UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)

OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

December 4, 2014

 

 

 

ANI PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   001-31812   58-2301143
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
  (Commission
File Number)
  (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

 

201 Main Street West

Baudette, MN 56623

(Address of Principal Executive Offices, including Zip Code)

 

(218) 634-3500

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 
 

 

Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement

 

Underwriting Agreement

 

On December 4 , 2014, ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “ Company ”) entered into an Underwriting Agreement (the “ Underwriting Agreement ”) with Guggenheim Securities, LLC (the “ Representative ”), as the representative of itself and Nomura Securities International, Inc. (the “ Underwriters ”) relating to the offer and sale of $125 million aggregate principal amount of 3.00% Convertible Senior Notes due 2019 (the “ Notes ”). The Company also granted the Underwriters an option to purchase up to an additional $18.75 million aggregate principal amount of the Notes, solely to cover over-allotments, if any. The initial conversion rate of the Notes will be 14.3916 shares of the Company's common stock per $1,000 principal amount of Notes, which is equal to a conversion price of approximately $69.48 per share, subject to adjustment in certain circumstances. The offering is expected to close on December 10, 2014, subject to satisfaction of customary closing conditions. The offer and sale of the Notes and underlying shares of common stock are registered under the Securities Act pursuant to a shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-195949).

 

The Underwriting Agreement includes customary representations, warranties and covenants. Under the terms of the Underwriting Agreement, the Company has agreed to indemnify the Underwriters against certain liabilities.

 

The foregoing description of the Underwriting Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Underwriting Agreement, which is filed as Exhibit 1.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Convertible Note Hedge and Warrant Transactions

 

In connection with the pricing of the Notes offering, on December 4, 2014, the Company entered into a convertible note hedge transaction with Nomura Global Financial Products Inc. (the “ Option Counterparty ”), an affiliate of Nomura Securities International, Inc. The convertible note hedge transaction is generally expected, but not guaranteed, to reduce the potential dilution to the Company's common stock and/or offset the cash payments the Company is required to make in excess of the principal amount of converted Notes, in each case, upon conversion of the Notes in the event that the market price per share of the Company’s common stock, as measured under the terms of the convertible note hedge transaction, is greater than the conversion price of the Notes, which is initially approximately $69.48. The Company also entered into a warrant transaction with the Option Counterparty in which it sold warrants to the Option Counterparty initially exercisable into 1,798,950 shares of its common stock, which is the same number of shares of the Company’s common stock initially underlying the Notes, subject to customary anti-dilution adjustments. The strike price of the warrants will initially be $96.21 per share, which is 80% above the last reported sale price of the Company’s common stock on December 4, 2014.  The warrant transaction could have a dilutive effect to the Company's stockholders to the extent that the market price per share of the Company’s common stock exceeds the applicable strike price of the warrants during the measurement period at the maturity of the warrants. The Company paid the Option Counterparty approximately $31.6 million for the convertible note hedge transaction and received approximately $18.0 million from the Option Counterparty for the warrants, resulting in a net cost to the Company of approximately $13.6 million. The warrants were issued to the Option Counterparty pursuant to the exemption from registration set forth in Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act.

 

The Company will not be required to make any additional cash payments to the Option Counterparty or its affiliates under the convertible note hedge transaction and will be entitled to receive from the Option Counterparty or its affiliates, as the case may be, a number of shares of the Company’s common stock, an amount of cash or a combination of cash and shares of the Company’s common stock generally based on the amount by which the market price per share of the Company’s common stock, as measured under the terms of the convertible note hedge transaction, is greater than the conversion price of the Notes during the relevant valuation period under the convertible note hedge transaction. However, if the market price per share of the Company’s common stock, as measured under the terms of the warrant transaction, exceeds the strike price of the warrants during the measurement period at the maturity of the warrants, the Company will owe the Option Counterparty shares of its common stock. The Company will not receive any additional proceeds if the warrants are exercised.

 

 
 

 

The foregoing description of the convertible note hedge transaction and the warrant transaction is qualified in its entirety by reference to the convertible note hedge transaction confirmation relating to the convertible note hedge transaction and the warrant transaction confirmation relating to the warrant transaction with the Option Counterparty, which are filed as Exhibits 10.1 and 10.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and are incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 8.01 Other Events

 

On December 5, 2014, the Company issued a press release announcing the pricing of the Notes. A copy of the press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and is incorporated by reference.

 

The legal opinion of Dentons US LLP (including the consent of Dentons US LLP) (Exhibits 5.1 and 23.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K) relating to the offering and sale of the Notes is filed with this Current Report on Form 8-K.

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

  (d) Exhibits

 

1.1   Underwriting Agreement, dated December 4, 2014, between ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Guggenheim Securities, LLC, as Representative of the Underwriters
   
5.1   Opinion of Dentons US LLP, counsel to the Company, dated December 4, 2014
   
10.1   Convertible note hedge transaction confirmation, dated December 4, 2014, by and between Nomura Global Financial Products Inc. and ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
   
10.2   Warrant transaction confirmation, dated December 4, 2014, by and between Nomura Global Financial Products Inc. and ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
   
23.1   Consent of Dentons US LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1)
   
99.1   Press Release dated December 5, 2014

 

 
 

 

SIGNATURE

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

 

  ANI PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
     
  By:  

/s/ Charlotte C. Arnold

  Name:   Charlotte C. Arnold
  Title:   Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

 

Date: December 5, 2014

 

 
 

 

EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit
No.  
  Description
     
1.1   Underwriting Agreement, dated as of December 4, 2014, between ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Guggenheim Securities, LLC, as Representative of the Underwriters
     
5.1   Opinion of Dentons US LLP, counsel to the Company, dated as of December 4, 2014
     
10.1   Convertible note hedge transaction confirmation, dated as of December 4, 2014, by and between Nomura Global Financial Products Inc. and ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
     
10.2   Warrant transaction confirmation, dated as of December 4, 2014, by and between Nomura Global Financial Products Inc. and ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
     
23.1   Consent of Dentons US LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1)
     
99.1   Press Release dated December 4, 2014

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 1.1

 

3.00% Convertible Senior Notes due 2019

 

ANI PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

 

UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT

 

December 4, 2014

 

Guggenheim Securities, LLC

As Representative of the

several Underwriters named in

Schedule I attached hereto

c/o Guggenheim Securities, LLC

330 Madison Avenue

New York, New York 10017

 

Ladies/Gentlemen:

 

ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a corporation organized and existing under the laws of Delaware (the “Company”), proposes, subject to the terms and conditions stated herein, to issue and sell to the several underwriters named in Schedule I hereto (the “Underwriters”) $125,000,000 principal amount of its 3.00% Convertible Senior Notes due 2019 (the “Firm Securities”). The Company also proposes to issue and sell to the several Underwriters up to an additional $18,750,000 principal amount of its 3.00% Convertible Senior Notes due 2019 (the “Additional Securities”) at the option of the Underwriters as provided in Section 2(c) below. The Firm Securities and the Additional Securities are referred to herein as the “Securities”. The Securities will be issued pursuant to an indenture (the “Base Indenture”) to be dated as of December 10, 2014, between the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee (the “Trustee”), as supplemented by a supplemental indenture to be dated as of December 10, 2014 (the “Supplemental Indenture” and, together with the Base Indenture, the “Indenture”). The Securities will be convertible into cash, shares (the “Underlying Securities”) of common stock of the Company, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Common Stock”), or a combination of cash and shares of Common Stock, at the Company’s election. Guggenheim Securities, LLC (“Guggenheim”) is acting as representative (the “Representative”) of the several Underwriters in connection with the offering and sale of the Securities contemplated herein (the “Offering”).

 

In connection with the offering of the Firm Securities, the Company is separately entering into convertible note hedge transactions and warrant transactions with Nomura Global Financial Products Inc. (the “Call Spread Counterparty”), in each case pursuant to a convertible note hedge confirmation (a “Base Bond Hedge Confirmation”) and a warrant confirmation (a “Base Warrant Confirmation”), respectively, each dated the date hereof (the Base Bond Hedge Confirmations and the Base Warrant Confirmations, collectively, the “Base Call Spread Confirmations”), and in connection with the issuance of any Additional Securities, the Company and the Call Spread Counterparty may enter into an additional convertible note hedge transaction and an additional warrant transaction pursuant to an additional convertible note hedge confirmation (an “Additional Bond Hedge Confirmation”) and an additional warrant confirmation (an “Additional Warrant Confirmation”), respectively, each to be dated the date on which the option granted to the Underwriters pursuant to Section 2(c) to purchase such Additional Securities is exercised (the Additional Bond Hedge Confirmations and the Additional Warrant Confirmations, collectively, the “Additional Call Spread Confirmations” and, together with the Base Call Spread Confirmations, the “Call Spread Confirmations”).

 

 
 

 

For purposes of this Agreement, the “Applicable Time” is 11:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the date of this Agreement.

 

1. Representations and Warranties of the Company . The Company represents and warrants to, and agrees with, each of the Underwriters as of the date hereof, the Applicable Time, the Closing Date (as hereinafter defined) and the Additional Closing Date (as hereinafter defined) that:

 

(a) The Company meets the requirements for use of Form S-3 under the Act and has prepared and filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder (collectively, the “Securities Act”), a “shelf” registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-195949), including the related base prospectus, relating to certain debt and equity securities to be issued by the Company from time to time.

 

Such registration statement, as amended at the time it became effective, including the information, if any, deemed pursuant to Rule 430A, 430B or 430C under the Securities Act to be part of the registration statement at the time of its effectiveness (“Rule 430 Information”), is referred to herein as the “Registration Statement”; and as used herein, the term “Preliminary Prospectus” means the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement of the Company dated December 3, 2014 and filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act together with the prospectus included in the Registration Statement at the time of its effectiveness that omitted Rule 430 Information, and the term “Prospectus” means the definitive Prospectus Supplement in the form first furnished to the Underwriters (or made available upon request of purchasers pursuant to Rule 173 under the Securities Act) for use in connection with confirmation of sales of the Securities together with the prospectus included in the Registration Statement at the time of its effectiveness that omitted Rule 430 Information. If the Company has filed an abbreviated registration statement pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act (the “Rule 462 Registration Statement”), then any reference herein to the term “Registration Statement” shall be deemed to include such Rule 462 Registration Statement. Any reference in this Agreement to the Registration Statement, any Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus shall be deemed to refer to and include the documents incorporated by reference therein pursuant to Item 12 of Form S-3 under the Securities Act, as of the effective date of the Registration Statement or the date of such Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus, as the case may be and any reference to “amend”, “amendment” or “supplement” with respect to the Registration Statement, any Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus shall be deemed to refer to and include any documents filed after such date under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder (collectively, the “Exchange Act”) that are deemed to be incorporated by reference therein. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to such terms in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus.

 

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Any “issuer free writing prospectus” (as defined in Rule 433 under the Securities Act), if any, listed on Schedule II hereto, is hereafter referred to as an “Issuer Free Writing Prospectus”; and the Preliminary Prospectus, as supplemented by the Issuer Free Writing Prospectuses, taken together, are hereafter referred to collectively as the “Pricing Disclosure Package.”

 

All references in this Agreement to the Registration Statement, the Rule 462(b) Registration Statement, any Preliminary Prospectus, Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or the Prospectus, or any amendments or supplements to any of the foregoing, shall be deemed to include any copy thereof filed with the Commission pursuant to its Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis and Retrieval System (“EDGAR”).

 

(b) The Registration Statement has been declared effective by the Commission. No stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement, any post-effective amendment thereto or the Rule 462(b) Registration Statement, if any, has been issued and no proceeding for that purpose or pursuant to Section 8A of the Securities Act has been initiated or, to the Company’s knowledge, threatened by the Commission. No order preventing or suspending the use of any Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus has been issued and no proceeding for that purposes has been initiated or, to the Company’s knowledge, threatened by the Commission. The Company has complied with each request (if any) from the Commission for additional information.

 

(c) At the time of filing the Registration Statement and any post-effective amendment thereto, at the earliest time thereafter that the Company or another offering participant made a bona fide offer (within the meaning of Rule 164(h)(2) of the Securities Act) of the Securities and at the date hereof, the Company was not and is not an “ineligible issuer,” as defined in Rule 405, without taking account of any determination by the Commission pursuant to Rule 405 that it is not necessary that the Company be considered an ineligible issuer.

 

(d) Each of the Registration Statement and any post-effective amendment thereto, at the time it became effective, complied in all material respects with the requirements of the Securities Act, the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder (the “Rules and Regulations”) and the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder (collectively, the “Trust Indenture Act”). Each Preliminary Prospectus, the Prospectus and any amendment or supplement thereto, at the time each was filed with the Commission, complied in all material respects with the requirements of the Securities Act, the Rules and Regulations and the Trust Indenture Act. Each Preliminary Prospectus delivered to the Underwriters for use in connection with this offering and the Prospectus was or will be identical to the electronically transmitted copies thereof filed with the Commission pursuant to EDGAR, except to the extent permitted by Regulation S-T. The documents incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, any Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus, when they became effective or at the time they were or hereafter are filed with the Commission, complied and will comply in all material respects with the requirements of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder.

 

(e) The Registration Statement, when it became effective, did not contain and, as amended or supplemented, if applicable, will not contain, as of the date of such amendment or supplement, an untrue statement of a material fact or omitted or will omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading; provided, however , that this representation and warranty shall not apply to (i) that part of the Registration Statement that constitutes the Statement of Eligibility and Qualification (Form T-1) of the Trustee under the Trust Indenture Act or (ii) any information contained in or omitted from the Registration Statement or any amendment thereto in reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished in writing to the Company by or on behalf of any Underwriter through the Representative specifically for use therein. The parties hereto agree that such information provided by or on behalf of any Underwriter through the Representative consists solely of the material referred to in Section 18 hereof.

 

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(f) Each document, if any, filed pursuant to the Exchange Act and incorporated by reference in the Pricing Disclosure Package or Prospectus complied when so filed in all material respects with the Exchange Act and the applicable rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder. The Pricing Disclosure Package, as of the Applicable Time, did not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The Prospectus will not, as of its date, as of the Closing Date or as of the Additional Closing Date, contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. Each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus complies in all material respects with the applicable provisions of the Securities Act and the Rules and Regulations, and does not conflict with the information contained in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package or the Prospectus, and each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus listed in Schedule II hereto, as supplemented by and taken together with the Pricing Disclosure Package, did not, as of the Applicable Time, contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. No representation and warranty is made in this Section 1(d) with respect to any information contained in or omitted from the Pricing Disclosure Package, the Prospectus or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus in reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished in writing to the Company by or on behalf of any Underwriter through the Representative specifically for use therein. The parties hereto agree that such information provided by or on behalf of any Underwriter through the Representative consists solely of the material referred to in Section 18 hereof.

 

(g) Each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus conformed or will conform in all material respects to the requirements of the Securities Act and the Rules and Regulations on the date of first use, and the Company has complied with the requirements of Rule 433 under the Securities Act with respect to each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus including, without limitation, all prospectus delivery, filing, record retention and legending requirements applicable to any such Issuer Free Writing Prospectus. The Company has not (i) distributed any offering material in connection with the Offering other than any Preliminary Prospectus, the Prospectus, and any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus set forth on Schedule II hereto, or (ii) filed, referred to, approved, used or authorized the use of any “free writing prospectus” as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act with respect to the Offering or the Securities, except for any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus set forth in Schedule II hereto and any electronic road show previously approved by the Representative. The Company has retained in accordance with the Securities Act and the Rules and Regulations all Issuer Free Writing Prospectuses that were not required to be filed pursuant to the Securities Act and the Rules and Regulations.

 

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(h) EisnerAmper LLP, whose reports are filed with the Commission on EDGAR as part of the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package or the Prospectus is an independent public accounting firm with respect to the Company and its subsidiaries as required by the Securities Act, the Rules and Regulations and the rules of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (“PCAOB”).

 

(i) Subsequent to the respective dates as of which information is given in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package or the Prospectus, except as disclosed therein, (i) the Company has not declared or paid any dividends, or made any other distribution of any kind, on or in respect of its capital stock, (ii) there has not been any material change in the capital stock or long-term or short-term debt of the Company or any of its subsidiaries listed in Exhibit A hereto (each, a “Subsidiary” and, collectively, the “Subsidiaries”), (iii) there have been no transactions entered into by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, other than in the ordinary course of business, which are material with respect to the Company and its Subsidiaries, individually or taken as a whole, (iv) neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has sustained any loss or interference with its business or properties from fire, explosion, flood, earthquake, hurricane, accident or other calamity, whether or not covered by insurance, or from any labor dispute or any legal or governmental proceeding that would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change (as defined below), and (v) there has not been any material adverse change, whether or not arising from transactions in the ordinary course of business, in or affecting the business, general affairs, management, condition (financial or otherwise), results of operations, stockholders’ equity, properties or prospects of the Company and the Subsidiaries, individually or taken as a whole (a “Material Adverse Change”). Since the date of the latest balance sheet included, or incorporated by reference, in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package or the Prospectus, neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has incurred or undertaken any liabilities or obligations, whether direct or indirect, liquidated or contingent, matured or unmatured, or entered into any transactions, including any acquisition or disposition of any business or asset, which are material to the Company and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, except for liabilities, obligations and transactions which are disclosed in the Pricing Disclosure Package.

 

(j) The Company has an authorized capitalization as set forth in the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, and all of the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company are fully paid and non-assessable and have been duly and validly authorized and issued, in compliance with all applicable state, federal and foreign securities laws and not in violation of or subject to any preemptive or similar right that entitles any person to acquire from the Company or any subsidiary any Common Stock or other security of the Company or any security convertible into, or exercisable or exchangeable for, Common Stock or any other such security (any “Relevant Security”) , except for such rights as may have been fully satisfied or waived prior to the effectiveness of the Registration Statement. All of the issued shares of capital stock of or other ownership interests in each Subsidiary have been duly and validly authorized and issued and are fully paid and non-assessable and (except as set forth in the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus) are owned directly or indirectly by the Company free and clear of any lien, charge, mortgage, pledge, security interest, claim, equity, trust or other encumbrance, preferential arrangement, defect or restriction of any kind whatsoever (any “Lien”) . The Common Stock, the Firm Securities, the Additional Securities and the Underlying Securities conform to the descriptions thereof contained in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus. Except as disclosed in the Pricing Disclosure Package, the Company has no outstanding warrants, options to purchase, or any preemptive rights or other rights to subscribe for or to purchase, or any contracts or commitments to issue or sell, any Relevant Security. Except as disclosed in the Pricing Disclosure Package, no holder of any Relevant Security has any rights to require registration under the Securities Act of any Relevant Security in connection with the offer and sale of the Securities contemplated hereby, and any such rights so disclosed have either been fully complied with by the Company or effectively waived by the holders thereof.

 

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(k) The Company has full right, power and authority to execute this Agreement, the Indenture, the Call Spread Confirmations and the Securities (collectively, the “Transaction Documents”) and to perform its obligations hereunder and thereunder; and all action required to be taken for the due and proper authorization, execution and delivery by it of each of the Transaction Documents and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated thereby or by the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus has been duly and validly taken.

 

(l) This Agreement has been duly and validly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company.

 

(m) The Indenture has been duly authorized by the Company and upon effectiveness of the Registration Statement and on the Closing Date and on the Additional Closing Date, as the case may be, will have been duly authorized under the Trust Indenture Act and, when duly executed or delivered in accordance with its terms by each of the parties thereto, will constitute a valid and legally binding agreement of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, except as enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally or by equitable principles relating to enforceability (collectively, the “Enforceability Exceptions”).

 

(n) The Base Call Spread Confirmations have been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company and are enforceable against the Company in accordance with their terms, and any Additional Call Spread Confirmations will, on or prior to the date such Additional Call Spread Confirmations are entered into, have been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company and each will be enforceable against the Company in accordance with their terms, subject in each case to the Enforceability Exceptions.

 

(o) The Securities to be delivered on the Closing Date and the Additional Closing Date, if any, have been duly and validly authorized and, when issued and delivered as provided in the Indenture and paid for as provided herein, will be duly and validly issued and outstanding and will constitute valid and legally binding obligations of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with their terms, subject to the Enforceability Exceptions.

 

(p) Upon issuance and delivery of the Securities in accordance with this Agreement and the Indenture, the Securities will be convertible at the option of the holder thereof into cash, shares of Common Stock or a combination thereof, at the Company’s election, in accordance with the terms of the Securities. The maximum number of Underlying Securities initially issuable upon conversion of the Securities (assuming the Company elects to fully physically settle the Securities upon conversion thereof, and including the maximum number of shares of Common Stock that may be issued upon conversion of the Securities in connection with a “make-whole fundamental change” under the Securities (the “Maximum Number of Underlying Shares”)) have been duly authorized and reserved for issuance upon such conversion and, when issued upon conversion of the Securities in accordance with the terms of the Securities, will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable, and the issuance of the Maximum Number of Underlying Shares will not be subject to any preemptive or similar rights.

 

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(q) The maximum number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise and settlement or termination of the warrants issued pursuant to the Base Call Spread Confirmations and any Additional Call Spread Confirmations (the “Warrant Securities”) have been duly authorized and reserved and, when issued upon exercise and settlement or termination of such warrants in accordance with the terms of such warrants, will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable, and the issuance of such Warrant Securities will not be subject to any preemptive or similar rights.

 

(r) Each of the Company and each Subsidiary has been duly organized and validly exists as a corporation, partnership or limited liability company (as the case may be) in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of organization and has corporate, partnership or limited liability company power and authority (as the case may be) to own its property and conduct its business as described in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus. The Company and each Subsidiary is duly qualified to do business and is in good standing as a foreign corporation, partnership or limited liability company (as the case may be) in each jurisdiction in which the character or location of its properties (owned, leased or licensed) or the nature or conduct of its business makes such qualification necessary, except where the failure to so qualify would not have a Material Adverse Effect (as defined below). The certificate or articles of incorporation, by-laws, partnership agreement, limited liability company agreement or other constitutive and organizational documents (as the case may be) of the Company and each Subsidiary comply with the requirements of applicable law and are in full force and effect. The Subsidiaries are the only “subsidiaries” of the Company (within the meaning of Rule 405 under the Securities Act).

 

(s) Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary (i) is in violation of its certificate or articles of incorporation, by-laws, certificate of formation, limited liability company agreement, partnership agreement or other organizational documents, (ii) is in default under, and no event has occurred which, with notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute a default under or result in the creation or imposition of any Lien upon any property or assets of the Company or any Subsidiary pursuant to, any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, note, lease, loan agreement or other agreement or instrument to which it is a party or by which it is bound or to which any of its property or assets is subject, or (iii) is in violation of any statute, law, rule, regulation, ordinance, directive, judgment, writ, decree or order of any court or judicial, regulatory or other legal or governmental agency or body, foreign or domestic asserting jurisdiction over the Company or the Subsidiaries or any of their respective properties or assets, except (in the case clauses (ii) and (iii) above) for those failures to be so qualified or in good standing or such defaults or violations which (individually and in the aggregate) would not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on (i) the business, general affairs, management, condition (financial or otherwise), results of operations, stockholders’ equity, properties or prospects of the Company and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole; or (ii) the ability of the Company to consummate the Offering or any other transaction contemplated by this Agreement or the Pricing Disclosure Package (a “Material Adverse Effect”).

 

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(t) Each of the Company and each Subsidiary has all requisite power and authority, and all necessary consents, approvals, authorizations, orders, registrations, qualifications, licenses, filings and permits of, with and from all judicial, regulatory and other legal or governmental agencies and bodies and all third parties, foreign and domestic (collectively, the “Consents”), to own, lease and operate its properties and conduct its business as it is now being conducted and as disclosed in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, and each such Consent is valid and in full force and effect, except in each case as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Except as disclosed in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has received notice of any investigation or proceedings which , if decided adversely to the Company or any such Subsidiary, would reasonably be expected to result in, the revocation of , or imposition of a materially burdensome restriction on, any such Consent.

 

(u) The issue and sale of the Securities (including the issuance of the Maximum Number of Underlying Shares upon conversion thereof), the execution delivery and performance by the Company of each of the Transaction Documents, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents and by the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus (including the use of proceeds from the sale of the Securities) do not and will not (i) conflict with or result in a breach or violation of any of the terms and provisions of, or constitute a default (or an event which with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default) under, or result in the creation or imposition of any Lien upon any property or assets of the Company or any Subsidiary pursuant to, any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, note, lease, loan agreement or other agreement, instrument, franchise, license or permit to which the Company or any Subsidiary is a party or by which the Company or any Subsidiary or their respective properties, operations or assets may be bound or (ii) violate or conflict with any provision of the certificate or articles of incorporation, by-laws, certificate of formation, limited liability company agreement, partnership agreement or other organizational documents (as the case may be) of the Company or any Subsidiary, or (iii) violate or conflict with any statute, law, rule, regulation, ordinance, directive, judgment, writ, decree or order of any court or judicial, regulatory, administrative or other legal or governmental agency or body, domestic or foreign, except (in the case of clauses (i) and (iii) above) as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(v) No Consent of, with or from any judicial, regulatory or other legal or governmental agency or body or any third party, foreign or domestic, is required for the execution, delivery and performance by the Company of each of the Transaction Documents, the issue and sale of the Securities (including the issuance of the Maximum Number of Underlying Shares upon conversion thereof), the use of proceeds from the sale of the Securities as described in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus and the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents and by the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, except such consents as may be required under state securities or blue sky laws in connection with the purchase and distribution of the Securities by the Underwriters.

 

(w) Except as disclosed in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, there is no judicial, regulatory, arbitral or other legal or governmental proceeding or other litigation or arbitration, domestic or foreign, p ending to which the Company or any Subsidiary is a party or of which any property, operations or assets of the Company or any Subsidiary is the subject which, individually or in the aggregate, if determined adversely to the Company or any Subsidiary, would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, or which might materially and adversely affect the consummation of the transactions contemplated in the Transaction Documents or the performance by the Company of its obligations hereunder; and except as disclosed in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, to the Company’s knowledge, no such proceeding, litigation or arbitration is threatened or contemplated.

 

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(x) The financial statements, including the notes thereto, and the supporting schedules included or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus present fairly the consolidated financial position as of the dates indicated and the cash flows and results of operations for the periods specified of the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus; except as otherwise stated in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, said financial statements have been prepared in conformity with United States generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods involved; and the supporting schedules, if any, included in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus present fairly in accordance with GAAP the information required to be stated therein. No other historical or pro forma financial statements or supporting schedules are required to be included in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package or the Prospectus by the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or the Rules and Regulations. The other financial and statistical information included or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus present fairly the information included therein and have been prepared on a basis consistent with that of the financial statements that are included or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus and the books and records of the respective entities presented therein. All disclosures contained in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, or incorporated by reference therein, regarding “non-GAAP financial measures” (as such term is defined by the rules and regulations of the Commission) comply with Regulation G of the Exchange Act and Item 10 of Regulation S-K of the Securities Act, to the extent applicable. The interactive data in eXtensible Business Reporting Language included or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus fairly presents the information called for in all material respects and has been prepared in accordance with the Commission’s rules and guidelines applicable thereto.

 

(y) The statistical, industry-related and market-related data included in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus are based on or derived from sources which the Company reasonably and in good faith believes are reliable and accurate, and such data agree with the sources from which they are derived.

 

(z) No forward-looking statement (within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Exchange Act) contained in the Registration Statement, Pricing Disclosure Package or the Prospectus has been made or reaffirmed without a reasonable basis or has been disclosed other than in good faith.

 

(aa) The Common Stock is listed on The NASDAQ Stock Market (“NASDAQ”) under NASDAQ’s Global Market tier, and the Company has taken no action designed to, or likely to have the effect of, terminating the registration of the Common Stock under the Exchange Act or delisting the Common Stock from NASDAQ, nor has the Company received any notification that the Commission or NASDAQ is contemplating terminating such registration or listing. To the Company’s knowledge, it is in compliance with all applicable listing requirements of NASDAQ.

 

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(bb) There are no contracts or documents which are required to be described in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package or the Prospectus or to be filed as exhibits to the Registration Statement which have not been so described and filed as required.

 

(cc) The Company and its Subsidiaries maintain a system of internal accounting and other controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurances 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 GAAP and to maintain accountability for assets, (iii) access to assets is permitted only in accordance with management’s general or specific authorization, (iv) the recorded accounting for assets is compared with existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences and (v) the interactive data in eXtensible Business Reporting Language included or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus fairly presents the information called for in all material respects and has been prepared in accordance with the Commission's rules and guidelines applicable thereto.

 

(dd) The Company maintains a system of internal control over financial reporting (as such term is defined in Rule 13a-15(f) under the Exchange Act) that complies with the requirements of the Exchange Act and has been designed by the Company’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer, or under their supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with GAAP. The Company’s internal control over financial reporting is effective in all material respects to perform the functions for which they were established and the Company is not aware of any material weaknesses in its internal control over financial reporting. Since the date of the latest audited financial statements included or incorporated by reference in the Pricing Disclosure Package, there has been no change in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

(ee) The Company maintains disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Exchange Act) that comply with the requirements of the Exchange Act; such disclosure controls and procedures have been designed to reasonably ensure that material information relating to the Company and its subsidiaries is made known to the Company’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer by others within those entities; and such disclosure controls and procedures are effective in all material respects to perform the functions for which they were established.

 

(ff) There is and has been no failure on the part of the Company or any of the Company’s directors or officers, in their capacities as such, to comply in all material respects with any applicable provision of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and the rules and regulations promulgated in connection therewith (the “Sarbanes-Oxley Act”), including Section 402 related to loans and Sections 302 and 906 related to certifications.

 

(gg) Neither the Company nor any of its affiliates (within the meaning of Rule 144 under the Securities Act) has taken, directly or indirectly, any action which constitutes or is designed to cause or result in, or which would reasonably be expected to constitute, cause or result in, the stabilization or manipulation of the price of any security to facilitate the sale or resale of the Securities or to result in a violation of Regulation M under the Exchange Act .

 

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(hh) Neither the Company nor any of its affiliates (within the meaning of Rule 144 under the Securities Act) has, prior to the date hereof, made any offer or sale of any securities which would reasonably be expected to be “integrated” (within the meaning of the Securities Act and the Rules and Regulations) with the offer and sale of the Securities pursuant to the Registration Statement.

 

(ii) Each Transaction Document conforms in all material respects to the description thereof contained in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus.

 

(jj) The Company is not and, at all times up to and including consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and after giving effect to the transactions contemplated by the Call Spread Confirmations and the application of the net proceeds of the Offering as described in the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, will not be, required to register as an “investment company” under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and is not and will not be an entity “controlled” by an “investment company” within the meaning of such act.

 

(kk) Except as disclosed in the Registration Statement, Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, there are no contracts, agreements or understandings between the Company and any person that would give rise to a valid claim against the Company or any Underwriter for a brokerage commission, finder’s fee or other like payment in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or, to the Company's knowledge, any arrangements, agreements, understandings, payments or issuance with respect to the Company or any of its officers, directors, shareholders, partners, employees, Subsidiaries or affiliates that would affect the Underwriters’ compensation as determined by FINRA.

 

(ll) The Company and each Subsidiary owns or leases all such properties as are necessary to the conduct of its business as presently operated and as proposed to be operated in all material respects as described in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus. The Company and the Subsidiaries have good and marketable title in fee simple to all real property and good and marketable title to all personal property owned by them, in each case free and clear of any and all Liens except such as are described in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus or such as do not (individually or in the aggregate) materially affect the value of such property or materially interfere with the use made or proposed to be made of such property by the Company and the Subsidiaries; and any real property and buildings held under lease or sublease by the Company and the Subsidiaries are held by them under valid, subsisting and enforceable leases with such exceptions as are not material to, and do not materially interfere with, the use made and proposed to be made of such property and buildings by the Company and the Subsidiaries. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has received any written notice of any claim adverse to its ownership of any real or personal property or of any claim against the continued possession of any real property, whether owned or held under lease or sublease by the Company or any Subsidiary.

