UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

________________________

 

FORM 8-K

Current Report

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

June 19, 2012 (June 18, 2012)
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

 

MEDGENICS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware 1-35112 98-0217544
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

 

555 California Street, Suite 365

San Francisco, California 94104

(Address of principal executive offices, zip code)

 

(415) 568-2245
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 
 

 

Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
Item 3.02. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities.

 

On June 18, 2012, Medgenics, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), entered into subscription agreements (the “Subscription Agreements”) with certain accredited investors (the “Investors”) for the purchase and sale of an aggregate of 1,944,734 Units (the “Units”), with each Unit consisting of one share of its common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, and a Warrant (collectively, the “Investor Warrants”) to purchase 0.75 share of its common stock, for an aggregate offering price of $9,529,196.60. The purchase price per Unit was $4.90. The purchase and sale of the Units pursuant to the Subscription Agreements were completed on June 18, 2012 (the “Closing Date”).

 

The Units separated immediately upon closing, and the Investor Warrants were not separately listed for trading. The Investor Warrants will first become exercisable on December 15, 2012, which is 180 days after the Closing Date, and will expire on June 18, 2017, the fifth anniversary of the Closing Date. The Investor Warrants have an initial exercise price of $8.34 per full share of common stock. The exercise price and number of shares issuable upon exercise of the Investor Warrants may be adjusted in certain circumstances, including a stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization, reorganization, merger or consolidation, but will not be adjusted for the issuance of common stock or securities convertible into or exercisable for common stock at a price below the then current exercise price of the Investor Warrants. Holders of Investor Warrants will not have the right to exercise the Investor Warrants on a cashless basis except during those periods, if any, that the Investor Warrants are exercisable and a registration statement with respect to the resale of the common stock issuable upon exercise of the Investor Warrants is not effective. The terms of the Investor Warrants are set forth in the Warrant Agreement, dated as of June 18, 2012, between the Company and Corporate Stock Transfer, Inc., as warrant agent (the “Warrant Agreement”).

 

The Company intends to use the net proceeds from the sale of the Units for research and development, general corporate purposes and working capital needs.

 

Maxim Group LLC acted as placement agent (the “Placement Agent”) in connection with the offering, and received a commission equal to 8% and a corporate finance fee equal to 2% of the gross proceeds raised in the offering, or $952,920 in the aggregate. Maxim Partners LLC, an affiliate of the Placement Agent, was also issued a Common Stock Purchase Warrant dated as of June 18, 2012 (the “Placement Agent Warrant”) to purchase 194,473 shares of common stock (representing an amount equal to 10% of the shares sold as part of the Units) at an initial exercise price of $9.17 per share (representing an exercise price equal to 110% of the exercise price of the Investor Warrants). The Placement Agent Warrant will first become exercisable on December 18, 2012 and will expire on June 18, 2017. The exercise price and number of shares issuable upon exercise of the Placement Agent Warrant may be adjusted in certain circumstances, including a stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization, reorganization, merger or consolidation, but will not be adjusted for the issuance of common stock or securities convertible into or exercisable for common stock at a price below the then current exercise price of the Placement Agent Warrant. The Placement Agent Warrant may only be exercised on a cashless basis under the same terms and conditions that the Investor Warrants may be exercised on a cashless basis.

 

 
 

 

In connection with the offer and sale of the Units, the Company entered into a Registration Rights Agreement dated as of June 18, 2012 with the Investors (the “Registration Rights Agreement”). Under the Registration Rights Agreement, the Company agreed to file a registration statement registering the resale of the shares included in the Units and upon exercise of the Warrants within 30 days after the Closing Date. If the registration statement is not filed within such 30-day period, or if the registration statement is not declared effective within 120 days after the Closing Date, the Company agreed to pay liquidated damages to the Investors equal to 1.0% of the aggregate purchase price paid by each Investor per month. In no event will such liquidated damages exceed 5.0% of the aggregate purchase price paid by the Investors. The Company is also obligated to register the resale of the shares issuable upon the exercise of the Placement Agent Warrant under this registration statement.

 

The offering and sale of the Units has been conducted in reliance upon an exemption from registration provided for by Rule 506 of Regulation D and Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Act”). No form of general solicitation or general advertising was used by the Company, or any representative of the Company, in connection with the offer or sale of the Units. Each of the Investors was an accredited investor. The shares of common stock issued as part of the Units, the Investor Warrants, the Placement Agent Warrant, and the shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the Investor Warrants and the Placement Agent Warrant are restricted securities, have been or will be appropriately legended as such, and cannot be transferred unless they have been registered under the Act, or there is an exemption from registration under applicable federal and state securities laws.

 

The foregoing description of the Subscription Agreements, Investor Warrants, Placement Agent Warrant and Registration Rights Agreement is only a summary and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the form of Subscription Agreement, form of Warrant Certificate, Warrant Agreement, Placement Agent Warrant and Registration Rights Agreement, each of which is filed as an exhibit hereto and incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

 

Attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 is a copy of the Company’s press release, dated June 19, 2012, regarding the offering and sale of the Units.

 

The information furnished in this report under this Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

 

 
 

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits. The following exhibits are filed herewith:

 

 

Exhibit No. Description
   
10.1 Form of Subscription Agreement, dated as of June 18, 2012, between Medgenics, Inc. and the Subscriber named therein.
   
10.2 Form of Warrant Certificate, dated as of June 18, 2012.
   
10.3 Warrant Agreement, dated as of June 18, 2012, between Medgenics, Inc. and Corporate Stock Transfer, Inc., as warrant agent.
   
10.4 Common Stock Purchase Warrant, dated as of June 18, 2012, issued to Maxim Partners LLC.
   
10.5 Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of June 18, 2012, by and among Medgenics, Inc. and the investors party thereto.
   
99.1 Medgenics, Inc. Press Release dated June 19, 2012 (furnished pursuant to Item 7.01).

 

 
 

 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

  MEDGENICS, INC.  
     
     
  By: /s/ Phyllis K. Bellin  
    Name: Phyllis K. Bellin  
    Title: Vice President – Administration  

 

 

Date:   June 19, 2012

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 10.1

 

FORM OF SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT

 

THIS SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT (this “ Agreement ”) made as of the date set forth on the signature page hereof between Medgenics, Inc., a Delaware corporation having a place of business at 555 California Avenue, Suite 365, San Francisco, CA 94104 (the “ Company ”), and the undersigned (the “ Subscriber ”).

 

WITNESSETH:

 

WHEREAS, the Company desires to sell a minimum of $4,000,000, and up to a maximum of $9,529,382.80, of its Units, representing gross proceeds from the sale of 1,944,772 Units. Each Unit (each a “Unit” and collectively the “ Units ”) consists of (i) one share of common stock (the “ Shares ”), par value $.0001 per share, of the Company (the “ Common Stock ”) and (ii) a Warrant to purchase 0.75 of a share of Common Stock (the “ Warrants ”). Units are being offered and sold at a price of $4.90 per Unit ; and

 

WHEREAS the subscription for the Units will be made in accordance with and subject to the terms and conditions of this Subscription Agreement and the Company’s Confidential Private Placement Memorandum dated May 15, 2012, as such may be amended from time to time (the “ Memorandum ”); and

 

WHEREAS the Company is offering (the “ Offering ”) the Units on a “best efforts, all-or-none” basis to attain the minimum offering amount of $4,000,000 (the “ Minimum Amount ”), and on a “best efforts” basis as to the remaining Units sold up to the maximum offering amount of $9,529,382.80 (the “ Maximum Amount ”), to a limited number of “accredited investors” (as that term is defined by Rule 501(a) of Regulation D (“ Regulation D ”) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “ Act ”)); and

 

WHEREAS, the Company has retained Maxim Group LLC to act as its placement agent in connection with the sale of the securities pursuant to this Agreement (the “ Placement Agent ”); and

 

WHEREAS, the Subscriber desires to purchase the amount of Units equal to the investment amount set forth on the signature page hereof on the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth; and

 

WHEREAS, the Company, the Subscriber, the other subscribers for Units in the Offering desires to purchase the amount of Units equal to the investment amount set forth on the signature page hereof on the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the promises and the mutual representations and covenants hereinafter set forth, the parties hereto do hereby agree as follows:

 

 
 

 

ARTICLE 1
SUBSCRIPTION FOR UNITS AND REPRESENTATIONS BY SUBSCRIBER

 

1.1            Subject to the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth (including Section 1.18 hereof), Subscriber hereby subscribes for and agrees to purchase from the Company, and the Company agrees to sell to Subscriber, the amount of Units in an investment amount set forth upon the signature page hereof against payment made by personal or business check, or money order made payable to “American Stock Transfer & Trust Company” (the “ Escrow Agent ”), F/B/O Medgenics, Inc., at the address set forth in Section 3.2 , contemporaneously with the execution and delivery of this Agreement. Subscriber may also pay by wire transfer of immediately available funds to:

 

J.P. Morgan Chase

55 Water Street

New York, NY

A/C # 323836933

ABA # 021 000 021

 

American Stock Transfer & Trust Company

As Agent for Medgenics, Inc.

 

The Securities to be issued to the Subscriber in connection with its purchase of Units hereunder shall be delivered by the Company to Subscriber within ten (10) days following the final Closing Date (as defined in Section 3.1 ) relating to the purchase and sale of the Securities (as defined Section 1.9 ) by Subscriber.

 

1.2            The Subscriber recognizes that the purchase of the Securities involves a high degree of risk including, but not limited to, the following: (i) an investment in the Company is highly speculative, and only investors who can afford the loss of their entire investment should consider investing in the Company and the Securities; (ii) the Subscriber may not be able to liquidate his, her or its investment; (iii) transferability of Securities is extremely limited; (iv) in the event of a disposition of the Securities, the Subscriber could sustain the loss of his, her or its entire investment; and (v) the Subscriber has adequate means of providing for such Subscriber’s current financial needs and foreseeable contingencies and has no need for liquidity of the investment in the Securities.

 

1.3            The Subscriber represents that the Subscriber is an “accredited investor”, as indicated by the Subscriber’s responses to the questions contained in ARTICLE VI hereof. If the Subscriber is a natural person, the Subscriber has reached the age of majority in the state or other jurisdiction in which the Subscriber resides. In addition, the Subscriber represents that the Subscriber has adequate means of providing for the Subscriber’s current financial needs and contingencies, is able to bear the substantial economic risks of an investment in the Securities for an indefinite period of time, has no need for liquidity in such investment and, at the present time, could afford a complete loss of such investment.

 

1.4            The Subscriber hereby acknowledges and represents that (i) the Subscriber has prior investment experience, including investment in securities (such as the Common Stock and Warrants) which are unregistered or the Subscriber has employed the services of an investment advisor, attorney and/or accountant to read all of the documents furnished or made available by the Company to the Subscriber and to all other prospective purchasers of Securities and to evaluate the merits and risks of such an investment on the Subscriber’s behalf; (ii) the Subscriber recognizes the highly speculative nature of this investment; and (iii) the Subscriber is able to bear the economic risk which the Subscriber hereby assumes.

 

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1.5            The Subscriber hereby acknowledges that it has been furnished with, or has had an opportunity to acquire and carefully review, the Memorandum, which includes certain of the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “ SEC ”). The Subscriber further represents that the Subscriber has been furnished by the Company during the course of this transaction with all information regarding the Company which the Subscriber, his, her or its investment advisor, attorney and/or accountant has requested or desired to know, has been afforded the opportunity to ask questions of and receive answers from duly authorized officers or other representatives of the Company concerning the terms and conditions of the Offering, and has received any additional information which the Subscriber has requested. This Agreement, the Warrant, the Registration Rights Agreement and the Memorandum (including all filings made by the Company with the SEC which are incorporated into or referred to in the Memorandum) are collectively referred to herein as the “ Offering Documents .”

 

1.6            (a)          The Subscriber has relied solely upon the information provided by the Company in making the Subscriber’s decision to invest in the Securities. The Subscriber is familiar with and understands the terms of the Offering, including the rights to which the Subscriber is entitled under this Agreement and the Securities. The Subscriber has been furnished with and has carefully read the Offering Documents. In evaluating the suitability of an investment in the Company, the Subscriber has not relied upon any representation or other information (whether oral or written) from the Company, or any agent, employee or affiliate of the Company or any other third party other than as set forth in the Offering Documents and the results of Subscriber’s own independent investigation. To the extent necessary, the Subscriber has retained, at his/her/its sole expense, and relied upon appropriate professional advice regarding the investment, tax and legal merits and consequences of this Agreement and the purchase of the Securities hereunder.

  

(b)          The Subscriber represents that no Securities were offered or sold to it by means of any form of general solicitation or general advertising, and in connection therewith the Subscriber did not: (A) receive or review any advertisement, article, notice or other communication published in a newspaper or magazine or similar media or broadcast over television or radio whether closed circuit, or generally available; or (B) attend any seminar meeting or industry investor conference whose attendees were invited by any general solicitation or general advertising.

 

1.7            The Subscriber hereby represents that the Subscriber, either by reason of the Subscriber’s business or financial experience or the business or financial experience of the Subscriber’s professional advisors (who are unaffiliated with, and who are not compensated by, the Company or any affiliate or selling agent of the Company, including the Placement Agent or any selected dealers, directly or indirectly), has the capacity to protect the Subscriber’s own interests in connection with the transaction contemplated hereby. The Subscriber acknowledges that the Placement Agent is acting as placement agent for the Securities being offered hereby and will be compensated by the Company for acting in such capacity. The Subscriber further acknowledges that the Placement Agent has acted solely as agent of the Company in connection with the offering of the Securities by the Company, that the information and data provided to the Subscriber in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby have not been subjected to independent verification by the Placement Agent, and that the Placement Agent makes no representation or warranty with respect to the accuracy or completeness of such information, data or other related disclosure material.

 

1.8            The Subscriber hereby acknowledges that the Offering has not been reviewed by the SEC or any state securities regulatory authority or other governmental body or agency since the Offering is intended to be exempt from the registration requirements of Section 5 of the Act pursuant to Regulation D promulgated under the Act. The Subscriber shall not sell or otherwise transfer the Securities unless they are registered under the Act or unless an exemption from such registration is available. The Subscriber understands that if required by the laws or regulations or any applicable jurisdictions, the Offering contemplated hereby will be submitted to the appropriate authorities of such state(s) for registration of exemption therefrom.

 

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1.9            The Subscriber understands that none of the Units, the Shares, the Warrants, nor the shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants (the “ Warrant Shares ”) (collectively, the “ Securities ”) have been registered under the Act by reason of a claimed exemption under the provisions of the Act which depends, in part, upon the Subscriber’s investment intention. In this connection, the Subscriber hereby represents that the Subscriber is purchasing the Securities for the Subscriber’s own account for investment purposes only and not with a view toward the resale or distribution to others and has no contract, undertaking, agreement or other arrangement, in existence or contemplated, to sell, pledge, assign or otherwise transfer the Securities to any other person. The Subscriber, if an entity, also represents that it was not formed for the purpose of purchasing the Securities. In addition, neither the Units nor the Warrants will be listed for trading on the NYSE Amex (“ AMEX ”) or any other market or exchange.

 

1.10          The Subscriber understands that Rule 144 promulgated under the Act (“ Rule 144 ”) requires, among other conditions, a minimum holding period of six-months prior to the resale of securities acquired in a non-public offering without having to satisfy the registration requirements under the Act. The Subscriber understands and hereby acknowledges that the Company is under no obligation to register the Securities under the Act or any state securities or “blue sky” laws or to assist the Subscriber in obtaining an exemption from various registration requirements, other than as set forth in the Registration Rights Agreement. The Subscriber agrees to hold the Company and its directors, officers, employees, controlling persons and agents (including the Placement Agent and its managers, members, officers, directors, employees, counsel, controlling persons and agents) and their respective heirs, representatives, successors and assigns harmless from and to indemnify them against all liabilities, costs and expenses incurred by them as a result of (i) any misrepresentation made by the Subscriber contained in this Agreement (including the Confidential Investor Questionnaire contained in ARTICLE VI herein), (ii) any sale or distribution by the Subscriber in violation of the Act or any applicable state securities or “blue sky” laws or (iii) any untrue statement of a material fact made by the Subscriber and contained herein.

 

1.11          The Subscriber consents to the placement of a legend on any certificate or other document evidencing the Securities substantially as set forth below, that such Securities have not been registered under the Act or any state securities or “blue sky” laws and setting forth or referring to the restrictions on transferability and sale thereof contained in this Agreement. The Subscriber is aware that the Company will make a notation in its appropriate records with respect to the restrictions on the transferability of the Securities.

  

THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED HEREBY HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “ACT”), OR UNDER THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE. THESE SECURITIES ARE SUBJECT TO RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFERABILITY AND RESALE AND MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED OR RESOLD EXCEPT AS PERMITTED UNDER THE ACT AND APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS PURSUANT TO REGISTRATION OR EXEMPTION THEREFROM. THE ISSUER OF THESE SECURITIES MAY REQUIRE AN OPINION OF COUNSEL IN FORM AND SUBSTANCE SATISFACTORY TO THE ISSUER TO THE EFFECT THAT ANY PROPOSED TRANSFER OR RESALE IS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE ACT AND ANY APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS.

 

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1.12          The Subscriber agrees to supply the Company, within five (5) days after the Subscriber receives the request therefor from the Company, with such additional information concerning the Subscriber as the Company deems necessary or advisable.

 

1.13          The Subscriber hereby represents that the address of the Subscriber furnished by Subscriber on the signature page hereof is the Subscriber’s principal residence, if Subscriber is an individual, or its principal business address, if it is a corporation or other entity.

 

1.14          The Subscriber represents that the Subscriber has full power and authority (corporate, statutory and otherwise) to execute, deliver, and perform this Agreement and to purchase the Securities. This Agreement constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Subscriber, enforceable against the Subscriber in accordance with its terms.

 

1.15          If the Subscriber is a corporation, partnership, limited liability company, trust, employee benefit plan, individual retirement account, Keogh Plan, or other entity (a) it is authorized and qualified to become an investor in the Company and the person signing this Agreement on behalf of such entity has been duly authorized by such entity to do so and (b) it is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization.

 

1.16          The Subscriber acknowledges that if he or she is a Registered Representative of a member firm of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“ FINRA ”), he or she must give such firm the notice required by the FINRA Rules of Fair Practice, receipt of which must be acknowledged by such firm in Section 6.4 below.

 

1.17          The Subscriber acknowledges and agrees that it shall not be entitled to seek any remedies with respect to the Offering from any party other than the Company.

 

1.18          The Subscriber understands, acknowledges and agrees with the Company that this subscription (the “ Subscription ”) may be rejected, in whole or in part, by the Company, in the sole and absolute discretion of the Company, at any time before the applicable Closing with respect to the Securities subscribed for by the Subscriber, notwithstanding prior receipt by the Subscriber of notice of acceptance of the Subscriber’s Subscription.

 

1.19          The Subscriber understands, acknowledges and agrees with the Company that, except as otherwise set forth herein, the subscription hereunder is irrevocable by the Subscriber, that, except as required by law, the Subscriber is not entitled to cancel, terminate or revoke this Agreement or any agreements of the Subscriber hereunder and that this Agreement and such other agreements shall survive the death or disability of the Subscriber and shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties and their heirs, executors, administrators, successors, legal representatives and permitted assigns. If the Subscriber is more than one person, the obligations of the Subscriber hereunder shall be joint and several and the agreements, representations, warranties and acknowledgments herein contained shall be deemed to be made by and be binding upon each such person and his/her heirs, executors, administrators, successors, legal representatives and permitted assigns.

 

1.20          The Subscriber understands, acknowledges and agrees with the Company that the Offering is intended to be exempt from registration under the Act by virtue of Section 4(2) of the Act and the provisions of Regulation D thereunder, which is in part dependent upon the truth, completeness and accuracy of the statements made by the Subscriber.

 

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1.21          The Subscriber understands, acknowledges and agrees with the Company that there can be no assurance that the Subscriber will be able to sell or dispose of the Securities. It is understood that in order not to jeopardize the Offering’s exempt status under Section 4(2) of the Act and Regulation D, any transferee may, at a minimum, be required to fulfill the investor suitability requirements thereunder.

 

1.22          The Subscriber understands that all information regarding the Offering is confidential and represents that it will not be used for any purpose other than in connection with his, her or its consideration of a purchase of the Securities and agrees to treat it in a confidential manner. The Subscriber understands that he is not permitted to engage in transactions involving the Company’s securities while in possession of material non-public information regarding the Company, such as information related to the Offering, except as expressly contemplated by this Agreement. Immediately upon the Company’s filing of the required Form 8-K Current Report with respect to the final closing of the Offering, the Subscriber shall not be in possession of any material non-public information regarding the Company.

 

1.23          At such time as the Subscriber was first contacted by the Company or any other person acting on behalf of the Company regarding the transactions contemplated hereby, neither the Subscriber nor any Affiliate of such Subscriber which (x) had knowledge of the transactions contemplated hereby, (y) has or shares discretion relating to such Subscriber’s investments or trading or information concerning such Subscriber’s investments, including in respect of the Securities, or (z) is subject to such Subscriber’s review or input concerning such Affiliate’s investments or trading (collectively, “ Trading Affiliates ”) has , directly or indirectly, effected or agreed to effect any short sale, whether or not against the box, established any “put equivalent position” (as defined in Rule 16a-1(h) under the 1934 Act) with respect to the Common Stock, granted any other right (including, without limitation, any put or call option) with respect to the Common Stock or with respect to any security that includes, relates to or derived any significant part of its value from the Common Stock or otherwise sought to hedge its position in the Securities (each, a “ Prohibited Transaction ”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the case of a Subscriber that is a multi-managed investment vehicle whereby separate portfolio managers manage separate portions of such Subscriber’s assets and the portfolio managers have no direct knowledge of the investment decisions made by the portfolio managers managing other portions of such Investor’s assets, the representation set forth above shall only apply with respect to the portion of assets managed by the portfolio manager that made the investment decision to purchase the Securities covered by this Agreement. Other than to other persons party to this Agreement, such Subscriber has maintained the confidentiality of all disclosures made to it in connection with the transaction contemplated by this Agreement and the Memorandum (including the existence and terms of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Memorandum). Notwithstanding the foregoing, for avoidance of doubt, nothing contained herein shall constitute a representation or warranty, or preclude any actions, with respect to the identification of the availability of, or securing of, available shares to borrow in order to effect any short sales or similar transactions in the future. Such Subscriber acknowledges that the representations, warranties and covenants contained in this Section 1.23 are being made for the benefit of the Subscribers as well as the Company and that each of the other Subscribers shall have an independent right to assert any claims against such Subscriber arising out of any breach or violation of the provisions of this Section 1.23.

 

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1.24          The Subscriber acknowledges that the information contained in the Offering Documents or otherwise made available to the Subscriber is confidential and non-public and agrees that all such information shall be kept in confidence by the Subscriber and neither be used by the Subscriber for the Subscriber’s personal benefit (other than in connection with this Subscription) nor disclosed to any third party for any reason, notwithstanding that the Subscriber’s Subscription may not be accepted by the Company; provided, however, that this obligation shall not apply to any such information that (i) is part of the public knowledge or literature and readily accessible as of the date hereof, (ii) becomes part of the public knowledge or literature and readily accessible by publication (except as a result of a breach of this provision), or (iii) is received from third parties (except third parties who disclose such information in violation of any confidentiality agreements or obligations, including, without limitation, any subscription or other similar agreement entered into with the Company).

 

1.25          If the Subscriber is purchasing the Securities in a fiduciary capacity for another person or entity, including without limitation a corporation, partnership, trust or any other entity, the Subscriber has been duly authorized and empowered to execute this Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement and all other subscription documents, and such other person fulfills all the requirements for purchase of the Securities as such requirements are set forth herein, concurs in the purchase of the Securities and agrees to be bound by the obligations, representations, warranties and covenants contained herein. Upon request of the Company, the Subscriber will provide true, complete and current copies of all relevant documents creating the Subscriber, authorizing its investment in the Company and/or evidencing the satisfaction of the foregoing.

 

1.26          No authorization, approval, consent or license of any person is required to be obtained for the purchase of the Securities by the Subscriber, other than those that have been obtained and are in full force and effect. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement does not, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby will not, result in any violation of or constitute a default under any material agreement or other instrument to which the Subscriber is a party or by which the Subscriber or any of its properties are bound, or to the best of the Subscriber’s knowledge, any permit, franchise, judgment, order, decree, statute, rule or regulation to which the Subscriber or any of its businesses or properties is subject.

 

1.27          The representations, warranties and agreements of the Subscriber contained herein and in any other writing delivered in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby shall be true and correct in all respects on and as of the Closing Date of the sale of the Securities to the Subscriber as if made on and as of such date and shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the purchase of the Securities.

 

1.28          The Subscriber acknowledges that the Placement Agent (including any of its members, managers, employees, agents or representatives) has not made any representations or warranties to the Subscriber concerning the Company and its Subsidiary (as defined in Section 2.2(d) ) and their respective businesses, condition (financial or otherwise) or prospects.

 

1.29          The Placement Agent shall be entitled to rely upon the representations, warranties and covenants of the Subscriber set forth in this Agreement.

 

1.30          The Subscriber has read in its entirety the Memorandum including, but not limited to, the “Risk Factors,” contained in the Memorandum and the Company’s filings with the SEC which are attached as exhibits to the Memorandum, and understands fully to its full satisfaction all information included in the Memorandum.

