interest in and to the
Work Product. All discoveries, inventions, innovations, works of
authorship, computer programs, improvements and ideas, whether or not patentable
or copyrightable or otherwise protectable, conceived, completed, reduced to
practice or otherwise produced by the Employee in the course of his or her
services to the Company in connection with or in any way relating to the
business of the Company or capable of being used or adapted for use therein or
in connection therewith shall forthwith be disclosed to the Company and shall
belong to and be the absolute property of the Company unless assigned by the
Company to an Affiliated Entity.
Employee hereby assigns to the
Company all right, title and interest in all of the discoveries, inventions,
innovations, works of authorship, computer programs, improvements, ideas and
other work product; all copyrights, trade secrets, and trademarks in the same;
and all patent applications filed and patents granted worldwide on any of the
same for any work previously completed on behalf of the Company or any
Affiliated Entity or work performed under the terms of this Agreement or the
Employment Agreement. Employee, if and whenever required to do so
(whether during or after the termination of his or her employment), shall at the
expense of the Company or any Affiliated Entity apply or join in applying for
copyrights, patents or trademarks or other equivalent protection in the United
States or in other parts of the world for any such discovery, invention,
innovation, work of authorship, computer program, improvement, and idea as
aforesaid and execute, deliver and perform all instruments and things necessary
for vesting such patents, trademarks, copyrights or equivalent protections when
obtained and all right, title and interest to and in the same in the Company
absolutely and as sole beneficial owner, unless assigned by the Company to an
Affiliated Entity. Notwithstanding the foregoing, work product
conceived by the Employee, which is not related to the business of the Company,
or any Affiliated Entity, will remain the property of the Employee.
8.
Restrictive
Covenant
.
The
Company and its Affiliated Entities are engaged in the business of providing
cancer genetic and molecular testing services to oncologists, urologists,
pathologists, physicians, hospitals, and other medical
laboratories. The covenants contained in this Paragraph 8 (the
“Restrictive Covenants”) are given and made by Employee to induce the Company to
employ Employee under the terms of the Employment Agreement, and Employee
acknowledges sufficiency of consideration for these Restrictive
Covenants. Employee expressly covenants and agrees that, during his
or her employment and for a period time following termination of such
employment, as defined below, whether termination is by the Company, with or
without cause, wrongful discharge, or for any other reason whatsoever, or by
Employee (such period of time is hereinafter referred to as the "Restrictive
Period"), he/she will abide by the following restrictive covenants unless an
exception is specifically provided in certain situations in such Restrictive
Covenants. The Restrictive Period will be defined as a period of two
(2) years for the Non-Solicitation Covenant and a period of one (1) year for the
Non-Competition Covenant.
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a.
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Non-Solicitation
. Employee
agrees and acknowledges that, during the Restrictive Period, he/she will
not, directly or indirectly, in one or a series of transactions, as an
individual or as a partner, joint venturer, employee, agent, salesperson,
contractor, officer, director or otherwise, for the benefit of himself or
herself or any other person, partnership, firm, corporation, association
or other legal entity:
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induce
any customer, or any pending customer, of the Company or of any Affiliated
Entity to patronize or do business with any business directly or
indirectly in competition with the businesses conducted by the Company or
any Affiliated Entity in any market in which the Company or any Affiliated
Entity does business; or
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canvass,
solicit or accept from any customer, or any pending customer, of the
Company or of any Affiliated Entity, any such business relationship that
is in competition with the Company or any Affiliated Entity;
or
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request
or advise any customer or vendor, or any pending customer or vendor, of
the Company or of any Affiliated Entity to withdraw, curtail or cancel any
such customer's or vendor's business with the Company or any Affiliated
Entity; or
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recruit,
solicit or otherwise induce or influence any proprietor, partner,
stockholder, lender, director, officer, employee, sales agent, joint
venturer, investor, lessor, supplier, customer, agent, representative or
any other person which has a business relationship with the Company or any
Affiliated Entity to discontinue, reduce or modify such employment, agency
or business relationship with the Company or any Affiliated Entity;
or
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employ
or seek to employ any person or agent who is then (or was at any time
within twelve (12) months prior to the date Employee or such entity
employs or seeks to employ such person) employed or retained by the
Company or any Affiliated Entity.
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b.
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Non-Competition
. Employee
agrees and acknowledges that, during the Restrictive Period, he/she will
not, directly or indirectly, for himself or herself, or on behalf of
others, as an individual on Employee's own account, or as a partner, joint
venturer, employee, agent, salesman, contractor, officer, director or
otherwise, for himself or herself or any other person, partnership, firm,
corporation, association or other legal entity enter into, engage in,
accept employment from, or participate in, any business that is in
competition with the business of the Company or any Affiliated Entity in
any location in the United States of
America.
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Notwithstanding
the foregoing, however, it is understood and agreed by the Company and the
Employee that in the event of a termination of the Employee by the Company
without “Cause” (as such term in defined in the Employment Agreement), the
provisions of the Non-Competition covenant outlined in the preceding paragraph
8(b) shall not be deemed valid or enforceable hereunder. The Employee
specifically acknowledges that any termination by the Company for “Cause” or any
termination by resignation of the Employee shall result in the Non-competition
covenant described in paragraph 8(b) remaining valid and enforceable
hereunder.
Notwithstanding
the preceding paragraphs, the spirit and intent of this non-competition clause
is not to deny the Employee the ability to support his or her family, but rather
to prevent the Employee from using the knowledge and experiences obtained from
the Company in a similar competitive environment. Along those lines,
should the Employee leave the employment of the Employer for any reason, he or
she would be prohibited from joining a for-profit cancer testing genetics
laboratory and/or competing against the Company in the same market
place. The Parties agree that the phrase “in any business that is in
competition with the business of the Company” in the preceding paragraph 8(b)
specifically excludes all non-profit medical testing laboratories, hospitals and
academic institutions as well as for-profit prenatal and
pediatric/constitutional genetic testing laboratories. In other
words, the Employee would be allowed under this non-compete clause to work in a
private, for-profit prenatal laboratory or pediatric/constitutional genetics
testing laboratory as well as any non-profit cancer genetics testing
laboratory. Thus, the spirit and intent of this non-competition
clause is intended to prevent the Employee from acting in any of the capacities
outlined in this paragraph for any “for-profit” cancer genetics testing
laboratory only. For purposes of this agreement, cancer genetic
testing laboratories shall be defined as laboratories that perform the following
types of cancer genetics testing: cytogenetics testing, Flourescence In-Situ
Hybridization (FISH) testing, flow cytometry testing and molecular genetics
testing.
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c.
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Acknowledgements of
Employee.
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(i)
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The
Employee understands and acknowledges that any violation of the
Restrictive Covenants shall constitute a material breach of this Agreement
and will cause irreparable harm and loss to the Company or any Affiliated
Entity for which monetary damages will be an insufficient
remedy. Therefore, the Parties agree that in addition to any
other remedy available, the Company and its Affiliated Entities will be
entitled to the relief identified in Paragraph No. 9
below.
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The
Restrictive Covenants shall be construed as agreements independent of any
other provision in this Agreement and the existence of any claim or cause
of action of Employee against the Company or any Affiliated Entity shall
not constitute a defense to the enforcement of these Restrictive
Covenants.
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(iii)
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Employee
agrees that the Restrictive Covenants are reasonably necessary to protect
the legitimate business interests of the Company or any Affiliated
Entity.
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(iv)
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Employee
agrees that the Restrictive Covenants may be enforced by the Company’s
assignee or successor or any of the Affiliated Entities and Employee
acknowledges and agrees that assignees, successors and Affiliated Entities
are intended beneficiaries of this
Agreement.
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Employee
agrees that if any portion of the Restrictive Covenants are held by an
arbitration panel or court of competent jurisdiction to be unreasonable,
arbitrary or against public policy for any reason, they shall be divisible
as to time, geographic area and line of business and shall be enforceable
as to a reasonable time, area and line of
business.
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Employee
agrees that any violation of the Restrictive Covenants, in any capacity
identified herein, are a material breach of this Agreement and that any
and all sales by Employee for himself or herself, other individual(s),
partnership, corporation, joint venture, or any other entity with which he
or she is associated, shall be conclusively presumed to have been made by
the Company or any Affiliated Entity, but for the
violation.
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(vii)
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Employee
agrees that any failure of the Company or any Affiliated Entity to enforce
the Restrictive Covenants against any other employee, for any reason,
shall not constitute a defense to enforcement of the Restrictive Covenants
against the Employee.
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9.
Specific
Performance; Injunction
.
The Parties
agree and acknowledge that the restrictions contained in Paragraphs 1-8 are
reasonable in scope and duration and are necessary to protect the Company or any
of its Affiliated Entities. If any provision of Paragraphs 1-8 as
applied to any party or to any circumstance is adjudged by a court to be invalid
or unenforceable, the same shall in no way affect any other circumstance or the
validity or enforceability of any other provision of this
Agreement. If any such provision, or any part thereof, is held to be
unenforceable because of the duration of such provision or the area covered
thereby, the Parties agree that the court making such determination shall have
the power to reduce the duration and/or area of such provision, and/or to delete
specific words or phrases, and in its reduced form, such provision shall then be
enforceable and shall be enforced.
Any
unauthorized use or disclosure of information in violation of Paragraphs 2-7
above or violation of the Restrictive Covenant in Paragraph 8 shall constitute a
material breach of this Agreement, shall constitute misappropriation under
Florida Statutes, and shall cause irreparable harm and loss to the Company or
any of its Affiliated Entities for which monetary damages will be an
insufficient remedy. Therefore, the Parties agree that in addition to
any other remedy available, the Company or any of its Affiliated Entities will
be entitled to all of the civil remedies provided by Florida Statutes,
including:
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a.
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Temporary
and permanent injunctive relief, without being required to post a
bond, restraining Employee or Representatives and any other
person, partnership, firm, corporation, association or other legal entity
acting in concert with Employee from any actual or threatened unauthorized
disclosure or use of Confidential Information, in whole or in part, or
from rendering any service to any other person, partnership, firm,
corporation, association or other legal entity to whom such Confidential
Information in whole or in part, has been disclosed or used or is
threatened to be disclosed or used;
and
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b.
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Temporary
and permanent injunctive relief, without being required to post a bond,
restraining the Employee from violating, directly or indirectly, the
restrictions of the Restrictive Covenant in any capacity identified in
Paragraph 8, supra, and restricting third parties from aiding and abetting
any violations of the Restrictive Covenant;
and
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c.
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Compensatory
damages, including actual loss from misappropriation and unjust
enrichment; and
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Notwithstanding
the foregoing, the Company acknowledges and agrees that the Employee will not be
liable for the payment of any damages or fees owed to the Company through the
operation of Paragraphs 9c above, unless and until a court of competent
jurisdiction or arbitration panel has determined conclusively that the Company
or any of its assignees, successors or Affiliated Entities is entitled to such
recovery.
Nothing
in this Agreement shall be construed as prohibiting the Company or any
Affiliated Entities from pursuing any other legal or equitable remedies
available to it for actual or threatened breach of the provisions of Paragraphs
2 – 8 of this Agreement, and the existence of any claim or cause of action by
Employee against the Company or any of its Affiliated Entities shall not
constitute a defense to the enforcement by the Company or any of its Affiliated
Entities of any of the provisions of this Agreement. The Company and
its Affiliated Entities have fully performed all obligations entitling it to the
covenants of Paragraphs 2 – 8 of this Agreement and therefore such prohibitions
are not executory or otherwise subject to rejection under the bankruptcy
code.
10.
Governing
Law
.
This
Agreement shall be governed by, construed and enforced in accordance with the
laws of state of Florida without regard to any statutory or common-law provision
pertaining to conflicts of laws. The parties agree that courts of
competent jurisdiction in Lee County, Florida and the United States District
Court for the Southern District of Florida shall have concurrent jurisdiction
with the arbitration tribunals of the American Arbitration Association for
purposes of entering temporary, preliminary and permanent injunctive relief and
with regard to any action arising out of any breach or alleged breach of this
Agreement. Employee waives personal service of any and all process
upon Employee and consents that all such service of process may be made by
certified or registered mail directed to Employee at the address stated in the
signature section of this Agreement, with service so made deemed to be completed
upon actual receipt thereof. Employee waives any objection to
jurisdiction and venue of any action instituted against Employee as provided
herein and agrees not to assert any defense based on lack of jurisdiction or
venue.
11.
Arbitration
Agreement.
Employee agrees that all
controversies, claims, disputes and matters in question arising out of, or
related to this Agreement, the breach of this Agreement, the business
relationship between signatories to this Agreement or any other matter or claim
whatsoever shall be decided by binding arbitration before the American
Arbitration Association, utilizing its Commercial Rules by a panel of one
arbitrator. Venue for any arbitration between the Parties shall be
held in Fort Myers, Lee County, Florida.
12.
Successors
and Assigns
.
This
Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Parties hereto
and may not be assigned by Employee at any time. This Agreement may be assigned
only by the Company to an Affiliated Entity and shall inure to the benefit of
its successors and/or assigns.
13.
Entire
Agreement
.
This
Agreement is the entire agreement of the Parties with regard to the matters
addressed herein, and supersedes all negotiations, preliminary agreements, and
all prior and contemporaneous discussions and understandings of the signatories
in connection with the subject matter of this Agreement, except however, that
this Agreement shall be read
in pari materia
with the
Employment Agreement executed by Employee. This Agreement may be
modified only by written instrument signed by the Company and
Employee.
14.
Construction.
The Parties agree that,
notwithstanding the authorship of this Agreement by the Company, such Agreement
shall not be construed more favorably to one Party than the other.
15.
Severability
.
In case any
one or more provisions contained in this Agreement shall, for any reason, be
held invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, such invalidity,
illegality or unenforceability shall not affect any other provision hereof and
this Agreement shall be construed as if such invalid, illegal were unenforceable
provision had not been contained herein.
16.
Waiver.
The waiver by the
Company of a breach or threatened breach of this Agreement by Employee cannot be
construed as a waiver of any subsequent breach by Employee. The
refusal or failure of the Company or any Affiliated Entity to enforce any
specific restrictive covenant in this Agreement against Employee, or any other
person for any reason, shall not constitute a defense to the enforcement by the
Company or any Affiliated Entity of any other restrictive covenant provision set
forth in this Agreement.
17.
Consideration
.
Employee
expressly acknowledges and agrees that the execution by the Company of the
Employment Agreement with the Employee constitutes full, adequate and sufficient
consideration to Employee for the covenants of Employee under this
Agreement.
18.
Notices
. All
notices required by this Agreement shall be in writing, shall be personally
delivered or sent by U.S. Registered or Certified Mail, return receipt
requested, and shall be addressed to the signatories at the addresses shown on
the signature page of this Agreement.
19.
Acknowledgements
.
Employee
acknowledge(s) that he or she has reviewed this Agreement prior to signing it,
that he or she knows and understands the contents, purposes and effect of this
Agreement, and that he or she has been given a signed copy of this Agreement for
his or her records. Employee further acknowledges and agrees that he or she has
entered into this Agreement freely, without any duress or
coercion.
20.
Counterparts
.
This
Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an
original for all intents and purposes.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, THE UNDERSIGNED STATE THAT THEY HAVE CAREFULLY READ THIS
AGREEMENT AND KNOW AND UNDERSTAND THE CONTENTS THEREOF AND THAT THEY AGREE TO BE
BOUND AND ABIDE BY THE REPRESENTATIONS, COVENANTS, PROMISES AND WARRANTIES
CONTAINED HEREIN.
By:
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/s/ George Cardoza
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11/4/2010
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Employee Signature
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Date
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Employee Name:
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George Cardoza
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Employee Address:
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c/o NeoGenomics, Inc.
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12701 Commonwealth Drive Suite
9
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Fort Myers, FL
33913
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12701
Commonwealth Drive, # 5
By:
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/s/ Douglas VanOort
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11/4/2009
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Date
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Name:
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/s/ Douglas
VanOort
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Title:
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CEO
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Exhibit
2
RELOCATION
AGREEMENT
George
Cardoza
Chief
Financial Officer
NeoGenomics
Laboratories (the “Company”) acknowledges that you will incur certain relocation
expenses as a result of accepting employment with us. We consider the
reimbursement of these expenses to be related to the employer-employee
relationship that we are attempting to establish and that these are items that
we
share
as the
relationship is established.
NeoGenomics
agrees to reimburse you for up to $20,000 in the aggregate (the “
Relocation Cap
”) for
commuting, temporary housing and permanent relocation expenses. This
assistance will be comprised of two parts: (i) reimbursement for commuting,
temporary housing and other related transition expenses (the “
Temporary Commuting
Allowance
”), and (ii) reimbursement for permanent relocation expenses
that are identified by the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) as “deductible
moving expenses” (the “
Permanent Relocation
Assistance
”).
You may
use up to $15,000 of the Relocation Cap for the Temporary Commuting
Allowance. Expenses reimbursable under the Temporary Commuting
Allowance include pre-move travel (between Tampa, FL and Fort Myers, FL),
related lodging and meal expenses, and other related transition expenses,
incurred in accordance with the Company’s applicable policies in effect from
time to time.
All such
payments made by the Company as part of your Temporary Commuting Allowance shall
be subject to withholding for federal, state or local taxes as the Company
reasonably may determine. However, you should consult with your own
tax advisor to determine what payments (or reimbursements), if any, may be tax
deductible to you.
The
dollar amount of Permanent Relocation Assistance available to you is the
difference between the Relocation Cap and any payments made to you (or on your
behalf) under the Temporary Commuting Allowance. The Permanent
Relocation Assistance is available to you for your permanent move to Fort Myers,
Florida, which will need to occur on or prior to December 1,
2010. Any relocation expenses incurred by you (or on your
behalf) occurring after December 1, 2010 will not be reimbursable by the Company
unless otherwise mutually agreed upon in writing by you and the CEO of the
Company. The Company will require two (2) quotes from vendors prior
to payment for moving expenses.
The
Permanent Relocation Assistance payments will not be taxable to you to the
extent the expenses are identified by the IRS as “deductible moving expenses,”
and, accordingly, reimbursable expenses shall be limited to: (i) moving your
household goods and personal effects, and (ii) travel (including lodging, but
not meals) to your new home.
All
claims for reimbursable expenses, together with proper receipts and supporting
documentation, must be submitted to the Company within 45 days following the
date(s) the expenses are incurred. Thereafter, reimbursement by the
Company will be made in accordance with the Company’s normal payroll practices
no later than 45 days following the timely submission of applicable
claims.
I, George
Cardoza, agree to provide proper receipts and documentation in a form acceptable
to the Company in order to receive reimbursement from the Company, and I
understand that failure to do so in accordance with the requirements set forth
herein (including, but not limited to, timely submission) will jeopardize my
rights to any reimbursements under this Agreement.
I further
agree that:
(a)
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I
will reimburse NeoGenomics all Permanent Relocation Assistance and
Temporary Commuting Allowance payments paid on my behalf directly to
vendors or to me by NeoGenomics should I resign my employment for any
reason with NeoGenomics Laboratories according to the below listed
schedule. Reimbursement will not be required should NeoGenomics
initiate the separation of
employment.
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Reimbursement
will be based on the following schedule:
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1)
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100
% reimbursement if resignation occurs within a 14 month time period from
the start of employment or within six months after my permanent relocation
to Fort Myers, Fl.
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2)
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50%
reimbursement if resignation occurs within 6 months to 12 months after my
permanent relocation to Fort Myers,
FL.
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(b)
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Any
reimbursements paid to me in error will be returned to the Company within
60 days of (i) the date the expense was incurred, or (ii) becoming aware
of the existence of an
erroneous reimbursement.
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(c)
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My
final paycheck for any wages and/or accrued paid time-off will be reduced,
to the extent allowable by law, in the amount of any monies I owe to the
Company pursuant to the terms of this Agreement. If the amount
of my final paycheck is insufficient to cover all the monies I owe to the
Company hereunder, the Company may pursue any and all remedies available
under the law.
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This
agreement will be governed by the laws of the State of Florida.
Agreed
and Accepted:
By:
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/s/ George Cardoza
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Date
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11/4/2009
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George
Cardoza
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NEOGENOMICS
LABORATORIES
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By:
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/s/ Douglas VanOort
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Name:
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Douglas VanOort
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Title:
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CEO
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Exhibit
10.42
November
9, 2009
Mr. Jack
Spitz
951
Longwood Club Place
Longwood,
FL 32750
Dear
Jack,
On behalf
of NeoGenomics Laboratories (“NeoGenomics” or the “Company”), it is my pleasure
to extend this offer of employment for the Vice President of Laboratory
Operations position to you. If the following terms are satisfactory, please
countersign this letter (the “Agreement”) and return a copy to me at your
earliest convenience.
Position:
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Vice
President (VP) of Laboratory
Operations
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Duties:
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As
VP of Lab Ops, you will report to the President of the Company or such
other person as may be appointed by the President or CEO and you will be
responsible for the laboratory’s technical, administrative and financial
operations of the laboratory. This will include any/all lab sites the
company has which currently include Ft. Myers, FL (corporate
headquarters), Nashville, TN and Irvine, CA. In addition you may be
assigned other duties by the President or CEO, or by the Board’s designee
in the absence of the President or
CEO.
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Start
Date:
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On
or before December 7, 2009.
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Base
Salary
:
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$210,000/year,
payable bi-weekly. The parties agree that this salary is for a full-time
position. Increases in base salary may occur annually at the discretion of
the President of the Company with the approval of the CEO and the
Compensation Committee of the Board of
Directors.
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Relocation:
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You
will be eligible for relocation assistance should you agree to establish a
residence in the greater Fort Myers area no later than December 1, 2010.
Please refer to the terms in the attached Relocation
Agreement.
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Bonus:
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Beginning
with the fiscal year ending December 31, 2010, you will be eligible to
receive an incentive bonus payment which will be targeted at 30% of your
Base Salary based on 100% achievement of the goals set forth for you by
the President or CEO of the Company and approved by the Board of Directors
for such fiscal year. Such goals will have overall company performance
targets and individual performance
targets.
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Benefits:
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You
will be entitled to participate in all medical and other benefits that the
Company has established for its employees in accordance with the Company’s
policy for such benefits at any given time. Other benefits may include but
not be limited to: short term and long term disability, dental, a 401K
plan, a section 125 plan and an employee stock purchase
plan.
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Paid Time
Off:
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You
will be eligible for 4 weeks of paid time off (PTO)/year (160 hours),
which will accrue on a pro-rata basis beginning from your hire date and be
may carried over from year to year. It is company policy that when your
accrued PTO balance reaches 160 hours, you will cease accruing PTO until
your accrued PTO balance is 120 hours or less – at which point you will
again accrue PTO until you reach 160 hours. You are eligible to use PTO
after completing 3 months of employment. In addition to paid time off,
there are also 6 paid national holidays and 1 “floater” day available to
you.
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Stock
Options:
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You
will be granted stock options to purchase up to 150,000 shares of the
common stock of the Company’s publicly-traded holding company,
NeoGenomics, Inc., a Nevada corporation, at an exercise price equivalent
to the closing price per share at which such stock was quoted on the
NASDAQ Bulletin Board on the day prior to your Start
Date. The grant of such options will be made
pursuant to the Company’s stock option plan then in effect and will be
evidenced by a separate Option Agreement, which the Company will execute
with you within 60 days of receiving a copy of the Company’s
Confidentiality, Non-Competition and Non-Solicitation Agreement which has
been executed by you. So long as you remained employed by the
Company, such options will have a five-year term from the grant date and
will vest according to the following
schedule:
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Time-Based
Vesting
37,500
options will vest at the first year anniversary of your Start Date
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3,125
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options
will vest each month beginning on the 13th monthly anniversary of your
Start Date and continuing on each monthly anniversary thereafter until the
fourth anniversary of your Start
Date
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If for
any reason you resign prior to the time which is 12 months from your Start Date,
you will forgo all such options. Furthermore, you understand that the Company’s
stock option plan requires that any employee who leaves the employment of the
Company will have no more than three (3) months from their termination date to
exercise any vested options.
The
Company agrees that it will grant to you the maximum number of Incentive Stock
Options (“ISO’s”) available under current IRS guidelines and that the remainder,
if any, will be in the form of non-qualified stock options.
Termination
Without
Cause:
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If
the Company terminates you without “Cause” for any reason during the Term
or any extension thereof, then the Company agrees that as severance it
will continue to pay you your Base Salary and maintain your employee
benefits for a period that is equal to six (6) months of your employment
by the Company, beginning on the date of your termination
notice.
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For
the purposes of this letter agreement, the Company shall have “Cause” to
terminate your employment hereunder upon: (i) failure to
materially perform and discharge your duties and responsibilities under
this Agreement (other than any such failure resulting from incapacity due
to illness) after receiving written notice and allowing you ten (10)
business days to cure such failures, if so curable, provided, however,
that after one such notice has been given to you, the Company is no longer
required to provide time to cure subsequent failures under this provision,
or (ii) any breach by you of the provisions of this Agreement; or (iii)
misconduct which, in the opinion and sole discretion of the Company, is
injurious to the Company; or (iv) any felony conviction involving the
personal dishonesty or moral turpitude, or (v) engagement in illegal drug
use or alcohol abuse which prevents you from performing your duties in any
manner, or (vi) any material misappropriation, embezzlement or conversion
of the Company’s or any of its subsidiary’s or affiliate’s property or
business opportunities by you; or (vii) willful misconduct by you in
respect of your duties or obligations under this Agreement and/or the
Confidentiality, Non-Solicitation, and Non-competition
Agreement.
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You
acknowledge and agree that any and all payments to which you are entitled
under this Section are conditioned upon and subject to your execution of a
general waiver and release, in such reasonable form as counsel for each of
the Company and you shall agree upon, of all claims you have or may have
against the Company.
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Work
+Products:
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You
agree that prior to your Start Date, you will execute the Company’s
Confidentiality, Non-Competition and Non-Solicitation Agreement attached
to this letter as Exhibit 1. You understand that if you should
fail to execute such Confidentiality, Non-Competition and Non-Solicitation
Agreement in the agreed-upon form, it will be grounds for revoking this
offer and not hiring you. You understand and acknowledge that
this Agreement shall be read
in pari materia
with
the Confidentiality, Non-Competition and Non-Solicitation Agreement and is
part of this Agreement.
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Representations
:
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You
understand and acknowledge that this position is an officer level position
within NeoGenomics. You represent and warrant, to the best of
your knowledge, that nothing in your past legal and/or work experiences,
which if became broadly known in the marketplace, would impair your
ability to serve as an officer of a public company or materially damage
your credibility with public shareholders. You further
represent and warrant, to the best of your knowledge, that, prior to
accepting this offer of employment, you have disclosed all material
information about your past legal and work experiences that would be
required to be disclosed on a Directors’ and Officers’ questionnaire for
the purpose of determining what disclosures, if any, will need to be made
with the SEC. Prior to the Company’s next public filing, you
also agree to fill out a Director’s and Officer’s questionnaire in form
and substance satisfactory to the Company’s counsel. You
further represent and warrant, to the best of your knowledge, that you are
currently not obligated under any form of non-competition or
non-solicitation agreement which would preclude you from serving in the
position indicated above for NeoGenomics or soliciting business
relationships for any laboratory services from any potential customers in
the United States.
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Miscellaneous:
(i) This
Agreement supersedes all prior agreements and understandings
between the parties and may not be modified or terminated
orally. No modification or attempted waiver will be valid unless in
writing and signed by the party against whom the same is sought to be
enforced.
(ii) The
provisions of this Agreement are separate and severable, and if any of them is
declared invalid and/or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction or an
arbitrator, the remaining provisions shall not be affected.
(iii)
This Agreement is the joint product of the Company and you and each provision
hereof has been subject to the mutual consultation, negotiation and agreement of
the Company and you and shall not be construed for or against either party
hereto.
(iv) This
Agreement will be governed by, and construed in accordance with the provisions
of the law of the State of Florida, without reference to provisions that refer a
matter to the law of any other jurisdiction. Each party hereto hereby
irrevocably submits itself to the exclusive personal jurisdiction of the federal
and state courts sitting in Florida; accordingly, any matters involving the
Company and the Executive with respect to this Agreement may be adjudicated only
in a federal or state court sitting in Lee County, Florida.
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(v)
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This
Agreement may be signed in counterparts, and by fax or by PDF, each of
which shall be an original, with the same effect as if the signatures
thereto and hereto were upon the same
instrument
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(vi)
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Within
three days of your start date, you will need to provide
documentation verifying your legal right to work in the
United States. Please understand that this offer of employment
is contingent upon your ability to comply with the employment verification
requirements under federal laws and that we cannot begin payroll until
this requirement has been
meet.
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(vii)
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Employment
with NeoGenomics is an “at-will” relationship and not guaranteed for any
term. You or the Company may terminate employment at anytime
for any reason.
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Jack, I
know that with your help we can build a world-class laboratory with a national
footprint and a team focused on the highest quality standards. I am
looking forward to working with you as we drive NeoGenomics to new
heights. Welcome aboard!
Sincerely,
/s/
Robert Gasparini
Robert
Gasparini, M.S., CLSp (CG), CLDir
President
and Chief Scientific Officer
Agreed
and Accepted:
By:
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/s/ Jack Spitz
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Date:
11/10/2009
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EXHBIT
1
CONFIDENTIALITY,
NON-SOLICITATION AND NON-COMPETE AGREEMENT
This
Confidentiality, Non-Solicitation and Non-Compete Agreement (the “
Agreement
”)
dated this 9th day of November, 2009 is entered into by and between Jack Spitz
(“
Employee
”)
and NeoGenomics, Laboratories Inc., a Florida corporation (“
Employer
”
and collectively with NeoGenomics, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “
Parent
Company
”) and any entity that is wholly or partially owned by the
Employer or the Parent Company or otherwise affiliated with the Parent Company,
the “
Company
”). Hereinafter,
each of the Employee or the Company maybe referred to as a “
Party
”
and together be referred to as the “
Parties
”.
RECITALS:
WHEREAS
, the Parties have
entered into that certain letter agreement, dated November 9, 2009, that creates
an employment relationship between the Employer and Employee (the “
Employment
Agreement
”); and
WHEREAS
, pursuant to the
Employment Agreement, the Employee agreed to enter into the Company’s
Confidentiality, Non-Solicitation and Non-Compete Agreement; and
WHEREAS,
the Company desires
to protect and preserve its Confidential Information and its legitimate business
interests by having the Employee enter into this Agreement as part of the
Employment Agreement; and
WHEREAS,
the Employee desires
to establish and maintain an employment relationship with the Company and as
part of such employment relationship desires to enter into this Agreement with
the Company; and
WHEREAS
, the Employee
acknowledges that the terms of the Employment Agreement including, but not
limited to the Company’s commitments to the Employee with respect to base
salary, fringe benefits and stock options are sufficient consideration to the
Employee for the entry into this Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE
, in
consideration of the mutual promises set forth herein and other good and
valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby
acknowledged, the Parties agree as follows:
1.
Term.
Employee agree(s) that
the term of this agreement is effective upon the Employee’s first day of
employment with the Company and shall survive and continue to be in force and
effect for two years following the termination of any employment relationship
between the Parties (“
Term
”),
whether termination is by the Company with or without cause, wrongful discharge,
or for any other reason whatsoever, or by the Employee unless an exception is
specifically provided in certain situations in any such Restrictive
Covenants.
2. Definitions.
a. The
term “
Confidential
Information
” as used herein shall include all business practices,
methods, techniques, or processes that: (i) derives independent
economic value, actual or potential, from not being generally known to, and not
being readily ascertainable by proper means by, other persons who can obtain
economic value from its disclosure or use; and (ii) is the subject of efforts
that are reasonable under the circumstances to maintain its
secrecy. Confidential Information also includes, but is not limited
to, files, letters, memoranda, reports, records, computer disks or other
computer storage medium, data, models or any photographic or other tangible
materials containing such information, Customer lists and names and other
information, Customer contracts, other corporate contracts, computer programs,
proprietary technical information and or strategies, sales, promotional or
marketing plans or strategies, programs, techniques, practices, any expansion
plans (including existing and entry into new geographic and/or product markets),
pricing information, product or service offering specifications or plans
thereof, business plans, financial information and other financial plans, data
pertaining to the Company’s operating performance, employee lists, salary
information, training manuals, and other materials and business information of a
similar nature, including information about the Company itself or any affiliated
entity, which Employee acknowledges and agrees has been compiled by the
Company's expenditure of a great amount of time, money and effort, and that
contains detailed information that could not be created independently from
public sources. Further, all data, spreadsheets, reports, records,
know-how, verbal communication, proprietary and technical information and/or
other confidential materials of similar kind transmitted by the Company to
Employee or developed by the Employee on behalf of the Company as Work Product
(as defined in Paragraph 7) are expressly included within the definition of
“Confidential Information.” The Parties further agree that the fact
the Company may be seeking to complete a business transaction is “Confidential
Information” within the meaning of this Agreement, as well as all notes,
analysis, work product or other material derived from Confidential
Information.
Nevertheless,
Confidential Information shall not include any information of any kind which (1)
is in the possession of the Employee prior to the date of this Agreement, as
shown by the Employee’s files and records, or (2) prior or after the time of
disclosure becomes part of the public knowledge or literature, not as a result
of any violation of this Agreement or inaction or action of the receiving party,
or (3) is rightfully received from a third party without any obligation of
confidentiality; or (4) independently developed after termination without
reference to the Confidential Information or materials based thereon; or (5) is
disclosed pursuant to the order or requirement of a court, administrative
agency, or other government body; or (6) is approved for release by the
non-disclosing party.
b. The
term “
Customer
”
shall mean any person or entity which has purchased or ordered goods, products
or services from the Company and/or entered into any contract for products or
services with the Company within the one (1) year immediately preceding the
termination of the Employee’s employment with the Company.
c.
The term “
Prospective
Customer
” shall mean any person or entity which has evidenced an
intention to order products or services with the Company within one year
immediately preceding the termination of the Employee’s employment with the
Company.
d. The
term “
Restricted
Area
” shall include any geographical location anywhere in the United
States. If the Restricted Area specified in this Agreement should be
judged unreasonable in any proceeding, then the period of Restricted Area shall
be reduced so that the restrictions may be enforced as is judged to be
reasonable.
e. The
phrase “
directly
or indirectly
” shall include the Employee either on his/her own account,
or as a partner, owner, promoter, joint venturer, employee, agent, consultant,
advisor, manager, executive, independent contractor, officer, director, or a
stockholder of 5% or more of the voting shares of an entity in the Business of
Company.
f. The
term “
Business
”
shall mean the business of providing non-academic, for-profit cancer genetic and
molecular laboratory testing services, including, but not limited to,
cytogenetics, flow cytometry, fluorescence in-situ hybridization (“FISH”),
morphological studies, and molecular testing, to hematologists, oncologists,
urologists, pathologists, hospitals and other medical reference
laboratories.
3.
Duty of
Confidentiality
.
a. All
Confidential Information is considered highly sensitive and strictly
confidential. The Employee agrees that at all times during the term of this
Agreement and after the termination of employment with the Company for as long
as such information remains non-public information, the Employee shall (i) hold
in confidence and refrain from disclosing to any other party all Confidential
Information, whether written or oral, tangible or intangible, concerning the
Company and its business and operations unless such disclosure is accompanied by
a non-disclosure agreement executed by the Company with the party to whom such
Confidential Information is provided, (ii) use the Confidential Information
solely in connection with his or her employment with the Company and for no
other purpose, (iii) take all reasonable precautions necessary to ensure that
the Confidential Information shall not be, or be permitted to be, shown, copied
or disclosed to third parties, without the prior written consent of the Company,
(iv) observe all security policies implemented by the Company from time to time
with respect to the Confidential Information, and (v) not use or disclose,
directly or indirectly, as an individual or as a partner, joint venturer,
employee, agent, salesman, contractor, officer, director or otherwise, for the
benefit of himself or herself or any other person, partnership, firm,
corporation, association or other legal entity, any Confidential Information,
unless expressly permitted by this Agreement. Employee agrees that
protection of the Company’s Confidential Information constitutes a legitimate
business interest justifying the restrictive covenants contained
herein. Employee further agrees that the restrictive covenants
contained herein are reasonably necessary to protect the Company’s legitimate
business interest in preserving its Confidential Information.
b. In
the event that the Employee is ordered to disclose any Confidential Information,
whether in a legal or regulatory proceeding or otherwise, the Employee shall
provide the Company with prompt notice of such request or order so that the
Company may seek to prevent disclosure.
c. Employee
acknowledge(s) that this "Confidential Information" is of value to the Company
by providing it with a competitive advantage over their competitors, is not
generally known to competitors of the Company, and is not intended by the
Company for general dissemination. Employee acknowledges that this
"Confidential Information" derives independent economic value, actual or
potential, from not being generally known to, and not being readily
ascertainable by proper means by, other persons who can obtain economic value
from its disclosure or use, and is the subject of reasonable efforts to maintain
its secrecy. Therefore, the Parties agree that all "Confidential
Information" under this Agreement constitutes “
Trade
Secrets
” under Section 688.002 and Chapter 812 of the Florida
Statutes.
4.
Limited
Right of Disclosure
.
Except as
otherwise permitted by this Agreement, Employee shall limit disclosure of
pertinent Confidential Information to Employee’s attorney, if any (“
Representative(s
)”),
for the sole purpose of evaluating Employee’s relationship with the
Company. Paragraph 3 of this Agreement shall bind all such
Representative(s).
5.
Return of
Company Property and Confidential Materials
.
All
tangible property, including cell phones, laptop computers and other Company
purchased property, as well as all Confidential Information provided to Employee
is the exclusive property of the Company and must be returned to the Company in
accordance with the instructions of the Company either upon termination of the
Employee’s employment or at such other time as is reasonably requested by the
Company. Employee agree(s) that upon termination of employment for
any reason whatsoever Employee shall return all copies, in whatever form,
including hard copies and computer disks, of Confidential Information to the
Company, and Employee shall delete any copy of the Confidential Information on
any computer file or database maintained by Employee and shall certify in
writing that he/she has done so. In addition to returning all
Confidential Information to the Company as described above, Employee will
destroy any analysis, notes, work product or other materials relating to or
derived from the Confidential Information. Any retention of
Confidential Information may constitute “civil theft” as such term is defined in
Chapter 772 of the Florida Statutes.
6.
Agreement
Not To Circumvent
.
Employee agrees
not to pursue any transaction or business relationship that is directly
competitive to the Business of the Company that makes use of any Confidential
Information during the Term of this Agreement, other than through the Company or
on behalf of the Company. It is further understood and agreed that,
after the Employee’s employment with the Company has been terminated, the
Employee will direct all communications and requests from any third parties
regarding Confidential Information or Business opportunities which use
Confidential Information through the Company’s then chief executive officer or
president. Employee acknowledges that any violation of this covenant
may subject Employee to the remedies identified in Paragraph 9 in addition to
any other available remedies.
7.
Title to
Work Product
.
Employee
agrees that all work products (including strategies and testing methodologies
for competing in the genetics testing industry, technical materials and
diagrams, computer programs, financial plans and other written materials,
websites, presentation materials, course materials, advertising campaigns,
slogans, videos, pictures and other materials) created or developed by the
Employee for the Company during the term of the Employee’s employment with the
Company or any successor to the Company until the date of termination of the
Employee (collectively, the “
Work
Product
”), shall be considered a work made for hire and that the Company
shall be the sole owner of all rights, including copyright, in and to the Work
Product.
If the Work Product, or any part
thereof, does not qualify as a work made for hire, the Employee agrees to
assign, and hereby assigns, to the Company for the full term of the copyright
and all extensions thereof all of its right, title and interest in and to the
Work Product. All discoveries, inventions, innovations, works of
authorship, computer programs, improvements and ideas, whether or not patentable
or copyrightable or otherwise protectable, conceived, completed, reduced to
practice or otherwise produced by the Employee in the course of his or her
services to the Company in connection with or in any way relating to the
Business of the Company or capable of being used or adapted for use therein or
in connection therewith shall forthwith be disclosed to the Company and shall
belong to and be the absolute property of the Company unless assigned by the
Company to another entity.
Employee hereby assigns to the
Company all right, title and interest in all of the discoveries, inventions,
innovations, works of authorship, computer programs, improvements, ideas and
other work product; all copyrights, trade secrets, and trademarks in the same;
and all patent applications filed and patents granted worldwide on any of the
same for any work previously completed on behalf of the Company or work
performed under the terms of this Agreement or the Employment
Agreement. Employee, if and whenever required to do so (whether
during or after the termination of his or her employment), shall at the expense
of the Company apply or join in applying for copyrights, patents or trademarks
or other equivalent protection in the United States or in other parts of the
world for any such discovery, invention, innovation, work of authorship,
computer program, improvement, and idea as aforesaid and execute, deliver and
perform all instruments and things necessary for vesting such patents,
trademarks, copyrights or equivalent protections when obtained and all right,
title and interest to and in the same in the Company absolutely and as sole
beneficial owner, unless assigned by the Company to another
entity. Notwithstanding the foregoing, work product conceived by the
Employee, which is not related to the Business of the Company, will remain the
property of the Employee.
8.
Restrictive
Covenant
.
The Company
and its affiliated entities are engaged in the Business of providing genetic and
molecular testing services. The covenants contained in this Paragraph
8 (the “
Restrictive
Covenants
”) are given and made by Employee to induce the Company to
employ Employee under the terms of the Employment Agreement, and Employee
acknowledges sufficiency of consideration for these Restrictive
Covenants. Employee expressly covenants and agrees that, during his
or her employment and for a period of two (2) years following termination of
such employment (such period of time is hereinafter referred to as the "
Restrictive
Period
"), he/she will abide by the following restrictive covenants unless
an exception is specifically provided in certain situations in such Restrictive
Covenants.
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a.
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Non-Solicitation
. Employee
agrees and acknowledges that, during the Restrictive Period, he/she will
not, directly or indirectly, in one or a series of transactions, as an
individual or as a partner, joint venturer, employee, agent, salesperson,
contractor, officer, director or otherwise, for the benefit of himself or
herself or any other person, partnership, firm, corporation, association
or other legal entity:
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(i)
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solicit
or induce any Customer or Prospective Customer of the Company to patronize
or do business with any other company (or business) that is in the
Business conducted by the Company in any market in which the Company does
Business; or
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(ii)
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request
or advise any Customer or vendor, or any Prospective Customer or
prospective vendor, of the Company, who was a Customer, Prospective
Customer, vendor or prospective vendor within one year immediately
preceding the termination of the Employee’s employment with the Company,
to withdraw, curtail, cancel or refrain from doing Business with the
Company in any capacity; or
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(iii)
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recruit,
solicit or otherwise induce any proprietor, partner, stockholder, lender,
director, officer, employee, sales agent, joint venturer, investor,
lessor, supplier, Customer, agent, representative or any other person
which has a business relationship with the Company or any Affiliated
Entity to discontinue, reduce or detrimentally modify such employment,
agency or business relationship with the Company;
or
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iv)
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employ
or solicit for employment any person or agent who is then (or was at any
time within twelve (12) months prior to the date Employee or such entity
seeks to employ such person) employed or retained by the
Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent the
Employee works for a larger firm or corporation after his termination from
the Company and he does not have any personal knowledge and/or control
over the solicitation of or the employment of a Company employee or agent,
then this provision shall not be
enforceable.
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b.
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Non-Competition
. Employee
agrees and acknowledges that, during the Restrictive Period, he will not,
directly or indirectly, for himself , or on behalf of others, as an
individual on Employee's own account, or as a partner, joint venturer,
employee, agent, salesman, contractor, officer, director or otherwise, for
himself or any other person, partnership, firm, corporation,
association or other legal entity enter into, engage in or accept
employment from any business that is in the Business of the Company in the
Restricted Area during his last twelve months of employment. The parties
agree that this non-competition provision is intended to cover situations
where a future business opportunity in which the Employee is engaged or a
future employer of the Employee is selling the same or similar products
and services in the Business which may compete with the Company’s products
and services to Customers and Prospective Customers of the Company in the
Restricted Area. This provision shall not cover future business
opportunities or employers of the Employee that sell different types of
products or services in the Restricted Area so long as such future
business opportunities or employers are not in the Business of the
Company.