 

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(mm) The Company and each Subsidiary owns or possesses adequate rights to use all inventions, patents, trademarks, service marks, domain names, trade names, trade dress, copyrights, licenses, formulae, technology, know-how, trade secrets and other intellectual property (including all registrations and applications for registration of the foregoing, as applicable) (collectively, “Intellectual Property”) necessary for the conduct of their respective businesses as presently conducted and as proposed to be conducted as described in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus except to the extent that any failure to own or possess such rights would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. To the knowledge of the Company, t he conduct of the respective businesses of the Company and each Subsidiary has not infringed, misappropriated or otherwise violated any Intellectual Property of others in any material respect, and to the Company’s knowledge, the conduct of their respective businesses will not infringe, misappropriate or otherwise violate the Intellectual Property of others in any material respect. The Company and each Subsidiary have at all times taken commercially reasonable steps in accordance with normal industry practice to maintain the confidentiality of all Intellectual Property material to its business, the value of which to the Company or any Subsidiary is contingent upon maintaining the confidentiality thereof. Except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (a) there are no rights of third parties to any of the Intellectual Property owned or purported to be owned by the Company or any Subsidiary and (b) to the knowledge of the Company, there is no infringement, misappropriation, breach, default or other violation, or the occurrence of any event that with notice or the passage of time would constitute any of the foregoing, by any third party of any of the Intellectual Property of the Company or any Subsidiary. There is no pending or, to the Company’s knowledge, threatened action, suit, proceeding or claim (i) challenging the Company’s or any Subsidiary’s rights in or to, or alleging the violation of any of the terms of, any Intellectual Property owned by or licensed to the Company or any Subsidiary; (ii) challenging the validity, enforceability or scope of any Intellectual Property of the Company or any Subsidiary; or (iii) alleging that the Company or any Subsidiary has infringed, misappropriated or otherwise violated or conflicted with any Intellectual Property of others, and in the case of each of (i), (ii) and (iii), the Company has no actual knowledge of any facts which would form a reasonable basis for any such action, suit, proceeding or claim, except in the case of each of (i), (ii) and (iii) to the extent that any such action, suit, proceeding or claim would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(nn) The Company and the Subsidiaries maintain insurance in such amounts and covering such risks as the Company reasonably considers adequate for the conduct of its business and the value of its properties and as is customary for companies engaged in similar businesses in similar industries , all of which insurance is in full force and effect, except where the failure to maintain such insurance would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. There are no material claims by the Company or any Subsidiary under any such policy or instrument as to which any insurance company is denying liability or defending under a reservation of rights clause. The Company reasonably believes that it will be able to renew its existing insurance as and when such coverage expires or will be able to obtain replacement insurance adequate for the conduct of the business and the value of its properties at a cost that would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect .

 

(oo) Each of the Company and each Subsidiary has accurately prepared and timely filed all federal, state, foreign and other tax returns that are required to be filed by it and has paid or made provision for the payment of all material taxes, assessments, governmental or other similar charges, including without limitation, all material sales and use taxes and all material taxes which the Company or any Subsidiary is obligated to withhold from amounts owing to employees, creditors and third parties, with respect to the periods covered by such tax returns (whether or not such amounts are shown as due on any tax return). No deficiency assessment with respect to a proposed material adjustment of the Company’s or any Subsidiary’s federal, state, local or foreign taxes is pending or, to the best of the Company’s knowledge, threatened. The accruals and reserves on the books and records of the Company and the Subsidiaries in respect of tax liabilities for any taxable period not finally determined are adequate to meet any material known assessments and related liabilities for any such period and, since December 31, 2013, the Company and the Subsidiaries have not incurred any material liability for taxes other than in the ordinary course of its business. There is no tax lien, whether imposed by any federal, state, foreign or other taxing authority, outstanding against the assets, properties or business of the Company or any Subsidiary.

 

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(pp) No labor disturbance by the employees of the Company or any Subsidiary exists or, to the best of the Company’s knowledge, is imminent and the Company is not aware of any existing or imminent labor disturbances by the employees of any of its or any Subsidiary’s principal suppliers, manufacturers’, customers or contractors, which, in either case (individually or in the aggregate), would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(qq) Except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect, (i) each “employee benefit plan” (within the meaning of Section 3(3) of the Employee Retirement Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”)) for which the Company or any member of its “Controlled Group” (defined as any organization which is a member of a controlled group of corporations within the meaning of Section 414 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”)) would have any liability (each a “Plan”) has been maintained in compliance with its terms and with the requirements of all applicable statutes, rules and regulations including ERISA and the Code; (ii) no prohibited transaction, within the meaning of Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code, has occurred with respect to any Plan excluding transactions effected pursuant to a statutory or administrative exemption; (iii) with respect to each Plan subject to Title IV of ERISA (A) no “reportable event” (within the meaning of Section 4043(c) of ERISA) has occurred or is reasonably expected to occur for which the Company would have liability, (B) no “accumulated funding deficiency” (within the meaning of Section 302 of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code), whether or not waived, has occurred or is reasonably expected to occur, (C) the fair market value of the assets under each Plan exceeds the present value of all benefits accrued under such Plan (determined based on those assumptions used to fund such Plan), and (D) neither the Company or any member of its Controlled Group has incurred, or reasonably expects to incur, any liability under Title IV of ERISA (other than contributions to the Plan or premiums to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation in the ordinary course and without default) in respect of a Plan (including a “multiemployer plan”, within the meaning of Section 4001(c)(3) of ERISA); and (iv) each Plan that is intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code is so qualified and nothing has occurred, whether by action or by failure to act, which would cause the loss of such qualification .

 

(rr) There has been no storage, generation, transportation, handling, use, treatment, disposal, discharge, emission, contamination, release or other activity involving any kind of hazardous, toxic or other wastes, pollutants, contaminants, petroleum products or other hazardous or toxic substances, chemicals or materials (“Hazardous Substances”) by, due to, on behalf of, or caused by the Company or any Subsidiary (or, to the Company’s knowledge, any other entity for whose acts or omissions the Company is or may be liable) upon any property now or previously owned, used or leased by the Company or any Subsidiary, which would be a violation of or give rise to any liability under any applicable law, rule, regulation, order, judgment, decree or permit, common law provision or other legally binding standard relating to pollution or protection of human health and the environment (“Environmental Law”), except for violations and liabilities which, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. There has been no disposal, discharge, emission contamination or other release of any kind at, onto or from any such property or into the environment surrounding any such property of any Hazardous Substances with respect to which the Company or any Subsidiary has knowledge, except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has agreed to assume, undertake or provide indemnification for any liability of any other person under any Environmental Law, including any obligation for cleanup or remedial action, except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. There is no pending or, to the best of the Company’s knowledge, threatened administrative, regulatory or judicial action, claim or notice of noncompliance or violation, investigation or proceedings relating to any Environmental Law against the Company or any Subsidiary an adverse determination in which would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. No property of the Company or any Subsidiary is subject to any Lien under any Environmental Law. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is subject to any order, decree, agreement or other individualized legal requirement related to any Environmental Law.

 

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(ss) Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary nor, to the knowledge of the Company, any director, officer, agent, employee, affiliate or other person acting on behalf of the Company or any Subsidiary, has (i) made any unlawful contribution, gift, entertainment or other unlawful expense relating to political activity; (ii) made any direct or indirect unlawful payment to any domestic governmental official, “foreign official” (as defined in the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder (collectively, the “FCPA”) or employee; (iii) violated or is in violation of any provision of the FCPA or any applicable non-U.S. anti-bribery statute or regulation; (iv) made any bribe, rebate, payoff, influence payment, kickback or other unlawful payment; and (v) received notice of any investigation, proceeding or inquiry by any governmental agency, authority or body regarding any of the matters in clauses (i)-(iv) above; and the Company and its Subsidiaries and, to the knowledge of the Company, the Company’s affiliates have conducted their respective businesses in compliance with the FCPA and have instituted and maintain policies and procedures designed to ensure, and which are reasonably expected to continue to ensure, continued compliance therewith.

 

(tt) The operations of the Company and each Subsidiary are and have been conducted at all times in compliance with applicable financial record-keeping and reporting requirements of the Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act of 1970, as amended, the money laundering statutes of all applicable jurisdictions, the rules and regulations thereunder and any related or similar rules, regulations or guidelines issued, administered or enforced by any governmental agency (collectively, the “Money Laundering Laws”) and no action, suit or proceeding by or before any court or governmental agency, authority or body or any arbitrator involving the Company or any Subsidiary with respect to the Money Laundering Laws is pending or, to the best knowledge of the Company, threatened.

 

(uu) Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary nor, to the knowledge of the Company, any director, officer, agent, employee, affiliate or other person acting on behalf of the Company or any Subsidiary is currently the subject or target of any sanctions administered or enforced by the United States Government, including, without limitation, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”), the U.S. Department of State, the United Nations Security Council, the European Union, Her Majesty’s Treasury, or other relevant sanctions authority (collectively, “Sanctions”), nor is the Company located, organized or resident in a country or territory that is the subject of Sanctions; and the Company will not directly or indirectly use the proceeds of the offering, or lend, contribute or otherwise make available such proceeds to any subsidiary, joint venture partner or other person or entity, for the purpose of financing the activities of or business with any person, or in any country or territory, that currently is the subject or target of any U.S. sanctions administered by OFAC or in any other manner that will result in a violation by any person (including any person participating in the transaction whether as underwriter, advisor, investor or otherwise) of Sanctions .

 

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(vv) Except as disclosed in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, the Company (i) does not have any material lending or other relationship with any bank or lending affiliate of any Underwriter and (ii) does not intend to use any of the proceeds from the sale of the Securities to repay any outstanding debt owed to any affiliate of any Underwriter.

 

(ww) Except as described in the Registration, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, the Company and its subsidiaries: (A) are and at all times have been in material compliance with all statutes, rules or regulations applicable to the ownership, testing, development, manufacture, packaging, processing, use, distribution, marketing, labelling, promotion, sale, offer for sale, storage, import, export or disposal of any product under development, manufactured or distributed by the Company or its subsidiaries (“Applicable Laws”); (B) have not received any Form 483 from the United States Food and Drug Administration (the “FDA”), notice of adverse finding, warning letter, or other correspondence or written notice from the FDA, the DEA or any other federal, state, local or foreign governmental or regulatory authority alleging or asserting material noncompliance with any Applicable Laws or any licenses, certificates, approvals, clearances, authorizations, permits and supplements or amendments thereto required by any such Applicable Laws (“Authorizations”), which would, individually or in the aggregate, result in a Material Adverse Change; (C) possess all material Authorizations necessary for its business as conducted on the date of the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, and such Authorizations are valid and in full force and effect and neither the Company nor any subsidiary is in material violation of any term of any such Authorizations; (D) have not received notice of any claim, action, suit, proceeding, hearing, enforcement, investigation, arbitration or other action from the FDA or any other federal, state, local or foreign governmental or regulatory authority or third party alleging that any product, operation or activity is in material violation of any Applicable Laws or Authorizations and has no knowledge that the FDA or any other federal, state, local or foreign governmental or regulatory authority or third party is considering any such claim, litigation, arbitration, action, suit, investigation or proceeding; (E) have not received notice that the FDA or any other federal, state, local or foreign governmental or regulatory authority has taken, is taking or intends to take action to limit, suspend, modify or revoke any material Authorizations and has no knowledge that the FDA or any other federal, state, local or foreign governmental or regulatory authority is considering such action; and (F) have filed, obtained, maintained or submitted all reports, documents, forms, notices, applications, records, claims, submissions and supplements or amendments as required by any Applicable Laws or Authorizations, except where exempt from such requirements under Applicable Law or Authorizations or where the failure to file such reports, documents, forms, notices, applications, records, claims, submissions and supplements or amendments would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change, and that all such reports, documents, forms, notices, applications, records, claims, submissions and supplements or amendments were materially complete and correct on the date filed (or were corrected or supplemented by a subsequent submission).

 

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(xx) The animal and other preclinical studies and clinical trials conducted by the Company or on behalf of the Company that the Company intends to rely on in support of its regulatory submissions to the FDA or foreign regulatory agencies were, and, if still pending are, to the Company’s knowledge, being conducted, to the extent applicable, in material compliance with the requirements of “Good Laboratory Practices” and “Good Clinical Practices;” the descriptions of the results of such preclinical studies and clinical trials contained in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus are accurate and complete in all material respects, and the Company has no knowledge of any other clinical trials or preclinical studies, the results of which the Company believes reasonably call into question the clinical trial or preclinical study results described or referred to in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus when viewed in the context in which such results are described; and the Company has not received any written notices or correspondence from the FDA or any other domestic or foreign governmental agency requiring the termination, suspension or modification of any preclinical studies or clinical trials conducted by or on behalf of the Company that are described in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus or the results of which are referred to in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus.

 

Any certificate signed by or on behalf of the Company and delivered to the Representative or to counsel for the Underwriters’ shall be deemed to be a representation and warranty by the Company to each Underwriter as to the matters covered thereby.

 

2. Purchase, Sale and Delivery of the Securities .

 

(a) On the basis of the representations, warranties, covenants and agreements herein contained, and subject to the terms and conditions herein set forth, the Company agrees to sell to each Underwriter and each Underwriter, severally and not jointly, agrees to purchase from the Company the respective principal amount of Firm Securities set forth opposite each Underwriter’s name in Schedule I hereto at a price equal to 96.50% of the principal amount thereof (the “Purchase Price”) plus accrued interest, if any from December 10, 2014 to the Closing Date (as defined below).

 

(b) Payment of the purchase price for, and delivery of one or more global securities (the “Global Securities”) representing, the Firm Securities shall be made at the office of Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, 450 Lexington Avenue, New York, New York 10017 (“Underwriters’ Counsel”), or at such other place as shall be agreed upon by the Representative and the Company, at 10:00 A.M., New York City time, on December 10, 2014, or such other time and date as the Representative and the Company may agree upon in writing (such time and date of payment and delivery being herein called the “Closing Date”). Payment of the purchase price for the Firm Securities shall be made by wire transfer in same day funds to the Company upon delivery of the Global Securities representing the Firm Securities to the nominee of The Depository Trust Company (“DTC”) for the respective accounts of the several Underwriters. The Company will permit the Representative to examine the Global Securities representing the Firm Securities at least one full business day prior to the Closing Date.

 

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(c) In addition, the Company hereby grants to the Underwriters, acting severally and not jointly, the option to purchase the Additional Securities at the Purchase Price plus accrued interest, if any, from the Closing Date to the date of payment and delivery. This option may be exercised at any time and from time to time, in whole or in part on one or more occasions, on or before the thirtieth day following the date of the Prospectus, by written notice from the Representative to the Company. Such notice shall set forth the aggregate amount of Additional Securities as to which the option is being exercised and the date and time, as reasonably determined by the Representative, when the Additional Securities are to be delivered (any such date and time being herein sometimes referred to as the “Additional Closing Date”); provided , however , that no Additional Closing Date shall occur earlier than the Closing Date or earlier than the second full business day after the date on which the option shall have been exercised nor later than the eighth full business day after the date on which the option shall have been exercised. On the basis of the representations, warranties, covenants and agreements herein contained, but subject to the terms and conditions herein set forth, upon any exercise of the option as to all or any portion of the Additional Securities, each Underwriter, acting severally and not jointly, agrees to purchase from the Company the amount of Additional Securities that bears the same proportion of the total amount of Additional Securities then being purchased as the number of Firm Securities set forth opposite the name of such Underwriter in Schedule I hereto (or such amount increased as set forth in Section 10 hereof) bears to the total amount of Firm Securities that the Underwriters have agreed to purchase hereunder, subject, however, to such adjustments to eliminate Securities in denominations other than $1,000 as the Representative in its sole discretion shall make.

 

(d) Payment of the purchase price for, and delivery of the Global Securities representing, the Additional Securities shall be made at the office of Underwriters’ Counsel, or at such other place as shall be agreed upon by the Representative and the Company, at 10:00 A.M., New York City time, on the Additional Closing Date, or such other time as shall be agreed upon by the Representative and the Company. Payment of the purchase price for the Additional Securities shall be made by wire transfer in same day funds to the Company upon delivery of the Global Securities representing the Additional Securities to the Representatives through the facilities of DTC for the respective accounts of the several Underwriters. Certificates for the Additional Securities shall be registered in such name or names and shall be in such denominations as the Representative may request. The Company will permit the Representative to examine the Global Securities representing the Additional Securities at least one full business day prior to the Additional Closing Date.

 

3. Offering . Upon authorization of the release of the Firm Securities by the Representative, the Underwriters propose to offer the Securities for sale to the public upon the terms and conditions set forth in the Prospectus.

 

4. Covenants of the Company . In addition to the other covenants and agreements of the Company contained herein, the Company further covenants and agrees with each of the Underwriters that:

 

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(a) The Company shall prepare the Prospectus in a form approved by you and file such Prospectus pursuant to, and within the time period specified in, Rule 424(b) and Rule 430A, 430B or 430C under the Securities Act; prior to the last date on which an Additional Closing Date, if any, may occur, the Company shall file no further amendment to the Registration Statement or amendment or supplement to the Prospectus to which you shall reasonably object in writing after being furnished in advance a copy thereof and given a reasonable opportunity to review and comment thereon ; the Company shall notify you promptly (and, if requested by the Representative, confirm such notice in writing) (i) when the Registration Statement and any amendments thereto become effective, (ii) of any request by the Commission for any amendment of or supplement to the Registration Statement or the Prospectus, including any document incorporated by reference therein or for any additional information, (iii) of the Company’s intention to file, or prepare any supplement or amendment to, the Registration Statement, any Preliminary Prospectus, the Prospectus or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, (iv) of the mailing or the delivery to the Commission for filing of any amendment of or supplement to the Registration Statement or the Prospectus, including but not limited to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, (v) of the issuance by the Commission of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment thereto, or suspending the use of any Preliminary Prospectus, the Prospectus or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or, in each case, of the initiation or threatening of any proceedings therefore, (vi) of the receipt of any comments from the Commission, and (vii) of the receipt by the Company of any notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification of the Securities for sale in any jurisdiction or the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for that purpose. If the Commission shall propose or enter a stop order at any time, the Company will use its commercially reasonable efforts to prevent the issuance of any such stop order and, if issued, to obtain the lifting of such order as soon as possible.

 

(b) If at any time when a prospectus relating to the Securities (or, in lieu thereof, the notice referred to in Rule 173(a) under the Securities Act) is required to be delivered under the Securities Act, any event shall have occurred as a result of which the Pricing Disclosure Package (prior to the availability of the Prospectus) or the Prospectus as then amended or supplemented would, in the reasonable judgment of the Underwriters or the Company, include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances existing at the time of delivery of such Pricing Disclosure Package or Prospectus (or, in lieu thereof, the notice referred to in Rule 173(a) under the Securities Act) to the purchaser, not misleading, or if to comply with the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or the Rules and Regulations it shall be necessary at any time to amend or supplement the Pricing Disclosure Package, the Prospectus or the Registration Statement, or to file any document incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus or in any amendment thereof or supplement thereto, the Company will notify you promptly and prepare and file with the Commission an appropriate amendment, supplement or document (in form and substance satisfactory to the Representative) that will correct such statement or omission or effect such compliance, and will use its commercially reasonable efforts to have any amendment to the Registration Statement declared effective as soon as possible.

 

(c) The Company will not, without the prior consent of the Representative, (i) make any offer relating to the Securities that would constitute a “free writing prospectus” as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act, except for any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus set forth in Schedule II hereto and any electronic road show previously approved by the Representative, or (ii) file, refer to, approve, use or authorize the use of any “free writing prospectus” as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act with respect to the Offering or the Securities. If at any time any event shall have occurred as a result of which any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus as then amended or supplemented would, in the judgment of the Underwriters or the Company, conflict with the information in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package or the Prospectus as then amended or supplemented or would, in the judgment of the Underwriters or the Company, include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances existing at the time of delivery to the purchaser, not misleading, or if to comply with the Securities Act or the Rules and Regulations it shall be necessary at any time to amend or supplement any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, the Company will notify the Representative promptly and, if requested by the Representative, prepare and furnish without charge to each Underwriter an appropriate amendment or supplement (in form and substance satisfactory to the Representative) that will correct such statement, omission or conflict or effect such compliance.

 

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(d) The Company has complied and will comply with the requirements of Rule 433 with respect to each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus including, without limitation, all prospectus delivery, filing, record retention and legending requirements applicable to each such Issuer Free Writing Prospectus.

 

(e) The Company will promptly deliver to each of you and the Underwriters’ Counsel such number of copies of any Preliminary Prospectus, the Pricing Disclosure Package, the Prospectus, the Registration Statement, and all amendments of and supplements to such documents, if any, and all documents incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement and Prospectus or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto, as the Underwriters may reasonably request. Prior to 10:00 A.M., New York City time, on the business day next succeeding the date of this Agreement and during the Prospectus Delivery Period (as defined below), the Company will furnish the Underwriters with as many copies of any Preliminary Prospectus, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus as you may reasonably request. The “Prospectus Delivery Period” means such period of time after the first date of the public offering of the Securities as in the opinion of Underwriters’ Counsel a prospectus relating to the Securities is required by law to be delivered (or required to be delivered but for Rule 172 under the Securities Act) in connection with sales of the Securities by any Underwriter or dealer.

 

(f) Promptly from time to time, the Company will use its best efforts, in cooperation with the Representative, to qualify the Securities for offering and sale under the securities laws relating to the offering or sale of the Securities of such jurisdictions, domestic or foreign, as the Representative may designate and to maintain such qualification in effect for so long as required for the distribution thereof; except that in no event shall the Company be obligated in connection therewith to qualify as a foreign corporation or to execute a general consent to service of process.

 

(g) The Company will timely file such reports pursuant to the Exchange Act as are necessary in order to make generally available to its security holders and to the Representative as soon as practicable an earnings statement of the Company and the Subsidiaries (which need not be audited) covering a period of at least twelve months beginning with the first fiscal quarter of the Company commencing after the date of this Agreement that will satisfy the provisions of Section 11(a) of the Securities Act and the Rules and Regulations (including, at the option of the Company, Rule 158).

 

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(h) During the period of 90 days from the date hereof (the “Lock-Up Period”), without the prior written consent of Guggenheim, the Company (i) will not, directly or indirectly, issue, offer, sell, agree to issue, offer or sell, solicit offers to purchase, grant any call option, warrant or other right to purchase, purchase any put option or other right to sell, pledge, borrow or otherwise dispose of any Relevant Security, or make any public announcement of any of the foregoing, (ii) will not establish or increase any “put equivalent position” or liquidate or decrease any “call equivalent position” (in each case within the meaning of Section 16 of the Exchange Act and the Rules and Regulations) with respect to any Relevant Security, and (iii) will not otherwise enter into any swap, derivative or other transaction or arrangement that transfers to another, in whole or in part, any economic consequence of ownership of a Relevant Security, whether or not such transaction is to be settled by delivery of Relevant Securities, other securities, cash or other consideration ; and the Company will obtain an undertaking in substantially the form of Exhibit C hereto of each of its officers and directors, and its stockholders and other persons or entities listed on Schedule III attached hereto, not to engage in any of the aforemen tioned transactions on their own behalf, other than the sale of Securities as contemplated by this Agreement and the Company’s issuance of Common Stock upon (i) the conversion or exchange of the Securities or of convertible or exchangeable securities outstanding on the date hereof; (ii) the exercise of currently outstanding options; (iii) the exercise of currently outstanding warrants; (iv) the grant of restricted stock awards, the grant and/or exercise of securities under, or the issuance and sale of shares pursuant to, employee stock option plans in effect on the date hereof or as amended by the Board of Directors hereafter; and (v) exercise and settlement or termination of the warrant transactions evidenced by the Base Warrant Confirmations and any Additional Warrant Confirmations, each as described in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus. During the Lock-Up Period, the Company may also issue Common Stock in connection with (x) an acquisition, merger or other business combination or (y) a licensing agreement, partnering agreement or other strategic transaction, not to exceed in the aggregate the amount of Common Stock equal to 10% of the market capitalization of the Company. The Company will not file a registration statement under the Securities Act in connection with any transaction by the Company or any person that is prohibited pursuant to the foregoing, except for registration statements on Form S-8 relating to employee benefit plans.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, if (1) during the last 17 days of the Lock-Up Period the Company issues an earnings release or material news or a material event relating to the Company occurs; or (2) prior to the expiration of the Lock-Up Period the Company announces that it will release earnings results during the 16-day period beginning on the last day of the Lock-Up Period, the restrictions imposed by the immediately preceding paragraph shall continue to apply until the expiration of the 18-day period beginning on the issuance of the earnings release or the occurrence of the material news or material event, as applicable, unless Guggenheim waives, in writing, such extension provided , however , that such extension shall not apply if the earnings release, material news published or distributed is compliant under Rule 139 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder (the “Securities Act”) and the Company’s securities are actively traded as defined in Rule 101(c)(1) of Regulation M of the Exchange Act. The Company will provide the Representatives and any co-managers, each officer and director of the Company and each stockholder and other person or entity listed on Schedule III attached hereto with prior notice of any such announcement that gives rise to an extension of the Lock-Up Period.

 

(i) If Guggenheim in its sole discretion, agrees to release or waive the restrictions set forth in a Lock-Up Agreement for an officer or director of the Company and provides the Company with notice of the impending release or waiver at least three business days before the effective date of the release or waiver, the Company agrees to announce the impending release or waiver by issuing a press release in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Guggenheim, and containing such other information as Guggenheim may require with respect to the circumstances of the release or waiver and/or the identity of the officer(s) and/or director(s) with respect to which the release or waiver applies, through a major news service at least two business days before the effective date of the release or waiver.

 

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(j) During the period of one year from the effective date of the Registration Statement, the Company will furnish to you copies of all reports or other communications (financial or other) furnished to security holders or from time to time published or publicly disseminated by the Company, and will deliver to you (i) as soon as they are available, copies of any reports, financial statements and proxy or information statements furnished to or filed with the Commission or any national securities exchange on which any class of securities of the Company is listed; provided , however , that for purposes of this Section 4(j), any requirement to furnish or deliver any material to you shall be deemed satisfied if such materials are publicly filed on EDGAR and (ii) such additional information concerning the business and financial condition of the Company as you may from time to time reasonably request (such financial information to be on a consolidated basis to the extent the accounts of the Company and the Subsidiaries are consolidated in reports furnished to its security holders generally or to the Commission).

 

(k) The Company will reserve and keep available at all times, free of pre-emptive rights, the Maximum Number of Underlying Shares and the maximum number of Warrant Securities issuable upon exercise and settlement or termination of the warrants issued pursuant to the Base Call Spread Confirmations and any Additional Call Spread Confirmations.

 

(l) The Company will use its best efforts to effect and maintain the listing of the Maximum Number of Underlying Shares and the maximum number of Warrant Securities issuable upon exercise and settlement or termination of the warrants issued pursuant to the Base Call Spread Confirmations and any Additional Call Spread Confirmations on NASDAQ on or prior to the Closing Date.

 

(m) The Company will apply the net proceeds from the sale of the Securities as set forth under the caption “Use of Proceeds” in the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus.

 

(n) The Company, during the period when a prospectus (or, in lieu thereof, the notice referred to in Rule 173(a) under the Securities Act) is required to be delivered under the Securities Act in connection with the offer or sale of the Securities, will file all reports and other documents required to be filed by the Company with the Commission pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act and the Rules and Regulations within the time periods required thereby.

 

(o) If the Company elects to rely upon Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, the Company shall file a Rule 462(b) Registration Statement with the Commission in compliance with Rule 462 by 10:00 p.m. (New York City time), on the date of this Agreement, and the Company shall at the time of filing either pay to the Commission the filing fee for the Rule 462 Registration Statement or give irrevocable instructions for the payment of such fee pursuant to Rule 111(b) under the Securities Act.

 

(p) The Company will not take, and will cause its affiliates (within the meaning of Rule 144 under the Securities Act) not to take, directly or indirectly, any action which constitutes or is designed to cause or result in, or which would reasonably be expected to constitute, cause or result in, the stabilization or manipulation of the price of any security to facilitate the sale or resale of the Securities or to result in a violation of Regulation M under the Exchange Act.

 

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5. Covenant of the Underwriters . Each Underwriter, severally and not jointly, covenants and agrees with the Company that such Underwriter will not use or refer to any “free writing prospectus” (as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act) without the prior written consent of the Company if such Underwriter’s use of or reference to such “free writing prospectus” would require the Company to file with the Commission any “issuer information” (as defined in Rule 433 under the Securities Act).

 

6. Payment of Expenses . Whether or not the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, the Registration Statement and the Prospectus are consummated or this Agreement is terminated, the Company hereby agrees to pay all reasonable costs and expenses incident to the performance of its obligations hereunder, including the following: (i) all expenses in connection with the preparation, printing and filing of the Registration Statement, any Preliminary Prospectus, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, the Prospectus and any and all amendments and supplements thereto and the mailing and delivering of copies thereof to the Underwriters and dealers; (ii) the fees, disbursements and expenses of the Company’s counsel and accountants in connection with the registration of the Securities under the Securities Act and the Offering; (iii) the cost of producing this Agreement and any agreement among Underwriters, blue sky survey, closing documents and other instruments, agreements or documents (including any compilations thereof) in connection with the Offering; (iv) all expenses in connection with the qualification of the Securities for offering and sale under state or foreign securities or blue sky laws as provided in Section 4(f) hereof, including the fees and disbursements of one counsel for the Underwriters in connection with such qualification and in connection with any blue sky survey; (v) any fees charged by rating agencies for rating the securities; (vi) fees and expenses of the Trustee and any paying agent (including related fees and expenses of any counsel to such parties); (vii) all fees and expenses in connection with listing the Maximum Number of Underlying Shares and the Warrant Securities on NASDAQ; (viii) all fees and expenses in connection with the approval of the Securities for book-entry transfer by DTC; (ix) all travel expenses of the Company’s officers and employees and any other expense of the Company incurred in connection with attending or hosting meetings with prospective purchasers of the Securities; (x) the preparation, printing and distribution of one or more versions of the Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus for distribution in Canada, including in the form of a Canadian “wrapper” (including related fees and expenses of Canadian counsel to the Underwriters); and (xi) any stock transfer taxes incurred in connection with this Agreement or the Offering. The Company also will pay or cause to be paid all other costs and expenses incident to the performance of its obligations hereunder which are not otherwise specifically provided for in this Section 6. It is understood, however, that except as provided in Sections 6, 8, 9 and 12 hereof, the Underwriters will pay all of their own costs and expenses, including the fees of their counsel and stock transfer taxes on resale of any of the Securities by them.

 

7. Conditions of Underwriters’ Obligations . The several obligations of the Underwriters to purchase and pay for the Firm Securities and the Additional Securities, as provided herein, shall be subject to the accuracy of the representations and warranties of the Company herein contained, as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date (for purposes of this Section 7, “Closing Date” shall refer to the Closing Date for the Firm Securities and any Additional Closing Date, if different, for the Additional Securities), to the performance by the Company of all of its obligations hereunder, and to each of the following additional conditions:

 

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(a) The Prospectus shall have been filed with the Commission in a timely fashion in accordance with Section 4(a) hereof; no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment thereto, and no stop order suspending or preventing the use of any Preliminary Prospectus, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or the Prospectus, shall have been issued by the Commission and no proceedings therefor shall have been initiated or threatened by the Commission; all requests for additional information on the part of the Commission shall have been complied with to your reasonable satisfaction; if the Company has elected to rely on Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, the Rule 462(b) Registration Statement shall have become effective by 10:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the date of this Agreement; and all necessary regulatory or stock exchange approvals shall have been received.

 

(b) At the Closing Date you shall have received (i) the written opinion of Dentons US LLP, counsel for the Company, dated the Closing Date and addressed to the Representative, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Representative, to the effect set forth in Exhibit B-1 hereto and (ii) the negative assurance letter of Dentons US LLP, counsel for the Company, dated the Closing Date and addressed to the Representative, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Representative, to the effect set forth in Exhibit B-2 hereto and (iii) the negative assurance letter of Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC, regulatory counsel for the Company, dated the Closing Date and addressed to the Representative, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Representative, to the effect set forth in Exhibit B-3 hereto.

 

(c) At the Closing Date, you shall have received the written opinion of Underwriters’ Counsel, dated the Closing Date and addressed to the Representative, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Representative, with respect to the issuance and sale of the Securities, the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package, the Prospectus and such other matters as you may require, and the Company shall have furnished to Underwriters’ Counsel such documents as they may reasonably request for the purpose of enabling them to pass upon such matters.

 

(d) At the Closing Date you shall have received a certificate of the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, dated the Closing Date, in form and substance satisfactory to you, as to the accuracy of the representations and warranties of the Company set forth in Section 1 hereof as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date, as to the performance by the Company of all of its obligations hereunder to be performed at or prior to the Closing Date, as to the matters set forth in subsections (a), (f) and (g) of this Section 7, and as to such other matters as you may reasonably request.

 

(e) At the time this Agreement is executed and at the Closing Date, you shall have received a comfort letter, from EisnerAmper LLP, independent public accountants for the Company, dated, respectively, as of the date of this Agreement and as of the Closing Date, addressed to the Underwriters and in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Underwriters and Underwriters’ Counsel, containing statements and information of the type ordinarily included in accountants’ “comfort letters” to underwriters with respect to the financial statements and certain financial information contained in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus.

 

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(f) (i) Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary shall have sustained, since the date of the latest audited financial statements included or incorporated by reference in the Pricing Disclosure Package, any loss or interference with its business or properties from fire, explosion, flood, earthquake, hurricane, accident or other calamity, whether or not covered by insurance, or from any labor dispute or any legal or governmental proceeding, other than as set forth in the Pricing Disclosure Package (exclusive of any supplement thereto), except to the extent that such would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; and (ii) subsequent to the dates as of which information is given in the Registration Statement (exclusive of any amendment thereto subsequent to the date hereof) and the Pricing Disclosure Package (exclusive of any supplement thereto), there shall not have been any change in the capital stock or long-term or short-term debt of the Company or any Subsidiary or any change or any development involving a change, whether or not arising from transactions in the ordinary course of business, in the business, general affairs, management, condition (financial or otherwise), results of operations, stockholders’ equity, properties or prospects of the Company and the Subsidiaries, individually or taken as a whole, the effect of which, in any such case described above, is, in the reasonable judgment of the Representative, so material and adverse as to make it impracticable or inadvisable to proceed with the Offering on the terms and in the manner contemplated in the Pricing Disclosure Package (exclusive of any such supplement).