 

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1.31          The Subscriber understands that (i) the Offering is contingent upon the sale of Units representing at least the Minimum Amount for the initial closing to occur, and the Company may not close on the Subscriber’s Subscription unless it receives subscriptions for the Minimum Amount and (ii) the Company is under no obligation to, and there can be no assurance that, the Company will receive or accept subscriptions for the aggregate number of Securities that may be sold by the Company pursuant to the Offering.

 

ARTICLE 2
REPRESENTATIONS BY AND COVENANTS OF THE COMPANY

 

The Company hereby represents and warrants to the Subscriber and the Placement Agent that, except as set forth in the Schedules hereto:

 

2.1.           Corporate Organization . The Company is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of Delaware, and the Company has the requisite corporate power and authority to own or lease its properties and to carry on its business as now being conducted.  The Company is duly qualified as a foreign corporation to do business and is in good standing in every jurisdiction in which the property owned or leased by it 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 in good standing could not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect. For purposes of this Agreement, “ Material Adverse Effect ” shall mean, as to any entity, any material adverse effect on the business, operations, conditions (financial or otherwise), assets or results of operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries (as defined below) as a whole.

 

2.2.           Capitalization; Organizational Documents; Subsidiary .

 

 (a)          The authorized capital stock of the Company consists of 100,000,000 shares of capital stock, of which all are classified as Common Stock. As of the date of the Memorandum, 9,772,725 shares of Common Stock and no other shares of capital stock of the Company (other than the securities described in the Memorandum) are issued and outstanding. As of the date of the Memorandum, the Company has reserved 5,009,660 shares of Common Stock for issuance upon the exercise or conversion of outstanding convertible securities. All of the outstanding shares of capital stock have been duly and validly issued and are fully paid and nonassessable and have been issued in accordance with all applicable federal and state securities laws. No shares of capital stock are subject to preemptive rights or any other similar rights or any liens suffered or permitted by the Company. Except as disclosed in the Memorandum, as of the date hereof, there are no outstanding options, warrants, scrips, 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 contracts, commitments, understandings or arrangements by which the Company is or may become bound to issue additional shares of capital stock. There are no preemptive rights or rights of first refusal or similar rights which are binding on the Company permitting any person to subscribe for or purchase from the Company shares of its capital stock pursuant to any provision of law, the Certificate of Incorporation (as defined below) or the By-laws (as defined below) or by agreement or otherwise. Except as described in the Offering Documents, there are no securities or instruments containing anti-dilution or similar provisions that will be triggered by the issuance of the Securities. True and correct copies of the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended and as in effect on the date hereof (the “ Certificate of Incorporation ”), and the Company’s Second Amended and Restated By-laws, as in effect on the date hereof (the “ By-laws ”) are available as part of the Company’s filings with the SEC (the “ SEC Filings ”). The designations, powers, preferences, rights, qualifications, limitations and restrictions in respect of each class and series of authorized capital stock of the Company are as set forth in the Certificate of Incorporation, and all such designations, powers, preferences, rights, qualifications, limitations and restrictions are valid, binding and enforceable against the Company and in accordance with all applicable laws, rules and regulations. Except as described in the Offering Documents or in the SEC Filings or pursuant to the Offering, no person holds any right to require the Company to register any securities of the Company under the Act or to participate in any such registration.

 

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(b)          Upon issuance of the Units and payment of the purchase price therefor in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the Shares and Warrants will be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, and free and clear of any restrictions on transfer and any taxes, claims, liens, pledges, options, security interests, purchase rights, preemptive rights, trusts, encumbrances or other rights or interests of any other person (other than any restrictions under the Act). The issuance and sale of the Securities hereunder will not obligate the Company to issue shares of Common Stock or other securities to any other person and, except as described in the Offering Documents, will not result in the adjustment of the exercise, conversion, exchange or reset price of any outstanding security.

 

(c)          Upon the due exercise of the Warrants and payment of the purchase price therefor in accordance with the terms of the Warrants, the Warrant Shares will be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, and free and clear of any restrictions on transfer and any taxes, claims, liens, pledges, options, security interests, purchase rights, preemptive rights, trusts, encumbrances or other rights or interests of any other person (other than any restrictions under the Act and any applicable state securities or “blue sky” laws). The Company has reserved a sufficient number of shares of Common Stock for issuance upon the exercise of the Warrants.

 

(d)          The Company directly or indirectly owns its subsidiaries (each a “ S ubsidiary ” of the Company , and collectively the “ Subsidiaries ”), and each has been duly organized, is validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization, has the power and authority to own its properties and to conduct its business and is duly qualified and authorized to transact business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which the conduct of its business or the nature of its properties requires such qualification or authorization, except where the failure to be so qualified or authorized and in good standing could not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect. All of the issued and outstanding capital stock of the Subsidiaries are owned, directly or indirectly, by the Company, in each case, free and clear of any liens, and has been duly authorized and validly issued, and is non-assessable. Except for the Subsidiaries, the Company does not presently own or control, directly or indirectly, any interest in any other subsidiary, corporation, association or other business entity. 

 

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2.3.           Authorization; Enforcement . (a) The Company has the requisite corporate power and authority to enter into and perform its obligations under this Agreement, the subscription agreements with the other Subscribers (together with the Subscriber, the “ Subscribers ”) and any other documents to be entered into by the Company in connection with the Offering (collectively, the “ Offering Agreements ”) and to issue and sell the Securities and perform its obligations with respect hereto and under the Offering Agreements in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof, (b) the execution and delivery of the Offering Agreements by the Company and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have been duly authorized by the Board of Directors of the Company and no further consent or authorization is required by the Company, the Board of Directors of the Company or its respective stockholders, and (c) this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Company and the other Offering Agreements, when executed and delivered by the Company, will be duly executed and delivered by the Company. This Agreement constitutes, and the other Offering Agreements, when executed and delivered by the Company, will constitute, valid and binding obligations of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with their respective 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.

 

2.4.           No Conflicts . The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the other Offering Agreements by the Company, and the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby will not (a) result in a violation of the Certificate of Incorporation, the By-laws or the certificate of incorporation, by-laws or other organizational documents of any Subsidiary, or (b) violate or conflict with, or result in a breach of, any provision of, or constitute a default (or an event which with notice or lapse of time or both would become a default) under, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, or result in the creation of any lien on or against any of the properties of the Company or any Subsidiary pursuant to, any note, bond, mortgage, agreement, license, indenture or instrument to which the Company or any Subsidiary is a party, or result in a violation of any statute, law, rule, regulation, writ, injunction, order, judgment or decree applicable to the Company or any Subsidiary or by which any property or asset of the Company or any Subsidiary is bound or affected, except where such violation, conflict, breach or other consequence would not have a Material Adverse Effect.  Except as disclosed in the Memorandum, neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is in violation of any term of or in default under its certificate of incorporation, by-laws or other organizational documents or in violation of any material term of, or 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 any Subsidiary. Except as specifically contemplated by this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, the Company is not required to obtain any consent, authorization or order of, or make any filing or registration with, any court or governmental or regulatory or self-regulatory agency in order for it to execute, deliver or perform any of its obligations under or contemplated by this Agreement in accordance with the terms hereof, other than (i) filings pursuant to federal and state securities laws in connection with the sale of the Securities and (ii) the registration of the Registrable Securities (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement) with the SEC and filings pursuant to state securities laws. All consents, authorizations, orders, filings and registrations that the Company is required to obtain pursuant to the preceding sentence have been obtained or effected on or prior to the date hereof, and those which are required to be made after the Closing and which will be duly made on a timely basis.

 

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2.5.           Financial Statements .

 

 (a)    The financial statements of the Company contained in its Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011 have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles applied on a consistent basis during the periods involved (except as may be otherwise indicated in such financial statements or the notes thereto) and fairly present in all material respects the consolidated financial position of the Company and its Subsidiaries as of the dates thereof and the results of its operations and cash flows for the period then ended.

 

 (b)    Except as set forth in the Company’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011 or in any SEC Filings made subsequent to December 31, 2011, neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has incurred any material liabilities of any kind, whether accrued, absolute, contingent or otherwise or entered into any material transactions except in the ordinary course of business. The other historical financial and statistical information with respect to the Company included in the Offering Documents presents fairly in all material respects the information shown therein on a basis consistent with the audited financial statements of the Company included in the Offering Documents.

 

2.6.           Securities Law Exemption . Assuming the truth and accuracy of the Subscriber’s representations and warranties in this Agreement and the truth and accuracy of each of the other Subscribers’ representations and warranties set forth in the subscription agreements executed by such other Subscribers, the offer, sale and issuance of the Securities as contemplated by this Agreement and the other subscription agreements are exempt from the registration requirements of the Act and applicable state securities laws, and neither the Company nor any authorized agent acting on its behalf has taken or will take any action hereafter that would cause the loss of such exemption.

 

2.7.           Litigation .

 

 (a)    All actions, suits, arbitrations or other proceedings or, to the Company’s knowledge, investigations pending or threatened against the Company or any Subsidiary that would have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company, are disclosed in the Offering Documents.  There is no action, suit, proceeding or, to the Company’s knowledge, investigation that questions this Agreement or the right of the Company to execute, deliver and perform its obligations hereunder or under any of the other Offering Agreements.

 

 (b)    There are no actions, proceedings, claims or investigations before or by any court or governmental authority (or any state of facts which management of the Company has concluded could give rise thereto) pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened, against the Company’s or any Subsidiary’s officers or directors which, if determined adversely to such officer or director, could have a Material Adverse Effect or adversely affect the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the enforceability thereof or which are required to be disclosed to the Subscriber and the other subscribers of the Securities under the Act, the Exchange Act or any SEC rules or regulations promulgated thereunder or are material to an investor’s evaluation of the Company.

 

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2.8.          Intellectual Property .

 

(i)          All Intellectual Property owned (and not licensed) by the Company or its Subsidiary claiming a Company Product which are material and necessary for the conduct of their respective businesses as currently conducted or as currently proposed to be conducted (the “ Owned IP ”) is currently in compliance with all material respects with all applicable laws, rules, regulations, orders and decrees of all governmental authorities. To the Company’s knowledge, (i) there are no legal or governmental proceedings pending relating to the patent rights of the Intellectual Property of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, other than USPTO (or patent offices in other jurisdictions) or WIPO review of pending patent applications of the Intellectual Property ; except for USPTO (or patent offices in other jurisdictions) or WIPO review of pending patent applications of the Intellectual Property, and (ii) the Company has not received any notice of proceedings which are threatened or contemplated by governmental authorities or others. To the Company’s knowledge, no Owned IP of the Company or its Subsidiary is now involved in any cancellation, dispute or litigation, and, to the Company’s knowledge, no such notice of such action has been received. No patent of the Intellectual Property owned by the Company or its Subsidiary has been or is now involved in any interference, reissue, re-examination or opposition proceeding. For purposes of this Section 2.8, “ Intellectual Property ” means all of the following: (i) patents, patent applications, patent disclosures and inventions (whether or not patentable and whether or not reduced to practice) which claim a product of the Company as disclosed in the Offering Documents (“Company Product”); (ii) trademarks, service marks, trade dress, trade names, corporate names, logos, slogans and Internet domain names, together with all goodwill associated with each of the foregoing; (iii) copyrights and copyrightable works; (iv) registrations, applications and renewals for any of the foregoing which claim a Company Product; and (v) proprietary computer software (including but not limited to data, data bases and documentation).

 

(ii)         Intellectual Property in-licensed by the Company or its Subsidiary claiming a Company Product which are material and necessary for the conduct of their respective businesses as currently conducted or as currently proposed to be conducted shall be referred to as " Non-Owned IP ".

 

(iii)        The Company has entered into an exclusive license agreement with respect to certain Intellectual Property with Yissum Research Development Company of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (“Yissum”), dated November 23, 2005 (the "Yissum License Agreement"). The Yissum License Agreement (together with any amendments thereto) is valid and has binding obligations on the Company or its Subsidiary that are parties thereto, and, to the Company's knowledge, is also binding on the other parties thereto, and is enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms and, to the Company’s knowledge, the other parties thereto, except to the extent that enforcement thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, fraudulent conveyance or other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors' rights generally, and there exists no event or condition which will result in a violation or breach of or constitute (with or without due notice or lapse of time or both) a default by the Company or its Subsidiary and to the Company’s knowledge by Yissum, under the Yissum License Agreement. The Company and its subsidiaries have complied with all material terms of each agreement pursuant to which Intellectual Property has been licensed to the Company or any subsidiary, and all such agreements are in full force and effect.

 

(iv)         In the future, the Company may license additional Non-Owned IP which the Company might need in order to conduct its business as currently contemplated, as set forth in Schedule 2.8. As of the date of this Agreement, except as set forth in Schedule 2.8, the Company and Subsidiary are not obligated based on any written agreement, nor to the Company's knowledge is it or any Subsidiary obligated based on any oral agreement, to make any payments by way of royalties or fees to any (i) owner or (ii) licensee of, or (iii) other claimant to, any Intellectual Property, in connection with the conduct of its business as now conducted.

 

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(iii)        The Company and its Subsidiary own or have obtained valid and/or enforceable licenses for the inventions, patent applications, patents, trademarks, trade names, service names, copyrights, trade secrets and other intellectual property claiming a Company Product that is necessary for the conduct of any material portion of the Company’s and its Subsidiary’s respective businesses as currently conducted or to the Company’s Knowledge as currently proposed to be conducted, except for such failures to own or license which, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. The patent and patent applications to which the Company owns or have obtained valid and/or enforceable licenses to are set forth on Schedule 2.8 (“ Company Patents ”). To the Company’s knowledge, the Company and its Subsidiary have a valid and enforceable right to use all Non-Owned IP and Confidential Information used or in the respective businesses of the Company and its Subsidiary.

 

(iv)         The consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and by the other Offering Documents will not result in the alteration, loss, impairment of or restriction on the Company’s or its Subsidiary’s ownership or right to use any of the Owned IP or Confidential Information which is necessary for the conduct of Company’s and of its Subsidiary’s respective businesses as currently conducted or to the Company’s knowledge as currently proposed to be conducted or result in a default under the Yissum License Agreement or any other license agreement.

 

(v)          The Company and the Subsidiary have taken security measures necessary to protect the secrecy, confidentiality and value of all the Intellectual Property, which measures are reasonable and customary in the industry in which the Company or the Subsidiary operates. Each of the Company's employees and consultants have entered into written agreements with the Company assigning to the Company or Subsidiary, as applicable, all rights in Intellectual Property developed in the course of their service with the Company. Except under confidentiality obligations, there has been no material disclosure of any of the Company’s or its Subsidiary’s Confidential Information to any third party.

 

(vi)         The Company has not received any communications alleging that the Company or the Subsidiary has violated or by conducting its business as proposed, would violate, any of the patents, trademarks, service marks, trade names, copyrights or trade secrets or other proprietary rights of the Intellectual Property of any other person or entity that claim a Company Product.

 

2.9.           Title to Property and Assets . Each of the Company and the Subsidiaries has good and marketable title to or, in the case of leases and licenses, has valid and subsisting leasehold interests or licenses in, all of its properties and assets (whether real or personal, tangible or intangible) free and clear of any liens or other encumbrances, except for liens or other encumbrances that do not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect.  With respect to property leased by the Company or any Subsidiary, each of the Company and the Subsidiaries, as the case may be, has a valid leasehold interest in such property pursuant to leases which are in full force and effect, and each of the Company and the Subsidiaries, as the case may be, is in compliance in all material respects with the provisions of such leases.

 

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2.10.          Compliance with Laws . Except as set forth in the Memorandum, each of the Company and the Subsidiaries are and have been in compliance in all material respects with all laws, rules, regulations, orders, judgments or decrees that are applicable to it, the conduct of its business as presently conducted and as proposed to be conducted, and the ownership of its property and assets (including, without limitation, all Environmental Laws (as defined below), laws related to occupational safety, health, wage and hour, and employment discrimination), and neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is aware of any state of facts, events, conditions or occurrences which may now or hereafter constitute or result in a violation of any of such laws, rules, regulations, orders, judgments or decrees or which may give rise to the assertion of any such violation, except where such violation or violations do not have a Material Adverse Effect. All required reports and filings with governmental authorities have been properly made as and when required, except where the failure to report or file would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect. In addition, to the extent applicable to the Company, the Company is in compliance in all material respects with the provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. “ Environmental Laws ” means all federal, state, local and foreign laws, ordinances, treaties, rules, regulations, guidelines and permit conditions relating to contamination or pollution of the environment (including ambient air, surface water, ground water, land surface or subsurface strata) or the protection of human health and worker safety, including, without limitation, laws and regulations relating to transportation, storage, use, manufacture, disposal or release of, or exposure of employees or others to, Hazardous Materials (as defined below) or emissions, discharges, releases or threatened releases of Hazardous Materials. “ Hazardous Materials ” means any substance that has been designated by any governmental entity or by applicable Environmental Laws to be radioactive, toxic, hazardous or otherwise a danger to health or the environment, including, without limitation, PCBs, asbestos, petroleum, urea formaldehyde and all substances listed as hazardous substances pursuant to the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, as amended, or defined as a hazardous waste pursuant to the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976, as amended, and the regulations promulgated pursuant to Environmental Laws, but excluding office and janitorial supplies maintained in accordance with Environmental Laws.

 

2.11.          Licenses and Permits .

 

  (a)    Each of the Company and the Subsidiaries has obtained and maintains all federal, state, local and foreign licenses, permits, consents, approvals, registrations, authorizations and qualifications required to be maintained in connection with the operations of the Company and any of the Subsidiaries as presently conducted and as proposed to be conducted, except where the failure to obtain or maintain such licenses, permits, consents, approvals, registrations, authorizations and qualifications could not have a Material Adverse Effect. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is in default in any material respect under any of such licenses, permits, consents, approvals, registrations, memberships, authorizations and qualifications.

 

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(b)    To the Company’s knowledge, the conduct of its and its Subsidiary’s business as presently and proposed to be conducted is not presently subject to continuing oversight, supervision, regulation or examination by any governmental official or body of the United States or any other jurisdiction wherein the Company or any of its Subsidiaries conducts or proposes to conduct such business, except as described in the Offering Documents and except such regulation as is applicable to commercial enterprises generally.

 

2.12.        Changes . Since December 31, 2011, each of the Company and its Subsidiaries has operated its business in the ordinary course of business and, to the knowledge of the Company, there has not been, or the Company has not (as the case may be):

 

(a)          any Material Adverse Effect;

 

(b)          any damage, destruction or loss, whether or not covered by insurance, which would have a Material Adverse Effect;

 

(c)          any waiver or compromise by the Company or any Subsidiary of a valuable right or of a material debt owed it;

 

(d)          sold, encumbered, assigned or transferred any material assets or properties of the Company or any Subsidiary, other than in the ordinary course of business;

 

(e)          incurred any liability, whether accrued, absolute, contingent or otherwise, and whether due or to become due, other than (i) in the ordinary course of business or (ii) liabilities that are not, individually or in the aggregate, material to the business, operations, condition (financial or otherwise), assets, results of operations or prospects of the Company or any Subsidiary;

 

(f)          created, incurred, assumed or guaranteed any indebtedness or subjected any of its assets to any lien or encumbrance, except for indebtedness, liens or encumbrances that are not, individually or in the aggregate, material to the business, operations, condition (financial or otherwise), assets, results of operations or prospects of the Company or any Subsidiary;

 

(g)          declared, set aside or paid any dividends or made any other distributions in cash or property on the Company’s or any Subsidiary’s capital stock;

 

(h)          directly or indirectly redeemed, purchased or otherwise acquired any shares of capital stock of the Company or any Subsidiary;

 

(i)          suffered any resignation or termination of employment of any key officers or employees;

 

(j)          except in the ordinary course of business, materially increased the compensation payable or to become payable by the Company or any Subsidiary to any of its officers, employees or directors or materially increased any bonus, insurance, pension or other employee benefit plan, payment or arrangement made by the Company or any Subsidiary for or with any such officers, employees or directors;

 

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(k)          made any direct or indirect loan to any stockholder, employee, officer or director of the Company or any Subsidiary, other than advances made in the ordinary course of business;

 

(l)          changed any agreement to which it is a party which would have a Material Adverse Effect; or

 

(m)        entered into any agreement or commitment to do any of the things described in this Section 2.12 .

 

2.13.        Employee Benefit Plans . All “employee benefit plans,” as such term is defined in the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ ERISA ”) or similar foreign law, to which the Company or any Subsidiary has any liability or obligation, contingent or otherwise, comply in all material respects and have been maintained and administered in material compliance with such law (to the extent such plan is subject to such law), the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “ Code ”) (to the extent such plan is subject to the Code), and all other statutes, orders and governmental rules and regulations applicable to such employee benefit plans.  To the Company’s knowledge, neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has incurred any liability pursuant to ERISA or the penalty or excise tax provisions of the Code relating to employee benefit plans (as defined in ERISA) or similar law, and no event, transaction or condition has occurred or exists that could reasonably be expected to result in the incurrence of any such liability by the Company or any Subsidiary, or in the imposition of any lien on any of the rights, properties or assets of the Company or any Subsidiary pursuant to ERISA or to such penalty or excise tax provisions of the Code. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary maintains or contributes to, nor has it maintained or contributed to, any “multiemployer plan,” as such term is defined in ERISA.

 

2.14.        Taxes . Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries have timely filed all tax returns and reports (federal, state, local and foreign) required to be filed and these returns and reports are true and correct in all material respects. Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries has paid all taxes and other assessments shown to be due on such returns or reports. Neither the Internal Revenue Service nor any foreign, state or local taxing authority has, during the past three (3) years, examined or informed the Company or any Subsidiary that it is in the process of examining any such tax returns and reports. The provision for taxes of the Company and its Subsidiaries, as shown on the financial statements included in the Company’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011, is adequate for taxes due or accrued as of the date thereof and since that date each of the Company and its Subsidiaries has provided adequate accruals in accordance with generally accepted accounting principals in its financial statements for any taxes incurred that have not been paid, whether or not shown as being due on any tax returns.

 

2.15.        Insurance . Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries maintains in full force and effect fire, casualty and liability insurance coverage that is customary for comparably situated companies for the business being conducted and properties owned or leased by the Company and each Subsidiary. There is no claim pending under any of such policies. The Company and its Subsidiaries are current in all premiums or other payments due under each insurance policy and have otherwise performed in all material respects all of its respective obligations thereunder.

 

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2.16.          Employees . Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has any collective bargaining agreements with any of its employees.  There is no labor union organizing activity pending or, to the Company’s knowledge, threatened with respect to the Company or any Subsidiary. To the Company’s knowledge, no officer or key employee intends to terminate their employment with the Company or any Subsidiary.

 

2.17.          Material Contracts . The SEC Filings contain all material contracts, agreements, commitments, arrangements, leases, policies or other instruments to which either the Company or any of its subsidiaries is a party or by which it is bound, which are required to be filed pursuant to the Act or the Exchange Act (the “ Material Contracts ”). Except as otherwise described in the SEC Filings, the Material Contracts (as defined below) are valid and in full force and effect as to the Company and any of the Subsidiaries, and, to the Company’s knowledge, to the other parties thereto. Except as otherwise disclosed in the Memorandum, neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is in violation of, or default under (and there does not exist any event or condition which, after notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute such a default under), the Material Contracts, except to the extent that such violations or defaults, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to (a) affect the validity of this Agreement or the other Offering Documents, (b) have a Material Adverse Effect, or (c) impair the ability of the Company or any Subsidiary to perform fully on a timely basis any material obligation which the Company or any Subsidiary has or will have under this Agreement or any other Offering Documents. To the Company’s knowledge, none of the other parties to any Material Contract are in violation of or default under any Material Contract in any material respect. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has received any notice of cancellation or any written communication threatening cancellation of any Material Contract by any other party thereto.

 

2.18.          Disclosure . This Agreement, the Schedules and Exhibits hereto (including, without limitation, the Offering Documents) and all other documents delivered by the Company to the Subscriber in connection herewith at the Closing, do not contain, with respect to the Company, any untrue statement of a material fact, or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.

 

2.19.          No Integrated Offering . Neither the Company, any Subsidiary nor any of its affiliates, nor any person acting on its or their behalf, has directly or indirectly made any offers or sales in any security or solicited any offers to buy any security under circumstances that would require registration under the Act. The issuance of the Securities will not be integrated with any past issuance of the Company’s securities for purposes of the Act.

 

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2.20.          Offering Documents .

 

  (a)    Each of the Offering Documents has been diligently prepared by the Company, in conjunction with its legal counsel, and is in compliance, in all material respects, with Regulation D, the Act and the requirements of all other rules and regulations of the SEC relating to offerings of the type contemplated by the Offering, and the applicable securities laws and the rules and regulations of those jurisdictions wherein the Securities are to be offered and sold. Assuming the Subscriber’s representations contained herein and the representations of the other subscribers in the Offering contained in their respective subscription agreements are true, correct and complete, the Securities will be offered and sold pursuant to the registration exemption provided by Rule 506 under Regulation D and Section 4(2) and/or Section 4(6) of the Act as a transaction not involving a public offering and the requirements of any other applicable state securities laws and the respective rules and regulations thereunder in those jurisdictions in which the Securities are being offered for sale. The Offering Documents describe all material aspects, including attendant risks, of an investment in the Company. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has taken nor will it take any action which conflicts with the conditions and requirements of, or which would make unavailable with respect to the Offering, the exemption(s) from registration available pursuant to Regulation D or Section 4(2) and/or Section 4(6) of the Act and knows of no reason why any such exemption would be otherwise unavailable to it. None of the Company, the Subsidiaries nor their predecessors or affiliates has been subject to any order, judgment or decree of any court of competent jurisdiction temporarily, preliminarily or permanently enjoining such persons for failing to comply with Section 503 of Regulation D.