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Notwithstanding
the foregoing, however, it is understood and agreed by the Company and the
Employee that in the event of a termination of the Employee by the Company
without “Cause” (as such term in defined in the Employment Agreement), the
provisions of the Non-Competition covenant outlined in the preceding paragraph
8(b) shall not be deemed valid or enforceable hereunder. The Employee
specifically acknowledges that any termination by the Company for “Cause” or any
termination by resignation of the Employee shall result in the Non-competition
covenant described in paragraph 8(b) remaining valid and enforceable
hereunder.
Notwithstanding
the preceding paragraphs, the spirit and intent of this non-competition clause
is not to deny the Employee the ability to support his or her family, but rather
to prevent the Employee from using the knowledge and experiences obtained from
the Company in a similar competitive environment. Along those lines,
should the Employee leave the employment of the Employer for any reason, he or
she would be prohibited from joining a for-profit cancer testing genetics
laboratory and/or competing against the Company in the same market
place. The Parties agree that the phrase “in any business that is in
competition with the business of the Company” in the preceding paragraph 8(b)
specifically excludes all non-profit medical testing laboratories, hospitals and
academic institutions as well as for-profit prenatal and
pediatric/constitutional genetic testing laboratories. In other
words, the Employee would be allowed under this non-compete clause to work in a
private, for-profit prenatal laboratory or pediatric/constitutional genetics
testing laboratory as well as any non-profit cancer genetics testing
laboratory. Thus, the spirit and intent of this non-competition
clause is intended to prevent the Employee from acting in any of the capacities
outlined in this paragraph for any “for-profit” cancer genetics testing
laboratory only that do the type of any one or more of the types of testing
defined in the definition of Business.
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c.
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Acknowledgements of
Employee.
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(i)
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The
Employee understands and acknowledges that any violation of the
Restrictive Covenants shall constitute a material breach of this Agreement
and the Employment Agreement, and it may cause irreparable harm and loss
to the Company for which monetary damages will be an insufficient
remedy. Therefore, the Parties agree that in addition to any
other remedy available, the Company will be entitled to the relief
identified in Paragraph No. 9
below.
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(ii)
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The
Restrictive Covenants shall be construed as agreements independent of any
other provision in this Agreement and the existence of any claim or cause
of action of Employee against the Company shall not constitute a defense
to the enforcement of these Restrictive
Covenants.
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(iii)
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Employee
agrees that the Restrictive Covenants are reasonably necessary to protect
the legitimate business interests of the
Company.
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(iv)
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Employee
agrees that the Restrictive Covenants may be enforced by the Company’s
successor in interest by way of merger, business combination or
consolidation where a majority of the surviving entity is not owned by
Company’s shareholders who owned a majority of the Company’s voting shares
prior to such transaction and Employee acknowledges and agrees that
successors are intended beneficiaries of this
Agreement.
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(v)
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Employee
agrees that if any portion of the Restrictive Covenants is held by a court
of competent jurisdiction to be unreasonable, arbitrary or against public
policy for any reason, such shall be divisible as to time, geographic area
and line of business and shall be enforceable as to a reasonable time,
area and line of business.
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(vi)
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Employee
acknowledges that any violations of the Restrictive Covenants, in any
capacity identified herein, may be a material breach of this Agreement and
may subject the Employee, and/or any individual(s), partnership,
corporation, joint venture or other type of business with whom the
Employee is then affiliated or employed, to monetary and other
damages.
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(vii)
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Employee
agrees that any failure of the Company to enforce the Restrictive
Covenants against any other employee, for any reason, shall not constitute
a defense to enforcement of the Restrictive Covenants against the
Employee.
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9.
Specific
Performance; Injunction
.
The Parties
agree and acknowledge that the restrictions contained in Paragraphs 1-8 are
reasonable in scope and duration and are necessary to protect the
Company. If any provision of Paragraphs 1-8 as applied to any party
or to any circumstance is judged by a court to be invalid or unenforceable, the
same shall in no way affect any other circumstance or the validity or
enforceability of any other provision of this Agreement. If any such
provision, or any part thereof, is held to be unenforceable because of the
duration of such provision or the area covered thereby, the court making such
determination shall have the power to reduce the duration and/or area of such
provision, and/or to delete specific words or phrases, and in its reduced form,
such provision shall then be enforceable and shall be enforced.
Any
unauthorized use or disclosure of Confidential Information in violation of
Paragraphs 2-7 above or violation of the Restrictive Covenant in Paragraph 8
shall constitute a material breach of this Agreement and will cause irreparable
harm and loss to the Company for which monetary damages may be an insufficient
remedy. Therefore, in addition to any other remedy available, the
Company will be entitled to all of the civil remedies provided by Florida
Statutes, including:
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a.
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Temporary
and permanent injunctive relief, without the necessity of posting a bond,
restraining Employee or Representatives and any other person, partnership,
firm, corporation, association or other legal entity acting in concert
with Employee from any actual or threatened unauthorized disclosure or use
of Confidential Information, in whole or in part, or from rendering any
service to any other person, partnership, firm, corporation, association
or other legal entity to whom such Confidential Information in whole or in
part, has been disclosed or used or is threatened to be disclosed or used;
and
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b.
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Temporary
and permanent injunctive relief, without the necessity of posting a bond,
restraining the Employee from violating, directly or indirectly, the
restrictions of the Restrictive Covenant in any capacity identified in
Paragraph 8, supra, and restricting third parties from aiding and abetting
any violations of the Restrictive Covenant;
and
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c.
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Compensatory
damages, including actual loss from misappropriation and unjust
enrichment.
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Notwithstanding
the foregoing, the Company acknowledges and agrees that the Employee will not be
liable for the payment of any damages or fees owed to the Company through the
operation of Paragraphs 9c above, unless and until a court of competent
jurisdiction has determined conclusively that the Company or any successor is
entitled to such recovery.
Nothing
in this Agreement shall be construed as prohibiting the Company from pursuing
any other legal or equitable remedies available to it for actual or threatened
breach of the provisions of Paragraphs 1 – 8 of this Agreement, and the
existence of any claim or cause of action by Employee against the Company shall
not constitute a defense to the enforcement by the Company of any of the
provisions of this Agreement. The Company and its Affiliated Entities
have fully performed all obligations entitling it to the covenants of Paragraphs
1 – 8 of this Agreement and therefore such prohibitions are not executory or
otherwise subject to rejection under the bankruptcy code.
10.
Governing
Law, Venue and Personal Jurisdiction
.
This
Agreement shall be governed by, construed and enforced in accordance with the
laws of state of Florida without regard to any statutory or common-law provision
pertaining to conflicts of laws. The parties agree that courts of
competent jurisdiction in Lee County, Florida and the United States District
Court for the Southern District of Florida shall have concurrent jurisdiction
for purposes of entering temporary, preliminary and permanent injunctive relief
and with regard to any action arising out of any breach or alleged breach of
this Agreement. Employee waives personal service of any and all
process upon Employee and consents that all such service of process may be made
by certified or registered mail directed to Employee at the address stated in
the signature section of this Agreement, with service so made deemed to be
completed upon actual receipt thereof. Employee waives any objection
to jurisdiction and venue of any action instituted against Employee as provided
herein and agrees not to assert any defense based on lack of jurisdiction or
venue.
11.
Successors
and Assigns
.
This
Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Parties hereto
and may not be assigned by Employee. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit
of Company’s s successors.
12.
Entire
Agreement
.
This
Agreement is the entire agreement of the Parties with regard to the matters
addressed herein, and supersedes all prior negotiations, preliminary agreements,
and all prior and contemporaneous discussions and understandings of the
signatories in connection with the subject matter of this Agreement, except
however, that this Agreement shall be read
in pari materia
with the
Employment Agreement executed by Employee. This Agreement may be
modified only by written instrument signed by the Company and
Employee.
13.
Severability
.
In case any
one or more provisions contained in this Agreement shall, for any reason, be
held invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, such invalidity,
illegality or unenforceability shall not affect any other provision hereof and
this Agreement shall be construed as if such invalid, illegal were unenforceable
provision had not been contained herein.
14.
Waiver.
The waiver by the
Company of a breach or threatened breach of this Agreement by Employee cannot be
construed as a waiver of any subsequent breach by Employee unless such waiver so
provides by its terms. The refusal or failure of the Company to
enforce any specific restrictive covenant in this Agreement against Employee, or
any other person for any reason, shall not constitute a defense to the
enforcement by the Company of any other restrictive covenant provision set forth
in this Agreement.
15.
Consideration
.
Employee
expressly acknowledges and agrees that the execution by the Company of the
Employment Agreement with the Employee constitutes full, adequate and sufficient
consideration to Employee for the covenants of Employee under this
Agreement.
16.
Notices
. All
notices required by this Agreement shall be in writing, shall be personally
delivered or sent by U.S. Registered or Certified Mail, return receipt
requested, and shall be addressed to the signatories at the addresses shown on
the signature page of this Agreement.
17.
Acknowledgements
.
Employee
acknowledge(s) that he has reviewed this Agreement prior to signing
it, that he knows and understands the contents, purposes and effect
of this Agreement, and that he has been given a signed copy of this
Agreement for his records. Employee further acknowledges and agrees
that he has entered into this Agreement freely, without any duress or
coercion.
18.
Counterparts
.
This
Agreement may be executed in counterparts, by facsimile or pdf each of which
shall be deemed an original for all intents and purposes.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, THE UNDERSIGNED STATE THAT THEY HAVE CAREFULLY READ THIS
AGREEMENT AND KNOW AND UNDERSTAND THE CONTENTS THEREOF AND THAT THEY AGREE TO BE
BOUND AND ABIDE BY THE REPRESENTATIONS, COVENANTS, PROMISES AND WARRANTIES
CONTAINED HEREIN.
By:
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/s/ Jack Spitz
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11/10/2009
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Employee
Signature
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Date
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Employee
Name:
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Jack Spitz
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Employee Address:
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c/o NeoGenomics
Laboratories
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12701 Commonwealth Drive Suite
9
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Fort Myers, FL
33913
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12701
Commonwealth Drive, Suite #9
By:
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/s/ Robert Gasparini
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Date:
11/10/2009
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Name:
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Robert Gasparini
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Title:
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President
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Exhibit
2
RELOCATION
AGREEMENT
Jack
Spitz
Vice
President of Laboratory Operations
NeoGenomics
Laboratories (the “Company”) acknowledges that you will incur certain relocation
expenses as a result of accepting employment with us. We consider the
reimbursement of these expenses to be related to the employer-employee
relationship that we are attempting to establish and that these are items that
we
share
as the
relationship is established.
NeoGenomics
agrees to reimburse you for up to $30,000 in the aggregate (the “
Relocation Cap
”) for
commuting, temporary housing and permanent relocation expenses. This
assistance will be comprised of two parts: (i) reimbursement for commuting,
temporary housing and other related transition expenses (the “
Temporary Commuting
Allowance
”), and (ii) reimbursement for permanent relocation expenses
that are identified by the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) as “deductible
moving expenses” (the “
Permanent Relocation
Assistance
”).
You may
use up to $25,000 of the Relocation Cap for the Temporary Commuting Allowance;
provided, however, the Company agrees that if your home in Longwood, FL does not
sell by August 31, 2010, the Relocation Cap shall be increased to $35,000 and
you may use up to $30,000 of the Relocation Cap for the Temporary Commuting
Allowance. Expenses reimbursable under the Temporary Commuting
Allowance include pre-move travel (between Longwood, FL and Fort Myers, FL),
related lodging and meal expenses, and other related transition expenses,
incurred in accordance with the Company’s applicable policies in effect from
time to time.
All such
payments made by the Company as part of your Temporary Commuting Allowance shall
be subject to withholding for federal, state or local taxes as the Company
reasonably may determine. However, you should consult with your own
tax advisor to determine what payments (or reimbursements), if any, may be tax
deductible to you.
The
dollar amount of Permanent Relocation Assistance available to you is the
difference between the Relocation Cap and any payments made to you (or on your
behalf) under the Temporary Commuting Allowance. The Permanent
Relocation Assistance is available to you for your permanent move to Fort Myers,
Florida, which will need to occur on or prior to December 1,
2010. Any relocation expenses incurred by you (or on your
behalf) occurring after December 1, 2010 will not be reimbursable by the Company
unless otherwise mutually agreed upon in writing by you and the President or CEO
of the Company. The Company will require two (2) quotes from vendors
prior to payment for moving expenses.
The
Permanent Relocation Assistance payments will not be taxable to you to the
extent the expenses are identified by the IRS as “deductible moving expenses,”
and, accordingly, reimbursable expenses shall be limited to: (i) moving your
household goods and personal effects, and (ii) travel (including lodging, but
not meals) to your new home.
All
claims for reimbursable expenses, together with proper receipts and supporting
documentation, must be submitted to the Company within 45 days following the
date(s) the expenses are incurred. Thereafter, reimbursement by the
Company will be made in accordance with the Company’s normal payroll practices
no later than 45 days following the timely submission of applicable
claims.
I, Jack
Spitz, agree to provide proper receipts and documentation in a form acceptable
to the Company in order to receive reimbursement from the Company, and I
understand that failure to do so in accordance with the requirements set forth
herein (including, but not limited to, timely submission) will jeopardize my
rights to any reimbursements under this Agreement.
I further
agree that:
(a)
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I
will reimburse NeoGenomics all Permanent Relocation Assistance and
Temporary Commuting Allowance payments paid on my behalf directly to
vendors or to me by NeoGenomics should I resign my employment for any
reason with NeoGenomics Laboratories according to the below listed
schedule. Reimbursement will not be required should NeoGenomics
initiate the separation of
employment.
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Reimbursement
will be based on the following schedule:
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1)
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100
% reimbursement if resignation occurs within a 14 month time period from
the start of employment or within six months after my permanent relocation
to Fort Myers, Fl.
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2)
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50%
reimbursement if resignation occurs within 6 months to 12 months after my
permanent relocation to Fort Myers,
FL.
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(b)
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Any
reimbursements paid to me in error will be returned to the Company within
60 days of (i) the date the expense was incurred, or (ii) becoming aware
of the existence of an
erroneous reimbursement.
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(c)
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My
final paycheck for any wages and/or accrued paid time-off will be reduced,
to the extent allowable by law, in the amount of any monies I owe to the
Company pursuant to the terms of this Agreement. If the amount
of my final paycheck is insufficient to cover all the monies I owe to the
Company hereunder, the Company may pursue any and all remedies available
under the law.
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This
agreement will be governed by the laws of the State of Florida.
Agreed
and Accepted:
By:
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/s/
Jack Spitz
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Date
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11/10/2009
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Jack
Spitz
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NEOGENOMICS
LABORATORIES
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By:
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/s/ Robert Gasparini
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Name:
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Robert Gasparini
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Title:
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President
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Exhibit
10.44
[Confidential
Treatment Requested. Confidential portions of this document have been
redacted
and have been separately filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission]
AMENDED
AND RESTATED REVOLVING CREDIT AND SECURITY AGREEMENT
between
NeoGenomics
Laboratories, Inc., a Florida Corporation, as Borrower
and
NeoGenomics,
Inc., a Nevada corporation, as Guarantor
and
CAPITALSOURCE
FINANCE LLC
Dated
as of
April
26, 2010
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
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Page
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1.
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DEFINITIONS
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2
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1.1.
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General
Terms
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2
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1.2.
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Definitions
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3
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2.
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ADVANCES,
PAYMENT AND INTEREST
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18
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2.1.
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The
Revolving Facility
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18
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2.2.
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The
Revolving Loans; Maturity
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19
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2.3.
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Revolving
Facility Disbursements; Requirement to Deliver Borrowing
Certificate
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19
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2.4.
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Promise
to Pay; Manner of Payment
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19
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2.5.
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Repayment
of Excess Advances
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19
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2.6.
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Payments
by Lender
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20
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2.7.
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Evidence
of Loans
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20
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3.
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INTEREST
AND FEES
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21
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3.1.
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Interest
on the Revolving Facility
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21
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3.2.
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Commitment
Fee
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21
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3.3.
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Unused
Line Fee
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21
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3.4.
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Collateral
Management Fee
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21
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3.5.
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Computation
of Fees; Lawful Limits
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21
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3.6.
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Default
Rate of Interest
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22
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4.
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GRANT
OF SECURITY INTERESTS
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22
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4.1.
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Security
Interest; Collateral
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22
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4.2.
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Power
of Attorney
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22
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4.3.
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Further
Assurances
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23
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5.
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ADMINISTRATION
AND MAINTENANCE OF COLLATERAL
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24
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5.1.
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Revolving
Facility Collections; Repayment; Borrowing Availability and
Lockbox
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24
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5.2.
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Accounts
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24
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5.3.
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Healthcare
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25
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5.4.
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Medicare
and Medicaid Account Debtors and Third-Party Payor
Information
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25
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5.5.
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Collateral
Administration
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26
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6.
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CONDITIONS
PRECEDENT
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27
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6.1.
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Conditions
to Initial Advance and Closing
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27
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6.2.
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Conditions
to Each Advance
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29
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7.
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REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES
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29
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7.1.
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Organization
and Authority
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30
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7.2.
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Loan
Documents
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30
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7.3.
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Subsidiaries,
Capitalization and Ownership Interests
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30
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7.4.
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Properties
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30
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7.5.
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Other
Agreements
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31
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7.6.
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Litigation
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31
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7.7.
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Environmental
Matters
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31
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7.8.
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Potential
Tax Liability; Tax Returns; Governmental Reports
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32
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7.9.
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Financial
Statements and Reports
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33
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7.10.
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Compliance
with Law
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33
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7.11.
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Intellectual
Property
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34
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7.12.
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Licenses
and Permits; Labor
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34
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7.13.
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No
Default
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34
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7.14.
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Disclosure
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34
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7.15.
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Existing
Indebtedness; Investments, Guarantees and Certain
Contracts
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35
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7.16.
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Other
Agreements
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35
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7.17.
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Insurance
|
35
|
|
7.18.
|
Names;
Location of Offices, Records and Collateral
|
35
|
|
7.19.
|
Lien
Perfection and Priority
|
36
|
|
7.20.
|
Investment
Company Act
|
36
|
|
7.21.
|
Regulations
T, U and X
|
36
|
|
7.22.
|
Survival
|
36
|
|
|
|
8.
|
AFFIRMATIVE
COVENANTS
|
36
|
|
8.1.
|
Financial
Statements, Borrowing Certificate, Financial Reports and Other
Information
|
37
|
|
8.2.
|
[Reserved]
|
39
|
|
8.3.
|
Conduct
of Business and Maintenance of Existence and Assets
|
39
|
|
8.4.
|
Compliance
with Legal and Other Obligations
|
40
|
|
8.5.
|
Insurance
|
40
|
|
8.6.
|
Books
and Records
|
40
|
|
8.7.
|
Inspections;
Periodic Audits and Reappraisals
|
41
|
|
8.8.
|
Further
Assurances; Post-Closing
|
41
|
|
8.9.
|
Use
of Proceeds
|
41
|
|
8.10.
|
[Reserved]
|
41
|
|
8.11.
|
[Reserved]
|
41
|
|
8.12.
|
Taxes
and Other Charges
|
42
|
|
8.13.
|
Payroll
Taxes
|
42
|
|
8.14.
|
New
Subsidiaries
|
42
|
|
8.15.
|
[Reserved]
|
43
|
|
|
|
9.
|
NEGATIVE
COVENANTS
|
43
|
|
9.1.
|
Financial
Covenants
|
43
|
|
9.2.
|
Permitted
Indebtedness
|
43
|
|
9.3.
|
Permitted
Liens
|
43
|
|
9.4.
|
Investments;
New Facilities or Collateral; Subsidiaries
|
43
|
|
9.5.
|
Dividends;
Redemptions
|
44
|
|
9.6.
|
Transactions
with Affiliates
|
44
|
|
9.7.
|
Charter
Documents; Fiscal Year; Dissolution; Use of Proceeds
|
44
|
|
9.8.
|
Truth
of Statements
|
45
|
|
9.9.
|
IRS
Form 8821
|
45
|
|
9.10.
|
Transfer
of Assets
|
45
|
|
9.11.
|
OFAC
|
46
|
|
9.12.
|
Payroll
Accounts
|
46
|
|
|
|
10.
|
EVENTS
OF DEFAULT
|
46
|
|
|
|
11.
|
RIGHTS
AND REMEDIES AFTER DEFAULT
|
48
|
|
11.1.
|
Rights
and Remedies
|
48
|
|
11.2.
|
Application
of Proceeds
|
49
|
|
11.3.
|
Rights
of Lender to Appoint Receiver
|
49
|
|
11.4.
|
Rights
and Remedies not Exclusive
|
50
|
This
Draft Credit Agreement is for discussion purposes only. This is not a
commitment to extend credit in any form, and remains subject to credit committee
approval, due diligence, negotiation and documentation. No oral
communications between the parties shall be deemed to indicate any commitment to
extend credit in any form.
|
11.5.
|
Standards
for Exercising Remedies
|
50
|
|
|
|
12.
|
WAIVERS
AND JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS
|
51
|
|
12.1.
|
Waivers
|
51
|
|
12.2.
|
Delay;
No Waiver of Defaults
|
51
|
|
12.3.
|
Jury
Waiver
|
51
|
|
12.4.
|
Cooperation
in Discovery and Litigation
|
52
|
|
|
|
13.
|
EFFECTIVE
DATE AND TERMINATION
|
52
|
|
13.1.
|
Termination
and Effective Date Thereof
|
52
|
|
13.2.
|
Survival
|
53
|
|
|
|
|
14.
|
GUARANTY
|
|
53
|
|
14.1.
|
Guaranty
|
53
|
|
14.2.
|
Guaranty
Absolute
|
53
|
|
14.3.
|
Subrogation
|
54
|
|
|
|
15.
|
MISCELLANEOUS
|
55
|
|
15.1.
|
Governing
Law; Jurisdiction; Service of Process; Venue
|
55
|
|
15.2.
|
Successors
and Assigns; Participations; New Lenders
|
55
|
|
15.3.
|
Application
of Payments
|
56
|
|
15.4.
|
Indemnity
|
56
|
|
15.5.
|
Notice
|
57
|
|
15.6.
|
Severability;
Captions; Counterparts; Facsimile Signatures
|
57
|
|
15.7.
|
Expenses
|
57
|
|
15.8.
|
Entire
Agreement
|
58
|
|
15.9.
|
Lender
Approvals
|
58
|
|
15.10.
|
Confidentiality
and Publicity
|
58
|
|
15.11.
|
Release
of Lender
|
59
|
|
15.12.
|
Agent
|
59
|
|
15.13.
|
[Reserved]
|
59
|
|
15.14.
|
Amendment
and Restatement
|
59
|
EXHIBITS
Exhibit
A
|
Form
of Borrowing Certificate
|
Exhibit
B
|
Form
of Compliance Certificate
|
Exhibit
C
|
Form
of Solvency Certificate
|
Exhibit
D
|
Form
of Officer’s
Certificate
|
This
Draft Credit Agreement is for discussion purposes only. This is not a
commitment to extend credit in any form, and remains subject to credit committee
approval, due diligence, negotiation and documentation. No oral
communications between the parties shall be deemed to indicate any commitment to
extend credit in any form.
[EXECUTION
COPY]
AMENDED
AND RESTATED REVOLVING CREDIT AND SECURITY AGREEMENT
THIS AMENDED AND RESTATED REVOLVING
CREDIT AND SECURITY AGREEMENT
(the
“Agreement”
) dated as of April
26, 2010 is entered into between
NeoGenomics Laboratories,
Inc.
, a Florida corporation (“
Borrower
”),
NeoGenomics, Inc.
, a Nevada
corporation (“
Guarantor
”, together with
Borrower, individually a “
Credit Party
” and
collectively, the “
Credit
Parties
”) and
CAPITALSOURCE FINANCE LLC
, a
Delaware limited liability company (the
“Lender”
).
WHEREAS,
Credit Parties and Lender are party to that certain Revolving Credit and
Security Agreement, dated as of February 1, 2008 (as in effect, together with
all amendments and modifications thereto, the “
Original Credit Agreement
”),
pursuant to which Lender, provided a revolving credit facility (the “
Revolving Facility
”) in a
maximum principal amount at any time outstanding of up to Three Million
($3,000,000) Dollars and (the “
Original Facility
Cap
”);
WHEREAS,
the Credit Parties have requested that Lender continue to make available to
Borrowers the Revolving Facility and extend term thereof and increase
the amount of the Original Facility Cap to an amount equal to Five Million
($5,000,000) Dollars (such Original Facility Cap, as extended and increased, the
“
Facility Cap
”);
and
WHEREAS,
Lender is willing to continue to make the Revolving Facility available to
Borrower and to amend and restate the Original Credit Agreement upon the terms
and subject to the conditions set forth herein.
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and for other good and valuable
consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which hereby are acknowledged, and
intending to be legally bound, Credit Parties and Lender hereby agree as
follows:
In
addition to the definitions above and elsewhere in this Agreement, the terms
listed in
Annex
I
hereto shall have the meanings given such terms in
Annex I
, which are
incorporated herein and made a part hereof. All capitalized terms
used which are not specifically defined herein shall have meanings provided in
Article 9 of the UCC to the extent the same are used or defined
therein. Unless otherwise specified herein or in
Annex I
, any
agreement, contract or instrument referred to herein or in
Annex I
shall mean
such agreement, contract or instrument as modified, amended, restated or
supplemented from time to time. Unless otherwise specified, as used
in the Loan Documents or in any certificate, report, instrument or other
document made or delivered pursuant to any of the Loan Documents, all accounting
terms not defined in
Annex I
or elsewhere
in this Agreement shall have the meanings given to such terms in and shall be
interpreted in accordance with GAAP. References herein to “
Eastern Time
” shall
mean eastern standard time or eastern daylight savings time as in effect on any
date of determination in the eastern United States of America. The
terms “
herein
”,
“
hereof
” and
similar terms refer to this Agreement as a whole. In the computation
of periods of time from a specified date to a later specified date in any Loan
Document, the terms “
from
” means “from and
including” and the words “
to
” and “
until
” each mean “to
but excluding” and the word “
through
” means “to
and including.” In any other case, the term “
including
” when used
in any Loan Document means “including without limitation.” The term
“
documents
”
means all writings, however evidenced and whether in physical or electronic
form, including all documents, instruments, agreements, notices, demands,
certificates, forms, financial statements, opinions and reports. The
term “
incur
”
means incur, create, make, issue, assume or otherwise become directly or
indirectly liable in respect of or responsible for, in each case whether
directly or indirectly, and the terms "incurrence" and "incurred" and similar
derivatives shall have correlative meanings. Unless otherwise
expressly indicated, the meaning of any term defined (including by reference) in
any Loan Document shall be equally applicable to both the singular and plural
forms of such term.
In the
event that any Accounting Change (as defined below) shall occur and such change
results in a change in the method of calculation of financial covenants,
standards or terms in this Agreement, then Borrower and Lender agree to
enter into good faith negotiations in order to amend such provisions of this
Agreement so as to equitably reflect such Accounting Change with the
desired result that the criteria for evaluating Borrower’s financial
condition shall be the same after such Accounting Change as if such
Accounting Change had not been made. Until such time as such an
amendment shall have been executed and delivered by Borrower and Lender, all
financial covenants, standards and terms in this Agreement shall continue to be
calculated or construed as if such Accounting Change had not
occurred.
“
Acceptance Notice
”
shall have the meaning given such term in
Section
8.11
.
“
Accounting Change
”
refers to changes in accounting principles required by the promulgation of any
rule, regulation, pronouncement or opinion by the Financial Accounting Standards
Board of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants or, if
applicable, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
“
Accounts
” shall mean
“accounts” as defined in Section 9-102 of the UCC (including Health Care
Insurance Receivables).
“
Account Debtor
” shall
mean “account debtor” as defined in Section 9-102 of the UCC.
“
Accumulated
Distribution
” shall have the meaning given to it in the definition of
“
Permitted
Distribution
”.
“
Accumulated Distribution
Fiscal Quarter
” shall have the meaning given to it in the definition of
“
Permitted
Distribution
”.
“
Advance
” shall mean a
borrowing under the Revolving Facility. Any amounts paid by Lender on
behalf of Borrower or Guarantor under any Loan Document shall be an Advance for
purposes of the Agreement.
“
Affiliate
” shall
mean, as to any Person (a) any other Person that, directly or indirectly through
one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by, or is under common
control with, such Person, (b) any other Person who is a director or officer (i)
of such Person, (ii) of any Subsidiary of such Person, or (iii) of any Person
described in clause (a) above with respect to such Person, (c) any other Person
which, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, is the
beneficial or record owner (as defined in Rule 13d-3 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended, as the same is in effect on the date hereof) of five
percent (5%) or more of any class of the outstanding voting stock, securities or
other equity or ownership interests of such Person and (d) in the case such
Person is an individual, any other Person who is an immediate family member,
spouse or lineal descendant of individuals of such Person or any Affiliate of
such Person. For purposes of this definition, the term “control” (and
the correlative terms, “controlled by” and “under common control with”) shall
mean the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the
direction of the management or policies, whether through ownership of securities
or other interests, by contract or otherwise. “Affiliate” shall
include any Subsidiary. Notwithstanding anything herein to the
contrary, in no event shall Lender be considered as “Affiliate” of Borrower or
Guarantor.
“
Applicable Rate
”
shall mean the interest rate applicable from time to time to Loans under the
Agreement.
“
Availability
” shall
mean the value, in U.S. Dollars of eighty-five percent (85%) of the Borrowing
Base minus, if applicable amounts reserved pursuant to this
Agreement.
“
Borrowing Base
” shall
mean, as of any date of determination, the net collectible Dollar value of
Eligible Accounts, as determined with reference to the most recent Borrowing
Certificate and otherwise in accordance with the Agreement;
provided
,
however
, that if as
of such date the most recent Borrowing Certificate is of a date more than four
Business Days before or after such date, the Borrowing Base shall be determined
by Lender in its Permitted Discretion. For purposes hereof, the net collectible
Dollar value of Eligible Accounts is the amount due to Borrower as a result of a
contractual right of payment from third-party payors less deductible obligations
and contractual allowances as determined and approved by Lender in its Permitted
Discretion.
“
Borrowing
Certificate
” shall mean a Borrowing Certificate substantially in the form
of
Exhibit A
attached hereto.
“
Borrowing Date
” shall
the mean the date requested for an Advance by Borrower pursuant to
Section
2.3
.
“
Business Day
” shall
mean any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which the Federal
Reserve or Lender is closed.
“
Capital Expenditures
”
shall mean, for any Test Period, the sum (without duplication) of all
expenditures (whether paid in cash or accrued as liabilities) during the Test
Period that are or should be treated as capital expenditures under
GAAP.
“
Capital Lease
” shall
mean, as to any Person, a lease of any interest in any kind of property or asset
by that Person as lessee that is, should be or should have been recorded as a
“capital lease” in accordance with GAAP.
“
Capital Stock
” shall
mean any and all shares, interests, participations or other equivalents (however
designated) of capital stock of a corporation, any and all equivalent ownership
interests in a Person (other than a corporation) and any and all warrants,
rights or options to purchase any of the foregoing.
“
Capitalized Lease
Obligations
” shall mean all obligations of any Person under Capital
Leases, in each case, taken at the amount thereof accounted for as a liability
in accordance with GAAP.
“
Change of Control
”
shall mean, with respect to Borrower or Guarantor, the occurrence of any of the
following: (i) a merger, consolidation, reorganization,
recapitalization or share or interest exchange, sale or transfer or any other
transaction or series of transactions in which its stockholders, managers,
partners or interest holders immediately prior to such transaction or series of
transactions receive, in exchange for the stock or interests owned by them,
cash, property or securities of the resulting or surviving entity or any
Affiliate thereof, and, as a result thereof, Persons who, individually or in the
aggregate, were holders of fifty percent (50%) or more of its voting stock,
securities or equity, partnership or ownership interests immediately prior to
such transaction or series of transactions hold less than fifty percent (50%) of
the voting stock, securities or other equity, partnership or ownership interests
of the resulting or surviving entity or such Affiliate thereof, calculated on a
fully diluted basis, (ii) a direct or indirect sale, transfer or other
conveyance or disposition, in any single transaction or series of transactions,
of all or substantially all of its assets, (iii) the initial public offering of
its securities, (iv) any “change in/of control” or “sale” or “disposition” or
similar event as defined in any document governing indebtedness of such Person
which gives the holder of such indebtedness the right to accelerate or otherwise
require payment of such indebtedness prior to the maturity date thereof, or (v)
the replacement of a majority of the board of directors of Borrower over a
one-year period from the directors who constituted the board of directors of
such Borrower at the beginning of such period and such replacement shall not
have been approved by a vote of at least a majority of the board of directors of
such Borrower then still in office who either are members of such board of
directors at the beginning of such period or whose election as a member of such
board of directors was previously so approved.
“
Chattel Paper
”
shall mean “chattel paper” as defined in Section 9-102 of the UCC, whether
tangible or electronic.
“
Closing
” shall mean
the satisfaction, or written waiver by Lender, of all of the conditions
precedent set forth in the Agreement required to be satisfied prior to the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby to be consummated following
the amendment and restatement of the Original Credit Agreement.
“
Closing Date
” shall
mean the date upon which the Closing occurs.
“
Collateral
” shall
mean all of the property described below in, to, or under which a Borrower now
has or hereafter acquires any right, title or interest, whether present, future,
or contingent, including any such property acquired by assignment:
(a) All
of Borrower’s now-owned and hereafter acquired or arising Accounts, accounts
receivable and rights to payment of every kind and description related to
Accounts, and all of Borrower’s contract rights, chattel paper, documents and
instruments with respect to such Accounts and accounts receivable, and all of
Borrower’s rights, remedies, security and liens, in, to and in respect of the
Accounts, including, without limitation, rights of stoppage in transit,
replevin, repossession and reclamation and other rights and remedies of an
unpaid vendor, lienor or secured party, guaranties or other contracts of
suretyship with respect to the Accounts, deposits, Letters of Credit, Supporting
Obligations or other security for the obligation of any Account Debtor, and
credit and other insurance relating to such Accounts and accounts
receivable;
(b) All
of Borrower’s right, title and interest in, to and in respect of all goods
relating to, or which by sale have resulted in, Accounts, including, without
limitation, all goods described in invoices or other documents or instruments
with respect to, or otherwise representing or evidencing, any Account, and all
returned, reclaimed or repossessed goods;
(c) All
of Borrower’s now owned or hereafter acquired (i) Lockbox Accounts (and the
funds contained therein) and (ii) any deposit accounts (and the funds contained
therein), other than the Lockbox Accounts, into which Accounts are deposited, to
the extent Accounts are contained therein;
(d) All
of Borrower’s now owned and hereafter acquired or arising general intangibles
and other property of every kind and description with respect to, evidencing or
relating to its Accounts and other rights to payment, including, but not limited
to, all existing books and records, as the same relate to the
Accounts;
(e) The
proceeds of all of the foregoing (including, without limitation, insurance
proceeds) related to losses with respect to Collateral such as business
interruption insurance or other insurance proceeds related specifically to
losses from the Collateral.
“
Collateral Management
Fee
” shall mean a monthly fee to be paid by Borrower to Lender in an
amount equal to 0.0417% per month calculated on the basis of the daily average
amount of the balances under the Revolving Facility outstanding during the
preceding month.
“
Commercial Tort
Claims
” shall mean “Commercial Tort Claims” as defined in Section 9-102
of the UCC.
“
Compliance
Certificate
” shall mean a compliance certificate substantially in the
form of
Exhibit
B
attached hereto.
“
Concentration
Account
” shall mean a depository account maintained by Lender or an
affiliate of Lender at such bank as Lender may communicate to Borrower from time
to time.
“
Credit Party
” shall
have the meaning set forth in the first paragraph of this
Agreement.
“
Debtor Relief Law
”
shall mean, collectively, the Bankruptcy Code of the United States of America
and all other applicable federal and state liquidation, conservatorship,
bankruptcy, moratorium, rearrangement, receivership, insolvency, reorganization
or similar debtor relief laws from time to time in effect affecting the rights
of creditors generally, as amended and in effect from time to time.
“
Default
” shall mean
any event, fact, circumstance or condition that, with the giving of applicable
notice or passage of time or both, would constitute or be or result in an Event
of Default.
“
Default Rate
” shall
mean at any time the Applicable Rate in effect at such time plus three percent
(3%) per annum.
“
Denial Disclosure
”
shall have the meaning given to it in
Section
7.18
.
“
Deposit Accounts
”
shall mean “deposit accounts” as defined in Section 9-102 of the
UCC.
“
Distribution
” shall
mean any direct or indirect dividend, distribution or other payment of any kind
or character (whether in cash, securities or other property) in respect of any
equity interests.
“
Documents
” shall mean
“documents” as defined in Section 9-102 of the UCC.
“
Dollars
” and the sign
“
$
” each mean
the lawful money of the United States of America.
“
Eligible Accounts
”
shall mean each Account arising in the ordinary course of Borrower’s business
from the sale or lease of goods or rendering of Services which Lender, in its
Permitted Discretion, deems an Eligible Account unless:
(a) such
Account is not subject to a valid perfected first priority security interest in
favor of Lender, subject to no other Lien;
(b) such
Account is not evidenced by an invoice, statement or other documentary evidence
satisfactory to Lender;
(c) such
Account or any portion thereof (in which case only such portion shall not be an
Eligible Account) is payable by a beneficiary, recipient or subscriber
individually and not directly by a Medicaid/Medicare Account Debtor or
commercial medical insurance carrier, or client acceptable to Lender in its
Permitted Discretion;
(d) such
Account arises out of Services rendered or a sale or lease made to, or out of
any other transaction between Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries and, one or
more Affiliates of Borrower;
(e) such
Account remains unpaid for longer than (i) one hundred fifty (150)
calendar
days after the
applicable Services were rendered with respect to Accounts payable by a
Medicaid/Medicare Account Debtor or commercial medical insurance carrier
acceptable to Lender and (ii) one hundred twenty (120) calendar days after the
applicable Services were rendered with respect to all other Account
Debtors;
(f)
with respect to all Accounts owed by any particular
Account Debtor (other than Accounts from Medicaid/Medicare Account Debtors) or
its Affiliates, if more than twenty five percent (25%) of the aggregate balance
of all such Accounts owing from such Account Debtor and its Affiliates are
ineligible due to the requirements of clause (e) of this Section or such higher
threshold which may be agreed in writing by Lender for any specific Account
Debtor;
(g) with
respect to all Accounts owed by any particular Account Debtor or its Affiliates,
twenty-five percent (25%) or more of all such Accounts are deemed not to be
Eligible Accounts for any reason hereunder (which percentage may, in Lender’s
Permitted Discretion, be increased or decreased);
(h) with
respect to all Accounts owed by any particular Account Debtor or its Affiliates
(other than Medicaid/Medicare Account Debtors) if such Accounts exceed twenty
percent (20%) of the net collectible Dollar value of all Eligible Accounts at
any one time (including Accounts from Medicaid/Medicare Account Debtors), then
the amount by which such Accounts for that particular Account Debtor or its
Affiliates exceed twenty percent (20%) of the net collectible Dollar value of
all Eligible Accounts shall not be included as Eligible Accounts;
(i)
any covenant, agreement, representation or warranty contained in any
Loan Document with respect to such Account has been breached and remains
uncured;
(j)
the Account Debtor for such Account has commenced a voluntary case under
any Debtor Relief Law or has made an assignment for the benefit of creditors, or
a decree or order for relief has been entered by a court having jurisdiction in
respect of such Account Debtor in an involuntary case under any Debtor Relief
Law, or any other petition or application for relief under any Debtor Relief Law
has been filed against such Account Debtor, or such Account Debtor has failed,
suspended business, ceased to be solvent, called a meeting of its creditors, or
has consented to or suffered a receiver, trustee, liquidator or custodian to be
appointed for it or for all or a significant portion of its assets or
affairs;
(k) such
Account arises from the sale or lease of property or Services rendered to one or
more Account Debtors outside the United States (including any territory or
possession of the United States that has adopted Article 9 of the UCC) or that
have their principal place of business or chief executive offices outside the
United States (including any territory or possession of the United States that
has adopted Article 9 of the UCC);
(l)
such Account represents
the sale or lease of goods or rendering of Services to an Account Debtor on a
bill-and-hold, guaranteed sale, sale-and-return, sale on approval, consignment
or any other repurchase or return basis or is evidenced by Chattel Paper or an
Instrument of any kind or has been reduced to judgment;
(m) the
applicable Account Debtor for such Account is any Governmental Authority
(excluding Medicaid/Medicare Account Debtors), unless rights to payment of such
Account have been assigned to Lender pursuant to the Assignment of Claims Act of
1940, as amended (31 U.S.C. Section 3727, et seq. and 41 U.S.C.
Section 15, et seq.), or otherwise only if all applicable statutes or
regulations respecting the assignment of Government Accounts have been complied
with as determined by Lender in its Permitted Discretion;
(n) such
Account is subject to any offset, credit (including any resource or other income
credit or offset) deduction, defense, discount, chargeback, freight claim,
allowance, adjustment, dispute or counterclaim (each an “
Adjustment
”), or is
contingent in any respect or for any reason;
provided
,
that
, the discounted
amount of such Account after giving effect to such Adjustment will be considered
an Eligible Account;
(o) there
is any agreement with an Account Debtor for any deduction from such Account;
provided
,
that
, the discounted
amount of such Account after giving effect to such discounts and allowances
shall be considered an Eligible Account;
(p) any
return, rejection or repossession of goods or Services related to it has
occurred;
(q) such
Account is not payable to Borrower;
(r) a
Borrower has agreed to accept or has accepted any non-cash payment for such
Account;
(s) with
respect to any Account arising from the sale of goods, the goods have not been
shipped to the Account Debtor or its designee;
(t) with
respect to any Account arising from the performance of Services, the Services
have not been actually performed or the Services were undertaken in violation of
any law; or
(u) such
Account fails to meet such other specifications and requirements which may from
time to time be established by Lender or is not otherwise satisfactory to
Lender, as determined in Lender’s Permitted Discretion.
“
EMTALA
” shall mean
the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act, as amended, and the
regulations thereunder.
“
Environmental Laws
”
shall mean any and all laws, rules, orders, regulations, statutes, ordinances,
guidelines, codes, decrees, or other legally enforceable requirements
(including, without limitation, common law) of any international authority,
foreign government, the United States, or any state, local, municipal or other
governmental authority, regulating, relating to or imposing liability or
standards of conduct concerning protection of the environment, or protection of
human health or employee health and safety (as affected by the environment or by
any substance the exposure to which is reasonably suspected of causing harm to
human health), as has been, is now, or may at any time hereafter be, in effect
to which the Borrower is subject.
“
Equipment
” shall mean
“equipment” as defined in Section 9-102 of the UCC.
“
ERISA
” shall mean the
Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, and the regulations
thereunder.
“
Event of Default
”
shall mean the occurrence of any event set forth in
Article X
.