 

(g) On or after the Applicable Time, if there are any debt securities or preferred stock of, or guaranteed by, the Company or any of its subsidiaries that are rated by a “nationally recognized statistical organization,” as such term is defined in Section 3(a)(62) of the Exchange Act, (i) no downgrading shall have occurred in the rating accorded the Company’s debt securities or preferred stock or the Company’s financial strength or claims paying ability by any such organization, and (ii) no such organization shall have publicly announced that it has under surveillance or review, with possible negative implications, its rating of any of such of the Company’s debt securities or preferred stock or the Company’s financial strength or claims paying ability.

 

(h) No Underwriter shall have discovered and disclosed to the Company on or prior to such Closing Date that the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package or the Prospectus, or any amendment or supplement thereto, contains an untrue statement of a fact which, in the reasonable opinion of Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, counsel for the Underwriters, is material or omits to state a fact which, in the reasonable opinion of such counsel, is material and is required to be stated therein or is necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances in which they were made, not misleading.

 

(i) The Representative shall have received a duly executed lock-up agreement from each person who is a director or officer of the Company and each shareholder and each other person or entity listed on Schedule III hereto, in each case substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit C.

 

(j) The Maximum Number of Underlying Shares and the maximum number of Warrant Securities issuable upon exercise and settlement or termination of the warrants issued pursuant to the Base Call Spread Confirmations and any Additional Call Spread Confirmations shall have been approved for listing on NASDAQ, subject to official notice of issuance.

 

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(k) At the Closing Date, FINRA shall not have raised any objection with respect to the fairness and reasonableness of the underwriting terms and arrangements for the Offering.

 

(l) The Company shall have furnished the Underwriters and Underwriters’ Counsel with such other certificates, opinions or other documents as they may have reasonably requested.

 

If any of the conditions specified in this Section 7 shall not have been fulfilled when and as required by this Agreement, or if any of the certificates, opinions, written statements or letters furnished to you or to Underwriters’ Counsel pursuant to this Section 7 shall not conform to the requirements of this Section 7 in all material respects, all obligations of the Underwriters hereunder may be cancelled by the Representative at, or at any time prior to, the Closing Date and the obligations of the Underwriters to purchase the Additional Securities may be cancelled by the Representative at, or at any time prior to, the Additional Closing Date. Notice of such cancellation shall be given to the Company in writing or by telephone. Any such telephone notice shall be confirmed promptly thereafter in writing.

 

8. Indemnification .

 

(a) The Company shall indemnify and hold harmless each Underwriter, its affiliates, directors, officers, employees and each person, if any, who controls any Underwriter within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act, against any and all losses, liabilities, claims, damages and expenses whatsoever as incurred (including but not limited to reasonable and documented out of pocket attorneys’ fees and any and all expenses whatsoever incurred in investigating, preparing or defending against any litigation, commenced or threatened, or any claim whatsoever, and any and all amounts paid in settlement of any claim or litigation), joint or several, to which they or any of them may become subject under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or otherwise, insofar as such losses, liabilities, claims, damages or expenses (or actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon (i) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement, or any amendment thereto, or the omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading; or (ii) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact included (A) in any Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus, or in any supplement thereto or amendment thereof, or in any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, or in any “issuer information” (as defined in Rule 433(h)(2) under the Securities Act) filed or required to be filed pursuant to Rule 433(d) under the Securities Act, or (B) in any other materials or information provided to investors by, or with the approval of, the Company in connection with the Offering, including in any “road show” (as defined in Rule 433 under the Securities Act) for the Offering (“Marketing Materials”), or the omission or alleged omission to state in any Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus, or in any supplement thereto or amendment thereof, or in any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, or in any “issuer information” (as defined in Rule 433(h)(2) under the Securities Act) filed or required to be filed pursuant to Rule 433(d) under the Securities Act, or in any Marketing Materials, a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided, however, that the Company will not be liable in any such case to the extent but only to the extent that any such loss, liability, claim, damage or expense arises out of or is based upon any such untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission made therein in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by or on behalf of any Underwriter through the Representative expressly for use therein. The parties agree that such information provided by or on behalf of any Underwriter through the Representative consists solely of the material referred to in Section 18 hereof. This indemnity agreement will be in addition to any liability which the Company may otherwise have, including but not limited to other liability under this Agreement.

 

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(b) Each Underwriter, severally and not jointly, shall indemnify and hold harmless the Company, each of the directors of the Company, each of the officers of the Company who shall have signed the Registration Statement, and each other person, if any, who controls the Company within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act, against any losses, liabilities, claims, damages and expenses whatsoever as incurred (including but not limited to attorneys’ fees and any and all expenses whatsoever incurred in investigating, preparing or defending against any litigation, commenced or threatened, or any claim whatsoever, and any and all amounts paid in settlement of any claim or litigation), joint or several, to which they or any of them may become subject under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or otherwise, insofar as such losses, liabilities, claims, damages or expenses (or actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon (i) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement, or any amendment thereto, or the omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading or (ii) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any related Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, any “issuer information” or Marketing Materials, or in any amendment thereof or supplement thereto, or arise out of or are based upon the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, in each case to the extent, but only to the extent, that any such loss, liability, claim, damage or expense arises out of or is based upon any such untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission made therein in reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished in writing to the Company by or on behalf of any Underwriter through the Representative specifically for use therein; provided, however, that in no case shall any Underwriter be liable or responsible for any amount in excess of the underwriting discount applicable to the Securities to be purchased by such Underwriter hereunder. The parties agree that such information provided by or on behalf of any Underwriter through the Representative consists solely of the material referred to in Section 18 hereof.

 

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(c) Promptly after receipt by an indemnified party under subsection (a) or (b) above of notice of any claims or the commencement of any action, such indemnified party shall, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against the indemnifying party under such subsection, notify each party against whom indemnification is to be sought in writing of the claim or the commencement thereof (but the failure so to notify an indemnifying party shall not relieve the indemnifying party from any liability which it may have under this Section 8 to the extent that it is not materially prejudiced as a result thereof or otherwise has notice of any such action, and in any event shall not relieve it from any liability that such indemnifying party may have otherwise than on account of the indemnity agreement hereunder). In case any such claim or action is brought against any indemnified party, and it notifies an indemnifying party of the commencement thereof, the indemnifying party will be entitled to participate, at its own expense in the defense of such action, and to the extent it may elect by written notice delivered to the indemnified party promptly after receiving the aforesaid notice from such indemnified party, to assume the defense thereof with counsel satisfactory to such indemnified party; provided however, that counsel to the indemnifying party shall not (except with the written consent of the indemnified party) also be counsel to the indemnified party. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the indemnified party or parties shall have the right to employ its or their own counsel in any such case, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such indemnified party or parties unless (i) the employment of such counsel shall have been authorized in writing by one of the indemnifying parties in connection with the defense of such action, (ii) the indemnifying parties shall not have employed counsel to have charge of the defense of such action within a reasonable time after notice of commencement of the action, (iii) the indemnifying party does not diligently defend the action after assumption of the defense, or (iv) such indemnified party or parties shall have reasonably concluded that there may be defenses available to it or them which are different from or additional to those available to one or all of the indemnifying parties (in which case the indemnifying parties shall not have the right to direct the defense of such action on behalf of the indemnified party or parties), in any of which events such reasonable and documented out of pocket fees and expenses shall be borne by the indemnifying parties. Any indemnifying party will not, in any event, be liable for any settlement of, any claim or action effected without its written consent, which consent will not be unreasonably withheld. No indemnifying party shall, without the prior written consent of the indemnified parties, effect any settlement or compromise of, or consent to the entry of judgment with respect to, any pending or threatened claim, investigation, action or proceeding in respect of which indemnity or contribution may be or could have been sought by an indemnified party under this Section 8 or Section 9 hereof (whether or not the indemnified party is an actual or potential party thereto), unless such settlement, compromise or judgment (i) includes an unconditional release of the indemnified party from all liability arising out of such claim, investigation, action or proceeding and (ii) does not include a statement as to or an admission of fault, culpability or any failure to act, by or on behalf of the indemnified party.

 

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9. Contribution . In order to provide for contribution in circumstances in which the indemnification provided for in Section 8 hereof is for any reason held to be unavailable from any indemnifying party or is insufficient to hold harmless a party indemnified thereunder, the Company and the Underwriters shall contribute to the aggregate losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses of the nature contemplated by such indemnification provision (including any investigation, legal and other expenses incurred in connection with, and any amount paid in settlement of, any action, suit or proceeding or any claims asserted, but after deducting in the case of losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses suffered by the Company, any contribution received by the Company from persons, other than the Underwriters, who may also be liable for contribution, including persons who control the Company within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act, officers of the Company who signed the Registration Statement and directors of the Company) as incurred to which the Company and one or more of the Underwriters may be subject, in such proportions as is appropriate to reflect the relative benefits received by the Company and the Underwriters from the Offering or, if such allocation is not permitted by applicable law, in such proportions as are appropriate to reflect not only the relative benefits referred to above but also the relative fault of the Company and the Underwriters in connection with the statements or omissions which resulted in such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative benefits received by the Company and the Underwriters shall be deemed to be in the same proportion as the total proceeds from the Offering (net of underwriting discounts and commissions but before deducting expenses) received by the Company, on the one hand, and the underwriting discount or commissions received by the Underwriters, on the other hand, in each case as set forth in the table on the cover page of the Prospectus, bear to the aggregate initial public offering price of the Securities as set in the table on the cover page of the Prospectus. The relative fault of each of the Company and of the Underwriters shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether the 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 the Company or the Underwriters and the parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission. The Company and the Underwriters agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section 9 were determined by pro rata allocation (even if the Underwriters were treated as one entity for such purpose) or by any other method of allocation which does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to above in this Section 9. The aggregate amount of losses, liabilities, claims, damages and expenses incurred by an indemnified party and referred to above in this Section 9 shall be deemed to include any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such indemnified party in investigating, preparing or defending against any litigation, or any investigation or proceeding by any judicial, regulatory or other legal or governmental agency or body, commenced or threatened, or any claim whatsoever based upon any such untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 9, (i) no Underwriter shall be required to contribute any amount in excess of the amount by which the discounts and commissions applicable to the Securities underwritten by it and distributed to the public exceeds the amount of any damages which such Underwriter has otherwise been required to pay by reason of such untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission and (ii) 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. For purposes of this Section 9, each of the Underwriter’s affiliates, directors, officers, employees and each person, if any, who controls any Underwriter within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act shall have the same rights to contribution as such Underwriter, and each person, if any, who controls the Company within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act, each officer of the Company who shall have signed the Registration Statement and each director of the Company shall have the same rights to contribution as the Company, subject in each case to clauses (i) and (ii) of the immediately preceding sentence. Any party entitled to contribution will, promptly after receipt of notice of commencement of any action, suit or proceeding against such party in respect of which a claim for contribution may be made against another party or parties, notify each party or parties from whom contribution may be sought, but the omission to so notify such party or parties shall not relieve the party or parties from whom contribution may be sought from any obligation it or they may have under this Section 9 or otherwise. The obligations of the Underwriters to contribute pursuant to this Section 9 are several in proportion to the respective amount of Securities to be purchased by each of the Underwriters hereunder and not joint.

 

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10. Underwriter Default .

 

(a) If any Underwriter or Underwriters shall default in its or their obligation to purchase Firm Securities or Additional Securities hereunder, and if the Firm Securities or Additional Securities with respect to which such default relates (the “Default Securities”) do not (after giving effect to arrangements, if any, made by the Representative pursuant to subsection (b) below) exceed in the aggregate 10% of the aggregate amount of Firm Securities or Additional Securities, each non-defaulting Underwriter, acting severally and not jointly, agrees to purchase from the Company that amount of Default Securities that bears the same proportion of the total number of Default Securities then being purchased as the number of Firm Securities set forth opposite the name of such Underwriter in Schedule I hereto bears to the aggregate amount of Firm Securities set forth opposite the names of the non-defaulting Underwriters, subject, however, to such adjustments to eliminate Securities in denominations other than $1,000 as the Representative in its sole discretion shall make.

 

(b) In the event that the aggregate amount of Default Securities exceeds 10% of the number of Firm Securities or Additional Securities, as the case may be, the Representative may in its discretion arrange for itself or for another party or parties (including any non-defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters who so agree) to purchase the Default Securities on the terms contained herein. In the event that within five calendar days after such a default the Representative does not arrange for the purchase of the Default Securities as provided in this Section 10, this Agreement or, in the case of a default with respect to the Additional Securities, the obligations of the non-defaulting Underwriters to purchase and of the Company to sell the Additional Securities shall thereupon terminate, without liability on the part of the Company with respect thereto (except in each case as provided in Sections 6, 8, 9 and 11) or the non-defaulting Underwriters, but nothing in this Agreement shall relieve a defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters of its or their liability, if any, to the other Underwriters and the Company for damages occasioned by its or their default hereunder.

 

(c) In the event that any Default Securities are to be purchased by the non-defaulting Underwriters, or are to be purchased by another party or parties as aforesaid, the Representative or the Company shall have the right to postpone the Closing Date or Additional Closing Date, as the case may be for a period, not exceeding five business days, in order to effect whatever changes may thereby be made necessary in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus or in any other documents and arrangements, and the Company agrees to file promptly any amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement or the Prospectus which, in the opinion of Underwriters’ Counsel, may thereby be made necessary or advisable. The term “Underwriter” as used in this Agreement shall include any party substituted under this Section 10 with like effect as if it had originally been a party to this Agreement with respect to such Firm Securities and Additional Securities.

 

11. Survival of Representations and Agreements . All representations and warranties, covenants and agreements of the Underwriters and the Company contained in this Agreement or in certificates of officers of the Company or any Subsidiary submitted pursuant hereto, including the agreements contained in Section 6, the indemnity agreements contained in Section 8 and the contribution agreements contained in Section 9, shall remain operative and in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of any Underwriter or any controlling person thereof or by or on behalf of the Company, any of its officers and directors or any controlling person thereof, and shall survive delivery of and payment for the Securities to and by the Underwriters. The representations contained in Section 1 and the agreements contained in Sections 6, 8, 9, 11, 12 and 17 hereof shall survive any termination of this Agreement, including termination pursuant to Section 10 or 12 hereof.

 

12. Effective Date of Agreement; Termination .

 

(a) This Agreement shall become effective when the parties hereto have executed and delivered this Agreement.

 

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(b) The Representative shall have the right to terminate this Agreement at any time prior to the Closing Date or to terminate the obligations of the Underwriters to purchase the Additional Securities at any time prior to the Additional Closing Date, as the case may be, if, at or after the Applicable Time, (i) any domestic or international event or act or occurrence has materially disrupted, or in the reasonable opinion of the Representative will in the immediate future materially disrupt, the market for the Company’s securities or securities in general; or (ii) trading on the New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”) or NASDAQ shall have been suspended or been made subject to material limitations, or minimum or maximum prices for trading shall have been fixed, or maximum ranges for prices for securities shall have been required, on the NYSE or NASDAQ or by order of the Commission or any other governmental authority having jurisdiction; or (iii) a banking moratorium has been declared by New York State or the United States or any material disruption in commercial banking or securities settlement or clearance services shall have occurred; or (iv) (A) there shall have occurred any outbreak or material escalation of hostilities or acts of terrorism involving the United States or there is a declaration of a national emergency or war by the United States or (B) there shall have been any other calamity or crisis or any change in political, financial or economic conditions if the effect of any such event in (A) or (B), in the judgment of the Representative, makes it impracticable or inadvisable to proceed with the offering, sale and delivery of the Firm Securities or the Additional Securities, as the case may be, on the terms and in the manner contemplated by the Prospectus; or (v) any of the events described in Sections 7(f) or 7(g) shall have occurred.

 

(c) Any notice of termination pursuant to this Section 12 shall be in writing.

 

(d) If this Agreement shall be (i) terminated by the Representative pursuant to Section 12(b) or (ii) the Underwriters decline to purchase the Securities because any of the conditions to the obligations of the Underwriters set forth in Section 7 have not been met or because of any refusal, inability or failure on the part of the Company to perform any agreement herein or comply with any provision hereof, the Company will, subject to demand by the Representative, reimburse the Underwriters for all out-of-pocket expenses (including the reasonable and documented out of pocket fees and expenses of their counsel), incurred by the Underwriters in connection herewith.

 

13. Research Analyst Independence . The Company acknowledges that the Underwriters’ research analysts and research departments are required to be independent from their respective investment banking divisions and are subject to certain regulations and internal policies, and that such Underwriters’ research analysts may hold views and make statements or investment recommendations and/or publish research reports with respect to the Company and/or the Offering that differ from the views of personnel in their respective investment banking divisions. The Company hereby waives and releases, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any claims that the Company may have against the Underwriters with respect to any conflict of interest that may arise from the fact that the views expressed by their independent research analysts and research departments may be different from or inconsistent with the views or advice communicated to the Company by personnel in such Underwriters’ investment banking divisions. The Company acknowledges that each of the Underwriters is a full service securities firm and as such from time to time, subject to applicable securities laws, may effect transactions for its own account or the account of its customers and hold long or short positions in debt or equity securities of the companies that may be the subject of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

 

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14. No Advisory or Fiduciary Relationship . The Company acknowledges and agrees that (a) the purchase and sale of the Securities pursuant to this Agreement, including the determination of the initial public offering terms of the Securities and any related discounts and commissions, is an arm’s-length commercial transaction between the Company, on the one hand, and the several Underwriters, on the other hand, (b) in connection with the Offering and the process leading thereto, each Underwriter is and has been acting solely as a principal and is not the agent or fiduciary of the Company, any of its subsidiaries or their respective stockholders, creditors, employees or any other party, (c) no Underwriter has assumed or will assume an advisory or fiduciary responsibility in favor of the Company with respect to the Offering or the process leading thereto (irrespective of whether such Underwriter has advised or is currently advising the Company or any of its subsidiaries on other matters) and no Underwriter has any obligation to the Company with respect to the Offering except the obligations expressly set forth in this Agreement, (d) the Underwriters and their respective affiliates may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from those of the Company, (e) any duties and obligations that the Underwriters may have to the Company shall be limited to those duties and obligations specifically stated herein and (f) the Underwriters have not provided any legal, accounting, regulatory or tax advice with respect to the Offering and the Company has consulted its own respective legal, accounting, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent it deemed appropriate.

 

15. Notices . All communications hereunder, except as may be otherwise specifically provided herein, shall be in writing, and:

 

(a) if sent to any Underwriter, shall be mailed, delivered, or faxed and confirmed in writing, to such Underwriter c/o Guggenheim Securities, LLC, 330 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10017, Attention: Equity Capital Markets with a copy to the General Counsel and a copy to Underwriters’ Counsel at 450 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY 10017, Attention: John G. Crowley;

 

(b) if sent to the Company, shall be mailed, delivered, or faxed and confirmed in writing to the Company and its counsel at the addresses set forth in the Registration Statement, Attention: Charlotte Arnold, Chief Financial Officer, with a copy to Company's Counsel, Dentons US LLP, at 1221 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10020-1089; Attention: Paul A. Gajer;

 

provided, however , that any notice to an Underwriter pursuant to Section 8 shall be delivered or sent by mail or facsimile transmission to such Underwriter at its address set forth in its acceptance facsimile to Guggenheim, which address will be supplied to any other party hereto by Guggenheim upon request. Any such notices and other communications shall take effect at the time of receipt thereof.

 

16. Parties . This Agreement shall insure solely to the benefit of, and shall be binding upon, the Underwriters and the Company and the controlling persons, affiliates, directors, officers, employees and agents referred to in Sections 8 and 9 hereof, and their respective successors and assigns, and no other person shall have or be construed to have any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or in respect of or by virtue of this Agreement or any provision herein contained. This Agreement and all conditions and provisions hereof are intended to be for the sole and exclusive benefit of the parties hereto and said controlling persons and their respective successors, officers, directors, heirs and legal representatives, and it is not for the benefit of any other person, firm or corporation. The term “successors and assigns” shall not include a purchaser, in its capacity as such, of Securities from any of the Underwriters.

 

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17. Governing Law and Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial . This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York. The Company irrevocably (a) submits to the jurisdiction of any court of the State of New York located in the City and County of New York, Borough of Manhattan or any federal courts of the United States of America located in the City and County of New York, Borough of Manhattan for the purpose of any suit, action, or other proceeding arising out of this Agreement, or any of the agreements or transactions contemplated by this Agreement, the Registration Statement and the Prospectus (each, a “Proceeding”), (b) agrees that all claims in respect of any Proceeding may be heard and determined in any such court, (c) waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any immunity from jurisdiction of any such court or from any legal process therein, (d) agrees not to commence any Proceeding other than in such courts, and (e) waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any claim that such Proceeding is brought in an inconvenient forum. THE COMPANY (ON BEHALF OF ITSELF AND, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, ON BEHALF OF ITS RESPECTIVE EQUITY HOLDERS AND CREDITORS) HEREBY WAIVES ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY CLAIM BASED UPON, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT AND THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS AGREEMENT, THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT AND THE PROSPECTUS .

 

18. The parties acknowledge and agree that, for purposes of Sections 1(e), 1(f), and 8 hereof, the information provided by or on behalf of any Underwriter consists solely of the material included in paragraphs fourteen and fifteen under the caption “Underwriting” in the Prospectus.

 

19. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but all such counterparts shall together constitute one and the same instrument. Delivery of a signed counterpart of this Agreement by facsimile transmission or e-mail of a pdf attachment shall constitute valid and sufficient delivery thereof.

 

20. Headings. The headings herein are inserted for convenience of reference only and are not intended to be part of, or to affect the meaning or interpretation of, this Agreement.

 

21. Time is of the Essence . Time shall be of the essence of this Agreement. As used herein, the term “business day” shall mean any day when the Commission’s office in Washington, D.C. is open for business.

 

[signature page follows]

 

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If the foregoing correctly sets forth your understanding, please so indicate in the space provided below for that purpose, whereupon this letter shall constitute a binding agreement among us.

 

  Very truly yours,
   
  ANI PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
   
   
  By:

/s/ Charlotte C. Arnold

    Name: Charlotte C. Arnold
    Title: VP & CFO

 

 

Accepted as of the date first above written
   
GUGGENHEIM SECURITIES, INC.
   
   
By: /s/ Kenneth L. Springer  
  Name: Kenneth L. Springer  
  Title: Senior Managing Director  

 

On behalf of itself and the other

Underwriters named in Schedule I hereto.

 

 
 

 

SCHEDULE I

 

Underwriter  

Principal Amount of
Firm Securities to be
Purchased

    Principal Amount of
Additional Securities to
be Purchased if Option
is Fully Exercised
 
Guggenheim Securities, LLC   $ 100,000,000     $ 15,000,000  
Nomura Securities International, Inc.     25,000,000       3,750,000  
Total:   $ 125,000,000     $ 18,750,000  

 

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SCHEDULE II

 

1. Term sheet attached as Exhibit D hereto

 

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SCHEDULE III

 

Arthur S. Przybyl

Charlotte C. Arnold

Robert E. Brown, Jr.

Thomas A. Penn

Tracy L. Marshbanks, PhD.

FA Private Equity Fund IV, L.P.

FA Private Equity Fund IV GmbH & Co. Beteiligungs KG (GmbH),

The Productivity Fund IV, L.P.

The Productivity Fund IV Advisors Fund, L.P. Argentum Capital Partners II, L.P.

Daniel Raynor

Robert Schrepfer

Fred Holubow

Ross Mangano

James G. Marken

Robert J. Jamnick

Meridian Venture Partners II, L.P.

 

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EXHIBIT A

 

List of Subsidiaries

 

ANIP Acquisition Company

 

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EXHIBIT B-1

 

Form of Opinion of Company Counsel

 

1. Each of the Company and its Subsidiary is a corporation validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware.

 

2. The Company has an authorized capitalization as set forth in the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, and all of the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company have been duly authorized and validly issued and are fully paid and nonassessable. There are, to our knowledge, no options or warrants to purchase, or preemptive or similar rights with respect to, any of the capital stock of the Company, or any agreements or understandings of any character providing for the purchase, issuance or sale of any shares of the capital stock of the Company, except for the Transaction Documents and as described in the Registration Statement. All of the issued shares of capital stock of the Company's Subsidiary have been duly and validly authorized and issued and are fully paid and non-assessable and (except as set forth in the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus) are owned directly or indirectly by the Company.

 

3. The maximum number of Underlying Securities initially issuable upon conversion of the Securities (assuming the Company elects to fully physically settle the Securities upon conversion thereof, and including the maximum number of shares of Common Stock that may be issued upon conversion of the Securities in connection with a “make-whole fundamental change” under the Securities (the “ Maximum Number of Underlying Shares ”)) have been duly and validly authorized and reserved for issuance upon conversion, and when issued and upon conversion of the Securities in accordance with the terms of the Securities and the Indenture, will be duly and validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable, and the Maximum Number of Underlying Shares will not have been issued in violation of or subject to preemptive or, to our knowledge, similar rights that entitle or will entitle any person to acquire any Underlying Securities from the Company upon issuance or sale thereof.

 

4. The Warrant Securities have been duly authorized and reserved and, when issued upon exercise and settlement or termination of the transactions contemplated by the Base Warrant Confirmation [and the Additional Warrant Confirmation] in accordance with [its][their] terms, will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable, and the issuance of the Warrant Securities will not be subject to any preemptive or similar rights.

 

5. The Common Stock, the Firm Securities, the Additional Securities and the Underlying Securities conform to the descriptions thereof contained in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus.

 

6. The Common Stock currently outstanding is listed on NASDAQ.

 

7. The Company has duly and validly authorized, executed and delivered the Underwriting Agreement.

 

8. The Company has duly and validly authorized, executed and delivered the Call Spread Confirmations, and the Call Spread Confirmations constitute valid and legally binding agreements of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with their terms.

 

9. Each of the Base Indenture and the Supplemental Indenture has been duly and validly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company and qualified under the Trust Indenture Act and constitutes a valid and legally binding agreement of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms.

 

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10. The Securities have been duly and validly authorized and executed and, when issued and delivered as provided in the Indenture and paid for as provided therein, will be duly and validly issued and outstanding and will constitute valid and legally binding obligations of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with their terms.

 

11. To our knowledge and other than as set forth in the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, there are no judicial, regulatory or other legal or governmental proceedings pending to which the Company or its Subsidiary is a party or of which any property of the Company or its Subsidiary is the subject which, if determined adversely to the Company or its Subsidiary, would individually or in the aggregate have a Material Adverse Effect; and, to our knowledge, no such proceedings are threatened or contemplated.

 

12. The execution and delivery of the Transaction Documents by the Company and the performance by the Company of its obligations thereunder did not, and do not (i) violate any provision of the organizational documents of the Company, (ii) violate any law, rule or regulation of any governmental authority applicable to any such party, (iii) require any such party to obtain any approval, consent or waiver of, or make any filing with, any governmental agency or body (other than (a) approvals, consents or waivers already obtained or filings already made and (b) approvals, consents, waivers, authorizations or orders under state securities or blue sky laws as to which we express no opinion), (iv) require the consent or authorization of, or approval by, or notice to, any party to any material contract or agreement of which we have knowledge to which the Company, except for such consents, authorizations, approvals or notices that (assuming the power and authority of the consenting entity and the authority and capacity of the person signing on its behalf) have been obtained or made, (v) conflict with or result in a material breach or violation of any of the terms and provisions of, or constitute a default (or an event which with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default) under any material agreement filed with the Commission, to which the Company or its Subsidiary is a party or by which the Company or its Subsidiary or their respective properties, operations or assets may be bound, except as would not, in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect, (vi) violate any judgment, order or decree of which we have knowledge to which the Company or its Subsidiary is a party or by which any of their respective assets or properties is bound or (vii) create any lien or security interest on or in any of the properties of the Company or its Subsidiary that will have a Material Adverse Effect on the financial condition of the Company and its Subsidiary on a consolidated basis.

 

13. The Registration Statement and the Prospectus and any amendments thereof or supplements thereto (other than the financial statements and schedules and other financial data included or incorporated by reference therein, as to which no opinion need be rendered) comply as to form in all material respects with the requirements of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act and the Rules and Regulations. The documents filed under the Securities Act and Exchange Act reports incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto (other than the financial statements and schedules and other financial data included or incorporated by reference therein, as to which no opinion need be rendered) when they became effective or were filed with the Commission, as the case may be, complied as to form in all material respects with the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, as applicable, and the Rules and Regulations.

 

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14. The statements under the captions “Description of Notes” and “Description of Common Stock” in the Pricing Disclosure Package, the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement and the Prospectus and Items 14 and 15 of Part II of the Registration Statement, insofar as such statements constitute a summary of the legal matters, documents or proceedings referred to therein, fairly present the information called for with respect to such legal matters, documents and proceedings.

 

15. The statements under the caption “Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences” in the Pricing Disclosure Package, the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement and the Prospectus, insofar as such statements constitute summaries of matters of U.S. federal tax law and regulations or legal conclusions with respect thereto, constitute accurate summaries of the matters described therein in all material respects.

 

16. The Company is not and, after giving effect to the transactions contemplated by the Call Spread Confirmations and the offering and sale of the Securities and the application of the proceeds thereof as described in the in the Pricing Disclosure Package, the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement and the Prospectus, will not be, required to register as an “investment company” as such term is defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

 

17. To our knowledge, no contract or agreement is required to be filed as an exhibit to the Registration Statement that is not so filed.

 

18. Neither the Company nor its Subsidiary is in violation of its respective charter or by-laws and, to our knowledge, neither the Company nor its Subsidiary is in default in the performance of any obligation, agreement, covenant or condition contained in any indenture, note, loan agreement, mortgage, lease or other agreement or instrument that is material to the Company and its Subsidiary, taken as a whole, to which the Company or its Subsidiary is a party or by which the Company or its Subsidiary or their respective property is bound.

 

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EXHIBIT B-2

 

Form of Negative Assurance Letter of Company Counsel

 

Based upon and subject to the foregoing, no facts have come to the attention of the attorneys in this firm who are involved in the representations of parties to the transactions described herein in connection therewith that cause us to believe that (i) the Registration Statement, at the time and date it became effective (including the information, if any, deemed pursuant to Rule 430B to be part of the Registration Statement at the time of effectiveness), contained an untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, (ii) the Pricing Disclosure Package, as of the Applicable Time, included an untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, or (iii) the Prospectus, as of its date and the date hereof, included or includes an untrue statement of a material fact or omitted or omits to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, except that, in each case, we express no belief, and make no statement, with respect to the accuracy, completeness or fairness of the financial statements, including the notes and schedules thereto, and any other financial data included or incorporated by reference therein or omitted therefrom.

 

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EXHIBIT B-3

 

Form of Negative Assurance Letter of Company’s Regulatory Counsel

 

Based upon and subject to the foregoing, on the basis of the information we gained in the course of performing the services referred to above, nothing has come to our attention that leads us to believe that the Registration Statement, Pricing Disclosure Package, or Prospectus contained or contains any untrue statement of material fact or omitted or omits to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein (with respect to the Prospectus, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made), not misleading; provided, however, that we are not passing upon and do not assume any responsibility for the accuracy, completeness, or fairness of the statements contained in other sections of the Registration Statement, Pricing Disclosure Package, or Prospectus, and we have not been requested to and do not make any comment in this paragraph with respect to the financial statements and financial schedules and other financial data included in the Registration Statement, Pricing Disclosure Package, or Prospectus.

 

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EXHIBIT C

 

Form of Lock-Up Agreement

 

[Date]

 

Guggenheim Securities, LLC

As Representative of the several

Underwriters referred to below

c/o Guggenheim Securities, LLC

3330 Madison Avenue

New York, New York 10017

Attention: _______________

 

ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Lock-Up Agreement

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

This letter agreement (this “Agreement”) relates to the proposed public offering (the “Offering”) by ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), of its 3.00% Convertible Senior Notes due 2019 (the “Securities”).

 

In order to induce you and the other underwriters for which you act as representative (the “Underwriters”) to underwrite the Offering, the undersigned hereby agrees that, without the prior written consent of Guggenheim Securities, LLC (“Guggenheim”), during the period from the date hereof until 90 days from the date of the final prospectus for the Offering (the “Lock-Up Period”), the undersigned (a) will not, directly or indirectly, offer, sell, agree to offer or sell, solicit offers to purchase, grant any call option or purchase any put option with respect to, pledge, borrow or otherwise dispose of, any Relevant Security (as defined below), and (b) will not establish or increase any “put equivalent position” or liquidate or decrease any “call equivalent position” with respect to any Relevant Security (in each case within the meaning of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder (the “Exchange Act”)), or otherwise enter into any swap, derivative or other transaction or arrangement that transfers to another, in whole or in part, any economic consequence of ownership of a Relevant Security, whether or not such transaction is to be settled by delivery of Relevant Securities, other securities, cash or other consideration. As used herein “Relevant Security” means the common stock of the Company, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Common Stock”), any other equity security of the Company or any of its subsidiaries and any security convertible into, or exercisable or exchangeable for, any Common Stock or other such equity security.