 

  (b)    None of the statements, documents, certificates or other items prepared or supplied by the Company with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby contains an untrue statement of a material fact or omits a material fact necessary to make the statements contained therein not misleading. There is no fact which the Company has not disclosed to the Subscriber in writing and of which the Company is aware which has or could have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

  (c)    Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has distributed and will not distribute prior to the Closing Date any offering material in connection with the Offering other than the Offering Documents or any amendment or supplement thereto.

 

2.21.          Finders . Except for the amounts due and owing to the Placement Agent, the Company is not obligated to pay a finder’s or origination fee or similar fee in connection with the Offering and agrees to indemnify the Subscriber from any such claim made by any other person.

 

2.22.          Transfer Taxes . On the applicable Closing Date, all stock transfer or other taxes (other than income taxes) which are required to be paid in connection with the sale and transfer of the Securities to be sold to the Subscriber hereunder will be, or will have been, fully paid or provided for by the Company and all laws imposing such taxes will be or will have been complied with.

 

2.23.          Contributions . Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has directly or indirectly, (i) made any unlawful contribution to any candidate for public office, or failed to disclose fully where required by law any contribution in violation of law, or (ii) made any payment to any federal or state governmental officer or official, or other person charged with similar public or quasi-public duties, other than payments required or permitted by the laws of the United States or any jurisdiction thereof.

 

2.24.          Investment Company . The Company is not an “investment company” or an “affiliated person” of, or “promoter” or “principal underwriter” for an investment company, within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

 

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2.25.          Related Party Transactions . No transaction has occurred between or among the Company or any Subsidiary and any of their affiliates, officers or directors or any affiliate or affiliates of any such officer or director that is required to be described in the Memorandum that is not so described.

 

2.26.          Books and Records . The books, records and accounts of the Company and the Subsidiary accurately and fairly reflect, in reasonable detail, the transactions in, and dispositions of, the assets of, and the results of operations of, the Company and the Subsidiary, all to the extent required by generally accepted accounting principles.

 

2.27          Internal Controls . Except as identified by our auditors as set forth in the Offering Documents, t he Company and the Subsidiaries maintain a system of internal accounting controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurance that (i) transactions are executed in accordance with management's general or specific authorizations, (ii) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles and to maintain asset accountability, (iii) access to assets is permitted only in accordance with management's general or specific authorization, and (iv) the recorded accountability for assets is compared with the existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences.

 

2.28          FDA Matters .   (i) The clinical, pre-clinical and other studies and tests conducted by or on behalf of or sponsored by the Company or its Subsidiaries that are described or referred to in the Memorandum were and, if still pending, are being conducted in accordance with all statutes, laws, rules and regulations, as applicable (including, without limitation, those administered by the Food and Drug Administration of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (the “ FDA ”) or by any foreign, federal, state or local governmental or regulatory authority performing functions similar to those performed by the FDA, to the extent applicable). The descriptions of the results of such studies and tests that are described or referred to in the Memorandum are accurate and complete in all material respects and fairly present the published data derived from such studies and tests, and each of the Company and its Subsidiaries has no knowledge of other studies or tests the results of which are materially inconsistent with or otherwise call into question the results described or referred to in the Memorandum. Neither the Company nor its Subsidiaries has received any notices or other correspondence from the FDA or any other foreign, federal, state or local governmental or regulatory authority performing functions similar to those performed by the FDA with respect to any ongoing clinical or pre-clinical studies or tests requiring the termination or suspension of such studies or tests. For the avoidance of doubt, the Company makes no representation or warranty that the results of any studies, tests or preclinical or clinical trials conducted by or on behalf of the Company will be sufficient to obtain governmental approval from the FDA or any foreign, state or local governmental body exercising comparable authority or that additional studies, tests or preclinical or clinical trials will reach similar results or conclusions.

 

(ii)    The Company has established and administers a compliance program applicable to the Company and its Subsidiaries, to assist the Company, its subsidiaries and their directors, officers and employees of the Company and its subsidiaries in complying with applicable regulatory guidelines (including, without limitation, those administered by the FDA and any other foreign, federal, state or local governmental or regulatory authority performing functions similar to those performed by the FDA to the extent applicable).

 

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(iii)     Except as would not result in a Material Adverse Effect, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has failed to file with the applicable regulatory authorities (excluding the FDA or any foreign, federal, state or local governmental or regulatory authority performing functions similar to those performed by the FDA) any filing, declaration, listing, registration, report or submission that is required to be so filed. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has failed to file with the FDA or any foreign, federal, state or local governmental or regulatory authority performing functions similar to those performed by the FDA, any filing, declaration, listing, registration, report or submission that is required to be so filed. All such filings were in material compliance with applicable laws when filed and no deficiencies have been asserted by any applicable regulatory authority (including, without limitation, the FDA or any foreign, federal, state or local governmental or regulatory authority performing functions similar to those performed by the FDA) with respect to any such filings, declarations, listings, registrations, reports or submissions.

 

ARTICLE 3
TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION

 

3.1            The minimum subscription by any single Subscriber shall be $25,000 of the Units; provided that the Company reserves the right to accept, at the discretion of the Company and the Placement Agent, subscriptions for a lesser amount of Units. The Offering shall terminate at the earlier of (i) 11:59 p.m. New York City time on May 31, 2012 (subject to extension at the Company’s discretion without notice to Subscriber until a date that is no later than July 31, 2012) or (ii) such other date on which the Maximum Amount has been sold. The Company may conduct a closing upon receipt of a properly executed copy of this Agreement from the Subscriber or such other subscriber(s) and the purchase price for the Securities being purchased by the Subscriber or such other subscriber(s) representing in the aggregate the Minimum Amount. The closing of the purchase and sale of the Units pursuant to the Offering shall be referred to herein as the “ Closing ”, subject to the termination dates set forth above (the date of such Closing, the “ Closing Date ”). In the event the Company shall not have obtained subscriptions (including this subscription) for purchases of the Minimum Amount on or before 11:59 p.m. New York City time on May 31, 2012 (or such later date to which the Offering is extended, but in no event later than July 31, 2012), then this Agreement shall be void and all funds paid hereunder by the Subscriber, without interest, shall be returned to the Subscriber as set forth in Section 3.4 .

 

3.2            Pending the sale of the Securities, all funds paid hereunder shall be deposited by the Company in escrow with the Escrow Agent, having a branch at 59 Maiden Lane, New York, NY 10038.

 

3.3            The Subscriber hereby authorizes and directs the Company to deliver the Securities to be issued to the Subscriber pursuant to this Agreement to the residential or business address indicated on the signature page hereto or to any customer account maintained with the Placement Agent.

 

3.4            The Subscriber hereby authorizes and directs the Company to return, without interest, any funds for unaccepted subscriptions (including any subscriptions that were not accepted as a result of the termination of the Offering) to the same account from which the funds were drawn, including any customer account maintained with the Placement Agent.

 

3.5            The Company’s agreement with each Subscriber is a separate agreement and the sale of Securities to each Subscriber is a separate sale.

  

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ARTICLE 4
CONDITIONS TO OBLIGATIONS OF THE SUBSCRIBER

 

4.1            The Subscriber’s obligation to purchase Securities at the Closing is subject to the fulfillment on or prior to the Closing of the following conditions, which conditions may be waived at the option of the Subscriber to the extent permitted by law:

 

(a)           Representations and Warranties Correct .    The representations and warranties made by the Company in ARTICLE 2 hereof shall be true and correct in all material respects when made, and shall be true and correct in all material respects on the Closing Date with the same force and effect as if they had been made on and as of said date.

 

(b)           Covenants . All covenants, agreements and conditions contained in this Agreement to be performed by the Company on or prior to such purchase shall have been performed or complied with in all material respects.

 

(c)           No Legal Order Pending . There shall not then be in effect any legal or other order enjoining or restraining the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

 

(d)           No Law Prohibiting or Restricting Such Sale . There shall not be in effect any law, rule or regulation prohibiting or restricting such sale or requiring any consent or approval of any person which shall not have been obtained to issue the Securities (except as otherwise provided in this Agreement).

 

(e)           Legal Opinion . The Placement Agent shall have received a legal opinion from the Company’s outside counsel covering such matters as reasonably requested by the Placement Agent.

 

ARTICLE 5
MISCELLANEOUS AND COVENANTS

 

5.1            Any notice or other communication to the Company given hereunder shall be deemed sufficient if in writing and sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, or delivered by hand against written receipt therefore. Notices shall be deemed to have been given or delivered on the date of mailing, except notices of change of address, which shall be deemed to have been given or delivered when received.

 

The address for such notices and communications shall be as follows:

 

If to the Company:

 

Medgenics, Inc.

555 California Street

Suite 365

San Francisco, California 94104

 

Attention: Chief Executive Officer

Facsimile: 415-568-2104

 

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With a copy to:

 

Barack Ferrazzano Kirschbaum & Nagelberg LLP

200 West Madison Street

Suite 3900

Chicago, Illinois 60606

 

Attention: Gretchen Anne Trofa

Facsimile: 312-984-3150

 

If to a Subscriber:

 

To the address set forth under such Subscriber’s name on the signature pages hereto.

 

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5.2            Upon the earlier of (i) registration for resale pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement or (ii) Rule 144 becoming available without restriction (assuming the Subscriber is not an affiliate of the Company), the Company shall (A) deliver to the transfer agent for the Common Stock (the “ Transfer Agent ”) irrevocable instructions that the Transfer Agent shall reissue a certificate representing shares of Common Stock without legends upon receipt by such Transfer Agent of the legended certificates for such shares, together with either (1) a customary representation by the Subscriber that Rule 144 applies to the shares of Common Stock represented thereby or (2) a statement by an investor that such Subscriber has sold the shares of Common Stock represented thereby in accordance with the plan of distribution contained in the Registration Statement (each as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement), and (B) if required by the Transfer Agent, cause its counsel to deliver to the Transfer Agent one or more blanket opinions to the effect that the removal of such legends in such circumstances may be effected under the Act subject to such investor and broker representations and notifications that the Transfer Agent or counsel may reasonably request. From and after the earlier of such dates, upon a Subscriber’s written request, the Company shall promptly cause certificates evidencing the Subscriber’s Securities to be replaced with certificates which do not bear such restrictive legends, and Warrant Shares subsequently issued upon due exercise of the Warrants shall not bear such restrictive legends provided the provisions of either clause (i) or clause (ii) above, as applicable, are satisfied with respect to such Warrant Shares. If the Company shall fail for any reason or for no reason to issue to a Subscriber unlegended certificates within three (3) trading days after receipt of all documents necessary for the removal of the legend set forth above (the “ Deadline Date ”), then, in addition to all other remedies available to such Subscriber, if on or after the trading day immediately following such three-trading day period, such Subscriber is required to purchase (in an open market transaction or otherwise) shares of Common Stock to deliver in satisfaction of a sale by the holder of shares of Common Stock that such Subscriber anticipated receiving from the Company without any restrictive legend (a “ Buy-In ”), then the Company shall, within three trading days after such Subscriber’s request and in such Subscriber’s option, either (i) pay cash to the Subscriber in an amount equal to such Subscriber’s total purchase price (including brokerage commissions, if any) for the shares of Common Stock so purchased (the “ Buy-In Price ”), at which point the shares of Common Stock held by such Subscriber equal to the number of shares of Common Stock so purchased shall be forfeited to the Company and the Company’s obligation to deliver such certificate (and to issue such shares of Common Stock) shall terminate, or (ii) promptly honor its obligation to deliver to such Subscriber a certificate or certificates representing such shares of Common Stock and pay cash to the Subscriber in an amount equal to the excess (if any) of the Buy-In Price over the product of (a) such number of shares of Common Stock, multiplied by (b) the Closing Bid Price (as defined below) on the Deadline Date. A Subscriber shall provide the Company written notice indicating the amounts payable to such Subscriber in respect of the Buy-In, together with applicable confirmations and other evidence reasonably requested by the Company.

 

For purposes of this Section 5.2, (i) “ Closing Bid Price means, for any security as of any date, (a) the last reported closing bid price per share for such security on the Principal Trading Market (as defined below), as reported by Bloomberg Financial Markets, or, (b) if the Principal Trading Market begins to operate on an extended hours basis and does not designate the closing bid price then the last bid price of such security prior to 4:00 p.m., New York City time, as reported by Bloomberg Financial Markets, or (c) if the foregoing do not apply, the last closing price of such security in the over-the-counter market on the electronic bulletin board for such security as reported by Bloomberg Financial Markets, or, (d) if no closing bid price is reported for such security by Bloomberg Financial Markets, the average of the bid prices of any market makers for such security as reported in the “pink sheets” by Pink Sheets LLC. If the Closing Bid Price cannot be calculated for a security on a particular date on any of the foregoing bases, the Closing Bid Price of such security on such date shall be the fair market value as mutually determined by the Company and the holder of such security. If the Company and such holder are unable to agree upon the fair market value of such security, then such the Board of Directors shall use its in good faith judgment to determine the fair market value. The Board of Directors’ determination shall be binding on all parties absent demonstrable error. All such determinations shall be appropriately adjusted for any stock dividend, stock split, stock combination or other similar transaction during the applicable calculation period and (ii) “ Principal Trading Market ” means the trading market on which the Common Stock is primarily listed on and quoted for trading, which, as of the date of this Agreement and the Closing Date, shall be NYSE Amex .

 

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5.3            The representations, warranties, covenants and agreements contained in this Agreement, including, without limitation, the indemnification provisions set forth in Section 5.4 below, shall survive the Closing of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, but only for a period of the earlier of (i) twenty-four (24) months following the Closing Date and (ii) the applicable statute of limitations with respect to each representation and warranty, and thereafter shall expire and have no further force and effect (including with respect to the indemnification obligations contained herein).

 

5.4            The Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each Subscriber and the Placement Agent and their respective Affiliates and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents from and against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses (including without limitation reasonable attorney fees and disbursements and other expenses incurred in connection with investigating, preparing or defending any action, claim or proceeding, pending or threatened and the costs of enforcement thereof) (collectively, “ Losses ”) to which such Person may become subject as a result of any breach of representation, warranty, covenant or agreement made by or to be performed on the part of the Company under the Offering Documents, and will reimburse any such person for all such amounts as they are incurred by such person.

 

5.5            This Agreement shall not be changed, modified or amended except by a writing signed by the parties to be charged, and this Agreement may not be discharged except by performance in accordance with its terms or by a writing signed by the party to be charged; provided, however, that any change, modification or amendment to this Agreement which is also proposed to be made to all of the other subscription agreements in connection with the Offering shall be made and be effective upon the written consent of subscribers in the Offering who subscribed for at least a majority of the Units (whether or not including Subscriber).

 

5.6            This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and to their respective heirs, legal representatives, successors and assigns. This Agreement sets forth the entire agreement and understanding between the parties as to the subject matter hereof and merges and supersedes all prior discussions, agreements and understandings of any and every nature among them. The Placement Agent shall be deemed a third party beneficiary of the representation and warrants and covenants made by the Company and the Subscribers in the Offering Documents.

 

5.7            Upon the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Subscriber, this Agreement shall become a binding obligation of the Subscriber with respect to the purchase of the Units as herein provided; subject, however, to the right hereby reserved to the Company to revoke this subscription in accordance with Section 1.18 .

 

5.8            NOTWITHSTANDING THE PLACE WHERE THIS AGREEMENT MAY BE EXECUTED BY ANY OF THE PARTIES HERETO, THE PARTIES EXPRESSLY AGREE THAT ALL THE TERMS AND PROVISIONS HEREOF SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT REGARD TO PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAW. IN THE EVENT THAT A JUDICIAL PROCEEDING IS NECESSARY TO ENFORCE AN ARBITRATION AWARD CONSISTENT WITH PARAGRAPH 5.8 BELOW, THE EXCLUSIVE FORUMS FOR SUCH ENFORCEMENT ARE EITHER THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF NEW YORK OR THE FEDERAL COURTS FOR SUCH STATE AND COUNTY, AND ALL RELATED APPELLATE COURTS, THE PARTIES HEREBY IRREVOCABLY CONSENT TO THE JURISDICTION OF SUCH COURTS AND AGREE TO SAID VENUE.

 

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5.9            Except with respect to any claim, dispute or controversy involving equitable remedies which may be brought in a court of law, any claim, dispute or controversy arising out of or in connection with or relating to this Agreement or the breach or alleged breach thereof or including, without limitation, the Offering Agreements shall be submitted by the parties to binding arbitration before the American Arbitration Association in the City of New York, State of New York, before a single arbitrator who shall be a retired judge with experience in securities laws. Subscriber agrees that he, she or it hereby submits to the jurisdiction of all of the courts of the State of New York as well as the American Arbitration Association. Subscriber hereby irrevocably waives, in connection with any such action or proceeding, any objection, including, without limitation, any objection to the venue or based on the grounds of forum non conveniens, which he, she or it may now or hereafter have to the bringing of any such action or proceeding in such respective jurisdictions. Subscriber hereby irrevocably consents to the service of process of any of the aforementioned courts and tribunal in any such action or proceeding by the mailing of copies thereof by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, to it at its address as set forth herein. The cost of the arbitration shall be equally divided between the parties unless the Subscriber is the successful party, in which case, the Company shall be liable for all of such costs. If the parties cannot agree on an arbitrator within two (2) weeks after arbitration is requested in writing by either of them, the arbitration shall proceed before an arbitrator who shall be a retired judge with experience in securities laws appointed by the American Arbitration Association and under the rules then obtaining of that Association. The award shall be binding, each party hereby expressly waiving its right to appeal, and rendered in such form that judgment may be entered thereon in any court having jurisdiction thereof.

 

5.10          The holding of any provision of this Agreement to be invalid or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction shall not affect any other provision of this Agreement, which shall remain in full force and effect. If any provision of this Agreement shall be declared by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced in whole or in part, such provision shall be interpreted so as to remain enforceable to the maximum extent permissible consistent with applicable law and the remaining conditions and provisions or portions thereof shall nevertheless remain in full force and effect and enforceable to the extent they are valid, legal and enforceable, and no provisions shall be deemed dependent upon any other covenant or provision unless so expressed herein.

 

5.11          It is agreed that a waiver by either party of a breach of any provision of this Agreement shall not operate, or be construed, as a waiver of any subsequent breach by that same party.

 

5.12          The parties agree to execute and deliver all such further documents, agreements and instruments and take such other and further action as may be necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes and intent of this Agreement.

 

5.13          This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which shall together constitute one and the same instrument.

 

5.14          (a)          The Subscriber agrees not to issue any public statement with respect to the Subscriber’s investment or proposed investment in the Company or the terms of any agreement or covenant between them and the Company without the Company’s prior written consent, except such disclosures as may be required under applicable law or under any applicable order, rule or regulation.

  

(b)           The Company agrees not to disclose the names, addresses or any other information about the Subscriber, except as required by law and to satisfy its obligations under the Registration Rights Agreement.

 

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5.15          (a)          The Subscriber represents and warrants that it has not engaged, consented to nor authorized any broker, finder or intermediary to act on its behalf, directly or indirectly, as a broker, finder or intermediary in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. The Subscriber hereby agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Company from and against all fees, commissions or other payments owing to any such person or firm acting on behalf of the Subscriber hereunder.

  

(b)          The Company has engaged, consented to and authorized the Placement Agent to act as an agent for the Company in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. The Company shall pay the Placement Agent a commission and reimburse the Placement Agent’s expenses in accordance with the Engagement Letter between the Company and the Placement Agent, and the Company shall indemnify and hold harmless the Subscriber from and against all fees, commissions or other payments owing by the Company to the Placement Agent or any other person or firm acting on behalf of the Company hereunder.

 

5.16          Nothing in this Agreement shall create or be deemed to create any rights in any person or entity not a party to this Agreement.

  

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ARTICLE 6

CONFIDENTIAL INVESTOR QUESTIONNAIRE

 

6.1            The Subscriber represents and warrants that he, she or it comes within one category marked below, and that for any category marked, he, she or it has truthfully set forth, where applicable, the factual basis or reason the Subscriber comes within that category. ALL INFORMATION IN RESPONSE TO THIS SECTION WILL BE KEPT STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL except as otherwise required by law. The undersigned agrees to furnish any additional information which the Company deems necessary in order to verify the answers set forth below.

 

Category A __ The undersigned is an individual (not a partnership, corporation, etc.) whose individual net worth, or joint net worth with his or her spouse, presently exceeds $1,000,000.
   
  Explanation . For purposes of calculating net worth under this Category A, (i) the undersigned’s primary residence shall not be included as an asset, (ii) indebtedness that is secured by the undersigned’s primary residence, up to the estimated fair market value of the primary residence at the time of the sale of securities, shall not be included as a liability, (iii) to the extent that the indebtedness that is secured by the primary residence is in excess of the fair market value of the primary residence, the excess amount shall be included as a liability, and (iv) if the amount of outstanding indebtedness that is secured by the primary residence exceeds the amount outstanding 60 days prior to the execution of this Subscription Agreement, other than as a result of the acquisition of the primary residence, the amount of such excess shall be included as a liability.
   
Category B __ The undersigned is an individual (not a partnership, corporation, etc.) who had an income in excess of $200,000 in each of the two most recent years, or joint income with his or her spouse in excess of $300,000 in each of those years (in each case including foreign income, tax exempt income and full amount of capital gains and losses but excluding any income of other family members and any unrealized capital appreciation) and has a reasonable expectation of reaching the same income level in the current year.
   
Category C __ The undersigned is a director or executive officer of the Company which is issuing and selling the Securities.

 

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Category D __ The undersigned is a bank; a savings and loan association; insurance company; registered investment company; registered business development company; licensed small business investment company (“SBIC”); or employee benefit plan within the meaning of Title 1 of ERISA and (a) the investment decision is made by a plan fiduciary which is either a bank, savings and loan association, insurance company or registered investment advisor, or (b) the plan has total assets in excess of $5,000,000 or (c) is a self directed plan with investment decisions made solely by persons that are accredited investors. (describe entity)
   
   
   
   
Category E __ The undersigned is a private business development company as defined in section 202(a)(22) of the Investment Advisors Act of 1940. (describe entity) 
   
   
   
   
Category F __ The undersigned is either a corporation, partnership, Massachusetts business trust, or non-profit organization within the meaning of Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, in each case not formed for the specific purpose of acquiring the Securities and with total assets in excess of $5,000,000.(describe entity)
   
   
   
   
Category G __ The undersigned is a trust with total assets in excess of $5,000,000, not formed for the specific purpose of acquiring the Securities, where the purchase is directed by a “sophisticated investor“ as defined in Regulation 506(b)(2)(ii) under the Act.
   
Category H __ The undersigned is an entity (other than a trust) in which all of the equity owners are “accredited investors” within one or more of the above categories.  If relying upon this Category alone, each equity owner must complete a separate copy of this Agreement.  (describe entity)
   
   
   
Category I __ The undersigned is not within any of the categories above and is therefore not an accredited investor.

 

The undersigned agrees that the undersigned will notify the Company at any time on or prior to the Closing Date in the event that the representations and warranties in this Agreement shall cease to be true, accurate and complete.

 

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6.2            SUITABILITY (please answer each question)

  

(a)    For an individual Subscriber, please describe your current employment, including the company by which you are employed and its principal business: 

 
 
 

 

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(b) For an individual Subscriber, please describe any college or graduate degrees held by you:

 

   
 
 

 

(c) For all Subscribers, please state whether you have participated in other private placements before:

 

  YES__________   NO__________  

 

(d) If your answer to question (c) above was “YES”, please indicate frequency of such prior participation in private placements of:

 

    Public   Private   Public or Private
    Companies   Companies   Financing Companies
             
Frequently            
Occasionally            
Never            

 

(e) For individual Subscribers, do you expect your current level of income to significantly decrease in the foreseeable future:

 

  YES__________   NO__________  

 

(f) For trust, corporate, partnership and other institutional Subscribers, do you expect your total assets to significantly decrease in the foreseeable future:

 

  YES__________   NO__________  

 

(g) For all Subscribers, do you have any other investments or contingent liabilities which you reasonably anticipate could cause you to need sudden cash requirements in excess of cash readily available to you:

 

  YES__________   NO__________  

 

(h) For all Subscribers, are you familiar with the risk aspects and the non-liquidity of investments such as the securities for which you seek to subscribe?

 

  YES__________   NO__________  

 

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(i)   For all Subscribers, do you understand that there is no guarantee of financial return on this investment and that you run the risk of losing your entire investment?

 

  YES__________   NO__________  

 

6.3            MANNER IN WHICH TITLE IS TO BE HELD (circle one)

 

  (a) Individual Ownership
  (b) Community Property
  (c) Joint Tenant with Right of
    Survivorship (both parties must sign)
  (d) Partnership*
  (e) Tenants in Common
  (f) Company*
  (g) Trust*
  (h) Other

 

*If Securities are being subscribed for by an entity, (i) the attached Certificate of Signatory must also be completed, (ii) list below the person or persons who will have sole or shared voting or investment power over the Securities held by such entity:

   
   

 

Please also indicate if the record holder of the Securities will differ from the beneficial owner of the Securities.