“
Excess Cash Flow
”
shall mean, for any fiscal year (or for such other period as may be specifically
provided for herein), as calculated for Borrowers and their Subsidiaries on a
consolidated basis, without duplication, an amount equal to the sum of (a) Net
Income (as defined in Annex I) for such period, plus (b) an amount equal to the
amount of depreciation expenses, amortization expense (including the
amortization of goodwill), accrued non-cash interest expense and all other
non-cash charges deducted in arriving at such Net Income, plus (c) an amount
equal to the aggregate Net Cash Proceeds of the sale, lease, transfer or other
disposition of assets by Borrowers during such period to the
extent not required to be applied to mandatory prepayments or
payments on the Loans, plus (d) an amount equal to the net loss on
the sale, lease, transfer or other disposition of assets by Borrowers during
such period to the extent deducted in arriving at such Net Income, plus (e) an
amount equal to any tax refunds or credits received by Borrowers during such
period, plus (f) other extraordinary or non-recurring charges that would not
have otherwise been incurred in the ordinary course of business, less (g) an
amount equal to the unfinanced permitted Capital Expenditures of Borrowers for
such period, less (h) an amount equal to the sum of all regularly scheduled
payments (to the extent such payments have not already been deducted in arriving
at Net Income) and optional and mandatory prepayments of principal on
Indebtedness for money borrowed actually made during such period to the extent
permitted hereunder, less (i) an amount equal to the net gain on the sale,
lease, transfer or other disposition of assets by Borrowers during such period
to the extent included in arriving at such Net Income, less (j) other
extraordinary or non-recurring gains that would not have otherwise been incurred
in the ordinary course of business.
“
Facility Cap
” shall
have the meaning given the term in the Recitals of this Agreement.
“
Federal Reserve
”
shall mean the Federal Reserve Bank of the United States.
“
Fixtures
” shall mean
“fixtures” as defined in Section 9-102 of the UCC.
“
GAAP
”
shall mean generally accepted accounting principles in the United States as in
effect on the Closing Date.
“
General Intangibles
”
shall mean “general intangibles” as defined in Section 9-102 of the
UCC.
“
Goods
” shall mean
“goods” as defined in Section 9-102 of the UCC.
“
Government Account
”
shall mean all Accounts arising out of or with respect to any Government
Contract.
“
Government Contract
”
shall mean all contracts with any Governmental Authority.
“
Governmental
Authority
” shall mean any federal, state, municipal, national, local or
other governmental department, court, commission, board, bureau, agency or
instrumentality or political subdivision thereof, or any entity or officer
exercising executive, legislative or judicial, regulatory or administrative
functions of or pertaining to any government or any court, in each case, whether
of the United States or a state, territory or possession thereof, a foreign
sovereign entity or country or jurisdiction or the District of
Columbia.
“
Guaranteed
Obligations
” shall have the meaning given such term in
Section 14.1
hereof.
“
Guarantor
” shall have
the meaning set forth in the first paragraph of this Agreement.
“
Guaranty
” shall mean,
collectively and each individually, all guaranties executed by
Guarantor.
“
Hazardous Substances
”
shall mean, without limitation, any flammable explosives, radon, radioactive
materials, asbestos, urea formaldehyde foam insulation, polychlorinated
biphenyls, petroleum and petroleum products, methane, hazardous materials,
hazardous wastes, hazardous or toxic substances or related materials as defined
in or subject to any applicable Environmental Law.
“
Healthcare Laws
”
shall mean all applicable statutes, laws, ordinances, rules and regulations of
any Governmental Authority with respect to regulatory matters primarily relating
to patient healthcare, healthcare providers and healthcare services (including
without limitation Section 1128B(b) of the Social Security Act, as amended,
42 U.S.C. Section 1320a-7(b) (Criminal Penalties Involving Medicare or
State Health Care Programs), commonly referred to as the “Federal Anti-Kickback
Statute,” and the Social Security Act, as amended, Section 1877, 42 U.S.C.
Section 1395nn (Prohibition Against Certain Referrals), commonly referred to as
“Stark Statute”), and 31 U.S.C. Section 3279
et
seq
. (the False
Claims Act) to which Borrower is subject.
“
HIPAA
” shall mean the
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (Pub. L. No.
104-191) and the regulations promulgated thereunder.
“
HUD Application
”
shall have the meaning given such term in
Section
8.11
.
“
Indebtedness
” of any
Person shall mean, without duplication, (a) all obligations for borrowed
money, (b) all obligations evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes, or other
similar instruments and all reimbursement or other obligations in respect of
letters of credit or bankers acceptances, (c) all Capitalized Lease
Obligations, (d) all obligations or liabilities of others secured by a Lien
on any asset of such Person or its Subsidiaries, irrespective of whether such
obligation or liability is assumed, (e) all obligations to pay the deferred
purchase price of assets (other than trade payables incurred in the ordinary
course of business and not outstanding more than one hundred twenty (120)
calendar days after the date such payable was created) or such longer period as
shall be agreed in writing by Lender and Borrower, (f) all net obligations
owing to counterparties under Hedging Agreements, (g) all obligations with
respect to redeemable Capital Stock or repurchase obligations under any Capital
Stock issued by such Person, (h) the present value of future rental payments
under all synthetic leases (excluding specifically any operating leases or real
estate leases) and (i) any obligation guaranteeing or intended to guarantee
(whether directly or indirectly guaranteed, endorsed, co-made, discounted, or
sold with recourse) any obligation of any other Person that constitutes
Indebtedness under any of clauses (a) through (h) above.
“
Indemnified Person
”
shall have the meaning given such term in
Section
15.4
.
“
Initial Advance
”
shall mean the initial Advance.
“
Instrument
” shall
mean “instrument” as defined in Section 9-102 of the UCC.
“
Insured Event
” shall
have the meaning given such term in
Section
15.4
.
“
Insurer
” shall mean a
Person that insures another Person against any costs incurred in the receipt by
such other Person of Services, or that has an agreement with Borrower to
compensate it for providing Services to such Person.
“
I
ntellectual Property
”
shall mean all patents, patent applications, trademarks, trademark applications,
service marks, registered copyrights, copyright applications, copyrights, trade
names, trade secrets and software and all rights in the foregoing.
“
Inventory
” shall mean
“inventory” as defined in Section 9-102 of the UCC.
“
Investment Property
”
shall mean “investment property” as defined in Section 9-102 of the
UCC.
“
Landlord Waiver and
Consent
” shall mean a waiver/consent from the owner/lessor/mortgagee of
any premises either owned or occupied by Borrower at which any of the Collateral
is now or hereafter located for the purpose of providing Lender access to such
Collateral, in each case as such may be modified, amended or supplemented from
time to time.
“
Letter of Credit
Rights
” shall mean “letter of credit rights” as defined in Section 9-102
of the UCC, whether or not the letter of credit is evidenced by a
writing.
“
Liability Event
”
shall mean any event, fact, condition or circumstance (i) in or for which
Borrower becomes liable or otherwise responsible for any amount over $50,000
owed or owing to any Medicaid, Medicare or CHAMPUS/TRICARE program by
a provider under common ownership with such Borrower or any provider owned by
such Borrower pursuant to any applicable law, ordinance, rule, decree, order or
regulation of any Governmental Authority after the failure of any such provider
to pay any such amount when owed or owing, (ii) in which Medicaid, Medicare or
CHAMPUS/TRICARE payments to Borrower are lawfully set-off against payments to
such Borrower to satisfy any liability of or for any amounts over $50,000 owed
or owing to any Medicaid, Medicare or CHAMPUS/TRICARE program by a provider
under common ownership with such Borrower or any provider owned by such Borrower
pursuant to any applicable law, ordinance, rule, decree, order or regulation of
any Governmental Authority, or (iii) any of the foregoing under clauses
(i) or (ii) in each case pursuant to statutory or regulatory provisions
that are similar to any applicable law, ordinance, rule, decree, order or
regulation of any Governmental Authority referenced in clauses (i) and (ii)
above or successor provisions thereto.
“
LIBOR
” shall mean a
rate of interest equal to the rate per annum (rounded upwards to the nearest
1/100th of 1%) at which Dollar deposits for a period of one month are offered in
the London interbank eurodollar market as displayed in the Bloomberg Financial
Markets system (or as otherwise determined by Lender in its sole discretion) as
of 11:00 A.M. (London time) on the applicable date of
determination.
“
Lien
” shall mean any
mortgage, pledge, security interest, encumbrance, restriction, lien or charge of
any kind (including any agreement to give any of the foregoing, any conditional
sale or other title retention agreement or any lease in the nature thereof), or
any other arrangement pursuant to which title to the property is retained by or
vested in some other Person for security purposes.
“
Liquidity Factors
”
shall mean percentages which Lender, in its credit judgment, may apply to
Eligible Accounts by payor class based upon Borrower’s actual recent collection
history for each such payor class (i.e. Medicare, Medicaid, commercial
insurance, etc.) in a manner consistent with Lender’s underwriting practices and
procedures, including, without limitation, Lender’s review and analysis of,
among other things, Borrower’s historical returns, rebates, discounts, credits
and allowances, to adjust the Availability.
“
Loan
” or “
Loans
” shall mean,
individually and collectively, all Advances.
“
Loan Documents
” shall
mean, collectively and each individually, this Agreement and all other
agreements, documents, instruments and certificates heretofore or hereafter
executed or delivered to, or on behalf of, Lender in connection with this
Agreement or the Loans, as the same may be amended, modified or supplemented
from time to time.
Lockbox Accounts
”
shall mean, collectively and each individually, the Deposit Accounts maintained
by Borrower at the Lockbox Banks into which all collections or payments on
Borrower’s Accounts and other Collateral are paid and which Accounts and other
Collateral are subject to Lender’s security interest granted by a
Borrower.
“
Lockbox Agreement
”
shall mean an agreement among Lender, Borrower who has granted a security
interest in a Deposit Account and any of the Lockbox Banks governing the Lockbox
Accounts, in form and substance satisfactory to Lender.
“
Lockbox Banks
”
shall mean, collectively and each individually, the federally insured
banks acceptable to Lender where Borrower who have granted security interests in
a Lockbox Account shall maintain the Lockbox Accounts.
“
Management or Service
Fee
” shall mean any management, service or related or similar fee paid by
Borrower to any Person with respect to any facility owned, operated or leased by
Borrower.
“
Material Adverse
Change
” shall mean any event, condition or circumstance or set of events,
conditions or circumstances or any change(s) which (i) has, had or would
reasonably be likely to have any material adverse effect upon or change in the
validity or enforceability of any Loan Document, (ii) has been or would
reasonably be expected to be adverse to the value of any material portion of the
Collateral, or to the priority of Lender’s security interest in any portion of
the Collateral, (iii) has been or would reasonably be expected to be materially
adverse to the business, operations, prospects, properties, assets, liabilities
or financial condition of any Credit Party, either individually or taken as a
whole, or (iv) has materially impaired or would reasonably be likely to
materially impair the ability of any Borrower to pay any portion of the
Obligations or otherwise perform the Obligations or to consummate the
transactions under the Loan Documents executed by such Person.
“
Materials of Environmental
Concern
” shall mean any gasoline or petroleum (including crude
oil or any fraction thereof) or petroleum products, polychlorinated biphenyls,
urea-formaldehyde insulation, asbestos, pollutants, contaminants, radioactivity,
and any other substances or forces of any kind, whether or not any such
substance or force is defined as hazardous or toxic under any Environmental Law,
that is regulated pursuant to or would reasonably be expected to give rise to
liability under any Environmental Law.
“
Medicaid/Medicare Account
Debtor
” shall mean any Account Debtor which is (i) the United States of
America acting under the Medicaid or Medicare program established pursuant to
the Social Security Act or any other federal healthcare program, including,
without limitation, TRICARE (f/k/a CHAMPUS), (ii) any state or the District of
Columbia acting pursuant to a health plan adopted pursuant to Title XIX of the
Social Security Act or any other state health care program, or (iii) any agent,
carrier, administrator or intermediary for any of the
foregoing.
“
Minimum Termination
Fee
” shall mean (for the time period indicated) the amount equal to (i)
3.0% of the Facility Cap, if the Revolver Termination is at any time before
February 1, 2011; (ii) 2.0% of the Facility Cap, if the Revolver Termination is
after February 1, 2011 but before February 1, 2012; and (iii) 1.0% of the
Facility Cap, if the Revolver Termination is on or after February 1,
2012. There shall be no Minimum Termination Fee if the Revolver
Termination occurs within five (5) days of the end of the Term.
“
Net Cash Proceeds
”
shall mean, with respect to any sale, lease, transfer or other disposition of
assets by any Person, the amount of cash received (directly or indirectly) from
time to time (whether as initial consideration or through the payment or
disposition of deferred consideration) by or on behalf of such Person in
connection therewith after deducting therefrom (A) the amount of any Permitted
Indebtedness secured by any Permitted Lien on such property which is required to
be, and is, repaid in connection with such disposition, (B) reasonable expenses
related thereto incurred by such Person in connection therewith, (C) transfer
taxes paid to any taxing authorities by such Person in connection therewith, (D)
net income taxes to be paid in connection with such disposition and (E) with
respect to any lease, the cost of any tenant improvements paid by Borrower in
connection therewith.
“
Note
” or “
Notes
” shall mean any
promissory note or notes issued pursuant to
Section
2.7
.
“
Obligations
” shall
mean all present and future obligations, Indebtedness and liabilities of
Borrower or Guarantor to Lender at any time and from time to time of every kind,
nature and description, direct or indirect, secured or unsecured, joint and
several, absolute or contingent, due or to become due, matured or unmatured, now
existing or hereafter arising, contractual or tortious, liquidated or
unliquidated, (whether or not evidenced by a Note), including, without
limitation, all principal, interest, applicable fees, charges and expenses and
all amounts paid or advanced by Lender on behalf of or for the benefit of
Borrower or Guarantor for any reason at any time, including in each case
obligations of performance as well as obligations of payment and interest that
accrue after the commencement of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law by
or against any such Person.
“
OFAC
” shall mean the
U.S. Department of Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control.
“
Organizational and Good
Standing Documents
” shall mean, for any Person (i) a copy of the
certificate of incorporation or formation (or other like organizational
document) certified as of a date satisfactory to Lender before the Closing Date
by the applicable Governmental Authority of the jurisdiction of incorporation or
organization of such Person, (ii) a copy of the bylaws or similar organizational
documents of certified as of a date satisfactory to Lender before the Closing
Date by the corporate secretary or assistant secretary of such Person,
(iii) an original certificate of good standing as of a date acceptable to
Lender issued by the applicable Governmental Authority of the jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization of such Person and of every other jurisdiction in
which such Person has an office or conducts business or is otherwise required to
be in good standing, and (iv) copies of the resolutions of the board of
directors or managers (or other applicable governing body) and, if required,
stockholders, members or other equity owners authorizing the execution, delivery
and performance of the Loan Documents to which such Person is a party, certified
by an authorized officer of such Person as of the Closing Date.
“
Paid in Full
” and
“
Payment in
Full
” mean, with respect to the Obligations, all amounts owing with
respect thereto (including any interest accruing thereon after the commencement
of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law by or against Borrower, whether or
not allowed as a claim against such Borrower in such proceeding, but excluding
as yet unasserted contingent obligations), have been fully, finally and
completely paid in cash.
“
Parent Indebtedness
”
shall mean Indebtedness incurred by Borrower from Guarantor,
provided
,
that
, such
Indebtedness shall be (i) up to $2,000,000 outstanding in the aggregate at any
time, (ii) on an unsecured basis, (iii) subordinated in remedies to all of the
Obligations and to all of Lender’s rights in form and substance satisfactory to
Lender and (iv) be subordinate in right of payment to the Obligations and shall
only be repaid pursuant to a Permitted Distribution until the Obligations are
Paid in Full;
provided,
that
, at the request
of Lender, the terms of the provisions of (iii) and (iv) shall be contained in a
written subordination agreement between Lender and Parent acknowledged and
agreed by Borrower, in form and substance satisfactory to Lender.
“
Patriot
Act
” shall mean the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing
Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001, P.L.
107-56, as amended.
“
Payment Intangible
”
shall mean “payment intangible” as defined in Section 9-102 of the
UCC.
“
Payment Office
” shall
mean initially the address set forth beneath Lender’s name on the signature page
of the Agreement, and thereafter, such other office of Lender, if any, which it
may designate by notice to Borrower to be the Payment Office.
“
Permit
” shall mean
collectively all licenses, leases, powers, permits, franchises, certificates,
authorizations, approvals, certificates of need, provider numbers and other
rights.
“
Permitted
Acquisition
” shall mean any acquisition by Borrower, whether through a
purchase of stock, membership interests or otherwise or the purchase of assets
or through a merger, consolidation or amalgamation, of another Person, or the
assets constituting an entire or any portion of any business or operating
business unit or division of another Person or securities of such other Person
that satisfies the requirements set forth in
Sections 8.14
and
9.4
hereof.
“
Permitted
Discretion
”
shall mean a
determination or judgment made by Lender in good faith in the exercise of
reasonable (from the perspective of a secured lender) business
judgment.
“
Permitted
Distributions
” shall mean Distributions to Guarantor for the purpose of
making principal payments on the Parent Indebtedness and/or as periodic cash
distributions to Guarantor as a shareholder of Borrower,
provided
,
that
(i) such
Permitted Distributions are made no more than once per fiscal quarter thereafter
and (ii) all of the following conditions are satisfied with respect to each such
Distribution: (a) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing
or would arise as a result of such Distribution, (b) after giving effect to such
Distribution, Borrower is in compliance on a pro forma basis with the financial
covenants set forth in Annex 1 (recomputed for the most recent three month
period for which monthly financial statements have been delivered in accordance
with the terms hereof after giving effect thereto); provided, however, that in
situations where there is an Accumulated Distribution (as defined below) being
made with respect to any Accumulated Distribution Fiscal Quarters, only that
portion of the Distribution that is not related to the Accumulated Distributions
shall be included in Fixed Charges for the purpose of calculating the pro forma
Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio in Annex I for the most recent three-month period),
(c) the aggregate amount of such Distributions shall not exceed fifty percent
(50%) of undistributed Excess Cash Flow for the three month period immediately
preceding such distribution, as determined pursuant to the Distribution Notice,
(d) Lender shall have received written notice (the “Distribution Notice”) from
Borrower, of Borrower’s intention to make such Distribution at least five (5)
Business Days prior to the date of such proposed Distribution, which such notice
shall include a detailed calculation satisfactory to Lender in its Permitted
Discretion evidencing Excess Cash Flow for such three month period (except that
for any amounts included in such Distribution that are a result of Accumulated
Distributions, in which case, the Excess Cash Flow so measured shall be
applicable to the appropriate Accumulated Distribution Fiscal Quarters to which
they relate), as applicable, (e) Lender shall have consented in writing to such
Distribution Notice prior to the making of such proposed Distribution, such
consent not to be unreasonably withheld, and (g) until such time as the Parent
Indebtedness is paid in full in cash, any such Distribution payable to Guarantor
shall be utilized by Guarantor solely to repay the Parent Indebtedness;
provided
,
that
, if Borrower
chooses not to make a Permitted Distribution (the “
Accumulated
Distribution
”) in any fiscal quarter (the “
Accumulated Distribution
Fiscal Quarter
”) Borrower may make such Accumulated Distribution in any
of the subsequent three consecutive fiscal quarters following the Accumulated
Distribution Fiscal Quarter;
provided,
that,
Borrower
provides Lender with Evidence of Compliance with the criteria set forth in the
definition of Permitted Distribution for the Accumulated Distribution as of the
end of the Accumulated Distribution Fiscal Quarter,
except
,
that
, the
Distribution Notice shall not have been made in the Accumulated Distribution
Fiscal Quarter but rather shall be made (5) Business Days prior to the date the
Accumulated Distribution is to be distributed.
“
Permitted
Indebtedness
” shall mean any of the following: (i) Indebtedness under the
Loan Documents, (ii) any Indebtedness set forth on
Schedule 9.2
,
(iii) Capitalized Lease Obligations and Indebtedness incurred to purchase Goods
and secured by purchase money Liens constituting Permitted Liens: (A) in
aggregate amount outstanding at any time not to exceed (1) $6,000,000 at any
time before February 1, 2011, (2) $9,000,000 on or after February 1, 2011 but
before February 1, 2012, and (3) $12,000,000 on or after February 1, 2012, in
each of (1), (2) and (3) less the outstanding amount of such Indebtedness
identified on
Schedule
9.2
upon the incurrence of such Indebtedness and after giving effect
thereto no Default or Event of Default shall exist and be continuing and (B) in
an aggregate amount in excess of any of the thresholds specified in subparagraph
(A),
provided
,
that
, (1) ten
(10) Business Days prior to the incurrence of such Indebtedness Borrower shall
have provided pro forma financial statements along with any other supporting
documentation required by Lender evidencing that Borrower would have been in
compliance with the financial covenants set forth on Annex 1 hereto for the
immediately preceding Test Period (as defined on Annex 1 hereto), if such
Indebtedness had been incurred on the first day of such Test Period, (2) prior
to the incurrence of such Indebtedness Borrower shall have received Lender’s
written confirmation of its agreement with such pro forma financial statements;
and (3) upon the incurrence of such Indebtedness and after giving effect thereto
no Default or Event of Default shall exist and be continuing, (iv) the
accounts payable set forth on Schedule 1.2 and accounts payable to trade
creditors and current operating expenses (other than for borrowed money) which
are not aged more than one hundred twenty calendar days from the date such
payable was created or such longer period as shall be agreed in writing by
Lender, except, in each case incurred in the ordinary course of business and
paid within such time period, unless the same are being contested in good faith
and by appropriate and lawful proceedings and such reserves, if any, with
respect thereto as are required by GAAP shall have been reserved, (v) borrowings
incurred in the ordinary course of business and not exceeding $2,000,000
individually or in the aggregate outstanding at any one time;
provided
,
however
, that such
Indebtedness (A) shall not be secured by Collateral, any cash, money, Investment
Property or Deposit Accounts; (B) the debt service for such Indebtedness shall
not exceed $400,000 for any twelve (12) month period; (C) ten (10)
Calendar Days prior to the incurrence of such Indebtedness Borrower shall have
provided pro forma financial statements along with any other supporting
documentation required by Lender evidencing that Borrower would have been in
compliance with the financial covenants set forth on Annex 1 hereto for the
immediately preceding Test Period (as defined on Annex 1 hereto), if such
Indebtedness had been incurred on the first day of such Test Period, (D) prior
to the incurrence of such Indebtedness Borrower shall have received Lender’s
written confirmation of its agreement with such pro forma financial statements
(which confirmation or denial shall be promptly provided by Lender to Borrower
within ten (10) calendar days of Lender’s receipt of such financial statements);
(E) upon the incurrence of such Indebtedness and after giving effect thereto no
Default or Event of Default shall exist and be continuing, (F) such Indebtedness
shall be subordinated in right of repayment and remedies to all of the
Obligations and to all of Lender’s rights pursuant to a written agreement among
Lender, Borrower and the lender with respect to such Indebtedness, in form and
substance satisfactory to Lender and (vi) Parent Indebtedness.
“
Permitted Liens
”
shall mean with respect to the Borrower any of the following: (i) Liens under
the Loan Documents or otherwise arising in favor of Lender, (ii) Liens imposed
by law for taxes (other than payroll taxes), assessments or charges of any
Governmental Authority for claims not yet due or which are being contested in
good faith by appropriate proceedings and with respect to which adequate
reserves or other appropriate provisions are being maintained by such Person in
accordance with GAAP to the satisfaction of Lender in its Permitted Discretion,
(iii) (A) statutory Liens of landlords (
provided,
that,
with respect to
Required Locations any such landlord has executed a Landlord Waiver and Consent
in form and substance satisfactory to Lender) and of carriers, warehousemen,
mechanics, materialmen, and (B) other Liens imposed by law or that arise by
operation of law in the ordinary course of business from the date of creation
thereof, in each case only for amounts not yet due or which are being contested
in good faith by appropriate proceedings and with respect to which adequate
reserves or other appropriate provisions are being maintained by such Person in
accordance with GAAP to the satisfaction of Lender in its Permitted Discretion,
(iv) Liens (A) incurred or deposits made in the ordinary course of business
(including, without limitation, surety bonds and appeal bonds) in connection
with workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance and other types of social
security benefits or to secure the performance of tenders, bids, leases,
contracts (other than for the repayment of Indebtedness), statutory obligations
and other similar obligations, or (B) arising as a result of progress
payments under government contracts, (v) purchase money Liens (A) securing
the type of Permitted Indebtedness set forth under clause (iii) of the
definition of “Permitted Indebtedness”, or (B) in connection with the
purchase by such Person of equipment in the normal course of business,
provided,
that
, such payables
shall not exceed any limits on Indebtedness provided for herein and shall
otherwise be Permitted Indebtedness hereunder; (iv) liens securing the
Indebtedness set forth in clause (v) of Permitted Indebtedness on assets other
than: (A) the Collateral, (B) cash or other money of Borrower, (C) Deposit
Accounts of Borrower and (D) Investment Property of Borrower; and (vii) Liens
disclosed on
Schedule
7.4B
and
Schedule
9.3
.
“
Person
” shall mean an
individual, a partnership, a corporation, a limited liability company, a
business trust, a joint stock company, a trust, an unincorporated association, a
joint venture, a Governmental Authority or any other entity of whatever
nature.
“
Pledge Agreement
”
shall mean that certain negative Pledge Agreement by and between Guarantor and
Lender executed in connection herewith, as such may be modified, amended,
restated or supplemented from time to time.
“
Receipt
” shall have
the meaning given such term in
Section
15.5
.
“
Required Locations
”
shall mean collectively: (a) the leased premises located at 12701 Commonwealth
Drive, Suite 9, Fort Myers, Florida 33913, and (b) any location leased by
Borrowers at which books and records relating to Accounts are kept of which
duplicates are not kept at the location identified in (a) above.
“
Released Parties
”
shall have the meaning given such term in
Section
15.11
.
“
Releasing Parties
”
shall have the meaning given such term in
Section
15.11
.
“
Revolver Termination
”
shall mean the termination of the Revolving Facility for any reason
whatsoever.
“
Revolving Loan
Obligations
” shall mean all of the Obligations related to the Revolving
Facility.
“
Services
” shall mean
medical and health care services provided to a Person, including, but not
limited to, medical and health care services (including diagnostic testing and
other testing services) which are covered by a policy of insurance issued by an
Insurer, physician services, nurse and therapist services, dental services,
hospital services, skilled nursing facility services, comprehensive outpatient
rehabilitation services, home health care services, residential and out-patient
behavioral healthcare services.
“
Software
” shall mean
“software” as defined in Section 9-102 of the UCC.
“
Solvency Certificate
”
shall mean a Solvency Certificate substantially in the form of
Exhibit C
attached
hereto.
“
Subsidiary
” shall
mean, (i) as to Borrower, any Person in which more than fifty percent (50%) of
all equity, membership, partnership or other ownership interests is owned
directly or indirectly by such Borrower or one or more of its Subsidiaries, and
(ii) as to any other Person, any Person in which more than fifty percent (50%)
of all equity, membership, partnership or other ownership interests is owned
directly or indirectly by such Person or by one or more of such Person’s
Subsidiaries.
“
Supporting
Obligations
” shall mean “supporting obligations” as defined in Section
9-102 of the UCC.
“
Term
” shall mean the
period commencing on the Closing Date and ending on February 1,
2013.
“
Termination Date
”
shall mean the date of termination of this Agreement set forth in any notice of
termination delivered by Borrower in accordance with
Section
13.1(a)
.
“
Transaction
” shall
have the meaning given such term in
Section
8.11
.
“
Transferee
” shall
have the meaning given such term in
Section
15.2
.
“
UCC
” shall mean the
Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in the State of Maryland from time to
time.
“
Unused Line Fee
”
shall mean a fee to be paid by Borrower to Lender on a monthly basis in an
amount equal to 0.0417% (per month) of the difference derived by
subtracting (i) the daily average amount of the balances under the Revolving
Facility outstanding during the preceding month, from (ii) the Facility
Cap.
“
US Labs Award
” shall
mean any award in connection with the litigation between Borrower and Accupath
Diagnostic Laboratories, Inc. described on
Schedule
7.6
.
2.
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ADVANCES,
PAYMENT AND INTEREST
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2.1.
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The
Revolving Facility
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(a) Subject
to the provisions of this Agreement, Lender shall make Advances to Borrower
under the Revolving Facility from time to time during the
Term
,
unless this Agreement is
terminated earlier
,
provided
that,
notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement to the contrary, the
aggregate amount of all Advances at any one time outstanding under the Revolving
Facility shall not exceed the lesser of (a) the Facility Cap, and (b) the
Availability. The Revolving Facility is a revolving credit facility,
which may be drawn, repaid and redrawn, from time to time as permitted under
this Agreement. Any determination as to whether there is Availability
for Advances shall be made by Lender in its Permitted Discretion and is final
and binding upon Borrower. Unless otherwise permitted by Lender, each
Advance shall be in an amount of at least $1,000. Subject to the
provisions of this Agreement, Borrower may request Advances under the Revolving
Facility up to and including the value, in Dollars, of the
Availability. Advances under the Revolving Facility shall
automatically be made for the payment of interest on the Loans and other
Obligations on the date when due to the extent available and as provided for
herein.
(b) Lender
in its Permitted Discretion may further adjust the Availability and the advance
rate by applying Liquidity Factors. The Liquidity Factors and the
advance rate for Availability may be adjusted by Lender throughout the Term as
warranted by Lender’s underwriting practices and procedures in its credit
judgment. Also, Lender shall have the right to establish from time to
time, in its Permitted Discretion, reserves against the Borrowing Base, which
reserves shall have the effect of reducing the amounts otherwise eligible to be
advanced to Borrower under the Revolving Facility pursuant to this
Agreement.
(c) Borrower
shall at all times, from and after the Closing Date, maintain a minimum
outstanding principal balance under the Revolving Facility of at least
$2,000,000 (the “
Minimum
Revolving Facility Balance
”). If Borrower fails to maintain
the Minimum Revolving Facility Balance at any time, such failure shall not be
deemed a Default or Event of Default;
however
, in
consideration and as a result of such failure Lender shall be entitled to charge
and collect interest and all applicable fees on such Minimum Revolving Facility
Balance (calculated in accordance with the terms of this Agreement for Advances
under the Revolving Facility) as if such Minimum Revolving Facility Balance were
outstanding at such time, and Borrower shall pay such interest and applicable
fees thereon in accordance with the terms of this Agreement (and any failure by
Borrower to timely pay such interest shall be deemed an Event of Default under
Section
10(a)
). Lender agrees that in the event that the outstanding
principal balance under the Revolving Facility falls below the Minimum Revolving
Facility Balance at any time. Lender will within twenty four (24)
hours, without the necessity of receiving written request from the Borrower,
provide an Advance to the Borrower in an amount equal to the difference between
the Minimum Revolving Facility Balance and the amount of the principal amount
then outstanding under the Revolving Facility;
provided
, however,
Lender shall not be obligated to make such automatic Advances if Borrower has
not met the conditions to funding Advances set forth in this Agreement (except
for the requirement for the delivery of a Borrowing Certificate as set forth in
Section
6.2(a))
. For the avoidance of doubt, the foregoing requirement
for Borrower to maintain the Minimum Revolving Facility Balance shall not be
construed to obligate Lender to fund such minimum amount or otherwise limit any
of Lender’s rights set forth herein, including any of Lender’s rights to
determine, apply or adjust the Availability, the Liquidity Factors or the
Borrowing Base.
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2.2.
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The
Revolving Loans; Maturity
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All of
the Revolving Loan Obligations shall be due and payable in full in cash, if not
earlier in accordance with this Agreement, on the last day of the
Term.
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2.3.
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Revolving
Facility Disbursements; Requirement to Deliver Borrowing
Certificate
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So long
as no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing,
Borrower may give Lender irrevocable written notice requesting an Advance under
the Revolving Facility by delivering to Lender not later than 12:00 p.m.
(Eastern Time) at least one but not more than four Business Days before the
proposed Borrowing Date of such requested Advance, a completed Borrowing
Certificate and relevant supporting documentation satisfactory to
Lender. Each time a request for an Advance is made, and, in any event
and regardless of whether an Advance is being requested, on Tuesday of each week
during the
Term
(
and more frequently if Lender shall so request)
until the Obligations are
Paid in Full and fully performed and this Agreement is terminated,
Borrower shall deliver to Lender a Borrowing Certificate accompanied by a
separate detailed aging and categorizing of Borrower’s accounts receivable and
such other supporting documentation as Lender shall reasonably request from time
to time. On each Borrowing Date, Borrower irrevocably authorizes
Lender to disburse the proceeds of the requested Advance to the appropriate
Borrower’s account(s) as set forth on
Schedule 2.3
, in all
cases for credit to the appropriate Borrower (or to such other account as to
which the appropriate Borrower shall instruct Lender in writing) via Federal
funds wire transfer no later than 4:00 p.m. (Eastern Time).
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2.4.
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Promise
to Pay; Manner of Payment
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The
Borrower absolutely and unconditionally promises to pay principal, interest and
all other Obligations payable hereunder, or under any other Loan Document,
without any defense, right of rescission and without any deduction whatsoever,
including any deduction for any setoff, counterclaim or recoupment, and
notwithstanding any damage to, defects in or destruction of the Collateral or
any other event, including obsolescence of any property or
improvements. All payments made by the Borrower (other than payments
automatically paid through Advances under the Revolving Facility as provided
herein), shall be made only by wire transfer on the date when due in Dollars, in
immediately available funds to such account as may be indicated in writing by
Lender to the Borrower from time to time. Any such payments received
after 4:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) on the date when due shall be deemed received on
the following Business Day. Whenever any payment hereunder shall be
stated to be due or shall become due and payable on a day other than a Business
Day, the due date thereof shall be extended to, and such payment shall be made
on, the next succeeding Business Day, and such extension of time in such case
shall be included in the computation of payment of any interest (at the interest
rate then in effect during such extension) and fees, as the case may
be.
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2.5.
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Repayment
of Excess Advances
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Any balance of Advances under the
Revolving Facility outstanding at any time in excess of either the Facility Cap
or the Availability shall be immediately due and payable by Borrower without the
necessity of any demand, at the Payment Office.
If the Borrower fails to make any
payment required under any Loan Document as and when due and within any
applicable grace period, Lender may make such payment, which payment shall be an
Advance as of the date such payment is due notwithstanding the Availability, and
the Borrower irrevocably authorizes disbursement of any such funds to Lender by
way of direct payment of the relevant amount. No payment or
prepayment of any amount by Lender or any other Person shall entitle any Person
to be subrogated to the rights of Lender under any Loan Document unless and
until all of the Obligations have been fully performed Paid in Full and this
Agreement has been terminated. Any sums expended by Lender in its
Permitted Discretion as a result of Borrower’s or Guarantor’s failure to pay,
perform or comply with any Loan Document or any of the Obligations may be
charged to Borrower’s account as an Advance under the Revolving
Facility.
(a) Lender
shall maintain, in accordance with its usual practice, electronic or written
records evidencing the Indebtedness and Obligations to Lender resulting from
each Loan made by Lender from time to time, including without limitation, the
amounts of principal and interest payable and paid to Lender from time to time
under this Agreement.
(b) The
entries made in the electronic or written records maintained pursuant to
subsection (a) of this
Section 2.7
(the
“
Register
”) shall be
prima facie evidence of the existence and amounts of the Obligations and
Indebtedness therein recorded;
provided
,
however
, that the
failure of Lender to maintain such records or any error therein shall not in any
manner affect obligations of the Borrower to repay the Loans or Obligations in
accordance with their terms.
(c) Lender
will account to Borrower monthly with a statement of Advances under the
Revolving Facility, and any charges and payments made pursuant to this
Agreement, and in the absence of manifest error, such accounting rendered by
Lender shall be deemed final, binding and conclusive unless Lender is notified
by Borrower in writing to the contrary within fifteen calendar days of Receipt
of such accounting, which notice shall be deemed an objection only to items
specifically objected to therein.
(d) Borrower
agrees that:
(i) upon
written notice by Lender to Borrower that a Note or other evidence of
Indebtedness is requested by Lender to evidence the Loans and other Obligations
owing or payable to, or to be made by, Lender, Borrower shall promptly (and in
any event within three (3) Business Days of any such request) execute and
deliver to Lender an appropriate Note or Notes in form and substance reasonably
acceptable to Lender and Borrower;
(ii) all
references to Notes in the Loan Documents shall mean Notes, if any, to the
extent issued (and not returned to the Borrower for cancellation) hereunder, as
the same may be amended, modified, divided, supplemented or restated from time
to time; and
(iii) upon
Lender’s written request, and in any event within three (3) Business Days of any
such request, Borrower shall execute and deliver to Lender new Notes and divide
the Notes in exchange for then existing Notes in such smaller amounts or
denominations as Lender shall specify in its sole and absolute discretion;
provided
,
that
, the aggregate
principal amount of such new Notes shall not exceed the aggregate principal
amount of the Notes outstanding at the time such request is made; and
provided
,
further
, that such
Notes that are to be replaced shall then be deemed no longer outstanding
hereunder and replaced by such new Notes and returned to Borrower within a
reasonable period of time after Lender’s receipt of the replacement
Notes.
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3.1.
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Interest
on the Revolving Facility
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Commencing
May 1, 2010, and continuing until the later of the expiration of the Term and
the Payment in Full and full performance of all of the Obligations and
termination of this Agreement, interest on outstanding Advances under the
Revolving Facility shall be payable monthly in arrears on the first day of each
calendar month at an annual rate of LIBOR plus 4.25% in accordance with the
procedures provided for in
Section 2.4
and
Section 5.1
;
provided
,
however
, that,
notwithstanding any provision of any Loan Document, for the purpose of
calculating interest at any time hereunder, the LIBOR shall be not less than
2.0%, in each case calculated on the basis of a 360-day year and for the actual
number of calendar days elapsed in each interest calculation
period.
On or
before the Closing Date, Borrower shall pay to Lender $33,500 as a nonrefundable
commitment fee which shall be fully earned on the date paid. Lender
hereby acknowledges receipt of $25,000 of such commitment fee on March 26, 2010
which amount was received by Lender as an amendment fee in connection with the
Third Amendment to Revolving Credit and Security Agreement dated March 26, 2010,
which amount will be credited as a portion of the commitment fee upon the
Closing.
Borrower
shall pay Lender the Unused Line Fee monthly in arrears on the first day of each
calendar month (starting with the calendar month immediately following the
calendar month in which the Closing Date occurs).
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3.4.
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Collateral
Management Fee
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Borrower shall pay Lender as additional
interest the Collateral Management Fee. The Collateral Management Fee
shall be payable monthly in arrears on the first day of each calendar month
(starting with the calendar month immediately following the calendar month in
which the Closing Date occurs).
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3.5.
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Computation
of Fees; Lawful Limits
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All fees hereunder shall be computed on
the basis of a year of three hundred and sixty days and for the actual number of
days elapsed in each calculation period, as applicable. In no
contingency or event whatsoever, whether by reason of acceleration or otherwise,
shall the interest and other charges paid or agreed to be paid to Lender for the
use, forbearance or detention of money hereunder exceed the maximum rate
permissible under applicable law which a court of competent jurisdiction shall,
in a final determination, deem applicable hereto. If, due to any
circumstance whatsoever, fulfillment of any provision hereof, at the time
performance of such provision shall be due, shall exceed any such limit, then,
the obligation to be so fulfilled shall be reduced to such lawful limit, and, if
Lender shall have received interest or any other charges of any kind which might
be deemed to be interest under applicable law in excess of the maximum lawful
rate, then such excess shall be applied first to any unpaid fees and charges
hereunder, then to unpaid principal balance owed by Credit Parties hereunder,
and if the then remaining excess interest is greater than the previously unpaid
principal balance, Lender shall promptly refund such excess amount to Borrower
and the provisions hereof shall be deemed amended to provide for such
permissible rate. The terms and provisions of this
Section 3.6
shall
control to the extent any other provision of any Loan Document is inconsistent
herewith. All fees hereunder shall be non-refundable and deemed fully
earned when due and payable.
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3.6.
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Default
Rate of Interest
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Upon the
occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default, Lender may
increase the Applicable Rate of interest in effect at such time with respect to
the Obligations, without notice, to the Default Rate which Default Rate shall
continue post-judgment and subsequent to the date that the provisions of any
applicable Debtor Relief Law are exercised by or against a Borrower unless the
statutory post-judgment rate of interest is higher in which case such statutory
rate shall apply.
4.
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GRANT
OF SECURITY INTERESTS
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4.1.
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Security
Interest; Collateral
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(a) To
secure the payment and performance in full of the Obligations, Borrower (or if
referring to another Person, such Person) hereby grants to Lender a continuing
security interest in and Lien upon, and pledges and assigns to Lender, all of
its right, title and interest in and to the Collateral, wherever located,
whether now owned or hereafter acquired or arising;
(b) Borrower
hereby ratifies its authorization for Lender to have filed in any UCC
jurisdiction any initial financing statements or amendments thereto indicating
that those assets described in the definition of “
Collateral
” hereunder are
pledged to the Lender.
(c) If
Borrower shall at any time hold or acquire a Commercial Tort Claim that arises
out of Borrower’s Accounts or account receivable or would otherwise become part
of the collateral under the definition of Collateral, Borrower shall immediately
notify Lender in a writing signed by Borrower of the particulars thereof and
grant to Lender in such a writing a security interest therein and in the
proceeds thereof, all upon the terms of this Agreement, with such writing to be
in form and substance satisfactory to Lender.
(a) Borrower
hereby irrevocably constitutes and appoints Lender and any officer or agent
thereof, with full power of substitution, as its true and lawful
attorneys-in-fact with full irrevocable power and authority in the place and
stead of such Borrower or in Lender’s own name, for the purpose of carrying out
the terms of this Agreement and the grant of the security interests hereunder
and under the other Loan Documents, and without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, hereby gives said attorneys the power and right, on behalf of such
Borrower (without requiring Lender to act as such, and without notice to or
assent by such Borrower) to do the following: (i) upon the occurrence and during
the continuance of an Event of Default, to receive, open and dispose of all mail
addressed to any such Person and to endorse the name of any such Person upon any
and all checks, drafts, money orders, and other instruments for the payment of
money that are payable to such Person and constitute collections on its or their
Accounts; (ii) execute in the name of such Person any financing statements,
schedules, assignments, instruments, documents, and statements that it is or
they or are obligated to give Lender under any of the Loan Documents; and (iii)
do such other and further acts and deeds in the name of such Person that Lender
may deem necessary or desirable to enforce any Account or other Collateral or to
perfect Lender’s security interest or Lien in any Collateral. In
addition, if any such Person breaches its obligation hereunder to direct
payments of Accounts or the proceeds of any other Collateral to the appropriate
Lockbox Account, Lender, as the irrevocably made, constituted and appointed true
and lawful attorney for such Person pursuant to this paragraph, may, by the
signature or other act of any of Lender’s officers or authorized signatories
(without requiring any of them to do so), direct any federal, state or private
payor or fiscal intermediary to pay proceeds of Accounts or any other Collateral
to the appropriate Lockbox Account.
(b) To
the extent permitted by law, each Credit Party hereby ratifies all that said
attorneys shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue
hereof. This power of attorney is a power coupled with an interest
and is irrevocable.
(c) The
powers conferred on Lender pursuant to this
Section 4.2
are
solely to protect its interests in the Collateral and shall not impose any duty
upon it to exercise any such powers. Lender shall be accountable only
for the amounts that it actually receives as a result of the exercise of such
powers, and neither it nor any of its officers, directors, employees or agents
shall be responsible to Credit Party for any act or failure to act, except for
Lender’s own gross negligence or willful misconduct.