 

Notwithstanding the preceding paragraph, if (1) during the last 17 days of the Lock-Up Period the Company issues an earnings release or material news or a material event relating to the Company occurs; or (2) prior to the expiration of the Lock-Up Period the Company announces that it will release earnings results during the 16-day period beginning on the last day of the Lock-Up Period, the restrictions imposed by the immediately preceding paragraph shall continue to apply until the expiration of the 18-day period beginning on the issuance of the earnings release or the occurrence of the material news or material event, as applicable, unless Guggenheim waives, in writing, such extension; provided , however , that such extension shall not apply if the earnings release, material news published or distributed is compliant under Rule 139 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder (the “Securities Act”) and the Company’s securities are actively traded as defined in Rule 101(c)(1) of Regulation M of the Exchange Act. The undersigned acknowledges that the Company has agreed in the underwriting agreement for the Offering to provide notice to the undersigned of any event that would result in an extension of the Lock-Up Period pursuant to this paragraph, and the undersigned agrees that any such notice properly delivered will be deemed to have been given to, and received by, the undersigned.

 

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Notwithstanding the foregoing, the undersigned may, without the prior written consent of Guggenheim, transfer or sell (a) any Relevant Security acquired in open market transactions by the undersigned after the completion of the Offering, (b) any Relevant Security if the transfer is by (i) gift, will or intestacy, or (ii) distribution to partners, members or shareholders of the undersigned, (c) any Relevant Security to an immediate family member or any trust for the direct or indirect benefit of the undersigned or one or more members of the immediate family of the undersigned, (d) any Relevant Security to any corporation, partnership or limited liability company, all of the shareholders, partners or members of which consist of the undersigned and/or one or more members of such undersigned’s immediate family, and (e) any Relevant Security for tax planning or payment purposes in connection with the delivery of Common Stock pursuant to restricted stock units granted to the undersigned; provided , however , that in the case of a transfer pursuant to clauses (b) through (e) above, it shall be a condition to the transfer that the transferee (or trustee of any transferee trust) execute an agreement stating that the transferee is receiving and holding the securities subject to the provisions of this Lock-Up Agreement; and provided , further , that in the case of any transfer pursuant to clauses (a) through (e), no filing by any party under the Exchange Act, or other public announcement shall be required or shall be made voluntarily in connection with such transfer (other than a filing on a Form 5 after the expiration of the Lock-Up Period). For purposes of this Lock-Up Agreement, “immediate family” shall mean any relationship by blood, marriage or adoption, not more remote than first cousin, and any domestic partner. In addition, notwithstanding the foregoing, the undersigned may (A) exercise any options or warrants to purchase any Relevant Security (including by cashless exercise to the extent permitted by the instruments representing such options or warrants); provided, however, that in any such case the Relevant Security issued upon exercise shall remain subject to this Lock-Up Agreement, or (B) enter into a trading plan meeting the requirements of Rule 10b5-1 of the Exchange Act regarding the Common Stock; provided, however, that sales under any such plan may not take place until after the expiration of the Lock-Up Period.

 

The undersigned hereby authorizes the Company during the Lock-Up Period to cause any transfer agent for the Relevant Securities to decline to transfer, and to note stop transfer restrictions on the stock register and other records relating to, Relevant Securities for which the undersigned is the record holder and, in the case of Relevant Securities for which the undersigned is the beneficial but not the record holder, agrees during the Lock-Up Period to cause the record holder to cause the relevant transfer agent to decline to transfer, and to note stop transfer restrictions on the stock register and other records relating to, such Relevant Securities. The undersigned hereby further agrees that, without the prior written consent of Guggenheim, during the Lock-up Period the undersigned (x) will not file or participate in the filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission of any registration statement, or circulate or participate in the circulation of any preliminary or final prospectus or other disclosure document with respect to any proposed offering or sale of a Relevant Security and (y) will not exercise any rights the undersigned may have to require registration with the Securities and Exchange Commission of any proposed offering or sale of a Relevant Security.

 

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It is understood that, if the Company notifies the Underwriters that it does not intend to proceed with the Offering, if the Underwriting Agreement does not become effective, or if the Underwriting Agreement (other than the provisions thereof which survive termination) shall terminate or be terminated prior to payment for and delivery of the Securities, the undersigned will be released from its obligations under this Agreement.

 

The undersigned understands that the Company and the Underwriters will proceed with the Offering in reliance on this Agreement.

 

Whether or not the Offering actually occurs depends on a number of factors, including market conditions. Any Offering will only be made pursuant to an Underwriting Agreement, the terms of which are subject to negotiation between the Company and the Underwriters.

 

The undersigned hereby represents and warrants that the undersigned has full power and authority to enter into this Agreement and that this Agreement constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of the undersigned, enforceable in accordance with its terms. Upon request, the undersigned will execute any additional documents necessary in connection with enforcement hereof. Any obligations of the undersigned shall be binding upon the successors and assigns of the undersigned from the date first above written.

 

This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York. Delivery of a signed copy of this letter by facsimile transmission shall be effective as delivery of the original hereof.

 

  Very truly yours,
   
  By: _____________________________
   
  Print Name: _______________________

 

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EXHIBIT D

 

  Issuer Free Writing Prospectus
Pricing Term Sheet Filed Pursuant to Rule 433
Dated December 4, 2014 Registration Statement No. 333-195949
  Supplementing the Preliminary
  Prospectus Supplement dated December 4, 2014
  (To Prospectus dated June 14, 2014)

 

ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

3.00% Convertible Senior Notes due 2019

 

The information in this pricing term sheet relates to ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc.’s offering of its 3.00% Convertible Senior Notes due 2019 (the “Offering”) and should be read together with the preliminary prospectus supplement dated December 4, 2014 relating to the Offering (the “Preliminary Prospectus Supplement”), including the documents incorporated by reference therein, and the base prospectus dated June 14, 2014, each filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Registration Statement No. 333-195949. The information in this communication supersedes the information in the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement and the accompanying prospectus to the extent inconsistent with the information in the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement and the accompanying prospectus. Terms used herein but not defined herein shall have the meanings as set forth in the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement. All references to dollar amounts are references to U.S. dollars. ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. has increased the size of the Offering to $125,000,000 (or $143,750,000 if the underwriters exercise their over-allotment option to purchase additional Notes in full). The final prospectus supplement relating to the Offering will reflect conforming changes relating to such increase in the size of the Offering.

 

Issuer: ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a Delaware corporation.
   
Ticker / Exchange for Common
Stock:

 

ANIP / The NASDAQ Global Market (“NASDAQ”).

   
Securities Offered: 3.00% Convertible Senior Notes due 2019 (the “Notes”).
   
Aggregate Principal Amount
Offered:

 

$125,000,000 aggregate principal amount of Notes (or $143,750,000 aggregate principal amount if the underwriters’ over-allotment option to purchase up to an additional $18,750,000 principal amount of Notes is exercised in full).

   
Maturity Date: December 1, 2019, unless earlier repurchased or converted.
   
Interest Rate: 3.00% per annum, accruing from the Settlement Date.
   
Interest Payment Dates: June 1 and December 1 of each year, beginning on June 1, 2015.
   
Public Offering Price: 100% of the principal amount of the Notes plus accrued interest, if any, from the Settlement Date.
   
Trade Date: December 5, 2014.
   
Settlement Date: December 10, 2014.
   
NASDAQ Last Reported Sale
Price on December 4, 2014:

 

$53.45 per share of the Issuer’s common stock.

   
Conversion Premium: Approximately 30% above the NASDAQ Last Reported Sale Price on December 4, 2014.
   
Initial Conversion Price: Approximately $69.48 per share of the Issuer’s common stock.
   
Initial Conversion Rate: 14.3916 shares of the Issuer’s common stock per $1,000 principal amount of Notes.
           

 

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Use of Proceeds:

The Issuer estimates that the proceeds from the Offering will be approximately $120.2 million (or $138.3 million if the underwriters exercise their over-allotment option in full), after deducting fees and estimated expenses. In connection with the pricing of the Offering, the Issuer entered into a convertible note hedge transaction with Nomura Global Financial Products Inc. (“NGFP”), an affiliate of Nomura Securities International, Inc. The Issuer also entered into a warrant transaction with NGFP. The Issuer intends to use approximately $13.6 million of the net proceeds from the Offering to pay the cost of the convertible note hedge transaction (after such cost is partially offset by the proceeds to the Issuer from the sale of the warrant transaction). The Issuer intends to use the remainder of the net proceeds from the Offering (i) to research, develop, and commercialize its drug products, (ii) to acquire complementary businesses, products and technologies that it may identify from time to time and (iii) for other working capital and general corporate purposes. See “Use of Proceeds” in the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement.

 

If the underwriters exercise their over-allotment option, the Issuer expects to sell additional warrants to NGFP and use the net proceeds from the sale of the additional Notes, together with the proceeds from the additional warrants, to enter into an additional convertible note hedge transaction with NGFP and for working capital and general corporate purposes.

 

   
Public Offering Price,
Underwriting Discount and
Proceeds
The following table shows the Public Offering Price, underwriting discounts and commissions and proceeds before expenses to the Issuer in the Offering:
           
    Per Note Total  
  Public offering price(1) $1,000 $125,000,000  
  Underwriting discounts and commissions $35 $4,375,000  
  Proceeds, before expenses, to the Issuer $965 $120,625,000  
         
 
 

(1) Plus accrued interest, if any, from the Settlement Date.

 

 
           

 

Convertible Note Hedge and
Warrant Transactions:

 

In connection with the pricing of the Notes, the Issuer entered into a convertible note hedge transaction with NGFP. The Issuer also entered into a warrant transaction with NGFP. The convertible note hedge transaction is expected generally to reduce the potential dilution to the Issuer’s common stock upon any conversion of Notes and/or offset any cash payments it is required to make in excess of the principal amount of converted Notes, as the case may be. However, the warrant transaction could separately have a dilutive effect to the extent that the market value per share of the Issuer’s common stock exceeds the applicable strike price of the warrants. If the underwriters exercise their over-allotment option, the Issuer expects to enter into an additional convertible note hedge transaction and an additional warrant transaction with NGFP.

 

In connection with establishing its initial hedge of the convertible note hedge and warrant transactions, NGFP or an affiliate thereof expects to enter into various derivative transactions with respect to the Issuer’s common stock concurrently with or shortly after the pricing of the Notes. This activity could increase (or reduce the size of any decrease in) the market price of the Issuer’s common stock or the Notes at that time.

 

In addition, NGFP or an affiliate thereof may modify its hedge position by entering into or unwinding various derivatives with respect to the Issuer’s common stock and/or purchasing or selling the Issuer’s common stock or other securities of the Issuer in secondary market transactions following the pricing of the Notes and prior to the maturity of the Notes (and is likely to do so during any observation period related to a conversion of Notes). This activity could also cause or avoid an increase or a decrease in the market price of the Issuer’s common stock or the Notes, which could affect a holder’s ability to convert the Notes and, to the extent the activity occurs during any observation period related to a conversion of Notes, it could affect the number of shares and value of the consideration that a holder will receive upon conversion of the Notes.

 

See “Description of Convertible Note Hedge and Warrant Transactions” in the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement.

 

 

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Joint Book Running
Managers:

Guggenheim Securities, LLC

Nomura Securities International, Inc.

   
CUSIP: 00182C AA1
   
ISIN: US00182CAA18
   
Increase in Conversion Rate
Upon Conversion Upon a
Make-Whole Fundamental
Change:




Following the occurrence of a “make-whole fundamental change” (as defined in the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement), the Issuer will increase the conversion rate for a holder who elects to convert its Notes in connection with such make-whole fundamental change in certain circumstances, as described under “Description of Notes—Conversion Rights—Increase in Conversion Rate upon Conversion upon a Make-Whole Fundamental Change” in the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement.

 

The following table sets forth the number of additional shares, if any, by which the conversion rate will be increased per $1,000 principal amount of Notes for conversions in connection with a make-whole fundamental change for each stock price and effective date set forth below:

 

 

    Stock Price  
Effective Date   $53.45     $57.00     $61.00     $65.00     $69.49     $75.00     $80.00     $85.00     $95.00     $105.00     $125.00     $145.00     $175.00     $205.00  
December 10, 2014...     4.3175       3.7948       3.2786       2.8501       2.4518       2.0548       1.7631       1.5217       1.1504       0.8836       0.5383       0.3350       0.1624       0.0700  
December 1, 2015.....     4.3175       3.7751       3.2340       2.8263       2.4052       1.9899       1.6883       1.4415       1.0684       0.8061       0.4766       0.2894       0.1362       0.0580  
December 1, 2016.....     4.3175       3.7576       3.2310       2.7393       2.2917       1.8569       1.5468       1.2976       0.9304       0.6816       0.3836       0.2238       0.0993       0.0384  
December 1, 2017.....     4.3175       3.7428       3.0777       2.5432       2.0656       1.6134       1.3004       1.0564       0.7136       0.4963       0.2581       0.1426       0.0586       0.0188  
December 1, 2018.....     4.3175       3.4547       2.6976       2.1049       1.5948       1.1376       0.8425       0.6292       0.3632       0.2220       0.0983       0.0498       0.0161       0.0004  
December 1, 2019.....     4.3175       3.1523       2.0019       0.9931       0.0000       0.0000       0.0000       0.0000       0.0000       0.0000       0.0000       0.0000       0.0000       0.0000  

 

The exact stock prices and effective dates may not be set forth in the table above, in which case:

 

· If the stock price is between two stock prices in the table above or the effective date is between two effective dates in the table above, the number of additional shares by which the conversion rate will be increased will be determined by a straight-line interpolation between the number of additional shares set forth for the higher and lower stock prices and the earlier and later effective dates, as applicable, based on a 365-day year.

 

· If the stock price is greater than $205.00 per share (subject to adjustment in the same manner as the stock prices set forth in the column headings of the table above as described in the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement), no additional shares will be added to the conversion rate.

 

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· If the stock price is less than $53.45 per share (subject to adjustment in the same manner as the stock prices set forth in the column headings of the table above as described in the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement), no additional shares will be added to the conversion rate.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event will the conversion rate per $1,000 principal amount of Notes exceed 18.7091 shares of the Issuer’s common stock, subject to adjustment in the same manner as the conversion rate as set forth under “Description of Notes—Conversion Rights—Conversion Rate Adjustments” in the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement.

_____________________________

 

 

The Issuer has filed a registration statement (including the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement dated December 4, 2014 and an accompanying prospectus dated June 14, 2014) with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, for the Offering to which this communication relates. Before you invest, you should read the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement, the accompanying prospectus in that registration statement and other documents the Issuer has filed with the SEC for more complete information about the Issuer and the Offering. You may get these documents for free by visiting EDGAR on the SEC website at www.sec.gov. Alternatively, copies may be obtained from Guggenheim Securities, LLC at Attention: Equity Syndicate Department, 330 Madison, 8th Floor, New York, NY 10017, or by telephone at (212) 518-9349, or by email to GSEquityProspectusDelivery@guggenheimpartners.com or Nomura Securities International, Inc. at Attention: ECM Syndicate Dept, 5th floor, 309 West 49th Street, New York, New York 10019-7316.

 

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Exhibit 5.1

 

 

December 4, 2014

Board of Directors

ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

201 Main Street West

Baudette, MN 56623

 

Re: Securities Registered under Registration Statement on Form S-3

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

We have acted as counsel to ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a corporation organized under the laws of the State of Delaware (the “Company”), in connection with the Company's filing of a Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-195949) (as amended or supplemented, the “Registration Statement”) filed on May 14, 2014 with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), relating to the registration of the offer by the Company of up to $250,000,000 of any combination of securities of the types specified therein.  The Registration Statement was declared effective by the Commission on June 13, 2014.  Reference is made to our opinion letter dated May 30, 2014 and included as Exhibit 5.1 to the Registration Statement.  We are delivering this supplemental opinion letter in connection with the prospectus supplement (the “Prospectus Supplement”) filed on December 5, 2014 by the Company with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424 under the Securities Act.  The Prospectus Supplement relates to the offering by the Company of (i) of up to $143,750,000 aggregate principal amount of its 3.00% Convertible Senior Notes due 2019 (the “Notes”), and (ii) the shares of the Company’s Common Stock that may be issued upon conversion of the Notes (the “Conversion Shares” and collectively with the Notes, the “Securities”) covered by the Registration Statement. We understand that the Securities are to be offered and sold in the manner described in the Prospectus Supplement.

 

We have reviewed such documents and made such examination of law as we have deemed appropriate to give the opinions set forth below.  We have relied, without independent verification, on certificates of public officials and, as to matters of fact material to the opinions set forth below, on certificates of officers of the Company.

 

The Notes are to be issued and sold by the Company pursuant to (i) the Underwriting Agreement, dated as of December 4, 2014 (the “Underwriting Agreement”), between the Company and Guggenheim Securities LLC, as representative of itself and Nomura Securities International, Inc. and (ii) a base indenture, to be dated on or about December 10, 2014, by and between the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon, as trustee (the “Trustee”), as supplemented by the first supplemental indenture, to be dated on or about December 10, 2014, by and between the Company and the Trustee, establishing the terms of the Notes, in a form consistent with that authorized by the Company (as supplemented, the “Indenture”).

 

 
 

 

The opinion set forth below is limited to the Delaware General Corporation Law (which includes reported judicial decisions interpreting the Delaware General Corporation Law) and the laws of the State of New York.

 

Based on the foregoing and subject to the additional qualifications set forth below, we are of the opinion that:

 

1. The Notes have been duly authorized and, upon the due execution and delivery of the Indenture by each of the Company and the Trustee and the execution, authentication and issuance of the Notes (in the form examined by us) against payment therefor in accordance with the terms of the Underwriting Agreement and otherwise in accordance with the Indenture, the Notes will be valid and binding obligations of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with their terms.

 

2. The issuance of the Conversion Shares has been duly authorized and, assuming a sufficient number of authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock are available for issuance when the Notes are converted, the Conversion Shares, when issued and delivered upon conversion of the Notes in accordance with the Indenture, will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable.

 

Our opinions as herein expressed are subject to the following qualifications and limitations:

 

1. Our opinions are subject to the effect of federal and state bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, arrangement, moratorium, fraudulent conveyance and other laws relating to or affecting the rights of secured or unsecured creditors generally (or affecting the rights of only creditors of specific types of debtors), with respect to which we express no opinion.

 

2. Our opinions are subject to limitations imposed by general principles of equity or public policy upon the enforceability of any of the remedies, covenants or other provisions of the Indenture including, without limitation, concepts of materiality, good faith and fair dealing and upon the availability of injunctive relief or other equitable remedies, and the application of principles of equity (regardless of whether enforcement is considered in proceedings at law or in equity).

 

3. Our opinions are subject to the effect of the rules of law that:

 

a. limit or affect the enforcement of provisions of a contract that purport to waive, or to require waiver of, (i) the obligations of good faith, fair dealing, diligence and reasonableness, (ii) broadly or vaguely stated rights, (iii) statutory, regulatory or constitutional rights, except to the extent that the statute, regulation or constitution explicitly allows waivers; (iv) unknown future defenses; and (v) rights to damages;

 

b. provide that choice of law, forum selection, consent to jurisdiction, and jury waiver clauses in contracts are not necessarily binding;

 

c. limit the availability of a remedy under certain circumstances where another remedy has been elected;

 

 
 

 

d. provide a time limitation after which a remedy may not be enforced;

 

e. limit the enforceability of provisions releasing, exculpating or exempting a party from, or requiring indemnification of a party for, liability for its own action or inaction, to the extent the action or inaction involves gross negligence, recklessness, willful misconduct, unlawful conduct, or violations of federal or state securities laws or regulations or public policy;

 

f. may, where less than all of a contract may be unenforceable, limit the enforceability of the balance of the contract to circumstances in which the unenforceable portion is not an essential part of the agreed exchange;

 

g. govern and afford judicial discretion regarding the determination of damages and entitlement to attorneys’ fees and other costs;

 

h. may permit a party that has materially failed to render or offer performance required by the contract to cure that failure unless (i) permitting a cure would unreasonably hinder the aggrieved party from making substitute arrangements for performance, or (ii) it was important in the circumstances to the aggrieved party that performance occur by the date stated in the contract; and

 

i. limit enforcement of time is of-the-essence clauses.

 

4. We express no opinion as to the laws of any jurisdiction other than the laws of the State of New York (excluding local laws), Delaware corporate and limited liability company laws and the federal laws of the United States of America.

 

We hereby consent to the inclusion of this opinion as Exhibit 5.1 to the Registration Statement and to the references to our firm under the caption “Legal Matters” in the Registration Statement.  In giving our consent, we do not admit that we are in the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act or the rules and regulations thereunder.

 

This opinion is rendered on the date hereof, and we have no continuing obligation hereunder to inform you of changes of law or fact subsequent to the date hereof or facts of which we have become aware after the date hereof.

 

This opinion is solely for your benefit and may not be furnished to, or relied upon by, any other person or entity without the express prior written consent of the undersigned. This opinion is limited to the matters set forth herein; no opinion may be inferred or implied beyond the matters expressly stated in this letter.

 

  Very truly yours,
   
  /s/ DENTONS US LLP
   
  DENTONS US LLP

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 10.1

 

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Nomura Global Financial Products Inc.

c/o Nomura Securities International, Inc.

Worldwide Plaza

309 West 49th Street

5th Floor

New York, NY 10019

December 4, 2014

 

To:   ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    210 Main Street West
    Baudette, Minnesota 56623
    Attention:   Charlotte Arnold
    Title:   Chief Financial Officer
    Telephone No.:   (218) 634-3591
  Facsimile No.:   (302) 482-8645

 

Re:   Base Call Option Transaction

 

The purpose of this letter agreement (this “ Confirmation ”) is to confirm the terms and conditions of the call option transaction entered into between Nomura Global Financial Products Inc. (“ Nomura ”) and ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (“ Counterparty ”) as of the Trade Date specified below (the “ Transaction ”). This letter agreement constitutes a “Confirmation” as referred to in the ISDA Master Agreement specified below. This Confirmation shall replace any previous agreements and serve as the final documentation for the Transaction.

 

The definitions and provisions contained in the 2002 ISDA Equity Derivatives Definitions (the “ Equity Definitions ”), as published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (“ ISDA ”) are incorporated into this Confirmation. In the event of any inconsistency between the Equity Definitions and this Confirmation, this Confirmation shall govern. Certain defined terms used herein are based on terms that are defined in the Prospectus dated June 14, 2014, as amended from time to time and as supplemented by the Prospectus Supplement dated December 4, 2014 (as so amended and/or supplemented, the “ Prospectus ”) relating to the 3.00% Convertible Senior Notes due 2019 (as originally issued by Counterparty, the “ Convertible Notes ” and each USD 1,000 principal amount of Convertible Notes, a “ Convertible Note ”) issued by Counterparty in an aggregate initial principal amount of USD 125,000,000 (as increased by up to an aggregate principal amount of USD 18,750,000 if and to the extent that the Underwriter (as defined herein) exercises its option to purchase additional Convertible Notes pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement (as defined herein)) pursuant to an Indenture to be dated December 10, 2014 (the “ Base Indenture ”), as supplemented by a Supplemental Indenture thereto to be dated December 10, 2014 (the “ Supplemental Indenture ”), between Counterparty and The Bank of New York Mellon, as trustee (the Base Indenture as so supplemented, the “ Indenture ”). In the event of any inconsistency between the terms defined in the Prospectus, the Indenture and this Confirmation, this Confirmation shall govern. The parties acknowledge that this Confirmation is entered into on the date hereof with the understanding that (i) definitions set forth in the Indenture which are also defined herein by reference to the Indenture and (ii) sections of the Indenture that are referred to herein will conform to the descriptions thereof in the Prospectus. If any such definitions in the Indenture or any such sections of the Indenture differ from the descriptions thereof in the Prospectus, the descriptions thereof in the Prospectus will govern for purposes of this Confirmation. The parties further acknowledge that the Supplemental Indenture section numbers used herein are based on the draft of the Supplemental Indenture last reviewed by Nomura as of the date of this Confirmation, and if any such section numbers are changed in the Supplemental Indenture as executed, the parties will amend this Confirmation in good faith to preserve the intent of the parties. Subject to the foregoing, references to the Base Indenture or Supplemental Indenture herein are references to the Base Indenture or the Supplemental Indenture, as the case may be, as in effect on the date of its execution, and if either the Base Indenture or the Supplemental Indenture is amended or supplemented following such date (other than any amendment or supplement (x) pursuant to Section 10.02(h) of the Supplemental Indenture that, as determined by the Calculation Agent, conforms the Indenture to the description of Convertible Notes in the Prospectus or (y) pursuant to Section 12.07 of the Supplemental Indenture, subject, in the case of this clause (y), to the second paragraph under “Method of Adjustment” in Section ‎3), any such amendment or supplement will be disregarded for purposes of this Confirmation unless the parties agree otherwise in writing.

 

 
 

 

Each party is hereby advised, and each such party acknowledges, that the other party has engaged in, or refrained from engaging in, substantial financial transactions and has taken other material actions in reliance upon the parties’ entry into the Transaction to which this Confirmation relates on the terms and conditions set forth below.

 

1.             This Confirmation evidences a complete and binding agreement between Nomura and Counterparty as to the terms of the Transaction to which this Confirmation relates. This Confirmation shall supplement, form a part of, and be subject to an agreement in the form of the 2002 ISDA Master Agreement (the “ Agreement ”) as if Nomura and Counterparty had executed an agreement in such form (but without any Schedule except for the election of the laws of the State of New York as the governing law (without reference to choice of law doctrine)) on the Trade Date. Nomura’s obligations under the Transaction will be fully and unconditionally guaranteed by Nomura Holdings, Inc. pursuant to the executed guarantee attached hereto as Annex A. In the event of any inconsistency between provisions of the Agreement and this Confirmation, this Confirmation will prevail for the purpose of the Transaction to which this Confirmation relates. The parties hereby agree that no transaction other than the Transaction to which this Confirmation relates shall be governed by the Agreement.

 

2.             The terms of the particular Transaction to which this Confirmation relates are as follows:

 

General Terms .

 

Trade Date: December 4, 2014

 

Effective Date: The third Exchange Business Day immediately prior to the Premium Payment Date

 

Option Style: “Modified American”, as described under “Procedures for Exercise” below

 

Option Type: Call

 

Buyer: Counterparty

 

Seller: Nomura

 

Shares: The common stock of Counterparty, par value USD 0.0001 per share (Exchange symbol “ANIP”).

 

Number of Options: 125,000. For the avoidance of doubt, the Number of Options shall be reduced by any Options exercised by Counterparty. In no event will the Number of Options be less than zero.

 

Option Entitlement: 14.3916.

 

Strike Price: USD 69.4850

 

Premium: USD 31,541,600.00

 

Premium Payment Date: December 10, 2014

 

Exchange: The NASDAQ Global Market

 

Related Exchange(s): All Exchanges

 

Excluded Provisions: Section 12.04(h) and Section 12.03 of the Supplemental Indenture.

 

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Procedures for Exercise .

 

Conversion Date: With respect to any conversion of a Convertible Note, the date on which the Holder (as such term is defined in the Indenture) of such Convertible Note satisfies all of the requirements for conversion thereof as set forth in Section 12.02(b) of the Supplemental Indenture.

 

Free Convertibility Date: June 1, 2019

 

Expiration Time: The Valuation Time

 

Expiration Date: December 1, 2019, subject to earlier exercise.

 

Multiple Exercise: Applicable, as described under “Automatic Exercise” below.

 

Automatic Exercise: Notwithstanding Section 3.4 of the Equity Definitions, and subject to Section ‎9(g)(ii), on each Conversion Date in respect of which a Notice of Conversion that is effective as to Counterparty has been delivered by the relevant converting Holder, a number of Options equal to the number of Convertible Notes in denominations of USD 1,000 as to which such Conversion Date has occurred shall be deemed to be automatically exercised; provided that such Options shall be exercised or deemed exercised only if Counterparty has provided a Notice of Exercise to Nomura in accordance with “Notice of Exercise” below.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall the number of Options that are exercised or deemed exercised hereunder exceed the Number of Options.

 

Notice of Exercise: Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Equity Definitions or under “Automatic Exercise” above, in order to exercise any Options, Counterparty must notify Nomura in writing before 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the Scheduled Valid Day immediately preceding the scheduled first day of the Settlement Averaging Period for the Options being exercised of (i) the number of such Options, (ii) the scheduled first day of the Settlement Averaging Period and the scheduled Settlement Date, (iii) the Relevant Settlement Method for such Options, and (iv) if the settlement method for the related Convertible Notes is not Settlement in Shares or Settlement in Cash (each as defined below), the fixed amount of cash per Convertible Note that Counterparty has elected to deliver to Holders (as such term is defined in the Indenture) of the related Convertible Notes (the “ Specified Cash Amount ”); provided that in respect of any Options relating to Convertible Notes with a Conversion Date occurring on or after the Free Convertibility Date, (A) such notice may be given on or prior to the second Scheduled Valid Day immediately preceding the Expiration Date and need only specify the information required in clause (i) above, and (B) if the Relevant Settlement Method for such Options is (x) Net Share Settlement and the Specified Cash Amount is not USD 1,000, (y) Cash Settlement or (z) Combination Settlement, Nomura shall have received a separate notice (the “ Notice of Final Settlement Method ”) in respect of all such Convertible Notes before 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the Free Convertibility Date specifying the information required in clauses (iii) and (iv) above. Counterparty acknowledges its responsibilities under applicable securities laws, and in particular Section 9 and Section 10(b) of the Exchange Act (as defined below) and the rules and regulations thereunder, in respect of any election of a settlement method with respect to the Convertible Notes.

 

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Valuation Time: At the close of trading of the regular trading session on the Exchange; provided that if the principal trading session is extended, the Calculation Agent shall determine the Valuation Time in its reasonable discretion.

 

Market Disruption Event: Section 6.3(a) of the Equity Definitions is hereby replaced in its entirety by the following:

 

“‘Market Disruption Event’ means, in respect of a Share, (i) a failure by the primary United States national or regional securities exchange or market on which the Shares are listed or admitted for trading to open for trading during its regular trading session or (ii) the occurrence or existence prior to 1:00 p.m. (New York City time) on any Scheduled Valid Day for the Shares for more than one half-hour period in the aggregate during regular trading hours of any suspension or limitation imposed on trading (by reason of movements in price exceeding limits permitted by the relevant stock exchange or otherwise) in the Shares or in any options contracts or futures contracts relating to the Shares.”

 

Settlement Terms .

 

Settlement Method: For any Option, Net Share Settlement; provided that if the Relevant Settlement Method set forth below for such Option is not Net Share Settlement, then the Settlement Method for such Option shall be such Relevant Settlement Method, but only if Counterparty shall have notified Nomura of the Relevant Settlement Method in the Notice of Exercise or Notice of Final Settlement Method, as applicable, for such Option.

 

Relevant Settlement Method: In respect of any Option:

 

(i) if Counterparty has elected to settle its conversion obligations in respect of the related Convertible Note (A) entirely in Shares pursuant to Section 12.02(a)(iv)(A) of the Supplemental Indenture (together with cash in lieu of fractional Shares) (such settlement method, “ Settlement in Shares ”), (B) in a combination of cash and Shares pursuant to Section 12.02(a)(iv)(C) of the Supplemental Indenture with a Specified Cash Amount less than USD 1,000 (such settlement method, “ Low Cash Combination Settlement ”) or (C) in a combination of cash and Shares pursuant to Section 12.02(a)(iv)(C) of the Supplemental Indenture with a Specified Cash Amount equal to USD 1,000, then, in each case, the Relevant Settlement Method for such Option shall be Net Share Settlement;

 

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(ii) if Counterparty has elected to settle its conversion obligations in respect of the related Convertible Note in a combination of cash and Shares pursuant to Section 12.02(a)(iv)(C) of the Supplemental Indenture with a Specified Cash Amount greater than USD 1,000, then the Relevant Settlement Method for such Option shall be Combination Settlement; and

 

(iii) if Counterparty has elected to settle its conversion obligations in respect of the related Convertible Note entirely in cash pursuant to Section 12.02(a)(iv)(B) of the Supplemental Indenture (such settlement method, “ Settlement in Cash ”), then the Relevant Settlement Method for such Option shall be Cash Settlement.

 

Net Share Settlement: If Net Share Settlement is applicable to any Option exercised or deemed exercised hereunder, Nomura will deliver to Counterparty, on the relevant Settlement Date for each such Option, a number of Shares (the “ Net Share Settlement Amount ”) equal to the sum, for each Valid Day during the Settlement Averaging Period for each such Option, of (i) (a) the Daily Option Value for such Valid Day, divided by (b) the Relevant Price on such Valid Day, divided by (ii) the number of Valid Days in the Settlement Averaging Period; provided that in no event shall the Net Share Settlement Amount for any Option exceed a number of Shares equal to the Applicable Limit for such Option divided by the Applicable Limit Price on the Settlement Date for such Option.

 

Nomura will pay cash in lieu of delivering any fractional Shares to be delivered with respect to any Net Share Settlement Share Amount valued at the Relevant Price for the last Valid Day of the Settlement Averaging Period.