 

Yes _________ No __________

 

If Yes, please describe:

   
   
   

 

6.4            FINRA AFFILIATION .

 

Are you affiliated or associated with a FINRA member firm (please check one):

 

Yes _________ No __________

 

If Yes, please describe:

   
   
   

 

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*If Subscriber is a Registered Representative with a FINRA member firm, have the following acknowledgment signed by the appropriate party:

 

The undersigned FINRA member firm acknowledges receipt of the notice required by Article 3, Sections 28(a) and (b) of the Rules of Fair Practice.

 

   
Name of FINRA Member Firm  
   
By:    
  Authorized Officer  
     
Date:     

 

6.5            The undersigned is informed of the significance to the Company of the foregoing representations and answers contained in the Confidential Investor Questionnaire contained in this Section 6 and such answers have been provided under the assumption that the Company will rely on them.

 

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[Signature Page]

 

       
Investment Amount = “Purchase Price”      
       
       
Signature   Signature (if purchasing jointly)  
       
       
Name Typed or Printed   Name Typed or Printed  
       
       
Entity Name   Entity Name  
       
       
Address   Address  
       
       
City, State and Zip Code   City, State and Zip Code  
       
       
Telephone-Business   Telephone—Business  
       
       
Telephone-Residence   Telephone—Residence  
       
       
Facsimile-Business   Facsimile—Business  
       
       
Facsimile-Residence   Facsimile—Residence  
       
       
Tax ID # or Social Security #   Tax ID # or Social Security #  
       
Name in which securities should be issued:       

 

Dated:      ______________ , 2012

 

This Subscription Agreement is agreed to and accepted as of ___________________________ , 2012.

 

  MEDGENICS, INC.
   
  By:  
  Name:
  Title:

 

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CERTIFICATE OF SIGNATORY

 

(To be completed if Securities are

being subscribed for by an entity)

 

I,____________________________, am the____________________________ of __________________________________________ (the “Entity”).

 

I certify that I am empowered and duly authorized by the Entity to execute and carry out the terms of the Subscription Agreement and to purchase and hold the Securities, and certify further that the Subscription Agreement has been duly and validly executed on behalf of the Entity and constitutes a legal and binding obligation of the Entity.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have set my hand this ________ day of _________________,______.

 

   
  (Signature)

 

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Exhibit 10.2

 

FORM OF WARRANT CERTIFICATE

 

NEITHER THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE NOR THE SECURITIES INTO WHICH THESE SECURITIES ARE EXERCISABLE HAVE BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. THE SECURITIES MAY NOT BE OFFERED FOR SALE, SOLD, TRANSFERRED OR ASSIGNED (I) IN THE ABSENCE OF (A) AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT FOR THE SECURITIES UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR (B) AN OPINION OF COUNSEL TO THE HOLDER (IF REQUESTED BY THE COMPANY), IN A FORM REASONABLY ACCEPTABLE TO THE COMPANY, THAT REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED UNDER SAID ACT OR (II) UNLESS SOLD OR ELIGIBLE TO BE SOLD PURSUANT TO RULE 144 OR RULE 144A UNDER SAID ACT.

 

 No. ________

THIS WARRANT WILL BE VOID IF NOT EXERCISED PRIOR

TO 5:00 P.M. NEW YORK CITY TIME, JUNE 18, 2017

______ WARRANTS

 

MEDGENICS, INC.

 

WARRANT

 

THIS CERTIFIES THAT, for value received

 

is the registered holder of a Warrant or Warrants expiring June 18, 2017 (the “Warrant”) to purchase 0.75 of one fully paid and non-assessable share of Common Stock, par value $.0001 per share (“Shares”), of Medgenics, Inc. , a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), for each Warrant evidenced by this Warrant Certificate.  The Warrant entitles the holder thereof to purchase from the Company, commencing upon the date of issuance, such number of Shares of the Company at the price of $[____] per full share, upon surrender of this Warrant Certificate and payment of the Warrant Price (as defined below) at the office or agency of the Warrant Agent, [___________] (such payment to be made by certified check made payable to the Company or by wire transfer of immediately available funds to an account designated by the Company), but only subject to the conditions set forth herein and in the Warrant Agreement between the Company and the warrant agent named therein (the “Warrant Agreement”).  Notwithstanding anything else in this Warrant Certificate, or the Warrant Agreement, no Warrant may be exercised until December 15, 2012, which is the date 180 days after the date of original issuance. The registered holder of this Warrant shall not be entitled to receive a net-cash settlement, shares of common stock or other consideration in lieu of physical settlement in Shares of the Company.  The Warrant Agreement provides that upon the occurrence of certain events the Warrant Price and the number of Shares purchasable hereunder, set forth on the face hereof, may, subject to certain conditions, be adjusted.  The term Warrant Price as used in this Warrant Certificate refers to the price per Share at which Shares may be purchased at the time the Warrant is exercised.

 

This Warrant will expire on the date first above written if it is not exercised prior to such date by the registered holder pursuant to the terms of the Warrant Agreement.

 

No fraction of a Share will be issued upon any exercise of a Warrant.  If the holder of a Warrant would be entitled to receive a fraction of a Share upon any exercise of a Warrant, the Company shall, upon such exercise, round up to the nearest whole number the number of Shares to be issued to such holder.

 

Upon any exercise of the Warrant for less than the total number of full Shares provided for herein, there shall be issued to the registered holder hereof or his assignee a new Warrant Certificate covering the number of Shares for which the Warrant has not been exercised.

 

 
 

 

Warrant Certificates, when surrendered at the office or agency of the Warrant Agent by the registered holder hereof in person or by attorney duly authorized in writing, may be exchanged in the manner and subject to the limitations provided in the Warrant Agreement, but without payment of any service charge, for another Warrant Certificate or Warrant Certificates of like tenor and evidencing in the aggregate a like number of Warrants.

 

Upon due presentment for registration of transfer of the Warrant Certificate at the office or agency of the Warrant Agent in the manner and subject to the limitations provided in the Warrant Agreement, a new Warrant Certificate or Warrant Certificates of like tenor and evidencing in the aggregate a like number of Warrants shall be issued to the transferee in exchange for this Warrant Certificate, subject to the limitations provided in the Warrant Agreement, without charge except for any applicable tax or other governmental charge.

 

The Company and the Warrant Agent may deem and treat the registered holder as the absolute owner of this Warrant Certificate (notwithstanding any notation of ownership or other writing hereon made by anyone), for the purpose of any exercise hereof, of any distribution to the registered holder, and for all other purposes, and neither the Company nor the Warrant Agent shall be affected by any notice to the contrary.

 

This Warrant does not entitle the registered holder to any of the rights of a stockholder of the Company.

 

By

 

     
President   Secretary

 

  Corporate Stock Transfer, Inc.  
     
By:     
  Its:  

 

 
 

 

SUBSCRIPTION FORM

To Be Executed by the Registered Holder in Order to Exercise Warrants

 

The undersigned Registered Holder irrevocably elects to exercise ______________ Warrants represented by this Warrant Certificate, and to purchase the shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of such Warrants, and requests that Certificates for such shares shall be issued in the name of

 

 

(PLEASE TYPE OR PRINT NAME AND ADDRESS)

 

  

 

 

  

 (SOCIAL SECURITY OR TAX IDENTIFICATION NUMBER)

 

and be delivered to
 
(PLEASE PRINT OR TYPE NAME AND ADDRESS)
 
and, if such number of Warrants shall not be all the Warrants evidenced by this Warrant Certificate, that a new

Warrant Certificate for the balance of such Warrants be registered in the name of, and delivered to, the Registered Holder at the address stated below:

 

Dated:      
      (SIGNATURE)
       
      (ADDRESS)
       
       
       
      (TAX IDENTIFICATION NUMBER)

 

Signature Guaranteed: ______________________________

 

THE SIGNATURE TO THE SUBSCRIPTION FORM MUST CORRESPOND TO THE NAME WRITTEN UPON THE FACE OF THIS WARRANT CERTIFICATE IN EVERY PARTICULAR, WITHOUT ALTERATION OR ENLARGEMENT OR ANY CHANGE WHATSOEVER, AND MUST BE GUARANTEED BY A COMMERCIAL BANK OR TRUST COMPANY OR A MEMBER FIRM OF THE AMERICAN STOCK EXCHANGE, NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE, PACIFIC STOCK EXCHANGE OR CHICAGO STOCK EXCHANGE.

 

 
 

 

ASSIGNMENT

To Be Executed by the Registered Holder in Order to Assign Warrants

Subject to the Terms of the Warrant Agreement

 

For Value Received, _______________________ hereby sell, assign, and transfer unto

 

 

(PLEASE TYPE OR PRINT NAME AND ADDRESS)

 

 

  

  

 

 (SOCIAL SECURITY OR TAX IDENTIFICATION NUMBER)

 

and be delivered to
 
(PLEASE PRINT OR TYPE NAME AND ADDRESS)

 

______________________ of the Warrants represented by this Warrant Certificate, and hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint _________________________________ Attorney to transfer this Warrant Certificate on the books of the Company, with full power of substitution in the premises.

  

Dated:      
      (SIGNATURE)

 

Signature Guaranteed: ______________________________

 

THE SIGNATURE TO THE ASSIGNMENT OF THE SUBSCRIPTION FORM MUST CORRESPOND TO THE NAME WRITTEN UPON THE FACE OF THIS WARRANT CERTIFICATE IN EVERY PARTICULAR, WITHOUT ALTERATION OR ENLARGEMENT OR ANY CHANGE WHATSOEVER, AND MUST BE GUARANTEED BY A COMMERCIAL BANK OR TRUST COMPANY OR A MEMBER FIRM OF THE AMERICAN STOCK EXCHANGE, NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE, PACIFIC STOCK EXCHANGE OR CHICAGO STOCK EXCHANGE.

  

 

 

 

Exhibit 10.3

 

WARRANT AGREEMENT

 

This Warrant Agreement made as of June 18, 2012, is between Medgenics, Inc., a Delaware corporation, with offices at 555 California Street, Suite 365, San Francisco, California 94104 (the “ Company ”), and Corporate Stock Transfer, Inc. with offices at 3200 Cherry Creek Drive South, Suite 4300, Denver, Colorado 80209 (the “ Warrant Agent ”).

 

WHEREAS, the Company is engaged in a private placement of Common Stock (as defined below) and Warrants (as defined below) pursuant to Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “ Act ”), and, in connection therewith, has determined to issue and deliver up to 1,458,579 warrants (the “ Warrants ”) to accredited investors in the private placement, each Warrant evidencing the right of the holder thereof to purchase 0.75 of one share of the Company’s common stock, par value $.0001 per share (the “ Common Stock ”), for an exercise price equal to 120% of the closing bid price of the Common Stock as reported on NYSE Amex for the Trading Day immediately prior to the closing of such private placement, subject to adjustment as described herein;

 

WHEREAS, the Company desires the Warrant Agent to act on behalf of the Company, and the Warrant Agent is willing to so act, in connection with the issuance, registration, transfer, exchange, redemption and exercise of the Warrants;

 

WHEREAS, the Company desires to provide for the form and provisions of the Warrants, the terms upon which they shall be issued and exercised, and the respective rights, limitation of rights and immunities of the Company, the Warrant Agent and the holders of the Warrants; and

 

WHEREAS, all acts and things have been done and performed which are necessary to make the Warrants, when executed on behalf of the Company and countersigned by or on behalf of the Warrant Agent, as provided herein, the legally valid and binding obligations of the Company, and to authorize the execution and delivery of this Warrant Agreement.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements herein contained, the parties hereto agree as follows:

 

1.           Appointment of Warrant Agent . The Company hereby appoints the Warrant Agent to act as agent for the Company for the Warrants, and the Warrant Agent hereby accepts such appointment and agrees to perform the same in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement.

 

2.            Warrants .

 

2.1            Form of Warrant . Each Warrant shall be (a) issued in registered form only, (b) in substantially the form of Exhibit A attached hereto, the provisions of which are incorporated herein, (c) signed by, or bear the facsimile signature of, the Chairman of the Board or, the Chief Executive Officer or the President, and the Treasurer, Secretary or Assistant Secretary of the Company, and (d) shall bear a facsimile of the Company’s seal. In the event the person whose facsimile signature has been placed upon any Warrant shall have ceased to serve in the capacity in which such person signed the Warrant before such Warrant is issued, it may be issued with the same effect as if he or she had not ceased to be such at the date of issuance.

 

2.2            Effect of Countersignature . Unless and until countersigned by the Warrant Agent pursuant to this Agreement, a Warrant shall be invalid and of no effect and may not be exercised by the holder thereof.  Warrant certificates shall be dated the date of countersignature by the Warrant Agent.

 

 
 

 

2.3            Registration .

 

2.3.1            Warrant Register . The Warrant Agent shall maintain books (“ Warrant Register ”), for the registration of the original issuance and transfers of the Warrants. Upon the initial issuance of the Warrants, the Warrant Agent shall issue and register the Warrants in the names of the respective holders thereof in such denominations and otherwise in accordance with instructions delivered to the Warrant Agent by the Company.

 

2.3.2            Registered Holder . Prior to due presentment for registration of transfer of any Warrant, the Company and the Warrant Agent may deem and treat the person in whose name such Warrant shall be registered upon the Warrant Register (“ Registered Holder ”), as the absolute owner of such Warrant and of each Warrant represented thereby (notwithstanding any notation of ownership or other writing on the warrant certificate made by anyone other than the Company or the Warrant Agent), for the purpose of any exercise thereof, and for all other purposes, and neither the Company nor the Warrant Agent shall be affected by any notice to the contrary.

 

3.           Terms and Exercise of Warrants .

 

3.1            Warrant Price . Each Warrant shall, when countersigned by the Warrant Agent, entitle the Registered Holder thereof, subject to the provisions of such Warrant and of this Warrant Agreement, to purchase from the Company the number of shares of Common Stock stated therein, at an exercise price per whole share equal to 120% of the closing bid price of the Common Stock as reported on NYSE Amex for the Trading Day immediately prior to the applicable closing of such private placement , subject to the adjustments provided in Section 4 hereof and in the last sentence of this Section 3.1. The term “ Warrant Price ” as used in this Warrant Agreement refers to the price per share at which Common Stock may be purchased at the time a Warrant is exercised. The Company, in its sole discretion, may lower the Warrant Price at any time prior to the Expiration Date (as defined below) for a period of not less than 20 business days; provided, that any such reduction shall be identical in percentage terms among all of the Warrants.

 

3.2            Duration of Warrants . A Warrant may be exercised only during the period (“ Exercise Period ”) commencing on the date that is 180 days after the date of issuance and terminating at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the Expiration Date. For purposes of this Warrant Agreement, the “ Expiration Date” shall mean the fifth anniversary of the date of issuance.  Each Warrant not exercised on or before the Expiration Date shall become void, and all rights thereunder and all rights in respect thereof under this Agreement shall cease at the close of business on the Expiration Date. The Company may extend the duration of the Warrants by delaying the Expiration Date; provided, however, that the Company will provide notice to registered holders of the Warrants of such extension of not less than 20 days.

 

3.3            Exercise of Warrants .

 

3.3.1            Payment . Subject to the provisions of the Warrant and this Warrant Agreement, a Warrant, when countersigned by the Warrant Agent, may be exercised by the Registered Holder thereof during the Exercise Period by surrendering it, at the office of the Warrant Agent, or at the office of its successor as Warrant Agent, with the subscription form (“ Exercise Notice ”), as set forth in the Warrant, duly executed and by paying in full, in lawful money of the United States, by certified check made payable to the Warrant Agent, for the benefit of the Company, or by wire transfer of immediately available funds to an account designated by the Company and established by the Warrant Agent (or as otherwise agreed to by the Company), the Warrant Price for each full share of Common Stock as to which the Warrant is exercised and any and all applicable taxes due in connection with the exercise of the Warrant, the exchange of the Warrant for the Common Stock, and the issuance of the Common Stock (“ Aggregate Exercise Price ”) provided that the Registered Holder was not eligible to or did not notify the Warrant Agent and the Company in such Exercise Notice of the Registered Holder’s eligibility and election to have such exercise made pursuant to a Cashless Exercise (as defined in Section 3.3.2).  Execution and delivery of an Exercise Notice with respect to less than all of the shares represented by the Warrant shall have the same effect as cancellation of the original of this Warrant and issuance of a new Warrant evidencing the right to purchase the remaining number of shares. Execution and delivery of an Exercise Notice for all of the then-remaining shares shall have the same effect as cancellation of the original of the Warrant after delivery of the shares of Common Stock in accordance with the terms hereof.

 

 
 

 

3.3.2        Cashless Exercise . Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the

contrary, during any period that the Warrants are exercisable when the Registration Statement (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement (as defined in Section 7.4 below)) covering the resale of the shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants is not effective, the Holder may, in its sole discretion, exercise such Holder’s Warrant in whole or in part and, in lieu of making the cash payment otherwise contemplated to be made to the Company upon such exercise in payment of the Aggregate Exercise Price, elect instead to receive upon such exercise the “Net Number” of shares of Common Stock determined according to the following formula (a “ Cashless Exercise ”):

 

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

 

For purposes of the foregoing formula:

 

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

 

B= as applicable: (i) the Closing Sale Price (as defined below) of the Common Stock on the Trading Day (as defined below) immediately preceding the date of the applicable Exercise Notice if such Exercise Notice is (1) both executed and delivered pursuant to Section 3.3.1 hereof on a day that is not a Trading Day or (2) both executed and delivered pursuant to Section 3.3.1 hereof on a Trading Day prior to the opening of “regular trading hours” (as defined in Rule 600(b)(64) of Regulation NMS promulgated under the federal securities laws) on such Trading Day, and (ii) the Closing Sale Price of the Common Stock on the date of the applicable Exercise Notice if the date of such Exercise Notice is a Trading Day and such Exercise Notice is both executed and delivered pursuant to Section 3.3.1 hereof after the close of “regular trading hours” on such Trading Day.

 

C= the Warrant Price then in effect at the time of such exercise.

 

No fractional shares shall be issuable upon a Cashless Exercise, and if the number of shares to be issued determined in accordance with the foregoing formula is other than a whole number, the Company shall pay to the Holder an amount in cash equal to the fair market value of the resulting fractional share on the date that the Exercise Notice is executed and delivered pursuant to Section 3.3.1 hereof. Alternatively, in the sole discretion of the Company, the Company may determine to round up fractional shares to the nearest whole share. Shares issued pursuant to a Cashless Exercise shall be treated as if they were issued upon the exercise of the Warrant.

 

3.3.3       Timing of Issuance of Certificates . Upon receipt by the Warrant Agent of an Exercise Notice and payment of the Aggregate Exercise Price, the Warrant Agent shall promptly (X) provided that the Warrant Agent is participating in The Depository Trust Company (“ DTC ”) Fast Automated Securities Transfer Program, upon the request of the Registered Holder, credit such aggregate number of shares of Common Stock to which the Registered Holder is entitled pursuant to such exercise to the Registered Holder’s or its designee’s balance account with DTC through its Deposit/Withdrawal at Custodian system, provided that the shares of Common Stock to be issued upon exercise are eligible to participate in DTC Fast Automated Securities Transfer Program, or (Y) if the Warrant Agent is not participating in the DTC Fast Automated Securities Transfer Program or the shares of Common Stock to be issued upon exercise are not eligible to participate in the DTC Fast Automated Securities Transfer Program, issue and deliver to the Registered Holder or, at the Registered Holder’s instruction pursuant to the Exercise Notice, the Registered Holder’s agent or designee, in each case, sent by reputable overnight courier to the address as specified in the applicable Exercise Notice, a certificate, registered in the Company’s share register in the name of the Registered Holder or its designee (as indicated in the applicable Exercise Notice), for the number of shares of Common Stock to which the Registered Holder is entitled pursuant to such exercise.

 

 
 

 

3.3.4       Stock Certificate Legend . If (a) a registration statement under the Act with respect to the Common Stock issuable upon exercise of such Warrants is effective and a current prospectus relating to the shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants is available for delivery to the Registered Holders or (b) in the opinion of counsel to the Company, the exercise of the Warrants is exempt from the registration requirements of the Act and such securities are qualified for sale or exempt from qualification under applicable securities laws of the states or other jurisdictions in which the Registered Holder resides, then the Company shall deliver the shares of Common Stock pursuant to the exercise of a Warrant free from any restrictive legend. If, however, (a) a registration statement under the Act with respect to the Common Stock issuable upon exercise of such Warrants is not effective or a current prospectus relating to the shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants is not available for delivery to the Registered Holders or (b) in the opinion of counsel to the Company, the exercise of the Warrants is not exempt from the registration requirements of the Act and such securities are qualified for sale or exempt from qualification under applicable securities laws of the states or other jurisdictions in which the Registered Holder resides, or because such exercise would be unlawful with respect to a Registered Holder in any state, then all of the securities delivered by the Company pursuant to the exercise of the Warrant shall contain 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 MAY NOT BE OFFERED FOR SALE, SOLD, TRANSFERRED OR ASSIGNED (I) IN THE ABSENCE OF (A) AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT FOR THE SECURITIES UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR (B) AN OPINION OF COUNSEL TO THE HOLDER (IF REQUESTED BY THE COMPANY), IN A FORM REASONABLY ACCEPTABLE TO THE COMPANY, THAT REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED UNDER SAID ACT OR (II) UNLESS SOLD OR ELIGIBLE TO BE SOLD PURSUANT TO RULE 144 OR RULE 144A UNDER SAID ACT.

 

Warrants may not be exercised by, or securities issued to, any Registered Holder in any state in which such exercise or issuance would be unlawful.  In no event will the Company be obligated to pay such Registered Holder any cash consideration upon exercise (except pursuant to Section 4.5).

 

3.3.5.       Valid Issuance . All shares of Common Stock issued upon the proper exercise or surrender of a Warrant in conformity with this Agreement shall be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable.

 

3.3.6       Date of Issuance . Each person or entity in whose name any such certificate for shares of Common Stock is issued shall, for all purposes, be deemed to have become the Registered Holder of record of such shares on the date on which the Warrant was surrendered and payment of the Warrant Price was made, irrespective of the date of delivery of such certificate, except that, if the date of such surrender and payment is a date when the stock transfer books of the Company are closed, such person shall be deemed to have become the holder of such shares at the close of business on the next succeeding date on which the stock transfer books are open.

 

3.3.7      Definitions . For purposes of this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

 

(a)   “ Trading Day ” means any day on which the Common Stock is traded on the NYSE Amex, or, if the NYSE Amex is not the principal trading market for the Common Stock, then on the principal securities exchange or securities market on which the Common Stock is then traded, provided that “Trading Day” shall not include any day on which the Common Stock is scheduled to trade on such exchange or market for less than 4.5 hours or any day that the Common Stock is suspended from trading during the final hour of trading on such exchange or market (or if such exchange or market does not designate in advance the closing time of trading on such exchange or market, then during the hour ending at 4:00:00 p.m. of such exchange’s or market’s local time) unless such day is otherwise designated as a Trading Day in writing by the Registered Holder.

 

 
 

 

(b)   “ Bloomberg ” means Bloomberg, L.P.

 

(c)   “ Closing Sale Price ” means, for any security as of any date, the last closing trade price for such security on the NYSE Amex, as reported by Bloomberg, or, if the NYSE Amex begins to operate on an extended hours basis and does not designate the closing trade price, then the last trade price of such security prior to 4:00:00 p.m., New York time, as reported by Bloomberg, or, if the NYSE Amex is not the principal securities exchange or trading market for such security, the last trade price of such security on the principal securities exchange or trading market where such security is listed or traded as reported by Bloomberg, or if the foregoing does not apply, the last trade price of such security in the over-the-counter market on the electronic bulletin board for such security as reported by Bloomberg, or, if no last trade price is reported for such security by Bloomberg, the average of the ask prices of any market makers for such security as reported in the “pink sheets” by Pink Sheets LLC (formerly the National Quotation Bureau, Inc.). If the Closing Sale Price cannot be calculated for a security on a particular date on any of the foregoing bases, the Closing Sale Price of such security on such date shall be the fair market value as determined by the Board of Directors of the Company in good faith. All such determinations shall be appropriately adjusted for any stock dividend, stock split, stock combination or other similar transaction during such period.

 4.             Adjustments .

 

4.1            Stock Dividends - Split-Ups . If, after the date hereof, and subject to the provisions of Section 4.6 below, the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock is increased by a stock dividend payable in shares of Common Stock, or by a split-up of shares of Common Stock, or other similar event, then, on the effective date of such stock dividend, split-up or similar event, the number of shares of Common Stock issuable on exercise of each Warrant shall be increased in proportion to such increase in outstanding shares of Common Stock.

 

4.2            Aggregation of Shares . If, after the date hereof, and subject to the provisions of Section 4.6, the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock is decreased by a consolidation, combination, reverse stock split or reclassification of shares of Common Stock or other similar event, then, on the effective date of such consolidation, combination, reverse stock split, reclassification or similar event, the number of shares of Common Stock issuable on exercise of each Warrant shall be decreased in proportion to such decrease in outstanding shares of Common Stock.