Borrower
agrees, upon request of Lender, to take any and all other actions as Lender may
determine to be necessary or appropriate for the attachment, perfection
maintaining of the first priority security interest of, and for the ability of
Lender to enforce, Lender’s security interest in any and all of the Collateral,
including, without limitation, (i) executing, obtaining, delivering, filing,
registering and recording any and all financing statements, continuation
statements, stock powers, instruments and other documents, or causing the
execution, filing, registration, recording or delivery of any and all of the
foregoing, that are necessary or required under law or otherwise or reasonably
requested by Lender to be executed, filed, registered, obtained, delivered or
recorded to create, maintain, perfect, preserve, validate or otherwise protect
the pledge of the Collateral to Lender and Lender’s perfected first priority
Lien on the Collateral (and Borrower irrevocably grants Lender the right, at
Lender's option, to file any or all of the foregoing), (ii) immediately upon
learning thereof, report to Lender any reclamation, return or repossession of
goods in excess of $50,000.00 that are part of the Collateral (individually or
in the aggregate), (iii) defend the Collateral and Lender’s perfected first
priority Lien thereon against all claims and demands of all Persons at any time
claiming the same or any interest therein adverse to Lender, and pay all
reasonable costs and expenses (including, without limitation, allocable costs of
staff counsel, and diligence fees and reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses,
provided
,
that
, the payment of
staff counsel and reasonable attorneys’ fees shall be subject to the provisions
of
Section
15.7(b)
) in connection with such defense, which may at Lender’s
discretion be added to the Obligations, (iv) comply with any provision of any
statute, regulation or treaty of any Governmental Authority as to any Collateral
if compliance with such provision is a condition to attachment, perfection or
priority of, or ability of Lender to enforce, Lender’s security interest in such
Collateral and (v) obtain governmental and other third party waivers, consents
and approvals in form and substance satisfactory to Lender, including any
consent of any licensor, lessor or other Person obligated on Collateral and any
party or parties whose consent is required for the security interest of Lender
to attach under
Section 4.1
.
5.
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ADMINISTRATION
AND MAINTENANCE OF COLLATERAL
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5.1.
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Revolving
Facility Collections; Repayment; Borrowing Availability and
Lockbox
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Borrower
shall maintain one or more Lockbox Accounts with the Lockbox Banks, and shall
execute with each of the Lockbox Banks a Lockbox Agreement, and such other
agreements related thereto as Lender may require. Borrower shall
ensure that all collections of their respective Accounts and all other cash
payments received by Borrower are paid and delivered directly from Account
Debtors and other Persons into the appropriate Lockbox Account. The
Lockbox Agreements shall provide that the Lockbox Banks immediately will
transfer all funds paid into the Lockbox Accounts into the Concentration
Account. Notwithstanding and without limiting any other provision of
any Loan Document, Lender shall apply, on a daily basis, all funds transferred
into the Concentration Account pursuant to the Lockbox Agreement and this
Section 5.1
in
such order and manner as determined by Lender. To the extent that any
Accounts are collected by Borrower or any other cash payments received by
Borrower are not sent directly to the appropriate Lockbox Account but are
received by Borrower or any of their Affiliates, such collections and proceeds
shall be held in trust for the benefit of Lender and immediately remitted (and
in any event within three (3) Business Days from receipt thereof), in the form
received, to the appropriate Lockbox Account for immediate transfer to the
Concentration Account. Borrower acknowledges and agrees that
compliance with the terms of this
Section 5.1
is an
essential term of this Agreement. All funds transferred to the
Concentration Account for application to the Obligations under the Revolving
Facility shall be applied to reduce the Obligations under the Revolving
Facility, but, for purposes of calculating interest hereunder, shall be subject
to a three Business Day clearance period. If as the result of
collections of Accounts and any other cash payments received by Borrower
pursuant to this
Section 5.1
a credit
balance exists with respect to the Concentration Account, such credit balance
shall not accrue interest in favor of a Borrower. If at any time
there is a credit balance in excess of $100,000, in the Concentration Account,
Lender agrees to automatically wire transfer (without Borrower’s written
request) all of such credit balance to the Borrower’s operating account
specified on Schedule 2.3 within one Business Day of such credit balance
reaching $100,000, provided, however, Lender shall not be required to make such
“no-notice” transfer more frequently than once per week. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, upon the written request of Borrower, Lender shall wire transfer any
credit balance in the Concentration Account to Borrower’s operating account
specified in Schedule 2.3., provided, that if Lender receives the written
request of Borrower no later than 12:00 p.m. (Eastern Time), then Lender shall
make such transfer the following Business Day and if Lender receives the written
request of Borrower after 12:00 p.m. (Eastern time), then Lender shall make such
transfer within two (2) Business Days from the date of receipt of such written
notice. If applicable, at any time prior to the execution of
all or any of the Lockbox Agreements and operation of all or any of the Lockbox
Accounts, Borrower and their Affiliates shall direct all collections or proceeds
it receives on Accounts or from other Collateral to the Concentration
Account.
In
determining which Accounts are Eligible Accounts, Lender may rely on all
statements and representations made by Borrower with respect to any
Account. Unless otherwise indicated in writing to Lender, each
Account of Borrower (i) is genuine and in all respects what it purports to be
and is not evidenced by a judgment, (ii) arises out of a completed, bona fide
sale and delivery of goods or rendering of Services by a Borrower in the
ordinary course of business and in accordance with the terms and conditions of
all purchase orders, contracts, certifications, participations, certificates of
need and other documents relating thereto or forming a part of the contract
between a Borrower and the Account Debtor, (iii) is for a liquidated amount
(less any contractual allowances) maturing as stated in a claim or invoice
covering such sale of goods or rendering of Services, a copy of which has been
furnished or is available to Lender, (iv) together with Lender’s security
interest therein, is not and will not be in the future (by willful act or
omission by Borrower), subject to any offset, lien, deduction, defense, dispute,
counterclaim or other adverse condition, is absolutely owing to Borrower and is
not contingent in any respect or for any reason (except Accounts owed or owing
by Medicaid/Medicare Account Debtors that may be subject to offset or deduction
under applicable law), and (v) has been billed and forwarded to the Account
Debtor for payment in accordance with applicable laws and is in compliance and
conformance with any requisite procedures, requirements and regulations
governing payment by such Account Debtor with respect to such Account, and, if
due from a Medicaid/Medicare Account Debtor, is properly payable directly to a
Borrower.
(a) Borrower
has obtained from (i) the Medicare program, approval to receive the provider
numbers which will permit Borrower to bill the Medicare program with respect to
covered services rendered to patients insured under the Medicare program, (ii)
the applicable Medicaid programs, approval to receive the provider
numbers/in-patient service contracts which will permit Borrower to bill the
Medicaid program with respect to covered services rendered to patients insured
under the Medicaid programs, and (iii) the CHAMPUS/TRICARE program, approval to
receive the provider numbers which will permit Borrower to bill the
CHAMPUS/TRICARE program with respect to covered services rendered to patients
insured under the CHAMPUS/TRICARE program. Borrower is in compliance
with the conditions of participation in the Medicare, Medicaid and
CHAMPUS/TRICARE programs.
(b) There
is no pending nor to the knowledge of Borrower, threatened, proceeding or
investigation of Borrower relative to EMTALA nor are there any investigations or
proceedings pending, or to the knowledge of Borrower, threatened by any
Governmental Authority with respect to the Medicare, Medicaid or CHAMPUS/TRICARE
programs with respect to the operations of Borrower, except as set forth on
Schedule 5.3A
hereto. Without limiting or being limited by any other provision of
any Loan Document, Borrower has timely filed or caused to be filed all cost and
other reports of every kind required by law, agreement or
otherwise. Subject to the last sentence of
Section 7.18
, there
are no claims, actions or appeals pending (and Borrower has not filed any claims
or reports which could reasonably result in any such claims, actions or appeals)
before any commission, board or agency or other Governmental Authority,
including, without limitation, any intermediary or carrier, the Provider
Reimbursement Review Board or the Administrator of the Centers of Medicare and
Medicaid Services, with respect to any state or federal Medicare or Medicaid or
CHAMPUS/TRICARE cost reports or claims filed by Borrower, or any disallowance by
any commission, board or agency or other Governmental Authority in connection
with any audit of such cost reports or claims. No validation review
or program integrity review related to Borrower or the consummation of the
transactions contemplated herein or to the Collateral have been conducted by any
commission, board or agency or other Governmental Authority in connection with
the Medicare or Medicaid programs, and to the knowledge of Borrower, no such
reviews are scheduled, pending or threatened against or affecting any of the
providers, any of the Collateral or the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby. Neither Credit Parties nor any of their
respective officers, directors, or managing employees, employees or agents are,
or while this Agreement shall remain in effect shall be, excluded from
participation in, or sanctioned or convicted of a crime under or with respect to
the Medicare, Medicaid or CHAMPUS/TRICARE programs, nor to the best of Credit
Parties’ knowledge, is any such exclusion threatened. Borrower has
not received any notice from any of the Medicare, Medicaid or CHAMPUS/TRICARE
programs, or any other third party payor programs, of any pending or threatened
investigations, reviews or surveys of Borrower, its directors, officers or
managing employees, and Borrower has no actual knowledge that any such
investigation, reviews or surveys are pending or threatened.
(c) As
of the Closing Date, Borrower has third party contracts with each of the
third-party payors listed on
Schedule 5.3B
(unless
noted otherwise), which constitutes (as indicated) each of the payors
representing at least five percent (5%) of Borrower’s historic third-party payor
cash receipts for the twelve month period ended December 31, 2009.
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5.4.
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Medicare
and Medicaid Account Debtors and Third-Party Payor
Information
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Borrower
(a) shall maintain applicable Medicare and Medicaid provider numbers, (b) shall
maintain applicable CHAMPUS/TRICARE provider numbers, if applicable, and (c) to
the extent Borrower shall enter into any other arrangements with
non-governmental third-party payors, Borrower shall use commercially reasonable
efforts to enter into agreements with such third-party payors in form and
substance satisfactory to Lender.
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5.5.
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Collateral
Administration
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(a) All
Collateral (except proceeds of Accounts which shall be deposited with the
Lockbox Banks) and records supporting the Collateral will at all times be kept
by Borrower at the locations set forth on
Schedule 7.18B
hereto and shall not, without thirty calendar days prior written notice to
Lender, be moved therefrom, and in any case shall not be moved outside the
continental United States.
(b) Borrower
shall keep accurate and complete records of its Accounts and all payments and
collections thereon and shall submit such records to Lender on such periodic
bases as Lender may request. In addition, if Accounts of Borrower in
an aggregate face amount in excess of $100,000.00 become ineligible because they
fall within one of the specified categories of ineligibility set forth in the
definition of Eligible Accounts, Borrower shall notify Lender of such occurrence
within two Business Days following the discovery of such occurrence or upon any
submission to Lender of a Borrowing Certificate and the Borrowing Base shall
thereupon be adjusted to reflect such occurrence.
(c) Whether
or not an Event of Default has occurred, any of Lender’s officers, employees,
representatives or agents shall have the right, at any time during normal
business hours upon reasonable notice, in the name of Lender, any designee of
Lender or Borrower, to verify the validity, amount or any other matter relating
to any Collateral. Notwithstanding the foregoing, so long as no
Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, Lender agrees to
give Borrower at least seven (7) business days’ written notice of such visit to
Borrower’s offices. Borrower shall cooperate fully with Lender in an
effort to facilitate and promptly conclude such verification
process.
(d) Borrower
shall endeavor in the first instance to make collection of its Accounts for
Lender. Lender shall have the right at all times after the occurrence
and during the continuance of an Event of Default to notify (i) Account
Debtors owing Accounts to Borrower other than Medicaid/Medicare Account Debtors
that their Accounts have been assigned to Lender and to collect such Accounts
directly in its own name and to charge collection costs and expenses, including
reasonable attorney’s fees, to Borrower, and (ii) Medicaid/Medicare Account
Debtors that Borrower has waived any and all defenses and counterclaims they may
have or could interpose in any such action or procedure brought by Lender to
obtain a court order recognizing the collateral assignment or security interest
and Lien of Lender in and to any Account or other Collateral and that Lender is
seeking or may seek to obtain a court order recognizing the collateral
assignment or security interest and Lien of Lender in and to all Accounts and
other Collateral payable by Medicaid/Medicare Account Debtors.
(e) As
and when determined by Lender in its Permitted Discretion, Lender will perform
the searches described in clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) below against Borrower and
Guarantor (the results of which are to be consistent with Borrower’s
representations and warranties under this Agreement), all at Borrower’s expense:
(i) UCC searches with the Secretary of State of the jurisdiction of organization
of Borrower and Guarantor and, if deemed necessary by Lender, the Secretary of
State and local filing offices of each jurisdiction where Borrower or Guarantor
maintain their respective executive offices, a place of business or assets;
(ii) Lien searches with the United States Patent and Trademark Office and
the United States Copyright Office; and (iii) judgment, federal, state and local
tax lien searches, in each jurisdiction searched under clause (i)
above.
(f) Borrower
(i) shall provide prompt written notice to its current bank to transfer all
items, collections and remittances to the Concentration Account, (ii) shall
direct each Account Debtor to make payments to the appropriate Lockbox Account,
and Borrower hereby authorizes Lender, upon any failure to send such notices and
directions within ten calendar days after the Closing Date (or ten calendar days
after the Person becomes an Account Debtor), to send any and all similar notices
and directions to such Account Debtors, and (iii) shall do anything further that
may be lawfully required by Lender to create and perfect Lender’s Lien on any
Collateral and effectuate the intentions of the Loan Documents. At
Lender’s request, Borrower shall immediately deliver to Lender all Collateral
for which Lender must receive possession to obtain a perfected security
interest.
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6.1.
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Conditions
to Initial Advance and Closing
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The obligations of Lender to consummate
the transactions contemplated herein and to make the Initial Advance are subject
to the satisfaction, in the sole judgment of Lender, of the
following:
(a) Lender
shall have received information and responses to its due diligence requests, and
completed examinations related to the Collateral, the financial statements and
the books, records, business, obligations, financial condition and operational
state of each Credit Party and any other information reasonably requested by
Lender, and all such information and responses as well as the results of such
examinations and each Credit Party shall demonstrate to Lender’s satisfaction
that (i) its operations comply, in all respects deemed material
by Lender, in its sole judgment, with all applicable federal, state, foreign and
local laws, statutes and regulations, (ii) its operations are not the
subject of any governmental investigation, evaluation or any remedial action
which could result in any expenditure or liability deemed material by Lender, in
its sole judgment, and (iii) it has no liability (whether contingent or
otherwise) that is deemed material by Lender, in its sole judgment;
(b) (i)
Borrower shall have delivered to Lender (A) the Loan Documents to which Borrower
is a party, each duly executed by an authorized officer of such Borrower and the
other parties thereto, (B) a Borrowing Certificate for the Initial Advance under
the Revolving Facility executed by an authorized officer of Borrower and (C) (1)
audited annual consolidated and consolidating financial statements of Borrower
for Borrower’s most recently ended fiscal year, including notes thereto,
consisting of a balance sheet at the end of such completed fiscal year and the
related statements of income, retained earnings, cash flows and owner's equity
for such completed fiscal year, which financial statements shall be prepared and
certified without qualification by an independent certified public accounting
firm reasonably satisfactory to Lender/in accordance with GAAP consistently
applied with prior periods (except for changes in accounting methodology
specified in such financial statements); and (2) unaudited consolidated and
consolidating financial statements of Borrower consisting of a balance sheet
and statements of income, retained earnings, cash flows and owner's equity
for the period from the beginning of the current fiscal year through the end of
the most recently ended calendar month, which financial statements shall be
prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently applied with prior periods (except
for changes in accounting methodology which have been enacted since such prior
periods), (ii) Borrower shall have established and maintained the Lockbox
Accounts and have entered into Lockbox Agreements, all as contemplated in
Section 5.1
; and
(iii) Guarantor shall have delivered to Lender the Loan Documents to which such
Guarantor is a party, each duly executed and delivered by such Guarantor or an
authorized officer of such Guarantor, as applicable, and the other parties
thereto;
(c) all
in form and substance satisfactory to Lender in its Permitted Discretion, Lender
shall have received (i) a report of Uniform Commercial Code financing statement,
tax and judgment lien searches performed with respect to Borrower and Guarantor
in each jurisdiction determined by Lender in its sole discretion, and such
report shall show no Liens on the Collateral (other than Permitted Liens), (ii)
each document (including, without limitation, any Uniform Commercial Code
financing statement) required by any Loan Document or under law or requested by
Lender to be filed, registered or recorded to create in favor of Lender, a
perfected first priority security interest upon the Collateral, and
(iii) evidence of each such filing, registration or recordation and of the
payment by Borrower of any necessary fee, tax or expense relating
thereto;
(d) Lender
shall have received (i) the Organizational and Good Standing Documents of each
Credit Party, all in form and substance acceptable to Lender, (ii) a certificate
of the corporate secretary or assistant secretary of each Credit Party dated the
Closing Date, as to the incumbency and signature of the Persons executing the
Loan Documents, in form and substance acceptable to Lender, and (iii) the
written legal opinion of counsel for Credit Parties, in form and substance
satisfactory to Lender;
(e) Lender
shall have received (i) a Solvency Certificate executed by the chief financial
officer (or, in the absence of a chief financial officer, the chief executive
officer) of Borrower and Guarantor, in form and substance satisfactory to Lender
and (ii) an officer’s certificate in the form attached hereto as
Exhibit D
, executed
by the chief executive officer or President of Borrower;
(f)
Lender shall have completed examinations, the results of which shall
be satisfactory in form and substance to Lender, of the Collateral, the
financial statements and the books, records, business, obligations, financial
condition and operational state of Borrower and Guarantor, and each such Person
shall have demonstrated to Lender’s satisfaction that (i) its operations
comply, in all respects deemed material by Lender, in its sole judgment, with
all applicable federal, state, foreign and local laws, statutes and regulations,
(ii) its operations are not the subject of any governmental investigation,
evaluation or any remedial action which could result in any expenditure or
liability deemed material by Lender, in its sole judgment, and (iii) it has
no liability (whether contingent or otherwise) that is deemed material by
Lender, in its sole judgment;
(g) Lender
shall have received all fees, charges and expenses payable to Lender on or prior
to the Closing Date pursuant to the Loan Documents;
(h) all
in form and substance satisfactory to Lender in its Permitted Discretion, Lender
shall have received such consents, approvals and agreements, including, without
limitation, any applicable Landlord Waivers and Consents with respect to any and
all leases set forth on
Schedule 7.4A
, from
such third parties as Lender shall determine are necessary or desirable with
respect to (i) the Loan Documents and the transactions contemplated thereby, and
(ii) claims against Borrower or Guarantor or the Collateral;
(i)
Borrower shall be in compliance with
Section 8.5
, and
Lender shall have received copies of all insurance policies or binders, original
certificates of all insurance policies of Borrower confirming that they are in
effect and that the premiums due and owing with respect thereto have been paid
in full and endorsements of such policies issued by the applicable Insurers and
naming Lender as loss payee or additional insured on those policies specified in
Section
8.5
;
(j)
all corporate and other proceedings, documents, instruments and other legal
matters in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Loan Documents
(including, but not limited to, those relating to corporate and capital
structures of Borrower) shall be satisfactory to Lender;
(k) Lender
shall have received, in form and substance satisfactory to Lender, release and
termination of any and all Liens, security interest and Uniform Commercial Code
financing statements in, on, against or with respect to any of the Collateral
(other than Permitted Liens);
(l)
Borrower shall have executed and delivered to Lender an IRS Form
8821;
(m) Lender
shall be satisfied that there are no material defaults in any of Borrower’s
obligations under any contract required for the operation of its
business;
(n) Lender
shall have received the Pledge Agreement, in form and substance satisfactory to
Lender, as duly authorized, executed and delivered by the parties thereto;
and
(o) Lender
shall have received such other documents, certificates, information or legal
opinions as Lender may reasonably request, all in form and substance reasonably
satisfactory to Lender.
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6.2.
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Conditions
to Each Advance
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The obligations of Lender to make any
Advance, including, without limitation, the Initial Advance, (or otherwise
extend credit hereunder) are subject to the satisfaction, in the sole judgment
of Lender, of the following additional conditions precedent:
(a) Borrower
shall have delivered to Lender a Borrowing Certificate for the Advance executed
by an authorized officer of Borrower, which shall constitute a representation
and warranty by Borrower as of the Borrowing Date of such Advance that the
conditions contained in this
Section 6.2
have been
satisfied;
provided
however
, that any
determination as to whether to fund Advances or extensions of credit shall be
made by Lender in its Permitted Discretion;
(b) each
of the representation and warranties made by Credit Parties in or pursuant to
this Agreement, or under the other Loan Documents or which are contained in any
certificate, document or financial or other statement furnished in connection
herewith, shall be true and correct, before and after giving effect to such
Advance;
(c) no
Default or Event of Default shall have occurred or be continuing or would exist
after giving effect to the Advance on such date;
(d) immediately
after giving effect to the requested Advance, the aggregate outstanding
principal amount of Advances shall not exceed the lesser of the Availability and
the Facility Cap;
(e) at
the time of making such requested Advance, no Material Adverse Change has
occurred or is continuing; and
(f)
Lender shall have received all fees, charges and expenses payable to
Lender on or prior to such date pursuant to the Loan Documents.
7.
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REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES
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Credit
Parties, jointly and severally, represent and warrant as of the date hereof, the
Closing Date and each Borrowing Date.
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7.1.
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Organization
and Authority
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Each Credit Party is a corporation
duly organized, validly
existing and in good standing under the laws of its state of
formation. Each Credit Party (i) has all requisite corporate or
entity power and authority to own its properties and assets and to carry on its
business as now being conducted and as contemplated in the Loan Documents,
(ii) is duly qualified to conduct business in every jurisdiction in which
failure so to qualify would reasonably be likely to result in a Material Adverse
Change, and (iii) has all requisite power and authority (A) to execute,
deliver and perform the Loan Documents to which it is a party, (B) to borrow
hereunder, (C) to consummate the transactions contemplated under the Loan
Documents, and (D) to grant the Liens with regard to the Collateral pursuant to
the Loan Documents to which it is a party.
The execution, delivery and performance
by each Credit Party of the Loan Documents to which it is a party, and the
consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby, (i) have been duly
authorized by all requisite action of each such Person and have been duly
executed and delivered by or on behalf of each such Person; (ii) do not violate
any provisions of (A) applicable law, statute, rule, regulation, ordinance
or tariff, (B) any order of any Governmental Authority binding on any such
Person or any of their respective properties, or (C) the certificate of
incorporation or bylaws (or any other equivalent governing agreement or
document) of any such Person, or any agreement between any such Person and its
respective stockholders, members, partners or equity owners or among any such
stockholders, members, partners or equity owners; (iii) are not in conflict
with, and do not result in a breach or default of or constitute an event of
default, or an event, fact, condition or circumstance which, with notice or
passage of time, or both, would constitute or result in a conflict, breach,
default or event of default under, any indenture, agreement or other instrument
to which any such Person is a party, or by which the properties or assets of
such Person are bound; (iv) except as set forth therein, will not result in
the creation or imposition of any Lien of any nature upon any of the properties
or assets of any such Person, and (v) except as set forth on
Schedule 7.2
, do not
require the consent, approval or authorization of, or filing, registration or
qualification with, any Governmental Authority or any other
Person. When executed and delivered, each of the Loan Documents to
which any Credit Party is a party will constitute the legal, valid and binding
obligation of Credit Party, enforceable against such Credit Party in accordance
with its terms.
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7.3.
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Subsidiaries,
Capitalization and Ownership
Interests
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Except as listed on
Schedule 7.3
, no
Credit Party has any Subsidiaries.
Schedule 7.3
states the authorized and issued capitalization of each Credit Party, the number
and class of equity securities and/or ownership, voting or partnership interests
issued and outstanding of each Credit Party and the record and beneficial owners
thereof (including options, warrants
and other rights to
acquire any of the foregoing). The ownership or partnership interests
of each Credit Party that is a limited partnership or a limited liability
company are not certificated, the documents relating to such interests do not
expressly state that the interests are governed by Article 8 of the Uniform
Commercial Code, and the interests are not held in a securities
account.
Schedule 7.3
sets forth a complete and accurate list of the directors, members, managers
and/or partners of each Credit Party. Except as listed on
Schedule 7.3
, no
Credit Party owns an interest in, participates in or engages in any joint
venture, partnership or similar arrangements with any Person.
Each Credit Party (i) is the sole owner
and has good, valid and marketable title to, or a valid leasehold interest in,
all of its properties and assets, including the Collateral, whether personal or
real, subject to no transfer restrictions or Liens of any kind except for
Permitted Liens, and (ii) is in compliance in all material respects with each
lease to which it is a party or otherwise bound.
Schedule 7.4A
lists all real properties (and their locations) owned or leased by or to, and
all other material assets or property that are leased or licensed by, any Credit
Party and all warehouses, fulfillment houses or other locations at which any of
any Credit Party’s Inventory is located. Each Credit Party enjoys
peaceful and undisturbed possession under all such leases and such leases are
all the leases necessary for the operation of such properties and assets, are
valid and subsisting and are in full force and effect.
Schedule 7.4B
lists
all Deposit Accounts and investment accounts (and their locations) owned by any
Credit Party, and all such Deposit Accounts and investment accounts are subject
to no Liens of any kind except as expressly set forth on
Schedule 7.4B
, all of
which Liens constitute Permitted Liens.
No Credit Party is (i) a party to any
judgment, order or decree or any agreement, document or instrument, or subject
to any restriction, which would affect its ability to execute and deliver, or
perform under, any Loan Document or to pay the Obligations, (ii) in default in
the performance, observance or fulfillment of any obligation, covenant or
condition contained in any agreement, document or instrument to which it is a
party or to which any of its properties or assets are subject, which default, if
not remedied within any applicable grace or cure period would reasonably be
likely to result in a Material Adverse Change, nor is there any event, fact,
condition or circumstance which, with notice or passage of time or both, would
constitute or result in a conflict, breach, default or event of default under,
any of the foregoing which, if not remedied within any applicable grace or cure
period would reasonably be likely to result in a Material Adverse Change; (iii)
a party or subject to any agreement, document or instrument with respect to, or
obligation to pay any, Management or Service Fee with respect to, the ownership,
operation, leasing or performance of any of its business or any facility, nor is
there any manager with respect to any such facility; or (iv) a party to any
contract with any Affiliate other than as set forth on Schedule 7.5, except for
employment agreements, option agreements, confidentiality agreements,
non-solicitation/non-competition agreements and other compensation, severance or
consulting arrangements with directors or officers in the ordinary course of
business that are on terms at least as favorable to such Credit Party as would
be the case in an arm’s length transaction between unrelated parties of equal
bargaining power and under which payments due from Credit Parties are not more
than $500,000 per annum per arrangement.
There is
no action, suit, proceeding or investigation pending or, to the knowledge of any
Credit Party, threatened against any Credit Party (i) that challenges the
validity of any of the Loan Documents, or to enjoin the right of any Credit
Party to enter into any Loan Document or to consummate the transactions
contemplated thereby, (ii) that would reasonably be likely to be or have, either
individually or in the aggregate, any Material Adverse Change, or
(iii) that would reasonably be likely to result in any Change of
Control. Except as set forth on Schedule 7.6, no Credit Party is a
party or subject to any order, writ, injunction, judgment or decree of any
Governmental Authority. Except as set forth on
Schedule 7.6
, there
is no action, suit, proceeding or investigation initiated by any Credit Party
currently pending.
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7.7.
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Environmental
Matters
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Other
than exceptions to any of the following that could not, individually or in the
aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse
Change:
(a) Each
Credit Party and its Subsidiaries: (i) are, and within the period of
all applicable statutes of limitation have been, in compliance with all
applicable Environmental Laws; (ii) hold all environmental Permits (each of
which is in full force and effect) required for any of their current or intended
operations or for any property owned, leased, or otherwise operated by any of
them; (iii) are, and within the period of all applicable statutes of limitation
have been, in compliance with all of their environmental Permits; and (iv)
reasonably believe that: each of their environmental Permits will be
timely renewed and complied with, without material expense; any additional
environmental Permits that may be required of any of them will be timely
obtained and complied with, without material expense; and compliance with any
Environmental Law that is or is expected to become applicable to any of them
will be timely attained and maintained, without material
expense.
(b) To
the knowledge of each Credit Party and its Subsidiaries, no Materials of
Environmental Concern (i) are present at, on, under, in, or about any real
property now owned, leased or operated by such Credit Party or any of its
Subsidiaries, or (ii) were present at any formerly owned, leased or operated
property during the period of such ownership, lease or operation by such Credit
Party or its Subsidiaries or (iii) are present at any other location (including,
without limitation, any location to which Materials of Environmental Concern
have been sent for re-use or recycling or for treatment, storage, or disposal)
which, in the case of any of clauses (i), (ii) or (iii), would reasonably be
expected to (A) give rise to liability of such Credit Party or any of its
Subsidiaries under any applicable Environmental Law or otherwise result in costs
to such Credit Party or any of its Subsidiaries, (B) interfere with the
continued operations of such Credit Party or any of its Subsidiaries, or (C)
impair the fair saleable value of any real property owned or leased by such
Credit Party or any of its Subsidiaries.
(c) There
is no judicial, administrative, or arbitral proceeding (including any notice of
violation or alleged violation) under or relating to any Environmental Law to
which any Credit Party or any of such Credit Party’s Subsidiaries is, or to the
knowledge of such Credit Party or any of its Subsidiaries will be, named as a
party that is pending or, to the knowledge of such Credit Party or any of its
Subsidiaries, threatened.
(d) No
Credit Party, nor any of Credit Parties’ Subsidiaries, has received any written
request for information, or been notified that it is a potentially responsible
party under or relating to the federal Comprehensive Environmental Response,
Compensation, and Liability Act or any similar Environmental Law, or with
respect to any Materials of Environmental Concern.
(e) No
Credit Party, nor any of Credit Parties’ Subsidiaries, has entered into or
agreed to any consent decree, order, or settlement or other agreement, or is
subject to any judgment, decree, or order or other agreement, in any judicial,
administrative, arbitral, or other forum for dispute resolution, relating to
compliance with or liability under any Environmental Law.
(f)
No Credit Party, nor any of Credit Parties’ Subsidiaries, has assumed or
retained, by contract or operation of law, any liabilities of any kind, fixed or
contingent, known or unknown, under any Environmental Law or with respect to any
Material of Environmental Concern.
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7.8.
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Potential
Tax Liability; Tax Returns; Governmental
Reports
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(a) Except
as disclosed in
Schedule 7.8
, no
Credit Party (i) has received any oral or written communication from any taxing
authority with respect to any investigation or assessment relating to such
Credit Party directly, or relating to any consolidated tax return which was
filed on behalf of such Credit Party, (ii) is aware of any year which remains
open pending tax examination or audit by any taxing authority, and (iii) is
aware of any information that could give rise to any tax liability or
assessment.
(b) Each
Credit Party (i) has filed all federal, state, foreign (if applicable) and local
tax returns and other reports which are required by law to be filed by such
Credit Party, and (ii) has paid all taxes, assessments, fees and other
governmental charges, including, without limitation, payroll and other
employment related taxes, in each case that are due and payable, except only for
items that such Credit Party is currently contesting in good faith with adequate
reserves under GAAP, which contested items are described on
Schedule
7.8
.
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7.9.
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Financial
Statements and Reports
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All financial statements and financial
information relating to Credit Parties that have been or may hereafter be
delivered to Lender by Credit Parties are accurate and complete (as of the date
they were prepared) and all financial statements have been prepared in
accordance with GAAP consistently applied with prior periods except for any
normal quarter and year-end adjustments which may be applied in future periods
and for any changes in accounting methodology that may have been applied since
any prior period. Credit Parties have no material obligations or
liabilities of any kind not disclosed in such financial information or
statements, and since the date of the most recent financial statements submitted
to Lender, there has not occurred any Material Adverse Change or Liability Event
or, to Credit Parties’ knowledge, any other event or condition that could
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Change or Liability
Event.
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7.10.
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Compliance
with Law
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(a) Each
Credit Party has been and is currently in compliance, and is presently taking
and will continue to take all actions necessary to assure that it shall, on or
before each applicable compliance date and continuously thereafter, comply with
HIPAA. Borrower has not received any notice from any Governmental
Authority that such Governmental Authority has imposed or intends to impose any
enforcement actions, fines or penalties for any failure or alleged failure to
comply with HIPAA or its implementing regulations. Each Credit Party (i) is in
compliance with all laws, statutes, rules, regulations, ordinances and tariffs
of any Governmental Authority applicable to such Credit Party and such Credit
Party’s business, assets or operations, including, without limitation, ERISA and
Healthcare Laws, and (ii) is not in violation of any order of any Governmental
Authority or other board or tribunal, except where noncompliance or violation
could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse
Change. There is no event, fact, condition or circumstance which,
with notice or passage of time, or both, would constitute or result in any
noncompliance with, or any violation of, any of the foregoing, in each case
except where noncompliance or violation could not reasonably be expected to
result in a Material Adverse Change. No Credit Party has received any
notice that such Credit Party is not in compliance in any respect with any of
the requirements of any of the foregoing. No Credit Party has (a)
engaged in any Prohibited Transactions as defined in Section 406 of ERISA
and Section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the
rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, (b) failed to meet any applicable
minimum funding requirements under Section 302 of ERISA in respect of its
plans and no funding requirements have been postponed or delayed, (c) any
knowledge of any event or occurrence which would cause the Pension Benefit
Guaranty Corporation to institute proceedings under Title IV of ERISA to
terminate any of the employee benefit plans, (d) any fiduciary responsibility
under ERISA for investments with respect to any plan existing for the benefit of
Persons other than its employees or former employees, or (e) withdrawn,
completely or partially, from any multi-employer pension plans so as to incur
liability under the MultiEmployer Pension Plan Amendments of
1980. With respect to each Credit Party, there exists no event
described in Section 4043 of ERISA, excluding Subsections 4043(b)(2)
and 4043(b)(3) thereof, for which the required thirty (30) day notice period has
not been waived. Each Credit Party has maintained in all material
respects all records required to be maintained by the Joint Commission on
Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, the Food and Drug Administration,
Drug Enforcement Agency and State Boards of Pharmacy and the federal and state
Medicare and Medicaid programs as required by the Healthcare Laws and, to the
best knowledge of each Credit Party, there are no presently existing
circumstances which likely would result in material violations of the Healthcare
Laws.
(b) No
Credit Party (i) is a Person whose property or interest in property is
blocked or subject to blocking pursuant to Section 1 of Executive Order
13224 of September 23, 2001 Blocking Property and Prohibiting Transactions With
Persons Who Commit, Threaten to Commit, or Support Terrorism (66 Fed. Reg. 49079
(2001)), (ii) engages in any dealings or transactions prohibited by Section 2 of
such executive order, or is otherwise associated with any such Person in any
manner violative of such Section 2, or (iii) is a Person on the list of
Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons or subject to the limitations
or prohibitions under any other OFAC regulation or executive order.
(c) Each
Credit Party is in compliance, in all material respects, with the Patriot
Act.
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7.11.
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Intellectual
Property
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Schedule 7.11
lists,
as of the Closing Date, all (a) registered Intellectual Property (including
applications for registration) owned by Borrower and (b) licenses of rights in
Intellectual Property (other than non-customized mass market licenses of rights
in Intellectual Property) pursuant to which Borrower licenses rights in
Intellectual Property either from or to another Person, whether on an exclusive
or non-exclusive basis.
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7.12.
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Licenses
and Permits; Labor
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Each
Credit Party is in compliance with and has all Permits and Intellectual Property
necessary or required by applicable law or Governmental Authority for the
operation of its businesses as currently conducted. All of the
foregoing is in full force and effect and not in known conflict with the rights
of others. No Credit Party is (i) in breach of or default under the
provisions of any of the foregoing, nor is there any event, fact, condition or
circumstance which, with notice or passage of time or both, would constitute or
result in a conflict, breach, default or event of default under, any of the
foregoing which, if not remedied within any applicable grace or cure period
could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change, (ii) a
party to or subject to any agreement, instrument or restriction that is so
unusual or burdensome that it might have a Material Adverse Change, and/or (iii)
and has not been, involved in any labor dispute, strike, walkout or union
organization which could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse
Change. Borrower has obtained, and currently has, all Permits
necessary in the generation of each Account.
There does not exist any Default or
Event of Default.
No Loan
Document nor any other agreement, document, certificate, or statement furnished
to Lender by or on behalf of any Credit Party in connection with the
transactions contemplated by the Loan Documents, nor any representation or
warranty made any by Credit Party in any Loan Document, contains any untrue
statement of material fact or omits to state any fact necessary to make the
statements therein not materially misleading as of the date such statements were
delivered. There is no fact known to any Credit Party which has not
been disclosed to Lender in writing which could reasonably be expected to result
in a Material Adverse Change.
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7.15.
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Existing
Indebtedness; Investments, Guarantees and Certain
Contracts
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Except as contemplated by the Loan
Documents or as otherwise set forth on
Schedule 7.15A
,
no Credit Party (i) has any outstanding Indebtedness other than Permitted
Indebtedness, (ii) is not subject or party to any mortgage, note, indenture,
indemnity or guarantee of, with respect to or evidencing any Indebtedness of any
other Person, or (iii) owns or holds any equity or long-term debt investments
in, and has any outstanding advances to or any outstanding guarantees for the
obligations of, or any outstanding borrowings from, any Person. Each
Credit Party has performed all material obligations required to be performed by
such Credit Party pursuant to or in connection with any items listed on
Schedule 7.15A
and there has occurred no breach, default or event of default under any document
evidencing any such items or any fact, circumstance, condition or event which,
with the giving of notice or passage of time or both, would constitute or result
in a breach, default or event of default thereunder.
Schedule 7.15B
sets
forth all Indebtedness with a maturity date during the Term, and identifies such
maturity date. No Credit Party has any existing accrued and unpaid Indebtedness
owing to any Governmental Authority or any other governmental
payor.
Except as set forth on
Schedule 7.16
,
(i)there are no existing or proposed agreements, arrangements,
understandings or transactions between any Credit Party and any of such Credit
Party’s officers, members, managers, directors, stockholders, partners, other
interest holders, employees or Affiliates or any members of their respective
immediate families, other than employment agreements, option agreements,
confidentiality agreements, non-solicitation/non-competition agreements and
other compensation, severance or consulting arrangements with directors or
officers in the ordinary course of business that are on terms at least as
favorable to such Credit Party as would be the case in an arm’s length
transaction between unrelated parties of equal bargaining power and under which
payments due from Credit Parties are not more than $500,000 per annum per
arrangement, (ii) none of the foregoing Persons are directly or indirectly,
indebted to or have any direct or indirect ownership, partnership or voting
interest in, to such Credit Party’s knowledge, any Affiliate of such
Credit Party or any Person that competes with such Credit Party (except that any
such Persons may own stock in, but not exceeding two percent (2%) of the
outstanding capital stock of, any publicly traded company that may compete with
such Credit Party (iii) no director or officer of any Credit Party has received
any compensation of any kind in consideration or otherwise of such Credit Party
entering into this Agreement, and (iv) neither Lender nor any of its Affiliates
has paid or offered to pay any compensation to any director or officer of any
Credit Party in consideration of such Credit Party’s entering into the Loan
Documents.
Credit Parties have in full force and
effect such insurance policies as are customary in its industry and as may be
required pursuant to
Section 8.5
hereof. All such insurance policies are listed and described on
Schedule
7.17
.
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7.18.
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Names;
Location of Offices, Records and
Collateral
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During
the preceding five years, Borrower has not conducted business under, filed any
tax return under, or used any name (whether corporate, partnership or assumed)
other than as shown on
Schedule
7.18A
. Borrower is the sole owner of all of its names listed
on
Schedule
7.18A
, and any and all business done and invoices issued in such names
are Borrower’s sales, business and invoices. Each trade name of
Borrower represents a division or trading style of Borrower. Borrower
maintains its places of business and chief executive offices only at the
locations set forth on
Schedule 7.18B
, and
all Accounts of Borrower arise, originate and are located, and all of the
Collateral and all books and records in connection therewith or in any way
relating thereto or evidence the Collateral are located and shall be only, in
and at such locations. All of the Collateral is located only in the
continental United States. There are no facts, events or occurrences
which in any way impair the validity or enforceability thereof or tend to reduce
the amount payable thereunder from the face amount of the claim or invoice and
statements delivered to Lender with respect thereto. To the best of
Credit Parties’ knowledge, (A) the Account Debtor thereunder had the capacity to
contract at the time any contract or other document giving rise thereto was
executed, (B) such Account Debtor is solvent, and, (C) subject to the final
sentence of this
Section 7.18
, there
are no proceedings or actions which are threatened or pending against any
Account Debtor thereunder which might result in any Material Adverse Change in
such Account Debtor’s financial condition or the collectability
thereof. Borrower has obtained and currently has all Permits
necessary in the generation of each Account of Borrower and Borrower has
disclosed to Lender on each Borrowing Certificate (a “
Denial
Disclosure
”) the amount of all Accounts of Borrower for which Medicare is
the Account Debtor and for which payment has been denied and subsequently
appealed pursuant to the procedure described in the definition of Eligible
Accounts hereof, and Borrower is pursuing all available appeals in respect of
such Accounts,
provided
,
that
, Borrower shall
not be required to make a Denial Disclosure for up to $50,000 in the aggregate
that remain uncorrected at any time for claims denied due to coding and clerical
errors for the period covered by such Borrowing Certificate.
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7.19.
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Lien
Perfection and Priority
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Upon the execution and delivery of this
Agreement, and upon the proper filing of the necessary financing statements
without any further action, Lender will have a good, valid and perfected first
priority Lien and security interest in the Collateral, subject to no transfer or
other restrictions or Liens of any kind in favor of any other Person except for
Permitted Liens. No financing statement relating to any of the
Collateral is on file in any public office except those (i) on behalf of Lender,
and (ii) in connection with Permitted Liens.
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7.20.
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Investment
Company Act
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No Credit Party is required to register
as an “investment company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of
1940, as amended.
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7.21.
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Regulations
T, U and X
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No Credit
Party is engaged in the business of extending credit for the purpose of
purchasing or carrying any “margin stock” or “margin security” (within the
meaning of Regulations T, U or X issued by the Board of Governors of the Federal
Reserve System), and no proceeds of the Loans will be used to purchase or carry
any margin stock or margin security or to extend credit to others for the
purpose of purchasing or carrying any margin stock or margin
security.
Each Credit Party makes the
representations and warranties contained herein with the knowledge and intention
that Lender is relying and will rely thereon. All such
representations and warranties will survive the execution and delivery of this
Agreement and the making of the Advances under the Revolving
Facility.
Each Credit Party, jointly and
severally, covenants and agrees that, until all of the Obligations have been
fully performed and Paid in Full, and this Agreement has
terminated:
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8.1.
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Financial
Statements, Borrowing Certificate, Financial Reports and Other
Information
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(a)
Financial
Reports
. Credit Parties shall furnish to Lender (i) as soon as
available and in any event when submitted to the Securities and Exchange
Commission but no later than one hundred and five (105) calendar days after the
end of each fiscal year of Credit Parties, audited annual consolidated and
consolidating financial statements of Credit Parties, including the notes
thereto, consisting of a consolidated and consolidating balance sheet at the end
of such completed fiscal year and the related consolidated and consolidating
statements of income, retained earnings, cash flows and owners’ equity for such
completed fiscal year, which financial statements shall be prepared by an
independent certified public accounting firm satisfactory to Lender and
accompanied by related management letters, if available;
provided
that
no going concern
opinion shall be issued in connection with such financial statements, (ii) as
soon as available and in any event within thirty calendar days after the end of
each calendar month (fifty calendar days after the end of any month which
coincides with the end of a fiscal quarter and sixty days after the end of any
month which coincides with the end of a fiscal year), unaudited financial
statements of Credit Parties consisting of a balance sheet and statements of
income and cash flows as of the end of the immediately preceding
calendar month. Monthly financial statements provided to the Lender which have
been internally prepared by Borrower for any month which corresponds with the
end of a fiscal quarter or fiscal year will be subject to further adjustments by
the Credit Parties’ outside auditors before being finalized. All such
financial statements shall be prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently
applied with prior periods except for any normal quarter and year-end
adjustments which may be applied in future periods and for any changes in
accounting methodology that may have been applied since any prior
period. With each such financial statement, Credit Parties shall also
deliver a certificate of its chief financial officer or principal accounting
officer in substantially the form of
Exhibit B
hereto (a
“
Compliance
Certificate
”) stating that (A) such person has reviewed the relevant
terms of the Loan Documents and the condition of Credit Parties, (B) no Default
or Event of Default has occurred or is continuing, or, if any of the foregoing
has occurred or is continuing, specifying the nature and status and period of
existence thereof and the steps taken or proposed to be taken with respect
thereto, and (C) Credit Parties are in compliance with all financial covenants
attached as Annex I hereto. Such certificate shall be accompanied by
the calculations necessary to show compliance with the financial covenants in a
form satisfactory to Lender and (iii) simultaneously with the delivery of
monthly financial statements for any given month, an accounts payable aging
schedule showing a reconciliation to the amounts reported in the monthly
financial statements.