 

Combination Settlement: If Combination Settlement is applicable to any Option exercised or deemed exercised hereunder, Nomura will pay or deliver, as the case may be, to Counterparty, on the relevant Settlement Date for each such Option:

 

(i) cash (the “ Combination Settlement Cash Amount ”) equal to the sum, for each Valid Day during the Settlement Averaging Period for such Option, of (A) an amount (the “ Daily Combination Settlement Cash Amount ”) equal to the lesser of (1) the Specified Cash Amount minus USD 1,000 and (2) the Daily Option Value, divided by (B) the number of Valid Days in the Settlement Averaging Period; provided that if the calculation in clause (A) above results in zero or a negative number for any Valid Day, the Daily Combination Settlement Cash Amount for such Valid Day shall be deemed to be zero; and

 

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(ii) Shares (the “ Combination Settlement Share Amount ”) equal to the sum, for each Valid Day during the Settlement Averaging Period for such Option, of a number of Shares for such Valid Day (the “ Daily Combination Settlement Share Amount ”) equal to (A) (1) the Daily Option Value on such Valid Day minus the Daily Combination Settlement Cash Amount for such Valid Day, divided by (2) the Relevant Price on such Valid Day, divided by (B) the number of Valid Days in the Settlement Averaging Period; provided that if the calculation in sub-clause (A)(1) above results in zero or a negative number for any Valid Day, the Daily Combination Settlement Share Amount for such Valid Day shall be deemed to be zero;

 

provided that in no event shall the sum of (x) the Combination Settlement Cash Amount for any Option and (y) the Combination Settlement Share Amount for such Option multiplied by the Applicable Limit Price on the Settlement Date for such Option, exceed the Applicable Limit for such Option.

 

Nomura will pay cash in lieu of delivering any fractional Shares to be delivered with respect to any Combination Settlement Share Amount valued at the Relevant Price for the last Valid Day of the Settlement Averaging Period.

 

Cash Settlement: If Cash Settlement is applicable to any Option exercised or deemed exercised hereunder, in lieu of Section 8.1 of the Equity Definitions, Nomura will pay to Counterparty, on the relevant Settlement Date for each such Option, an amount of cash (the “ Cash Settlement Amount ”) equal to the sum, for each Valid Day during the Settlement Averaging Period for such Option, of (i) the Daily Option Value for such Valid Day, divided by (ii) the number of Valid Days in the Settlement Averaging Period; provided that in no event shall the Cash Settlement Amount exceed the Applicable Limit for such Option.

 

Daily Option Value: For any Valid Day, an amount equal to (i) the Option Entitlement on such Valid Day, multiplied by (ii) the Relevant Price on such Valid Day less the Strike Price on such Valid Day; provided that if the calculation contained in clause (ii) above results in a negative number, the Daily Option Value for such Valid Day shall be deemed to be zero. In no event will the Daily Option Value be less than zero.

 

Applicable Limit: For any Option, an amount of cash equal to the excess of (i) the aggregate of (A) the amount of cash, if any, paid to the Holder of the related Convertible Note upon conversion of such Convertible Note and (B) the number of Shares, if any, delivered to the Holder of the related Convertible Note upon conversion of such Convertible Note multiplied by the Applicable Limit Price on the Settlement Date for such Option, over (ii) USD 1,000.

 

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Applicable Limit Price: On any day, the opening price as displayed under the heading “Op” on Bloomberg page ANIP US <equity> AQR (or any successor thereto).

 

Valid Day: A day on which (i) there is no Market Disruption Event and (ii) trading in the Shares generally occurs on the Exchange or, if the Shares are not then listed on the Exchange, on the principal other United States national or regional securities exchange on which the Shares are then listed or, if the Shares are not then listed on a United States national or regional securities exchange, on the principal other market on which the Shares are then listed or admitted for trading. If the Shares are not so listed or admitted for trading, “Valid Day” means a Business Day.

 

Scheduled Valid Day: A day that is scheduled to be a Valid Day on the principal United States national or regional securities exchange or market on which the Shares are listed or admitted for trading. If the Shares are not so listed or admitted for trading, “Scheduled Valid Day” means a Business Day.

 

Business Day: Any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or a day on which the Federal Reserve Bank of New York is authorized or required by law or executive order to close or be closed.

 

Relevant Price: On any Valid Day, the per Share volume-weighted average price as displayed under the heading “Bloomberg VWAP” on Bloomberg page ANIP US <equity> AQR (or any successor thereto) in respect of the period from the scheduled opening time of the Exchange to the Scheduled Closing Time of the Exchange on such Valid Day (or if such volume-weighted average price is unavailable at such time, the market value of one Share on such Valid Day, as determined by the Calculation Agent using, if practicable, a volume-weighted average method). The Relevant Price will be determined without regard to after-hours trading or any other trading outside of the regular trading session trading hours.

 

Settlement Averaging Period: For any Option and regardless of the Settlement Method applicable to such Option:

 

(i) if the related Conversion Date occurs prior to the Free Convertibility Date, the 30 consecutive Valid Days commencing on, and including, the second Valid Day following such Conversion Date; provided that if the Notice of Exercise for such Option specifies that Settlement in Shares or Low Cash Combination Settlement applies to the related Convertible Note, the Settlement Averaging Period shall be the 60 consecutive Valid Day period commencing on, and including, the second Valid Day immediately following such Conversion Date; or

 

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(ii) if the related Conversion Date occurs on or following the Free Convertibility Date, the 30 consecutive Valid Days commencing on, and including, the 32 nd Scheduled Valid Day immediately prior to the Expiration Date; provided that if the Notice of Exercise or Notice of Final Settlement Method, as applicable, for such Option specifies that Settlement in Shares or Low Cash Combination Settlement applies to the related Convertible Note, the Settlement Averaging Period shall be the 60 consecutive Valid Days commencing on, and including, the 62 nd Scheduled Valid Day immediately prior to the Expiration Date.

 

Settlement Date: For any Option, the third Business Day immediately following the final Valid Day of the Settlement Averaging Period for such Option.

 

Settlement Currency: USD

 

Other Applicable Provisions: The provisions of Sections 9.1(c), 9.8, 9.9 and 9.11 of the Equity Definitions will be applicable, except that all references in such provisions to “Physically-settled” shall be read as references to “Share Settled”. “Share Settled” in relation to any Option means that Net Share Settlement or Combination Settlement is applicable to that Option.

 

Representation and Agreement: Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Equity Definitions (including, but not limited to, Section 9.11 thereof), the parties acknowledge that (i) any Shares delivered to Counterparty shall be, upon delivery, subject to restrictions and limitations arising from Counterparty’s status as issuer of the Shares under applicable securities laws, (ii) Nomura may deliver any Shares required to be delivered hereunder in certificated form in lieu of delivery through the Clearance System and (iii) any Shares delivered to Counterparty may be “restricted securities” (as defined in Rule 144 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “ Securities Act ”)).

 

3.             Additional Terms applicable to the Transaction .

  

  Adjustments applicable to the Transaction:
     
Potential Adjustment Events: Notwithstanding Section 11.2(e) of the Equity Definitions, a “Potential Adjustment Event” means an occurrence of any event or condition, as set forth in any Dilution Adjustment Provision, that would result in an adjustment under the Indenture to the “Conversion Rate” or the composition of a “unit of Reference Property” or to any “Last Reported Sale Price”, “Daily VWAP,” “Daily Conversion Value” or “Daily Settlement Amount” (each as defined in the Indenture). For the avoidance of doubt, Nomura shall not have any delivery or payment obligation hereunder, and no adjustment shall be made to the terms of the Transaction, on account of (x) any distribution of cash, property or securities by Counterparty to holders of the Convertible Notes (upon conversion or otherwise) or (y) any other transaction in which holders of the Convertible Notes are entitled to participate, in each case, in lieu of an adjustment under the Indenture of the type referred to in the immediately preceding sentence (including, without limitation, pursuant to the fourth sentence of Section 12.04(c) of the Supplemental Indenture or the fourth sentence of Section 12.04(d) of the Supplemental Indenture).

 

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Method of Adjustment: Calculation Agent Adjustment, which means that, notwithstanding Section 11.2(c) of the Equity Definitions, upon any Potential Adjustment Event, the Calculation Agent shall make a corresponding adjustment to any one or more of the Strike Price, Number of Options, Option Entitlement and any other variable relevant to the exercise, settlement or payment for the Transaction.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing and “Consequences of Merger Events / Tender Offers” below, if the Calculation Agent in good faith has a material disagreement with any adjustment to the Convertible Notes that involves an exercise of discretion by Counterparty or its board of directors (including, without limitation, pursuant to Section 12.05 of the Supplemental Indenture, Section 12.07 of the Supplemental Indenture or any supplemental indenture entered into thereunder or in connection with any proportional adjustment or the determination of the fair value of any securities, property, rights or other assets), then in each such case, the Calculation Agent will determine the adjustment to be made to any one or more of the Strike Price, Number of Options, Option Entitlement and any other variable relevant to the exercise, settlement or payment for the Transaction in a commercially reasonable manner; provided, further , that, notwithstanding the foregoing, if any Potential Adjustment Event occurs during the Settlement Averaging Period but no adjustment was made to any Convertible Note under the Indenture because the relevant Holder (as such term is defined in the Indenture) was deemed to be a record owner of the underlying Shares on the related Conversion Date, then the Calculation Agent shall make an adjustment, as determined by it, to the terms hereof in order to account for such Potential Adjustment Event.

 

Dilution Adjustment Provisions: Sections 12.04(a), (b), (c), (d) and (e) and Section 12.05 of the Supplemental Indenture.

 

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Extraordinary Events applicable to the Transaction:

 

Merger Events: Applicable; provided that notwithstanding Section 12.1(b) of the Equity Definitions, a “Merger Event” means the occurrence of any event or condition set forth in the definition of “Merger Event” in Section 12.07 of the Supplemental Indenture.

 

Tender Offers: Applicable; provided that notwithstanding Section 12.1(d) of the Equity Definitions, a “Tender Offer” means the occurrence of any event or condition set forth in Section 12.04(e) of the Supplemental Indenture.

 

Consequences of Merger Events /
Tender Offers:
Notwithstanding Section 12.2 and Section 12.3 of the Equity Definitions, upon the occurrence of a Merger Event or a Tender Offer, the Calculation Agent shall make a corresponding adjustment in respect of any adjustment under the Indenture to any one or more of the nature of the Shares (in the case of a Merger Event), Strike Price, Number of Options, Option Entitlement and any other variable relevant to the exercise, settlement or payment for the Transaction, subject to the second paragraph under “Method of Adjustment”; provided , however , that such adjustment shall be made without regard to any adjustment to the Conversion Rate pursuant to any Excluded Provision; provided further that if, with respect to a Merger Event or a Tender Offer, (i) the consideration for the Shares includes (or, at the option of a holder of Shares, may include) shares of an entity or person that is not a corporation or is not organized under the laws of the United States, any State thereof or the District of Columbia or (ii) the Counterparty to the Transaction following such Merger Event or Tender Offer will not be a corporation, then, in either case, Cancellation and Payment (Calculation Agent Determination) may apply at Nomura’s sole election.

 

Nationalization, Insolvency or Delisting: Cancellation and Payment (Calculation Agent Determination); provided that, in addition to the provisions of Section 12.6(a)(iii) of the Equity Definitions, it will also constitute a Delisting if the Exchange is located in the United States and the Shares are not immediately re-listed, re-traded or re-quoted on any of the New York Stock Exchange, The NASDAQ Global Select Market or The NASDAQ Global Market (or their respective successors); if the Shares are immediately re-listed, re-traded or re-quoted on any of the New York Stock Exchange, The NASDAQ Global Select Market or The NASDAQ Global Market (or their respective successors), such exchange or quotation system shall thereafter be deemed to be the Exchange.

 

Additional Disruption Events:

 

Change in Law: Applicable; provided that Section 12.9(a)(ii) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by (i) replacing the word “Shares” with the phrase “Hedge Positions” in clause (X) thereof and (ii) inserting the parenthetical “(including, for the avoidance of doubt and without limitation, adoption or promulgation of new regulations authorized or mandated by existing statute)” at the end of clause (A) thereof.

 

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Failure to Deliver: Applicable

 

Hedging Disruption: Applicable; provided that:

 

(i) Section 12.9(a)(v) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by (a) inserting the following words at the end of clause (A) thereof: “in the manner contemplated by the Hedging Party on the Trade Date” and (b) inserting the following two phrases at the end of such Section:

 

“For the avoidance of doubt, the term “equity price risk” shall be deemed to include, but shall not be limited to, stock price and volatility risk. And, for the further avoidance of doubt, any such transactions or assets referred to in phrases (A) or (B) above must be available on commercially reasonable pricing terms.”; and

 

(ii) Section 12.9(b)(iii) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by inserting in the third line thereof, after the words “to terminate the Transaction”, the words “or a portion of the Transaction affected by such Hedging Disruption”.

 

Increased Cost of Hedging: Not Applicable

 

Hedging Party: For all applicable Additional Disruption Events, Nomura.

 

Determining Party: For all applicable Extraordinary Events, Nomura.

 

Non-Reliance: Applicable.

 

Agreementsand Acknowledgments
Regarding Hedging Activities:
Applicable

 

Additional Acknowledgments: Applicable

 

4.             Calculation Agent . Nomura. All calculations and determinations by the Calculation Agent shall be made in good faith and in a commercially reasonable manner. Following any calculation by the Calculation Agent hereunder, upon a prior written request by Counterparty, the Calculation Agent will provide to Counterparty by email to the email address provided by Counterparty in such prior written request a report (in a commonly used file format for the storage and manipulation of financial data) displaying in reasonable detail the basis for such calculation; provided , however , that in no event will Calculation Agent be obligated to share with Counterparty any proprietary or confidential data or information or any proprietary or confidential models used by it.

 

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5.             Account Details .

 

(a) Account for payments to Counterparty:

 

Bank: Bank of America, N.A.
ABA#: 026009593
Acct No.: 005800975699
Beneficiary: BioSante Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Ref: Convert

 

Account for delivery of Shares to Counterparty:

 

To be provided by Counterparty.

 

(b) Account for payments to Nomura:

 

Agent Bank Name: BOA FX TRADING
Agent BIC: BOFAUS3N
Account Name: BANK OF AMERICA NY NGFP
Account No/Ref: 6550361610

 

6.             Offices .

 

(a) The Office of Counterparty for the Transaction is: Inapplicable, Counterparty is not a Multibranch Party.

 

(b) The Office of Nomura for the Transaction is: Inapplicable, Nomura is not a Multibranch Party.

 

7.             Notices .

 

(a) Address for notices or communications to Counterparty:

 

ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

210 Main Street West

Baudette, Minnesota 56623

Attention: Charlotte Arnold
Title: Chief Financial Officer
Telephone No.: (218) 634-3591
Facsimile No.: (302) 482-8645

 

With copies to:

 

Dentons US LLP

1221 Avenue of the Americas

New York, NY 10020-1089

Attention: Paul A. Gajer
Telephone: (212) 398-5293
Facsimile No.: (212) 768-6800

 

(b) Address for notices or communications to Nomura:

 

Nomura Global Financial Products Inc.

c/o Nomura Securities International, Inc.

Worldwide Plaza

309 West 49 th Street

5 th Floor

New York, NY 10019

Attention: Equity Derivatives Operations
Telephone No.: (212) 667-9580
Facsimile No.: (646) 587-8638
Email: EDGUSOps@us.nomura.com

 

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With copies to:

 

Attention: Aurelien Bonnet
Title: Executive Director, Corporate Equity Solutions
Telephone No.: (212) 667-1465
Facsimile No.: (646) 587-8740
Email: aurelien.bonnet@nomura.com

 

Attention: James Chenard
Title: Vice President
Telephone No.: (212) 667-1363
Facsimile No.: (646) 587-8740
Email: james.chenard@nomura.com

 

Attention: Michael Ena
Title: Vice President, Legal
Telephone No.: (212) 298-4502
Facsimile No.: (646) 587-9924
Email: michael.ena@nomura.com

 

8.             Representations and Warranties of Counterparty .

 

Each of the representations and warranties of Counterparty set forth in Section 1 of the Underwriting Agreement (the “ Underwriting Agreement ”), dated as of December 4, 2014, between Counterparty and Guggenheim Securities, LLC, as representative of the Underwriters party thereto (the “ Underwriter ”), are true and correct and are hereby deemed to be repeated to Nomura as if set forth herein. Counterparty hereby further represents and warrants to Nomura on the date hereof and on and as of the Premium Payment Date that:

 

(a) Counterparty has all necessary corporate power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its obligations in respect of the Transaction; such execution, delivery and performance have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on Counterparty’s part; and this Confirmation has been duly and validly executed and delivered by Counterparty and constitutes its valid and binding obligation, enforceable against Counterparty in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws affecting creditors’ rights and remedies generally, and subject, as to enforceability, to general principles of equity, including principles of commercial reasonableness, good faith and fair dealing (regardless of whether enforcement is sought in a proceeding at law or in equity) and except that rights to indemnification and contribution hereunder may be limited by federal or state securities laws or public policy relating thereto.

 

(b) Neither the execution and delivery of this Confirmation nor the incurrence or performance of obligations of Counterparty hereunder will conflict with or result in a breach of the certificate of incorporation or by-laws (or any equivalent documents) of Counterparty, or any applicable law or regulation, or any order, writ, injunction or decree of any court or governmental authority or agency, or any agreement or instrument to which Counterparty or any of its subsidiaries is a party or by which Counterparty or any of its subsidiaries is bound or to which Counterparty or any of its subsidiaries is subject, or constitute a default under, or result in the creation of any lien under, any such agreement or instrument.

 

(c) No consent, approval, authorization, or order of, or filing with, any governmental agency or body or any court is required in connection with the execution, delivery or performance by Counterparty of this Confirmation, except such as have been obtained or made and such as may be required under the Securities Act or state securities laws.

 

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(d) Counterparty is not and, after consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, will not be required to register as an “investment company” as such term is defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

 

(e) Counterparty is an “eligible contract participant” (as such term is defined in Section 1a(18) of the Commodity Exchange Act, as amended, other than a person that is an eligible contract participant under Section 1a(18)(C) of the Commodity Exchange Act).

 

(f) Each of it and its affiliates is not, on the date hereof, in possession of any material non-public information with respect to Counterparty or the Shares.

 

(g) No state or local (including any non-U.S. jurisdiction’s) law, rule, regulation or regulatory order applicable to the Shares would give rise to any reporting, consent, registration or other requirement (including without limitation a requirement to obtain prior approval from any person or entity) as a result of Nomura or its affiliates owning or holding (however defined) Shares.

 

(h) Counterparty (A) is capable of evaluating investment risks independently, both in general and with regard to all transactions and investment strategies involving a security or securities; (B) will exercise independent judgment in evaluating the recommendations of any broker-dealer or its associated persons, unless it has otherwise notified the broker-dealer in writing; and (C) has total assets of at least $50 million.

 

9.             Other Provisions .

 

(a) Opinions . Counterparty shall deliver to Nomura an opinion of counsel, dated as of the Trade Date, with respect to the matters set forth in Sections ‎8(a) through ‎(c) of this Confirmation. Prior to the Trade Date, Counterparty shall deliver to Nomura a resolution of Counterparty’s board of directors authorizing the Transaction, and such other certificate or certificates as Nomura shall reasonably request. Delivery of such opinion, resolution and (if applicable) certificate(s), as the case may be, to Nomura shall be a condition precedent for the purpose of Section 2(a)(iii) of the Agreement with respect to each obligation of Nomura under Section 2(a)(i) of the Agreement.

 

(b) Repurchase Notices . Counterparty shall, on any day on which Counterparty effects any repurchase of Shares, promptly give Nomura a written notice of such repurchase (a “ Repurchase Notice ”) on such day if following such repurchase, the number of outstanding Shares as determined on such day is (i) less than 11.08 million (in the case of the first such notice) or (ii) thereafter more than 0.29 million less than the number of Shares included in the immediately preceding Repurchase Notice (such share numbers subject to adjustment for Share splits, reverse Share splits and similar transactions). Counterparty agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Nomura and its affiliates and their respective officers, directors, employees, affiliates, advisors, agents and controlling persons (each, an “ Indemnified Person ”) from and against any and all losses (including losses relating to Nomura’s hedging activities as a consequence of becoming, or of the risk of becoming, a Section 16 “insider”, including without limitation, any forbearance from hedging activities or cessation of hedging activities and any losses in connection therewith with respect to the Transaction), claims, damages, judgments, liabilities and expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees), joint or several, which an Indemnified Person may become subject to, as a result of Counterparty’s failure to provide Nomura with a Repurchase Notice on the day and in the manner specified in this paragraph, and to reimburse, within 30 days, upon written request, each of such Indemnified Persons for any reasonable legal or other expenses incurred in connection with investigating, preparing for, providing testimony or other evidence in connection with or defending any of the foregoing. If any suit, action, proceeding (including any governmental or regulatory investigation), claim or demand shall be brought or asserted against the Indemnified Person as a result of Counterparty’s failure to provide Nomura with a Repurchase Notice in accordance with this paragraph, such Indemnified Person shall promptly notify Counterparty in writing, and Counterparty, upon request of the Indemnified Person, shall retain counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Person to represent the Indemnified Person and any others Counterparty may designate in such proceeding and shall pay the fees and expenses of such counsel related to such proceeding. Counterparty shall not be liable for any settlement of any proceeding contemplated by this paragraph that is effected without its written consent, but if settled with such consent or if there be a final judgment for the plaintiff, Counterparty agrees to indemnify any Indemnified Person from and against any loss or liability by reason of such settlement or judgment. Counterparty shall not, without the prior written consent of the Indemnified Person, effect any settlement of any pending or threatened proceeding contemplated by this paragraph in respect of which any Indemnified Person is a party and indemnity could have been sought hereunder by such Indemnified Person, unless such settlement includes an unconditional release of such Indemnified Person from all liability on claims that are the subject matter of such proceeding on terms reasonably satisfactory to such Indemnified Person. If the indemnification provided for in this paragraph is unavailable to an Indemnified Person or insufficient in respect of any losses, claims, damages or liabilities referred to therein, then Counterparty hereunder, in lieu of indemnifying such Indemnified Person thereunder, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such Indemnified Person as a result of such losses, claims, damages or liabilities. The remedies provided for in this paragraph ‎(b) are not exclusive and shall not limit any rights or remedies which may otherwise be available to any Indemnified Person at law or in equity. The indemnity and contribution agreements contained in this paragraph shall remain operative and in full force and effect regardless of the termination of the Transaction.

 

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(c) Regulation M . Counterparty is not on the Trade Date engaged in a distribution, as such term is used in Regulation M under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “ Exchange Act ”), of any securities of Counterparty, other than (i) a distribution meeting the requirements of the exception set forth in Rules 101(b)(10) and 102(b)(7) of Regulation M and (ii) the distribution of the Convertible Notes. Counterparty shall not, until the second Scheduled Trading Day immediately following the Effective Date, engage in any such distribution.

 

(d) No Manipulation . Counterparty is not entering into the Transaction to create actual or apparent trading activity in the Shares (or any security convertible into or exchangeable for the Shares) or to raise or depress or otherwise manipulate the price of the Shares (or any security convertible into or exchangeable for the Shares) or otherwise in violation of the Exchange Act.

 

(e) Transfer or Assignment .

 

(i) Counterparty shall have the right to transfer or assign its rights and obligations hereunder with respect to all, but not less than all, of the Options hereunder (such Options, the “ Transfer Options ”); provided that such transfer or assignment shall be subject to reasonable conditions that Nomura may impose, including but not limited, to the following conditions:

 

(A) With respect to any Transfer Options, Counterparty shall not be released from its notice and indemnification obligations pursuant to Section ‎9(b) or any obligations under Section ‎9(l) or ‎9(q) of this Confirmation;

 

(B) Any Transfer Options shall only be transferred or assigned to a third party that is a United States person (as defined in the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended);

 

(C) Such transfer or assignment shall be effected on terms, including any reasonable undertakings by such third party (including, but not limited to, an undertaking with respect to compliance with applicable securities laws in a manner that, in the reasonable judgment of Nomura, will not expose Nomura to material risks under applicable securities laws) and execution of any documentation and delivery of legal opinions with respect to securities laws and other matters by such third party and Counterparty, as are requested and reasonably satisfactory to Nomura;

 

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(D) Nomura will not, as a result of such transfer and assignment, be required to pay the transferee on any payment date an amount under Section 2(d)(i)(4) of the Agreement greater than an amount that Nomura would have been required to pay to Counterparty in the absence of such transfer and assignment;

 

(E) An Event of Default, Potential Event of Default or Termination Event will not occur as a result of such transfer and assignment;

 

(F) Without limiting the generality of clause (B), Counterparty shall cause the transferee to make such Payee Tax Representations and to provide such tax documentation as may be reasonably requested by Nomura to permit Nomura to determine that results described in clauses (D) and (E) will not occur upon or after such transfer and assignment; and

 

(G) Counterparty shall be responsible for all reasonable costs and expenses, including reasonable counsel fees, incurred by Nomura in connection with such transfer or assignment.

 

(ii) Nomura may, without Counterparty’s consent, transfer or assign all or any part of its rights or obligations under the Transaction (A) to any affiliate of Nomura whose obligations hereunder will be guaranteed, pursuant to the terms of a customary guarantee in a form used by Nomura generally for similar transactions, by Nomura or Nomura Holdings Inc., or (B) to any other third party with a long-term unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness rating or a long-term issuer rating equal to or better than the lesser of (1) the long-term unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness rating of Nomura Holdings Inc. at the time of the transfer and (2) A- by Standard and Poor’s Rating Group, Inc. or its successor (“ S&P ”), or A3 by Moody’s Investor Service, Inc. (“ Moody’s ”) or, if either S&P or Moody’s ceases to publish such ratings, at least an equivalent rating or better by a substitute rating agency mutually agreed by Counterparty and Nomura; provided that, in each case, if such transfer or assignment would result in any Tax withholding obligation of the transferee in respect of any Tax and such withholding Tax, without application of this sentence, would not be an Indemnifiable Tax, such Tax shall be treated as an Indemnifiable Tax if such withholding Tax obligation would not have applied to Nomura or such withholding Tax would have been an Indemnifiable Tax of Nomura. If at any time at which (A) the Section 16 Percentage exceeds 7.5%, (B) the Option Equity Percentage exceeds 14.5%, or (C) the Share Amount exceeds the Applicable Share Limit (if any applies) (any such condition described in clauses (A), (B) or (C), an “ Excess Ownership Position ”), Nomura is unable after using its commercially reasonable efforts to effect a transfer or assignment of Options to a third party on pricing terms reasonably acceptable to Nomura and within a time period reasonably acceptable to Nomura such that no Excess Ownership Position exists, then Nomura may designate any Exchange Business Day as an Early Termination Date with respect to a portion of the Transaction (the “ Terminated Portion ”), such that following such partial termination no Excess Ownership Position exists. In the event that Nomura so designates an Early Termination Date with respect to a portion of the Transaction, a payment shall be made pursuant to Section 6 of the Agreement as if (1) an Early Termination Date had been designated in respect of a Transaction having terms identical to the Transaction and a Number of Options equal to the number of Options underlying the Terminated Portion, (2) Counterparty were the sole Affected Party with respect to such partial termination and (3) the Terminated Portion were the sole Affected Transaction (and, for the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of Section ‎9(j) shall apply to any amount that is payable by Nomura to Counterparty pursuant to this sentence as if Counterparty was not the Affected Party). The “ Section 16 Percentage ” as of any day is the fraction, expressed as a percentage, (A) the numerator of which is the number of Shares that Nomura and each person subject to aggregation of Shares with Nomura under Section 13 or Section 16 of the Exchange Act and rules promulgated thereunder directly or indirectly beneficially own (as defined under Section 13 or Section 16 of the Exchange Act and rules promulgated thereunder) and (B) the denominator of which is the number of Shares outstanding. The “ Option Equity Percentage ” as of any day is the fraction, expressed as a percentage, (A) the numerator of which is the sum of (1) the product of the Number of Options and the Option Entitlement and (2) the aggregate number of Shares underlying any other call option transaction sold by Nomura to Counterparty, and (B) the denominator of which is the number of Shares outstanding. The “ Share Amount ” as of any day is the number of Shares that Nomura and any person whose ownership position would be aggregated with that of Nomura (Nomura or any such person, a “ Nomura Person ”) under any law, rule, regulation, regulatory order or organizational documents or contracts of Counterparty that are, in each case, applicable to ownership of Shares (“ Applicable Restrictions ”), owns, beneficially owns, constructively owns, controls, holds the power to vote or otherwise meets a relevant definition of ownership under any Applicable Restriction, as determined by Nomura in its reasonable discretion. The “ Applicable Share Limit ” means a number of Shares equal to (A) the minimum number of Shares that could give rise to reporting or registration obligations or other requirements (including obtaining prior approval from any person or entity) of a Nomura Person, or could result in an adverse effect on a Nomura Person, under any Applicable Restriction, as determined by Nomura in its reasonable discretion, minus (B) 1% of the number of Shares outstanding.

 

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(iii) Notwithstanding any other provision in this Confirmation to the contrary requiring or allowing Nomura to purchase, sell, receive or deliver any Shares or other securities, or make or receive any payment in cash, to or from Counterparty, Nomura may designate any of its affiliates to purchase, sell, receive or deliver such Shares or other securities, or to make or receive such payment in cash, and otherwise to perform Nomura’s obligations in respect of the Transaction and any such designee may assume such obligations. Nomura shall be discharged of its obligations to Counterparty to the extent of any such performance.

 

(f) Staggered Settlement . If upon advice of counsel with respect to applicable legal and regulatory requirements, including any requirements relating to Nomura’s hedging activities hereunder, Nomura reasonably determines that it would not be practicable or advisable to deliver, or to acquire Shares to deliver, any or all of the Shares to be delivered by Nomura on any Settlement Date for the Transaction, Nomura may, by notice to Counterparty on or prior to any Settlement Date (a “ Nominal Settlement Date ”), elect to deliver the Shares on two or more dates (each, a “ Staggered Settlement Date ”) as follows:

 

(i) in such notice, Nomura will specify to Counterparty the related Staggered Settlement Dates (the first of which will be such Nominal Settlement Date and the last of which will be no later than the twentieth (20 th ) Exchange Business Day following such Nominal Settlement Date) and the number of Shares that it will deliver on each Staggered Settlement Date;

 

(ii) the aggregate number of Shares that Nomura will deliver to Counterparty hereunder on all such Staggered Settlement Dates will equal the number of Shares that Nomura would otherwise be required to deliver on such Nominal Settlement Date; and

 

(iii) if the Net Share Settlement terms or the Combination Settlement terms set forth above were to apply on the Nominal Settlement Date, then the Net Share Settlement terms or the Combination Settlement terms, as the case may be, will apply on each Staggered Settlement Date, except that the Shares otherwise deliverable on such Nominal Settlement Date will be allocated among such Staggered Settlement Dates as specified by Nomura in the notice referred to in clause (i) above.

 

(g) Additional Termination Events .

 

(i) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Confirmation if an event of default with respect to Counterparty occurs under the terms of the Convertible Notes as set forth in Section 6.02 of the Supplemental Indenture, then such event of default shall constitute an Additional Termination Event applicable to the Transaction and, with respect to such Additional Termination Event, (A) Counterparty shall be deemed to be the sole Affected Party, (B) the Transaction shall be the sole Affected Transaction and (C) Nomura shall be the party entitled to designate an Early Termination Date pursuant to Section 6(b) of the Agreement.

 

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(ii) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Confirmation, the receipt by Nomura from Counterparty, within the applicable time period set forth under “Notice of Exercise” above, of any Notice of Exercise in respect of Options that relate to Convertible Notes as to which additional Shares would be added to the Conversion Rate pursuant to Section 12.03 of the Supplemental Indenture in connection with a “Make-Whole Fundamental Change” (as defined in the Supplemental Indenture) shall constitute an Additional Termination Event as provided in this Section ‎9(g)(ii). Upon receipt of any such Notice of Exercise, Nomura shall designate an Exchange Business Day following such Additional Termination Event (which Exchange Business Day shall in no event be earlier than the related settlement date for such Convertible Notes) as an Early Termination Date with respect to the portion of the Transaction corresponding to a number of Options (the “ Make-Whole Conversion Options ”) equal to the lesser of (A) the number of such Options specified in such Notice of Exercise and (B) the Number of Options as of the date Nomura designates such Early Termination Date and, as of such date, the Number of Options shall be reduced by the number of Make-Whole Conversion Options. Any payment hereunder with respect to such termination shall be calculated pursuant to Section 6 of the Agreement as if (1) an Early Termination Date had been designated in respect of a Transaction having terms identical to the Transaction and a Number of Options equal to the number of Make-Whole Conversion Options, (2) Counterparty were the sole Affected Party with respect to such Additional Termination Event and (3) the terminated portion of the Transaction were the sole Affected Transaction (and, for the avoidance of doubt, in determining the amount payable pursuant to Section 6 of the Agreement, the Calculation Agent shall not take into account any adjustments to the Option Entitlement that result from corresponding adjustments to the Conversion Rate pursuant to Section 12.03 of the Supplemental Indenture); provided that the amount of cash deliverable in respect of such early termination by Nomura to Counterparty shall not be greater than the excess of (I) (1) the number of Make-Whole Conversion Options, multiplied by (2) the Conversion Rate (after taking into account any applicable adjustments to the Conversion Rate pursuant to Section 12.03 of the Supplemental Indenture), multiplied by (3) a price per Share determined by the Calculation Agent over (II) the aggregate principal amount of such Convertible Notes, as determined by the Calculation Agent in a commercially reasonable manner. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of Section 9(j) shall apply to any payment to be made pursuant to this Section 9(g)(ii).