 

4.3            Adjustments in Warrant Price . Whenever the number of shares of Common Stock purchasable upon the exercise of the Warrants is adjusted, as provided in Sections 4.1 and 4.2 above, the Warrant Price shall be adjusted (to the nearest cent) by multiplying such Warrant Price, immediately prior to such adjustment, by a fraction, (a) the numerator of which shall be the number of shares of Common Stock purchasable upon the exercise of the Warrants immediately prior to such adjustment, and (b) the denominator of which shall be the number of shares of Common Stock so purchasable immediately thereafter.

 

4.4            Extraordinary Dividends . If the Company, at any time during the Exercise Period, shall pay a dividend in cash, securities or other assets to the Registered Holders of Common Stock (or other shares of the Company’s capital stock into which the Warrants are convertible), other than (i) as described in Sections 4.1, 4.2 or 4.5 or (ii) regular quarterly or other periodic dividends (any such non-excluded event being referred to herein as an “ Extraordinary Dividend ”), then the Warrant Price shall be decreased, effective immediately after the effective date of such Extraordinary Dividend, by the amount of cash and/or the fair market value (as determined by the Company’s Board of Directors, in good faith) of any securities or other assets paid on each share of Common Stock in respect of such Extraordinary Dividend.

 

 
 

 

4.5            Replacement of Securities upon Reorganization, etc. In case of any reclassification or reorganization of the outstanding shares of Common Stock (other than a change covered by Sections 4.1 or 4.2 hereof or one that solely affects the par value of such shares of Common Stock), or, in the case of any merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another corporation (other than a consolidation or merger in which the Company is the continuing corporation and that does not result in any reclassification or reorganization of the outstanding shares of Common Stock), or, in the case of any sale or conveyance to another corporation or entity of the assets or other property of the Company as an entirety or substantially as an entirety, in connection with which the Company is dissolved, the Registered Holders shall thereafter have the right to purchase and receive, upon the basis and upon the terms and conditions specified in the Warrants and in lieu of the shares of Common Stock of the Company immediately theretofor purchasable and receivable upon the exercise of the rights represented thereby, the kind and amount of shares of stock or other securities or property (including cash) receivable upon such reclassification, reorganization, merger or consolidation, or upon a dissolution following any such sale or transfer, that the Registered Holder would have received if such Registered Holder had exercised his, her or its Warrant(s) immediately prior to such event; and if any reclassification also results in a change in shares of Common Stock covered by Sections 4.1 or 4.2, then such adjustment shall be made pursuant to Sections 4.1, 4.2, 4.3 and this Section 4.5. The provisions of this Section 4 shall similarly apply to successive reclassifications, reorganizations, mergers or consolidations, sales or other transfers.

 

4.6            Notices of Changes in Warrant . Upon every adjustment of the Warrant Price or the number of shares issuable upon exercise of a Warrant, the Company shall give written notice thereof to the Warrant Agent, which notice shall state the Warrant Price resulting from such adjustment and the increase or decrease, if any, in the number of shares purchasable at such price upon the exercise of a Warrant, setting forth in reasonable detail the method of calculation and the facts upon which such calculation is based. Upon the occurrence of any event specified in Sections 4.1, 4.2, 4.4 or 4.5 the Company shall give written notice to each Registered Holder, at the last address set forth for such Registered Holder in the Warrant Register, of the record date or the effective date of the event. Failure to give such notice, or any defect therein, shall not affect the legality or validity of such event.

 

4.7            No Fractional Shares . Notwithstanding any provision contained in this Warrant Agreement to the contrary, the Company shall not issue fractional shares upon exercise of Warrants. If, by reason of any adjustment made pursuant to this Section 4, the Registered Holder of any Warrant would be   entitled, upon the exercise of such Warrant, to receive a fractional interest in a share, the Company shall, upon such exercise, round up to the nearest whole number the number of the shares of Common Stock to be issued to the Registered Holder.

 

4.8            Form of Warrant . The form of Warrant need not be changed because of any adjustment pursuant to this Section 4, and Warrants issued after such adjustment may state the same Warrant Price and the same number of shares as is stated in the Warrants initially issued pursuant to this Agreement. However, the Company may, at any time, in its sole discretion, make any change in the form of Warrant that the Company may deem appropriate and that does not affect the substance thereof, and any Warrant thereafter issued or countersigned, whether in exchange or substitution for an outstanding Warrant or otherwise, may be in the form as so changed.

 

4.9            Notice of Certain Transactions .  In the event that the Company shall propose to (a) offer the Registered Holders of its Common Stock rights to subscribe for or to purchase any securities convertible into shares of Common Stock or shares of stock of any class or any other securities, rights or options, (b) issue any rights, options or warrants entitling the Registered Holders of Common Stock to subscribe for shares of Common Stock or (c) make a tender offer, redemption offer or exchange offer with respect to the Common Stock, the Company shall send to the Registered Holders a notice of such proposed action or offer. Such notice shall be mailed to the Registered Holders at their addresses as they appear in the Warrant Register, which shall specify the record date for the purposes of such dividend, distribution or rights, or the date such issuance or event is to take place and the date of participation therein by the Registered Holders of Common Stock, if any such date is to be fixed, and shall briefly indicate the effect of such action on the Common Stock and on the number and kind of any other shares of stock and on other property, if any, and the number of shares of Common Stock and other property, if any, issuable upon exercise of each Warrant and the Warrant Price after giving effect to any adjustment pursuant to this Article 4 which would be required as a result of such action. Such notice shall be given as promptly as practicable after the Board has determined to take any such action and (x) in the case of any action covered by clause (a) or (b) above, at least 10 days prior to the record date for determining the Registered Holders of the Common Stock for purposes of such action or (y) in the case of any other such action, at least 20 days prior to the date of the taking of such proposed action or the date of participation therein by the holders of Common Stock, whichever shall be the earlier.

 

 
 

 

 

4.10          Other Events .  If any event occurs as to which the foregoing provisions of this Article 4 are not strictly applicable or, if strictly applicable, would not, in the good faith judgment of the Board, fairly and adequately protect the purchase rights of the Registered Holders of the Warrants in accordance with the essential intent and principles of such provisions, then the Board shall make such adjustments in the application of such provisions, in accordance with such essential intent and principles, as shall be reasonably necessary, in the good faith opinion of the Board, to protect such purchase rights as aforesaid.

 

5.           Transfer and Exchange of Warrants .

 

5.1            Registration of Transfer . Registered Holders agree not to make any disposition of the Warrants or any rights thereunder with the prior written consent of the Company. With respect to any permitted transfer, the Warrant Agent shall register the transfer, from time to time, of any outstanding Warrant into the Warrant Register, upon surrender of such Warrant for transfer, properly endorsed with signatures properly guaranteed and accompanied by appropriate instructions for transfer. Upon any such transfer, a new Warrant representing an equal aggregate number of Warrants shall be issued and the old Warrant shall be cancelled by the Warrant Agent. The Warrants so cancelled shall be delivered by the Warrant Agent to the Company from time to time upon the Company’s request.

 

5.2            Procedure for Surrender of Warrants . Subject to Section 5.1, Warrants may be surrendered to the Warrant Agent, together with a written request for exchange or transfer, and, thereupon, the Warrant Agent shall issue in exchange therefor one or more new Warrants as requested by the Registered Holder of the Warrants so surrendered, representing an equal aggregate number of Warrants; provided, however, that, in the event a Warrant surrendered for transfer bears a restrictive legend, the Warrant Agent shall not cancel such Warrant and shall issue new Warrants in exchange therefor until the Warrant Agent has received an opinion of counsel for the Company stating that such transfer may be made and indicating whether the new Warrants must also bear a restrictive legend.

 

5.3            Fractional Warrants . The Warrant Agent shall not be required to effect any registration of transfer or exchange which will result in the issuance of a warrant certificate for a fraction of a warrant.

 

5.4            Service Charges . No service charge shall be made for any exchange or registration of transfer of Warrants.

 

5.5            Warrant Execution and Countersignature . The Warrant Agent is hereby authorized to countersign and to deliver, in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the Warrants required to be issued pursuant to the provisions of this Section 5, and the Company, whenever required by the Warrant Agent, will supply the Warrant Agent with Warrants duly executed on behalf of the Company for such purpose.

 

6.            Intentionally Deleted .

 

7.            Other Provisions Relating to Rights of Holders of Warrants .

 

7.1            No Rights as Stockholder . A Warrant does not entitle the Registered Holder thereof to any of the rights of a stockholder of the Company, including, without limitation, the right to receive dividends, or other distributions, exercise any preemptive rights to vote or to consent or to receive notice as stockholders in respect of the meetings of stockholders or the election of directors of the Company or any other matter.

 

7.2            Lost, Stolen Mutilated or Destroyed Warrants . If any Warrant is lost, stolen, mutilated or destroyed, the Company and the Warrant Agent may, on such terms as to indemnity or otherwise as they may in their discretion impose (which terms shall, in the case of a mutilated Warrant, include the surrender thereof), issue a new Warrant of like denomination, tenor and date as the Warrant so lost, stolen, mutilated or destroyed. Any such new Warrant shall constitute a substitute contractual obligation of the Company, whether or not the allegedly lost, stolen, mutilated or destroyed Warrant shall be at any time enforceable by anyone.

 

 
 

 

7.3            Reservation of Common Stock . The Company shall at all times reserve and keep available a number of its authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock that will be sufficient to permit the exercise in full of all outstanding Warrants issued pursuant to this Warrant Agreement.

 

7.4            Registration of Common Stock . The Company hereby agrees that the Registered Holders shall be entitled, with respect to all shares of Common Stock issued upon the exercise of the Warrants, to the registration rights set forth in the Registration Rights Agreement dated as of June 18, 2012 by and between the Company and the Registered Holders, as may be amended or supplemented from time to time (“ Registration Rights Agreement ”), the terms of which are hereby incorporated by this reference, with the same force and effect as if specifically set forth herein.

 

8.            Concerning the Warrant Agent and Other Matters .

 

8.1            Payment of Taxes . The Company will, from time to time, promptly pay all taxes and charges that may be imposed upon the Company or the Warrant Agent in respect of the issuance or delivery of shares of Common Stock upon the exercise of Warrants, but the Company shall not be obligated to pay any transfer taxes in respect of the Warrants or such shares.

 

8.2            Resignation, Consolidation, or Merger of Warrant Agent .

 

8.2.1            Appointment of Successor Warrant Agent . The Warrant Agent, or any successor to it hereafter appointed, may resign its duties and be discharged from all further duties and liabilities hereunder after giving sixty (60) days’ notice in writing to the Company. If the office of the Warrant Agent becomes vacant by resignation or incapacity to act or otherwise, the Company shall appoint, in writing, a successor Warrant Agent in place of the Warrant Agent. If the Company shall fail to make such appointment within a period of 30 days after it has been notified in writing of such resignation or incapacity by the Warrant Agent or by the Registered Holder of the Warrant (who shall, with such notice, submit his, her or its Warrant for inspection by the Company), then the Registered Holder of any Warrant may apply to the Supreme Court of the State of New York for the County of New York for the appointment of a successor Warrant Agent. Any successor Warrant Agent, whether appointed by the Company or by such court, shall be a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of New York, in good standing and have its principal office in the Borough of Manhattan, City and State of New York, and be authorized under such laws to exercise corporate trust powers and subject to supervision or examination by federal or state authorities. After appointment, any successor Warrant Agent shall be vested with all the authority, powers, rights, immunities, duties and obligations of its predecessor Warrant Agent with like effect as if originally named as Warrant Agent hereunder, without any further act or deed; but, if for any reason it becomes necessary or appropriate, the predecessor Warrant Agent shall execute and deliver, at the expense of the Company, an instrument transferring to such successor Warrant Agent all the authority, powers, and rights of such predecessor Warrant Agent hereunder; and, upon request of any successor Warrant Agent, the Company shall make, execute, acknowledge, and deliver any and all instruments in writing for more fully and effectually vesting in and confirming to such successor Warrant Agent all such authority, powers, rights, immunities, duties and obligations.

 

8.2.2            Notice of Successor Warrant Agent . In the event a successor Warrant Agent shall be appointed, the Company shall give notice thereof to the predecessor Warrant Agent and the transfer agent for the Common Stock not later than the effective date of any such appointment.

 

8.2.3            Merger or Consolidation of Warrant Agent . Any corporation into which the Warrant Agent may be merged or with which it may be consolidated or any corporation resulting from any merger or consolidation to which the Warrant Agent shall be a party shall be the successor Warrant Agent under this Warrant Agreement without any further act on the part of the Company or the Warrant Agent.

 

 
 

 

8.3            Fees and Expenses of Warrant Agent .

 

8.3.1            Remuneration . The Company agrees to pay the Warrant Agent reasonable remuneration for its services as   Warrant Agent hereunder as set forth on Exhibit B hereto and will reimburse the Warrant Agent upon demand for all expenditures that the Warrant Agent may reasonably incur in the execution of its duties hereunder.

 

8.3.2            Further Assurances . The Company agrees to perform, execute, acknowledge and deliver, or cause to be performed, executed, acknowledged and delivered, all such further and other acts, instruments and assurances as may reasonably be required by the Warrant Agent for the carrying out or performing of the provisions of this Warrant Agreement.

 

8.4            Liability of Warrant Agent .

 

8.4.1            Reliance on Company Statement . Whenever, in the performance of its duties under this Warrant Agreement, the Warrant Agent shall deem it necessary or desirable that any fact or matter be proved or established by the Company prior to taking or suffering any action hereunder, such fact or matter (unless other evidence in respect thereof be herein specifically prescribed) may be deemed to be conclusively proved and established by a statement signed by the Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer or Chairman of the Board of the Company and delivered to the Warrant Agent. The Warrant Agent may rely upon such statement for any action taken or suffered in good faith by it pursuant to the provisions of this Warrant Agreement.

 

8.4.2            Indemnity . The Warrant Agent shall be liable hereunder only for its own negligence, willful misconduct or bad faith. The Company agrees to indemnify the Warrant Agent and save it harmless against any and all liabilities, including judgments, costs and reasonable counsel fees, for anything done or omitted by the Warrant Agent in the execution of this Warrant Agreement, except as a result of the Warrant Agent’s negligence, willful misconduct or bad faith.

 

8.4.3            Exclusions . The Warrant Agent shall have no responsibility with respect to the validity of this Warrant Agreement or with respect to the validity or execution of any Warrant (except its countersignature thereof); nor shall it be responsible for any breach by the Company of any covenant or condition contained in this Warrant Agreement or in any Warrant; nor shall it be responsible to make any adjustments required under the provisions of Section 4 hereof or responsible for the manner, method or amount of any such adjustment or the ascertaining of the existence of facts that would require any such adjustment; nor shall it, by any act hereunder, be deemed to make any representation or warranty as to the authorization or reservation of any shares of Common Stock to be issued pursuant to this Warrant Agreement or any Warrant or as to whether any shares of Common Stock will when issued be valid and fully paid and nonassessable.

 

8.5            Acceptance of Agency . The Warrant Agent hereby accepts the agency established by this Warrant Agreement and agrees to perform the same upon the terms and conditions herein set forth and, among other things, shall account promptly to the Company with respect to Warrants exercised and concurrently account for, and pay to the Company, all moneys received by the Warrant Agent for the purchase of shares of the Company’s Common Stock through the exercise of Warrants.

 

9.            Miscellaneous Provisions .

 

9.1            Successors . All the covenants and provisions of this Warrant Agreement by or for the benefit of the Company or the Warrant Agent shall bind and inure to the benefit of their respective successors and assigns.

 

 
 

 

9.2            Notices . Any notice, statement or demand authorized by this Warrant Agreement to be given or made by the Warrant Agent or by the Registered Holder of any Warrant to or on the Company shall be delivered by hand or sent by registered or certified mail or overnight courier service, addressed (until another address is filed in writing by the Company with the Warrant Agent) as follows:

 

Medgenics, Inc.

555 California Street, Suite 365

San Francisco, California 94104

Attn: Clarence “Butch” Dellio, Chief Operating Officer

 

Any notice, statement or demand authorized by this Warrant Agreement to be given or made by the holder of any Warrant or by the Company to or on the Warrant Agent shall be delivered by hand or sent by registered or certified mail or overnight courier service, addressed (until another address is filed in writing by the Warrant Agent with the Company), as follows:

 

Corporate Stock Transfer, Inc.

3200 Cherry Creek Drive South

Suite 430

Denver, Colorado 80209

Attn: Carylyn Bell

 

Any notice, sent pursuant to this Warrant Agreement shall be effective, if delivered by hand, upon receipt thereof by the party to whom it is addressed, if sent by overnight courier, on the next business day of the delivery to the courier, and if sent by registered or certified mail on the third day after registration or certification thereof.

 

9.3            Applicable Law . The validity, interpretation, and performance of this Warrant Agreement and of the Warrants shall be governed in all respects by the laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to conflict of laws. The Company hereby agrees that any action, proceeding or claim against it arising out of or relating in any way to this Warrant Agreement shall be brought and enforced in the courts of the State of New York or the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, and irrevocably submits to such jurisdiction, which jurisdiction shall be exclusive. The Company hereby waives any objection to such exclusive jurisdiction and that such courts represent an inconvenient forum. Any such process or summons to be served upon the Company may be served by transmitting a copy thereof by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, addressed to it at the address set forth in Section 9.2 hereof. Such mailing shall be deemed personal service and shall be legal and binding upon the Company in any action, proceeding or claim.

 

9.4            Persons Having Rights under this Warrant Agreement . Nothing in this Warrant Agreement expressed and nothing that may be implied from any of the provisions hereof is intended, or shall be construed, to confer upon, or give to, any person or corporation other than the parties hereto and the Registered Holders of the Warrants, any right, remedy, or claim under or by reason of this Warrant Agreement or of any covenant, condition, stipulation, promise, or agreement hereof. All covenants, conditions, stipulations, promises, and agreements contained in this Agreement shall be for the sole and exclusive benefit of the parties hereto and their successors and assigns and of the Registered Holders of the Warrants.

 

9.5            Examination of the Warrant Agreement . A copy of this Warrant Agreement shall be available at all reasonable times at the office of the Warrant Agent for inspection by the Registered Holder of any Warrant. The Warrant Agent may require any such Registered Holder to submit his, her or its Warrant for inspection.

 

9.6            Counterparts- Facsimile Signatures . This Warrant Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, and each of such counterparts shall, for all purposes, be deemed to be an original, and all such counterparts shall together constitute one and the same instrument. Facsimile signatures shall constitute original signatures for all purposes of this Warrant Agreement.

 

 
 

 

9.7            Effect of Headings . The section headings herein are for convenience only and are not part of this Warrant Agreement and shall not affect the interpretation thereof.

 

9.8            Amendments .

 

9.8.1           This Agreement and any Warrant certificate may be amended by the parties hereto by executing a supplemental warrant agreement (a “ Supplemental Agreement ”), without the consent of any of the Registered Holders, for the purpose of (i) curing any ambiguity, or curing, correcting or supplementing any defective provision contained herein, or making any other provisions with respect to matters or questions arising under this agreement that is not inconsistent with the provisions of this agreement or the Warrant certificates, (ii) evidencing the succession of another corporation to the Company and the assumption by any such successor of the covenants of the Company contained in this agreement and the Warrants, (iii) evidencing and providing for the acceptance of appointment by a successor Warrant Agent with respect to the Warrants, (iv) adding to the covenants of the Company for the benefit of the Registered Holders or surrendering any right or power conferred upon the Company under this Agreement, or (viii) amending this agreement and the Warrants in any manner that the Company may deem to be necessary or desirable and that will not adversely affect the interests of the Registered Holders in any material respect.

 

9.8.2           The Company and the Warrant Agent may amend this Warrant Agreement and the Warrants by executing a Supplemental Agreement with the consent of the Registered Holders of not fewer than a majority of the unexercised Warrants affected by such amendment, for the purpose of adding any provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of this Agreement or of modifying in any manner the rights of the Registered Holders under this Warrant Agreement; provided, however, that, without the consent of each of the Registered Holders affected thereby, no such amendment may be made that (i) changes the Warrants so as to reduce the number of shares purchasable upon exercise of the Warrants or so as to increase the Warrant Price (other than as   provided by Section 4), (ii) shortens the period of time during which the Warrants may be exercised, (iii) otherwise adversely affects the exercise rights of the Registered Holders in any material respect, or (iv) reduces the number of unexercised Warrants the Registered Holders of which must consent for amendment of this agreement or the Warrants.

 

9.9            Severability . This Warrant Agreement shall be deemed severable, and the invalidity or unenforceability of any term or provision hereof shall not affect the validity or enforceability of this Warrant Agreement or of any other term or provision hereof. Furthermore, in lieu of any such invalid or unenforceable term or provision, the parties hereto intend that there shall be added as a part of this Warrant Agreement a provision as similar in terms to such invalid or unenforceable provision as may be possible and be valid and enforceable.

 

 
 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Warrant Agreement has been duly executed by the parties hereto as of the day and year first above written.

 

MEDGENICS, INC.

  

By:  /s/ Andrew L. Pearlman  
  Andrew L. Pearlman, Chief Executive Officer
     
CORPORATE STOCK TRANSFER, INC.  
     
By:  /s/ Carylyn Bell  
  Carylyn Bell, President  

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 10.4

 

NEITHER THIS SECURITY NOR THE SECURITIES INTO WHICH THIS SECURITY IS EXERCISABLE HAVE BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR THE SECURITIES COMMISSION OF ANY STATE IN RELIANCE UPON AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “ SECURITIES ACT ”), AND, ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS AS EVIDENCED BY A LEGAL OPINION OF COUNSEL TO THE TRANSFEROR TO SUCH EFFECT, THE SUBSTANCE OF WHICH SHALL BE REASONABLY ACCEPTABLE TO THE COMPANY. THIS SECURITY AND THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE OF THIS SECURITY MAY BE PLEDGED IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT OR OTHER LOAN SECURED BY SUCH SECURITIES.

 

COMMON STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT

 

MEDGENICS, INC.

 

 

Warrant Shares: 194,473 Issuance Date: June 18, 2012

 

THIS COMMON STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT (the “ Warrant ”) certifies that, for value received, MAXIM PARTNERS LLC (the “ Holder ”), is entitled, upon the terms and subject to the limitations on exercise and the conditions hereinafter set forth, at any time on or after the six month anniversary of the date hereof (the “ Initial Exercise Date ”) and on or prior to the close of business on the fifth anniversary of the date hereof (the “ Termination Date ”) but not thereafter, to subscribe for and purchase from Medgenics, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), up to 194,473 shares (the “ Warrant Shares ”) of common stock, $0.0001 par value per share (the “ Common Stock ”), of the Company. The purchase price of one share of Common Stock under this Warrant shall be equal to the Exercise Price, as defined in Section 2(b).

 

Section 1 . Definitions .

 

(a)          Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in those certain Subscription Agreements dated the date hereof among the Company and the investors named therein.

 

(b)          “ Bloomberg ” means Bloomberg, L.P.

 

(c)          “ Closing Sale Price ” means, for any security as of any date, the last closing trade price for such security on the NYSE Amex, as reported by Bloomberg, or, if the NYSE Amex begins to operate on an extended hours basis and does not designate the closing trade price, then the last trade price of such security prior to 4:00:00 p.m., New York time, as reported by Bloomberg, or, if the NYSE Amex is not the principal securities exchange or trading market for such security, the last trade price of such security on the principal securities exchange or trading market where such security is listed or traded as reported by Bloomberg, or if the foregoing does not apply, the last trade price of such security in the over-the-counter market on the electronic bulletin board for such security as reported by Bloomberg, or, if no last trade price is reported for such security by Bloomberg, the average of the ask prices of any market makers for such security as reported in the “pink sheets” by Pink Sheets LLC (formerly the National Quotation Bureau, Inc.). If the Closing Sale Price cannot be calculated for a security on a particular date on any of the foregoing bases, the Closing Sale Price of such security on such date shall be the fair market value as determined by the Board of Directors of the Company in good faith. All such determinations shall be appropriately adjusted for any stock dividend, stock split, stock combination or other similar transaction during such period.

 

 
 

 

(d)          “ Trading Day ” shall mean any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or a day on which banks in New York City or the New York Stock Exchange are authorized or obligated by applicable law or executive order to close or are otherwise generally closed.

 

Section 2 . Exercise .

 

(a)           Exercise of Warrant . Exercise of the purchase rights represented by this Warrant may be made, in whole or in part, at any time or times on or after the Initial Exercise Date and on or before the Termination Date (the “ Exercise Period ”) by delivery to the Company of a duly executed facsimile copy of the Notice of Exercise Form annexed hereto (or such other office or agency of the Company as it may designate by notice in writing to the registered Holder at the address of such Holder appearing on the books of the Company); and, within three (3) Trading Days of the date said Notice of Exercise is delivered to the Company, the Company shall have received payment of the aggregate Exercise Price of the shares thereby purchased by wire transfer or cashier’s check drawn on a United States bank. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Holder shall not be required to physically surrender this Warrant to the Company until the Holder has purchased all of the Warrant Shares available hereunder and the Warrant has been exercised in full, in which case, the Holder shall surrender this Warrant to the Company for cancellation within three (3) Trading Days of the date the final Notice of Exercise is delivered to the Company. Partial exercises of this Warrant resulting in purchases of a portion of the total number of Warrant Shares available hereunder shall have the effect of lowering the outstanding number of Warrant Shares purchasable hereunder in an amount equal to the applicable number of Warrant Shares purchased. The Holder and the Company shall maintain records showing the number of Warrant Shares purchased and the date of such purchases. The Company shall deliver any objection to any Notice of Exercise Form within one (1) Trading Day of receipt of such notice. In the event of any dispute or discrepancy, the records of the Holder shall be controlling and determinative in the absence of manifest error. The Holder and any assignee, by acceptance of this Warrant, acknowledge and agree that, by reason of the provisions of this paragraph, following the purchase of a portion of the Warrant Shares hereunder, the number of Warrant Shares available for purchase hereunder at any given time may be less than the amount stated on the face hereof.