(b)
Other
Materials
. Credit Parties shall furnish to Lender as soon as
available, and in any event within ten calendar days after the preparation or
issuance thereof or at such other time as set forth below: (i) copies
of such financial statements (other than those required to be delivered pursuant
to
Section 8.1(a)
)
prepared by, for or on behalf of Credit Parties and any other notes, reports and
other materials related thereto, including, without limitation, any pro forma
financial statements, (ii) any reports, returns, information, notices and other
materials that any Credit Party shall send to its stockholders, members,
partners or other equity owners at any time unless such materials are publicly
available at www.sec.gov, (iii) all Medicare and Medicaid cost reports and other
documents and materials filed by Borrower and any other reports, materials or
other information regarding or otherwise relating to Medicaid or Medicare
prepared by, for or on behalf of Borrower other than internal working analyses,
(iv) simultaneously with the provision of any monthly financial statements
provided pursuant to
Section 8(a)
above to
the extent such information has not been already reflected in a Borrowing
Certificate submitted to Lender: (A) a report of the status of all payments,
denials and appeals of all Medicare and Medicaid Accounts (unless such denials
were due to clerical errors in an amount which does not require a Denial
Disclosure, and (B) a sales and collection report and accounts receivable aging
schedule, including a report of sales, credits issued and collections received,
all such reports showing a reconciliation to the amounts reported in the monthly
financial statements, (v) promptly upon receipt thereof, copies of any reports
submitted to a Borrower by its independent accountants in connection with any
interim audit of the books of such Person or any of its Affiliates and copies of
each management control letter provided by such independent accountants, (vi)
within thirty (30) calendar days after the execution thereof, a copy of any
contracts with the federal government or with a Governmental Authority in the
State of New York, Vermont or Washington
and (vii) such
additional information, documents, statements, reports and other materials as
Lender may reasonably request from a credit or security perspective or otherwise
from time to time.
(c)
Notices
. Credit
Parties shall promptly, and in any event within four calendar days after
Borrower or any authorized officer of Borrower obtains knowledge thereof, notify
Lender in writing of (i) any pending or threatened litigation, suit,
investigation, arbitration, dispute resolution proceeding or administrative
proceeding brought against or initiated by Borrower or otherwise affecting or
involving or relating to Borrower or any of its property or assets to the extent
(A) the amount in controversy exceeds $125,000.00, or (B) to the extent any of
the foregoing seeks injunctive relief (except for actions in which Borrower is
seeking injunctive relief against former employees of Borrower in order to
enforce a confidentiality, non-solicitation, non-competition agreement or other
similar agreement), (ii) any Default or Event of Default, which notice shall
specify the nature and status thereof, the period of existence thereof and what
action is proposed to be taken with respect thereto, (iii) any other
development, event, fact, circumstance or condition that would reasonably be
expected to result in a Material Adverse Change, in each case describing the
nature and status thereof and the action proposed to be taken with respect
thereto, (iv) any notice received by a Borrower from any payor of a claim, suit
or other action such payor has, claims or has filed against such Borrower, (v)
any matter(s) affecting the value, enforceability or collectability of any of
the Collateral, including, without limitation, claims or disputes in the amount
of $100,000.00 or more, singly or in the aggregate, in existence at any one
time, (vi) any notice given by Borrower to any other lender of such Borrower and
shall furnish to Lender a copy of such notice, (vii) receipt of any notice or
request from any Governmental Authority or governmental payor regarding any
liability or claim of liability in excess of $100,000.00 singly or in the
aggregate, (viii) receipt of any notice by Borrower regarding termination of any
manager of any facility owned, operated or leased by such Borrower, (ix) if any
Account becomes evidenced or secured by an Instrument or Chattel Paper and (x)
any pending, threatened or actual investigation or survey of Borrower, its
directors, officers or managing employees by any of the Medicare, Medicaid or
CHAMPUS/TRICARE programs, or any other third party payor programs, (xi) Borrower
becoming a party to a Corporate Integrity Agreement with the Office of Inspector
General of the Department of Health and Human Services, (xii) Borrower becoming
subject to reporting obligations pursuant to any settlement agreement entered
into with any Governmental Authority, (xiii) Borrower becoming the subject of
any government payor program investigation conducted by any federal or state
enforcement agency, (xiv) Borrower becoming a defendant in any qui tam/False
Claims Act litigation, (xv) Borrower being served with or received any search
warrant, subpoena, civil investigative demand or contact letter by or from any
federal or state enforcement agency relating to an investigation or (xvi)
Borrower becoming subject to any written complaint filed with or submitted to
any Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over such Borrower or filed with
or submitted to such Borrower pursuant to such Borrower’s policies relating to
the filing or submissions of such types of complaints, from employees,
independent contractors, vendors, physicians, or any other person that would
indicate that such Borrower has violated any law, regulation or
law.
(d)
Consents
. Credit
Parties shall use their best efforts to obtain and deliver from time to time all
required consents, approvals and agreements from such third parties as Lender
shall determine are necessary or desirable in its Permitted Discretion, each of
which must be satisfactory to Lender in its Permitted Discretion and acceptable
to such third party, with respect to (i) the Loan Documents and the transactions
contemplated thereby, (ii) claims against a Borrower or the Collateral, and/or
(iii) any agreements, consents, documents or instruments to which Borrower is a
party or by which any properties or assets of Borrower or any of the Collateral
is or are bound or subject, including, without limitation, Landlord Waivers and
Consents with respect to leases.
(e)
Operating
Budget
. Credit Parties shall furnish to Lender on or prior to
the Closing Date and for each fiscal year of Credit Parties prior to the
commencement of such fiscal year, a draft of consolidated and consolidating
month by month projected operating budgets, annual projections, profit and loss
statements, balance sheets and cash flow reports of and for Credit Parties for
such upcoming fiscal year (including an income statement for each month and a
balance sheet as at the end of the last month in each fiscal quarter), in each
case prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently applied with prior periods,
provided, that, (A) such Budget as submitted to the Board of Directors of
Borrower for approval shall be provided to Lender by Borrower not less than
sixty (60) days after commencement of such fiscal year and (B) a final version
of the budget as approved by the Board of Directors of Borrower for each fiscal
year shall be provided to Lender by Borrower not less than ten (10) calendar
days after the approval of such budget or any revision thereof by the Board of
Directors.
(f)
Ancillary Materials to be
Furnished Upon Request
. Upon written request by Lender, Credit
Parties shall use its best efforts to furnish to Lender within ten (10) calendar
days after the request therefore the following kinds of information: (1) any
other reports, materials or other information regarding or otherwise relating to
Medicaid or Medicare prepared by, for, or on behalf of, Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries, including, without limitation, (A) copies of licenses and permits
required by any applicable federal, state, foreign or local law, statute,
ordinance or regulation or Governmental Authority for the operation of its
business (B) Medicare and Medicaid provider numbers and agreements, (C) state
surveys pertaining to any healthcare facility operated or owned or leased by
Borrower or any of its Affiliates or Subsidiaries, (D) participating agreements
relating to medical plans (ii) copies of material licenses and permits required
by applicable federal, state, foreign or local law, statute, ordinance or
regulation or Governmental Authority for the Operation of Borrower’s
business.
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8.3.
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Conduct
of Business and Maintenance of Existence and
Assets
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Borrower
shall (i) conduct its business in accordance with good business practices
customary to the industry, (ii) engage principally in the same or similar lines
of business substantially as heretofore conducted, (iii) collect its Accounts in
the ordinary course of business, (iv) maintain all of its material properties,
assets and equipment used or useful in its business in good repair, working
order and condition (normal wear and tear excepted and except as may be disposed
of in the ordinary course of business and in accordance with the terms of the
Loan Documents and otherwise as determined by such Borrower using commercially
reasonable business judgment), (v) from time to time to make all necessary or
desirable repairs, renewals and replacements thereof, as determined by such
Borrower using commercially reasonable business judgment, (vi) maintain and keep
in full force and effect its existence and all material Permits and
qualifications to do business and good standing in each jurisdiction in which
the ownership or lease of property or the nature of its business makes such
Permits or qualification necessary and in which failure to maintain such Permits
or qualification could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse
Change; and (vii) remain in good standing and maintain operations in all
jurisdictions in which currently located.
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8.4.
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Compliance
with Legal and Other
Obligations
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Each
Credit Party shall (i) comply with all laws, statutes, rules, regulations,
ordinances and tariffs of all Governmental Authorities applicable to it or its
business, assets or operations, including applicable requirements which where
promulgated pursuant to HIPAA (ii) pay all taxes, assessments, fees,
governmental charges, claims for labor, supplies, rent and all other obligations
or liabilities of any kind, except liabilities being contested in good faith and
against which adequate reserves have been established, (iii) perform in
accordance with its terms each contract, agreement or other
arrangement to which it is a party or by which it or any of the
Collateral is bound, except where the failure to comply, pay or perform could
not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change, (iv) maintain
and comply with all Permits necessary to conduct its business and comply with
any new or additional requirements that may be imposed on it or its business,
and (v) properly file all Medicaid, Medicare and CHAMPUS/TRICARE cost
reports. Without limiting the foregoing, Borrower is, and while this
Agreement shall remain in effect shall remain, qualified for participation in
the Medicare, Medicaid and CHAMPUS/TRICARE programs; Borrower has, and while
this Agreement shall remain in effect shall maintain, a current and valid
provider contract with such programs; Borrower is, and while this Agreement
shall remain in effect shall remain, in compliance with the conditions of
participation in such programs; and Borrower has, and while this Agreement shall
remain in effect shall maintain, all approvals or qualification necessary for
capital reimbursement for any facility operated by Borrower. While
this Agreement shall remain in effect, all billing practices of Borrower with
respect to any facility operated by Borrower and all third party payors,
including the Medicare, Medicaid and CHAMPUS/TRICARE programs and private
insurance companies, shall remain in compliance with all applicable laws,
regulations and policies of such third party payors and the Medicare, Medicaid
and CHAMPUS/TRICARE programs.
Borrower
shall keep (i) all of its insurable properties and assets adequately insured in
all material respects against losses, damages and hazards as are customarily
insured against by businesses engaging in similar activities or owning similar
assets or properties and at least the minimum amount required by applicable law,
including, without limitation, medical malpractice and professional liability
insurance, as applicable; (ii) maintain general public liability insurance at
all times against liability on account of damage to persons and property having
such limits, deductibles, exclusions and co-insurance and other provisions as
are customary for a business engaged in activities similar to those of Credit
Parties; and (iii) maintain insurance under all applicable workers’ compensation
laws; all of the foregoing insurance policies to (A) be satisfactory in
form and substance to Lender, (B) expressly provide that they cannot be amended
to reduce coverage or canceled without thirty (30) calendar days prior
written notice to Lender and that they inure to the benefit of Lender
notwithstanding any action or omission or negligence of or by such Credit Party
or any insured thereunder. With respect to property insurance
covering business interruption, accounts receivable and the books and records in
connection therewith, Lender shall be named as loss payee and additional insured
and with respect to general liability insurance Lender shall be named as
additional insured.
Each
Credit Party shall (i) keep complete and accurate books of record and account in
accordance with commercially reasonable business practices in which true and
correct entries are made of all of its and their dealings and transactions in
all material respects; and (ii) set up and maintain on its books such reserves
as may be required by GAAP with respect to doubtful accounts and all taxes,
assessments, charges, levies and claims and with respect to its business, and
include such reserves in its quarterly as well as year end financial
statements.
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8.7.
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Inspections;
Periodic Audits and
Reappraisals
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Each
Credit Party shall permit the representatives of Lender, at the expense of
Credit Parties, from time to time during normal business hours, but no more
frequently than three times per year so long as no Default or Event of Default
occurs and is continuing upon reasonable notice, to (i) visit and inspect any of
its offices or properties or any other place where Collateral is located to
inspect the Collateral and/or to examine or audit all of its books of account,
records, reports and other papers, (ii) make copies and extracts therefrom, and
(iii) discuss its business, operations, prospects, properties, assets,
liabilities, condition and/or Accounts with its officers and independent public
accountants (and by this provision such officers and accountants are authorized
to discuss the foregoing) upon seven (7) Business Days prior written notice;
provided, however, that (A) Borrower shall not be obligated to reimburse Lender
for more than three (3) visits, inspections, examinations and audits under the
foregoing clause (i) conducted during any fiscal year while no Default or Event
of Default exists at a cost of $850 per auditor per day plus all out-of-pocket
expenses of Lender (it being agreed and understood that the Borrower shall be
Obligated to reimburse Lender for all such visits, inspections, examinations and
audits conducted while any Default or Event of Default exists); and (B) no
notice shall be required to do any of the foregoing if any Event of Default has
occurred and is continuing.
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8.8.
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Further
Assurances; Post-Closing
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At Credit Parties’ cost and expense,
each Credit Party shall (i) within five Business Days after Lender’s
request, take such further actions, obtain such consents and approvals and duly
execute and deliver such further agreements, assignments, instructions or
documents as Lender may deem necessary in its Permitted Discretion with respect
to furtherance of the purposes, terms and conditions of the Loan Documents and
the consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby, whether before, at or
after the performance or consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or
the occurrence of a Default or Event of Default, (ii) without limiting and
notwithstanding any other provision of any Loan Document, execute and deliver,
or cause to be executed and delivered, such agreements and documents, and take
or cause to be taken such actions, and otherwise perform, observe and comply
with such obligations, as are set forth on
Schedule 8.8
,
and (iii) upon the
exercise by Lender or any of its Affiliates of any power, right, privilege or
remedy pursuant to any Loan Document or under applicable law or at equity which
requires any consent, approval, registration, qualification or authorization of
any Governmental Authority, execute and deliver, or cause the execution and
delivery of, all applications, certificates, instruments and other documents
requested by Lender in its Permitted Discretion that may be so required for such
consent, approval, registration, qualification or
authorization. Without limiting the foregoing, upon the exercise by
Lender or any of its Affiliates of any right or remedy under any Loan Document
which requires any consent, approval or registration with, consent,
qualification or authorization by, any Person, Credit Parties shall execute and
deliver, or cause the execution and delivery of, all applications, certificates,
instruments and other documents that Lender or its Affiliate may be required to
obtain for such consent, approval, registration, qualification or
authorization.
Borrower
shall use the proceeds from the Revolving Facility only for the purposes set
forth in the first “WHEREAS” clause of this Agreement.
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8.12.
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Taxes
and Other Charges
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(a) All
payments and reimbursements to Lender made under any Loan Document shall be free
and clear of and without deduction for all taxes, levies, imposts, deductions,
assessments, charges or withholdings, and all liabilities with respect thereto
of any nature whatsoever, excluding taxes to the extent imposed on Lender’s net
income. If any Credit Party shall be required by law to deduct any
such amounts from or in respect of any sum payable under any Loan Document to
Lender, then the sum payable to Lender shall be increased as may be necessary so
that, after making all required deductions, Lender receives an amount equal to
the sum it would have received had no such deductions been
made. Notwithstanding any other provision of any Loan Document, if at
any time after the Closing (i) any change in any existing law, regulation,
treaty or directive or in the interpretation or application thereof, (ii) any
new law, regulation, treaty or directive enacted or any interpretation or
application thereof, or (iii) compliance by Lender with any new request or
new directive (whether or not having the force of law) from any Governmental
Authority after the date of Closing: (A) subjects Lender to any tax,
levy, impost, deduction, assessment, charge or withholding of any kind
whatsoever directly arising from any Loan Document or from payments directly
received by the Lender from any Credit Party pursuant to the Loan Documents
(except for net income taxes, franchise taxes imposed in lieu of net income
taxes, and any other taxes on the general affairs of the Lender which may be
imposed generally by federal, state or local taxing authorities with respect to
interest or commitment fees or other fees payable hereunder or changes in the
rate of tax on the overall net income of Lender), or (B) imposes on Lender any
other condition or increased cost directly in connection with the transactions
contemplated thereby or participations therein (specifically excluding any
general costs imposed on Lender by any government entity that are not directly
related to the obligations hereunder); and the result of any of the foregoing is
to directly increase the cost to Lender of making or continuing any Loan
hereunder or to reduce any amount receivable hereunder, then, in any such case,
Credit Parties shall promptly, and in any event within ten (10) Business days of
Credit Party’s receipt of notice from Lender, pay to Lender any additional
amounts necessary to compensate Lender, on an after-tax basis, for such
additional cost or reduced amount as determined by Lender. If Lender
becomes entitled to claim any additional amounts pursuant to this
Section 8.12
it shall
promptly notify Credit Parties of the event by reason of which Lender has become
so entitled and contain a calculation of such additional amounts that are
proposed to be due and payable and shall answer any questions and provide any
explanation reasonably requested by Borrower in good faith to understand the
nature and purported reason for such additional amounts.
(b) Credit
Parties shall promptly, and in any event within five Business Days after any
Credit Party or any authorized officer of any Credit Party obtains knowledge
thereof, notify Lender in writing of any oral or written communication from any
taxing authority or otherwise with respect to any (i) tax investigations,
relating to such Credit Party directly, or relating to any consolidated tax
return which was filed on behalf of such Credit Party, (ii) notices of tax
assessment or possible tax assessment, (iii) years that are designated open
pending tax examination or audit, and (iv) information that could give rise to
any tax liability or assessment.
Without limiting or being limited by
any other provision of any Loan Document, each Credit Party at all times shall
retain and use a Person acceptable to Lender to process, manage and pay its
payroll taxes and shall cause to be delivered to Lender within ten calendar days
after the end of each calendar month a report of its payroll taxes for the
immediately preceding calendar month and evidence of payment
thereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, being copied on Borrower’s
payroll reports within the period specified in the preceding sentence shall
satisfy this requirement; provided that such payroll report sets forth the
status of payroll taxes.
If at any time after the Closing Date
Borrower shall form or acquire any new Subsidiary, Borrower shall promptly, and
in any event not later than fifteen calendar days after the creation or
acquisition of such Subsidiary or such longer period as Lender may determine in
writing, execute, and cause such new Subsidiary to execute, and deliver to
Lender such joinder agreements and amendments to this Agreement and the other
Loan Documents, including executing and delivering allonges to any Notes to the
extent issued hereunder in form and substance satisfactory to Lender and
providing such other documentation as Lender may reasonably request, including,
without limitation, UCC searches, as applicable, and filings, legal opinions and
corporate authorization documentation, and to take such other actions in each
case as Lender deems necessary or advisable to (a) join and make such new
Subsidiary a co-Borrower hereunder and thereunder, subject to all the rights and
benefits and obligations and burdens of a Borrower hereunder, (b) grant to
Lender a perfected first priority security interest in the Collateral of such
new Subsidiary subject to no Liens other than the Permitted Liens.
Each Credit Party, jointly and
severally, covenants and agrees that, until the indefeasible payment in full in
cash, and the full performance of all, of the Obligations and termination of
this Agreement:
Borrower
shall not violate the financial covenants set forth on
Annex I
to this
Agreement, which is incorporated herein and made a part hereof.
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9.2.
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Permitted
Indebtedness
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Borrower
shall not create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Indebtedness, other than
Permitted Indebtedness. Borrower shall not make prepayments on any
existing or future Indebtedness to any Person other than to Lender or to the
extent specifically permitted by this Agreement or any subsequent agreement
between Borrower and Lender.
Borrower
shall not create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien upon, in or against,
or pledge of, any of the Collateral or any of its other properties or assets of
Borrower including but not limited to Deposit Accounts, cash or other money and
Investment Property, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, except Permitted
Liens.
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9.4.
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Investments;
New Facilities or Collateral;
Subsidiaries
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Except as
set forth on Schedule 9.4, Borrower shall not, directly or indirectly, enter
into any agreement to, (i) purchase, own, hold, invest in or otherwise
acquire obligations or stock or securities of, or any other interest in, or all
or substantially all of the assets of, any Person or any joint venture, or
(ii) make or permit to exist any loans, advances or guarantees to or for
the benefit of any Person or assume, guarantee, endorse, contingently agree to
purchase or otherwise become liable for or upon or incur any obligation of any
Person (other than those created by the Loan Documents and Permitted
Indebtedness and other than (A) trade credit extended in the ordinary
course of business, (B) advances for business travel and similar temporary
advances made in the ordinary course of business to officers, directors and
employees, (C) investments in Cash Equivalents and (D) the endorsement of
negotiable instruments for deposit or collection or similar transactions in the
ordinary course of business). Borrower shall not, directly or
indirectly, purchase, own, operate, hold, invest in or otherwise acquire any
facility, property or assets or any Collateral that is not located at the
locations set forth on
Schedule 7.18B
unless
Borrower shall provide to Lender at least ten (10) Business Days prior written
notice. Borrower shall not have any Subsidiaries other than those
Subsidiaries, if any, existing at Closing and set forth on
Schedule 7.3
., unless
Borrower and new Subsidiary fully complies with
Section 8.14
hereof.
Notwithstanding
the foregoing, Borrower shall be permitted to make Permitted Acquisitions with
Lender’s prior written consent;
provided
,
however
, that the
consent of Lender shall not be required if the cash consideration paid in
respect of the Permitted Acquisition does not exceed $1,000,000 per acquisition
or $2,000,000 in the aggregate during the Term and Borrower fully complies with
Section 8.14
hereof.
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9.5.
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Dividends;
Redemptions
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Borrower
shall not (i) declare, pay or make any Distribution, (ii) apply any of its
funds, property or assets to the acquisition, redemption or other retirement of
any Capital Stock, (iii) otherwise make any payments or Distributions to any
stockholder, member, partner or other equity owner in such Person’s capacity as
such, or (iv) make any payment of any Management or Service Fee;
provided
however
, that absent
the occurrence and continuation of a Default or Event of Default, and if a
Default or Event of Default would not arise therefrom, Borrower may: (x) make
Permitted Distributions, (y) declare, pay or make Distributions payable in its
stock, or split-ups or reclassifications of its stock; and (z) redeem its
capital stock from terminated employees pursuant to, but only to the extent
required under, the terms of the related employment agreements.
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9.6.
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Transactions
with Affiliates
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Except as
set forth on Schedule 9.6, Borrower shall not enter into or consummate any
transaction of any kind with any of its Affiliates or Guarantor or any of their
respective Affiliates other than: (i) salary, bonus, severance, employee stock
option and other compensation, consulting and employment arrangements with
directors or officers in the ordinary course of business,
provided,
that,
no payment of
any cash bonus or severance shall be permitted if a Default or Event of Default
has occurred and remains in effect or would be caused by or result from such
payment, and no payment of any severance shall be made, individually or in the
aggregate, in excess of $500,000 in any twelve (12) month period, (ii)
Distributions permitted pursuant to
Section 9.5
, and
(iii) the making of payments permitted under and pursuant to a written agreement
entered into by and between Borrower and one or more of its Affiliates that
reflects and constitutes a transaction on overall terms at least as favorable to
Borrower as would be the case in an arm’s-length transaction between unrelated
parties of equal bargaining power;
provided
,
that,
notwithstanding
the foregoing Borrower shall not (Y) enter into or consummate any transaction or
agreement pursuant to which it becomes a party to any mortgage, note, indenture
or guarantee evidencing any Indebtedness of any of its Affiliates or otherwise
to become responsible or liable, as a guarantor, surety or otherwise, pursuant
to agreement for any Indebtedness of any such Affiliate, or (Z) make any
payments to any of its Affiliates in excess of $100,000 in the aggregate during
any consecutive twelve calendar month period without the prior written consent
of Lender (other than payments permitted pursuant to clause (i) or (ii)
above).
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9.7.
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Charter
Documents; Fiscal Year; Dissolution; Use of
Proceeds
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No Credit
Party shall (i) amend, modify, restate or change its certificate of
incorporation or formation or bylaws or similar charter documents without the
prior written consent of the Lender, which consent shall not be unreasonably
withheld,
(ii) change its
fiscal year unless such Credit Party demonstrates to Lender’s satisfaction
compliance with the covenants contained herein for both the fiscal year in
effect prior to any change and the new fiscal year period by delivery to Lender
of appropriate interim and annual pro forma, historical and current compliance
certificates for such periods and such other information as Lender may
reasonably request, (iii) amend, alter or suspend or terminate or make
provisional in any material way, any material Permit without the prior written
consent of Lender, which consent shall not be unreasonably
withheld. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Lender acknowledges that
the following will not be deemed to be a violation of this covenant: (A) any
suspension of any license or Permit in any state caused by the departure of any
scientific or medical personnel, and (B) any amendment of a license or permit in
the ordinary course of business to enable Borrower to pursue additional
opportunities; provided that neither (A) nor (B) shall result in the impairment
of Borrower’s ability to collect any Account or account receivable,
(iv) wind up, liquidate or dissolve (voluntarily or involuntarily) or
commence or suffer any proceedings seeking or that would result in any of the
foregoing, (v) use any proceeds of any Advance for “purchasing” or “carrying”
“margin stock” as defined in Regulations U, T or X of the Board of Governors of
the Federal Reserve System, or (vi) without providing at least thirty calendar
days prior written notice to Lender, change its name or organizational
identification number, if it has one.
No Credit Party shall (a) furnish to
Lender any certificate or other document created or produced by Borrower that
contains any untrue statement of a material fact or that omits to state a
material fact necessary to make it not misleading in light of the circumstances
under which it was furnished as of the date it was provided to Lender; and (b)
furnish any document created or produced by a third party that Borrower knows
(A) contains any untrue statement of a material fact or (B) omits to state a
material fact necessary to make it not misleading in light of the circumstances
under which it was furnished.
No Credit Party shall alter, amend,
restate, or otherwise modify, or withdraw, terminate or re-file the IRS Form
8821 required to be delivered pursuant to the Conditions Precedent in
Section 6.1
hereof.
Notwithstanding
any other provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, Borrower shall
not, nor shall it permit any of its Subsidiaries to, sell, lease, transfer,
assign or otherwise dispose of any interest in any properties or assets (other
than obsolete fixed assets or excess fixed assets no longer needed in the
conduct of the business in the ordinary course of business and sales of
Inventory in the ordinary course of business), or agree to do any of the
foregoing at any future time, except that:
(a) Borrower
may lease or sublease (as lessor or sub-lessor) real or personal
property pursuant to a true lease not constituting Indebtedness and
not entered into as part of a sale and leaseback transaction, in each case in
the ordinary course of business and which could not reasonably be expected to
result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(b) Borrower
may arrange for warehousing, fulfillment or storage of Inventory at locations
not owned or leased by Borrower, in each case in the ordinary course of
business;
(c) Borrower
may license or sublicense Intellectual Property to third parties in the ordinary
course of business;
provided,
that,
such licenses
or sublicenses shall not interfere with the business or other operations of
Borrower; and
(d) Borrower
may consummate such other sales or dispositions of property or assets in excess
of $50,000 (including any sale or transfer or disposition of all or any part of
its assets and thereupon and within one year thereafter rent or lease the assets
so sold or transferred) only to the extent prior written notice has been given
to Lender and to the extent Lender has given its prior written consent thereto,
subject in each case to such conditions as may be set forth in such
consent.
(a) No
Credit Party nor any Subsidiary of any Credit Party (i) will be or become a
Person whose Property or interests in Property are blocked or subject to
blocking pursuant to Section 1 of Executive Order 13224 of September 23,
2001 Blocking property and Prohibiting Transactions With Persons Who Commit,
Threaten to Commit or Support Terrorism (66 Fed. Reg. 49079(2001), (ii) will
engage in any dealings or transactions prohibited by Section 2 of such executive
order, or otherwise be associated with any such Person in any manner violative
of Section 2 of such executive order, or (iii) otherwise will become a Person on
the list of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons or subject to the
limitations or prohibitions under any other OFAC regulation or executive
order.
Borrower shall not maintain a greater
balance in any payroll account than is necessary to support Borrower’s current
payroll and payroll for one additional payroll cycle (bi-monthly or weekly as
applicable).
The
occurrence of any one or more of the following shall constitute an “
Event of
Default
:”
(a) any
Credit Party shall fail to pay any amount on the Obligations when due (whether
on any payment date, at maturity, by reason of acceleration, by notice of
intention to prepay, by required prepayment or otherwise);
(b) any
representation, statement or warranty made or deemed made by any Credit Party in
any Loan Document or in any other certificate, document or report delivered in
conjunction with any Loan Document, shall not be true and correct in all
material respects or shall have been false or misleading in any material respect
on the date when made or deemed to have been made;
(c) any
Credit Party or other party thereto other than Lender shall be in violation,
breach or default of, or shall fail to perform, observe or comply with any
covenant, obligation or agreement set forth in, any Loan Document and such
violation, breach, default or failure shall not be cured within the applicable
period set forth in the applicable Loan Document;
provided
that
, with respect to
the affirmative covenants set forth in
Article VIII
(other
than
Sections 8.1(c),
8.3, 8.8, 8.9
,
for which there shall be no cure period and
Section 8.5
for which
there shall be a five (5) Business Day cure period), there shall be a thirty
calendar day cure period commencing from the earlier of (i) Receipt by such
Person of written notice of such breach, default, violation or failure, and
(ii) the time at which such Person or any authorized officer thereof knew
or became aware, or should have known or been aware, of such failure, violation,
breach or default, but no Advances will be made during the cure
period;
(d) (i)
any of the Loan Documents ceases to be in full force and effect, or (ii) any
Lien created thereunder ceases to constitute a valid perfected first priority
Lien on the Collateral in accordance with the terms thereof, or Lender ceases to
have a valid perfected first priority security interest in any of the Collateral
pledged to Lender pursuant to the Loan Documents;
provided,
that
, with respect to
non-material breaches or violations that constitute Events of Default under
clause (ii) of this
Section 10(d)
, there
shall be a five (5) Business Day cure period commencing from the earlier of
(A) Receipt by the applicable Person of written notice of such breach or
violation or of any event, fact or circumstance constituting or resulting in any
of the foregoing, and (B) the time at which such Person or any authorized
officer thereof knew or became aware, or should have known or been aware, of
such breach or violation and resulting Event of Default or of any event, fact or
circumstance constituting or resulting in any of the foregoing;
(e) one
or more tax judgments, decrees, arbitrations or other binding award is rendered
against any Credit Party in an amount in excess of $25,000 individually or
$75,000 in the aggregate in any consecutive 12-month period, which is/are not
satisfied, stayed, vacated or discharged of record within thirty calendar days
of being rendered but no Advances will be made before the judgment is stayed,
vacated or discharged unless otherwise agreed to in writing by Lender except for
the US Labs Award;
(f) (i) any
default occurs, which is not cured or waived, (x) in the payment when due
of any amount with respect to any Indebtedness (other than the Obligations) of
any Credit Party having an aggregate principal balance of at least $100,000,
(y) in the performance, observance or fulfillment of any provision
contained in any agreement, contract, document or instrument to which any Credit
Party is a party or to which any of their properties or assets are subject or
bound under or pursuant to which any Indebtedness having an aggregate principal
balance of at least $100,000 was issued, created, assumed, guaranteed or secured
and such default continues for more than any applicable grace period or permits
the holder of any Indebtedness to accelerate the maturity thereof, or (ii) any
Indebtedness of any Credit Party is declared to be due and payable or is
required to be prepaid (other than by a regularly scheduled payment) prior to
the stated maturity thereof, or any obligation of such Person for the payment of
Indebtedness (other than the Obligations) is not paid when due or within any
applicable grace period, or any such obligation becomes or is declared to be due
and payable before the expressed maturity thereof, or there occurs an event
which, with the giving of notice or lapse of time, or both, would cause any such
obligation to become, or allow any such obligation to be declared to be, due and
payable;
(g) any
Credit Party shall (i) be unable to pay its debts generally as they become due,
(ii) make a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors, (iii)
commence, or consent to, a proceeding for the appointment of a receiver,
trustee, liquidator or conservator of itself or of the whole or any substantial
part of its property, or (iv) file a petition seeking reorganization or
liquidation or similar relief under any Debtor Relief Law;
(h) a
court of competent jurisdiction shall (A) enter an order, judgment or decree
appointing a custodian, receiver, trustee, liquidator or conservator of any
Credit Party or the whole or any substantial part of any such Person’s
properties, which shall continue unstayed and in effect for a period of sixty
calendar days, (B) shall approve a petition filed against any Credit Party
seeking reorganization, liquidation or similar relief under the any Debtor
Relief Law, which is not dismissed within sixty calendar days or, (C) under
the provisions of any Debtor Relief Law, assume custody or control of any Credit
Party or of the whole or any substantial part of any such Person’s properties,
which is not irrevocably relinquished within sixty calendar days, or
(ii) there is commenced against any Credit Party any proceeding or petition
seeking reorganization, liquidation or similar relief under any Debtor Relief
Law and either (A) any such proceeding or petition is not unconditionally
dismissed within sixty calendar days after the date of commencement, or (B) any
Credit Party takes any action to indicate its approval of or consent to any such
proceeding or petition, but no Advances will be made before any such order,
judgment or decree described above is stayed, vacated or discharged, any such
petition described above is dismissed, or any such custody or control described
above is relinquished;
(i) (i)
any Change of Control occurs or any binding agreement (that does not require
Lender’s consent as a condition to closing) to cause or that may result in any
such Change of Control is entered into, (ii) any Material Adverse Change occurs
or is reasonably expected to occur, (iii) any Liability Event occurs or is
reasonably expected to occur, or (iv) any Credit Party ceases any material
portion of its business operations as currently conducted;
(j) Lender
receives any indication or evidence that (i) any Credit Party may have directly
or indirectly been engaged in any type of activity, which, in Lender’s Permitted
Discretion, might result in forfeiture of any property with a value in excess of
$50,000 to any Governmental Authority which shall have continued unremedied for
a period of ten calendar days after written notice from Lender (but no Advances
will be made before any such activity ceases) or (ii) any Credit Party or any of
their respective directors or senior officers is criminally indicted or
convicted under any law that could lead to a forfeiture of any
Collateral;
(k) uninsured
damage to, or loss, theft or destruction of, any portion of the Collateral
occurs that exceeds $50,000 in the aggregate;
(l) the
issuance of any process for levy, attachment or garnishment or execution upon or
prior to any judgment against any Credit Party or any of their property or
assets in excess of $100,000.
Upon the
occurrence of an Event of Default, notwithstanding any other provision of any
Loan Document, Lender may, without notice or demand, do any of the following:
(i) terminate its obligations to make Advances hereunder and (ii) all or any of
the Loans and/or Notes, all interest thereon and all other Obligations shall
automatically, without any further action by Lender, be due and payable
immediately (except in the case of an Event of Default under
Section 10(d)
,
(g)
, or
(h)
, in which event
all of the foregoing shall automatically and without further act by Lender be
due and payable), and (ii) prohibit any action permitted to be taken under
Article IX hereof, in each case without presentment, demand, protest or further
notice of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived by Credit
Parties.
11.
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RIGHTS
AND REMEDIES AFTER DEFAULT
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11.1.
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Rights
and Remedies
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(a) In
addition to the acceleration provisions set forth in
Article X
above, upon
the occurrence and continuation of an Event of Default, Lender shall have the
right to exercise any and all rights, options and remedies provided for in any
Loan Document, under the UCC or at law or in equity, including, without
limitation, the right to (i) at Credit Parties’ expense, require that all or any
part of the Collateral be assembled and made available to Lender at any place
designated by Lender, (ii) reduce or otherwise change the Facility Cap, and/or
(iii) relinquish or abandon any Collateral or any Lien
thereon. Notwithstanding any provision of any Loan Document, Lender,
in its sole discretion, shall have the right, at any time that Credit Parties
fail to do so, and from time to time, without prior notice, to: (i) obtain
insurance covering any of the Collateral to the extent required hereunder; (ii)
pay for the performance of any of Obligations; (iii) discharge taxes or Liens on
any of the Collateral that are in violation of any Loan document unless Credit
Parties are in good faith with due diligence by appropriate proceedings
contesting those items; and (iv) pay for the maintenance and preservation of the
Collateral. Such expenses and advances shall be added to the
Obligations until reimbursed to Lender and shall be secured by the Collateral,
and such payments by Lender shall not be construed as a waiver by Lender of any
Event of Default or any other rights or remedies of Lender. Credit
Parties hereby waive any and all rights that they may have to a judicial hearing
in advance of the enforcement of any of Lender’s rights and remedies hereunder,
including, without limitation, its right following the occurrence of an Event of
Default to take immediate possession of the Collateral and to
exercise its rights and remedies with respect thereto.
(b) Credit
Parties agrees that notice received by it at least fifteen calendar days before
the time of any intended public sale, or the time after which any private sale
or other disposition of Collateral is to be made, shall be deemed to be
reasonable notice of such sale or other disposition. If permitted by
applicable law, any perishable Collateral which threatens to speedily decline in
value or which is sold on a recognized market may be sold immediately by Lender
without prior notice to Credit Parties. At any sale or disposition of
Collateral, Lender may (to the extent permitted by applicable law) purchase all
or any part thereof free from any right of redemption by any Credit Party which
right is hereby waived and released. Credit Parties covenant and
agree not to, and not to permit or cause any of their Subsidiaries to, interfere
with or impose any obstacle to Lender’s exercise of its rights and remedies with
respect to the Collateral. Lender, in dealing with or disposing of
the Collateral or any part thereof, shall not be required to give priority or
preference to any item of Collateral or otherwise to marshal assets or to take
possession or sell any Collateral with judicial process.
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11.2.
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Application
of Proceeds
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In
addition to any other rights, options and remedies Lender has under the Loan
Documents, the UCC, at law or in equity, all dividends, interest, rents, issues,
profits, fees, revenues, income and other proceeds collected or received from
collecting, holding, managing, renting, selling, or otherwise disposing of all
or any part of the Collateral or any proceeds thereof upon exercise of its
remedies hereunder shall be applied in the following order of
priority: (i)
first
, to the payment
of all costs and expenses of such collection, storage, lease, holding,
operation, management, sale, disposition or delivery and of conducting Credit
Parties’ business and of maintenance, repairs, replacements, alterations,
additions and improvements of or to the Collateral, and to the payment of all
sums which Lender may be required or may elect to pay, if any, for taxes,
assessments, insurance and other charges upon the Collateral or any part
thereof, and all other payments that Lender may be required or authorized to
make under any provision of this Agreement (including, without limitation, in
each such case, in-house documentation and diligence fees and legal expenses,
search, audit, recording, professional and filing fees and expenses and
reasonable attorneys' fees and all expenses, liabilities and advances made or
incurred in connection therewith); (ii)
second
, to the
payment of all other Obligations in such order or preference as Lender may
determine; and (iii)
third
, to the payment
of any surplus then remaining to Credit Parties, unless otherwise provided by
law or directed by a court of competent jurisdiction;
provided
,
that
, Credit Parties
shall be liable for any deficiency if such proceeds are insufficient to satisfy
the Obligations or any of the other items referred to in this
section.
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11.3.
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Rights
of Lender to Appoint Receiver
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Without
limiting and in addition to any other rights, options and remedies Lender has
under the Loan Documents, the UCC, at law or in equity, upon the occurrence and
continuation of an Event of Default, Lender shall have the right to apply for
and have a receiver appointed by a court of competent jurisdiction in any action
taken by Lender to enforce its rights and remedies in order to manage, protect,
preserve, sell or dispose the Collateral and continue the operation of the
business of Credit Parties and to collect all revenues and profits thereof and
apply the same to the payment of all expenses and other charges of such
receivership including the compensation of the receiver and to the payments as
aforesaid until a sale or other disposition of such Collateral shall be finally
made and consummated. To the extent not prohibited by applicable law,
each Credit Party hereby irrevocably consents to and waives any right to object
to or otherwise contest the appointment of a receiver as provided
above. Each Credit Party (i) grants such waiver and consent knowingly
after having discussed the implications thereof with counsel, (ii) acknowledges
that (A) the uncontested right to have a receiver appointed for the foregoing
purposes is considered essential by Lender in connection with the enforcement of
its rights and remedies hereunder and under the other Loan Documents and (B) the
availability of such appointment as a remedy under the foregoing circumstances
was a material factor in inducing Lender to make the Loans to such Credit Party
and (iii) to the extent not prohibited by applicable law, agrees to enter into
any and all stipulations in any legal actions, or agreements or other
instruments required or reasonably appropriate in connection with the foregoing,
and to cooperate fully with Lender in connection with the assumption and
exercise of control by any receiver over all or any portion of the
Collateral.
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11.4.
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Rights
and Remedies not Exclusive
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Lender
shall have the right in its sole discretion to determine which rights, Liens and
remedies Lender may at any time pursue, relinquish, subordinate or modify, and
such determination will not in any way modify or affect any of Lender’s rights,
Liens or remedies under any Loan Document, applicable law or
equity. The enumeration of any rights and remedies in any Loan
Document is not intended to be exhaustive, and all rights and remedies of Lender
described in any Loan Document are cumulative and are not alternative to or
exclusive of any other rights or remedies which Lender otherwise may
have. The partial or complete exercise of any right or remedy shall
not preclude any other further exercise of such or any other right or
remedy.
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11.5.
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Standards
for Exercising Remedies
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To the
extent that applicable law imposes duties on Lender to exercise remedies in a
commercially reasonably manner, Credit Parties hereby acknowledge and agree that
it is not commercially unreasonable for Lender (a) to fail to incur expenses
reasonably deemed significant by Lender to prepare Collateral for disposition or
otherwise to complete raw material or work in process into finished goods or
other finished products for disposition, (b) to fail to obtain third-party
consents for access to Collateral to be disposed of, or to obtain or, if not
required by other law, to fail to obtain governmental or third party consents
for the collection or disposition of Collateral to be collected or disposed of,
(c) to fail to exercise collection remedies against account debtors or other
persons obligated on Collateral or to remove Liens against Collateral, (d) to
exercise collection remedies against account debtors and other persons obligated
on Collateral directly or through the use of collection agencies and other
collection specialists, (e) to advertise dispositions of Collateral through
publications or media of general circulation, whether or not the Collateral is
of a specialized nature, (f) to contact other persons, whether or not in the
same business as Credit Parties, for expressions of interest in acquiring all or
any portion of the Collateral, (g) to hire one or more professional auctioneers
to assist in the disposition of Collateral, whether or not the Collateral is of
a specialized nature, (h) to dispose of Collateral by utilizing Internet sites
that provide for the auction of assets of the types included in the Collateral
or that have the reasonable capability of doing so, or that match buyers and
sellers of assets, (i) to dispose of assets in wholesale rather than retail
markets, (j) to disclaim disposition warranties, (k) to purchase insurance or
credit enhancements to insure Lender against risks of loss, collection or
disposition of Collateral or to provide to Lender a guaranteed return from the
collection or disposition of Collateral or (l) to the extent deemed appropriate
by Lender, to obtain the services of brokers, investment bankers, consultants or
other professionals to assist Lender in the collection or disposition of any of
the Collateral. Credit Parties further acknowledge that the purpose
of this
Section
11.5
is to provide non-exhaustive indications of what acts or omissions
by Lender would not be commercially unreasonable in Lender’s exercise of
remedies against the Collateral and that other acts or omissions by Lender shall
not be deemed commercially unreasonable solely on account of not being indicated
in this
Section
11.5
. Without limitation upon the foregoing, nothing contained
in this
Section
11.5
shall be construed to grant any rights to Credit Parties or to
impose any duties upon Lender that would not have been granted or imposed by
this Agreement or by applicable law in the absence of this
Section
11.5
.