 

(h) Amendments to Equity Definitions .

 

(i) Section 12.6(a)(ii) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by (1) deleting from the fourth line thereof the word “or” after the word “official” and inserting a comma therefor, and (2) deleting the semi-colon at the end of subsection (B) thereof and inserting the following words therefor “or (C) the occurrence of any of the events specified in Section 5(a)(vii)(1) through (9) of the ISDA Master Agreement with respect to that Issuer.”

 

(ii) Section 12.9(b)(i) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by (1) replacing “either party may elect” with “Nomura may elect” and (2) replacing “notice to the other party” with “notice to Counterparty” in the first sentence of such section.

 

(i) No Setoff . Neither party shall have the right to set off any obligation that it may have to the other party under the Transaction against any obligation such other party may have to it, whether arising under the Agreement, this Confirmation or any other agreement between the parties hereto, by operation of law or otherwise.

 

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(j) Alternative Calculations and Payment on Early Termination and on Certain Extraordinary Events . If (x) an Early Termination Date (whether as a result of an Event of Default or a Termination Event) occurs or is designated with respect to the Transaction or (y) the Transaction is cancelled or terminated upon the occurrence of an Extraordinary Event (except as a result of (i) a Nationalization, Insolvency or Merger Event in which the consideration to be paid to holders of Shares consists solely of cash, (ii) a Merger Event or Tender Offer that is within Counterparty’s control, or (iii) an Event of Default in which Counterparty is the Defaulting Party or a Termination Event in which Counterparty is the Affected Party other than an Event of Default of the type described in Section 5(a)(iii), (v), (vi), (vii) or (viii) of the Agreement or a Termination Event of the type described in Section 5(b) of the Agreement, in each case that resulted from an event or events outside Counterparty’s control), and if Nomura would owe any amount to Counterparty pursuant to Section 6(d)(ii) of the Agreement or any Cancellation Amount pursuant to Article 12 of the Equity Definitions (any such amount, a “ Payment Obligation ”), then Nomura shall satisfy the Payment Obligation by the Share Termination Alternative (as defined below), unless (a) Counterparty gives irrevocable telephonic notice to Nomura, confirmed in writing within one Scheduled Trading Day, no later than 12:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the Merger Date, Tender Offer Date, Announcement Date (in the case of a Nationalization, Insolvency or Delisting), Early Termination Date or date of cancellation, as applicable, of its election that the Share Termination Alternative shall not apply, (b) Counterparty remakes the representation set forth in Section ‎8(f) as of the date of such election and (c) Nomura agrees, in its sole discretion, to such election, in which case the provisions of Section 12.7 or Section 12.9 of the Equity Definitions, or the provisions of Section 6(d)(ii) of the Agreement, as the case may be, shall apply.

 

Share Termination Alternative: If applicable, Nomura shall deliver to Counterparty the Share Termination Delivery Property on, or within a commercially reasonable period of time after, the date when the relevant Payment Obligation would otherwise be due pursuant to Section 12.7 or 12.9 of the Equity Definitions or Section 6(d)(ii) and 6(e) of the Agreement, as applicable, in satisfaction of such Payment Obligation in the manner reasonably requested by Counterparty free of payment.

 

Share Termination Delivery Property: A number of Share Termination Delivery Units, as calculated by the Calculation Agent, equal to the Payment Obligation divided by the Share Termination Unit Price. The Calculation Agent shall adjust the Share Termination Delivery Property by replacing any fractional portion of a security therein with an amount of cash equal to the value of such fractional security based on the values used to calculate the Share Termination Unit Price.

 

Share Termination Unit Price: The value to Nomura of property contained in one Share Termination Delivery Unit, as determined by the Calculation Agent in its discretion by commercially reasonable means and notified by the Calculation Agent to Nomura at the time of notification of the Payment Obligation. For the avoidance of doubt, the parties agree that in determining the Share Termination Delivery Unit Price the Calculation Agent may consider the purchase price paid in connection with the purchase of Share Termination Delivery Property.

 

Share Termination Delivery Unit: One Share or, if the Shares have changed into cash or any other property or the right to receive cash or any other property as the result of a Nationalization, Insolvency or Merger Event (any such cash or other property, the “ Exchange Property ”), a unit consisting of the type and amount of such Exchange Property received by a holder of one Share (without consideration of any requirement to pay cash or other consideration in lieu of fractional amounts of any securities) in such Nationalization, Insolvency or Merger Event, as determined by the Calculation Agent.

 

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Failure to Deliver: Applicable

 

Other applicable provisions: If Share Termination Alternative is applicable, the provisions of Sections 9.8, 9.9 and 9.11 (as modified above) of the Equity Definitions and the provisions set forth opposite the caption “Representation and Agreement” in Section ‎2 will be applicable, except that all references in such provisions to “Physically-settled” shall be read as references to “Share Termination Settled” and all references to “Shares” shall be read as references to “Share Termination Delivery Units”. “Share Termination Settled” in relation to the Transaction means that the Share Termination Alternative is applicable to the Transaction.

 

(k) Waiver of Jury Trial . Each party waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any right it may have to a trial by jury in respect of any suit, action or proceeding relating to the Transaction. Each party (i) certifies that no representative, agent or attorney of either party has represented, expressly or otherwise, that such other party would not, in the event of such a suit, action or proceeding, seek to enforce the foregoing waiver and (ii) acknowledges that it and the other party have been induced to enter into the Transaction, as applicable, by, among other things, the mutual waivers and certifications provided herein.

 

(l) Registration . Counterparty hereby agrees that if, in the good faith reasonable judgment of Nomura, the Shares (“ Hedge Shares ”) acquired by Nomura for the purpose of hedging its obligations pursuant to the Transaction cannot be sold in the public market by Nomura without registration under the Securities Act, Counterparty shall, at its election, either (i) in order to allow Nomura to sell the Hedge Shares in a registered offering, make available to Nomura an effective registration statement under the Securities Act and enter into an agreement, in form and substance satisfactory to Nomura, substantially in the form of an underwriting agreement for a registered secondary offering; provided , however , that if Nomura, in its sole reasonable discretion, is not satisfied with access to due diligence materials, the results of its due diligence investigation, or the procedures and documentation for the registered offering referred to above, then clause (ii) or clause (iii) of this paragraph shall apply at the election of Counterparty, (ii) in order to allow Nomura to sell the Hedge Shares in a private placement, enter into a private placement agreement substantially similar to private placement purchase agreements customary for private placements of equity securities, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Nomura (in which case, the Calculation Agent shall make any adjustments to the terms of the Transaction that are necessary, in its reasonable judgment, to compensate Nomura for any discount from the public market price of the Shares incurred on the sale of Hedge Shares in a private placement), or (iii) purchase the Hedge Shares from Nomura at the Relevant Price on such Exchange Business Days, and in the amounts, requested by Nomura.

 

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(m) Tax Disclosure . Effective from the date of commencement of discussions concerning the Transaction, Counterparty and each of its employees, representatives, or other agents may disclose to any and all persons, without limitation of any kind, the tax treatment and tax structure of the Transaction and all materials of any kind (including opinions or other tax analyses) that are provided to Counterparty relating to such tax treatment and tax structure.

 

(n) Right to Extend . Nomura may postpone or add, in whole or in part, any Valid Day or Valid Days during the Settlement Averaging Period or any other date of valuation, payment or delivery by Nomura, with respect to some or all of the Options hereunder, if Nomura reasonably determines, in its discretion, that such action is reasonably necessary or appropriate to preserve Nomura’s hedging or hedge unwind activity hereunder in light of existing liquidity conditions or to enable Nomura to effect transactions in Shares in connection with its hedging, hedge unwind or settlement activity hereunder in a manner that would, if Nomura were Counterparty or an affiliated purchaser of Counterparty, be in compliance with applicable legal, regulatory or self-regulatory requirements, or with related policies and procedures applicable to Nomura.

 

(o) Status of Claims in Bankruptcy . Nomura acknowledges and agrees that this Confirmation is not intended to convey to Nomura rights against Counterparty with respect to the Transaction that are senior to the claims of common stockholders of Counterparty in any United States bankruptcy proceedings of Counterparty; provided that nothing herein shall limit or shall be deemed to limit Nomura’s right to pursue remedies in the event of a breach by Counterparty of its obligations and agreements with respect to the Transaction; provided , further , that nothing herein shall limit or shall be deemed to limit Nomura’s rights in respect of any transactions other than the Transaction.

 

(p) Securities Contract; Swap Agreement . The parties hereto intend for (i) the Transaction to be a “securities contract” and a “swap agreement” as defined in the Bankruptcy Code (Title 11 of the United States Code) (the “ Bankruptcy Code ”), and the parties hereto to be entitled to the protections afforded by, among other Sections, Sections 362(b)(6), 362(b)(17), 546(e), 546(g), 555 and 560 of the Bankruptcy Code, (ii) a party’s right to liquidate the Transaction and to exercise any other remedies upon the occurrence of any Event of Default under the Agreement with respect to the other party to constitute a “contractual right” as described in the Bankruptcy Code, and (iii) each payment and delivery of cash, securities or other property hereunder to constitute a “margin payment” or “settlement payment” and a “transfer” as defined in the Bankruptcy Code.

 

(q) Notice of Certain Other Events . Counterparty covenants and agrees that:

 

(i) promptly following the public announcement of the results of any election by the holders of Shares with respect to the consideration due upon consummation of any Merger Event, Counterparty shall give Nomura written notice of (x) the weighted average of the types and amounts of consideration that holders of Shares have elected to receive upon consummation of such Merger Event or (y) if no holders of Shares affirmatively make such election, the types and amounts of consideration actually received by holders of Shares (the date of such notification, the “ Consideration Notification Date ”); provided that in no event shall the Consideration Notification Date be later than the date on which such Merger Event is consummated; and

 

(ii) promptly following any adjustment to the Convertible Notes in connection with any Potential Adjustment Event, Merger Event or Tender Offer, Counterparty shall give Nomura written notice of the details of such adjustment.

 

(r) Wall Street Transparency and Accountability Act . In connection with Section 739 of the Wall Street Transparency and Accountability Act of 2010 (“ WSTAA ”), the parties hereby agree that neither the enactment of WSTAA or any regulation under the WSTAA, nor any requirement under WSTAA or an amendment made by WSTAA, shall limit or otherwise impair either party’s otherwise applicable rights to terminate, renegotiate, modify, amend or supplement this Confirmation or the Agreement, as applicable, arising from a termination event, force majeure, illegality, increased costs, regulatory change or similar event under this Confirmation, the Equity Definitions incorporated herein, or the Agreement (including, but not limited to, rights arising from Change in Law, Hedging Disruption, Increased Cost of Hedging, an Excess Ownership Position, or Illegality (as defined in the Agreement)).

 

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(s) Agreements and Acknowledgements Regarding Hedging . Counterparty understands, acknowledges and agrees that: (A) at any time on and prior to the Expiration Date, Nomura and its affiliates may buy or sell Shares or other securities or buy or sell options or futures contracts or enter into swaps or other derivative securities in order to adjust its hedge position with respect to the Transaction; (B) Nomura and its affiliates also may be active in the market for Shares other than in connection with hedging activities in relation to the Transaction; (C) Nomura shall make its own determination as to whether, when or in what manner any hedging or market activities in securities of Issuer shall be conducted and shall do so in a manner that it deems appropriate to hedge its price and market risk with respect to the Relevant Prices; and (D) any market activities of Nomura and its affiliates with respect to Shares may affect the market price and volatility of Shares, as well as the Relevant Prices, each in a manner that may be adverse to Counterparty.

 

(t) Early Unwind . In the event the sale of the “Firm Securities” (as defined in the Underwriting Agreement) is not consummated with the Underwriter for any reason, or Counterparty fails to deliver to Nomura opinions of counsel as required pursuant to Section ‎9(a), in each case by 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the Premium Payment Date, or such later date as agreed upon by the parties (the Premium Payment Date or such later date, the “ Early Unwind Date ”), the Transaction shall automatically terminate (the “ Early Unwind ”) on the Early Unwind Date and (i) the Transaction and all of the respective rights and obligations of Nomura and Counterparty under the Transaction shall be cancelled and terminated and (ii) each party shall be released and discharged by the other party from and agrees not to make any claim against the other party with respect to any obligations or liabilities of the other party arising out of and to be performed in connection with the Transaction either prior to or after the Early Unwind Date; provided that Counterparty shall purchase from Nomura on the Early Unwind Date all Shares purchased by Nomura or one or more of its affiliates in connection with the Transaction at the then prevailing market price, as determined by the Calculation Agent. Each of Nomura and Counterparty represents and acknowledges to the other that, subject to the proviso included in this Section ‎9(t), upon an Early Unwind, all obligations with respect to the Transaction shall be deemed fully and finally discharged.

 

(u) Payment by Counterparty . In the event that, following payment of the Premium, (i) an Early Termination Date occurs or is designated with respect to the Transaction as a result of a Termination Event or an Event of Default (other than an Event of Default arising under Section 5(a)(ii) or 5(a)(iv) of the Agreement) and, as a result, Counterparty owes to Nomura an amount calculated under Section 6(e) of the Agreement, or (ii) Counterparty owes to Nomura, pursuant to Section 12.7 or Section 12.9 of the Equity Definitions, an amount calculated under Section 12.8 of the Equity Definitions, such amount shall be deemed to be zero.

 

(v) Matters relating to Nomura and the Agent .

 

(i) Nomura is not registered as a broker or dealer under the Exchange Act. Nomura Securities International, Inc. (“ Agent ”) has acted solely as agent for Nomura and Counterparty to the extent required by law in connection with the Transaction and has no obligations, by way of issuance, endorsement, guarantee or otherwise, with respect to the performance of either party under the Transaction.  The parties agree to proceed solely against each other, and not against Agent, in seeking enforcement of their rights and obligations with respect to the Transaction, including their rights and obligations with respect to payment of funds and delivery of securities.

 

(ii) Agent may have been paid a fee by Nomura in connection with the Transaction.  Further details will be furnished upon written request.

 

(iii) The time of dealing for the Transaction will be furnished by Agent upon written request.

 

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(w) Private Placement Representations . Each of Nomura and Counterparty acknowledges that the offer and sale of the Transaction to it is intended to be exempt from registration under the Securities Act by virtue of Section 4(a)(2) thereof. Accordingly, Counterparty represents and warrants to Nomura that (i) it has the financial ability to bear the economic risk of its investment in the Transaction and is able to bear a total loss of its investment and its investments in and liabilities in respect of the Transaction, which it understands are not readily marketable, are not disproportionate to its net worth, and it is able to bear any loss in connection with the Transaction, including the loss of its entire investment in the Transaction, (ii) it is an “accredited investor” as that term is defined in Regulation D as promulgated under the Securities Act, (iii) it is entering into the Transaction for its own account and without a view to the distribution or resale thereof, (iv) the assignment, transfer or other disposition of the Transaction has not been and will not be registered under the Securities Act and is restricted under this Confirmation, the Securities Act and state securities laws, and (v) its financial condition is such that it has no need for liquidity with respect to its investment in the Transaction and no need to dispose of any portion thereof to satisfy any existing or contemplated undertaking or indebtedness and is capable of assessing the merits of and understanding (on its own behalf or through independent professional advice), and understands and accepts, the terms, conditions and risks of the Transaction.

 

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Please confirm that the foregoing correctly sets forth the terms of our agreement by executing this Confirmation and returning it to us.

  

  Very truly yours,
     
    Nomura Global Financial Products Inc.
     
     
    By: /s/ Charlotte C. Arnold
    Authorized Signatory
    Name: Charlotte C. Arnold

 

Accepted and confirmed

as of the Trade Date:

 

ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
 
 
By: /s/ Thomas Bailey  
Authorized Signatory
Name: Thomas Bailey

 

[Signature Page to Base Bond Hedge Confirmation]

 

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ANNEX A

 

NOMURA HOLDINGS, INC.

 

  Telephone
  (03) 3211-1811
   
  Telefax
  (03) 3281-2969

 

GUARANTEE

 

 

WHEREAS Nomura Global Financial Products, Inc. (“NGFP”), a Delaware corporation, has entered into or plans to enter into one or more derivative transactions (“Transactions”), each evidenced by a confirmation (“Confirmation”), with ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the "Counterparty"); and

 

 

WHEREAS, NGFP is an affiliate company of Nomura Holdings, Inc. (“Nomura”)

 

 

WHEREAS, NGFP may incur monetary, delivery and other obligations to the Counterparty under the Transactions;

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in order to induce the Counterparty to enter into, and in consideration of the Counterparty having entered into, the Transactions, Nomura undertakes as follows:

 

1. GUARANTEE

 

(A) Guarantee : Nomura hereby unconditionally and irrevocably guarantees the due and punctual payment or delivery of all monetary and delivery obligations of NGFP owing to the Counterparty under the Transactions (collectively, the "Obligations") promptly upon written demand made by the Counterparty to Nomura.

 

(B) Indemnity : Nomura agrees as a primary obligation to indemnify the Counterparty from time to time on demand from and against any loss incurred by the Counterparty as a result of the Obligations being or becoming void, voidable or unenforceable for any reason whatsoever, whether or not known to the Counterparty, and the amount of such loss shall be the amount which the Counterparty would have otherwise been entitled to recover from NGFP. Nomura further agrees that any sums of money that are due under this Guarantee and which may not be recoverable from Nomura as a result of legal limitation on or disability or incapacity of Nomura or any other fact or circumstance, whether or not known to Nomura, shall be recoverable from Nomura on an indemnity basis, and Nomura shall for purposes of this Guarantee be deemed to be a principal debtor.

 

(C) Guarantor's Obligations : Nomura waives diligence, presentment, demand of payment from and protest to NGFP with respect to the Obligations and also waives notice of dishonor. The obligations of Nomura under this Guarantee shall not be discharged or impaired or otherwise affected by (i) the failure or delay of the Counterparty to assert any claim or demand or to enforce any right or remedy against NGFP, or any other indulgence or concession granted by the Counterparty to NGFP or (ii) any other act, event or omission that, but for this provision, would or might operate to discharge, impair or otherwise affect any of the obligations of Nomura herein contained or any of the rights, powers or remedies conferred upon the Counterparty by law.

 

(D) Guarantor as Principal Debtor : Nomura further agrees that this Guarantee constitutes a guarantee of payment when due and not of collection. Nomura waives any right to require that any resort be had by the Counterparty to any security held by or on behalf of the Counterparty for payment of the Obligations, or the Counterparty make demand, proceed or take any other steps against NGFP before claiming under the Guarantee, or, in the event that NGFP becomes subject to any bankruptcy, winding-up, administration, reorganization or similar proceeding, that the Counterparty file any claim relating to the Obligations.

 

(E) Waiver of Defenses : The obligations of Nomura under this Guarantee shall not be subject to any defense of set-off, counterclaim, recoupment or termination whatsoever by reason of the invalidity, illegality or unenforceability of any Obligations, or any other defense that constitutes a legal or equitable discharge or defense of a guarantor or surety in its capacity as such; provided that nothing herein shall limit the ability of Nomura to assert any right of set-off, deduction or counterclaim that NGFP or any affiliate of NGFP is expressly entitled to assert under the Transactions.

 

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(F) Guarantor's Obligations Continuing : The Guarantee is to be a continuing guarantee and accordingly shall remain in operation until such time as Counterparty receives from Nomura written notice of termination of this Guarantee and until all Obligations owing in respect of all Transactions entered into prior to such termination have been paid or satisfied. Nomura further agrees that this Guarantee shall continue to be effective or be reinstated, as the case may be, if at any time payment, or any part thereof, of any Obligations or interest thereon is avoided, reduced, rescinded or must otherwise be restored or returned by the Counterparty upon the bankruptcy, insolvency, dissolution or reorganization of NGFP, and the Counterparty shall be entitled to recover the amount of any such payment from Nomura subsequently as if such settlement or discharge had not occurred.

 

(G) Guarantor's Right of Subrogation: Nomura shall be subrogated to all rights of the Counterparty against NGFP in respect of any amounts paid by or deliveries made by Nomura under this Guarantee; provided that Nomura shall not be entitled to receive any payments or deliveries arising out of, or based upon, such right of subrogation or any right of indemnity or other right until the payment of all moneys payable or delivery of all deliverables under this Guarantee have been made. If upon the bankruptcy, winding-up, administration, reorganization or similar proceeding of NGFP, any payment or distribution of assets of NGFP of any kind or character, whether in cash, property or securities, shall be received by Nomura before payment in full of all moneys payable or delivery of all deliverables under this Guarantee shall have been made to the Counterparty, Nomura will promptly following receipt thereof pay or deliver such payment or distribution to the Counterparty for application to any Obligations owing to the Counterparty, whether matured or unmatured.

 

(H) Eligible Contract Participant. Nomura is an “eligible contract participant” within the meaning of Section 1a(18) of the U.S. Commodity Exchange Act.

 

2. NOTICES AND COMMUNICATION

 

Each notice or communication under this Guarantee shall be made in any manner set forth below and be deemed effective as indicated: (i) if in writing and delivered in person or by courier, on the date it is delivered; (ii) if sent by facsimile transmission, on the date that transmission is received by a responsible employee of the recipient in legible form (it being agreed that the burden of proving receipt will be on the sender and will not be met by a transmission report generated by the sender’s facsimile machine); or (iii) if sent by certified or registered mail (airmail, if overseas) or the equivalent (return receipt requested), on the date that mail is delivered or its delivery is attempted; provided, however, that if the date of delivery (or attempted delivery) or that receipt, is not a business day or that communication is delivered (or attempted) or received, as applicable, after the close of business on a business day, in which case that communication shall be deemed given and effective on the first following day that is a business day

 

The address for Nomura shall be:

 

Managing Director

Finance Department,

Nomura Holdings, Inc.

Otemachi Nomura Building 15 th Floor,

1-1 Otemachi 2-chome

Chiyoda-ku,

Tokyo

100-8170 Japan

  

3. SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS

 

(A) This Guarantee shall be binding on Nomura and its successors and permitted assigns and shall benefit the Counterparty and the Counterparty’s successors and permitted assigns. Any reference to Nomura and Counterparty shall be construed accordingly.

 

(B) Nomura may not transfer all or part of its obligations under this Guarantee without the prior written consent of the Counterparty.

  

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4. GROSS UP

 

All sums payable by Nomura hereunder shall be made in freely transferable, cleared and immediately available funds without any set-off, deduction or withholding unless such set-off, deduction or withholding is required by an applicable law, judicial or administrative decision, or practice of any relevant governmental authority, or by any combination thereof. If Nomura is so required to set-off, deduct or withhold then Nomura shall pay to the Counterparty, in addition to the payment to which the Counterparty is otherwise entitled hereunder, such additional amount as is necessary to ensure that the net amount actually received by the Counterparty (free and clear of any such set-off, deduction or withholding) will equal the full amount which the Counterparty would have received had no such set-off, deduction or withholding been required. For the avoidance of doubt, Nomura will not be required to pay any additional amounts hereunder (i) in connection with any deduction or withholding in respect of any payment under the Transactions which, had such payment been made by NGFP, would have been made after deduction or withholding but in respect of which payment NGFP would not have been required pursuant to the Transactions to pay additional amounts to the Counterparty, or (ii) to the extent that such additional amount would not be required to be paid but for the failure by the Counterparty to furnish any form, document or certificate that may be required or reasonably requested by Nomura in order to allow Nomura to make a payment under this Guarantee, or to allow Nomura to make a payment under or in respect of any Transaction on behalf of NGFP, without any deduction or withholding for or on account of any present or future tax, levy, impost, duty, charge, assessment or fee of any nature (including interest, penalties and additions thereto) that is imposed by any government or other taxing authority in respect of any payment under the Transactions other than a stamp, registration, documentation or similar tax or with such deduction or withholding at a reduced rate (so long as the completion, execution or submission of such form, document or certificate would not materially prejudice the legal or commercial position of the Counterparty).

  

5. REPRESENTATIONS

 

Nomura represents to the Counterparty that (i) Nomura has the corporate power to execute, deliver and perform this Guarantee, (ii) Nomura has taken all necessary action to authorize the execution, delivery and performance of this Guarantee, (iii) the execution, delivery and performance of this Guarantee by Nomura will not violate any provision of law applicable to Nomura, its articles of incorporation or any Transactions to which Nomura is a party, (iv) no authorizations of, exemptions by and filings with any governmental or other authority are required to be obtained or made by Nomura with respect to this Guarantee and Nomura will use all reasonable efforts to obtain or make (and to maintain in full force and effect) any that may become necessary after the date of this Guarantee, and (v) this Guarantee constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of Nomura, enforceable against Nomura in accordance with its terms.

 

6. EXPENSES

 

Nomura will, on five business days’ notice in writing from the Counterparty, indemnify and hold harmless the Counterparty for and against all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses, including legal fees and any stamp, registration, documentation or similar tax, incurred by the Counterparty by reason of the enforcement and protection of its rights under this Guarantee, including, but not limited to, cost of collection, provided, however, that Nomura shall not be liable for any expenses of the Counterparty if no payment is due under this Guarantee.

 

7. GOVERNING LAW

 

This Guarantee shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to choice of law doctrine.

 

8. JURISDICTION

 

With respect to any suit, action or proceedings relating to this Guarantee ("Proceedings"), each of Nomura and the Counterparty, by its acceptance hereof, irrevocably:

 

(i) submits to the jurisdiction of the courts of the State of New York and the United States District Court located in the Borough of Manhattan in New York City.

 

(ii) waives any objection which it may have at any time to the laying of venue of any Proceedings brought in any such court, waives any claim that such Proceedings have been brought in an inconvenient forum and further waives the right to object, with respect to such Proceedings, that such court does not have jurisdiction over such party; and

 

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(iii) waives its right to jury trial with respect to any obligation arising under, or in connection with, this Guarantee.

 

Nothing in this Guarantee precludes either party from bringing Proceedings in any other jurisdiction nor will the bringing of Proceedings in any one or more jurisdictions preclude the bringing of Proceedings in any other jurisdiction.

 

9. AGENT FOR SERVICE OF PROCESS

 

Nomura irrevocably appoints Nomura Holding America Inc., Attention: General Counsel, Worldwide Plaza, 309 West 49 th Street, New York, NY, 10019-7316), to receive, for it and on its behalf, service of process in any Proceedings. If for any reason Nomura Holding America Inc. is unable to act as such, Nomura will promptly notify the Counterparty and within 30 days appoint a substitute process agent acceptable to the Counterparty. Nomura irrevocably consents to service of process given in the manner provided for notices in Section 2 hereof. Nothing in this Guarantee will affect the right of the Counterparty to serve process in any other manner permitted by law.

 

10. GENERAL

 

(A) Entire Agreement. This Guarantee constitutes the entire agreement and understanding of the parties with respect to its subject matter and supersedes all oral communication and prior writings with respect thereto.

 

(B) Amendments. No amendment, modification or waiver in respect of this Guarantee will be effective unless in writing (including a writing evidenced by a facsimile transmission) and executed by each of the parties or confirmed by an exchange of telexes or electronic messages on an electronic messaging systems.

 

(C) Survival of Obligations. The obligations of the parties under this Guarantee will survive the termination of any Transaction.

 

(D) Remedies Cumulative . Except as provided in this Guarantee, the rights, powers, remedies and privileges provided in this Guarantee are cumulative and not exclusive of any rights, powers, remedies and privileges provided by law.

 

(E) No Waiver of Rights. A failure or delay in exercising any right, power or privilege in respect of this Guarantee will not be presumed to operate as a waiver, and a single or partial exercise of any right, power or privilege will not be presumed to preclude any subsequent or further exercise, of that right, power or privilege or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege.

 

(F) Headings. The headings used in this Guarantee are for convenience of reference only and are not to affect the construction of or to be taken into consideration in interpreting this Guarantee.

 

(G) Contractual Currency .

 

(i) Payment in the Contractual Currency. Each payment under this Guarantee will be made in the relevant currency specified in the Transactions for payments (the “Contractual Currency”). To the extent permitted by applicable law, any obligation to make payments under this Guarantee in the Contractual Currency will not be discharged or satisfied by any tender in any currency other than the Contractual Currency, except to the extent such tender results in the actual receipt by the party to which payment is owed, acting in a reasonable manner and in good faith in converting the currency so tendered into the Contractual Currency, of the full amount in the Contractual Currency of all amounts payable in respect of this Guarantee. If for any reason the amount in the Contractual Currency so received falls short of the amount in the Contractual Currency payable in respect of this Guarantee, the party required to make the payment will, to the extent permitted by applicable law, immediately pay such additional amount in the Contractual Currency as may be necessary to compensate for the shortfall. If for any reason the amount in the Contractual Currency so received exceeds the amount in the Contractual Currency payable in respect of this Guarantee, the party receiving the payment will refund promptly the amount of such excess.

 

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(ii) Judgments. To the extent permitted by applicable law, if any judgment or order expressed in a currency other than the Contractual Currency is rendered (i) for the payment of any amount owing in respect of this Guarantee, (ii) for the payment of any amount relating to any early termination in respect of the Transactions, or (iii) in respect of a judgment or order of another court for the payment of any amount described in (i) or (ii) above, Counterparty, after recovery in full of the aggregate amount to which Counterparty is entitled pursuant to the judgment or order, will be entitled to receive immediately from Guarantor the amount of any shortfall of the Contractual Currency received by Counterparty as a consequence of sums paid in such other currency and will refund promptly to Guarantor any excess of the Contractual Currency received by Counterparty as a consequence of sums paid in such other currency if such excess arises or results from any variation between the rate of exchange at which the Contractual Currency is converted into the currency of the judgment or order for the purposes of such judgment or order and the rate of exchange at which Counterparty is able, acting in a reasonable manner and in good faith in converting the currency received into the Contractual Currency, to purchase the Contractual Currency with the amount of the currency of the judgment or order actually received by Counterparty. The term “rate of exchange” includes, without limitation, any premiums and costs of exchange payable in connection with the purchase of or conversion into the Contractual Currency.

 

(iii) Separate Indemnities. To the extent permitted by applicable law, these indemnities constitute separate and independent obligations from the other obligations in this Guarantee, will be enforceable as separate and independent causes of action, will apply notwithstanding any indulgence granted by Counterparty and will not be affected by judgment being obtained or claim or proof being made for any other sums payable in respect of this Guarantee.

 

(iv) Evidence of Loss. For the purposes of this Section 10, it will sufficient for Counterparty to demonstrate that it would have suffered a loss had an actual exchange or purchase been made.

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Nomura has executed this Guarantee as of December 4, 2014.

 

 

NOMURA HOLDINGS, INC
     
By:    
Name:    
Title:    

 

 

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Exhibit 10.2

 

 

Nomura Global Financial Products Inc.

c/o Nomura Securities International, Inc.
Worldwide Plaza
309 West 49th Street
5th Floor
New York, NY 10019

December 4, 2014

To:   ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    210 Main Street West
    Baudette, Minnesota 56623
    Attention:   Charlotte Arnold
    Title:   Chief Financial Officer
    Telephone No.:   (218) 634-3591
  Facsimile No.:   (302) 482-8645

 

Re:   Base Warrants

 

The purpose of this letter agreement (this “ Confirmation ”) is to confirm the terms and conditions of the Warrants issued by ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (“ Company ”) to Nomura Global Financial Products Inc. (“ Nomura ”) as of the Trade Date specified below (the “ Transaction ”). This letter agreement constitutes a “Confirmation” as referred to in the ISDA Master Agreement specified below. This Confirmation shall replace any previous agreements and serve as the final documentation for the Transaction.

 

The definitions and provisions contained in the 2002 ISDA Equity Derivatives Definitions (the “ Equity Definitions ”), as published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (“ ISDA ”), are incorporated into this Confirmation. In the event of any inconsistency between the Equity Definitions and this Confirmation, this Confirmation shall govern.

 

Each party is hereby advised, and each such party acknowledges, that the other party has engaged in, or refrained from engaging in, substantial financial transactions and has taken other material actions in reliance upon the parties’ entry into the Transaction to which this Confirmation relates on the terms and conditions set forth below.

 

1.            This Confirmation evidences a complete and binding agreement between Nomura and Company as to the terms of the Transaction to which this Confirmation relates. This Confirmation shall supplement, form a part of, and be subject to an agreement in the form of the 2002 ISDA Master Agreement (the “ Agreement”) as if Nomura and Company had executed an agreement in such form (but without any Schedule except for the election of the laws of the State of New York as the governing law (without reference to choice of law doctrine)) on the Trade Date. In the event of any inconsistency between provisions of that Agreement and this Confirmation, this Confirmation will prevail for the purpose of the Transaction to which this Confirmation relates. The parties hereby agree that no Transaction other than the Transaction to which this Confirmation relates shall be governed by the Agreement.

 

2.             The Transaction is a Warrant Transaction, which shall be considered a Share Option Transaction for purposes of the Equity Definitions. The terms of the particular Transaction to which this Confirmation relates are as follows:

 

General Terms .