 

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(b)           Exercise Price . The exercise price per share of the Common Stock under this Warrant shall be $9.17, subject to adjustment hereunder (the “ Exercise Price ”).

 

(c)           Cashless Exercise . Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, during any period that the Warrants are exercisable when the Registration Statement (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement) covering the resale of the Warrant Shares is not effective, the Holder may, in its sole discretion, exercise this Warrant in whole or in part and, in lieu of making the cash payment otherwise contemplated to be made to the Company upon such exercise in payment of the Exercise Price, elect instead to receive upon such exercise the “Net Number” of shares of Common Stock determined according to the following formula (a “ Cashless Exercise ”):

 

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

 

For purposes of the foregoing formula:

 

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

 

B = as applicable: (i) the Closing Sale Price of the Common Stock on the Trading Day immediately preceding the date of the applicable Notice of Exercise if such Notice of Exercise is (1) both executed and delivered pursuant to Section 2(a) hereof on a day that is not a Trading Day or (2) both executed and delivered pursuant to Section 2(a) hereof on a Trading Day prior to the opening of “regular trading hours” (as defined in Rule 600(b)(64) of Regulation NMS promulgated under the federal securities laws) on such Trading Day, and (ii) the Closing Sale Price of the Common Stock on the date of the applicable Notice of Exercise if the date of such Notice of Exercise is a Trading Day and such Notice of Exercise is both executed and delivered pursuant to Section 2(a) hereof after the close of “regular trading hours” on such Trading Day.

 

C = the Exercise Price then in effect at the time of such exercise.

 

Shares issued pursuant to a Cashless Exercise shall be treated as if they were issued upon the exercise of the Warrant. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Holder shall not be entitled in any circumstance whatsoever to receive a net cash settlement in lieu of physical settlement in shares of Common Stock and this Warrant shall not be redeemed by the Company in whole or in part for cash under any circumstances whatsoever.

 

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(d)           Holder’s Restrictions . The Company shall not effect any exercise of this Warrant, and a Holder shall not have the right to exercise any portion of this Warrant, pursuant to Section 2(c) or otherwise, to the extent that after giving effect to such issuance after exercise as set forth on the applicable Notice of Exercise, such Holder (together with such Holder’s Affiliates, and any other person or entity acting as a group together with such Holder or any of such Holder’s Affiliates), as set forth on the applicable Notice of Exercise, would beneficially own in excess of the Beneficial Ownership Limitation (as defined below). For purposes of the foregoing sentence, the number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by such Holder and its Affiliates shall include the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant with respect to which such determination is being made, but shall exclude the number of shares of Common Stock which would be issuable upon (A) exercise of the remaining, nonexercised portion of this Warrant beneficially owned by such Holder or any of its Affiliates and (B) exercise or conversion of the unexercised or nonconverted portion of any other securities of the Company subject to a limitation on conversion or exercise analogous to the limitation contained herein beneficially owned by such Holder or any of its Affiliates. Except as set forth in the preceding sentence, for purposes of this Section 2(d), beneficial ownership shall be calculated in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “ Exchange Act ”), and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, it being acknowledged by Holder that the Company does not represent to Holder that such calculation is in compliance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and such Holder is solely responsible for any schedules required to be filed in accordance therewith. To the extent that the limitation contained in this Section 2(d) applies, the determination of whether this Warrant is exercisable (in relation to other securities owned by such Holder together with any Affiliates) and of which a portion of this Warrant is exercisable shall be in the sole discretion of a Holder, and the submission of a Notice of Exercise shall be deemed to be each Holder’s determination of whether this Warrant is exercisable (in relation to other securities owned by such Holder together with any Affiliates) and of which portion of this Warrant is exercisable, in each case subject to such aggregate percentage limitation, and the Company shall have no obligation to verify or confirm the accuracy of such determination. In addition, a determination as to any group status as contemplated above shall be determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. For purposes of this Section 2(d), in determining the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock, a Holder may rely on the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock as reflected in the most recently published of (x) the Company’s most recent Form 10-Q or Form 10-K, as the case may be, (y) a public announcement by the Company or (z) any other notice by the Company or the Company’s Transfer Agent setting forth the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding. Upon the written or oral request of a Holder, the Company shall within two Trading Days confirm orally and in writing to such Holder the number of shares of Common Stock then outstanding. In any case, the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock shall be determined after giving effect to the conversion or exercise of securities of the Company, including this Warrant, by such Holder or its Affiliates since the date as of which such number of outstanding shares of Common Stock was reported. The “ Beneficial Ownership Limitation ” shall be 9.99% of the number of shares of the Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to the issuance of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant. The provisions of this paragraph shall be construed and implemented in a manner otherwise than in strict conformity with the terms of this Section 2(d) to correct this paragraph (or any portion hereof) which may be defective or inconsistent with the intended Beneficial Ownership Limitation herein contained or to make changes or supplements necessary or desirable to properly give effect to such limitation. The limitations contained in this paragraph shall apply to a successor holder of this Warrant.

 

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(e)           Mechanics of Exercise .

 

i.      Authorization of Warrant Shares . The Company covenants that all Warrant Shares which may be issued upon the exercise of the purchase rights represented by this Warrant will, upon exercise of the purchase rights represented by this Warrant, be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and free from all taxes, liens and charges created by the Company in respect of the issue thereof (other than taxes in respect of any transfer occurring contemporaneously with such issue).

 

ii.      Delivery of Certificates Upon Exercise . Certificates for shares purchased hereunder shall be transmitted by the transfer agent (or by the Company in the event the Company has no transfer agent and, in such event certificates must be transmitted by physical delivery to the Holder) of the Company to the Holder by crediting the account of the Holder’s prime broker with the Depository Trust Company through its Deposit Withdrawal Agent Commission (“ DWAC ”) system if the Company is a participant in such system, and otherwise by physical delivery to the address specified by the Holder in the Notice of Exercise within three (3) Trading Days from the delivery to the Company of the Notice of Exercise Form, surrender of this Warrant (if required) and payment of the aggregate Exercise Price as set forth above (“ Warrant Share Delivery Date ”). This Warrant shall be deemed to have been exercised on the date the Exercise Price is received by the Company. The Warrant Shares shall be deemed to have been issued, and Holder or any other person so designated to be named therein shall be deemed to have become a holder of record of such shares for all purposes, as of the date the Warrant has been exercised by payment to the Company of the Exercise Price (or by cashless exercise, if permitted) and all taxes required to be paid by the Holder, if any, pursuant to Section 2(e)(vii) prior to the issuance of such shares, have been paid.

 

iii.      Delivery of New Warrants Upon Exercise . If this Warrant shall have been exercised in part, the Company shall, at the request of a Holder and upon surrender of this Warrant certificate, at the time of delivery of the certificate or certificates representing Warrant Shares, deliver to Holder a new Warrant evidencing the rights of Holder to purchase the unpurchased Warrant Shares called for by this Warrant, which new Warrant shall in all other respects be identical with this Warrant.

 

iv.      Rescission Rights . If the Company fails to cause its transfer agent to transmit to the Holder a certificate or certificates representing the Warrant Shares pursuant to this Section 2(e)(iv) by the third Trading Day following the Warrant Share Delivery Date, then the Holder will have the right to rescind such exercise.

 

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v.      Compensation for Buy-In on Failure to Timely Deliver Certificates Upon Exercise . In addition to any other rights available to the Holder, if the Company fails to transmit or to cause its transfer agent to transmit to the Holder a certificate or certificates representing the Warrant Shares pursuant to an exercise on or before the third Trading Day following the Warrant Share Delivery Date, and if after such date the Holder is required by its broker to purchase (in an open market transaction or otherwise) or the Holder’s brokerage firm otherwise purchases, shares of Common Stock to deliver in satisfaction of a sale by the Holder of the Warrant Shares which the Holder anticipated receiving upon such exercise (a “ Buy-In ”), then the Company shall (1) pay in cash to the Holder the amount by which (x) the Holder’s total purchase price (including brokerage commissions, if any) for the shares of Common Stock so purchased exceeds (y) the amount obtained by multiplying (A) the number of Warrant Shares that the Company was required to deliver to the Holder in connection with the exercise at issue times (B) the price at which the sell order giving rise to such purchase obligation was executed, and (2) at the option of the Holder, either reinstate the portion of the Warrant and equivalent number of Warrant Shares for which such exercise was not honored or deliver to the Holder the number of shares of Common Stock that would have been issued had the Company timely complied with its exercise and delivery obligations hereunder. For example, if the Holder purchases Common Stock having a total purchase price of $11,000 to cover a Buy-In with respect to an attempted exercise of shares of Common Stock with an aggregate sale price giving rise to such purchase obligation of $10,000, under clause (1) of the immediately preceding sentence the Company shall be required to pay the Holder $1,000. The Holder shall provide the Company written notice indicating the amounts payable to the Holder in respect of the Buy-In and, upon request of the Company, evidence of the amount of such loss. Nothing herein shall limit a Holder’s right to pursue any other remedies available to it hereunder, at law or in equity including, without limitation, a decree of specific performance and/or injunctive relief with respect to the Company’s failure to timely deliver certificates representing shares of Common Stock upon exercise of the Warrant as required pursuant to the terms hereof.

 

vi.      No Fractional Shares or Scrip . No fractional shares or scrip representing fractional shares shall be issued upon the exercise of this Warrant. As to any fraction of a share which Holder would otherwise be entitled to purchase upon such exercise, the Company shall at its election, either pay a cash adjustment in respect of such final fraction in an amount equal to such fraction multiplied by the Exercise Price or round up to the next whole share.

 

vii.      Charges, Taxes and Expenses . Issuance of certificates for Warrant Shares shall be made without charge to the Holder for any issue or transfer tax or other incidental expense in respect of the issuance of such certificate, all of which taxes and expenses shall be paid by the Company, and such certificates shall be issued in the name of the Holder or in such name or names as may be directed by the Holder; provided , however , that in the event certificates for Warrant Shares are to be issued in a name other than the name of the Holder, this Warrant when surrendered for exercise shall be accompanied by the Assignment Form attached hereto duly executed by the Holder; and the Company may require, as a condition thereto, the payment of a sum sufficient to reimburse it for any transfer tax incidental thereto.

 

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viii.      Closing of Books . The Company will not close its stockholder books or records in any manner which prevents the timely exercise of this Warrant, pursuant to the terms hereof.

 

Section 3 . Certain Adjustments .

 

(a)           Mergers or Consolidations . If at any time after the date hereof there shall be a capital reorganization (other than a combination or subdivision of the Common Shares otherwise provided for herein) resulting in a reclassification to or change in the terms of securities issuable upon exercise of this Warrant (a “ Reorganization ”), or a merger or consolidation of the Company with another corporation, association, partnership, organization, business, individual, government or political subdivision thereof or a governmental agency (a “ Person ” or the “ Persons ”) (other than a merger with another Person in which the Company is a continuing corporation and which does not result in any reclassification or change in the terms of securities issuable upon exercise of this Warrant or a merger effected exclusively for the purpose of changing the domicile of the Company) (a “ Merger ”), then, as a part of such Reorganization or Merger, lawful provision and adjustment shall be made so that the Holder shall thereafter be entitled to receive, upon exercise of this Warrant, the number of shares of stock or any other equity or debt securities or property receivable upon such Reorganization or Merger by a holder of the number of Warrant Shares which might have been purchased upon exercise of this Warrant immediately prior to such Reorganization or Merger. In any such case, appropriate adjustment shall be made in the application of the provisions of this Warrant with respect to the rights and interests of the Holder after the Reorganization or Merger to the end that the provisions of this Warrant (including adjustment of the Exercise Price then in effect and the number of Warrant Shares) shall be applicable after that event, as near as reasonably may be, in relation to any shares of stock, securities, property or other assets thereafter deliverable upon exercise of this Warrant. The provisions of this Section 4.1 shall similarly apply to successive Reorganizations and Mergers.

 

(b)           Splits and Subdivisions; Dividends . In the event the Company should at any time or from time to time effectuate a split or subdivision of the outstanding Common Stock or pay a dividend in or make a distribution payable in additional shares of Common Stock or other securities or rights convertible into, or entitling the holder thereof to receive, directly or indirectly, additional shares of Common Stock (hereinafter referred to as the “ Common Share Equivalents ”) without payment of any consideration by such holder for the additional shares of Common Stock or Common Shares Equivalents (including the additional shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion or exercise thereof), then, as of the applicable record date (or the date of such distribution, split or subdivision if no record date is fixed), the per share Exercise Price shall be appropriately decreased and the number of Warrant Shares shall be appropriately increased in proportion to such increase (or potential increase) of outstanding shares; provided, however, that no adjustment shall be made in the event the split, subdivision, dividend or distribution is not effectuated. Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything else to the contrary herein, in no event shall the per share Exercise Price be reduced below the par value of one share of Common Stock or of such other securities as may be issued upon exercise of the Warrant.

 

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Pursuant to the anti-dilution terms of this clause (b), provided that the public shareholders are proportionally affected by such split or subdivision, dividend, distribution, or other similar event, the Holder may receive a greater number of Warrant Shares or the per share Exercise Price may be lower than originally contemplated by this Warrant. Additionally, the Holder shall not have the right to accrue cash dividends prior to the exercise or conversion of the Warrant.

 

(c)           Combination of Shares . If the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding at any time after the date hereof is decreased by a combination of the outstanding shares of Common Stock, the per share Exercise Price shall be appropriately increased and the number of shares of Warrant Shares shall be appropriately decreased in proportion to such decrease in outstanding shares.

 

(d)           Extraordinary Dividend . If the Company, at any time during the Exercise Period, shall pay a dividend in cash, securities or other assets to the registered holders of Common Stock (or other shares of the Company’s capital stock into which this Warrant is convertible), other than (i) as described in Sections 3(a) or 3(b) or (ii) regular quarterly or other periodic dividends (any such non-excluded event being referred to herein as an “ Extraordinary Dividend ”), then the Exercise Price shall be decreased, effective immediately after the effective date of such Extraordinary Dividend, by the amount of cash and/or the fair market value (as determined by the Company’s Board of Directors, in good faith) of any securities or other assets paid on each share of Common Stock in respect of such Extraordinary Dividend.

 

Section 4 . Transfer of Warrant .

 

(a)           Transferability . Subject to compliance with any applicable securities laws and the conditions set forth in Section 4(d) hereof, beginning on the Initial Exercise Date, this Warrant and all rights hereunder (including, without limitation, any registration rights) will be transferable, in whole or in part, upon surrender of this Warrant at the principal office of the Company or its designated agent, together with a written assignment of this Warrant substantially in the form attached hereto duly executed by the Holder or its agent or attorney and funds sufficient to pay any transfer taxes payable upon the making of such transfer, except that they be assigned, in whole or in part, to any successor, officer, manager or member of the Placement Agent (or to officers, managers or member of any such successor of member), provided that such assignment complies will all applicable securities laws. Upon such surrender and, if required, such payment, the Company shall execute and deliver a new Warrant or Warrants in the name of the assignee or assignees and in the denomination or denominations specified in such instrument of assignment, and shall issue to the assignor a new Warrant evidencing the portion of this Warrant not so assigned, if any, and this Warrant shall promptly be cancelled. A Warrant, if properly assigned, may be exercised by a new holder for the purchase of Warrant Shares without having a new Warrant issued.

 

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(b)           New Warrants . This Warrant may be divided or combined with other Warrants upon presentation hereof at the aforesaid office of the Company, together with a written notice specifying the names and denominations in which new Warrants are to be issued, signed by the Holder or its agent or attorney. Subject to compliance with Section 4(a), as to any transfer which may be involved in such division or combination, the Company shall execute and deliver a new Warrant or Warrants in exchange for the Warrant or Warrants to be divided or combined in accordance with such notice.

 

(c)           Warrant Register . The Company shall register this Warrant, upon records to be maintained by the Company for that purpose (the “ Warrant Register ”), in the name of the record Holder hereof from time to time. The Company may deem and treat the registered Holder of this Warrant as the absolute owner hereof for the purpose of any exercise hereof or any distribution to the Holder, and for all other purposes, absent actual notice to the contrary.

 

(d)           Transfer Restrictions . If, at the time of the surrender of this Warrant in connection with any transfer of this Warrant, the transfer of this Warrant shall not be registered pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act and under applicable state securities or blue sky laws, the Company may require, as a condition of allowing such transfer, that (i) the Holder or transferee of this Warrant, as the case may be, furnish to the Company a written opinion of counsel (which opinion shall be in form, substance and scope customary for opinions of counsel in comparable transactions) to the effect that such transfer may be made without registration under the Securities Act and under applicable state securities or blue sky laws, and (ii) the Holder or transferee execute and deliver to the Company an investment letter in form and substance acceptable to the Company, and (iii) the transferee be an “accredited investor” as defined in Rule 501 promulgated under the Securities Act or a “qualified institutional buyer” as defined in Rule 144A(a) promulgated under the Securities Act.

 

Section 5 . Registration Rights . The Holder shall have the same rights and obligations, and be subject to the same limitations, as the Investors (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement) as though it were directly a party thereto, and for purposes of the term Registrable Securities under the Registration Rights Agreement, the Warrant Shares shall be deemed to be Registrable Securities thereunder.

 

Section 6 . Miscellaneous .

 

(a)           No Rights as Shareholder Until Exercise . This Warrant does not entitle the Holder to any voting rights or other rights as a shareholder of the Company prior to the exercise hereof as set forth in Section 2(e)(ii).

 

(b)           Loss, Theft, Destruction or Mutilation of Warrant . The Company covenants that upon receipt by the Company of evidence reasonably satisfactory to it of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of this Warrant or any stock certificate relating to the Warrant Shares, and in case of loss, theft or destruction, of indemnity or security reasonably satisfactory to it (which, in the case of the Warrant, shall not include the posting of any bond), and upon surrender and cancellation of such Warrant or stock certificate, if mutilated, the Company will make and deliver a new Warrant or stock certificate of like tenor and dated as of such cancellation, in lieu of such Warrant or stock certificate.

 

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(c)           Saturdays, Sundays, Holidays, etc . If the last or appointed day for the taking of any action or the expiration of any right required or granted herein shall not be a Trading, then such action may be taken or such right may be exercised on the next succeeding Trading Day.

 

(d)           Authorized Shares .

 

The Company covenants that during the period the Warrant is outstanding, it will reserve from its authorized and unissued Common Stock a sufficient number of shares to provide for the issuance of the Warrant Shares upon the exercise of any purchase rights under this Warrant. The Company further covenants that its issuance of this Warrant shall constitute full authority to its officers who are charged with the duty of executing stock certificates to execute and issue the necessary certificates for the Warrant Shares upon the exercise of the purchase rights under this Warrant. The Company will take all such reasonable action as may be necessary to assure that such Warrant Shares may be issued as provided herein without violation of any applicable law or regulation, or of any requirements of the trading market upon which the Common Stock may be listed.

 

Except and to the extent as waived or consented to by the Holder, the Company shall not by any action, including, without limitation, amending its certificate of incorporation or through any reorganization, transfer of assets, consolidation, merger, dissolution, issue or sale of securities or any other voluntary action, with the express purpose of avoiding or seeking to avoid the observance or performance of any of the terms of this Warrant, but will at all times in good faith assist in the carrying out of all such terms and in the taking of all such actions as may be necessary or appropriate to protect the rights of Holder as set forth in this Warrant against impairment. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company will (a) not increase the par value of any Warrant Shares above the amount payable therefor upon such exercise immediately prior to such increase in par value, (b) take all such action as may be necessary or appropriate in order that the Company may validly and legally issue fully paid and nonassessable Warrant Shares upon the exercise of this Warrant, and (c) use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain all such authorizations, exemptions or consents from any public regulatory body having jurisdiction thereof as may be necessary to enable the Company to perform its obligations under this Warrant.

 

Before taking any action which would result in an adjustment in the number of Warrant Shares for which this Warrant is exercisable or in the Exercise Price, the Company shall obtain all such authorizations or exemptions thereof, or consents thereto, as may be necessary from any public regulatory body or bodies having jurisdiction thereof.

 

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(e)           Jurisdiction . All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Warrant shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of the laws of the State of New York.

 

(f)           Restrictions . The Holder acknowledges that the Warrant Shares acquired upon the exercise of this Warrant, if not registered, will have restrictions upon resale imposed by state and federal securities laws and any stock certificate issued representing such shares will bear substantially the following legend:

 

THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “ACT”), OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE AND HAVE BEEN ISSUED IN RELIANCE UPON EXEMPTIONS AFFORDED UNDER APPLICABLE LAWS. THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD, HYPOTHECATED, TRANSFERRED OR OTHERWISE ASSIGNED IN THE ABSENCE OF AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT FOR THE SECURITIES UNDER THE ACT AND APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS, OR AN APPLICABLE EXEMPTION (AS TO WHICH THE ISSUER SHALL BE REASONABLY SATISFIED, INCLUDING RECEIPT OF AN ACCEPTABLE LEGAL OPINION) FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF SUCH LAWS.

 

(g)           Acceptance of Warrant . By accepting this Warrant, the Holder represents and warrants to the Company that the Holder is an “accredited investor” as that term is defined in Rule 501(a) of Regulation D under the Securities Act, and has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of an investment in this Warrant and the shares of Common Stock for which this Warrant is exercisable. The Holder understands that its investment in this Warrant and the shares of Common Stock for which this Warrant is exercisable involves a significant degree of risk. The Holder further understands that no United States federal or state agency or any other government or governmental agency has passed upon or made any recommendation or endorsement of this Warrant and the shares of Common Stock for which this Warrant is exercisable. The Holder is acquiring this Warrant and, upon exercise, if any, the shares of Common Stock for which this Warrant is exercisable for its own account, not as a nominee or agent, for investment purposes and not with a present view towards resale, except pursuant to sales exempted from registration under the Securities Act, or registered under the Securities Act.

 

(h)           Nonwaiver and Expenses . No course of dealing or any delay or failure to exercise any right hereunder on the part of Holder shall operate as a waiver of such right or otherwise prejudice Holder’s rights, powers or remedies, notwithstanding the fact that all rights hereunder terminate on the Termination Date. If any action at law or in equity is necessary to enforce or interpret the terms of this Warrant, the prevailing party shall be entitled to reasonable attorneys’ fees, costs and disbursements in addition to any other relief to which such party may be entitled.

 

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(i)           Notices . Any notice, request or other document required or permitted to be given or delivered to the Holder by the Company shall be delivered in accordance with the notice provisions of the Subscription Agreement.

 

(j)           Limitation of Liability . No provision hereof, in the absence of any affirmative action by Holder to exercise this Warrant to purchase Warrant Shares, and no enumeration herein of the rights or privileges of Holder, shall give rise to any liability of Holder for the purchase price of any Common Stock or as a stockholder of the Company, whether such liability is asserted by the Company or by creditors of the Company.

 

(k)           Remedies . Holder, in addition to being entitled to exercise all rights granted by law, including recovery of damages, will be entitled to specific performance of its rights under this Warrant. The Company agrees that monetary damages would not be adequate compensation for any loss incurred by reason of a breach by it of the provisions of this Warrant and hereby agrees to waive and not to assert the defense in any action for specific performance that a remedy at law would be adequate.

 

(l)           Successors and Assigns . Subject to applicable securities laws, this Warrant and the rights and obligations evidenced hereby shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the successors of the Company and the successors and permitted assigns of Holder. The provisions of this Warrant are intended to be for the benefit of all Holders from time to time of this Warrant and shall be enforceable by any such Holder or holder of Warrant Shares.

 

(m)           Amendment . This Warrant may be modified or amended or the provisions hereof waived with the written consent of the Company and the Holder.

 

(n)           Severability . Wherever possible, each provision of this Warrant shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision of this Warrant shall be prohibited by or invalid under applicable law, such provision shall be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity, without invalidating the remainder of such provisions or the remaining provisions of this Warrant.

 

(o)           Headings . The headings used in this Warrant are for the convenience of reference only and shall not, for any purpose, be deemed a part of this Warrant.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Warrant to be executed by its officer thereunto duly authorized as of the date first above indicated.

 

  MEDGENICS, INC.  
     
     
  By: /s/ Phyllis K. Bellin  
    Name: Phyllis K. Bellin  
    Title: VP Administration  

 

 

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NOTICE OF EXERCISE

 

TO: __________________________

 

(1) The undersigned hereby elects to purchase ________ Warrant Shares of the Company pursuant to the terms of the attached Warrant (only if exercised in full), and tenders herewith payment of the exercise price in full, together with. all applicable transfer taxes, if any.