12.
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WAIVERS
AND JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS
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Except as
expressly provided for herein, Credit Parties hereby waive setoff, counterclaim,
demand, presentment, protest, all defenses with respect to any and all
instruments and all notices and demands of any description, and the pleading of
any statute of limitations as a defense to any demand under any Loan
Document. Credit Parties hereby waive any and all defenses and
counterclaims they may have or could interpose in any action or procedure
brought by Lender to obtain an order of court recognizing the assignment of, or
Lien of Lender in and to, any Collateral, whether or not payable by a
Medicaid/Medicare Account Debtor. With respect to any action
hereunder, Lender conclusively may rely upon, and shall incur no
liability to Credit Parties in acting upon, any request or other communication
that Lender reasonably believes to have been given or made by a person
authorized on Credit Parties’ behalf, whether or not such person is listed on
the incumbency certificate delivered pursuant to
Section 6.1
hereof. In each such case, Credit Parties hereby waive the right to
dispute Lender's action based upon such request or other communication, absent
manifest error. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing,
Borrower expressly waives all rights, benefits and defenses, if any, applicable
or available to Borrower under either California Code of Civil Procedure
Sections 580a or 726, which provide, among other things, that the amount of any
deficiency judgment which may be recovered following either a judicial or
nonjudicial foreclosure sale is limited to the difference between the amount of
any indebtedness owed and the greater of the fair value of the security or the
amount for which the security was actually sold. Without limiting the
generality of the foregoing, Borrower further expressly waives all rights,
benefits and defenses, if any, applicable or available to Borrower under either
California Code of Civil Procedure Sections 580b, providing, generally, that no
deficiency may be recovered on a real property purchase money obligation, or
580d, providing, generally, that no deficiency may be recovered on a note
secured by a deed of trust on real property if the real property is sold under a
power of sale contained in the deed of trust.
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12.2.
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Delay;
No Waiver of Defaults
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No course
of action or dealing, renewal, release or extension of any provision of any Loan
Document, or single or partial exercise of any such provision, or delay, failure
or omission on Lender’s part in enforcing any such provision shall affect the
liability of any Credit Party or operate as a waiver of such provision or affect
the liability of any Credit Party or preclude any other or further exercise of
such provision. No waiver by any party to any Loan Document of any
one or more defaults by any other party in the performance of any of the
provisions of any Loan Document shall operate or be construed as a waiver of any
future default, whether of a like or different nature, and each such waiver
shall be limited solely to the express terms and provisions of such
waiver. Notwithstanding any other provision of any Loan Document, by
completing the Closing under this Agreement and/or by making Advances, Lender
does not waive any breach of any representation or warranty under any Loan
Document, and all of Lender’s claims and rights resulting from any such breach
or misrepresentation are specifically reserved.
EACH
PARTY TO THIS AGREEMENT HEREBY KNOWINGLY AND VOLUNTARILY WAIVES ANY RIGHT TO
TRIAL BY JURY OF ANY CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION ARISING UNDER THE LOAN DOCUMENTS
OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH OR INCIDENTAL TO THE DEALINGS OF THE PARTIES WITH
RESPECT TO THE LOAN DOCUMENTS OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED THEREBY, WHETHER
NOW EXISTING OR HEREAFTER ARISING, AND WHETHER SOUNDING IN CONTRACT, TORT OR
OTHERWISE. EACH PARTY HEREBY AGREES AND CONSENTS THAT ANY SUCH CLAIM
OR CAUSE OF ACTION SHALL BE DECIDED BY COURT TRIAL WITHOUT A JURY, AND THAT ANY
PARTY TO THIS AGREEMENT MAY FILE AN ORIGINAL COUNTERPART OR A COPY OF THIS
SECTION WITH ANY COURT AS WRITTEN EVIDENCE OF THE CONSENTS OF THE PARTIES TO THE
WAIVER OF THEIR RESPECTIVE RIGHTS TO TRIAL BY JURY.
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12.4.
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Cooperation
in Discovery and Litigation
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In any
litigation, arbitration or other dispute resolution proceeding relating to any
Loan Document, Borrower waives any and all defenses, objections and
counterclaims it may have or could interpose with respect to (i) any of its
directors, officers, employees or agents being deemed to be employees or
managing agents of Borrower for purposes of all applicable law or court rules
regarding the production of witnesses by notice for testimony (whether in a
deposition, at trial or otherwise), (ii) Lender’s counsel examining any such
individuals as if under cross-examination and using any discovery deposition of
any of them as if it were an evidence deposition, and (iii) using commercially
reasonable efforts to produce in any such dispute resolution
proceeding, all Persons, documents (whether in tangible, electronic
or other form) and other things under its control that properly relate to any
matters in dispute. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Credit Parties (A)
do not waive any rights of any directors, officers, employees or agents that
such Persons may have individually, (B) do not agree that any alternative
dispute resolution procedures other than a court trial will be automatically
applicable to the situation at hand in the event of a dispute and will only
agree to such alternative dispute resolution procedures at such time after the
facts and circumstances are known, and (C) with respect to item (iii) do not
agree to engage in any electronic discovery procedures unless agreed to at such
time in the future and at the expense of someone other than the
Borrower.
13.
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EFFECTIVE
DATE AND TERMINATION
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13.1.
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Termination
and Effective Date Thereof
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(a)
Subject to Lender’s right to
cease making Advances pursuant to
Section
2.1
or upon or
after any Event of Default, this Agreement shall continue in full force and
effect until the Obligations are Paid in Full, unless terminated sooner as
provided in this
Section 13.1(a)
. Borrower may
terminate this Agreement at any time upon not less than thirty calendar days’
prior written notice to Lender and upon full performance and indefeasible
Payment in Full
of all
Obligations after Receipt by Lender of such written notice. All of
the Obligations shall be immediately due and payable upon any termination by
Borrower pursuant to this
Section
13.1(a)
on the
Termination Date
which shall be the first Business Day after the thirty (30) day notice period
has elapsed, on which the Obligations have fully performed and indefeasibly Paid
in Full
.
Upon such full performance
and Payment in full of the Obligations Lender shall not unreasonably delay the
filing of a release of its liens.
Notwithstanding any other
provision of any Loan Document, no termination of this Agreement shall affect
Lender’s rights or any of the Obligations existing as of the effective date of
such termination, and the provisions of the Loan Documents shall continue to be
fully operative until the Obligations have been fully performed and
Paid in Full
. The Liens
granted to Lender under the Loan Documents and the financing statements filed
pursuant thereto and the rights and powers of Lender shall continue in full
force and effect notwithstanding the fact that Borrower’s borrowings hereunder
may from time to time be in a zero or credit position until all of the
Obligations have been fully performed and indefeasibly
Paid in Full
.
(b)
Upon the occurrence of a
Revolver Termination, Credit Parties shall immediately pay Lender (in addition
to the then outstanding principal, accrued interest and other Obligations
relating to the Revolving Facility pursuant to the terms of this Agreement and
any other Loan Document), as yield maintenance for the loss of bargain and not
as a penalty, an amount equal to the applicable Minimum Termination
Fee.
All
obligations, covenants, agreements, representations, warranties, waivers and
indemnities made by Credit Parties in any Loan Document shall survive the
execution and delivery of the Loan Documents, the Closing, the making of the
Advances and any termination of this Agreement until all Obligations are fully
performed and indefeasibly paid in full in cash. The obligations and
provisions of
Sections
3.6, 12.1, 12.3, 12.4, 13.1, 13.2, 15.4, 15.7 and 15.10
shall survive
termination of the Loan Documents and any payment, in full or in part, of the
Obligations.
Guarantor
hereby unconditionally and irrevocably guarantees the punctual payment when due,
whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise, of all Obligations of
each Credit Party, including, without limitation, Credit Parties, now or
hereafter existing under any Loan Document, whether for principal, interest
(including, without limitation, all interest that accrues after the commencement
of any proceeding of Borrower or any other Credit Party under any Debtor Relief
Laws), fees, commissions, expense reimbursements, indemnifications or otherwise
(such obligations, to the extent not paid by Borrower, the
“Guaranteed Obligations”
), and
agrees to pay any and all costs, fees and expenses (including reasonable counsel
fees and expenses) incurred by Lender in enforcing any rights under the guaranty
set forth in this
Article XIV
. Without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, Guarantor’s liability shall extend to
all amounts that constitute part of the Guaranteed Obligations and would be owed
by Borrower or any other Credit Party to Lender under any Loan Document, but for
the fact that they are unenforceable or not allowable due to the existence of
any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Laws involving Borrower or any other
Credit Party.
Guarantor
guarantees that the Guaranteed Obligations will be paid strictly in accordance
with the terms of the Loan Documents, regardless of any law regulation or order
now or hereafter in effect in any jurisdiction affecting any such terms or the
rights of Lender with respect thereto. The obligations of Guarantor
under this
Article XIV
are
independent of the Guaranteed Obligations, and a separate action or actions may
be brought and prosecuted against any other guarantor to enforce such
obligations, irrespective of whether any action is brought against any Credit
Party or whether any Credit Party is joined in any such action or
actions. The liability of Guarantor under this
Article XIV
shall be irrevocable, absolute and unconditional irrespective of, and, in
consideration of the direct and indirect benefits from the financing
arrangements contemplated herein enjoyed by such Guarantor. Guarantor hereby
irrevocably waives any defenses it may now or hereafter have in any way relating
to, any or all of the following: (a) any lack of validity or enforceability of
any Loan Document or any agreement or instrument relating thereto; (b) any
change in the time, manner or place of payment of, or in any other term of, all
or any of the Guaranteed Obligations, or any other amendment or waiver of or any
consent to departure from any Loan Document, including, without limitation, any
increase in the Guaranteed Obligations resulting from the extension of
additional credit to any Credit Party or otherwise; (c) any taking, exchange,
release or non-perfection of any Collateral, or any taking, release or amendment
or waiver of or consent to departure from any other guaranty, for all or any of
the Guaranteed Obligations; (d) any change, restructuring or termination of the
corporate, limited liability company or partnership structure or existence of
any Credit Party; (e) promptness, diligence, notice of acceptance and any other
notice with respect to any of the Guaranteed Obligations and this
Article XIV
and
any requirement that Lender exhaust any right or take any action against any
other Credit Party or any other Person or any Collateral; or (f) any other
circumstance (including, without limitation, any statute of limitations) or any
existence of or reliance on any representation by Lender that might otherwise
constitute a defense available to, or a discharge of, any Credit Party or any
other guarantor or surety, other than the defense of payment.
This
Article XIV
is a
continuing guaranty and shall (a) remain in full force and effect until the
indefeasible cash payment in full of the Guaranteed Obligations and all other
amounts payable under this
Article XIV
and
irrevocable termination of the Loan Agreement in accordance with its terms, (b)
be binding upon Guarantor, its successors and assigns and (c) inure to the
benefit of, and be enforceable by, Lender and its successors, assigns, pledgees,
transferees. This
Article XIV
shall continue to be effective or be reinstated, as the case may be, if at any
time any payment of any of the Guaranteed Obligations is rescinded or must
otherwise be returned to Lender or any other Person upon the insolvency,
bankruptcy or reorganization of Borrower or any other Credit Party or otherwise,
all as though such payment had not been made. Guarantor hereby waives
any right to revoke this
Article XIV
, and
acknowledges that this
Article XIV
is
continuing in nature and applies to all Guaranteed Obligations, whether existing
now or in the future.
Guarantor
will not exercise any rights that it may now or hereafter acquire against any
other Credit Party or any other guarantor or that arise from the existence,
payment, performance or enforcement of its respective obligations under this
Article XIV
,
including, without limitation, any right of subrogation, reimbursement,
exoneration, contribution or indemnification and any right to participate in any
claim or remedy of Lender against any other Credit Party or any other guarantor
or any Collateral, whether or not such claim, remedy or right arises in equity
or under contract, statute or common law including, without limitation, the
right to take or receive from any other Credit Party or any other guarantor,
directly or indirectly, in cash or other property or by set-off or in any other
manner, payment or security solely on account of such claim, remedy or right,
unless and until all of the Guaranteed Obligations and all other amounts payable
under this
Article XIV
shall have been indefeasibly paid in full in cash and all commitments to lend
hereunder shall have terminated. Guarantor agrees that any payment of
any Indebtedness of Borrower now or hereafter held by such Guarantor is hereby
subordinated in right of payment to the irrevocable and indefeasible payment in
full in cash of the Guaranteed Obligations unless otherwise agreed to in writing
by Lender or provided for in this agreement.
If any amount shall be
paid to a Guarantor in violation of the immediately preceding sentences, such
amount shall be held in trust for the benefit of Lender and shall forthwith be
paid to Lender to be credited and applied to the Guaranteed Obligations and all
other amounts payable under this
Article XIV
,
whether matured or unmatured, in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, or
to be held as Collateral for any Guaranteed Obligations or other amounts payable
under this
Article XIV
thereafter arising. If (i) a Guarantor shall make payment to Lender
of all or any part of the Guaranteed Obligations, (ii) all of the Guaranteed
Obligations and all other amounts payable under this
Article XIV
shall be indefeasibly paid in full in cash and (iii) Lender’s commitment to lend
hereunder shall have been terminated, Lender will, at such Guarantor’s request
and expense, execute and deliver to such Guarantor appropriate documents,
without recourse and without representation or warranty, necessary to evidence
the transfer by subrogation to such Guarantor of an interest in the Guaranteed
Obligations resulting from such payment by such Guarantor
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15.1.
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Governing
Law; Jurisdiction; Service of Process;
Venue
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The Loan
Documents shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal
laws of the State of Maryland without giving effect to its choice of law
provisions. Any judicial proceeding against Credit Parties with
respect to the Obligations, any Loan Document or any related agreement may be
brought in any federal or state court of competent jurisdiction located in the
State of Maryland. By execution and delivery of each Loan Document to
which it is a party, each Credit Party (i) accepts the non-exclusive
jurisdiction of the aforesaid courts and irrevocably agrees to be bound by any
judgment rendered thereby, (ii) waives personal service of process, (iii) agrees
that service of process upon it may be made by certified or registered mail,
return receipt requested, pursuant to
Section 15.5
hereof,
(iv) waives any objection to personal jurisdiction and venue of any action
instituted hereunder and agrees not to assert any defense based on lack of
jurisdiction, venue or convenience, and (v) agrees that this loan was made in
Maryland, that Lender has accepted in Maryland Loan Documents executed by such
Credit Party and has disbursed Advances under the Loan Documents in
Maryland. Nothing shall affect the right of Lender to serve process
in any manner permitted by law or shall limit the right of Lender to bring
proceedings against such Credit Party in the courts of any other jurisdiction
having jurisdiction, including any jurisdiction in which Collateral is located
for purposes of exercising rights and remedies with respect to such
Collateral. Any judicial proceedings against Lender involving,
directly or indirectly, the Obligations, any Loan Document or any related
agreement shall be brought only in a federal or state court located in the State
of Maryland. All parties acknowledge that they participated in the
negotiation and drafting of this Agreement, that the parties were represented by
counsel of their choice in connection with the negotiation and drafting of this
Agreement, that the parties to this Agreement are sophisticated parties entering
into a commercial transaction, and that, accordingly, no party shall move or
petition a court construing this Agreement to construe it more stringently
against one party than against any other.
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15.2.
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Successors
and Assigns; Participations; New
Lenders
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The Loan
Documents shall inure to the benefit of Lender, Transferees and all future
holders of the Loan, any Note, the Obligations and/or any of the Collateral, and
each of their respective successors and assigns. Each Loan Document
shall be binding upon the Persons’ other than Lender that are parties thereto
and their respective successors and assigns, and no such Person may assign,
delegate or transfer any Loan Document or any of its rights or obligations
thereunder without the prior written consent of Lender. No rights are
intended to be created under any Loan Document for the benefit of any third
party donee, creditor or incidental beneficiary of any Credit
Party. Nothing contained in any Loan Document shall be construed as a
delegation to Lender of any other Person’s duty of
performance. CREDIT PARTIES ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT LENDER AT ANY
TIME AND FROM TIME TO TIME MAY (I) DIVIDE AND RESTATE ANY NOTE, AND/OR (II)
SELL, ASSIGN OR GRANT PARTICIPATING INTERESTS IN OR TRANSFER ALL OR ANY PART OF
ITS RIGHTS OR OBLIGATIONS UNDER ANY LOAN DOCUMENT, LOANS, ANY NOTE, THE
OBLIGATIONS AND/OR THE COLLATERAL TO OTHER PERSONS (EACH SUCH TRANSFEREE,
ASSIGNEE OR PURCHASER, A
“TRANSFEREE”
). Each
Transferee shall have all of the rights and benefits with respect to the Loans,
Obligations, any Notes, Collateral and/or Loan Documents held by it as fully as
if the original holder thereof, and either Lender or any Transferee may be
designated as the sole agent to manage the transactions and obligations
contemplated therein. Notwithstanding any other provision of any Loan
Document, Lender may disclose to any Transferee all information, reports,
financial statements, certificates and documents obtained under any provision of
any Loan Document. In the event of any transfer of any portion of
Lender’s right and interest in the Obligations of this Agreement, Lender agrees
to so notify the Borrower of such transfer and include such transferee’s name
and contact information, except if such transfer is to an Affiliate of Lender or
any of Lender’s financing sources.
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15.3.
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Application
of Payments
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To the
extent that any payment made or received with respect to the Obligations is
subsequently invalidated, determined to be fraudulent or preferential, set aside
or required to be repaid to a trustee, debtor in possession, receiver, custodian
or any other Person under any Debtor Relief Law, common law or equitable cause
or any other law, then the Obligations intended to be satisfied by such payment
shall be revived and shall continue as if such payment had not been received by
Lender. Any payments with respect to the Obligations received shall
be credited and applied in such manner and order as Lender shall decide in its
sole discretion.
Each Credit Party jointly and
severally shall indemnify Lender, its Affiliates and its and their respective
managers, members, officers, employees, Affiliates, agents, representatives,
successors, assigns, accountants and attorneys (collectively, the “
Indemnified
Persons
”) from
and against any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties,
actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses and disbursements of any kind or
nature whatsoever (including, without limitation, reasonable fees and
disbursements of counsel, allocable costs of in-house counsel, and in-house
diligence fees and expenses
, subject to the provisions
governing payment of in-house counsel and outside counsel fees set forth in
Section
15.7(b)
)
which may be imposed on,
incurred by or asserted against any Indemnified Person with respect to or
arising out of, or in any litigation, proceeding or investigation instituted or
conducted by any Person with respect to any aspect of, or any transaction
contemplated by or referred to in, or any matter related to, any Loan Document
or any agreement, document or transaction contemplated thereby, whether or not
such Indemnified Person is a party thereto, except to the extent that any of the
foregoing results directly from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of
such Indemnified Person as determined by a final non-appealable judgment entered
by a court of competent jurisdiction
, in which case, any
previously made reimbursements made pursuant to this indemnification clause for
claims which were due to such gross negligence or willful misconduct shall be
immediately recoverable from such Indemnified Person
. If any
Indemnified Person uses in-house counsel for any purpose for which any Credit
Party is responsible to pay or indemnify, each Credit Party expressly agrees
that its indemnification obligations include reasonable charges for the costs
allocable for such work of such in-house counsel
, subject to the provisions
governing payment of in-house counsel and outside counsel fees set forth in
Section
15.7(b)
. Lender agrees to
give Credit Parties reasonable notice of any event of which Lender becomes aware
for which indemnification may be required under this
Section
15.4
, and Lender
may elect (but is not obligated) to direct the defense thereof, provided that
the selection of counsel shall be subject to Credit Parties’ consent, which
consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. Any
Indemnified Person may, in its reasonable discretion, take such actions as it
deems necessary and appropriate to investigate
or
defend any event or take
other remedial or corrective actions with respect thereto as may be necessary
for the protection of such Indemnified Person or the Collateral
.
Notwithstanding the
foregoing, if any insurer agrees to undertake the defense of an event (an
“
Insured
Event
”), Lender
agrees not to exercise its right to select counsel to defend the event if that
would cause any Credit Party’s insurer to deny coverage; provided, however, that
Lender reserves the right to retain counsel to represent any Indemnified Person
with respect to an Insured Event at its sole cost and expense. To the
extent that Lender obtains recovery from a third party other than an Indemnified
Person of any of the amounts that any Credit Party has paid to Lender pursuant
to the indemnity set forth in this
Section
15.4
, then
Lender shall promptly pay to such Credit Party the amount of such
recovery.
Any
notice or request under any Loan Document shall be given to any party to this
Agreement at such party’s address set forth beneath its signature on the
signature page to this Agreement, or at such other address as such party may
hereafter specify in a notice given in the manner required under this
Section
15.5
. Any notice or request hereunder shall be given only by,
and shall be deemed to have been received upon (each, a
“Receipt”
): (i) registered
or certified mail, return receipt requested, on the date on which received as
indicated in such return receipt, (ii) delivery by a nationally recognized
overnight courier, one Business Day after deposit with such courier, or (iii)
facsimile transmission upon sender’s receipt of confirmation of proper
transmission, as applicable.
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15.6.
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Severability;
Captions; Counterparts; Facsimile
Signatures
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If any
provision of any Loan Document is adjudicated to be invalid under applicable
laws or regulations, such provision shall be inapplicable to the extent of such
invalidity without affecting the validity or enforceability of the remainder of
the Loan Documents which shall be given effect so far as
possible. The captions in the Loan Documents are intended for
convenience and reference only and shall not affect the meaning or
interpretation of the Loan Documents. The Loan Documents may be
executed in one or more counterparts (which taken together, as applicable, shall
constitute one and the same instrument) and by facsimile transmission, which
facsimile signatures shall be considered original executed
counterparts. Each party to this Agreement agrees that it will be
bound by its own facsimile signature and that it accepts the facsimile signature
of each other party.
(a) Credit
Parties shall pay, whether or not the Closing occurs, all costs and expenses
incurred by Lender and/or its Affiliates, including, without limitation,
documentation and diligence fees and expenses, all search, audit, appraisal,
recording, professional and filing fees and expenses and all other out-of-pocket
charges and expenses (including, without limitation, UCC and judgment and tax
lien searches and UCC filings and fees for post-Closing UCC and judgment and tax
lien searches and wire transfer fees and audit expenses), and reasonable
attorneys’ fees and expenses, (i) in any effort to enforce, protect or collect
payment of any Obligation or to enforce any Loan Document or any related
agreement, document or instrument, (ii) in connection with entering into,
negotiating, preparing, reviewing and executing the Loan Documents and/or any
related agreements, documents or instruments, (iii) arising in any way out of
administration of the Obligations, (iv) in connection with instituting,
maintaining, preserving, enforcing and/or foreclosing on Lender’s Liens in any
of the Collateral or securities pledged under the Loan Documents, whether
through judicial proceedings or otherwise, (v) in defending or prosecuting any
actions, claims or proceedings arising out of or relating to Lender’s
transactions with Credit Parties, (vi) in seeking, obtaining or receiving any
advice with respect to its rights and obligations under any Loan Document and
any related agreement, document or instrument, and/or (vii) in connection with
any modification, restatement, supplement, amendment, waiver or extension of any
Loan Document and/or any related agreement, document or
instrument. All of the foregoing shall be charged to Credit Parties’
account and shall be part of the Obligations, and each such amount so charged
shall be deemed an Advance under the Revolving Facility and added to the
Obligations, regardless of whether a Revolver Termination has
occurred. Lender agrees that, upon written request of Borrower, it
will provide a summary description of any legal matters which were charged to
the account of the Borrower.
(b) If
Lender or any of its Affiliates uses in-house counsel for any purpose under any
Loan Document for which Credit Parties are responsible to pay or indemnify,
Credit Parties expressly agree that their Obligations include reasonable charges
for such work commensurate with the allocable costs of such in-house
counsel. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this
Agreement, so long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is
continuing, Borrower shall not be required to pay or indemnify Lender for the
allocable cost of the work of staff counsel if Lender has engaged outside
counsel for the same work.
This
Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which Credit Parties are a party
constitute the entire agreement between Credit Parties and Lender with respect
to the subject matter hereof and thereof, and supersede all prior agreements and
understandings, if any, relating to the subject matter hereof or
thereof. Any promises, representations, warranties or guarantees not
herein contained and hereinafter made shall have no force and effect unless in
writing signed by Credit Parties and Lender. No provision of this
Agreement may be changed, modified, amended, restated, waived, supplemented,
discharged, canceled or terminated orally or by any course of dealing or in any
other manner other than by an agreement in writing signed by Lender and Credit
Parties. Each party hereto acknowledges that it has been advised by
counsel in connection with the negotiation and execution of this Agreement and
is not relying upon oral representations or statements inconsistent with the
terms and provisions hereof.
Unless
expressly provided herein to the contrary, any approval, consent, waiver or
satisfaction of Lender with respect to any matter that is subject of any Loan
Document may be granted or withheld by Lender in its sole and absolute
discretion.
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15.10.
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Confidentiality
and Publicity
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(a) Lender
understands and acknowledges that this Agreement is a material obligation of the
Credit Parties, and as such, must be filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (“
SEC
”) and
through such action will become publicly available. Credit Parties
agree to submit to Lender and Lender reserves the right to review and approve
all materials that Credit Parties or any of their Affiliates prepares that
contain Lender’s name or describe or refer to any Loan Document, any of the
terms thereof or any of the transactions contemplated
thereby. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Lender acknowledges and
agrees that that a description of the principle terms of this Agreement will be
required to be stated in the Guarantor’s quarterly and annual reports filed with
the SEC, and Guarantor and its counsel shall have the final authority in any
wording so disclosed; provided, however, that Guarantor will attempt to clear
such language with the Lender prior to any filing. Lender further
acknowledges and agrees that once such language in any SEC filings has been
finalized, it can continue to appear in subsequent SEC filings without any
further review by Lender. Credit Parties shall not, and shall not
permit any of their Affiliates to, use Lender’s name (or the name of any of
Lender’s Affiliates) in connection with any of its business operations,
including without limitation, advertising, marketing or press releases or such
other similar purposes, without Lender’s prior written
consent. Lender similarly agrees that it shall not, and shall not
permit any of its Affiliates to, use Credit Parties names or logos (or the names
of any Credit Parties’ Affiliates) in any advertising, marketing or press
releases or such similar purposes, without Credit Parties prior written
consent. Nothing contained in any Loan Document is intended to permit
or authorize Credit Parties or any of their Affiliates to contract on behalf of
Lender.
(b) Credit
Parties hereby agree that Lender or any Affiliate of Lender may disclose any and
all information concerning the Loan Documents, as well as any information
regarding Credit Party and its operations, received by Lender in connection with
the Loan Documents to its lenders or funding or financing
sources.
Notwithstanding
any other provision of any Loan Document, each Credit Party voluntarily,
knowingly, unconditionally and irrevocably, with specific and express intent,
for and on behalf of itself, its managers, members, directors,
officers, employees, stockholders, Affiliates, agents, representatives,
accountants, attorneys, successors and assigns and their respective Affiliates
(collectively, the
“Releasing
Parties”
), hereby fully and completely releases and forever discharges
the Indemnified Parties and any other Person or Insurer which may be responsible
or liable for the acts or omissions of any of the Indemnified Parties, or who
may be liable for the injury or damage resulting therefrom (collectively, with
the Indemnified Parties, the
“Released
Parties”
), of and from any and all actions, causes of action, damages,
claims, obligations, liabilities, costs, expenses and demands of any kind
whatsoever, at law or in equity, matured or unmatured, vested or contingent,
that any of the Releasing Parties has against any of the Released Parties as of
the date of the Closing. Each Credit Party acknowledges that the
foregoing release is a material inducement to Lender’s decision to extend to
such Credit Party the financial accommodations hereunder and has been relied
upon by Lender in agreeing to make the Loans.
Lender
and its successors and assigns hereby (i) designate and appoint CapitalSource
Finance LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and its successors and
assigns ("
CapitalSource
"),
to act as agent for Lender and its successors and assigns under this Agreement
and all other Loan Documents, (ii) irrevocably authorize CapitalSource to take
all actions on its behalf under the provision of this Loan Agreement and all
other Loan Documents, and (iii) to exercise all such powers and rights, and to
perform all such duties and obligations hereunder and thereunder.
CapitalSource, on behalf of Lender, shall hold all Collateral, payments of
principal and interest, fees, charges and collections received pursuant to this
Agreement and all other Loan Documents. Each Credit Party acknowledges
that Lender and its successors and assigns transfer and assign to CapitalSource
the right to act as Lender's agent to enforce all rights and perform all
obligations of Lender contained herein and in all of the other Loan
Documents. Credit Parties shall within ten Business Days after Lender's
reasonable request, take such further actions, obtain such consents and
approvals and duly execute and deliver such further agreements, amendments,
assignments, instructions or documents as Lender may request to evidence the
appointment and designation of CapitalSource as agent for Lender and other
financial institutions from time to time party hereto and to the other Loan
Documents.
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15.14.
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Amendment
and Restatement
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This
Agreement amends and restates in its entirety the Original Credit
Agreement. This Agreement and the other Loan Documents govern the
present relationship between the Credit Parties and the Lender. With
respect to matters relating to the period prior to the Closing Date, all of the
provisions of the Original Credit Agreement and the security agreements, pledge
agreements, guarantees, and other documents, instruments and agreements executed
in connection therewith, are each ratified and confirmed and shall remain in
full force and effect. This Agreement, however, is in no way
intended, nor shall it be construed, to affect, replace, impair or extinguish
the creation, attachment, perfection or priority of the security interests in,
and other Liens on, the Collateral, which security interests and other Liens
each of the Credit Parties, by this Agreement, acknowledges, reaffirms and
confirms to the Lender. In addition, except as otherwise provided
herein, all obligations and liabilities and indebtedness created or existing
under, pursuant to, or as a result of, the Original Credit Agreement shall
continue in existence within the definition of “Obligations” under this
Agreement, which obligations, liabilities and indebtedness the Credit Parties,
by this Agreement, acknowledge, reaffirm and confirm. Credit Parties
agree that any outstanding commitment or other obligation to make advances or
otherwise extend credit or credit support to any Credit Party pursuant to the
Original Credit Agreement is superseded by, and renewed and consolidated under,
this Agreement. Credit Parties represent and warrant that none of
them have assigned or otherwise transferred any rights arising under the
Original Credit Agreement. In order to induce the Lender to enter
into this Agreement on the Closing Date, each Credit Party hereby represents,
warrants and covenants to Lenders that it has determined that each Credit Party
will benefit specifically and materially from the amendment and restatement of
the Original Credit Agreement pursuant to this Agreement on the Closing
Date.
[SIGNATURES
APPEAR ON THE FOLLOWING PAGE]
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties has duly executed this Amended and Restated
Revolving Credit and Security Agreement as of the date first written
above.
BORROWER
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NEOGENOMICS
LABORATORIES, INC.,
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a
Florida corporation
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By:
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/s/ George Cardoza
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Name:
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George Cardoza
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Its:
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CFO
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GUARANTOR
:
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NEOGENOMICS,
INC.,
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a
Nevada corporation
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By:
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/s/ George Cardoza
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Name:
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George Cardoza
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Its:
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CFO
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Attention:
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Telephone:
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Facsimile:
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E-Mail:
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LENDER
:
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CAPITALSOURCE
FINANCE LLC
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By:
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/s/ Arturo Velez
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Name:
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Arturo Velez
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Its:
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Authorized
signatory
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4445
Willard Avenue, 12
th
Floor
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Chevy
Chase, MD 20815
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Attention: Healthcare
Finance Group, Portfolio Manager
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Telephone:
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(301)
841-2700
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Facsimile:
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(301)
841-2340
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E-Mail:
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SCHEDULES
Schedule
2.3
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Borrower’s
Accounts
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Schedule
5.3A
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Proceedings
or Investigations
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Schedule
5.3B
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Third-Party
Contracts
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Schedule
7.11
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Intellectual
Property
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Schedule
7.15A
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Existing
Indebtedness, Investments, Guarantees and Certain
Contracts
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Schedule
7.15B
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Indebtedness
with a Maturity Date During the Term
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Schedule
7.16
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Other
Agreements
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Schedule
7.17
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Insurance
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Schedule
7.18A
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Borrower’s
Names
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Schedule
7.18B
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Places
of Business and Chief Executive Offices
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Schedule
7.18B
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Borrower’s
Locations
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Schedule
7.2
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Consents,
Approvals or Authorizations
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Schedule
7.3
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Capitalization;
List of Subsidiaries
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Schedule
7.4A
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Leases
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Schedule
7.4B
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Deposit
Accounts and Investment Accounts
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Schedule
7.5
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Affiliate
Contracts/Agreements
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Schedule
7.6
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Litigation
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Schedule
7.8
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Tax
Matters
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Schedule
8.8
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Post-Closing
Matters
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Schedule
9.2
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Indebtedness
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Schedule
9.3
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Liens
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ANNEX
I
FINANCIAL
COVENANTS
1. Minimum
Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio (Adjusted EBITDA/Fixed Charges)
For the Test Period ending on the last
day of each calendar month the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio shall not be less
than 1.25 to 1.0.
2. Minimum
Cash Velocity
For each Test Period, measured as of
the last day of each calendar month ending after March 31, 2010, Collections of
Accounts of Borrowers collectively shall not be less than 87.5% of Borrowers’
net revenue for the Revenue Period
less
the bad debt
expense recognized on the income statement for such Revenue Period.
For
purposes of the covenants set forth in this Annex I, the terms listed below
shall have the following meanings:
“
Adjusted EBITDA
”
shall mean, for any period, the sum, without duplication, of the following for
Borrower collectively on a consolidated basis: Net Income,
plus
, (a) Interest
Expense, (b) taxes on income, whether paid, payable or accrued, (c) depreciation
expense, (d) amortization expense, (e) all other non-cash, recurring charges and
expenses, excluding accruals for cash expenses made in the ordinary course of
business, (f) loss from any sale of assets, other than sales in the ordinary
course of business, (g) non-cash stock option and warrant based compensation
expense and (h) other extraordinary or non-recurring charges that
would not have otherwise been incurred in ordinary course of business as
determined in accordance to GAAP, including but not limited to, severance
payments up to the amounts permitted in
Section 9.6
,
minus
(a) gains from
any sale of assets, other than sales in the ordinary course of business and (b)
other extraordinary or non-recurring gains, in each case determined in
accordance with GAAP.
“
Cash Equivalents
”
shall mean, as of any date of determination, (a) securities issued, or directly
and fully guaranteed or insured, by the United States or any agency or
instrumentality thereof (provided that the full faith and credit of the United
States is pledged in support thereof) having maturities of not more than six
months from the date of acquisition, (b) U.S. dollar denominated time deposits,
certificates of deposit and bankers’ acceptances of (i) any domestic commercial
bank of recognized standing having capital and surplus in excess of
$500,000,000, or (ii) any bank (or the parent company of such bank) whose
short-term commercial paper rating from Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services
(
“S&P”
) is at least
A-2 or the equivalent thereof or from Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. (
“Moody’s”
) is at least P-2 or
the equivalent thereof in each case with maturities of not more than six months
from the date of acquisition (any bank meeting the qualifications specified in
clauses (b)(i) or (ii), an
“Approved Bank”
),
(c) repurchase obligations with a term of not more than seven days for
underlying securities of the types described in clause (a), above, entered into
with any Approved Bank, (d) commercial paper issued by any Approved Bank or by
the parent company of any Approved Bank and commercial paper issued by, or
guaranteed by, any industrial or financial company with a short-term commercial
paper rating of at least A-2 or the equivalent thereof by S&P or at least
P-2 or the equivalent thereof by Moody’s, or guaranteed by any industrial
company with a long term unsecured debt rating of at least A or A2, or the
equivalent of each thereof, from S&P or Moody’s, as the case may be, and in
each case maturing within six months after the date of acquisition and (e)
investments in money market funds substantially all of whose assets are
comprised of securities of the type described in clauses (a) through (d)
above.
“
Fixed Charge Coverage
Ratio
” shall mean, as of any date of determination, for Borrower
collectively on a consolidated basis, the ratio of (a) the sum of Adjusted
EBITDA for the Test Period ended as of such date plus an amount equal to the sum
of unrestricted cash on hand, unrestricted Cash Equivalents and unused
Availability as of the last day of the Test Period ended as of such date, to (b)
Fixed Charges for the Test Period ended as of such date.
“
Fixed Charges
” shall
mean, for any period, the sum of the following for Borrower collectively on a
consolidated basis for such period: (a) Total Debt Service, (b)
un-financed Capital Expenditures paid in cash, (c) income taxes paid in cash or
accrued, and (d) dividends and Distributions paid or accrued or declared (except
for Accumulated Distributions from previous Accumulated Distribution Fiscal
Quarters); reduced by the amount of any equity contributions received by the
Borrower in cash during such period; provided that the amount of such reduction
shall not exceed the amount of unfinanced Capital Expenditures paid for by
Borrower in cash during such period.
“
Interest Expense
”
shall mean, for any period, for Borrower collectively on a consolidated basis
for such period: (a) total interest expense (including without limitation
attributable to Capital Leases in accordance with GAAP), (b) financing fees with
respect to all outstanding Indebtedness excluding amortization of capitalized
financing fees associated with the initial closing of this Agreement to interest
expense in accordance with GAAP, and commissions, discounts and other fees owed
with respect to letters of credit and bankers’ acceptance financing and net
costs under Interest Rate Agreements. Notwithstanding the
foregoing Interest Expense shall not include any amortization of non-cash
warrant compensation that may be a result of warrants attached to any debt
instrument.
“
Interest Rate
Agreement
” shall mean any interest rate swap, cap or collar agreement or
other similar agreement or arrangement designed to hedge the position with
respect to interest rates.
“
Net Income
” shall
mean, for any period, the net income (or loss) of Borrower collectively on a
consolidated basis determined in accordance with GAAP;
provided
,
however
, that there
shall be excluded (i) the income (or loss) of any Person in which any other
Person (other than Borrower) has a joint interest, except to the extent of the
amount of dividends or other distributions actually paid to a Borrower by such
Person, (ii) the income (or loss) of any Person accrued prior to the date it
becomes a Borrower or is merged into or consolidated with a Borrower or that
Person’s assets are acquired by a Borrower, (iii) the income of any Subsidiary
of Borrower to the extent that the declaration or payment of dividends or
similar distributions of that income by that Subsidiary is not at the time
permitted by operation of the terms of the charter or any agreement, instrument,
judgment, decree, order, statute, rule or governmental regulation applicable to
that Subsidiary, (iv) compensation expense resulting from the issuance of
capital stock, warrants, stock options or stock appreciation rights issued to
former or current employees or consultants, including officers, of a Borrower,
or the exercise of such options or rights, in each case to the extent the
obligation (if any) associated therewith is not expected to be settled by the
payment of cash by a Borrower or any affiliate thereof, and
(v) compensation expense resulting from the repurchase of capital stock,
options and rights described in clause (iv) of this definition of Net
Income.
“
Revenue Period
” shall
mean, for any Test Period, the three calendar month period (taken as one
accounting period) commencing the first day of the calendar month of the second
month immediately preceding the first month of the Test Period. By
way of example, the Revenue Period for the Test Period ending June 30, 2010
shall consist of the three calendar months ending February 28, 2010, March 31,
2010 and April 30, 2010.
“
Test Period
” shall
mean the three most recent calendar months then ended (taken as one accounting
period), or such other period as specified in the Agreement or any Annex
thereto.
“
Total Debt Service
”
shall mean, for any period, the sum of the following for Borrower collectively
on a consolidated basis: (i) payments of principal on Indebtedness for such
period,
plus
(ii) Interest Expense for such period.
AMENDED AND RESTATED
SCHEDULES
Schedule 1.2
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Accounts
Payable Over 120 Days That Are Permitted
Indebtedness:
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Aspen
Capital Advisors not to exceed $65,000
K&L
Gates, LLP not to exceed $500,000
HCSS, LLC
dba Bridge Labs not to exceed $40,000
Schedule 2.3
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Borrower’s
Operating Account for Disbursements
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Schedule 5.3B
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Third-Party
Contracts With Payor’s Representing at Least 5% of Cash
Receipts
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Medicare
United
Healthcare
Blue
Cross/Blue Shield of Florida 7/1/2009
Schedule 7.3
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Subsidiaries
of NeoGenomics, Inc., a Nevada Corporation (Holding
Company)
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NeoGenomics
Laboratories, Inc., a Florida Corporation
NeoGenomics
California Laboratories, LLC, a California limited liability
company
(currently
inactive)
Subsidiaries
of NeoGenomics Laboratories, Inc., a Florida Corporation (Operating
Company)
None
Capitalization of NeoGenomics, Inc, a
Nevada Corporation
Common
Shares Authorized:
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100,000,000
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Common
Stock Outstanding (as of 4/14/10):
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37,278,668
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Preferred
Stock Authorized:
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10,000,000
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Preferred
Stock Outstanding (as of 4/14/10):
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None
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Warrants
Outstanding (as of 4/14/10):
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5,876,750
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Options
Outstanding (as of 4/14/10):
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5,019,002
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This
Schedule 7.3 dealing with the Capitalization of the Guarantor shall be deemed to
be automatically updated by any disclosures which appear in the Guarantor’s
public filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Capitalization
of NeoGenomics Laboratories, Inc, a Florida Corporation
Common
Shares Authorized:
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100
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Common
Sock Outstanding:
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100
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[***]
Information redacted pursuant to a confidential treatment request. An
unredacted version of this Agreement has been filed separately with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.
Board
of Directors of NeoGenomics, Inc, a Nevada Corporation
Michael
T. Dent, M.D.
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George
G. O’Leary
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Robert
P. Gasparini
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Peter
M. Peterson
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Marvin
E. Jaffe, M.D.
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William
J. Robison
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Steven
C. Jones
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Douglas
M. VanOort
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Board
of Directors of NeoGenomics Laboratories, Inc, a Florida
Corporation
Douglas
M. VanOort
Michael
T. Dent, M.D.
Robert P.
Gasparini
Schedule 7.4A
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Locations
of Leased Properties
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12701
Commonwealth Drive, Suites 1-9
Fort
Myers, FL 33913
618
Grassmere Park Drive, Suite 20
Nashville,
TN 37211
6 Morgan
Street, Suite’s 116,130 and 150
Irvine,
CA 92618
9548
Topanga Canyon Blvd.
Chatsworth,
CA 91311
[***]
[***]
Information redacted pursuant to a confidential treatment request. An
unredacted version of this Agreement has been filed separately with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.
Schedule 7.5
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Affiliate
Contracts
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HCSS, LLC
and PathCenter Inc.
On
March 11, 2005, we entered into an agreement with HCSS, LLC and eTelenext, Inc.
to enable NeoGenomics to use eTelenext, Inc’s Accessioning Application, AP
Anywhere Application and CMQ Application. HCSS, LLC is a holding company created
to build a small laboratory network for the 50 small commercial genetics
laboratories in the United States. HCSS, LLC is owned 66.7% by Dr. Michael T.
Dent, a member of our Board of Directors. George O’Leary, a member of our board
of directors is Chief Financial Officer of HCSS, LLC.
On
June 18, 2009, we entered into a Software Development, License and Support
Agreement with HCSS, LLC and eTelenext, Inc. to upgrade the Company’s laboratory
information system to APvX. . The estimated costs for the development and
migration phase are anticipated to be approximately $75,000 and are expected to
be completed in April 2010. This agreement has an initial term of 5 years from
the date of acceptance and calls for monthly fees of $8,000-$12,000 during the
term. During the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, HCSS earned
approximately $87,675 and approximately $99,900, respectively, for transaction
fees related to completed tests.
During
2009 eTelenext and HCSS were merged to form PathCenter, Inc. Dr. Michael T. Dent
and Mr. George O’Leary have beneficial ownership of 12.2% and 4.6%, respectively
of PathCenter, Inc.