 

Trade Date: December 4, 2014

 

Effective Date: The third Exchange Business Day immediately prior to the Premium Payment Date

 

Warrants: Equity call warrants, each giving the holder the right to purchase a number of Shares equal to the Warrant Entitlement at a price per Share equal to the Strike Price, subject to the terms set forth under the caption “Settlement Terms” below. For the purposes of the Equity Definitions, each reference to a Warrant herein shall be deemed to be a reference to a Call Option.

 

 
 

 

Warrant Style: European

 

Seller: Company

 

Buyer: Nomura

 

Shares: The common stock of Company, par value USD 0.0001 per share (Exchange symbol “ANIP”)

 

Number of Warrants: 1,798,950. For the avoidance of doubt, the Number of Warrants shall be reduced by any Warrants exercised or deemed exercised hereunder. In no event will the Number of Warrants be less than zero.

 

Warrant Entitlement: One Share per Warrant

 

Strike Price: USD 96.21.

 

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Agreement, this Confirmation or the Equity Definitions, in no event shall the Strike Price be subject to adjustment to the extent that, after giving effect to such adjustment, the Strike Price would be less than USD 53.45, except for any adjustment pursuant to the terms of this Confirmation and the Equity Definitions in connection with stock splits or similar changes to Company’s capitalization.

 

Premium: USD 17,955,965.00

 

Premium Payment Date: December 10, 2014

 

Exchange: The NASDAQ Global Market

 

Related Exchange(s): All Exchanges

 

Procedures for Exercise .

 

Expiration Time: The Valuation Time

 

Expiration Dates: Each Scheduled Trading Day during the period from, and including, the First Expiration Date to, but excluding, the 60 th Scheduled Trading Day following the First Expiration Date shall be an “Expiration Date” for a number of Warrants equal to the Daily Number of Warrants on such date; provided that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Equity Definitions, if any such date is a Disrupted Day, the Calculation Agent shall make adjustments, if applicable, to the Daily Number of Warrants or shall reduce such Daily Number of Warrants to zero for which such day shall be an Expiration Date and shall designate a Scheduled Trading Day or a number of Scheduled Trading Days as the Expiration Date(s) for the remaining Daily Number of Warrants or a portion thereof for the originally scheduled Expiration Date; and provided further that if such Expiration Date has not occurred pursuant to this clause as of the eighth Scheduled Trading Day following the last scheduled Expiration Date under the Transaction, the Calculation Agent shall have the right to declare such Scheduled Trading Day to be the final Expiration Date and the Calculation Agent shall determine its good faith estimate of the fair market value for the Shares as of the Valuation Time on that eighth Scheduled Trading Day or on any subsequent Scheduled Trading Day, as the Calculation Agent shall determine using commercially reasonable means.

 

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First Expiration Date: March 1, 2020 (or if such day is not a Scheduled Trading Day, the next following Scheduled Trading Day), subject to Market Disruption Event below.

 

Daily Number of Warrants: For any Expiration Date, the Number of Warrants that have not expired or been exercised as of such day, divided by the remaining number of Expiration Dates (including such day), rounded down to the nearest whole number, subject to adjustment pursuant to the provisos to “Expiration Dates”.

 

Automatic Exercise: Applicable; and means that for each Expiration Date, a number of Warrants equal to the Daily Number of Warrants for such Expiration Date will be deemed to be automatically exercised at the Expiration Time on such Expiration Date.

 

Market Disruption Event: Section 6.3(a) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by replacing clauses (ii) and (iii) in their entirety with “(ii) an Exchange Disruption, (iii) an Early Closure or (iv) a Regulatory Disruption, in each case, that the Calculation Agent determines is material.”

 

Section 6.3(d) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by deleting the remainder of the provision following the words “Scheduled Closing Time” in the fourth line thereof.

 

Regulatory Disruption: Any event that Nomura, in its discretion, determines makes it appropriate with regard to any legal, regulatory or self-regulatory requirements or related policies and procedures, for Nomura to refrain from or decrease any market activity in connection with the Transaction.

 

Valuation Terms .

 

Valuation Time: Scheduled Closing Time; provided that if the principal trading session is extended, the Calculation Agent shall determine the Valuation Time in its reasonable discretion.

 

Valuation Date: Each Exercise Date.

 

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Settlement Terms .

 

Settlement Method: Net Share Settlement.

 

Net Share Settlement: On the relevant Settlement Date, Company shall deliver to Nomura a number of Shares equal to the Share Delivery Quantity for such Settlement Date to the account specified herein free of payment through the Clearance System, and Nomura shall be treated as the holder of record of such Shares at the time of delivery of such Shares or, if earlier, at 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on such Settlement Date, and Company shall pay to Nomura cash in lieu of any fractional Share based on the Settlement Price on the relevant Valuation Date.

 

Share Delivery Quantity: For any Settlement Date, a number of Shares, as calculated by the Calculation Agent, equal to the Net Share Settlement Amount for such Settlement Date divided by the Settlement Price on the Valuation Date for such Settlement Date.

 

Net Share Settlement Amount: For any Settlement Date, an amount equal to the product of (i) the number of Warrants exercised or deemed exercised on the relevant Exercise Date , (ii) the Strike Price Differential for the relevant Valuation Date and (iii) the Warrant Entitlement.

 

Settlement Price: For any Valuation Date, the per Share volume-weighted average price as displayed under the heading “Bloomberg VWAP” on Bloomberg page ANIP US <equity> AQR (or any successor thereto) in respect of the period from the scheduled opening time of the Exchange to the Scheduled Closing Time on such Valuation Date (or if such volume-weighted average price is unavailable, the market value of one Share on such Valuation Date, as determined by the Calculation Agent). Notwithstanding the foregoing, if (i) any Expiration Date is a Disrupted Day and (ii) the Calculation Agent determines that such Expiration Date shall be an Expiration Date for fewer than the Daily Number of Warrants, as described above, then the Settlement Price for the relevant Valuation Date shall be the volume-weighted average price per Share on such Valuation Date on the Exchange, as determined by the Calculation Agent based on such sources as it deems appropriate using a volume-weighted methodology, for the portion of such Valuation Date for which the Calculation Agent determines there is no Market Disruption Event.

 

Settlement Dates: As determined pursuant to Section 9.4 of the Equity Definitions, subject to Section ‎9(j)(i) hereof.

 

Other Applicable Provisions: The provisions of Sections 9.1(c), 9.8, 9.9, 9.11 and 9.12 of the Equity Definitions will be applicable, except that all references in such provisions to “Physically-settled” shall be read as references to “Net Share Settled.” “Net Share Settled” in relation to any Warrant means that Net Share Settlement is applicable to that Warrant.

 

Representation and Agreement: Notwithstanding Section 9.11 of the Equity Definitions, the parties acknowledge that any Shares delivered to Nomura may be, upon delivery, subject to restrictions and limitations arising from Company’s status as issuer of the Shares under applicable securities laws.

 

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3.             Additional Terms applicable to the Transaction .

 

Adjustments applicable to the Transaction:

 

Method of Adjustment: Calculation Agent Adjustment. For the avoidance of doubt, in making any adjustments under the Equity Definitions, the Calculation Agent may make adjustments, if any, to any one or more of the Strike Price, the Number of Warrants, the Daily Number of Warrants, the Warrant Entitlement and any other variable relevant to the exercise, settlement or payment for the Transaction. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any cash dividends or distributions on the Shares, whether or not extraordinary, shall be governed by Section ‎9(f) of this Confirmation in lieu of Article 10 or Section 11.2(c) of the Equity Definitions.

 

Extraordinary Events applicable to the Transaction:

 

New Shares: Section 12.1(i) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended (a) by deleting the text in clause (i) thereof in its entirety (including the word “and” following clause (i)) and replacing it with the phrase “publicly quoted, traded or listed (or whose related depositary receipts are publicly quoted, traded or listed) on any of the New York Stock Exchange, The NASDAQ Global Select Market or The NASDAQ Global Market (or their respective successors)” and (b) by inserting immediately prior to the period the phrase “and (iii) of an entity or person that is a corporation organized under the laws of the United States, any State thereof or the District of Columbia that also becomes Company under the Transaction following such Merger Event or Tender Offer”.

 

Consequence of Merger Events:

 

MergerEvent: Applicable; provided that if an event occurs that constitutes both a Merger Event under Section 12.1(b) of the Equity Definitions and an Additional Termination Event under Section 9(g)(ii)(B) of this Confirmation, Nomura may elect, in its commercially reasonable judgment, whether the provisions of Section 12.2 of the Equity Definitions or Section ‎9(g)(ii)(B) will apply.

 

Share-for-Share: Modified Calculation Agent Adjustment

 

Share-for-Other: Cancellation and Payment (Calculation Agent Determination)

 

Share-for-Combined: Cancellation and Payment (Calculation Agent Determination); provided that Nomura may elect, in its commercially reasonable judgment, Component Adjustment (Calculation Agent Determination) for all or any portion of the Transaction.

 

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Consequence of Tender Offers:

 

Tender Offer: Applicable; provided that if an event occurs that constitutes both a Tender Offer under Section 12.1(d) of the Equity Definitions and Additional Termination Event under Section ‎9(g)(ii)(A) of this Confirmation, Nomura may elect, in its commercially reasonable judgment, whether the provisions of Section 12.3 of the Equity Definitions or Section 9(g)(ii)(A) will apply.

 

Share-for-Share: Modified Calculation Agent Adjustment

 

Share-for-Other: Modified Calculation Agent Adjustment

 

Share-for-Combined: Modified Calculation Agent Adjustment

 

Consequences of Announcement Events: Modified Calculation Agent Adjustment as set forth in Section 12.3(d) of the Equity Definitions; provided that, in respect of an Announcement Event, (x) references to “Tender Offer” shall be replaced by references to “Announcement Event” and references to “Tender Offer Date” shall be replaced by references to “date of such Announcement Event” and (y) for the avoidance of doubt, the Calculation Agent may determine whether the relevant Announcement Event has had a material effect on the Transaction (and, if so, adjust the terms of the Transaction accordingly) on one or more occasions on or after the date of the Announcement Event up to, and including, the Expiration Date, any Early Termination Date and/or any other date of cancellation, it being understood that any adjustment in respect of an Announcement Event shall take into account any earlier adjustment relating to the same Announcement Event. An Announcement Event shall be an “Extraordinary Event” for purposes of the Equity Definitions, to which Article 12 of the Equity Definitions is applicable.

 

Announcement Event: (i) The public announcement by any entity of (x) any transaction or event that, if completed, would constitute a Merger Event or Tender Offer, (y) any potential acquisition by Issuer and/or its subsidiaries where the aggregate consideration exceeds 15% of the market capitalization of Issuer as of the date of such announcement (an “ Acquisition Transaction ”) or (z) the intention to enter into a Merger Event or Tender Offer or an Acquisition Transaction, (ii) the public announcement by Issuer of an intention to solicit or enter into, or to explore strategic alternatives or other similar undertaking that may include, a Merger Event or Tender Offer or an Acquisition Transaction or (iii) any subsequent public announcement by any entity of a change to a transaction or intention that is the subject of an announcement of the type described in clause (i) or (ii) of this sentence (including, without limitation, a new announcement, whether or not by the same party, relating to such a transaction or intention or the announcement of a withdrawal from, or the abandonment or discontinuation of, such a transaction or intention), as determined by the Calculation Agent. For the avoidance of doubt, the occurrence of an Announcement Event with respect to any transaction or intention shall not preclude the occurrence of a later Announcement Event with respect to such transaction or intention. For purposes of this definition of “Announcement Event,” the remainder of the definition of “Merger Event” in Section 12.1(b) of the Equity Definitions following the definition of “Reverse Merger” therein shall be disregarded.

 

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Nationalization, Insolvency or Delisting: Cancellation and Payment (Calculation Agent Determination); provided that, in addition to the provisions of Section 12.6(a)(iii) of the Equity Definitions, it will also constitute a Delisting if the Exchange is located in the United States and the Shares are not immediately re-listed, re-traded or re-quoted on any of the New York Stock Exchange, The NASDAQ Global Select Market or The NASDAQ Global Market (or their respective successors); if the Shares are immediately re-listed, re-traded or re-quoted on any of the New York Stock Exchange, The NASDAQ Global Select Market or The NASDAQ Global Market (or their respective successors), such exchange or quotation system shall thereafter be deemed to be the Exchange.

 

Additional Disruption Events:

 

Change in Law: Applicable; provided that Section 12.9(a)(ii) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by (i) replacing the word “Shares” with the phrase “Hedge Positions” in clause (X) thereof and (ii) inserting the parenthetical “(including, for the avoidance of doubt and without limitation, adoption or promulgation of new regulations authorized or mandated by existing statute)” at the end of clause (A) thereof.

 

Failure to Deliver: Not Applicable

 

Insolvency Filing: Applicable

 

Hedging Disruption: Applicable; provided that:

 

(i) Section 12.9(a)(v) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by (a) inserting the following words at the end of clause (A) thereof: “in the manner contemplated by the Hedging Party on the Trade Date” and (b) inserting the following two phrases at the end of such Section:

 

“For the avoidance of doubt, the term “equity price risk” shall be deemed to include, but shall not be limited to, stock price and volatility risk. And, for the further avoidance of doubt, any such transactions or assets referred to in phrases (A) or (B) above must be available on commercially reasonable pricing terms.”; and

 

(ii) Section 12.9(b)(iii) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by inserting in the third line thereof, after the words “to terminate the Transaction”, the words “or a portion of the Transaction affected by such Hedging Disruption”.

 

Increased Cost of Hedging: Applicable

 

Loss of Stock Borrow: Applicable

 

Maximum Stock Loan Rate: 100 basis points

 

Increased Cost of Stock Borrow: Applicable

 

Initial Stock Loan Rate: 0 basis points until December 1, 2019 and 25 basis points thereafter.

 

Hedging Party: For all applicable Additional Disruption Events, Nomura.

 

Determining Party: For all applicable Extraordinary Events, Nomura.

 

Non-Reliance: Applicable

 

Agreements and Acknowledgments
Regarding Hedging Activities:
Applicable

 

Additional Acknowledgments: Applicable

 

4. Calculation Agent. Nomura

 

5.              Account Details.

 

(a) Account for payments to Company:

 

Bank: Bank of America, N.A.
ABA#: 026009593
Acct No.: 005800975699
Beneficiary: BioSante Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Ref: Convert

 

Account for delivery of Shares from Company:

 

To be provided by Counterparty.

 

(b) Account for payments to Nomura:

 

Agent Bank Name: BOA FX TRADING
Agent BIC: BOFAUS3N
Account Name: BANK OF AMERICA NY NGFP
Account No/Ref: 6550361610

 

6.              Offices.

 

(a) The Office of Company for the Transaction is: Inapplicable, Company is not a Multibranch Party.

 

(b) The Office of Nomura for the Transaction is: Inapplicable, Nomura is not a Multibranch Party.

 

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7.             Notices .

 

(a) Address for notices or communications to Company:

 

ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

210 Main Street West

Baudette, Minnesota 56623

Attention: Charlotte Arnold
Title: Chief Financial Officer
Telephone No.: (218) 634-3591
Facsimile No.: (302) 482-8645

 

With copies to:

 

Dentons US LLP

1221 Avenue of the Americas

New York, NY 10020-1089

Attention: Paul A. Gajer
Telephone: (212) 398-5293
Facsimile No.: (212) 768-6800

 

(b) Address for notices or communications to Nomura:

 

Nomura Global Financial Products Inc.

c/o Nomura Securities International, Inc.

Worldwide Plaza

309 West 49th Street

5th Floor

New York, NY 10019

Attention: Equity Derivatives Operations
Telephone No.: (212) 667-9580
Facsimile No.: (646) 587-8638
Email: EDGUSOps@us.nomura.com

 

With copies to:

 

Attention: Aurelien Bonnet
Title: Executive Director, Corporate Equity Solutions
Telephone No.: (212) 667-1465
Facsimile No.: (646) 587-8740
Email: aurelien.bonnet@nomura.com

 

Attention: James Chenard
Title: Vice President
Telephone No.: (212) 667-1363
Facsimile No.: (646) 587-8740
Email: james.chenard@nomura.com

 

Attention: Michael Ena
Title: Vice President, Legal
Telephone No.: (212) 298-4502
Facsimile No.: (646) 587-9924
Email: michael.ena@nomura.com

 

8.            Representations and Warranties of Company .

 

Each of the representations and warranties of Company set forth in Section 1 of the Underwriting Agreement (the “ Underwriting Agreement ”), dated as of December 4, 2014, between Company and Guggenheim Securities, LLC, as representative of the Underwriters party thereto (the “ Underwriter ”), are true and correct and are hereby deemed to be repeated to Nomura as if set forth herein. Company hereby further represents and warrants to Nomura on the date hereof, on and as of the Premium Payment Date and, in the case of the representations in Section ‎8(d), at all times until termination of the Transaction, that:

 

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(a) Company has all necessary corporate power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its obligations in respect of the Transaction; such execution, delivery and performance have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on Company’s part; and this Confirmation has been duly and validly executed and delivered by Company and constitutes its valid and binding obligation, enforceable against Company in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws affecting creditors’ rights and remedies generally, and subject, as to enforceability, to general principles of equity, including principles of commercial reasonableness, good faith and fair dealing (regardless of whether enforcement is sought in a proceeding at law or in equity) and except that rights to indemnification and contribution hereunder may be limited by federal or state securities laws or public policy relating thereto.

 

(b) Neither the execution and delivery of this Confirmation nor the incurrence or performance of obligations of Company hereunder will conflict with or result in a breach of the certificate of incorporation or by-laws (or any equivalent documents) of Company, or any applicable law or regulation, or any order, writ, injunction or decree of any court or governmental authority or agency, or any agreement or instrument to which Company or any of its subsidiaries is a party or by which Company or any of its subsidiaries is bound or to which Company or any of its subsidiaries is subject, or constitute a default under, or result in the creation of any lien under, any such agreement or instrument.

 

(c) No consent, approval, authorization, or order of, or filing with, any governmental agency or body or any court is required in connection with the execution, delivery or performance by Company of this Confirmation, except such as have been obtained or made and such as may be required under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “ Securities Act ”) or state securities laws.

 

(d) A number of Shares equal to the Maximum Number of Shares (as defined below) (the “ Warrant Shares ”) have been reserved for issuance by all required corporate action of Company. The Warrant Shares have been duly authorized and, when delivered against payment therefor (which may include Net Share Settlement in lieu of cash) and otherwise as contemplated by the terms of the Warrants following the exercise of the Warrants in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Warrants, will be validly issued, fully-paid and non-assessable, and the issuance of the Warrant Shares will not be subject to any preemptive or similar rights.

 

(e) Company is not and, after consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, will not be required to register as an “investment company” as such term is defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

 

(f) Company is an “eligible contract participant” (as such term is defined in Section 1a(18) of the Commodity Exchange Act, as amended, other than a person that is an eligible contract participant under Section 1a(18)(C) of the Commodity Exchange Act).

 

(g) Company and each of its affiliates is not, on the date hereof, in possession of any material non-public information with respect to Company or the Shares.

 

(h) No state or local (including any non-U.S. jurisdiction’s) law, rule, regulation or regulatory order applicable to the Shares would give rise to any reporting, consent, registration or other requirement (including without limitation a requirement to obtain prior approval from any person or entity) as a result of Nomura or its affiliates owning or holding (however defined) Shares.

 

(i) Company (A) is capable of evaluating investment risks independently, both in general and with regard to all transactions and investment strategies involving a security or securities; (B) will exercise independent judgment in evaluating the recommendations of any broker-dealer or its associated persons, unless it has otherwise notified the broker-dealer in writing; and (C) has total assets of at least $50 million.

 

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(j) Company agrees that it (i) will not during the period beginning on, and including, the First Expiration Date and ending on, and including, the last Expiration Date (the “ Settlement Period ”) make, or permit to be made, any public announcement (as defined in Rule 165(f) under the Securities Act) of any Merger Transaction or potential Merger Transaction unless such public announcement is made prior to the opening or after the close of the regular trading session on the Exchange for the Shares; (ii) shall promptly (but in any event prior to the next opening of the regular trading session on the Exchange) notify Nomura following any such announcement that such announcement has been made; and (iii) shall promptly (but in any event prior to the next opening of the regular trading session on the Exchange) provide Nomura with written notice specifying (A) Company’s average daily Rule 10b-18 Purchases (as defined in Rule 10b-18 of the Exchange Act) during the three full calendar months immediately preceding the announcement date that were not effected through Nomura or its affiliates and (B) the number of Shares purchased pursuant to the proviso in Rule 10b-18(b)(4) under the Exchange Act for the three full calendar months preceding the announcement date. Such written notice shall be deemed to be a certification by Company to Nomura that such information is true and correct. In addition, Company shall promptly notify Nomura of the earlier to occur of the completion of such transaction and the completion of the vote by target shareholders. “ Merger Transaction ” means any merger, acquisition or similar transaction involving a recapitalization as contemplated by Rule 10b-18(a)(13)(iv) under the Exchange Act.

 

9.            Other Provisions .

 

(a) Opinions, Board Resolutions and Listing of Warrant Shares . Company shall deliver to Nomura an opinion of counsel, dated as of the Trade Date, with respect to the matters set forth in Sections ‎8(a) through ‎(d) of this Confirmation. Prior to the Trade Date, Company shall deliver to Nomura a resolution of Company’s board of directors authorizing the Transaction, and such other certificate or certificates as Nomura shall reasonably request. On or prior to the Premium Payment Date, Company shall deliver to Nomura evidence that listing of the Warrant Shares has been approved by the Exchange, subject to official notice of issuance. Delivery of such opinion, resolution, evidence and (if applicable) certificate(s), as the case may be, to Nomura shall be a condition precedent for the purpose of Section 2(a)(iii) of the Agreement with respect to each obligation of Nomura under Section 2(a)(i) of the Agreement.

 

(b) Repurchase Notices . Company shall, on any day on which Company effects any repurchase of Shares, promptly give Nomura a written notice of such repurchase (a “ Repurchase Notice ”) on such day if following such repurchase, the number of outstanding Shares on such day, subject to any adjustments provided herein, is (i) less than 11.08 million (in the case of the first such notice) or (ii) thereafter more than 0.29 million less than the number of Shares included in the immediately preceding Repurchase Notice. Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Nomura and its affiliates and their respective officers, directors, employees, affiliates, advisors, agents and controlling persons (each, an “ Indemnified Person ”) from and against any and all losses (including losses relating to Nomura’s hedging activities as a consequence of becoming, or of the risk of becoming, a Section 16 “insider”, including without limitation, any forbearance from hedging activities or cessation of hedging activities and any losses in connection therewith with respect to the Transaction), claims, damages, judgments, liabilities and expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees), joint or several, which an Indemnified Person actually may become subject to, as a result of Company’s failure to provide Nomura with a Repurchase Notice on the day and in the manner specified in this paragraph, and to reimburse, within 30 days, upon written request, each of such Indemnified Persons for any reasonable legal or other expenses incurred in connection with investigating, preparing for, providing testimony or other evidence in connection with or defending any of the foregoing. If any suit, action, proceeding (including any governmental or regulatory investigation), claim or demand shall be brought or asserted against the Indemnified Person, such Indemnified Person shall promptly notify Company in writing, and Company, upon request of the Indemnified Person, shall retain counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Person to represent the Indemnified Person and any others Company may designate in such proceeding and shall pay the fees and expenses of such counsel related to such proceeding. Company shall not be liable for any settlement of any proceeding effected without its written consent, but if settled with such consent or if there be a final judgment for the plaintiff, Company agrees to indemnify any Indemnified Person from and against any loss or liability by reason of such settlement or judgment. Company shall not, without the prior written consent of the Indemnified Person, effect any settlement of any pending or threatened proceeding in respect of which any Indemnified Person is or could have been a party and indemnity could have been sought hereunder by such Indemnified Person, unless such settlement includes an unconditional release of such Indemnified Person from all liability on claims that are the subject matter of such proceeding on terms reasonably satisfactory to such Indemnified Person. If the indemnification provided for in this paragraph is unavailable to an Indemnified Person or insufficient in respect of any losses, claims, damages or liabilities referred to therein, then Company under such paragraph, in lieu of indemnifying such Indemnified Person thereunder, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such Indemnified Person as a result of such losses, claims, damages or liabilities. The remedies provided for in this paragraph are not exclusive and shall not limit any rights or remedies which may otherwise be available to any Indemnified Person at law or in equity. The indemnity and contribution agreements contained in this paragraph shall remain operative and in full force and effect regardless of the termination of the Transaction.

 

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(c) Regulation M . Company is not on the Trade Date engaged in a distribution, as such term is used in Regulation M (“ Regulation M ”) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “ Exchange Act ”), of any securities of Company, other than (i) a distribution meeting the requirements of the exception set forth in Rules 101(b)(10) and 102(b)(7) of Regulation M and (ii) the distribution of up to USD 143,750,000 of 3.00% Convertible Senior Notes due 2019. Company shall not, until the second Scheduled Trading Day immediately following the Effective Date, engage in any such distribution. During the Settlement Period (i) the Shares or securities that are convertible into, or exchangeable or exercisable for, Shares are not, and shall not be, subject to a “restricted period,” as defined in Regulation M, and (ii) Company shall not engage in any “distribution,” as defined in Regulation M, until the second Exchange Business Day immediately following the last day of the Settlement Period.

 

(d) No Manipulation . Company is not entering into the Transaction to create actual or apparent trading activity in the Shares (or any security convertible into or exchangeable for the Shares) or to raise or depress or otherwise manipulate the price of the Shares (or any security convertible into or exchangeable for the Shares) or otherwise in violation of the Exchange Act.

 

(e) Transfer or Assignment . Company may not transfer any of its rights or obligations under the Transaction without the prior written consent of Nomura. Nomura may, without Company’s consent, transfer or assign all or any part of its rights or obligations under the Transaction to any third party. If at any time at which (A) the Section 16 Percentage exceeds 7.5%, (B) the Warrant Equity Percentage exceeds 14.5%, or (C) the Share Amount exceeds the Applicable Share Limit (if any applies) (any such condition described in clauses (A), (B) or (C), an “ Excess Ownership Position ”), Nomura is unable after using its commercially reasonable efforts to effect a transfer or assignment of Warrants to a third party on pricing terms reasonably acceptable to Nomura and within a time period reasonably acceptable to Nomura such that no Excess Ownership Position exists, then Nomura may designate any Exchange Business Day as an Early Termination Date with respect to a portion of the Transaction (the “ Terminated Portion ”), such that following such partial termination no Excess Ownership Position exists. In the event that Nomura so designates an Early Termination Date with respect to a Terminated Portion, a payment shall be made pursuant to Section 6 of the Agreement as if (1) an Early Termination Date had been designated in respect of a Transaction having terms identical to the Transaction and a Number of Warrants equal to the number of Warrants underlying the Terminated Portion, (2) Company were the sole Affected Party with respect to such partial termination and (3) the Terminated Portion were the sole Affected Transaction (and, for the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of Section ‎9(i) shall apply to any amount that is payable by Company to Nomura pursuant to this sentence as if Company was not the Affected Party). The “ Section 16 Percentage ” as of any day is the fraction, expressed as a percentage, as determined by Nomura, (A) the numerator of which is the number of Shares that Nomura and each person subject to aggregation of Shares with Nomura under Section 13 or Section 16 of the Exchange Act and rules promulgated thereunder directly or indirectly beneficially own (as defined under Section 13 or Section 16 of the Exchange Act and rules promulgated thereunder) and (B) the denominator of which is the number of Shares outstanding. The “ Warrant Equity Percentage ” as of any day is the fraction, expressed as a percentage, (A) the numerator of which is the sum of (1) the product of the Number of Warrants and the Warrant Entitlement and (2) the aggregate number of Shares underlying any other warrants purchased by Nomura from Company, and (B) the denominator of which is the number of Shares outstanding. The “ Share Amount ” as of any day is the number of Shares that Nomura and any person whose ownership position would be aggregated with that of Nomura (Nomura or any such person, a “ Nomura Person ”) under any law, rule, regulation, regulatory order or organizational documents or contracts of Company that are, in each case, applicable to ownership of Shares (“ Applicable Restrictions ”), owns, beneficially owns, constructively owns, controls, holds the power to vote or otherwise meets a relevant definition of ownership under any Applicable Restriction, as determined by Nomura in its reasonable discretion. The “ Applicable Share Limit ” means a number of Shares equal to (A) the minimum number of Shares that could give rise to reporting or registration obligations or other requirements (including obtaining prior approval from any person or entity) of a Nomura Person, or could result in an adverse effect on a Nomura Person, under any Applicable Restriction, as determined by Nomura in its reasonable discretion, minus (B) 1% of the number of Shares outstanding. Notwithstanding any other provision in this Confirmation to the contrary requiring or allowing Nomura to purchase, sell, receive or deliver any Shares or other securities, or make or receive any payment in cash, to or from Company, Nomura may designate any of its affiliates to purchase, sell, receive or deliver such Shares or other securities, or make or receive such payment in cash, and otherwise to perform Nomura’s obligations in respect of the Transaction and any such designee may assume such obligations. Nomura shall be discharged of its obligations to Company to the extent of any such performance.

 

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(f) Dividends . If at any time during the period from and including the Effective Date, to and including the last Expiration Date, an ex-dividend date for a cash dividend occurs with respect to the Shares, then the Calculation Agent will adjust any of the Strike Price, Number of Warrants, Daily Number of Warrants and/or any other variable relevant to the exercise, settlement or payment of the Transaction to preserve the fair value of the Warrants to Nomura after taking into account such dividend.

 

(g) Additional Provisions .

 

(i) Amendments to the Equity Definitions:

 

(A) Section 11.2(a) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by deleting the words “a diluting or concentrative” and replacing them with the word “an”; and adding the phrase “or Warrants” at the end of the sentence.

 

(B) Section 11.2(c) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by (w) replacing the words “a diluting or concentrative” with “an” in the fifth line thereof, (x) adding the phrase “or Warrants” after the words “the relevant Shares” in the same sentence, (y) deleting the words “diluting or concentrative” in the sixth to last line thereof and (z) deleting the phrase “(provided that no adjustments will be made to account solely for changes in volatility, expected dividends, stock loan rate or liquidity relative to the relevant Shares)” and replacing it with the phrase “(and, for the avoidance of doubt, adjustments may be made to account solely for changes in volatility, expected dividends, stock loan rate or liquidity relative to the relevant Shares).”

 

(C) Section 11.2(e)(vii) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by deleting the words “a diluting or concentrative” and replacing them with the word “a material”; and adding the phrase “or Warrants” at the end of the sentence.

 

(D) Section 12.6(a)(ii) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by (1) deleting from the fourth line thereof the word “or” after the word “official” and inserting a comma therefor, and (2) deleting the semi-colon at the end of subsection (B) thereof and inserting the following words therefor “or (C) the occurrence of any of the events specified in Section 5(a)(vii) (1) through (9) of the ISDA Master Agreement with respect to that Issuer.”

 

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(E) Section 12.9(b)(iv) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by:

 

(x) deleting (1) subsection (A) in its entirety, (2) the phrase “or (B)” following subsection (A) and (3) the phrase “in each case” in subsection (B); and

 

(y) replacing the phrase “neither the Non-Hedging Party nor the Lending Party lends Shares” with the phrase “such Lending Party does not lend Shares” in the penultimate sentence.

 

(F) Section 12.9(b)(v) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by:

 

(x) adding the word “or” immediately before subsection “(B)” and deleting the comma at the end of subsection (A); and

 

(y) (1) deleting subsection (C) in its entirety, (2) deleting the word “or” immediately preceding subsection (C), (3) deleting the penultimate sentence in its entirety and replacing it with the sentence “The Hedging Party will determine the Cancellation Amount payable by one party to the other.” and (4) deleting clause (X) in the final sentence.

 

(ii) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Confirmation, upon the occurrence of one of the following events, with respect to the Transaction, (1) Nomura shall have the right to designate such event an Additional Termination Event and designate an Early Termination Date pursuant to Section 6(b) of the Agreement, (2) Company shall be deemed the sole Affected Party with respect to such Additional Termination Event and (3) the Transaction, or, at the election of Nomura in its sole discretion, any portion of the Transaction, shall be deemed the sole Affected Transaction; provided that if Nomura so designates an Early Termination Date with respect to a portion of the Transaction, (a) a payment shall be made pursuant to Section 6 of the Agreement as if an Early Termination Date had been designated in respect of a Transaction having terms identical to the Transaction and a Number of Warrants equal to the number of Warrants included in the terminated portion of the Transaction, and (b) for the avoidance of doubt, the Transaction shall remain in full force and effect except that the Number of Warrants shall be reduced by the number of Warrants included in such terminated portion:

 

(A) A “person” or “group” within the meaning of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act, other than Company, its wholly owned subsidiaries and its and their employee benefit plans, has become the direct or indirect “beneficial owner,” as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act, of the common equity of Company representing more than 50% of the voting power of such common equity. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any transaction or transactions set forth in this clause (A) shall not constitute an Additional Termination Event if (x) at least 90% of the consideration received or to be received by holders of the Shares, excluding cash payments for fractional Shares and cash payments made in respect of dissenters’ appraisal rights, in connection with such transaction or transactions consists of shares of common stock that are listed or quoted on any of The New York Stock Exchange, The NASDAQ Global Select Market or The NASDAQ Global Market (or any of their respective successors) or will be so listed or quoted when issued or exchanged in connection with such transaction or transactions, and (y) as a result of such transaction or transactions, the Shares will consist of such consideration, excluding cash payments for fractional Shares and cash payments made in respect of dissenters’ appraisal rights.