 

(2) Payment shall take the form of (check applicable box):

 

¨ in lawful money of the United States; or

 

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

 

(3) Please issue a certificate or certificates representing said Warrant Shares in the name of the undersigned or in such other name as is specified below:

 

     

 

The Warrant Shares shall be delivered to the following DWAC Account Number or by physical delivery of a certificate to:

 

     
     
     

 

(4) Accredited Investor . The undersigned is an “accredited investor” as that term is defined in Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

 

[SIGNATURE OF HOLDER]

 

Name of Investing Entity:  
     
Signature of Authorized Signatory of Investing Entity :  
     
Name of Authorized Signatory:      
     
Title of Authorized Signatory:  
     
Date:      
   

 

 
 

 

ASSIGNMENT FORM

 

(To assign the foregoing warrant, execute
this form and supply required information.
Do not use this form to exercise the warrant.)

 

 

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, [      ] all of or [            ] shares of the foregoing Warrant and all rights evidenced thereby are hereby assigned to

 

______________________________________whose address is

 

___________________________________________________

 

Dated: ___________, _____

 


Holder’s Signature: ______________________

 

Holder’s Address: _______________________

 

 

 

Signature Guaranteed: ___________________________________

 

 

NOTE: The signature to this Assignment Form must correspond with the name as it appears on the face of the Warrant, without alteration or enlargement or any change whatsoever, and must be guaranteed by a bank or trust company. Officers of corporations and those acting in a fiduciary or other representative capacity should file proper evidence of authority to assign the foregoing Warrant.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 10.5

 

Registration Rights Agreement

 

By and Among

 

Medgenics, Inc.

 

And

 

Investors Signatory Hereto

 

June 18, 2012

 

 
 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

        Page
         
ARTICLE 1   Definitions   1
         
ARTICLE 2   Registration Rights   3
         
2.1   Current Public Information   3
2.2   Registration.   3
2.3   Piggyback Registration.   5
2.4   Underwriting; Holdback Agreements.   7
2.5   Registration Procedures   7
2.6   Conditions Precedent to Company’s Obligations Pursuant to this Agreement   9
2.7   Fees and Expenses   10
2.8   Indemnification.   10
2.9   Participation in Registrations.   13
2.10   Compliance   13
         
ARTICLE 3   Transfers of Certain Rights   13
         
3.1   Transfer   13
3.2   Transferees   13
3.3   Subsequent Transferees   13
         
ARTICLE 4   Miscellaneous   14
         
4.1   Recapitalizations, Exchanges, etc   14
4.2   No Inconsistent Agreements   14
4.3   Amendments and Waivers   14
4.4   Severability   14
4.5   Counterparts   14
4.6   Notices   14
4.7   Governing Law   14
4.8   Forum; Service of Process   15
4.9   Captions   15
4.10   No Prejudice   15
4.11   Words in Singular and Plural Form   15
4.12   Successors and Assigns, Third Party Beneficiaries   15
4.13   Entire Agreement   15
4.14   Attorneys’ Fees   15
4.15   Termination of Rights   15
4.16   Omnibus Signature Page   15

 

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REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT

 

This REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT, dated as of June 18, 2012 (the Agreement ), is entered into by and among MEDGENICS, INC., a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), and the investors listed on Exhibit A attached hereto and signatory hereto (individually an “ Investor ” and collectively the “ Investors ”).

 

Recitals:

 

A.           The Investors desire to purchase from the Company, and the Company desires to issue and sell to the investors, certain units with each units (the “ Units ”) with each Unit consisting of one share of common stock, $0.0001 par value per share, of the Company (the “ Common Stock ”), and a warrant to purchase 0.75 of one share of Common Stock (the “ Warrants ”), all upon terms set forth in the Subscription Agreement entered into by each Investor and the Company (collectively, the “ Subscription Agreement ”).

 

B.           It is a condition precedent to the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Subscription Agreement that the Company provide for the rights set forth in this Agreement; and

 

C.           Certain terms used in this Agreement are defined in Article 1 hereof.

 

Agreement

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing premises and the mutual covenants and agreements hereinafter contained, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, intending to be legally bound, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

 

ARTICLE 1
Definitions

 

Affiliate ” means any Person that directly or indirectly controls, or is under control with, or is controlled by such Person. As used in this definition, “control” (including with its correlative meanings, “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 of a Person (whether through ownership of securities or partnership or other ownership interests, by contract or otherwise).

 

Business Day ” means any day excluding Saturday, Sunday or any other day which is a legal holiday under the laws of the State of New York or is a day on which banking institutions therein located are authorized or required by law or other governmental action to close.

 

Closing Date ” has the meaning ascribed to such term in the Subscription Agreement.

 

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

 

Company ” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.

 

Designated Holders ” means the Investors and the Placement Agent and any qualifying transferees of the Investors or the Placement Agent under Section 3.1 hereof who hold Registrable Securities.

 

 
 

 

Effectiveness Deadline ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.2(c) .

 

Effectiveness Period ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.2(a) .

 

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

 

Filing Deadline ” means the date which is 30 days following the final Closing Date.

 

Indemnified Party ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.8 .

 

Losses ” has the meaning set forth in Section  2.8 .

 

Majority Holders ” means those Designated Holders holding a majority of the Registrable Securities.

 

Person ” means any individual, company, partnership, firm, joint venture, association, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated organization, governmental body or other entity.

 

Piggyback Registration has the meaning set forth in Section 2.3 .

 

Placement Agent ” means Maxim Group LLC.

 

Investors ” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.

 

“Purchase Price” has the meaning ascribed to such term in the Subscription Agreement.

 

Registrable Securities ” means, subject to the immediately following sentences, (i) shares of Common Stock included in the Units acquired by the Investors from the Company pursuant to the Subscription Agreement, (ii) the shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants, (iii) the shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants issued to the Placement Agent in connection with the offering of the Units, and (iv) any shares of Common Stock issued or issuable, directly or indirectly, with respect to the securities referred to in clauses (i), (ii) or (iii) by way of stock dividend or stock split or in connection with a combination of shares, recapitalization, merger, consolidation or other reorganization. In addition, any particular shares of Common Stock constituting Registrable Securities will cease to be Registrable Securities when they (w) have been effectively registered under the Securities Act and disposed of in accordance with a Registration Statement covering them, (x) have been sold to the public pursuant to Rule 144 (or by similar provision under the Securities Act), (y) are eligible for resale under Rule 144 (or by similar provision under the Securities Act) without any limitation on the amount of securities that may be sold under paragraph (d) thereof, or (z) are otherwise transferred and such securities may be resold without subsequent registration under the Securities Act.

 

Registration Statement ” means a registration statement on Form S-3 (or, if the Company is not eligible to use Form S-3, such other appropriate registration form of the SEC pursuant to which the Company is eligible to register the resale of Registrable Securities) filed by the Company under the Securities Act which covers any of the Registrable Securities pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement, including the prospectus, amendments and supplements to such registration statement, including post-effective amendments, all exhibits and all material incorporated by reference in such registration statement, which shall permit the Investors to offer and sell, on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act, the Registrable Securities.

 

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register ,” “ registered ” and “ registration ” each shall refer to a registration effected by preparing and filing a registration statement or statements or similar documents in compliance with the Securities Act and the declaration or ordering of effectiveness of such registration statement(s) or documents by the SEC.

 

Representatives ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.8 .

 

Rule 144 means Rule 144 promulgated by the SEC pursuant to the Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended from time to time, or any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the SEC having substantially the same effect as such Rule.

 

Rule 415 means Rule 415 promulgated by the SEC pursuant to the Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended from time to time, or any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the SEC having substantially the same effect as such Rule.

 

SEC ” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission or any other federal agency at the time administering the Securities Act.

 

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

 

Subscription Agreement ” has the meaning set forth in the recitals.

 

ARTICLE 2
Registration Rights

 

2.1            Current Public Information . The Company covenants that it will use its best efforts to file all reports required to be filed by it under the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations adopted by the SEC thereunder, and will use its reasonable best efforts to take such further action as the Designated Holders may reasonably request, all to the extent required to enable the Designated Holders to sell Registrable Securities pursuant to Rule 144 or Rule 144A adopted by the SEC under the Securities Act or any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the SEC. The Company shall, upon the request of a Designated Holder, deliver to such Designated Holder a written statement as to whether it has complied with such requirements during the twelve month period immediately preceding the date of such request.

 

2.2            Registration .

 

(a)           On or prior to the Filing Deadline, the Company shall prepare and file with the SEC a Registration Statement covering the resale of all Registrable Securities for an offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415. The Registration Statement shall provide for the resale from time to time, and pursuant to any method or combination of methods legally available of any and all Registrable Securities and the additional shares of Common Stock, if any, so to be registered by the holders thereof. The Registration Statement may, at the Company’s election, some or all shares of Common Stock which the Company or Persons entitled to exercise “piggy-back” registration rights pursuant to contractual commitments of the Company may elect to register in connection with the offering of Registrable Securities. The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause the Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as soon as possible, and shall use its reasonable best efforts to keep the Registration Statement continuously effective, supplemented and amended to the extent necessary to ensure that is available for the resale of all Registrable Securities by the Designated Holders and that it conforms in all material respects to the requirements of the Securities Act during the entire period beginning on the date the Registration Statement is declared effective, if any, and ending on the date on which all Registrable Securities have ceased to be Registrable Securities (the “ Effectiveness Period ).

 

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(b)           Notwithstanding the registration obligations set forth in this Section 2.2 , in the event the SEC informs the Company that all of the Registrable Securities cannot, as a result of the application of Rule 415, be registered for resale as a secondary offering on a single registration statement, the Company agrees to promptly (i) inform each of the Designated Holders thereof and use its commercially reasonable efforts to file amendments to the Registration Statement as required by the Commission and/or (ii) withdraw the Registration Statement and file a new registration statement (a “ New Registration Statement ”), in either case covering the maximum number of Registrable Securities permitted to be registered by the SEC, on Form S-3 or such other form available to register for resale the Registrable Securities as a secondary offering; provided, however, that prior to filing such amendment or New Registration Statement, the Company shall be obligated to use its commercially reasonable efforts to advocate with the SEC for the registration of all of the Registrable Securities in accordance with then current written guidance provided by the SEC (the “ SEC Guidance ”). Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, if any SEC Guidance sets forth a limitation of the number of Registrable Securities permitted to be registered on a particular Registration Statement as a secondary offering (and notwithstanding that the Company used diligent efforts to advocate with the SEC for the registration of all or a greater number of Registrable Securities), unless otherwise directed in writing by a Designated Holder as to its Registrable Securities, the number of Registrable Securities to be registered on such Registration Statement will first be reduced by Registrable Securities not acquired pursuant to the Subscription Agreement (whether pursuant to registration rights or otherwise), second by Registrable Securities represented by Designated Holders of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants (applied, in the case that some shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants may be registered, to the Designated Holders on a pro rata basis based on the total number of unregistered shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants held by such Designated Holders) and third by Registrable Securities represented by shares of Common Stock included in the Units (applied, in the case that some shares of Common Stock included in the Units may be registered, to the Designated Holders on a pro rata basis based on the total number of unregistered shares of Common Stock included in the Units held by such Designated Holders, subject to a determination by the Commission that certain Designated Holders must be reduced first based on the number of shares of Common Stock included in the Units held by such Designated Holders). In the event the Company amends the initial Registration Statement or files a New Registration Statement, as the case may be, under clauses (i) or (ii) above, the Company will use its commercially reasonable efforts to file with the SEC, as promptly as allowed by SEC or SEC Guidance provided to the Company or to registrants of securities in general, one or more registration statements on Form S-3 or such other form available to register for resale those Registrable Securities that were not registered for resale on the initial Registration Statement, as amended, or the New Registration Statement.

 

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(c)           If the initial Registration Statement is not filed with the SEC on or prior to the Filing Deadline or if a Registration Statement referenced in either Section 2.2(a) or 2.2(b) is not declared effective within 120 days following the final Closing Date (the “ Effectiveness Deadline ”), then in addition to any other rights the Designated Holders may have hereunder or under applicable law: (x) within five Business Days after the Filing Deadline or the Effectiveness Deadline, as applicable, the Company shall pay to each Designated Holder an amount in cash, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, equal to 1.0% of the aggregate purchase price paid by such Designated Holder pursuant to the Subscription Agreement for any Registrable Securities held by such Designated Holder on such date; and (y) on each 30-day anniversary (or pro rata portion thereof) following such Filing Deadline until the filing of the initial Registration Statement or folloring such Effectiveness Deadline until such Registration Statement is declared effective, as may be applicable, the Company shall pay to each Holder an amount in cash, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, equal to 1.0% of the aggregate purchase price paid by such Designated Holder pursuant to the Subscription Agreement for any unregistered Registrable Securities then held by such Holder. The amounts payable pursuant to this Section 2(c) are referred to collectively as “ Liquidated Damages .” The parties agree that in no event shall the aggregate amount of Liquidated Damages payable to a Designated Holder exceed, in the aggregate, 5.0% of the aggregate purchase price paid by such Designated Holder pursuant to the Subscription Agreement. If the Company fails to pay any Liquidated Damages pursuant to this Section 2(c) in full within five Business Days after the date payable, the Company will pay interest thereon at a rate of 1.5% per month (or such lesser maximum amount that is permitted to be paid by applicable law) to the Designated Holder, accruing daily from the date such Liquidated Damages are due until such amounts, plus all such interest thereon, are paid in full. Unless otherwise specified in Section 2(c), the Liquidated Damages pursuant to the terms hereof shall apply on a daily pro-rata basis for any portion of a month prior to the filing of the initial Registration Statement or prior to effectiveness, as the case may be. The Company shall not be liable for Liquidated Damages under this Agreement as to any Registrable Securities which are not permitted by the SEC to be included in a Registration Statement due solely to SEC Guidance from the time that it is determined that such Registrable Securities are not permitted to be registered. In such case, the Liquidated Damages shall be calculated to only apply to the percentage of Registrable Securities which are permitted in accordance with SEC Guidance to be included in such Registration Statement.

 

(d)           The Company may, at any time it is eligible to do so, file a post-effective amendment on Form S-3 to any Registration Statement on Form S-1 for the resale of any then existing Registrable Securities or in any such other manner as is preferred or permitted by the SEC to convert such Registration Statement to a Form S-3 Registration Statement. Upon the effectiveness of such Form S-3 Registration Statement, all references to a Registration Statement in this Agreement shall then automatically be deemed to be a reference to the Form S-3 Registration Statement.

 

(e)           The Company shall have the right at any time, to suspend the filing of a Registration Statement under this Section 2.2 or require that the Designated Holders of Registrable Securities suspend further open market offers and sales of Registrable Securities pursuant to a Registration Statement filed hereunder for a period not to exceed an aggregate of 30 days in any six month period or an aggregate of 60 days in any twelve-month period for valid business reasons (not including avoidance of their obligations hereunder) (i) to avoid premature public disclosure of a pending corporate transaction, including pending acquisitions or divestitures of assets, mergers and combinations and similar events; (ii) upon the occurrence of any of the events specified in Section 2.5(e) , until the time that the Designated Holders receive copies of a supplement or amendment to the prospectus included in the applicable Registration Statement as contemplated in Section 2.5(e) ; and (iii) upon the occurrence of any of the events specified in Section 2.5(i) , until the time the Company notifies the Designated Holders in writing that such suspension is no longer effective.

 

2.3            Piggyback Registration .

 

(a)          Whenever the Company proposes to register any of its securities under the Securities Act (other than pursuant to a registration pursuant to Section 2.2 or a registration on Form S-4 or S-8 or any successor or similar forms) and the registration form to be used may be used for the registration of Registrable Securities, whether or not for sale for its own account, the Company will give prompt written notice (but in no event less than 30 days before the anticipated filing date) to all Designated Holders (other than Designated Holders all of whose Registrable Securities are then covered by an effective Registration Statement), and such notice shall describe the proposed registration and distribution and offer to all such Designated Holders the opportunity to register the number of Registrable Securities as each such Designated Holder may request. The Company will include in such registration statement all Registrable Securities with respect to which the Company has received written requests for inclusion therein within 15 days after the Designated Holders’ receipt of the Company’s notice (a “ Piggyback Registration ”).

 

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(b)          The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause the managing underwriter or underwriters of a proposed underwritten offering involving a Piggyback Registration to permit the Registrable Securities requested to be included in a Piggyback Registration to be included on the same terms and conditions as any similar securities of the Company or any other security holder included therein and to permit the sale or other disposition of such Registrable Securities in accordance with the intended method of distribution thereof.

 

(c)          Any Designated Holder shall have the right to withdraw its request for inclusion of its Registrable Securities in any Registration Statement pursuant to this Section 2.3 by giving written notice to the Company of its request to withdraw. The Company may withdraw a Piggyback Registration at any time prior to the time it becomes effective.

 

(d)          If (i) a Piggyback Registration involves an underwritten offering of the securities being registered, whether or not for sale for the account of the Company, to be distributed (on a firm commitment basis) by or through one or more underwriters of recognized standing under underwriting terms appropriate for such a transaction, and (ii) the managing underwriter of such underwritten offering shall inform the Company and Designated Holders requesting such registration by letter of its belief that the distribution of all or a specified number of such Registrable Securities concurrently with the securities being distributed by such underwriters would interfere with the successful marketing of the securities being distributed by such underwriters (such writing to state the basis of such belief and the approximate number of such Registrable Securities which may be distributed without such effect), then the Company will be required to include in such registration only the amount of securities which it is so advised should be included in such registration. In such event: (x) in cases initially involving the registration for sale of securities for the Company’s own account, securities shall be registered in such offering in the following order of priority: (i) first, the securities which the Company proposes to register, and (ii) second, Registrable Securities and securities which have been requested to be included in such registration by Persons entitled to exercise “piggy-back” registration rights pursuant to contractual commitments of the Company (pro rata based on the amount of securities sought to be registered by Designated Holders and such other Persons); and (y) in cases not initially involving the registration for sale of securities for the Company’s own account, securities shall be registered in such offering in the following order of priority: (i) first, the securities of any Person whose exercise of a “demand” registration right pursuant to a contractual commitment of the Company is the basis for the registration, (ii) second, Registrable Securities and securities which have been requested to be included in such registration by Persons entitled to exercise “piggy-back” registration rights pursuant to contractual commitments of the Company (pro rata based on the amount of securities sought to be registered by Designated Holders and such other Persons), and (iii) third, the securities which the Company proposes to register.

 

(e)          If, as a result of the proration provisions of this Section 2.3 , any Designated Holder shall not be entitled to include all Registrable Securities in a Piggyback Registration that such Designated Holder has requested to be included, such holder may elect to withdraw his request to include Registrable Securities in such registration.

 

(f)          The right of the Designated Holders to register Registrable Securities pursuant to this Section 2.3 is only exercisable with respect to Registrable Securities not then covered by an effective Registration Statement.

 

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2.4            Underwriting; Holdback Agreements .

 

(a)           In the event that one or more Designated Holders elect to dispose of Registrable Securities under a Registration Statement pursuant to an underwritten offering, the managing underwriter or underwriters shall be selected by the holders of a majority (by number of shares) of the Registrable Securities to be sold in the underwritten offering or requested to be included in such Registration Statement and shall be reasonably acceptable to the Company. In connection with any such underwritten offering, the Company shall take all such reasonable actions as are required by the managing underwriters in order to expedite and facilitate the registration and disposition of the Registrable Securities, including the Company causing appropriate officers of the Company or its Affiliates to participate in a “road show” or similar marketing effort being conducted by such managing underwriters with respect to such underwritten offering.

 

(b)          All Designated Holders proposing to distribute their Registrable Securities through an underwritten offering shall enter into an underwriting agreement in customary form with the managing underwriters selected for such underwritten offering.

 

(c)          To the extent not inconsistent with applicable law, in connection with a public offering of securities of the Company, upon the request of the Company or, in the case of an underwritten public offering of the Company’s securities, the managing underwriters, each Designated Holder who beneficially owns (as defined in Rule 13d-3 adopted by the SEC under the Exchange Act) at least 5% of the outstanding capital stock of the Company will not effect any sale or distribution (other than those included in the registration statement being filed with respect to such public offering) of, or any short sale of, or any grant of option to purchase, or any hedging or similar transaction with respect to, any securities of the Company, or any securities, options or rights convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for such securities during the 14 days prior to and the 90-day period beginning on the effective date of such public offering, unless the Company, or in the case of an underwritten public offering, the managing underwriters otherwise agree to a shorter period of time. At the request of the Company or the managing underwriters, each such Designated Holder shall execute a customary “lock-up” agreement consistent with the provisions of this Section 2.4 ; provided, however, that no Designated Holder shall be required to enter into any such “lock up” agreement unless and until all of the Company’s executive officers and directors execute substantially similar “lock up” agreements and the Company uses commercially reasonable efforts to cause each holder of more than 5% of its outstanding capital stock to execute substantially similar “lock up” agreements. Neither the Company nor the underwriter shall terminate, materially amend or waive the enforcement of any material provision under a “lock up” agreement unless each “lock up” agreement with a Designated Holder is also amended or waived in a similar manner or terminated, as the case may be. The Company may impose stop-transfer instructions to enforce the restrictions imposed by this Section 2.4 .

 

2.5            Registration Procedures . The Company will use its reasonable best efforts to effect the registration of Registrable Securities pursuant to this Agreement in accordance with the intended methods of disposition thereof, and pursuant thereto the Company will use its reasonable best efforts to:

 

(a)          before filing the Registration Statement, the Company will furnish to counsel for the Placement Agent a copy of such Registration Statement, and will provide such counsel with all written correspondence with the SEC regarding the Registration Statement;

 

(b)          if the Registration Statement is declared effective, prepare and file with the SEC such amendments and supplements to such Registration Statement and the prospectus used in connection therewith as may be necessary to keep such Registration Statement effective for the periods provided for in Section 2.2 , or the periods contemplated by the Company or the Persons requesting any Registration Statement filed pursuant to Section 2.3 ;

 

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(c)          furnish to each Designated Holder selling such Registrable Securities such number of copies of such Registration Statement, each amendment and supplement thereto, the prospectus included in the Registration Statement (including each preliminary prospectus) and such other documents as such seller may reasonably request in order to facilitate the disposition of the Registrable Securities owned by such Designated Holder;

 

(a)          use its reasonable best efforts to register or qualify such Registrable Securities under such other state securities or blue sky laws as the selling Designated Holders selling such Registrable Securities reasonably requests and do any and all other acts and things which may be reasonably necessary or reasonably advisable to enable such Designated Holder to consummate the disposition in such jurisdictions of the Registrable Securities owned by such Designated Holder and to keep each such registration or qualification (or exemption therefrom) effective during the period which the Registration Statement is required to be kept effective (provided, that the Company will not be required to (i) qualify generally to do business in any jurisdiction where it would not otherwise be required to qualify but for this subparagraph, (ii) subject itself to taxation in any such jurisdiction or (iii) consent to general service of process in any such jurisdiction);

 

(b)          notify each Designated Holder selling such Registrable Securities, at any time when a prospectus relating thereto is required to be delivered under the Securities Act, of the happening of any event as a result of which the prospectus included in the Registration Statement contains an untrue statement of a material fact or omits any fact necessary to make the statements therein not misleading in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, and, at the request of any such Designated Holder, the Company will use its reasonable best efforts to prepare and furnish to such Designated Holder a reasonable number of copies of a supplement or amendment to such prospectus so that, as thereafter delivered to the Investors of such Registrable Securities, such prospectus will not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any fact necessary to make the statements therein not misleading in the light of the circumstances under which they were made;

 

(c)          cause all such Registrable Securities to be listed or quoted on each securities exchange or quotation service on which similar securities issued by the Company are then listed or quoted and, if not so listed, to be approved for trading on any automated quotation system of a national securities association on which similar securities of the Company are quoted;

 

(d)          provide a transfer agent and registrar for all such Registrable Securities not later than the effective date of such Registration Statement;

 

(e)          enter into such customary agreements (including underwriting agreements containing customary representations and warranties) and take all other customary and appropriate actions as the holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities being sold or the managing underwriters, if any, reasonably request in order to expedite or facilitate the disposition of such Registrable Securities;

 

(f)          notify each Designated Holder of any stop order issued or threatened by the SEC;

 

(g)          otherwise comply with all applicable rules and regulations of the SEC, and make available to its security holders, as soon as reasonably practicable, an earnings statement covering the period of at least twelve months beginning with the first day of the Company’s first full calendar quarter after the effective date of the Registration Statement, which requirement will be deemed to be satisfied if the Company timely files complete and accurate information on Forms 10-Q, 10-K and 8-K under the Exchange Act and otherwise complies with Rule 158 under the Securities Act; and

 

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(h)          in the event of the issuance of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of a Registration Statement, or of any order suspending or preventing the use of any related prospectus or suspending the qualification of any securities included in such Registration Statement for sale in any jurisdiction, the Company will use its reasonable best efforts to promptly obtain the withdrawal of such order;

 

(i)          with respect to an underwritten offering pursuant to any Registration Statement filed under Section 2.3 , obtain one or more comfort letters, dated the effective date of the Registration Statement and, if required by the managing underwriters, dated the date of the closing under the underwriting agreement, signed by the Company’s independent public accountants in customary form and covering such matter of the type customarily covered by comfort letters in similar transactions;

 

(j)          with respect to an underwritten offering pursuant to any Registration Statement filed under Section 2.3 , obtain a legal opinion of the Company’s outside counsel, dated the effective date of such Registration Statement and, if required by the managing underwriters, dated the date of the closing under the underwriting agreement, with respect to the Registration Statement, each amendment and supplement thereto, the prospectus included therein (including the preliminary prospectus) and such other documents relating thereto in customary form and covering such matters of the type customarily covered by legal opinions in similar transactions;

 

(k)          subject to execution and delivery of mutually satisfactory confidentiality agreements, make available at reasonable times for inspection by each Designated Holder selling such Registrable Securities, any managing underwriter participating in any disposition of such Registrable Securities pursuant to the Registration Statement, and any attorney, accountant or other agent retained by such Designated Holder or any such managing underwriter, during normal business hours of the Company at the Company’s corporate offices and without unreasonable disruption of the Company’s business or unreasonable expense to Company and solely for the purpose of due diligence with respect to the Registration Statement, legally disclosable, financial and other records and pertinent corporate documents of the Company and its subsidiaries reasonable requested by such Persons, and cause the Company’s employees to, and request its independent accountants to, supply all similar information reasonably requested by any such Person, as shall be reasonably necessary to enable them to exercise their due diligence responsibility; and

 

(l)          take all other steps reasonably necessary to effect the registration of the Registrable Securities contemplated hereby.