Certain
Consulting Agreements with Board Members
The
Company has consulting arrangements with two members of its Board of Directors,
Mr. Steven Jones and Mr. George O’Leary, to provide various consulting services.
Although there are no written agreements, per se, each of these arrangements has
been approved by the Company’s Board of Directors. Mr. Jones receives
approximately $150/hour and is paid through Aspen Capital Advisors. Mr. O’leary
receives approximately $1,000/day and is paid through SKS Consulting. The
maximum amounts payable by the Company under the consulting agreements
referenced in this paragraph will not exceed $500,000 per fiscal
year.
Certain
Leasing Arrangements with Gulf Pointe Capital, LLC
On
September 30, 2008, the Borrower entered into a Master Lease Agreement (the
“Master Lease”) with Gulfpointe Capital, LLC which allows the Borrower to obtain
operating lease capital from time to time. Three members of the Guarantor’s
Board of Directors Steven Jones, Peter Petersen and Marvin Jaffe, are affiliated
with Gulfpointe Capital, LLC. On September 30, 2008, the Borrower also entered
into the first lease schedule under the Master Lease Agreement which provided
for a sale leaseback on approximately $130,000 of used laboratory equipment
(“Lease Schedule #1”). This sale/leaseback transaction was entered into after it
was determined that Leasing Technologies International Inc., the Borrower’s
primary source of operating lease funds, was unable to consummate this
transaction under their lease line with the Borrower. Messrs Jones, Peterson and
Jaffe recused themselves from all aspects of both sides of this transaction. The
lease has a 30 month term and a lease rate factor of 0.039683/month, which
equates to monthly payments of $5,154.88 during the term. Gulfpointe Capital LLC
(“Gulfpointe”) also received warrants to purchase 32,475 shares of the
Guarantor’s common stock with an exercise price of $1.08/share and a five year
term. At the end of the term, the Borrower’s options are as
follows:
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a.)
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Purchase
not less than all of the equipment for its then fair market value not to
exceed 15% of the original equipment
cost.
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b.)
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Extend
the lease term for a minimum of six
months.
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c.)
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Return
not less than all the equipment at the conclusion of the lease
term.
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On
February 9, 2009, the Borrower entered into a second schedule under the Master
Lease for the sale leaseback and purchase of approximately $118,000 of used
laboratory equipment (“Lease Schedule #2”). This sale/leaseback transaction was
entered into after it was determined that Leasing Technologies International
Inc., the Borrower’s primary source of operating lease funds, was unable to
consummate this transaction under their lease line with the Borrower. Messrs.
Jones, Peterson and Jaffe recused themselves from all aspects of both sides of
this transaction. The lease has a 30 month term at the same lease rate factor
per month as Lease Schedule #1, which equates to monthly payments of $4,690.41
during the term. As part of Lease Schedule #2, on February 9, 2009, the
Guarantor and Gulfpointe terminated their original warrant agreement, dated
September 30, 2008, and replaced it with a new warrant to purchase 83,333 shares
of the Guarantor’s common stock. Such new warrant has a five year term and an
exercise price of $0.75/share. The Borrower’s options at the end of the term of
Lease Schedule #2 are the same as for Lease Schedule #1.
Certain
Stock and Warrant Agreements with Douglas M. VanOort
On
March 16, 2009, the Guarantor entered into a subscription agreement with the
Douglas M. VanOort Living Trust for the purchase of 625,000 shares of common
stock at a purchase price of $0.80/share, which resulted in gross proceeds to
the Guarantor of $500,000. Also on March 16, 2009, the Guarantor entered into a
warrant agreement with Douglas M. VanOort granting him the rights to purchase
625,000 shares of common stock at a purchase price of $1.05/share. Such warrant
has a five year term and is subject to certain vesting requirements specified in
the warrant.
Strategic
Supply Agreement
On
July 24, 2009, NeoGenomics Laboratories, Inc. and Abbott Molecular Inc., a
Delaware corporation (“
Abbott
Molecular
”), entered into a Strategic Supply Agreement (the “
Supply
Agreement
”). The Supply Agreement, among other things,
provides for Abbott Molecular to supply materials with which NeoGenomics
Laboratories intends to develop its own FISH (fluorescence
in situ
hybridization)-based test for the diagnosis of malignant melanoma in skin biopsy
specimens (excluding subtyping) (the “
Melanoma
LDT
”).
Common Stock Purchase
Agreement and Registration Rights Agreement
On July
24, 2009, NeoGenomics, Inc. entered into a Common Stock Purchase Agreement (the
“
Common Stock Purchase
Agreement
”) with Abbott Laboratories, an Illinois corporation (“
Abbott
”), and
consummated the issuance and sale to Abbott, for an aggregate purchase price of
$4,767,000, of 3,500,000 shares of common stock, $0.001 par value per share (the
“
Shares
”). Pursuant
to the terms of the Common Stock Purchase Agreement, Abbott is prohibited from
selling or otherwise transferring the Shares until January 20,
2010.
On July
24, 2009, NeoGenomics, Inc. and Abbott also entered into a Registration Rights
Agreement that, among other things, grants certain demand and piggyback
registration rights to Abbott with respect to the Shares.
Research DX,
LLC
During
2009 we began to use Research DX, LLC. to perform clinical trial management
services and Cytogenetics testing for us on an overflow basis. The expense for
these services is between $15,000 and $25,000 on a monthly basis. We also
receive clinical trial testing work from this entity which could be as much as
$600,000 in revenue to NeoGenomics Laboratories, Inc. during FY 2010. Our Vice
President of Research Mat Moore has a 50 % ownership in Research DX which was
formed in November 2008.
PENDING AND THREATENED
LITIGATION:
Katherine
Elias
On April
8, 2010, the Company was served with a complaint by Ms. Katherine Elias, a
former sales representative of the Company who was employed from October 2007 –
February 2009. The suit, which was filed in the Circuit Court for the Twentieth
Judicial District in and for Lee County Florida (the “Court”), seeks, among
other items, an accounting of all commissions which may be due and owing to Ms.
Elias and alleges that NeoGenomics owes Ms. Elias approximately $96,000 in
unpaid commissions. The Company believes that this is a frivolous lawsuit by a
disgruntled former employee and intends to vigorously pursue its defense of this
matter. A motion to dismiss this case is in the process of being prepared and no
hearings have been scheduled as of yet.
Potential Qui Tam
Complaint
On
November 9th, 2009, the Company was notified by the Civil Division of the U.S.
Department of Justice (“DOJ”) that a “Qui Tam” Complaint (“Complaint”) had been
filed under seal by a private individual against a number of health care
companies, including the Company. The Complaint is an action to recover damages
and civil penalties arising from alleged false or fraudulent claims and
statements submitted or caused to be submitted by the defendants to Medicare.
The DOJ has not made any decision whether to join the action. The Company
believes the allegations in the Complaint are without merit and intends to
vigorously defend itself if required to do so.
Thomas
Schofield
On
January 16, 2009, the Borrower initiated litigation against Thomas Schofield,
who had served as the Borrower’s Director of Operations from June 2005 until his
resignation in late December 2008. The suit, which was filed in the Circuit
Court for the Twentieth Judicial District in and for Lee County Florida (the
“Court”), sought the enforcement of Mr. Schofield’s Confidentiality,
Non-Solicitation and Non-Competition Agreement. An emergency trial was held on
January 28, 2009 in Fort Myers, FL. At such trial the judge affirmed in part and
denied in part the Borrower’s request for a preliminary injunction against Mr.
Schofield and his new employer, Laboratory Corporation of America (Lab Corp.).
On April 2, 2009, the Court issued a written ruling with the specific
injunction. The injunction enjoins Mr. Schofield from working in any management
capacity other than as Director of Logistics for Lab Corp within 1,000 miles of
the Borrower’s main headquarter facility in Fort Myers. The order also enjoins
Mr. Schofield from soliciting any of the Borrowers customers either individually
or in concert with Lab Corp.
Dr. Peter
Kohn
In
October 2004, Dr. Peter Kohn resigned as Lab Director of NeoGenomics. His
employment contract with the Company ended September 30, 2004 and was not
renewed. There was communication between Mr. Thomas White, former CEO and Dr.
Kohn in October regarding health coverage and unused vacation time stemming from
his first contract with the Company that expired in September 2003 and was
superseded with a second contract. On January 12, 2005, the Company received a
complaint filed in the Circuit Court for Seminole County, Florida by its former
Laboratory Director, Dr. Peter Kohn, which was then amended three times. The
complaint alleged that the Company owed Dr. Kohn approximately $22,000 in back
vacation pay and other unspecified damages. The Company believes that it owed
Dr. Kohn no more than approximately $12,352 in unused vacation time, which it
paid to Dr. Kohn.
In March
2007, the Company filed a motion to dismiss most of the third amended complaint,
except for the count dealing with the unused vacation pay from the second
contract, which the Company has acknowledged that it owed to Dr. Kohn. On May 1,
2007, the judged dismissed two of the four counts that the Company had requested
be dismissed. There was no meaningful activity on this case from the summer of
2007 until October 2009. In October 2009, as the deadline drew near for
proceeding with the case or having the court abandon it for lack of prosecution,
Dr. Koh’s attorney filed a motion to strike certain affirmative defenses which
motion had been filed back in 2007, and a hearing was held on November 24, 2009.
At this hearing, the Court granted in part and denied in part the motion to
strike certain affirmative defenses and allowed Neogenomics to serve amended
affirmative defenses, which it did on January 6, 2010. There has been no
litigation activity since that time.
The
Company continues to believe that Dr. Kohn’s claims are baseless and that Dr.
Kohn’s lawyer is keeping the case alive only in the hopes of settling the case
for accrued but unpaid legal fees (unpaid by Dr. Kohn). Should Dr. Kohn continue
to pursue this action, the Company intends to vigorously pursue its defense of
this matter. If the Company were found liable for Dr. Kohn’s claims, the Company
does not believe the amounts in question would be material to the ongoing
operations of the Company.
Other Litigation in the
Normal Course of Business
From time
to time the Credit Parties are also subject to legal proceedings, claims and
litigation arising in the ordinary course of business where (a) the amount in
controversy does not exceed $125,000 and (b) no injuctive relief is being sought
by the parties. We do not expect the ultimate costs to resolve these matters to
have a material adverse effect on our consolidated financial position, results
of operations or cash flows.
CLOSED, SETTLED OR ABANDONED
LITIGATION:
US Labs
On
October 26, 2006, US Labs filed a complaint in the Superior Court of the State
of California for the County of Los Angeles (entitled Accupath Diagnostics
Laboratories, Inc. v. NeoGenomics, Inc., et al., Case No. BC 360985) (the
“Lawsuit”) against the Company and Robert Gasparini, as an individual, and
certain other employees and non-employees of NeoGenomics (the “Defendants”) with
respect to claims arising from discussions with current and former employees of
US Labs. On March 18, 2008, we reached a preliminary agreement to
settle US Labs’ claims, and in accordance with SFAS No. 5,
Accounting For
Contingencies,
as of December 31, 2007 we accrued a $375,000 loss
contingency, which consisted of $250,000 to provide for the Company’s expected
share of this settlement, and $125,000 to provide for the Company’s share of the
estimated legal fees.
On
April 23, 2008, the Company and US Labs entered into the Settlement Agreement;
whereby, both parties agreed to settle and resolve all claims asserted in and
arising out of the aforementioned lawsuit. Pursuant to the Settlement Agreement,
the Defendants are required to pay $500,000 to US Labs, of which $250,000 was
paid on May 1, 2008 with funds from the Company’s insurance carrier. The
remaining $250,000 was paid by the Company on the last day of each month in
equal installments of $31,250 commencing on May 31, 2008. All payments had been
made to US Labs under the Settlement Agreement and the case is
closed.
FCCI Commercial Insurance
Company
A civil
lawsuit was pending between the Company and its liability insurer, FCCI
Commercial Insurance Company ("FCCI") in the 20th Judicial Circuit Court in and
for Lee County, Florida (Case No. 07-CA-017150). FCCI filed the suit on December
12, 2007 in response to the Company's demands for insurance benefits with
respect to an underlying action involving US Labs (a settlement agreement has
since been reached in the underlying action, and thus that case has now
concluded). Specifically, the Company maintains that the underlying plaintiff's
allegations triggered the subject insurance policy's personal and advertising
injury coverage. In the lawsuit, FCCI sought a court judgment that it owes no
obligation to the Company regarding the underlying action (FCCI does not seek
monetary damages). A hearing was held on November 9, 2009 and the Court issued a
ruling in favor of FCCI on January 25, 2010. No monetary damages were sought or
awarded and the case is now closed.
Schedule 7.11
|
Intellectual
Property
|
The
Company has received a registered trademark for the name “NeoGenomics” for use
in the business in which it currently operates and related businesses. The
Company has also trademarked the brand names “MelanoSITE”
and “DermFISH”.
Schedule 7.15A
|
Existing
Indebtedness, Investments, Guarantees and Certain
Contracts
|
Existing
Indebtedness of Guarantor
Existing
Indebtedness and Contracts for Indebtedness by Borrower
|
|
|
|
|
|
Amount
of
|
|
|
|
|
|
Term
|
|
|
|
|
Balance
|
|
#
|
|
Lender
|
|
Asset
Description
|
|
lease
|
|
Start
date
|
|
Term
|
|
Date
|
|
Payment
|
|
|
3/31/10
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
US
Express Lease
|
|
Computer
Equipment
|
|
$
|
11,204
|
|
Mar-07
|
|
|
36
|
|
Mar-10
|
|
|
413.29
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
2
|
|
Balboa
Capital
|
|
Furniture
& fixtures
|
|
$
|
19,820
|
|
Apr-07
|
|
|
60
|
|
Mar-12
|
|
|
440.82
|
|
|
|
9,238.79
|
|
3
|
|
VAR
222707 - PC Connections
|
|
Computer
Equipment
|
|
$
|
6,245
|
|
Feb-07
|
|
|
36
|
|
Jan-10
|
|
|
372.41
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
4
|
|
VAR
res 13107 - PC Connections
|
|
Computer
Equipment
|
|
$
|
3,554
|
|
Feb-07
|
|
|
36
|
|
Jan-10
|
|
|
299.32
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
5
|
|
California
Beckman
|
|
Cytomics
PC 500
|
|
$
|
136,118
|
|
Mar-07
|
|
|
60
|
|
Feb-12
|
|
|
2,791.77
|
|
|
|
68,131.53
|
|
6
|
|
Baytree
|
|
BMC
Software/customer svc
|
|
$
|
15,783
|
|
Mar-07
|
|
|
36
|
|
Mar-10
|
|
|
551.70
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
7
|
|
Royal
bank of america
|
|
Abbott
molecular Thermobrite
|
|
$
|
80,936
|
|
Feb-07
|
|
|
48
|
|
Jan-11
|
|
|
2,289.39
|
|
|
|
19,281.66
|
|
8
|
|
Beckman
Coulter Lease
|
|
Flow
Cytometer
|
|
$
|
125,064
|
|
Apr-06
|
|
|
60
|
|
Mar-11
|
|
|
2,691.14
|
|
|
|
29,177.96
|
|
9
|
|
Marlin
Lease
|
|
Ikonisys
comupter support equip
|
|
$
|
48,230
|
|
Sep-06
|
|
|
60
|
|
Aug-11
|
|
|
1,201.35
|
|
|
|
16,867.66
|
|
10
|
|
B of
A Lease
|
|
Computer
hardware & servers
|
|
$
|
98,405
|
|
Sep-06
|
|
|
60
|
|
Aug-11
|
|
|
2,366.25
|
|
|
|
34,334.35
|
|
11
|
|
AEL
Lease
|
|
IkoniScope
|
|
$
|
100,170
|
|
Sep-06
|
|
|
60
|
|
Aug-11
|
|
|
2,315.93
|
|
|
|
35,565.48
|
|
12
|
|
GE
Capital Corp
|
|
IkoniScope
|
|
$
|
100,170
|
|
Sep-06
|
|
|
60
|
|
Aug-11
|
|
|
2,105.47
|
|
|
|
31,750.71
|
|
13
|
|
Beckman
Coulter
|
|
Coulter
Hematology Analyzer
|
|
$
|
18,375
|
|
Nov-06
|
|
|
60
|
|
Oct-11
|
|
|
760.79
|
|
|
|
7,046.20
|
|
14
|
|
Bank
of America
|
|
Computer
hardware & servers
|
|
$
|
8,954
|
|
Nov-06
|
|
|
60
|
|
Oct-11
|
|
|
228.23
|
|
|
|
3,605.69
|
|
15
|
|
Royal
Bank (BMT) 24K Lease
|
|
Computer
hardware & servers
|
|
$
|
23,494
|
|
Dec-06
|
|
|
48
|
|
Nov-10
|
|
|
718.38
|
|
|
|
5,092.11
|
|
16
|
|
Royal
Bank (BMT) 18K Lease
|
|
Computer
hardware & servers
|
|
$
|
17,661
|
|
Dec-06
|
|
|
48
|
|
Nov-10
|
|
|
549.26
|
|
|
|
3,879.92
|
|
17
|
|
Toshiba
Lease
|
|
Phone
system
|
|
$
|
42,784
|
|
Jan-07
|
|
|
60
|
|
Dec-11
|
|
|
997.75
|
|
|
|
18,295.89
|
|
18
|
|
Key
Equipment
|
|
Genetic
imaging system
|
|
$
|
124,820
|
|
Aug-07
|
|
|
60
|
|
Jul-12
|
|
|
3,089.94
|
|
|
|
72,523.17
|
|
19
|
|
Great
America
|
|
Genetic
imaging system
|
|
$
|
55,920
|
|
Aug-07
|
|
|
60
|
|
Jul-12
|
|
|
1,391.68
|
|
|
|
31,979.91
|
|
20
|
|
Bank
of America
|
|
Seacoast
billing software
|
|
$
|
74,788
|
|
Sep-07
|
|
|
36
|
|
Aug-10
|
|
|
3,124.95
|
|
|
|
14,316.53
|
|
21
|
|
DDI
Leasing
|
|
Iloniscope,
great plains etc
|
|
$
|
13,671
|
|
Feb-08
|
|
|
35
|
|
Dec-10
|
|
|
474.35
|
|
|
|
4,040.35
|
|
22
|
|
Var
Resources
|
|
Computer
HW
|
|
$
|
27,712
|
|
Dec-07
|
|
|
35
|
|
Oct-10
|
|
|
972.87
|
|
|
|
6,496.03
|
|
23
|
|
Beckman
Coulter Capital
|
|
Lab
Equipment
|
|
$
|
128,819
|
|
Dec-07
|
|
|
60
|
|
Nov-12
|
|
|
2,642.07
|
|
|
|
75,424.88
|
|
24
|
|
GE
Capital
|
|
Lab
Equipment
|
|
$
|
66,978
|
|
Feb-08
|
|
|
35
|
|
Dec-10
|
|
|
2,479.34
|
|
|
|
20,969.78
|
|
25
|
|
DeLange
Landen
|
|
Lab
Equipment
|
|
$
|
76,502
|
|
May-08
|
|
|
58
|
|
Feb-13
|
|
|
1,937.86
|
|
|
|
53,059.83
|
|
26
|
|
DDI
Leasing
|
|
Lab
Furntiure
|
|
$
|
70,524
|
|
Apr-08
|
|
|
35
|
|
Feb-11
|
|
|
2,266.00
|
|
|
|
23,477.13
|
|
27
|
|
DDI
Leasing
|
|
Furniture
& fixtures
|
|
$
|
10,726
|
|
May-08
|
|
|
35
|
|
Mar-11
|
|
|
376.71
|
|
|
|
4,153.61
|
|
28
|
|
Direct
Capital Lease
|
|
Computer
HW and Software
|
|
$
|
62,250
|
|
Jul-08
|
|
|
36
|
|
Jun-11
|
|
|
2,504.04
|
|
|
|
30,368.91
|
|
29
|
|
Baytree
Leasing Company, LLC
|
|
Lab
Equipment
|
|
$
|
82,537
|
|
Oct-08
|
|
|
58
|
|
Jul-13
|
|
|
2,128.50
|
|
|
|
63,942.41
|
|
30
|
|
Butler
Capital
|
|
Lab
Equipment
|
|
$
|
114,427
|
|
Oct-08
|
|
|
34
|
|
Jul-11
|
|
|
4,098.13
|
|
|
|
59,485.84
|
|
31
|
|
Butler
Capital
|
|
Lab
Equipment
|
|
$
|
13,851
|
|
Oct-08
|
|
|
34
|
|
Jul-11
|
|
|
524.36
|
|
|
|
7,400.44
|
|
32
|
|
Gulf
Pointe Capital, LLC
|
|
Lab
Equipment, computer hW
|
|
$
|
124,747
|
|
Oct-08
|
|
|
29
|
|
Feb-11
|
|
|
5,154.88
|
|
|
|
52,671.27
|
|
33
|
|
Royal
Bank
|
|
Lab
Equipment
|
|
$
|
60,744
|
|
Jan-09
|
|
|
36
|
|
Dec-11
|
|
|
2,357.43
|
|
|
|
40,376.53
|
|
34
|
|
Court
Square (First Credit Corp)
|
|
Lab
Equipment
|
|
$
|
35,675
|
|
Jan-09
|
|
|
58
|
|
Oct-13
|
|
|
1,022.32
|
|
|
|
29,807.57
|
|
35
|
|
LTI
|
|
Lab
Equipment
|
|
$
|
421,851
|
|
Feb-09
|
|
|
34
|
|
Nov-11
|
|
|
15,282.00
|
|
|
|
269,218.16
|
|
36
|
|
Becman
Coulter
|
|
Flow
Cytometer
|
|
$
|
125,362
|
|
Jan-09
|
|
|
60
|
|
Dec-13
|
|
|
2,552.37
|
|
|
|
98,634.76
|
|
37
|
|
Credential
Leasing
|
|
Computer
Hardware
|
|
$
|
63,849
|
|
Feb-09
|
|
|
46
|
|
Nov-12
|
|
|
2,099.86
|
|
|
|
51,027.76
|
|
38
|
|
Gulf
Pointe Capital, LLC
|
|
Lab
Equipment
|
|
$
|
118,192
|
|
Apr-09
|
|
|
30
|
|
Sep-11
|
|
|
4,864.45
|
|
|
|
76,801.25
|
|
39
|
|
Var
Resources
|
|
Computer
Hardware
|
|
$
|
60,481
|
|
Jun-09
|
|
|
34
|
|
Mar-12
|
|
|
2,340.06
|
|
|
|
46,854.67
|
|
40
|
|
LTI
|
|
Lab
Equipment
|
|
$
|
424,116
|
|
Jun-09
|
|
|
35
|
|
Apr-12
|
|
|
15,357.57
|
|
|
|
333,652.97
|
|
41
|
|
LTI
|
|
Lab
Equipment
|
|
$
|
38,614
|
|
Jul-09
|
|
|
35
|
|
May-12
|
|
|
1,424.63
|
|
|
|
31,464.78
|
|
42
|
|
Butler
Capital
|
|
Furniture
& fixtures
|
|
$
|
95,002
|
|
Sep-09
|
|
|
35
|
|
Jul-12
|
|
|
3,305.62
|
|
|
|
81,266.65
|
|
43
|
|
Becman
Coulter
|
|
Flow
Cytometer
|
|
$
|
125,581
|
|
Sep-09
|
|
|
60
|
|
Aug-14
|
|
|
2,710.24
|
|
|
|
115,808.30
|
|
44
|
|
Royal
Bank
|
|
Computer
Hardware APVX
|
|
$
|
84,347
|
|
Sep-09
|
|
|
36
|
|
Aug-12
|
|
|
3,082.36
|
|
|
|
73,349.51
|
|
45
|
|
LTI
|
|
Furniture
& fixtures
|
|
$
|
28,177
|
|
Sep-09
|
|
|
35
|
|
Jul-12
|
|
|
1,013.36
|
|
|
|
24,227.83
|
|
46
|
|
Wells
Fargo
|
|
Lab
Equipment
|
|
$
|
282,897
|
|
Oct-09
|
|
|
60
|
|
Sep-14
|
|
|
5,794.67
|
|
|
|
259,649.25
|
|
47
|
|
Suntrust
|
|
Lab
Equipment, Computer HW and furniture
|
|
$
|
422,905
|
|
Nov-09
|
|
|
59
|
|
Sep-14
|
|
|
8,433.67
|
|
|
|
398,415.42
|
|
48
|
|
Wells
Fargo
|
|
Lab
Equipment
|
|
$
|
421,516
|
|
Jan-10
|
|
|
60
|
|
Dec-14
|
|
|
8,627.66
|
|
|
|
410,121.89
|
|
49
|
|
Suntrust
|
|
Lab
Equipment and small amount furniture
|
|
$
|
287,992
|
|
Jan-10
|
|
|
59
|
|
Nov-14
|
|
|
5,703.88
|
|
|
|
279,639.68
|
|
50
|
|
DeLange
Landen
|
|
Copiers
|
|
$
|
30,139
|
|
Apr-10
|
|
|
34
|
|
Jan-13
|
|
|
1,080.30
|
|
|
|
30,138.78
|
|
51
|
|
Suntrust
|
|
Lab
Equipment, Computer HW
|
|
$
|
248,898
|
|
Apr-10
|
|
|
60
|
|
Mar-15
|
|
|
4,901.52
|
|
|
|
248,898.00
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
5,281,577
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
146,212.90
|
|
|
|
3,701,931.80
|
|
Investments
Held by Guarantor
$200,000
Convertible Note Receivable from Power3 Medical Products, Inc.
Investments
Held by Subsidiary
None
Schedule 7.15B
|
Indebtedness with a Maturity
Date During the Term –
See Schedule
7.15A
|
Schedule 7.16
|
Other Agreements -
See
Schedule 7.5
|
NeoGenomics
Laboratories, Inc.
Commercial
Insurance Schedule
|
|
Broker
/ Agent
|
|
Carrier
(Ins. Co)
|
|
Policy
Number
|
|
Policy
Premium
|
|
Effective Date
|
|
Expiration
Date
|
|
Limit
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
Russell
Bond & Co.
|
|
Homeland
Ins. Co of NY. Prof. Liability
|
|
MFL-0146-09
|
|
$
|
71,994
|
|
10/9/2009
|
|
10/9/2010
|
|
1M/3M
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2
|
|
Russell
Bond & Co.
|
|
Homeland
|
|
MFX-0051-09
|
|
$
|
35,734
|
|
10/9/2009
|
|
10/9/2010
|
|
10M
Excess of
all
Underlying
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3
|
|
Gulfshore
Insurance
|
|
Automobile
Amerisure
Commercial.
General
Liability
Umbrella
Liability
|
|
CA2053213
CA2053214
GL2053215
CU2053216
|
|
$
|
72,088
|
|
5/4/2009
|
|
5/4/2010
|
|
See
Policy
See
Policy
GL
1M
UL
4M
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4
|
|
Gulfshore
Insurance
|
|
Amerisure-Worker's
Comp
|
|
WC253879
|
|
$
|
70,346
|
|
5/4/2009
|
|
5/4/2010
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5
|
|
Gulfshore
Insurance
|
|
Ins.
Co. of the West CA DIC - EQ
|
|
XCH
- 5002667
|
|
$
|
24,600
|
|
11/6/2009
|
|
11/6/2010
|
|
|
3,145,906
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
6
|
|
Russell
Bond & Co.
|
|
Great
American Ins. Co.
|
|
NSP2380654
|
|
$
|
19,884
|
|
6/15/2009
|
|
6/15/2010
|
|
2M +
Excess
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
6A
|
|
Russell
Bond & Co.
|
|
Great
American Ins. Co.
|
|
NSP2380654
|
|
$
|
12,260
|
|
8/24/2009
|
|
6/15/2010
|
|
|
3M
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
7
|
|
Russell
Bond & Co.
|
|
Great
American Ins. Co. Employers Liabili ty
|
|
EPL2824392
|
|
$
|
7,511
|
|
6/15/2009
|
|
6/15/2010
|
|
|
1M
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
8
|
|
Russell
Bond & Co.
|
|
Great
American Ins. Co. Fiduciary Liability
|
|
FDP6660848
|
|
$
|
820
|
|
7/14/2009
|
|
7/14/2010
|
|
|
1M
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
9
|
|
Baca
rella Ins. (Jim Michaelis)
|
|
Old
Republic Surety Co. Medicaid Provider Surety bond $50,000
|
|
|
|
$
|
1,010
|
|
2/25/2010
|
|
2/25/2011
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
10
|
|
Baca
rella Ins. (Ji m Mi chael i s)
|
|
Old
Republic Surety Co. Injunction bond $25,000
|
|
|
|
$
|
505
|
|
4/15/2010
|
|
4/15/2011
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
Policy Premium
|
|
$
|
316,752
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Schedule 7.18A
|
Borrower’s
Names
|
NeoGenomics
Laboratories, Inc.
NeoGenomics
Laboratories
Schedule 7.18B
|
Chief
Executive Offices and Other Places of
Business
|
Chief Executive
Offices
12701
Commonwealth Drive, Suites 1-9
Fort
Myers, FL 33913
Other Places of
Business
618
Grassmere Park Drive, Suite 20
Nashville,
TN 37211
6 Morgan
Street, Suite’s 116, 130 and 150
Irvine,
CA 92618
9548
Topanga Canyon Blvd.
Chatsworth,
CA 91311
Schedule 8.8
|
Post-Closing
Matters
|
Schedule 9.2
|
Permitted
Indebtedness
|
All
Capital Leases listed in Schedule 7.15A
Schedule 9.3
|
Permitted
Liens
|
Purchase
Money on all Equipment financed through the Capital Leases listed on Schedule
7.15A
Schedule 9.4
|
New
Facilities
|
[***]
Schedule 9.5
|
Related
Party Contracts
|
All
Related Party agreements listed in Schedule 7.5
[***]
Information redacted pursuant to a confidential treatment request. An
unredacted version of this Agreement has been filed separately with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.
EXHIBIT
A
TO
REVOLVING
CREDIT AND SECURITY AGREEMENT
BORROWING
CERTIFICATE
dated as
of
,
NEOGENOMICS, INC.
, a Florida
corporation, (the “
Borrower
”), by the undersigned
duly authorized officer, hereby certifies to Lender in accordance with the
Amended and Restated Revolving Credit and Security Agreement dated as of April
26, 2010, between Borrower, NeoGenomics, Inc., a Nevada corporation, and
CapitalSource Finance LLC (“
Lender
”) (as amended,
supplemented or modified from time to time, the
"Loan Agreement;"
all
capitalized terms not defined herein have the meanings given them in the Loan
Agreement) and other Loan Documents that:
A.
Borrowing Base and
Compliance
Pursuant
to the Loan Documents, Lender has been granted a lien on all Accounts of
Borrower. The amounts, calculations and representations set forth below and on
Schedule 1
are
true and correct in all respects and were determined in accordance with the Loan
Agreement and GAAP. All of the Accounts referred to (other than those entered as
ineligible on
Schedule
1
) are Eligible Accounts. Attached are reports with detailed aging and
categorizing of Borrower’s accounts receivable and payables and supporting
documentation with respect to the amounts, calculation and representations set
forth on
Schedule
1
, all as reasonably requested by Lender pursuant to the Loan
Agreement.
B.
Borrowing Notice
(to be
completed and effective only if Borrower is requesting an
Advance)
(1) In
accordance with
Sections 2.3 and
6.2(a)
of the Loan Agreement, Borrower hereby irrevocably requests from
Lender an Advance under the Revolving Facility pursuant to the Loan Agreement in
the aggregate principal amount of $_________
(
“Requested Advance”
) to be
made on _________________, _________ (the
“Borrowing Date”
), which day
is a Business Day.
(2) Immediately
after giving effect to the Requested Advance, the aggregate outstanding
principal amount of Advances will not exceed the lesser of (i) the Availability
and (ii) the Facility Cap.
(3) Borrower
certifies to Lender as of the applicable Borrowing Date (I) to the solvency of
Borrower after giving effect to the Requested Advance and the transactions
contemplated by the Loan Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and (II) as to
Borrower’s financial resources and ability to meet its respective obligations
and liabilities as they become due, to the effect that as of the applicable
Borrowing Date and after giving effect to the Requested Advance and the
transactions contemplated by the Loan Agreement and the other Loan
Documents:
|
(a)
|
the
assets of Borrower, at a fair valuation, exceed the total liabilities
(including contingent, subordinated, unmatured and unliquidated
liabilities) of such Person; and
|
|
(b)
|
no
unreasonably small capital base with which to engage in its anticipated
business exists with respect to
Borrower.
|
(4) Attached
hereto are all consents, approvals and agreements from third parties necessary
or desirable with respect to the requested Advance.
|
C.
|
General
Certifications
|
Borrower further certifies to Lender
that: (a) the certifications, representations, calculations and statements
herein will be true and correct as of the date hereof and on the Borrowing Date
(if applicable); (b) all conditions and provisions of
Section 6.2
and, if
applicable,
Section
6.1
of the Loan Agreement are as of the date hereof, and will be as of
the Borrowing Date (if applicable), fully satisfied, including, without
limitation, receipt by Lender of all fees, charges and expenses payable to
Lender on or prior to such Borrowing Date pursuant to the Loan Documents;
[(c) Borrower has paid all payroll
taxes through the payroll period ended _________; (d) Borrower is in substantial
compliance with all material regulatory provisions; (e) no Medicare or Medicaid
recoupments and/or recoupments of any third-party payor in excess of the limits
specified in the Loan Agreement are being sought, requested or claimed, or, to
Borrower’s knowledge, threatened against Borrower or Borrower’s affiliates
except the following amounts: Medicare _______; Medicaid _______; Third-Party
Payor _______.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this certificate to be executed as
of the day first written above.
NEOGENOMICS,
INC.
Prepared
by:
|
|
Approved
by:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Name:
|
|
|
Name:
|
|
Title:
|
|
|
Title:
|
|
EXHIBIT
B
TO
REVOLVING
CREDIT AND SECURITY AGREEMENT
FORM
OF COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE
Date:
[___________________]
This
certificate (the “
Compliance
Certificate
”) is given by
NEOGENOMICS, INC.,
a Florida
corporation
(the
“
Borrower
”) pursuant to
Section 8.1(a) of that certain Revolving Credit, Term Loan and Security
Agreement, dated as of ____________ ___, 2008 (the “
Loan Agreement
”) by and among
Borrower, NeoGenomics, Inc., a Nevada corporation, and
CAPITALSOURCE FINANCE LLC
, a
Delaware limited liability company (“
Lender
”). Capitalized terms
used herein without definition shall have the meanings set forth in the Loan
Agreement.
The officer executing this Compliance
Certificate is the chief financial officer of Borrower and as such is duly
authorized to execute and deliver this Compliance Certificate on behalf of
Borrower. By so executing this Compliance Certificate, Borrower hereby certifies
to the Lender that:
(a) the
financial statements delivered with this Compliance Certificate in accordance
with Section 8.1(a) of the Loan Agreement fairly present the consolidated
results of operations and financial condition of the Borrower and its respective
subsidiaries on a consolidated basis for the period(s) ending on and as of the
dates of such financial statements;
(b) the
Borrower has reviewed the relevant terms of the Loan Documents and the condition
of the Borrower;
(c) no
Default or Event of Default has occurred or is continuing, except as set forth
in
Schedule 2
hereto, which includes a description of the nature, status and period of
existence of such Default or Event of Default, if any, and what action the
Borrower has taken, is undertaking and proposes to take with respect thereto;
and
(d) the
Borrower is in compliance with all financial covenants set forth in the Loan
Agreement and then applicable, as demonstrated, with respect to
Annex I
of the Loan
Agreement by the calculations of such covenants in
Schedule 1
hereto,
except as set forth in
Schedule
2
.
[Signature
page follows.]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Borrower has
caused this Compliance Certificate to be executed by its duly authorized officer
on behalf of the Borrower this ____ day of _________ 200__.
NEOGENOMICS,
INC.
|
|
By:
|
|
Name:
|
|
Title:
|
|
SCHEDULE
1 TO COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE
Date:
_______________ __, 20__
For
calendar month and Test Period ended ____________
I.
|
MINIMUM
FIXED CHARGE COVERAGE
ADJUSTED
EBITDA
|
|
|
|
A.
|
Net
Income
|
|
|
|
|
|
1.
|
Net
income (or loss)
|
|
$___________
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2.
|
Income
(or loss) of any Person in which any other Person (other than any
Borrower) has a joint interest, except to the extent of the amount of
dividends or other distributions actually paid to a Borrower by such
Person
|
|
$___________
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3.
|
Income
(or loss) of any Person accrued prior to the date it becomes a Borrower or
is merged into or consolidated with a Borrower or that Person’s assets are
acquired by any Borrower
|
|
$___________
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4.
|
Income
of any Subsidiary of Borrower to the extent that the declaration or
payment of dividends or similar distributions of that income by that
Subsidiary is not at the time permitted by operation of the terms of the
charter or any agreement, instrument, judgment, decree, order, statute,
rule or governmental regulation applicable to that
Subsidiary
|
|
$___________
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5.
|
Compensation
expense resulting from the issuance of capital stock, warrant, stock
options or stock appreciation rights issued to former or current
employees, including officers, consultants and Board Members of a
Borrower, or the exercise of such options or rights, in each case to the
extent the obligation (if any) associated therewith is not expected to be
settled by the payment of cash by a Borrower or any affiliate
thereof
|
|
$___________
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
6.
|
Compensation
expense resulting from the repurchase of capital stock, options and rights
described in clause (iv) of the definition of Net
Income
|
|
$___________
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
7.
|
Net Income
: (A.1)
minus
(A.2
through A.6)
|
|
$___________
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
B.
|
Interest
Expense
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1.
|
Total
interest expense (including attributable to Capital Leases in accordance
with GAAP) and fees with respect to all outstanding
Indebtedness
|
|
$___________
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2.
|
Commissions,
discounts and other fees owed with respect to letters of credit and
bankers' acceptance financing and net costs under Interest Rate
Agreements
|
|
$___________
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3.
|
Non-cash
amortization of warrant expense (that has been categorized as interest
expense) that may arise as a result of warrants being attached to
outstanding Indebtedness
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4.
|
Non-cash
amortization of capitalized financing fees arising out of the initial
closing of the Agreement which have been previously paid and have been
categorized as interest expense in accordance to GAAP.
|
|
|
|
|
5.
|
Interest Expense
: (B.1)
minus
(B.2 through B.4)
|
|
$___________
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
C.
|
Taxes
on income, whether paid, payable or accrued
|
|
$___________
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
D.
|
Depreciation
expense
|
|
$___________
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
E.
|
Amortization
expense
|
|
$___________
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
F.
|
All
other non-cash, recurring charges and expenses, excluding accruals for
cash expenses made in the ordinary course of business
|
|
$___________
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
G.
|
Loss
from any sale of assets, other than sales in the ordinary course of
business
|
|
$___________
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
H.
|
Non-cash
stock option and warrant-based compensation expense
|
|
$___________
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
I.
|
Other
extraordinary or non-recurring charges that would not have otherwise been
incurred in the ordinary course of business as determined in accordance
with GAAP, including, but not limited to, severance payments up to the
amounts permitted in Section 9.6 of the Loan Agreement
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
J.
|
Gains
from any sale of assets, other than sales in the ordinary course of
business
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
K.
|
Other
extraordinary or non-recurring gains
|
|
$___________
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
L.
|
ADJUSTED EBITDA:
(A.7)
plus
((B.5) and (C through I))
minus
(J and
K)
|
|
$___________
|
|
|
|
|
|
II.
|
FIXED
CHARGE COVERAGE RATIO
|
|
|
|
A.
|
ADJUSTED EBITDA
(See ADJUSTED EBITDA
calculation, (I.K)
|
|
$___________
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
B.
|
Fixed
Charges
|
|
|
|
|
|
1.
|
Total
Debt Service
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
a.
|
Payments
of principal on Indebtedness
|
|
$___________
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
b.
|
Interest
Expense (I.B.3)
|
|
$___________
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
c.
|
Total Debt Service
:
(B.1.a)
plus
(B.1.b)
|
|
$___________
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2.
|
Unfinanced
Capital Expenditures paid in cash
|
|
$___________
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3.
|
Income
taxes paid in cash or accrued
|
|
$___________
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4.
|
Dividends
and distributions paid or accrued or declared (except for Accumulated
Distributions)
|
|
$___________
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5.
|
Fixed Charges
: Sum of
(B.1.c) through (B.4)
|
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$___________
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C.
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FIXED CHARGE COVERAGE
RATIO
:
(A)
divided
by
(B.5)
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____________
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D.
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MINIMUM
RATIO REQUIRED:
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____________
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E.
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COMPLIANCE:
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__Yes/__No
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III.
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CASH
VELOCITY
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A.
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Net
revenue for the three calendar month period commencing the first day of
the calendar month of the second month immediately preceding the first
month of the current Test Period less the bad debt expense recognized on
the income statement for such three calendar month period
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$___________
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B.
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Collections
of the Borrower’s Accounts for the test period
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$
_________
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C.
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III(B)
DIVIDED BY III(A)
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$
_________
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D.
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MINIMUM
REQUIRED (80% OF III.B.):
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87.5%
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D.
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COMPLIANCE:
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__Yes/__No
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SCHEDULE
2 TO COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE
Date:
________________ __, 20__
CONDITIONS OR EVENTS WHICH
CONSTITUTE
A DEFAULT OR AN EVENT OF
DEFAULT
If any condition or event exists that
constitutes a Default or an Event of Default, specify nature and period of
existence and what action the Borrower has taken, is taking or proposes to take
with respect thereto; if no such condition or event exists, state
“None.”
EXHIBIT
C
TO
AMENDED AND RESTATED
REVOLVING CREDIT SECURITY AGREEMENT
OFFICER'S
CERTIFICATE
The
undersigned, Douglas M. VanOort, certifies that he is the CEO of
NEOGENOMICS, LABORATORIES, INC., a
Florida Corporation,
("
Borrower
"),
makes this certificate in connection with and pursuant to
Section 6.1
of
the Loan Agreement dated as of the date hereof (the "
Loan
Agreement
") between Borrower, NeoGenomics, Inc., a Nevada corporation,
and
CAPITALSOURCE FINANCE
LLC
, a Delaware limited liability company ("
Lender
"),
and certifies to Lender as follows:
All
conditions and provisions of Article VI of the Loan Agreement are fully
satisfied, including receipt by Lender of all fees, charges and expenses payable
to Lender on or prior to the date hereof pursuant to the Loan Documents. In
furtherance of and without limiting the foregoing, as of the date hereof, (A)
the Loan Documents, other documents required pursuant thereto and security
interests and Liens created thereby are in full force and effect, (B) each
representation and warranty of the Borrower in the Loan Documents is true and
correct in all material respects as if made on and as of the date hereof (except
where such representation or warranty is otherwise expressly made as of a
particular date, in which case it is, was or will be true and correct on and as
of such other date), before and after giving effect to the making of the Initial
Advance and/or the consummation of the transactions to be consummated on the
date hereof, (C) the Borrower is in compliance with all, and not in
violation, breach or default of any, covenants, agreements and/or other
provisions of any of the Loan Documents, (D) no Default or Event of Default
under any Loan Document has occurred and is continuing or exists on the date
hereof or would exist after giving effect to the Initial Advance
and/or the consummation
of the transactions to be consummated on the date hereof, (E) the Borrower
is in compliance with the provisions of
Annex I
of the
Loan Agreement, (F) no Material Adverse Change or Material Adverse Effect has
occurred and there are no liabilities or obligations with respect to the
Borrower of any nature whatsoever (whether absolute, accrued, contingent or
otherwise and whether or not due) which, individually or in the aggregate, could
constitute a Material Adverse Effect, (G) no material adverse deviation from the
financial projections of the Borrower previously furnished to Lender has
occurred, and (H) no event(s), fact(s), condition(s) or circumstance(s) has
occurred which, individually or in the aggregate, make it improbable that the
Borrower will be able to observe or perform in all material respects any of the
Obligations under the Loan Documents.