 

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(B) Consummation of (I) any recapitalization, reclassification or change of the Shares (other than changes resulting from a subdivision or combination) as a result of which the Shares would be converted into, or exchanged for, stock, other securities, other property or assets, (II) any share exchange, consolidation or merger of Company pursuant to which the Shares will be converted into cash, securities or other property or assets or (III) any sale, lease or other transfer in one transaction or a series of transactions of all or substantially all of the consolidated assets of Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, to any person other than one of Company’s wholly owned subsidiaries. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any transaction or transactions set forth in this clause (B) shall not constitute an Additional Termination Event if (x) at least 90% of the consideration received or to be received by holders of the Shares, excluding cash payments for fractional Shares and cash payments made in respect of dissenters’ appraisal rights, in connection with such transaction or transactions consists of shares of common stock that are listed or quoted on any of The New York Stock Exchange, The NASDAQ Global Select Market or The NASDAQ Global Market (or any of their respective successors) or will be so listed or quoted when issued or exchanged in connection with such transaction or transactions, and (y) as a result of such transaction or transactions, the Shares will consist of such consideration, excluding cash payments for fractional Shares and cash payments made in respect of dissenters’ appraisal rights.

 

(C) If (I) the directors who were members of Company’s board of directors on the Trade Date or (II) the directors who become members of Company’s board of directors subsequent to that date and whose election, appointment or nomination for election by Company stockholders is duly approved by a majority of the continuing directors on Company’s board of directors at the time of such approval, either by a specific vote or by approval of the proxy statement issued by Company on behalf of its entire board of directors in which such individual is named as nominee for director, cease to constitute at least a majority of Company’s board of directors.

 

(D) Default by Company or any of its subsidiaries with respect to any mortgage, agreement or other instrument under which there may be outstanding, or by which there may be secured or evidenced, any indebtedness for money borrowed in excess of $15 million (or its foreign currency equivalent) in the aggregate of Company and/or any such subsidiary, whether such indebtedness now exists or shall hereafter be created (i) resulting in such indebtedness becoming or being declared due and payable without such indebtedness having been discharged or the acceleration of such payment of such indebtedness having been cured, rescinded, waived or annulled within 30 days after written notice to Company or (ii) constituting a failure to pay the principal or interest of any such debt when due and payable at its stated maturity, upon required repurchase, upon declaration of acceleration or otherwise .

 

(E) A final judgment for the payment of $15 million (or its foreign currency equivalent) or more (excluding any amounts covered by insurance) rendered against Company or any of its subsidiaries, which judgment is not discharged or stayed within 60 days after (I) the date on which the right to appeal thereof has expired if no such appeal has commenced, or (II) the date on which all rights to appeal have been extinguished.

 

(F) Nomura, despite using commercially reasonable efforts, is unable or reasonably determines that it is impractical or illegal, to hedge its exposure with respect to the Transaction in the public market without registration under the Securities Act or as a result of any legal, regulatory or self-regulatory requirements or related policies and procedures (whether or not such requirements, policies or procedures are imposed by law or have been voluntarily adopted by Nomura).

 

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(h) No Collateral or Setoff . Notwithstanding any provision of the Agreement or any other agreement between the parties to the contrary, the obligations of Company hereunder are not secured by any collateral. Neither party shall have the right to set off any obligation that it may have to the other party under the Transaction against any obligation such other party may have to it, whether arising under the Agreement, this Confirmation or any other agreement between the parties hereto, by operation of law or otherwise.

 

(i) Alternative Calculations and Payment on Early Termination and on Certain Extraordinary Events .

 

(i) If (x) an Early Termination Date (whether as a result of an Event of Default or a Termination Event) occurs or is designated with respect to the Transaction or (y) the Transaction is cancelled or terminated upon the occurrence of an Extraordinary Event (except as a result of (i) a Nationalization, Insolvency or Merger Event in which the consideration to be paid to holders of Shares consists solely of cash, (ii) a Merger Event or Tender Offer that is within Company’s control, or (iii) an Event of Default in which Company is the Defaulting Party or a Termination Event in which Company is the Affected Party other than an Event of Default of the type described in Section 5(a)(iii), (v), (vi), (vii) or (viii) of the Agreement or a Termination Event of the type described in Section 5(b) of the Agreement, in each case that resulted from an event or events outside Company’s control), and if Company would owe any amount to Nomura pursuant to Section 6(d)(ii) of the Agreement or any Cancellation Amount pursuant to Article 12 of the Equity Definitions (any such amount, a “ Payment Obligation ”), then Company shall satisfy the Payment Obligation by the Share Termination Alternative (as defined below), unless (a) Company gives irrevocable telephonic notice to Nomura, confirmed in writing within one Scheduled Trading Day, no later than 12:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the Merger Date, Tender Offer Date, Announcement Date (in the case of a Nationalization, Insolvency or Delisting), Early Termination Date or date of cancellation, as applicable, of its election that the Share Termination Alternative shall not apply, (b) Company remakes the representation set forth in Section ‎8(g) as of the date of such election and (c) Nomura agrees, in its sole discretion, to such election, in which case the provisions of Section 12.7 or Section 12.9 of the Equity Definitions, or the provisions of Section 6(d)(ii) of the Agreement, as the case may be, shall apply.

 

Share Termination Alternative: If applicable, Company shall deliver to Nomura the Share Termination Delivery Property on the date (the “ Share Termination Payment Date ”) on which the Payment Obligation would otherwise be due pursuant to Section 12.7 or Section 12.9 of the Equity Definitions or Section 6(d)(ii) of the Agreement, as applicable, subject to Section ‎9(j)(i) below, in satisfaction, subject to Section ‎9(j)(ii) below, of the relevant Payment Obligation, in the manner reasonably requested by Nomura free of payment.

 

Share Termination Delivery

Property: A number of Share Termination Delivery Units, as calculated by the Calculation Agent, equal to the relevant Payment Obligation divided by the Share Termination Unit Price. The Calculation Agent shall adjust the amount of Share Termination Delivery Property by replacing any fractional portion of a security therein with an amount of cash equal to the value of such fractional security based on the values used to calculate the Share Termination Unit Price (without giving effect to any discount pursuant to Section ‎9(j)(i)).

 

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Share Termination Unit Price: The value to Nomura of property contained in one Share Termination Delivery Unit on the date such Share Termination Delivery Units are to be delivered as Share Termination Delivery Property, as determined by the Calculation Agent in its discretion by commercially reasonable means. In the case of a Private Placement of Share Termination Delivery Units that are Restricted Shares (as defined below), as set forth in Section ‎9(j)(i) below, the Share Termination Unit Price shall be determined by the discounted price applicable to such Share Termination Delivery Units. In the case of a Registration Settlement of Share Termination Delivery Units that are Restricted Shares (as defined below) as set forth in Section ‎9(j)(ii) below, notwithstanding the foregoing, the Share Termination Unit Price shall be the Settlement Price on the Merger Date, Tender Offer Date, Announcement Date (in the case of a Nationalization, Insolvency or Delisting), Early Termination Date or date of cancellation, as applicable. The Calculation Agent shall notify Company of the Share Termination Unit Price at the time of notification of such Payment Obligation to Company or, if applicable, at the time the discounted price applicable to the relevant Share Termination Units is determined pursuant to Section ‎9(j)(i).

 

Share Termination Delivery Unit: One Share or, if the Shares have changed into cash or any other property or the right to receive cash or any other property as the result of a Nationalization, Insolvency or Merger Event (any such cash or other property, the “ Exchange Property ”), a unit consisting of the type and amount of Exchange Property received by a holder of one Share (without consideration of any requirement to pay cash or other consideration in lieu of fractional amounts of any securities) in such Nationalization, Insolvency or Merger Event. If such Nationalization, Insolvency or Merger Event involves a choice of Exchange Property to be received by holders, such holder shall be deemed to have elected to receive the maximum possible amount of cash.

 

Failure to Deliver: Inapplicable

 

Other applicable provisions: If Share Termination Alternative is applicable, the provisions of Sections 9.8, 9.9, 9.11 and 9.12 (as modified above) of the Equity Definitions will be applicable, except that all references in such provisions to “Physically-settled” shall be read as references to “Share Termination Settled” and all references to “Shares” shall be read as references to “Share Termination Delivery Units”. “Share Termination Settled” in relation to the Transaction means that the Share Termination Alternative is applicable to the Transaction.

 

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(j) Registration/Private Placement Procedures . If, in the reasonable opinion of Nomura, following any delivery of Shares or Share Termination Delivery Property to Nomura hereunder, such Shares or Share Termination Delivery Property would be in the hands of Nomura subject to any applicable restrictions with respect to any registration or qualification requirement or prospectus delivery requirement for such Shares or Share Termination Delivery Property pursuant to any applicable federal or state securities law (including, without limitation, any such requirement arising under Section 5 of the Securities Act as a result of such Shares or Share Termination Delivery Property being “restricted securities”, as such term is defined in Rule 144 under the Securities Act, or as a result of the sale of such Shares or Share Termination Delivery Property being subject to paragraph (c) of Rule 145 under the Securities Act) (such Shares or Share Termination Delivery Property, “ Restricted Shares ”), then delivery of such Restricted Shares shall be effected pursuant to either clause (i) or (ii) below at the election of Company, unless Nomura waives the need for registration/private placement procedures set forth in (i) and (ii) below. Notwithstanding the foregoing, solely in respect of any Daily Number of Warrants exercised or deemed exercised on any Expiration Date, Company shall elect, prior to the first Settlement Date for the first applicable Expiration Date, a Private Placement Settlement or Registration Settlement for all deliveries of Restricted Shares for all such Expiration Dates which election shall be applicable to all remaining Settlement Dates for such Warrants and the procedures in clause (i) or clause (ii) below shall apply for all such delivered Restricted Shares on an aggregate basis commencing after the final Settlement Date for such Warrants. The Calculation Agent shall make reasonable adjustments to settlement terms and provisions under this Confirmation to reflect a single Private Placement or Registration Settlement for such aggregate Restricted Shares delivered hereunder.

 

(i) If Company elects to settle the Transaction pursuant to this clause (i) (a “ Private Placement Settlement ”), then delivery of Restricted Shares by Company shall be effected in customary private placement procedures with respect to such Restricted Shares reasonably acceptable to Nomura; provided that Company may not elect a Private Placement Settlement if, on the date of its election, it has taken, or caused to be taken, any action that would make unavailable either the exemption pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act for the sale by Company to Nomura (or any affiliate designated by Nomura) of the Restricted Shares or the exemption pursuant to Section 4(a)(1) or Section 4(a)(3) of the Securities Act for resales of the Restricted Shares by Nomura (or any such affiliate of Nomura). The Private Placement Settlement of such Restricted Shares shall include customary representations, covenants, blue sky and other governmental filings and/or registrations, indemnities to Nomura, due diligence rights (for Nomura or any designated buyer of the Restricted Shares by Nomura), opinions and certificates, and such other documentation as is customary for private placement agreements, all reasonably acceptable to Nomura. In the case of a Private Placement Settlement, Nomura shall determine the appropriate discount to the Share Termination Unit Price (in the case of settlement of Share Termination Delivery Units pursuant to Section ‎9(i) above) or premium to any Settlement Price (in the case of settlement of Shares pursuant to Section ‎2 above) applicable to such Restricted Shares in a commercially reasonable manner and appropriately adjust the number of such Restricted Shares to be delivered to Nomura hereunder. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Agreement or this Confirmation, the date of delivery of such Restricted Shares shall be the Exchange Business Day following notice by Nomura to Company of such applicable discount or premium, as the case may be, and the number of Restricted Shares to be delivered pursuant to this clause (i). For the avoidance of doubt, delivery of Restricted Shares shall be due as set forth in the previous sentence and not be due on the Share Termination Payment Date (in the case of settlement of Share Termination Delivery Units pursuant to Section ‎9(i) above) or on the Settlement Date for such Restricted Shares (in the case of settlement in Shares pursuant to Section ‎2 above).

 

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(ii) If Company elects to settle the Transaction pursuant to this clause (ii) (a “ Registration Settlement ”), then Company shall promptly (but in any event no later than the beginning of the Resale Period) file and use its reasonable best efforts to make effective under the Securities Act a registration statement or supplement or amend an outstanding registration statement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Nomura, to cover the resale of such Restricted Shares in accordance with customary resale registration procedures, including covenants, conditions, representations, underwriting discounts (if applicable), commissions (if applicable), indemnities, due diligence rights, opinions and certificates, and such other documentation as is customary for equity resale underwriting agreements, all reasonably acceptable to Nomura. If Nomura, in its sole reasonable discretion, is not satisfied with such procedures and documentation Private Placement Settlement shall apply. If Nomura is satisfied with such procedures and documentation, it shall sell the Restricted Shares pursuant to such registration statement during a period (the “ Resale Period ”) commencing on the Exchange Business Day following delivery of such Restricted Shares (which, for the avoidance of doubt, shall be (x) the Share Termination Payment Date in case of settlement in Share Termination Delivery Units pursuant to Section ‎9(i) above or (y) the Settlement Date in respect of the final Expiration Date for all Daily Number of Warrants) and ending on the Exchange Business Day on which Nomura completes the sale of all Restricted Shares or, in the case of settlement of Share Termination Delivery Units, a sufficient number of Restricted Shares so that the realized net proceeds of such sales equals or exceeds the Payment Obligation (as defined above). If the Payment Obligation exceeds the realized net proceeds from such resale, Company shall transfer to Nomura by the open of the regular trading session on the Exchange on the Exchange Trading Day immediately following such resale the amount of such excess (the “ Additional Amount ”) in cash or in a number of Shares (“ Make-whole Shares ”) in an amount that, based on the Settlement Price on such day (as if such day was the “Valuation Date” for purposes of computing such Settlement Price), has a dollar value equal to the Additional Amount. The Resale Period shall continue to enable the sale of the Make-whole Shares. If Company elects to pay the Additional Amount in Shares, the requirements and provisions for Registration Settlement shall apply. This provision shall be applied successively until the Additional Amount is equal to zero. In no event shall Company deliver a number of Restricted Shares greater than the Maximum Number of Shares.

 

(iii) Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Company agrees that (A) any Restricted Shares delivered to Nomura may be transferred by and among Nomura and its affiliates and Company shall effect such transfer without any further action by Nomura and (B) after the period of 6 months from the Trade Date (or 1 year from the Trade Date if, at such time, informational requirements of Rule 144(c) under the Securities Act are not satisfied with respect to Company) has elapsed in respect of any Restricted Shares delivered to Nomura, Company shall promptly remove, or cause the transfer agent for such Restricted Shares to remove, any legends referring to any such restrictions or requirements from such Restricted Shares upon request by Nomura (or such affiliate of Nomura) to Company or such transfer agent, without any requirement for the delivery of any certificate, consent, agreement, opinion of counsel, notice or any other document, any transfer tax stamps or payment of any other amount or any other action by Nomura (or such affiliate of Nomura). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, to the extent the provisions of Rule 144 of the Securities Act or any successor rule are amended, or the applicable interpretation thereof by the Securities and Exchange Commission or any court change after the Trade Date, the agreements of Company herein shall be deemed modified to the extent necessary, in the opinion of outside counsel of Company, to comply with Rule 144 of the Securities Act, as in effect at the time of delivery of the relevant Shares or Share Termination Delivery Property.

 

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(iv) If the Private Placement Settlement or the Registration Settlement shall not be effected as set forth in clauses (i) or (ii), as applicable, then failure to effect such Private Placement Settlement or such Registration Settlement shall constitute an Event of Default with respect to which Company shall be the Defaulting Party.

 

(k) Limit on Beneficial Ownership . Notwithstanding any other provisions hereof, Nomura may not exercise any Warrant hereunder or be entitled to take delivery of any Shares deliverable hereunder, and Automatic Exercise shall not apply with respect to any Warrant hereunder, to the extent (but only to the extent) that, after such receipt of any Shares upon the exercise of such Warrant or otherwise hereunder, (i) the Section 16 Percentage would exceed 7.5%, or (ii) the Share Amount would exceed the Applicable Share Limit. Any purported delivery hereunder shall be void and have no effect to the extent (but only to the extent) that, after such delivery, (i) the Section 16 Percentage would exceed 7.5%, or (ii) the Share Amount would exceed the Applicable Share Limit. If any delivery owed to Nomura hereunder is not made, in whole or in part, as a result of this provision, Company’s obligation to make such delivery shall not be extinguished and Company shall make such delivery as promptly as practicable after, but in no event later than one Business Day after, Nomura gives notice to Company that, after such delivery, (i) the Section 16 Percentage would not exceed 7.5%, and (ii) the Share Amount would not exceed the Applicable Share Limit.

 

(l) Share Deliveries . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, Company agrees that any delivery of Shares or Share Termination Delivery Property shall be effected by book-entry transfer through the facilities of DTC, or any successor depositary, if at the time of delivery, such class of Shares or class of Share Termination Delivery Property is in book-entry form at DTC or such successor depositary.

 

(m) Waiver of Jury Trial. Each party waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any right it may have to a trial by jury in respect of any suit, action or proceeding relating to the Transaction. Each party (i) certifies that no representative, agent or attorney of the other party has represented, expressly or otherwise, that such other party would not, in the event of such a suit, action or proceeding, seek to enforce the foregoing waiver and (ii) acknowledges that it and the other party have been induced to enter into the Transaction, as applicable, by, among other things, the mutual waivers and certifications provided herein.

 

(n) Tax Disclosure. Effective from the date of commencement of discussions concerning the Transaction, Company and each of its employees, representatives, or other agents may disclose to any and all persons, without limitation of any kind, the tax treatment and tax structure of the Transaction and all materials of any kind (including opinions or other tax analyses) that are provided to Company relating to such tax treatment and tax structure.

 

(o) Maximum Share Delivery .

 

(i) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Confirmation, the Agreement or the Equity Definitions, in no event will Company at any time be required to deliver a number of Shares greater than two times the Number of Shares (the “ Maximum Number of Shares ”) to Nomura in connection with the Transaction.

 

(ii) In the event Company shall not have delivered to Nomura the full number of Shares or Restricted Shares otherwise deliverable by Company to Nomura pursuant to the terms of the Transaction because Company has insufficient authorized but unissued Shares that are not reserved for other transactions (such deficit, the “ Deficit Shares ”), Company shall be continually obligated to deliver, from time to time, Shares or Restricted Shares, as the case may be, to Nomura until the full number of Deficit Shares have been delivered pursuant to this Section ‎9(o)(ii), when, and to the extent that, (A) Shares are repurchased, acquired or otherwise received by Company or any of its subsidiaries after the Trade Date (whether or not in exchange for cash, fair value or any other consideration), (B) authorized and unissued Shares previously reserved for issuance in respect of other transactions become no longer so reserved or (C) Company additionally authorizes any unissued Shares that are not reserved for other transactions; provided that in no event shall Company deliver any Shares or Restricted Shares to Nomura pursuant to this Section ‎9(o)(ii) to the extent that such delivery would cause the aggregate number of Shares and Restricted Shares delivered to Nomura to exceed the Maximum Number of Shares. Company shall immediately notify Nomura of the occurrence of any of the foregoing events (including the number of Shares subject to clause (A), (B) or (C) and the corresponding number of Shares or Restricted Shares, as the case may be, to be delivered) and promptly deliver such Shares or Restricted Shares, as the case may be, thereafter.

 

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(p) Right to Extend. Nomura may postpone or add, in whole or in part, any Expiration Date or any other date of valuation or delivery with respect to some or all of the relevant Warrants (in which event the Calculation Agent shall make appropriate adjustments to the Daily Number of Warrants with respect to one or more Expiration Dates) if Nomura determines, in its commercially reasonable judgment, that such extension is reasonably necessary or appropriate to preserve Nomura’s hedging or hedge unwind activity hereunder in light of existing liquidity conditions or to enable Nomura to effect purchases of Shares in connection with its hedging, hedge unwind or settlement activity hereunder in a manner that would, if Nomura were Issuer or an affiliated purchaser of Issuer, be in compliance with applicable legal, regulatory or self-regulatory requirements, or with related policies and procedures applicable to Nomura.

 

(q) Status of Claims in Bankruptcy. Nomura acknowledges and agrees that this Confirmation is not intended to convey to Nomura rights against Company with respect to the Transaction that are senior to the claims of common stockholders of Company in any United States bankruptcy proceedings of Company; provided that nothing herein shall limit or shall be deemed to limit Nomura’s right to pursue remedies in the event of a breach by Company of its obligations and agreements with respect to the Transaction; provided , further , that nothing herein shall limit or shall be deemed to limit Nomura’s rights in respect of any transactions other than the Transaction.

 

(r) Securities Contract; Swap Agreement. The parties hereto intend for (i) the Transaction to be a “securities contract” and a “swap agreement” as defined in the Bankruptcy Code (Title 11 of the United States Code) (the “ Bankruptcy Code ”), and the parties hereto to be entitled to the protections afforded by, among other Sections, Sections 362(b)(6), 362(b)(17), 546(e), 546(g), 555 and 560 of the Bankruptcy Code, (ii) a party’s right to liquidate the Transaction and to exercise any other remedies upon the occurrence of any Event of Default under the Agreement with respect to the other party to constitute a “contractual right” as described in the Bankruptcy Code, and (iii) each payment and delivery of cash, securities or other property hereunder to constitute a “margin payment” or “settlement payment” and a “transfer” as defined in the Bankruptcy Code.

 

(s) Wall Street Transparency and Accountability Act . In connection with Section 739 of the Wall Street Transparency and Accountability Act of 2010 (“ WSTAA ”), the parties hereby agree that neither the enactment of WSTAA or any regulation under the WSTAA, nor any requirement under WSTAA or an amendment made by WSTAA, shall limit or otherwise impair either party’s otherwise applicable rights to terminate, renegotiate, modify, amend or supplement this Confirmation or the Agreement, as applicable, arising from a termination event, force majeure, illegality, increased costs, regulatory change or similar event under this Confirmation, the Equity Definitions incorporated herein, or the Agreement (including, but not limited to, rights arising from Change in Law, Hedging Disruption, Increased Cost of Hedging, an Excess Ownership Position, or Illegality (as defined in the Agreement)).

 

(t) Agreements and Acknowledgements Regarding Hedging . Company understands, acknowledges and agrees that: (A) at any time on and prior to the last Expiration Date, Nomura and its affiliates may buy or sell Shares or other securities or buy or sell options or futures contracts or enter into swaps or other derivative securities in order to adjust its hedge position with respect to the Transaction; (B) Nomura and its affiliates also may be active in the market for Shares other than in connection with hedging activities in relation to the Transaction; (C) Nomura shall make its own determination as to whether, when or in what manner any hedging or market activities in securities of Issuer shall be conducted and shall do so in a manner that it deems appropriate to hedge its price and market risk with respect to the Settlement Prices; and (D) any market activities of Nomura and its affiliates with respect to Shares may affect the market price and volatility of Shares, as well as the Settlement Prices, each in a manner that may be adverse to Company.

 

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(u) Early Unwind . In the event the sale of the “Firm Securities” (as defined in the Underwriting Agreement) is not consummated with the Underwriter for any reason, or Company fails to deliver to Nomura opinions of counsel as required pursuant to Section ‎9(a), in each case by 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the Premium Payment Date, or such later date as agreed upon by the parties (the Premium Payment Date or such later date the “ Early Unwind Date ”), the Transaction shall automatically terminate (the “ Early Unwind ”), on the Early Unwind Date and (i) the Transaction and all of the respective rights and obligations of Nomura and Company under the Transaction shall be cancelled and terminated and (ii) each party shall be released and discharged by the other party from and agrees not to make any claim against the other party with respect to any obligations or liabilities of the other party arising out of and to be performed in connection with the Transaction either prior to or after the Early Unwind Date; provided that Company shall purchase from Nomura on the Early Unwind Date all Shares purchased by Nomura or one or more of its affiliates in connection with the Transaction at the then prevailing market price. Each of Nomura and Company represents and acknowledges to the other that, subject to the proviso included in this Section ‎9(u), upon an Early Unwind, all obligations with respect to the Transaction shall be deemed fully and finally discharged.

 

(v) Payment by Nomura . In the event that (i) an Early Termination Date occurs or is designated with respect to the Transaction as a result of a Termination Event or an Event of Default (other than an Event of Default arising under Section 5(a)(ii) or 5(a)(iv) of the Agreement) and, as a result, Nomura owes to Company an amount calculated under Section 6(e) of the Agreement, or (ii) Nomura owes to Company, pursuant to Section 12.7 or Section 12.9 of the Equity Definitions, an amount calculated under Section 12.8 of the Equity Definitions, such amount shall be deemed to be zero.

 

(w) Listing of Warrant Shares . Company shall have submitted an application for the listing of the Warrant Shares on the Exchange, and such application and listing shall have been approved by the Exchange, subject only to official notice of issuance, in each case, on or prior to the Premium Payment Date.

 

(x) Matters relating to Nomura and the Agent .

 

(i) Nomura is not registered as a broker or dealer under the Exchange Act. Nomura Securities International, Inc. (“ Agent ”) has acted solely as agent for Nomura and Company to the extent required by law in connection with the Transaction and has no obligations, by way of issuance, endorsement, guarantee or otherwise, with respect to the performance of either party under the Transaction. The parties agree to proceed solely against each other, and not against Agent, in seeking enforcement of their rights and obligations with respect to the Transaction, including their rights and obligations with respect to payment of funds and delivery of securities.

 

(ii) Agent may have been paid a fee by Nomura in connection with the Transaction. Further details will be furnished upon written request.

 

(iii) The time of the Transaction will be furnished by Agent upon written request.

 

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Please confirm that the foregoing correctly sets forth the terms of our agreement by executing this Confirmation and returning it to us.

  

  Very truly yours,
     
    Nomura Global Financial Products Inc.
     
     
    By: /s/ Charlotte C. Arnold
    Authorized Signatory
    Name: Charlotte C. Arnold

   

Accepted and confirmed
as of the Trade Date:

 

ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
 
 
By: /s/ Thomas Bailey  
Authorized Signatory
Name: Thomas Bailey

 

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Exhibit 99.1

 

ANI Pharmaceuticals Announces Pricing of Upsized $125 Million Convertible Notes Offering

 

BAUDETTE, Minn., December 5, 2014 — ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: ANIP) (the "Company") today announced the pricing of an underwritten public offering of $125,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 3.00% Convertible Senior Notes due 2019 (the "Notes"). The aggregate principal offering amount was increased from the previously announced offering size of $100,000,000. The underwriters have a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional $18,750,000 aggregate principal amount of the Notes from the Company, solely to cover over-allotments, if any. The initial conversion rate of the Notes will be 14.3916 shares of the Company's common stock per $1,000 principal amount of Notes, which is equal to a conversion price of approximately $69.48 per share, subject to adjustment in certain circumstances. As a result of the convertible note hedge and warrant transactions described below, the initial effective conversion price for the Notes, solely from the perspective of the Company, is $96.21 per share, which represents an 80% premium to the closing sale price of the Company's common stock on December 4, 2014.

 

Closing of the offering is subject to customary closing conditions and is expected to occur on December 10, 2014. The Notes will be issued under the Company's currently effective shelf registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Notes will be the Company's senior unsecured obligations and will rank equally with all of its present and future senior unsecured debt and senior to any future subordinated debt.

 

The Notes will pay interest semiannually at a rate of 3.00% per annum and will mature on December 1, 2019, unless earlier repurchased or converted. The initial conversion rate of the Notes is subject to adjustment upon the occurrence of certain events, but will not be adjusted for any accrued and unpaid interest. Prior to June 1, 2019, the Notes will be convertible only upon certain circumstances and during certain periods, and thereafter will be convertible at any time prior to the close of business on the second scheduled trading day prior to maturity. Upon conversion, holders will receive cash, shares of the Company's common stock or a combination thereof at the Company's election.

 

The Company expects to use approximately $13.6 million of the net proceeds of the offering of the Notes to pay the cost of the convertible note hedge transaction described below after such cost is partially offset by the proceeds of the warrant transaction described below to raise the effective initial conversion price of the Notes from the Company's perspective, and to use the remaining proceeds of the offering for research, development and commercialization of our drug products, to acquire complementary businesses, products, and technologies that we may identify from time to time and for other working capital and general corporate purposes.

 

Guggenheim Securities, LLC and Nomura Securities International, Inc. are serving as joint book-running managers for the offering.

 

In connection with the pricing of the Notes, the Company entered into a privately negotiated convertible note hedge transaction with one of the underwriters or its affiliate (the "hedge counterparty"). The convertible note hedge transaction is expected generally to reduce the potential dilution to the Company’s common stock upon any conversion of Notes and/or offset the cash payments the Company is required to make in excess of the principal amount of converted Notes, as the case may be, in the event that the market price of the Company’s common stock is greater than the strike price of the convertible note hedge transaction, which initially corresponds to the conversion price of the Notes and is subject to anti-dilution adjustments substantially similar to those applicable to the conversion rate of the Notes. The Company will not be required to make any cash payments to the hedge counterparty or its affiliates under the convertible note hedge transaction and will be entitled to receive from the hedge counterparty a number of shares of the Company’s common stock, an amount of cash or a combination of cash and shares of the Company’s common stock generally based on the amount by which the market price per share of the Company’s common stock, as measured under the terms of the convertible note hedge transaction, is greater than the conversion price of the Notes during the relevant valuation period under the convertible note hedge transaction.

 

 
 

 

The Company also entered into a privately negotiated warrant transaction with the hedge counterparty. The warrant transaction will separately have a dilutive effect to the extent the market price per share of the Company's common stock exceeds the strike price of the warrant transaction. The strike price of the warrant transaction will initially be approximately $96.21 per share, which represents a premium of 80% over the last reported sale price of the Company's common stock on December 4, 2014, and is subject to certain adjustments under the terms of the warrant transaction. If the underwriters exercise their option to purchase additional Notes, the Company intends to enter into an additional convertible note hedge transaction and an additional warrant transaction with the hedge counterparty.

 

The Company expects that in connection with establishing its initial hedge of the convertible note hedge transaction and the warrant transaction, the hedge counterparty or its affiliate may enter into various derivative transactions with respect to the Company’s common stock concurrently with, or shortly after, the pricing of the Notes. This activity could increase (or reduce the size of any decrease in) the market price of the Company's common stock or the Notes at that time. In addition, the Company expects that the hedge counterparty or its affiliate may modify its hedge position by entering into or unwinding derivative transactions with respect to the Company’s common stock and/or by purchasing or selling shares of the Company’s common stock or other securities of the Company in secondary market transactions following the pricing of the Notes and prior to the maturity of the Notes (and is likely to do so during any observation period relating to a conversion of the Notes). This activity could also cause or avoid an increase or a decrease in the market price of the Company’s common stock or the Notes, which could affect the ability of noteholders to convert the Notes and, to the extent the activity occurs during any observation period related to a conversion of the Notes, could affect the number of shares and value of the consideration that noteholders will receive upon conversion of the Notes.

 

The offering of these securities may be made only by means of a prospectus and a related prospectus supplement, a copy of which may be obtained upon written request to Investor Relations, c/o ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 210 Main Street West, Baudette, Minnesota, 56623, Guggenheim Securities, LLC at Attention: Equity Syndicate Department, 330 Madison, 8th Floor, New York, NY 10017, or by telephone at (212) 518-9349, or by email to GSEquityProspectusDelivery@guggenheimpartners.com, or Nomura Securities International, Inc. at Attention: ECM Syndicate Dept, 5th floor, 309 West 49th Street, New York, New York 10019-7316.

 

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

 

About ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

 

ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is an integrated specialty pharmaceutical company developing, manufacturing, and marketing branded and generic prescription pharmaceuticals. The Company's targeted areas of product development currently include narcotics, oncolytics (anti-cancers), hormones and steroids, and complex formulations involving extended release and combination products.

 

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Forward-Looking Statements

 

To the extent any statements made in this press release deal with information that is not historical, these are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements include, but are not limited to, statements about price increases, the Company's future operations, products, financial position, operating results and prospects, the Company's pipeline or potential markets therefor, and other statements that are not historical in nature, particularly those that utilize terminology such as "anticipates," "will," "expects," "plans," "potential," "future," "believes," "intends," "continue," other words of similar meaning, derivations of such words and the use of future dates.

 

Uncertainties and risks may cause the Company's actual results to be materially different than those expressed in or implied by such forward-looking statements. Uncertainties and risks include, but are not limited to, the risk that the Company may face with respect to importing raw materials; increased competition; delays or failure in obtaining product approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration; general business and economic conditions; market trends; products development; regulatory and other approvals and marketing.

 

More detailed information on these and additional factors that could affect the Company's actual results are described in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its most recent annual report on Form 10-K and quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, as well as its proxy statement. All forward-looking statements in this press release speak only as of the date of this press release and are based on the Company's current beliefs, assumptions, and expectations. The Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

 

For more information about ANI, please contact:

 

Investor Relations

 

(218) 634-3608

 

IR@anipharmaceuticals.com

 

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