 

2.6            Conditions Precedent to Company’s Obligations Pursuant to this Agreement . It shall be a condition precedent to the obligations of the Company to take any action pursuant to this Article 2 with respect to the Registrable Securities of any Designated Holder that such Designated Holder shall timely furnish to the Company such information regarding itself, the Registrable Securities held by it and the intended method of distribution of such securities as shall reasonably be required to effect the registration of such Designated Holder’s Registrable Securities.

 

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2.7            Fees and Expenses . All expenses incident to the Company’s performance of or compliance with this Agreement including, without limitation, all registration and filing fees payable by the Company, fees and expenses of compliance by the Company with securities or blue sky laws, printing expenses of the Company, messenger and delivery expenses of the Company, and fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company and all independent certified public accountants of the Company, and other Persons retained by the Company, the expense of any annual audit or quarterly review, and the expenses and fees for listing or approval for trading of the securities to be registered on each securities exchange on which similar securities issued by the Company are then listed or on any automated quotation system of a national securities association on which similar securities of the Company are quoted, will be borne by the Company. In connection with any Registration Statement filed hereunder, the Company will pay the reasonable fees and expenses of counsel to the Placement Agent, including the fees and expenses related to any filing with FINRA as a result of the filing of a Registration Statement. The Company shall have no obligation to pay any underwriting discounts or commissions attributable to the sale of Registrable Securities and any of the expenses incurred by any Designated Holder which are not payable by the Company, such costs to be borne by such Designated Holder or Holders, including, without limitation, underwriting fees, discounts and expenses, if any, applicable to any Designated Holder’s Registrable Securities; fees and disbursements of counsel or other professionals that any Designated Holder may choose to retain in connection with a Registration Statement filed pursuant to this Agreement (except as otherwise provided herein); selling commissions or stock transfer taxes applicable to the Registrable Securities registered on behalf of any Designated Holder; and any other expenses incurred by or on behalf of such Designated Holder in connection with the offer and sale of such Designated Holder’s Registrable Securities other than expenses which the Company is expressly obligated to pay pursuant to this Agreement.

 

2.8            Indemnification .

 

(a)          The Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless, to the fullest extent permitted by law, each Designated Holder and its general or limited partners, officers, directors, members, managers, employees, advisors, representatives, agents and Affiliates (collectively, the “ Representatives ”), and each underwriter, if any, and any Person who controls such underwriter (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act), from and against any loss, claim, damage, liability, reasonable attorney’s fees, cost or expense and costs and expenses of investigating and defending any such claim (collectively, the “ Losses ”), joint or several, and any action in respect thereof to which such Designated Holder or its Representatives may become subject under the Securities Act or otherwise, insofar as such Losses (or actions or proceedings, whether commenced or threatened, in respect thereto) arise out of or are based upon (i) any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any Registration Statement, prospectus or preliminary or summary prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto or (ii) any omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, and the Company shall reimburse each such Designated Holder and its Representatives for any reasonable legal or any other expenses incurred by them in connection with investigating or defending or preparing to defend against any such Loss, action or proceeding; provided, however, that the Company shall not be liable to any such Designated Holder or other indemnitee in any such case to the extent that any such Loss (or action or proceeding, whether commenced or threatened, in respect thereof) arises out of or is based upon (x) an untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission, made in such Registration Statement, any such prospectus or preliminary or summary prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto, in reliance upon, and in conformity with, written information prepared and furnished to the Company by any Designated Holder or its Representatives expressly for use therein and, with respect to any untrue statement or omission or alleged untrue statement or omission made in any preliminary prospectus relating to the Registration Statement, to the extent that a prospectus relating to the Registrable Securities was required to be delivered by such Designated Holder under the Securities Act in connection with such purchase, there was not sent or given to such Person, at or prior to the written confirmation of the sale of such Registrable Securities to such Person, a copy of the final prospectus that corrects such untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission if the Company had previously furnished copies thereof to such Designated Holder or (y) use of a Registration Statement or the related prospectus during a period when a stop order has been issued in respect of such Registration Statement or any proceedings for that purpose have been initiated or use of a prospectus when use of such prospectus has been suspended pursuant to Sections 2.5 or (i); provided that in each case, that such Holder received prior written notice of such stop order, initiation of proceedings or suspension from the Company. In no event, however, shall the Company be liable for indirect, incidental or consequential or special damages of any kind.

 

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(b)          In connection with the filing of the Registration Statement by the Company pursuant to this Agreement, the Designated Holders will furnish to the Company in writing such information as the Company reasonably requests for use in connection with such Registration Statement and the related prospectus and, to the fullest extent permitted by law, each such Designated Holder will indemnify and hold harmless the Company and its Representatives, and each underwriter, if any, and any Person who controls such underwriter (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act), from and against any Losses, severally but not jointly, and any action in respect thereof to which the Company and its Representatives may become subject under the Securities Act or otherwise, insofar as such Losses (or actions or proceedings, whether commenced or threatened, in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon (i) the purchase or sale of Registrable Securities during a suspension as set forth in Section 2.5(e) or Section 2.5(i) in each case after receipt of written notice of such suspension, (ii) any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement, prospectus or preliminary or summary prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto, or (iii) any omission or alleged omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, but, with respect to clauses (ii) and (iii) above, only to the extent that such untrue statement or omission is made in such Registration Statement, any such prospectus or preliminary or summary prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto, in reliance upon and in conformity with written information prepared and furnished to the Company by such Designated Holder expressly for use therein or by failure of such Designated Holder to deliver a copy of the Registration Statement or prospectus or any amendments or supplements thereto, and such Designated Holder will reimburse the Company and each Representative for any reasonable legal or any other expenses incurred by them in connection with investigating or defending or preparing to defend against any such Loss, action or proceeding; provided, however, that such Designated Holder shall not be liable in any such case to the extent that prior to the filing of any such Registration Statement or prospectus or amendment or supplement thereto, such Designated Holder has furnished in writing to the Company information expressly for use in such Registration Statement or prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto which corrected or made not misleading information previously furnished to the Company. The obligation of each Designated Holder to indemnify the Company and its Representatives shall be limited to the net proceeds received by such Designated Holder from the sale of Registrable Securities under such Registration Statement. In no event, however, shall any Designated Holder be liable for indirect, incidental or consequential or special damages of any kind.

 

(c)          Promptly after receipt by any Person in respect of which indemnity may be sought pursuant to Section 2.8(a) or 2.8(b) (an “ Indemnified Party ”) of notice of any claim or the commencement of any action, the Indemnified Party shall, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against the Person against whom such indemnity may be sought (an “ Indemnifying Party ”), promptly notify the Indemnifying Party in writing of the claim or the commencement of such action; provided, that the failure to notify the Indemnifying Party shall not relieve the Indemnifying Party from any liability which it may have to an Indemnified Party under Section 2.8(a) or 2.8(b) except to the extent of any actual prejudice resulting therefrom. If any such claim or action shall be brought against an Indemnified Party, and it shall notify the Indemnifying Party thereof, the Indemnifying Party shall be entitled to participate therein, and, to the extent that it wishes, jointly with any other similarly notified Indemnifying Party, to assume the defense thereof with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Party. After notice from the Indemnifying Party to the Indemnified Party of its election to assume the defense of such claim or action, the Indemnifying Party shall not be liable to the Indemnified Party for any legal or other expenses subsequently incurred by the Indemnified Party in connection with the defense thereof other than reasonable costs of investigation; provided, that the Indemnified Party shall have the right to employ separate counsel to represent the Indemnified Party and its Representatives who may be subject to liability arising out of any claim in respect of which indemnity may be sought by the Indemnified Party against the Indemnifying Party, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be for the account of such Indemnified Party unless (i) the Indemnifying Party and the Indemnified Party shall have mutually agreed to the retention of such counsel or (ii) in the written opinion of counsel to such Indemnified Party, representation of both parties by the same counsel would be inappropriate due to actual or potential conflicts of interest between them, it being understood, however, that the Indemnifying Party shall not, in connection with any one such claim or action or separate but substantially similar or related claims or actions in the same jurisdiction arising out of the same general allegations or circumstances, be liable for the fees and expenses of more than one separate firm of attorneys (together with appropriate local counsel) at any time for all Indemnified Parties. No Indemnifying Party shall, without the prior written consent of the Indemnified Party, effect any settlement of any claim or pending or threatened proceeding in respect of which the Indemnified Party is or could have been a party and indemnity could have been sought hereunder by such Indemnified Party, unless such settlement includes an unconditional release of such Indemnified Party from all liability arising out of such claim or proceeding other than the payment of monetary damages by the Indemnifying Party on behalf of the Indemnified Party. Whether or not the defense of any claim or action is assumed by the Indemnifying Party, such Indemnifying Party will not be subject to any liability for any settlement made without its written consent, which consent will not be unreasonably withheld.

 

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(d)           If the indemnification provided for in this Section 2.8 is unavailable to the Indemnified Parties in respect of any Losses referred to herein notwithstanding that this Section 2.8 by its terms provides for indemnification in such case, then each Indemnifying Party, in lieu of indemnifying such Indemnified Party, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such Indemnified Party as a result of such Losses in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative benefits received by the Company on the one hand and the Designated Holders on the other from the offering of the Registrable Securities, or if such allocation is not permitted by applicable law, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only the relative benefits but also the relative fault of the Company on the one hand and the Designated Holders on the other in connection with the statements or omissions which resulted in such Losses, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative fault of the Company on the one hand and of each Designated Holder on the other shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether any action taken, including any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact, or the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact relates to information supplied by such party, and the parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission. The Company and the Designated Holders agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section 2.8(d) were determined by pro rata allocation or by any other method of allocation which does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to in the immediately preceding paragraph. The amount paid or payable by an Indemnified Party as a result of the Losses referred to in the immediately preceding paragraph shall be deemed to include, subject to the limitations set forth above, any reasonable legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such Indemnified Party in connection with investigating or defending any such action or claim. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 2.8 , no Designated Holder shall be required to contribute any amount in excess of the amount by which the total price at which the Registrable Securities of such Designated Holder were offered to the public exceeds the amount of any Losses which such Designated Holder has otherwise paid by reason of such untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission. No Person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any Person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. Each Designated Holder’s obligations to contribute pursuant to this Section 2.8 is several in the proportion that the proceeds of the offering received by such Designated Holder bears to the total proceeds of the offering received by all the Designated Holders. The indemnification provided by this Section 2.8 shall be a continuing right to indemnification with respect to sales of Registrable Securities and shall survive the registration and sale of any Registrable Securities by any Designated Holder and the expiration or termination of this Agreement. The indemnity and contribution agreements contained herein are in addition to any liability that any Indemnifying Party might have to any Indemnified Party.

 

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2.9            Participation in Registrations .

 

(a)          No Person may participate in any registration hereunder which is underwritten unless such Person (i) agrees to sell such Person’s securities on the basis provided in any underwriting arrangements approved by the Person or Persons entitled hereunder to approve such arrangements and (ii) completes and executes all questionnaires, powers of attorney, indemnities, underwriting agreements and other documents reasonably required under the terms of such underwriting arrangements and this Agreement.

 

(b)          Each Person that is participating in any registration under this Agreement agrees that, upon receipt of any notice from the Company of the happening of any event of the kind described in Section 2.5(e) or Section 2.5(i) above, such Person will forthwith discontinue the disposition of its Registrable Securities pursuant to the Registration Statement and all use of the Registration Statement or any prospectus or related document until such Person’s receipt of the copies of a supplemented or amended prospectus as contemplated by such Section 2.5(e) or Section 2.5(i) and, if so directed by the Company, will deliver to the Company (at the Company’s expense) all copies, other than permanent file copies, then in such Designated Holder’s possession of such documents at the time of receipt of such notice. Furthermore, each Designated Holder agrees that if such Designated Holder uses a prospectus in connection with the offering and sale of any of the Registrable Securities, the Designated Holder will use only the latest version of such prospectus provided by Company.

 

2.10          Compliance . With respect to any registration under this Agreement, each Designated Holder shall comply in all material respects with all applicable securities and other laws, rules and regulations, including but not limited to all rules and regulations of the SEC, the National Association of Securities Dealers and any securities exchange or quotation service on which the Company’s securities are listed or quoted.

 

ARTICLE 3
Transfers of Certain Rights

 

3.1            Transfer . The rights granted to the Investors under this Agreement may be transferred, subject to the provisions of Sections 3.2 and 3.3 ; provided that nothing contained herein shall be deemed to permit an assignment, transfer or disposition of the Registrable Securities in violation of the terms and conditions of the Subscription Agreement or applicable law.

 

3.2            Transferees . Any transferee to whom rights under this Agreement are transferred shall, before and as a condition to such transfer, deliver to the Company a written instrument (i) stating the name and address of the transferor and the transferee and the number of Registrable Securities with respect to which the rights are intended to be transferred, and (ii) by which such transferee agrees to be bound by the obligations imposed upon the Investors under this Agreement to the same extent as if such transferee were a Investor hereunder.

 

3.3            Subsequent Transferees . A transferee to whom rights are transferred pursuant to this Section 3 may not again transfer such rights to any other Person, other than as provided in Sections 3.1 or 3.2 above.

 

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ARTICLE 4
Miscellaneous

 

4.1            Recapitalizations, Exchanges, etc . The provisions of this Agreement shall apply to the full extent set forth herein with respect to (i) the Registrable Securities, (ii) any and all shares of Common Stock into which the Registrable Securities are converted, exchanged or substituted in any recapitalization or other capital reorganization by the Company and (iii) any and all equity securities of the Company or any successor or assign of the Company (whether by merger, consolidation, sale of assets or otherwise) which may be issued in respect of, in conversion of, in exchange for or in substitution of, the Registrable Securities and shall be appropriately adjusted for any stock dividends, splits, reverse splits, combinations, recapitalizations and the like occurring after the date hereof. The Company shall cause any successor or assign (whether by merger, consolidation, sale of assets or otherwise) to enter into a new registration rights agreement with the Designated Holders on terms substantially the same as this Agreement as a condition of any such transaction.

 

4.2            No Inconsistent Agreements . The Company has not and shall not enter into any agreement with respect to its securities that is inconsistent with the rights granted to the Investors in this Agreement. The parties acknowledge and agree that the Company may grant registration rights hereafter, which shall be pari passu with the registration rights of the Investors, and shall not be deemed to conflict with this covenant.

 

4.3            Amendments and Waivers . With the written consent of the Designated Holders of at least a majority of the Registrable Securities then outstanding, this Agreement may be amended and the obligations of the Company and the rights of the holders of the Registrable Securities under this Agreement, including Article 2, may be waived or modified (either generally or in a particular instance, either retroactively or prospectively and either for a specified period of time or indefinitely). Upon the effectuation of each such waiver, consent, agreement of amendment or modification, the Company shall promptly give written notice thereof to the record holders of the Registrable Securities who have not previously consented thereto in writing.

 

4.4            Severability . Whenever possible, each provision of this Agreement shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision of this Agreement shall be held to be prohibited by or invalid under applicable law, such provision shall be ineffective only to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity, without invalidating the remainder of such provision or the remaining provisions of this Agreement.

 

4.5            Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument, but in making proof of this Agreement, it shall not be necessary to produce or account for more than one such counterpart. It is not necessary that each Designated Holder execute the same counterpart, so long as identical counterparts are executed by the Company and each Designated Holder.

 

4.6            Notices . Any notice required or permitted by any provision of this Agreement shall be given in writing, and shall be delivered either personally or by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, addressed (i) in the case of the Company, to its principal office at 555 California Street, Suite 365, San Francisco, California 94104, Attn: Chief Operating Officer, (ii) in the case of any Designated Holder which or who is an original party to this Agreement at the address of such Holder as set forth in the records of the Company or such other address for such Designated Holder as shall be designated in writing from time to time by such Holder; and (iii) in the case of any permitted transferee of a party to this Agreement or its transferee, to such transferee at its address as designated in writing by such transferee to the Company from time to time.

 

4.7            Governing Law . This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without regard to the conflicts of laws rules or provisions.

 

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4.8            Forum; Service of Process . Any legal suit, action or proceeding arising out of or based upon this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby may be instituted in the federal courts of the United States or the courts of the State of New York in each case located in the City of New York and the County of New York, and each party irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of such courts in any such suit, action or proceeding. Service of process, summons, notice or other document by mail in accordance with Section 4.6 shall be effective service of process for any suit, action or other proceeding brought in any such court. The parties irrevocably and unconditionally waive any objection to the laying of venue of any suit, action or any proceeding in such courts and irrevocably waive and agree not to plead or claim in any such court that any such suit, action or proceeding brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum.

 

4.9            Captions . The captions, headings and arrangements used in this Agreement are for convenience only and do not in any way limit or amplify the terms and provisions hereof.

 

4.10          No Prejudice . The terms of this Agreement shall not be construed in favor of or against any party on account of its participation in the preparation hereof.

 

4.11          Words in Singular and Plural Form . Words used in the singular form in this Agreement shall be deemed to import the plural, and vice versa, as the sense may require.

 

4.12          Successors and Assigns, Third Party Beneficiaries . This Agreement and all of the provisions hereof shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto, each assignee of the Designated Holders pursuant to Article 3 and their respective successors and assigns and executors, administrators and heirs. Designated Holders are intended third party beneficiaries of this Agreement and this Agreement may be enforced by such Designated Holders.

 

4.13          Entire Agreement . This Agreement, together with the Subscription Agreement and any related exhibits and schedules thereto, constitutes the entire agreement and understanding between the parties as to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior and contemporaneous discussions, agreements and understandings of any and every nature among them. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event of any conflict between the terms and provisions of this Agreement and those of the Subscription Agreement, the terms and conditions of this Agreement shall control.

 

4.14          Attorneys’ Fees . In the event of any action or suit based upon or arising out of any actual or alleged breach by any party of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement in this Agreement, the prevailing party shall be entitled to recover its reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses of such action or suit from the other party in addition to any other relief ordered by any court.

 

4.15          Termination of Rights . All rights under this Agreement will terminate as to a Designated Holder when that Designated Holders no longer holds any Registrable Securities.

 

4.16          Omnibus Signature Page. With respect to the Designated Holders, this Agreement is intended to be read and construed in conjunction with the Subscription Agreement. Accordingly, pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and such related agreements, it is hereby agreed that the execution by the Holders of the Subscription Agreement, in the place set forth therein, shall constitute their agreement to be bound by the terms and conditions hereof and the terms and conditions of the Subscription Agreement and this Agreement, with the same effect as if each of such separate but related agreements were separately signed.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Registration Rights Agreement to be duly executed as of the date and year first written above. 

 

    COMPANY :
     
    MEDGENICS, INC.
       
    By: /s/ Andrew L. Pearlman
      Name:  Andrew L. Pearlman
      Title: Chief Executive Officer and President
       
INVESTOR:      
       
If Entity:   If Individual:
       
     
[Name of Entity]   [Signature]
       
By:      
  Name:    [Print Name]
  Title:       
   

  -OR-

 

See Signature Page to Subscription Agreement dated as of June 18, 2012 for Investor’s Signature

 

       

 

 
 

 

EXHIBIT A

 

LIST OF INVESTORS

 

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News Release

 

 

 

Medgenics, Inc. Raises $9.5 Million in Private Placement

 

MISGAV, Israel and SAN FRANCISCO (June 19, 2012) – Medgenics, Inc. (NYSE MKT: MDGN and AIM: MEDU, MEDG) , the developer of a novel Biopump™ technology for the sustained production and delivery of therapeutic proteins in patients using their own tissue, today announced it has raised gross proceeds of approximately $9.5 million (approximately $8.4 million net) through the sale of 1,944,734 units (the “Units”), with each Unit consisting of one share of the Company’s Common Stock, $0.0001 par value per share (the “Common Stock”), and a warrant to purchase 0.75 of one share of Common Stock (the “Warrants”). Each Unit was sold for a purchase price of $4.90 to institutional and other accredited investors in a private placement transaction. The Warrants expire in five years, have an initial exercise price of $8.34 per full share and become first exercisable on December 15, 2012.

 

Medgenics intends to use the proceeds from this private placement to further its clinical trial programs for its EPODURE™ Biopump producing erythropoietin for the treatment of anemia, and its INFRADURE™ Biopump producing interferon-alpha for the treatment of hepatitis, as well as for other research and development, patent maintenance and other intellectual property support and general corporate purposes.

 

The Units, including the Common Stock and the Warrants constituting the Units, and the shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of the Warrants have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and may not be offered or sold absent registration or an applicable exemption from registration. Medgenics has agreed to cause the resale of the Common Stock issued as part of the Units and the shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of the Warrants to be registered for resale with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

Maxim Group LLC acted as the exclusive placement agent for the private placement.

 

“To date in 2012 we have achieved several regulatory milestones towards launching new clinical trials in the U.S and in Israel. The capital we raised will be applied towards funding key studies in anemia and hepatitis, as well as advancing our technologies along the path towards commercialization,” said Andrew L. Pearlman, Ph.D., President and Chief Executive Officer of Medgenics.

 

This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy these securities, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or other jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to the registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or other jurisdiction.

 

 
 

 

About Medgenics

 

Medgenics is developing and commercializing Biopump™, a proprietary tissue-based platform technology for the sustained production and delivery of therapeutic proteins using the patient's own skin biopsy for the treatment of a range of chronic diseases including anemia, hepatitis, and hemophilia, among others. Medgenics believes this approach has multiple benefits compared with current treatments, which include regular and costly injections of therapeutic proteins.

 

Medgenics has three long-acting protein therapy products in development based on this technology:

 

· EPODURE TM to produce and deliver erythropoietin for many months from a single administration, which has demonstrated elevation and stabilization of hemoglobin levels in anemic patients for periods of six months to more than 36 months is in a Phase I/II dose-ranging trial and has received approval for a Phase IIa trial in dialysis patients due to launch in Q2 2012 in Israel. An Investigational New Drug application has been cleared by the FDA to initiate a Phase IIb study to evaluate the safety and efficacy of EPODURE in the treatment of anemia in dialysis patients in the U.S.

 

· INFRADURE TM for sustained production and delivery of interferon-alpha for use in the treatment of hepatitis is awaiting final approval of two Phase I/II trials in Israel in hepatitis C, slated to commence Q3 2012.

 

· HEMODURE TM for sustained production and delivery of clotting Factor VIII therapy for the sustained prophylactic treatment of hemophilia is now in development.

 

Medgenics is focused on the development and manufacturing of its innovative Biopumps, aiming to bring them to market via strategic partnerships with major pharmaceutical and/or medical device companies.

 

In addition to treatments for anemia, hepatitis and hemophilia, Medgenics plans to develop and/or out-license a pipeline of future Biopump products targeting the large and rapidly growing global protein therapy market, which is forecast to reach $132 billion in 2013. Other potential applications for Biopumps include multiple sclerosis, arthritis, pediatric growth hormone deficiency, obesity and diabetes.

 

 
 

 

Forward-looking Statements

 

This release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and as that term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, which include all statements other than statements of historical fact, including (without limitation) those regarding the Company's financial position, its development and business strategy, its product candidates and the plans and objectives of management for future operations. The Company intends that such forward-looking statements be subject to the safe harbors created by such laws. Forward-looking statements are sometimes identified by their use of the terms and phrases such as "estimate," "project," "intend," "forecast," "anticipate," "plan," "planning, "expect," "believe," "will," "will likely," "should," "could," "would," "may" or the negative of such terms and other comparable terminology. All such forward-looking statements are based on current expectations and are subject to risks and uncertainties. Should any of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should any of the Company's assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may differ materially from those included within these forward-looking statements. Accordingly, no undue reliance should be placed on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date made. The Company expressly disclaims any obligation or undertaking to disseminate any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statements contained herein to reflect any change in the Company's expectations with regard thereto or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statements are based. As a result of these factors, the events described in the forward-looking statements contained in this release may not occur.

 

Contacts

 

Medgenics, Inc.
Dr. Andrew L. Pearlman, +972 4 902 8900
andrew.pearlman@medgenics.com
or
LHA
Anne Marie Fields, 212-838-3777
afields@lhai.com
@LHA_IR_PR
or
Abchurch Communications
Adam Michael/Joanne Shears/Jamie Hooper
+44 207 398 7719
jamie.hooper@abchurch-group.com
or
Nomura Code Securities (NOMAD & Joint Broker)
Jonathan Senior/Giles Balleny,

+44 207 776 1200

or
SVS Securities plc (Joint Broker)
Alex Mattey/Ian Callaway
+44 207 638 5600

 

 

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