Capitalized
terms used, but not defined herein, shall have the meanings given such terms in
the Loan Agreement.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Officer's Certificate to be
executed as of April 26, 2010.
NEOGENOMICS,
INC.
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By:
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/s/ Douglas VanOort
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Douglas
VanOort
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Chief
Executive Officer
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EXHIBIT
D
TO
REVOLVING
CREDIT AND SECURITY AGREEMENT
SOLVENCY
CERTIFICATE
NEOGENOMICS,
INC.
The
undersigned,
George A.
Cardoza
, hereby certifies that he is the Chief Financial Officer of
NEOGENOMICS LABORATORIES,
INC.
, a Florida corporation (the “Borrower”), and that he makes this
certificate on behalf of the Borrower pursuant to Section 6.1 of that
certain Amended and Restated Revolving Credit and Security Agreement dated as of
April 26, 2010 (the “Agreement”), by and between the Borrower, NeoGenomics,
Inc., a Nevada corporation (together with its subsidiaries, the “Company”), and
CapitalSource Finance LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and
further certifies to the solvency of the Borrower after giving effect to the
transactions and the Indebtedness (as defined in the Agreement) contemplated by
the Agreement and the other Loan Documents (as defined in the Agreement) and as
to the Borrower’s financial resources and ability to meet its obligations and
liabilities as they become due, to the effect that as of the Closing Date (as
defined in the Agreement) and the Borrowing Date for the Initial Advance and
after giving effect to the transactions and the Indebtedness contemplated by the
Agreement and the other Loan Documents:
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(1)
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the
assets of the Borrower, at a fair valuation, exceed the total liabilities
(including contingent, subordinated, unmatured and unliquidated
liabilities) of the Borrower; and
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(2)
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no
unreasonably small capital base with which to engage in the Borrower’s
anticipated business exists with respect to the
Borrower.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Solvency Certificate as of
April 26, 2010.
NEOGENOMICS,
INC.
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/S/ George A. Cardoza
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Name:
George A. Cardoza
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Title:
Chief Financial Officer
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I,
Jerome Dvonch
, as
Secretary of the Company, do hereby certify that
George A. Cardoza
is
the duly elected, qualified and acting Chief Financial Officer of the Borrower,
and that the signature of
George A. Cardoza
set
forth above is his true and correct signature.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Incumbency Certificate to be
duly executed this 26th day of April , 2010.
/s/ Jerome Dvonch
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Name:
Jerome Dvonch
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Title:
Secretary
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Exhibit
10.47
June 16,
2010
Ms.
Marydawn Miller
3316
Paseo Halcon
Irvine,
CA 92672
Dear
Marydawn,
On behalf
of NeoGenomics Laboratories (“NeoGenomics” or the “Company”), it is my pleasure
to extend this offer of employment for the Vice President of Information
Technology position to you. If the following terms are satisfactory,
please countersign this letter (the “Agreement”) and return a copy to me at your
earliest convenience.
Position:
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Vice
President (VP) of Information
Technology
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Duties:
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As
VP of Information Technology, you will report to the CFO or such other
person as may be appointed by the CEO and you will have overall
responsibility for the Company’s entire information technology (IT)
platform and related services and all personnel in the IT
Department. This will include the management of the IT
infrastructure at all of the Company’s facilities and all
related software running on such infrastructure. In addition
you may be assigned other duties by the CFO or
CEO.
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Start
Date:
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July
16, 2010
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Base
Salary
:
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$140,000/year,
payable bi-weekly. The parties agree that this salary is for a full-time
position. Increases in base salary may occur annually at the discretion
of the President of the Company with the approval of the CEO and the
Compensation Committee of the Board of
Directors.
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Relocation:
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You
understand that this position is located in Fort Myers, FL, and you agree
to relocate your primary residence to the greater Fort Myers, FL area not
later than June 30, 2011. The Company agrees to provide financial
assistance for your relocation up to an aggregate cap of $20,000 in
accordance with the terms of the Relocation Agreement attached hereto as
Exhibit 1.
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Bonus:
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Beginning
with the fiscal year ending December 31, 2010, you will be eligible to
receive an incentive bonus payment which will be targeted at 20% of your
Base Salary based on 100% achievement of the goals set forth for you by
the President or CEO of the Company and approved by the Board of Directors
for such fiscal year. Such goals will have overall company performance
targets and individual performance
targets.
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Benefits:
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You
will be entitled to participate in all medical and other benefits that the
Company has established for its employees in accordance with the Company’s
policy for such benefits at any given time. Other benefits may include
but not be limited to: short term and long term disability, dental, a 401K
plan, a section 125 plan and an employee stock purchase
plan.
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Paid Time
Off:
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You
will be eligible for 4 weeks of paid time off (PTO)/year (160 hours),
which will accrue on a pro-rata basis beginning from your hire date and be
may carried over from year to year. It is company policy that
when your accrued PTO balance reaches 160 hours, you will cease accruing
PTO until your accrued PTO balance is 120 hours or less – at which point
you will again accrue PTO until you reach 160 hours. You are eligible to
use PTO after completing 3 months of employment. In
addition to paid time off, there are also 6 paid national holidays and 1
“floater” day available to you.
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Stock
Options:
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You
will be granted stock options to purchase up to 40,000 shares of the
common stock of the Company’s publicly-traded holding company,
NeoGenomics, Inc., a Nevada corporation, at an exercise price equivalent
to the closing price per share at which such stock was quoted on the
NASDAQ Bulletin Board on the day prior to your Start
Date. The grant of such options will be made
pursuant to the Company’s stock option plan then in effect and will be
evidenced by a separate Option Agreement, which the Company will execute
with you within 60 days of receiving a copy of the Company’s
Confidentiality, Non-Competition and Non-Solicitation Agreement which has
been executed by you. So long as you remained employed by the
Company, such options will have a five-year term from the grant date and
will vest according to the following
schedule:
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Time-Based
Vesting
|
10,000
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options
will vest on the anniversary of your Start Date for each of the next four
years.
|
The
Company also agrees that you will be eligible for additional stock option grants
at any time based on performance.
If for
any reason you resign prior to the time which is 12 months from your Start Date,
you will forgo all such options. Furthermore, you understand that the Company’s
stock option plan requires that any employee who leaves the employment of the
Company will have no more than three (3) months from their termination date to
exercise any vested options.
The
Company agrees that it will grant to you the maximum number of Incentive Stock
Options (“ISO’s”) available under current IRS guidelines and that the remainder,
if any, will be in the form of non-qualified stock options.
Work
+Products:
|
You
agree that prior to your Start Date, you will execute the Company’s
Confidentiality, Non-Competition and Non-Solicitation Agreement attached
to this letter as Exhibit 2. You understand that if you should
fail to execute such Confidentiality, Non-Competition and Non-Solicitation
Agreement in the agreed-upon form, it will be grounds for revoking this
offer and not hiring you. You understand and acknowledge that
this Agreement shall be read
in pari materia
with
the Confidentiality, Non-Competition and Non-Solicitation Agreement and is
part of this Agreement.
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Representations
:
|
You
understand and acknowledge that this position is an officer level position
within NeoGenomics. You represent and warrant, to the best of
your knowledge, that nothing in your past legal and/or work experiences,
which if became broadly known in the marketplace, would impair your
ability to serve as an officer of a public company or materially damage
your credibility with public shareholders. You further
represent and warrant, to the best of your knowledge, that, prior to
accepting this offer of employment, you have disclosed all material
information about your past legal and work experiences that would be
required to be disclosed on a Directors’ and Officers’ questionnaire for
the purpose of determining what disclosures, if any, will need to be made
with the SEC. Prior to the Company’s next public filing, you
also agree to fill out a Director’s and Officer’s questionnaire in form
and substance satisfactory to the Company’s counsel. You
further represent and warrant, to the best of your knowledge, that you are
currently not obligated under any form of non-competition or
non-solicitation agreement which would preclude you from serving in the
position indicated above for NeoGenomics or soliciting business
relationships for any laboratory services from any potential customers in
the United States.
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Miscellaneous:
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(i)
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This
Agreement supersedes all prior agreements and understandings
between the parties and may not be modified or terminated
orally. No modification or attempted waiver will be valid
unless in writing and signed by the party against whom the same is sought
to be enforced.
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(ii)
|
The
provisions of this Agreement are separate and severable, and if any of
them is declared invalid and/or unenforceable by a court of competent
jurisdiction or an arbitrator, the remaining provisions shall not be
affected.
|
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(iii)
|
This
Agreement is the joint product of the Company and you and each provision
hereof has been subject to the mutual consultation, negotiation and
agreement of the Company and you and shall not be construed for or against
either party hereto.
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(iv)
|
This
Agreement will be governed by, and construed in accordance with the
provisions of the law of the State of Florida, without reference to
provisions that refer a matter to the law of any other
jurisdiction. Each party hereto hereby irrevocably submits
itself to the exclusive personal jurisdiction of the federal and state
courts sitting in Florida; accordingly, any matters involving the Company
and the Executive with respect to this Agreement may be adjudicated only
in a federal or state court sitting in Lee County,
Florida.
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(v)
|
This
Agreement may be signed in counterparts, and by fax or by PDF, each of
which shall be an original, with the same effect as if the signatures
thereto and hereto were upon the same
instrument
|
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(vi)
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Within
three days of your start date, you will need to provide
documentation verifying your legal right to work in the
United States. Please understand that this offer of employment
is contingent upon your ability to comply with the employment verification
requirements under federal laws and that we cannot begin payroll until
this requirement has been meet.
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(vii)
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Employment
with NeoGenomics is an “at-will” relationship and not guaranteed for any
term. You or the Company may terminate employment at anytime
for any reason.
|
Marydawn,
I know that with your help we can build a world-class laboratory with a national
footprint and a team focused on the highest quality standards. I am
looking forward to working with you as we drive NeoGenomics to new
heights. Welcome aboard!
Sincerely,
/s/
George Cardoza
George
Cardoza
Chief
Financial Officer
Agreed
and Accepted:
/s/ Marydawn Miller
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7/12/10
|
Marydawn
Miller
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Date
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Exhibit
1
RELOCATION
AGREEMENT
Marydawn
Miller
Vice
President of Information Technology
NeoGenomics
Laboratories (the “Company”) acknowledges that you will incur certain relocation
expenses as a result of accepting employment with us. We consider the
reimbursement of these expenses to be related to the employer-employee
relationship that we are attempting to establish and that these are items that
we
share
as the
relationship is established.
NeoGenomics
agrees to reimburse you for up to $20,000 in the aggregate (the “
Relocation Cap
”) for
commuting, temporary housing and permanent relocation expenses. This
assistance will be comprised of two parts: (i) reimbursement for commuting,
temporary housing and other related transition expenses (the “
Temporary Commuting
Allowance
”), and (ii) reimbursement for permanent relocation expenses
that are identified by the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) as “deductible
moving expenses” (the “
Permanent Relocation
Assistance
”).
You may
use up to $15,000 of the Relocation Cap for the Temporary Commuting
Allowance. Expenses reimbursable under the Temporary Commuting
Allowance include pre-move travel, related lodging and meal expenses, and other
related transition expenses, incurred in accordance with the Company’s
applicable policies in effect from time to time.
All such
payments made by the Company as part of your Temporary Commuting Allowance shall
be subject to withholding for federal, state or local taxes as the Company
reasonably may determine. However, you should consult with your own
tax advisor to determine what payments (or reimbursements), if any, may be tax
deductible to you.
The
dollar amount of Permanent Relocation Assistance available to you is the
difference between the Relocation Cap and any payments made to you (or on your
behalf) under the Temporary Commuting Allowance. The Permanent
Relocation Assistance is available to you for your permanent move to Fort Myers,
Florida, which will need to occur on or prior to June 30,
2011. Any relocation expenses incurred by you (or on your
behalf) occurring after July 1, 2011 will not be reimbursable by the Company
unless otherwise mutually agreed upon in writing by you and the CFO of the
Company. The Company will require two (2) quotes from vendors prior
to payment for moving expenses.
The
Permanent Relocation Assistance payments will not be taxable to you to the
extent the expenses are identified by the IRS as “deductible moving expenses,”
and, accordingly, reimbursable expenses shall be limited to: (i) moving your
household goods and personal effects, and (ii) travel (including lodging, but
not meals) to your new home.
All
claims for reimbursable expenses, together with proper receipts and supporting
documentation, must be submitted to the Company within 45 days following the
date(s) the expenses are incurred. Thereafter, reimbursement by the
Company will be made in accordance with the Company’s normal payroll practices
no later than 45 days following the timely submission of applicable
claims.
I,
Marydawn Miller, agree to provide proper receipts and documentation in a form
acceptable to the Company in order to receive reimbursement from the Company,
and I understand that failure to do so in accordance with the requirements set
forth herein (including, but not limited to, timely submission) will jeopardize
my rights to any reimbursements under this Agreement.
I further
agree that:
(a)
|
I
will reimburse NeoGenomics all Permanent Relocation Assistance and
Temporary Commuting Allowance payments paid on my behalf directly to
vendors or to me by NeoGenomics should I resign my employment for any
reason with NeoGenomics Laboratories according to the below listed
schedule. Reimbursement will not be required should NeoGenomics
initiate the separation of
employment.
|
Reimbursement
will be based on the following schedule:
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1)
|
100
% reimbursement if resignation occurs within a 12 month time period from
the start of employment or within six months after my permanent relocation
to Fort Myers, Fl.
|
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2)
|
50%
reimbursement if resignation occurs within 6 months to 12 months after my
permanent relocation to Fort Myers,
FL.
|
(b)
|
Any
reimbursements paid to me in error will be returned to the Company within
60 days of (i) the date the expense was incurred, or (ii) becoming aware
of the existence of an
erroneous reimbursement.
|
(c)
|
My
final paycheck for any wages and/or accrued paid time-off will be reduced,
to the extent allowable by law, in the amount of any monies I owe to the
Company pursuant to the terms of this Agreement. If the amount
of my final paycheck is insufficient to cover all the monies I owe to the
Company hereunder, the Company may pursue any and all remedies available
under the law.
|
This
agreement will be governed by the laws of the State of Florida.
Agreed
and Accepted:
By:
|
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/s/ Marydawn Miller
|
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Date
|
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7/12/10
|
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Marydawn
Miller
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NEOGENOMICS
LABORATORIES
Exhibit
2
CONFIDENTIALITY,
NON-SOLICITATION AND NON-COMPETE AGREEMENT
This
Confidentiality, Non-Solicitation and Non-Compete Agreement (the “
Agreement
”)
dated this 12th day of July, 2010 is entered into by and between Marydawn Miller
(“
Employee
”)
and NeoGenomics, Laboratories Inc., a Florida corporation (“
Employer
”
and collectively with NeoGenomics, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “
Parent
Company
”) and any entity that is wholly or partially owned by the
Employer or the Parent Company or otherwise affiliated with the Parent Company,
the “
Company
”). Hereinafter,
each of the Employee or the Company maybe referred to as a “
Party
”
and together be referred to as the “
Parties
”.
RECITALS:
WHEREAS
, the Parties have
entered into that certain letter agreement, dated July 12, 2010, that creates an
employment relationship between the Employer and Employee (the “
Employment
Agreement
”); and
WHEREAS
, pursuant to the
Employment Agreement, the Employee agreed to enter into the Company’s
Confidentiality, Non-Solicitation and Non-Compete Agreement; and
WHEREAS,
the Company desires
to protect and preserve its Confidential Information and its legitimate business
interests by having the Employee enter into this Agreement as part of the
Employment Agreement; and
WHEREAS,
the Employee desires
to establish and maintain an employment relationship with the Company and as
part of such employment relationship desires to enter into this Agreement with
the Company; and
WHEREAS
, the Employee
acknowledges that the terms of the Employment Agreement including, but not
limited to the Company’s commitments to the Employee with respect to base
salary, fringe benefits and stock options are sufficient consideration to the
Employee for the entry into this Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE
, in
consideration of the mutual promises set forth herein and other good and
valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby
acknowledged, the Parties agree as follows:
1.
Term.
Employee agree(s) that
the term of this agreement is effective upon the Employee’s first day of
employment with the Company and shall survive and continue to be in force and
effect for two years following the termination of any employment relationship
between the Parties (“
Term
”),
whether termination is by the Company with or without cause, wrongful discharge,
or for any other reason whatsoever, or by the Employee unless an exception is
specifically provided in certain situations in any such Restrictive
Covenants.
2.
Definitions.
a. The
term “
Confidential
Information
” as used herein shall include all business practices,
methods, techniques, or processes that: (i) derives independent
economic value, actual or potential, from not being generally known to, and not
being readily ascertainable by proper means by, other persons who can obtain
economic value from its disclosure or use; and (ii) is the subject of efforts
that are reasonable under the circumstances to maintain its
secrecy. Confidential Information also includes, but is not limited
to, files, letters, memoranda, reports, records, computer disks or other
computer storage medium, data, models or any photographic or other tangible
materials containing such information, Customer lists and names and other
information, Customer contracts, other corporate contracts, computer programs,
proprietary technical information and or strategies, sales, promotional or
marketing plans or strategies, programs, techniques, practices, any expansion
plans (including existing and entry into new geographic and/or product markets),
pricing information, product or service offering specifications or plans
thereof, business plans, financial information and other financial plans, data
pertaining to the Company’s operating performance, employee lists, salary
information, training manuals, and other materials and business information of a
similar nature, including information about the Company itself or any affiliated
entity, which Employee acknowledges and agrees has been compiled by the
Company's expenditure of a great amount of time, money and effort, and that
contains detailed information that could not be created independently from
public sources. Further, all data, spreadsheets, reports, records,
know-how, verbal communication, proprietary and technical information and/or
other confidential materials of similar kind transmitted by the Company to
Employee or developed by the Employee on behalf of the Company as Work Product
(as defined in Paragraph 7) are expressly included within the definition of
“Confidential Information.” The Parties further agree that the fact
the Company may be seeking to complete a business transaction is “Confidential
Information” within the meaning of this Agreement, as well as all notes,
analysis, work product or other material derived from Confidential
Information.
Nevertheless,
Confidential Information shall not include any information of any kind which (1)
is in the possession of the Employee prior to the date of this Agreement, as
shown by the Employee’s files and records, or (2) prior or after the time of
disclosure becomes part of the public knowledge or literature, not as a result
of any violation of this Agreement or inaction or action of the receiving party,
or (3) is rightfully received from a third party without any obligation of
confidentiality; or (4) independently developed after termination without
reference to the Confidential Information or materials based thereon; or (5) is
disclosed pursuant to the order or requirement of a court, administrative
agency, or other government body; or (6) is approved for release by the
non-disclosing party.
b. The
term “
Customer
”
shall mean any person or entity which has purchased or ordered goods, products
or services from the Company and/or entered into any contract for products or
services with the Company within the one (1) year immediately preceding the
termination of the Employee’s employment with the Company.
c.
The term “
Prospective
Customer
” shall mean any person or entity which has evidenced an
intention to order products or services with the Company within one year
immediately preceding the termination of the Employee’s employment with the
Company.
d. The
term “
Restricted
Area
” shall include any geographical location anywhere in the United
States. If the Restricted Area specified in this Agreement should be
judged unreasonable in any proceeding, then the period of Restricted Area shall
be reduced so that the restrictions may be enforced as is judged to be
reasonable.
e. The
phrase “
directly
or indirectly
” shall include the Employee either on his/her own account,
or as a partner, owner, promoter, joint venturer, employee, agent, consultant,
advisor, manager, executive, independent contractor, officer, director, or a
stockholder of 5% or more of the voting shares of an entity in the Business of
Company.
f. The
term “
Business
”
shall mean the business of providing non-academic, for-profit cancer genetic and
molecular laboratory testing services, including, but not limited to,
cytogenetics, flow cytometry, fluorescence in-situ hybridization (“FISH”),
morphological studies, and molecular testing, to hematologists, oncologists,
urologists, pathologists, hospitals and other medical reference
laboratories.
3.
Duty of
Confidentiality
.
a. All
Confidential Information is considered highly sensitive and strictly
confidential. The Employee agrees that at all times during the term of this
Agreement and after the termination of employment with the Company for as long
as such information remains non-public information, the Employee shall (i) hold
in confidence and refrain from disclosing to any other party all Confidential
Information, whether written or oral, tangible or intangible, concerning the
Company and its business and operations unless such disclosure is accompanied by
a non-disclosure agreement executed by the Company with the party to whom such
Confidential Information is provided, (ii) use the Confidential Information
solely in connection with his or her employment with the Company and for no
other purpose, (iii) take all reasonable precautions necessary to ensure that
the Confidential Information shall not be, or be permitted to be, shown, copied
or disclosed to third parties, without the prior written consent of the Company,
(iv) observe all security policies implemented by the Company from time to time
with respect to the Confidential Information, and (v) not use or disclose,
directly or indirectly, as an individual or as a partner, joint venturer,
employee, agent, salesman, contractor, officer, director or otherwise, for the
benefit of himself or herself or any other person, partnership, firm,
corporation, association or other legal entity, any Confidential Information,
unless expressly permitted by this Agreement. Employee agrees that
protection of the Company’s Confidential Information constitutes a legitimate
business interest justifying the restrictive covenants contained
herein. Employee further agrees that the restrictive covenants
contained herein are reasonably necessary to protect the Company’s legitimate
business interest in preserving its Confidential Information.
b. In
the event that the Employee is ordered to disclose any Confidential Information,
whether in a legal or regulatory proceeding or otherwise, the Employee shall
provide the Company with prompt notice of such request or order so that the
Company may seek to prevent disclosure.
c. Employee
acknowledge(s) that this "Confidential Information" is of value to the Company
by providing it with a competitive advantage over their competitors, is not
generally known to competitors of the Company, and is not intended by the
Company for general dissemination. Employee acknowledges that this
"Confidential Information" derives independent economic value, actual or
potential, from not being generally known to, and not being readily
ascertainable by proper means by, other persons who can obtain economic value
from its disclosure or use, and is the subject of reasonable efforts to maintain
its secrecy. Therefore, the Parties agree that all "Confidential
Information" under this Agreement constitutes “
Trade
Secrets
” under Section 688.002 and Chapter 812 of the Florida
Statutes.
4.
Limited
Right of Disclosure
.
Except as
otherwise permitted by this Agreement, Employee shall limit disclosure of
pertinent Confidential Information to Employee’s attorney, if any (“
Representative(s
)”),
for the sole purpose of evaluating Employee’s relationship with the
Company. Paragraph 3 of this Agreement shall bind all such
Representative(s).
5.
Return of
Company Property and Confidential Materials
.
All
tangible property, including cell phones, laptop computers and other Company
purchased property, as well as all Confidential Information provided to Employee
is the exclusive property of the Company and must be returned to the Company in
accordance with the instructions of the Company either upon termination of the
Employee’s employment or at such other time as is reasonably requested by the
Company. Employee agree(s) that upon termination of employment for
any reason whatsoever Employee shall return all copies, in whatever form,
including hard copies and computer disks, of Confidential Information to the
Company, and Employee shall delete any copy of the Confidential Information on
any computer file or database maintained by Employee and shall certify in
writing that he/she has done so. In addition to returning all
Confidential Information to the Company as described above, Employee will
destroy any analysis, notes, work product or other materials relating to or
derived from the Confidential Information. Any retention of
Confidential Information may constitute “civil theft” as such term is defined in
Chapter 772 of the Florida Statutes.
6.
Agreement
Not To Circumvent
.
Employee agrees
not to pursue any transaction or business relationship that is directly
competitive to the Business of the Company that makes use of any Confidential
Information during the Term of this Agreement, other than through the Company or
on behalf of the Company. It is further understood and agreed that,
after the Employee’s employment with the Company has been terminated, the
Employee will direct all communications and requests from any third parties
regarding Confidential Information or Business opportunities which use
Confidential Information through the Company’s then chief executive officer or
president. Employee acknowledges that any violation of this covenant
may subject Employee to the remedies identified in Paragraph 9 in addition to
any other available remedies.
7.
Title to
Work Product
.
Employee
agrees that all work products (including strategies and testing methodologies
for competing in the genetics testing industry, technical materials and
diagrams, computer programs, financial plans and other written materials,
websites, presentation materials, course materials, advertising campaigns,
slogans, videos, pictures and other materials) created or developed by the
Employee for the Company during the term of the Employee’s employment with the
Company or any successor to the Company until the date of termination of the
Employee (collectively, the “
Work
Product
”), shall be considered a work made for hire and that the Company
shall be the sole owner of all rights, including copyright, in and to the Work
Product.
If the Work Product, or any part
thereof, does not qualify as a work made for hire, the Employee agrees to
assign, and hereby assigns, to the Company for the full term of the copyright
and all extensions thereof all of its right, title and interest in and to the
Work Product. All discoveries, inventions, innovations, works of
authorship, computer programs, improvements and ideas, whether or not patentable
or copyrightable or otherwise protectable, conceived, completed, reduced to
practice or otherwise produced by the Employee in the course of his or her
services to the Company in connection with or in any way relating to the
Business of the Company or capable of being used or adapted for use therein or
in connection therewith shall forthwith be disclosed to the Company and shall
belong to and be the absolute property of the Company unless assigned by the
Company to another entity.
Employee hereby assigns to the
Company all right, title and interest in all of the discoveries, inventions,
innovations, works of authorship, computer programs, improvements, ideas and
other work product; all copyrights, trade secrets, and trademarks in the same;
and all patent applications filed and patents granted worldwide on any of the
same for any work previously completed on behalf of the Company or work
performed under the terms of this Agreement or the Employment
Agreement. Employee, if and whenever required to do so (whether
during or after the termination of his or her employment), shall at the expense
of the Company apply or join in applying for copyrights, patents or trademarks
or other equivalent protection in the United States or in other parts of the
world for any such discovery, invention, innovation, work of authorship,
computer program, improvement, and idea as aforesaid and execute, deliver and
perform all instruments and things necessary for vesting such patents,
trademarks, copyrights or equivalent protections when obtained and all right,
title and interest to and in the same in the Company absolutely and as sole
beneficial owner, unless assigned by the Company to another
entity. Notwithstanding the foregoing, work product conceived by the
Employee, which is not related to the Business of the Company, will remain the
property of the Employee.
8.
Restrictive
Covenant
.
The Company
and its affiliated entities are engaged in the Business of providing genetic and
molecular testing services. The covenants contained in this Paragraph
8 (the “
Restrictive
Covenants
”) are given and made by Employee to induce the Company to
employ Employee under the terms of the Employment Agreement, and Employee
acknowledges sufficiency of consideration for these Restrictive
Covenants. Employee expressly covenants and agrees that, during his
or her employment and for a period of two (2) years following termination of
such employment (such period of time is hereinafter referred to as the "
Restrictive
Period
"), he/she will abide by the following restrictive covenants unless
an exception is specifically provided in certain situations in such Restrictive
Covenants.
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a.
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Non-Solicitation
. Employee
agrees and acknowledges that, during the Restrictive Period, he/she will
not, directly or indirectly, in one or a series of transactions, as an
individual or as a partner, joint venturer, employee, agent, salesperson,
contractor, officer, director or otherwise, for the benefit of himself or
herself or any other person, partnership, firm, corporation, association
or other legal entity:
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(i)
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solicit
or induce any Customer or Prospective Customer of the Company to patronize
or do business with any other company (or business) that is in the
Business conducted by the Company in any market in which the Company does
Business; or
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(ii)
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request
or advise any Customer or vendor, or any Prospective Customer or
prospective vendor, of the Company, who was a Customer, Prospective
Customer, vendor or prospective vendor within one year immediately
preceding the termination of the Employee’s employment with the Company,
to withdraw, curtail, cancel or refrain from doing Business with the
Company in any capacity; or
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(iii)
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recruit,
solicit or otherwise induce any proprietor, partner, stockholder, lender,
director, officer, employee, sales agent, joint venturer, investor,
lessor, supplier, Customer, agent, representative or any other person
which has a business relationship with the Company or any Affiliated
Entity to discontinue, reduce or detrimentally modify such employment,
agency or business relationship with the Company;
or
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iv)
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employ
or solicit for employment any person or agent who is then (or was at any
time within twelve (12) months prior to the date Employee or such entity
seeks to employ such person) employed or retained by the
Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent the
Employee works for a larger firm or corporation after his termination from
the Company and he does not have any personal knowledge and/or control
over the solicitation of or the employment of a Company employee or agent,
then this provision shall not be
enforceable.
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b.
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Non-Competition
. Employee
agrees and acknowledges that, during the Restrictive Period, he will not,
directly or indirectly, for himself , or on behalf of others, as an
individual on Employee's own account, or as a partner, joint venturer,
employee, agent, salesman, contractor, officer, director or otherwise, for
himself or any other person, partnership, firm, corporation,
association or other legal entity enter into, engage in or accept
employment from any business that is in the Business of the Company in the
Restricted Area during his last twelve months of employment. The parties
agree that this non-competition provision is intended to cover situations
where a future business opportunity in which the Employee is engaged or a
future employer of the Employee is selling the same or similar products
and services in the Business which may compete with the Company’s products
and services to Customers and Prospective Customers of the Company in the
Restricted Area. This provision shall not cover future business
opportunities or employers of the Employee that sell different types of
products or services in the Restricted Area so long as such future
business opportunities or employers are not in the Business of the
Company.
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Notwithstanding
the foregoing, however, it is understood and agreed by the Company and the
Employee that in the event of a termination of the Employee by the Company
without “Cause” (as such term in defined in the Employment Agreement), the
provisions of the Non-Competition covenant outlined in the preceding paragraph
8(b) shall not be deemed valid or enforceable hereunder. The Employee
specifically acknowledges that any termination by the Company for “Cause” or any
termination by resignation of the Employee shall result in the Non-competition
covenant described in paragraph 8(b) remaining valid and enforceable
hereunder.
Notwithstanding
the preceding paragraphs, the spirit and intent of this non-competition clause
is not to deny the Employee the ability to support his or her family, but rather
to prevent the Employee from using the knowledge and experiences obtained from
the Company in a similar competitive environment. Along those lines,
should the Employee leave the employment of the Employer for any reason, he or
she would be prohibited from joining a for-profit cancer testing genetics
laboratory and/or competing against the Company in the same market
place. The Parties agree that the phrase “in any business that is in
competition with the business of the Company” in the preceding paragraph 8(b)
specifically excludes all non-profit medical testing laboratories, hospitals and
academic institutions as well as for-profit prenatal and
pediatric/constitutional genetic testing laboratories. In other
words, the Employee would be allowed under this non-compete clause to work in a
private, for-profit prenatal laboratory or pediatric/constitutional genetics
testing laboratory as well as any non-profit cancer genetics testing
laboratory. Thus, the spirit and intent of this non-competition
clause is intended to prevent the Employee from acting in any of the capacities
outlined in this paragraph for any “for-profit” cancer genetics testing
laboratory only that do the type of any one or more of the types of testing
defined in the definition of Business.
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c.
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Acknowledgements of
Employee.
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(i)
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The
Employee understands and acknowledges that any violation of the
Restrictive Covenants shall constitute a material breach of this Agreement
and the Employment Agreement, and it may cause irreparable harm and loss
to the Company for which monetary damages will be an insufficient
remedy. Therefore, the Parties agree that in addition to any
other remedy available, the Company will be entitled to the relief
identified in Paragraph No. 9
below.
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(ii)
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The
Restrictive Covenants shall be construed as agreements independent of any
other provision in this Agreement and the existence of any claim or cause
of action of Employee against the Company shall not constitute a defense
to the enforcement of these Restrictive
Covenants.
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(iii)
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Employee
agrees that the Restrictive Covenants are reasonably necessary to protect
the legitimate business interests of the
Company.
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(iv)
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Employee
agrees that the Restrictive Covenants may be enforced by the Company’s
successor in interest by way of merger, business combination or
consolidation where a majority of the surviving entity is not owned by
Company’s shareholders who owned a majority of the Company’s voting shares
prior to such transaction and Employee acknowledges and agrees that
successors are intended beneficiaries of this
Agreement.
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(v)
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Employee
agrees that if any portion of the Restrictive Covenants is held by a court
of competent jurisdiction to be unreasonable, arbitrary or against public
policy for any reason, such shall be divisible as to time, geographic area
and line of business and shall be enforceable as to a reasonable time,
area and line of business.
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(vi)
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Employee
acknowledges that any violations of the Restrictive Covenants, in any
capacity identified herein, may be a material breach of this Agreement and
may subject the Employee, and/or any individual(s), partnership,
corporation, joint venture or other type of business with whom the
Employee is then affiliated or employed, to monetary and other
damages.
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(vii)
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Employee
agrees that any failure of the Company to enforce the Restrictive
Covenants against any other employee, for any reason, shall not constitute
a defense to enforcement of the Restrictive Covenants against the
Employee.
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9.
Specific
Performance; Injunction
.
The Parties
agree and acknowledge that the restrictions contained in Paragraphs 1-8 are
reasonable in scope and duration and are necessary to protect the
Company. If any provision of Paragraphs 1-8 as applied to any party
or to any circumstance is judged by a court to be invalid or unenforceable, the
same shall in no way affect any other circumstance or the validity or
enforceability of any other provision of this Agreement. If any such
provision, or any part thereof, is held to be unenforceable because of the
duration of such provision or the area covered thereby, the court making such
determination shall have the power to reduce the duration and/or area of such
provision, and/or to delete specific words or phrases, and in its reduced form,
such provision shall then be enforceable and shall be enforced.
Any
unauthorized use or disclosure of Confidential Information in violation of
Paragraphs 2-7 above or violation of the Restrictive Covenant in Paragraph 8
shall constitute a material breach of this Agreement and will cause irreparable
harm and loss to the Company for which monetary damages may be an insufficient
remedy. Therefore, in addition to any other remedy available, the
Company will be entitled to all of the civil remedies provided by Florida
Statutes, including:
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a.
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Temporary
and permanent injunctive relief, without the necessity of posting a bond,
restraining Employee or Representatives and any other person, partnership,
firm, corporation, association or other legal entity acting in concert
with Employee from any actual or threatened unauthorized disclosure or use
of Confidential Information, in whole or in part, or from rendering any
service to any other person, partnership, firm, corporation, association
or other legal entity to whom such Confidential Information in whole or in
part, has been disclosed or used or is threatened to be disclosed or used;
and
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b.
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Temporary
and permanent injunctive relief, without the necessity of posting a bond,
restraining the Employee from violating, directly or indirectly, the
restrictions of the Restrictive Covenant in any capacity identified in
Paragraph 8, supra, and restricting third parties from aiding and abetting
any violations of the Restrictive Covenant;
and
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c.
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Compensatory
damages, including actual loss from misappropriation and unjust
enrichment.
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Notwithstanding
the foregoing, the Company acknowledges and agrees that the Employee will not be
liable for the payment of any damages or fees owed to the Company through the
operation of Paragraphs 9c above, unless and until a court of competent
jurisdiction has determined conclusively that the Company or any successor is
entitled to such recovery.
Nothing
in this Agreement shall be construed as prohibiting the Company from pursuing
any other legal or equitable remedies available to it for actual or threatened
breach of the provisions of Paragraphs 1 – 8 of this Agreement, and the
existence of any claim or cause of action by Employee against the Company shall
not constitute a defense to the enforcement by the Company of any of the
provisions of this Agreement. The Company and its Affiliated Entities
have fully performed all obligations entitling it to the covenants of Paragraphs
1 – 8 of this Agreement and therefore such prohibitions are not executory or
otherwise subject to rejection under the bankruptcy code.
10.
Governing
Law, Venue and Personal Jurisdiction
.
This
Agreement shall be governed by, construed and enforced in accordance with the
laws of state of Florida without regard to any statutory or common-law provision
pertaining to conflicts of laws. The parties agree that courts of
competent jurisdiction in Lee County, Florida and the United States District
Court for the Southern District of Florida shall have concurrent jurisdiction
for purposes of entering temporary, preliminary and permanent injunctive relief
and with regard to any action arising out of any breach or alleged breach of
this Agreement. Employee waives personal service of any and all
process upon Employee and consents that all such service of process may be made
by certified or registered mail directed to Employee at the address stated in
the signature section of this Agreement, with service so made deemed to be
completed upon actual receipt thereof. Employee waives any objection
to jurisdiction and venue of any action instituted against Employee as provided
herein and agrees not to assert any defense based on lack of jurisdiction or
venue.
11.
Successors
and Assigns
.
This
Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Parties hereto
and may not be assigned by Employee. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit
of Company’s s successors.
12.
Entire
Agreement
.
This
Agreement is the entire agreement of the Parties with regard to the matters
addressed herein, and supersedes all prior negotiations, preliminary agreements,
and all prior and contemporaneous discussions and understandings of the
signatories in connection with the subject matter of this Agreement, except
however, that this Agreement shall be read
in pari materia
with the
Employment Agreement executed by Employee. This Agreement may be
modified only by written instrument signed by the Company and
Employee.
13.
Severability
.
In case any
one or more provisions contained in this Agreement shall, for any reason, be
held invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, such invalidity,
illegality or unenforceability shall not affect any other provision hereof and
this Agreement shall be construed as if such invalid, illegal were unenforceable
provision had not been contained herein.
14.
Waiver.
The waiver by the
Company of a breach or threatened breach of this Agreement by Employee cannot be
construed as a waiver of any subsequent breach by Employee unless such waiver so
provides by its terms. The refusal or failure of the Company to
enforce any specific restrictive covenant in this Agreement against Employee, or
any other person for any reason, shall not constitute a defense to the
enforcement by the Company of any other restrictive covenant provision set forth
in this Agreement.
15.
Consideration
.
Employee
expressly acknowledges and agrees that the execution by the Company of the
Employment Agreement with the Employee constitutes full, adequate and sufficient
consideration to Employee for the covenants of Employee under this
Agreement.
16.
Notices
. All
notices required by this Agreement shall be in writing, shall be personally
delivered or sent by U.S. Registered or Certified Mail, return receipt
requested, and shall be addressed to the signatories at the addresses shown on
the signature page of this Agreement.
17.
Acknowledgements
.
Employee
acknowledge(s) that he has reviewed this Agreement prior to signing
it, that he knows and understands the contents, purposes and effect
of this Agreement, and that he has been given a signed copy of this
Agreement for his records. Employee further acknowledges and agrees
that he has entered into this Agreement freely, without any duress or
coercion.
18.
Counterparts
.
This
Agreement may be executed in counterparts, by facsimile or pdf each of which
shall be deemed an original for all intents and purposes.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, THE UNDERSIGNED STATE THAT THEY HAVE CAREFULLY READ THIS
AGREEMENT AND KNOW AND UNDERSTAND THE CONTENTS THEREOF AND THAT THEY AGREE TO BE
BOUND AND ABIDE BY THE REPRESENTATIONS, COVENANTS, PROMISES AND WARRANTIES
CONTAINED HEREIN.
By:
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Marydawn Miller Smith
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7/12/2010
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Employee
Signature
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Date
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Employee Name:
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Marydawn Miller Smith
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Employee Address:
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c/o NeoGenomics Laboratories, Inc.
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12701 Commonwealth Drive Suite 9
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Fort Myers, FL 33913
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12701
Commonwealth Drive, Suite #9
By:
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/s/ George Cardoza
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7/30/2011
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Date
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Name:
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George Cardoza
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Title:
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CFO
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EXHIBIT
31.1
CERTIFICATIONS
I,
Douglas M. VanOort, certify that:
1. I have
reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the three months ended June 30,
2010 of NeoGenomics, Inc.;
2. Based
on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material
fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in
light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading
with respect to the period covered by this report;
3. Based
on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information
included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial
condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and
for, the periods presented in this report;
4. The
registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing
and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act
Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)), and internal control over financial reporting
(as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant
and have:
(a)
Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure
controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that
material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated
subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly
during the period in which this report is being prepared;
(b)
Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal
control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to
provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting
and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance
with generally accepted accounting principles;
(c)
Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and
procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness
of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered
by this report based on such evaluation; and
(d)
Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over
financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal
quarter (the registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report)
that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the
registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and
5. The
registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most
recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the
registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of
directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
(a) All
significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of
internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to
adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and
report financial information; and
(b) Any
fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who
have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial
reporting.
August
16
,
2010
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/s/ Douglas M. VanOort
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Douglas
M. VanOort
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Chairman
and Chief Executive
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Officer
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EXHIBIT
31.2
CERTIFICATIONS
I, George
Cardoza, certify that:
1. I have
reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the three months ended June 30,
2010 of NeoGenomics, Inc.;
2. Based
on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material
fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in
light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading
with respect to the period covered by this report;
3. Based
on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information
included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial
condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and
for, the periods presented in this report;
4. The
registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing
and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act
Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)), and internal control over financial reporting
(as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant
and have:
(a)
Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure
controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that
material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated
subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly
during the period in which this report is being prepared;
(b)
Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal
control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to
provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting
and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance
with generally accepted accounting principles;
(c)
Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and
procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness
of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered
by this report based on such evaluation; and
(d)
Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over
financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal
quarter (the registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report)
that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the
registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and
5. The
registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most
recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the
registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of
directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
(a) All
significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of
internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to
adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and
report financial information; and
(b) Any
fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who
have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial
reporting.
August
16, 2010
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/s/ George Cardoza
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George
Cardoza
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Chief
Financial Officer
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EXHIBIT
31.3
CERTIFICATIONS
I, Jerome
J. Dvonch, certify that:
1. I have
reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the three months ended June 30,
2010 of NeoGenomics, Inc.;
2. Based
on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material
fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in
light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading
with respect to the period covered by this report;
3. Based
on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information
included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial
condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and
for, the periods presented in this report;
4. The
registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing
and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act
Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)), and internal control over financial reporting
(as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant
and have:
(a)
Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure
controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that
material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated
subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly
during the period in which this report is being prepared;
(b)
Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal
control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to
provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting
and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance
with generally accepted accounting principles;
(c)
Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and
procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness
of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered
by this report based on such evaluation; and
(d)
Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over
financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal
quarter (the registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report)
that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the
registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and
5. The
registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most
recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the
registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of
directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
(a) All
significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of
internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to
adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and
report financial information; and
(b) Any
fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who
have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial
reporting.
August
16, 2010
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/s/ Jerome J. Dvonch
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Jerome
J. Dvonch
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Director
of Finance and Principal Accounting
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Officer
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EXHIBIT
32.1
CERTIFICATION
PURSUANT TO
18
U.S.C. SECTION 1350
AS
ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION
906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
In
connection with the Quarterly Report of NeoGenomics, Inc. (the “Company”) on
Form 10-Q for the three months ended June 30, 2010 as filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), each of the
undersigned, in the capacities and on the dates indicated below, hereby certify
pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to his knowledge:
1. The
Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
2. The
information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects,
the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
Date:
August 16, 2010
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/s/
Douglas M.
VanOort
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Douglas
M. VanOort
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Chairman
and Chief Executive
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Officer
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Date:
August 16, 2010
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/s/
George
Cardoza
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George
Cardoza
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Chief
Financial Officer
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Date:
August 16, 2010
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/s/
Jerome J.
Dvonch
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Jerome
J. Dvonch
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Director
of Finance and Principal Accounting
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Officer
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The
foregoing certification is being furnished solely to accompany the Report
pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, and is not being filed for purposes of Section 18
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and is not to be
incorporated by reference into any filing of the Company, whether made before or
after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in such
filing. A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906, or
other document authenticating, acknowledging, or otherwise adopting the
signature that appears in typed form within the electronic version of this
written statement required by Section 906, has been provided to the Company and
will be retained by the Company and furnished to the Securities and Exchange
Commission or its staff upon request.